Depression "almost as common as asthma," according to  Director of Mood Disorders at Johns Hopkins Hospital

The Regiment of Red was sporting its new look at halftime of Smyrna High's home football game against Dover on September 26. The members of the Smyrna High marching band were decked out in brand new uniforms, featuring plumed helmets and a red, white and black color scheme. It was a landmark performance for the Regiment of Red because it was the first time Smyrna’s home crowd saw the band perform in its new uniforms.
 

Sunnyside Elementary School has now officially taken its place alongside the other halls of learning in the Smyrna School District. Students, parents, teachers, administrators and school staff gathered in Sunnyside’s cafeteria and gymnasium on September 10 for the dedication of the new school, which opened its doors to students for the first time on August 25.
 

Smyrna Board of Education debates definition of ‘distracting hair’ in dress code

PCA Board also approves funding part of school resource officer’s position in conjunction with Clayton Police

The new Sunnyside Elementary School hosted its first Smyrna School Board meeting on July 30, and later this month, it will open its doors to students for the first time. The new school, located near the intersection of Rabbit Chase and Sunnyside roads, will welcome students for the first day of school on August 25.

Middle school football is coming to Smyrna in the fall of 2009. At its July 30 meeting, the Smyrna School District Board of Education voted unanimously to start up a football program at Smyrna Middle School.

As about 70 students walk home from school every day at North Elementary School, about 70 more are being picked up by their parents. Throw school buses into the mix, and North Elementary has quite a traffic jam.

Students in Smyrna School District performed generally better on the spring DSTP than students in the state as a whole.  School and district results for the Delaware State Testing Program were released on July 17 for reading, math, and writing exams taken in March. Individual scores were released to students last month.

It’s a sunny July afternoon and Donnie Ellis is quietly working at a computer in Smyrna High School. He’s not on MySpace, nor is he playing a game. Ellis is listening to a lecture on integrated algebra and geometry.

Lunch prices will increase in the Smyrna School District next year, the board decided at its June 18 meeting. The board raised lunch prices from $1.10 to $1.25 at the elementary schools and from $1.25 to $1.50 at the middle and high schools.

School taxes are going up this year, and school officials expect incremental increase over the next five years. Property owners in the Smyrna School District who live in Kent County will see a 7.9 percent increase in the Smyrna school portion of their property tax this year.