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An electric morning as WCPS teachers and instructional staff kicked off a full-day of Conscious Discipline training with an impactful keynote from DJ Batiste and Donna Porter. #LearnTogetherLeadTogether #WeAreWorcester
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We were so proud to honor our retirees and service award recipients at a reception yesterday afternoon! Thank you for dedicating your talents to our schools! The full album is now live on our Photo Share: http://tinyurl.com/WCPSPhotoShare. #WeAreWorcester
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ICYMI: Snow Hill High School honored its student scholars yesterday at its annual WeXL Banquet including these Paul M. Jones Scholars! More photos are now live in our Photo Share: http://tinyurl.com/WCPSPhotoShare. #WeAreWorcester
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Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month? Here's a little known fact: 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14. Let's break the stigma together! nami.org/mham
#TakeAMentalHealthMoment #MentalHealthMonth
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The Snow Hill High School WeXL Banquet is underway! We are so proud to honor our students' academic achievement this year. #WeAreWorcester
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BIS is excited to welcome HipHop artist Baba Bomani. He'll be bringing music and language into English classes all week, thanks to an MSAC grant. Students will become writers! "Rapping is the ART and ENGINEERING of LANGUAGE divided by MATH." -Bomani
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REMINDER: Schools will be closed on May 14. #WeAreWorcester
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Thank you to MSDE for a great Arts Content Collaborative on Thursday! Thank you Dr. Deann Collins (Deputy State Superintendent) and Dr. Marion Smith Jr. (Assistant Superintendent) for your support of the arts in our schools.
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Andrea Kominos at Showell Elementary School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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Thank you to our law enforcement and emergency services partners for joining us for today's Maryland Center for School Safety statewide safety exercise. #WeAreWorcester #LearnTogetherLeadTogether #SafetyMatters
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Lisa Ballance at Pocomoke Elementary School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Caitlin Evans at Worcester Technical High School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Gabrielle Remington at Stephen Decatur Middle School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Lisa Kristick at Ocean City Elementary School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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Visual Art teachers had a great professional learning opportunity with botanical artist Sue Bromm! Learning and growing with local artists!
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WCPS was honored to bring world-renowned mental health advocate Matt Runnalls to speak to students and staff this week! Wonderful presentations! Help one another Be Seen, Be Loved, Be Heard and Be Valued!!
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Carrie Moore at Snow Hill Middle School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Marie Stevenson at Stephen Decatur High School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we'd like to take a moment to thank Zachary Johnson at Cedar Chapel Special School!
We are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of our teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher 🍎
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Today is School Nurse Day! We appreciate the hard work and dedication that our incredible nurses put in to ensure the health and safety of students in our schools. 💙💙
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