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		<title>Principal Marcia Harrison has some 'grandiose' plans for her retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:07</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[Marcia Harrison wraps up a 40-year career in education with her retirement June 30.]]></description>
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		<title>New Fairview Elementary principal has come full circle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:14:29</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa White once was a student at Fairview Elementary School. Now she'll be its principal.]]></description>
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		<title>Caesar Rodney teachers unveil tailor-made Common Core teaching materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:34:51</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Barban
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Common Core State Standards, which were adopted by the state Department of Education in August 2010, are in their first year of implementation in classrooms. Teachers are now beginning to prepare their students for the Smarter Balance Assessment, the standardized test associated with common core, which the state proposes to implement in the 2014-2015 school year.]]></description>
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		<title>Elvina Knight named Secondary Principal of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:17</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elvina Knight has spent her entire career at Caesar Rodney High School. She spent 20 years in the classroom, three years as dean of students, nine years as assistant principal and has spent the last six years as building principal. She was recently named Delaware&#8217;s Secondary Principal of the Year.<br>MORE ABOUT KNIGHT<br>AGE 59<br>TOWN OF RESIDENCE Felton<br>HOMETOWN Pittsburgh, Pa.<br>EDUCATION Bachelor&#8217;s degree from Clarion University; Master&#8217;s degree from Wilmington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wesley College secures $100,000 grant to aid underprivileged students </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:24</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Matthew C. Sellitto Foundation recently awarded a grant of $100,000 to Wesley College.  The donation will be used as an endowed fund to provide support to underprivileged students from urban environments attending Wesley College.]]></description>
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		<title>Wise and wonderful Mary Petrucci: Capital Teacher of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 0:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital School District's Teacher of the Year, Mary Petrucci also teaches self-motivation, independence]]></description>
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		<title>Felicia Seybold wins national writing contest Sixth grader, William Henry Middle School</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 9:09:12</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Barban
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		<description><![CDATA[MORE ABOUT FELICIA <br>AGE 12<br>HOMETOWN Dover<br>FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT Science<br>FAVORITE FOOD Guiso, a traditional Paraguayan dish that her mother makes with rice, meat and vegetables]]></description>
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		<title>Salvation Army now taking applications for summer camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:50</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is taking applications for its overnight residential summer camp located in Pennsylvania.]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware Tech, state police honor graduating class of law enforcement option</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:55</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delaware Technical Community College and the Delaware State Police Academy honored the first graduating class of the new criminal justice/law enforcement option May 8 at the police academy in Dover.]]></description>
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		<title>Girl Scout Troop 10 holds drive for Shepherd Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:22:45</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Girl Scout Troop 10 from Camden recently held a food and clothing drive for the Shepherd Place, a homeless shelter for women and children.]]></description>
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		<title>Girl Scouts donate to women's services at Bayhealth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:15:10</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Girl Scout Troop 505 recently visited Bayhealth Kent General last week to donate baby hats and burp cloths to women's services.]]></description>
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		<title>School board seeks input on updated Codes of Conduct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 8:34:48</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[The Capital School District Board of Education is seeking parental and community input for its School Year 2013-2014 Code of Conduct for students.]]></description>
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		<title>Ni Hao! St. John's Summer Camp will be everything Chinese</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 8:34:21</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[St. John's School in Dover is offering a 2013 summer camp where students will learn Chinese language and culture.]]></description>
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		<title>White named principal at Fairview Elementary</title>
		<link>http://www.doverpost.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519859/1004/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:08</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital School District mathematics specialist Melissa M. White has been appointed as principal of Fairview Elementary School.]]></description>
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		<title>Voters scarce as school board elections get underway</title>
		<link>http://www.doverpost.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519881/1004/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:15:28</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[Turnout was light May 14 in early voting for elections to the Capital School District Board of Education.]]></description>
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		<title>Bush will return for another term, Wilson earns seat in CR school board election</title>
		<link>http://www.doverpost.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519911/1004/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:39:22</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Barban
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		<description><![CDATA[School Board elections for the Caesar Rodney School District were held on Tuesday. Two available seats were open on the board. William Bush won the right to keep his seat by a landslide on Tuesday and Scott Wilson will be filling the seat that is being vacated by David Henderson]]></description>
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		<title>Christiansen elected to school board; promises to work toward unity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:47:44</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[Dover resident Sean P.M. Christiansen has won a seat on the Capital School District Board of Education.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the candidates running for Capital School District Board of Education</title>
		<link>http://www.doverpost.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519988/1004/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:51:21</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 14, residents of the Capital School District will head to the polls to elect one person to the Capital School District Board of Education. One seat is open due to the decision of incumbent Raymond Paylor not to run for an additional term. This election is for a five-year term.<br>The candidates for this election are Sean P.M. Christiansen, Dennis S. Hallock Sr. and Faye Della White. Christiansen and Hallock provided answers to five relevant questions that were run in successive issues of  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNREC releases 'Eco-Explorers' YouTube video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 16:08:58</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has posted on its website a YouTube video that takes viewers out on the march with young &#8220;Eco-Explorers&#8221; at the Division of Fish and Wildlife&#8217;s Aquatic Resources Education Center along the edge of the Delaware Bay east of Smyrna.]]></description>
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		<title>Polytech's Hannah Geyer takes top spot in advertising design competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 14:10:51</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Brown
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		<description><![CDATA[Polytech senior Hannah Geyer will be headed to national competition after winning a gold medal in the Skills USA Delaware advertising design competition.]]></description>
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