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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Lord Baltimore earns Blue Ribbon Award
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By Mike Smith Staff Reporter Lord Baltimore Elementary School in Ocean View was one of just three schools in Delaware, and 353 nationwide, to be named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2023 by the federal Department of Education. Lord Baltimore was a winner in the “Exemplary High Performing Schools” category. This is Lord Baltimore’s second National Blue Ribbon Award, with the first coming in 2001. Overall, it is the Indian River School District’s 12th Blue Ribbon Award in the past 22 years. “It is a great honor for Lord Baltimore to be nominated as a 2023 Blue Ribbon School as an Exemplary High Performing School,” said Lord Baltimore Principal Pam Webb. “We are proud to be one of three elementary schools in the state to join this esteemed community of National Blue Ribbon Schools. Receiving this prestigious award affirms the dedication and hard work of each and every educator at L.B. The relationships we have established with our families, students and community foster a positive learning environment to meet the needs of our students academically, behaviorally and socially. We look forward to celebrating this entire school year.” Webb said she was “over the moon,” about the selection. See AWARD page 2
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Roxana rec center gets discussed by community members By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter A move to build a community recreation facility near the Edward W. Pyle State Service Center in Roxana has brought a group of interested parties together to discuss the possibility – and how best to deal with the many pieces of the puzzle that the idea creates. At a meeting at the Pyle Center on Monday, Sept. 18, the center’s board of trustees met with about 10 people who have been working on various aspects of
such an undertaking. The basic concept is to build a pool facility on about 7.5 acres adjacent to the existing state service center. The site is part of land that was purchased according to the wishes of philanthropist Edward W. Pyle, whose will called for the development of a home for children or adults “or a combination of the same,” according to a history of the property provided by the Pyle Center trustees. Pyle’s vision eventually led, in 1974 – 44 years after his death – to the opening
of the Pyle Center, which houses several health agencies, a Cheer facility for senior citizens and a childcare center. All funds for the purchase of the land and construction of the buildings came from the Pyle estate. The need for a pool for public use in lower Sussex County was stressed by Gretchen Spraul, who got involved in the quest for a pool after her young daughter began swimming on local teams and Spraul realized that there were no pools in lower Sussex County that met the needs of teams that have
formed at area high schools, including Indian River and Sussex Tech. As discussions progressed in recent months regarding the possibility of building a swimming facility on the Pyle property, one major roadblock became apparent – the lack of public sewer service to the facility. Currently, the county’s public sewer lines extend to Indian River High School and to the Roxana Volunteer Fire Department, both within about See CENTER page 3