STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL

It’s been a busy week with our After School Academy programs- from covering stories in Newspaper ✍️ to an evolving fantasy narrative in Dungeons & Dragons ✨, from helping Coastal Hospice Thrift Shop for Service Learning to Homework Help 🖥️, with robotics, leadership, and community building in between.
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#AfterSchoolMatters #LearningNeverStops #SeahawksServe
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation #GoHawks
Worcester County Public Schools MD

Let’s show the community how much we care!
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We are seeking various toiletries and other goodies. Proceeds and donations benefit the Atlantic Club.
Outside donations welcome!
This drive is sponsored by our Stephen Decatur High School Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD).
#SADD #CommunityMatters

Congratulations to our Stephen Decatur High School Teacher of the Year, Megan Seyler! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to celebrate Ms.Seyler—a 13-year veteran English teacher whose dedication to students goes far beyond the classroom. She serves our community tirelessly as an After School Academy and Summer Academy instructor, provides tutorial support for all subjects, and lends her expertise on the Maryland State Department of Education’s Teacher Advisory Council.
Her impact has reached the national stage as well, as she was featured by the Center for American Progress as a teacher of inclusion, helping celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Act and advocating for equity and opportunity for all learners.
Perhaps what makes this honor even more special is that Ms. Seyler is a graduate of our school. Her journey is a powerful example of service, leadership, and excellence, and we could not be more proud to call her one of our own. 💙🖤🤍
Please join us in congratulating an educator who truly makes a difference every single day-
Megan Seyler! 👏👏👏
#OnceASeahawkAlwaysASeahawk
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation #GoHawks
Worcester County Public Schools MD

🎉We are proud to announce that
Stephen Decatur High School has earned a spot on the College Board Advanced Placement Honor Roll!🌟
This distinction recognizes our strong collegiate culture, support for students with diverse backgrounds, and our outstanding work in providing access to and success in AP courses.
Highlights from the Class of 2025 include:
•44% took at least one AP exam;
•33% earned a score of 3 or higher on an AP exam;
•8% completed five or more AP exams during their high school journey.
Congratulations to our students and staff on this prestigious recognition! 👏👏👏
#APSchoolHonorRoll
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Worcester County Public Schools MD

School Safety Reminder: The well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority. Learn more about our safety protocols here: https://www.worcesterk12.org/page/school-safety-protocols
#WeAreWorcester #SafetyMatters

Hey Juniors- Start your planning for the free administration of the SAT on Wednesday, March 18th at 8AM!!! 💻💡💪
#YouGotThis
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Big Wins, Smart Trades 📈
Wall Street - here we come! 🏦
Finn Reed, Cailyn Reed, and Mason Lyons just finished 1st in the region and 3rd in the Maryland #StockMarketGame—out of 882 teams!
In just 10 weeks, the trio turned $100K into $128,339.62 💸 - over a 28% gain.
Props to these budding investment strategists for their skill, teamwork, and seriously sharp financial thinking. 👏👏👏
The students participated in the Maryland Council on Economic Education (#MCEE) sponsored money game as members of Business teacher Kurt Marx’s Introduction to Marketing class.
#MDEconEd #SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation #GoHawks
Worcester County Public Schools MD

Congratulations Sage Hall!
This hardworking senior was presented the SURGE Resilient Voltage Award for her positivity, determination, and leadership, even in the face of hardship, at the December Board of Education meeting.
We are super proud of you, Sage. Keep being awesome!
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation #GoHawks

Thank you Coach Coleman!
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#StateChamps #BeachBoys #SeahawksSoar #OnceASeahawkAlwaysASeahawk

Game On for Healthy Choices! 🎲
At the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Conference, our students teamed up to design an interactive, informative board game for our health classes 🧠💡. Along the way, they sharpened team-building, leadership, and collaboration skills—proving that learning can be both meaningful and fun!
So proud of our students for turning creativity into impact. 👏👏👏
#SADD #HealthyChoices

💡 Did you know? The Safe Schools Maryland Tipline is a confidential way to report anything that could impact school safety.
📞 Call/Text: 1-833-MD-B-SAFE
#PartnershipsInAction #WeAreWorcester

Worcester County Public Schools students in need of nutritious to-go meals over winter break may pick them up at locations throughout the county on December 30 and 31. #WeAreWorcester

Celebration, culture, and connection - a wonderful trifecta!
Our Advanced Placement African American Studies students celebrated #Kwanzaa by learning about the seven principles, relating them to course studies, and coming together for a Kwanzaa feast. Altogether - a truly special way to honor history, values, and community.

Congratulations to the newest members of our Rho Kappa (Social Studies) Honor Society! 📚
Inductees: you’ve officially proven that knowing the past, understanding the present, and shaping the future is kind of your thing.
Again, welcome to the society—history just got even smarter. 🌎 ✨
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation #GoHawks

If you heard what we heard….
You’d have heard a beautiful choral performance! 🎤🎵
What a lovely night for our Stephen Decatur High School choir.

Loving our Social Committee today for putting together and delivering a “Dinner on Us” bag (complete with 🍪s!) for all of our teachers and staff with contributions from:
McGee Fence Company McGee Fence,
Crack of Dawn Bakery,
and Berlin Food Lion.
Each bag contains a box of spaghetti, jar of sauce, fresh loaf of bread, and cookies to take the load off one evening during this busy holiday season. 🎄
We appreciate everyone in our Hawk’s Nest who pour into our students daily! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year soon enough!
#TeamworkMakestheDreamWork #DinneroOnUs
#CommunityMatters #PartnershipsInAction

When school spirit meets holiday cheer, we dress up!!!