Page 68 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 27, 2013 Students In The News At Worcester Prep, Amanda Lynch’s fourth-graders are going on a virtual safari. Their adventures in Africa will take them to exciting locations such as Victoria Falls, Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope. The students will focus not only on geography and history of the areas, but on African customs and traditions. Students pictured, first row, are AnnaMarie Buas, Kate Conaway, Alex Bunting and Ayush Batra; second row, Aidan Hammond, Gavin Burton, Brice Richins, Pranay Sanwal, Hugh Thomas Cropper, Carter McCabe and Jacob Osias; third row, Sumira Sehgal, Kat Moore, Grace Baeurle, Marshall Mumford and Olivia Kondraschow; and fourth row, Sydney LamsonReich, Brooke Emeigh, Puja Jani and Hannah Brasure. The Board of Trustees at Wor-Wic Community College recently awarded scholarships to 10 high school graduates from Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties. The scholarship recipients pictured kneeling, from left, are Ryan A. Brinkley of James M. Bennett High School and Joanne E. Swift of Crisfield High School and Academy; seated, from left, Autumn B. Campbell of Delmar Middle and Senior High School, Jennifer M. Horner of Washington High School, Sarah E. Jackson of Mardela Middle and High School, Heather M. Nicolle of Stephen Decatur High School, Trudy Porch of Snow Hill High School, Rachel C. Simpkins of Holly Grove Christian School, Brittany E. Stevens of Pocomoke High School, and Chelsea M. Webster of Wicomico High School; and, back, Dr. Ray Hoy, president of Wor-Wic, Russell W. Blake, board chair, Martin T. Neat, board vice chair, and D. Gary Boggs, Andrew W. Booth, Velda E. Henry and William H. Kerbin, members of the board of trustees, and Rick Pollitt, Wicomico County executive and liaison to Wor-Wic’s board. Submitted Photos Berlin Intermediate’s 6th Grade Peer Mediators along with guidance counselor Michelle Bankert and art teacher Stefanie Luicci hold up their "Pinwheels for Peace" as they greeted their classmates early Friday morning. Students at Berlin Intermediate School participate in this project annually in order to communicate to neighbors, friends and community that BIS is a peaceful school. First-grade students in Mrs. Herr's class at Ocean City Elementary decorated T-shirts to share something special about themselves with their classmates. Malik Hemmeian, a fourth-grader at Ocean City Elementary School, made an animal cell from gelatin and a variety of candies to learn the cell parts. The 6th Grade Peer Mediators recently hosted the "Back to School" Pep Rally at Berlin Intermediate School. Students and teachers got to show off their great back-to-school attitudes. The mediators are pictured. Seniors in Linda Bragg’s advanced calculus class endure one of Worcester Prep’s toughest courses. Students pictured are Razaak Eniola, Megan Kuczma, Lucas Baier, Lorenzo De Jesus, Mark Gee, Chris Klug, Lane Spangler, Claire Stickler, Sarah Arrington, Allie Greer, Claire Dorey, Sarah Freund, Thomas Buas, Maddie Pilchard, Alissa Talbert and Ben Clark.