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MORNING STAR • JAN. 31 - FEB. 6, 2008
Education Founder of Delaware Kwanzaa Committee to perform at Del Tech Baba Kamau Ngom will be at the Owens Campus of Delaware Technical & Community college next week to celebrate Black History Month 2008. He will present his “African/AfricanAmerican Historical Journey” Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2 p.m. in the campus theater in the Arts & Sciences building. The program is free and open to the public. The founder and chairman of the Delaware Kwanzaa Committee, Ngom has been active in the Mid-Atlantic region as an educator, performer, mentor, and motivational speaker since the mid-1960s. He has traveled to Africa and the Caribbean and is a collector and player of a variety of instruments. He also directs and performs with the African-American cultural ensemble “Griots Wa Umoja,” which he founded. His visit to Georgetown is a collaborative effort between Delaware Tech and the Delaware Humanities Forum. Ngom will trace African-American history through the oral tradition using music, symbols and stories as the conductor. For more information, call Delaware Tech at 856-5400 or the Delaware Humanities Forum at (800) 752-2060. Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus, is a member of the Delaware Humanities Forum, which
ACCOUNTING AND PAYROLL STUDENTS GRADUATE - Students in the accounting and payroll certificate program at Sussex Tech Adult Division graduated on Monday, Jan. 14. Receiving certificates were, from left, Tammy Thomas, Seaford; Robert Murray Jr., Rehoboth; and LaWanda Smith, Bridgeville. Not pictured is graduate Leslie Scott of Georgetown. For information about the next class, call 856-9035.
Class earns books for others Delaware Kwanzaa Committee founder Baba Kamau Ngom will be the guest speaker during Delaware Technical & Community College’s Black History Month celebration on Feb. 6.
promotes the humanities by providing an assortment of resources to the people of Delaware.
Education briefs Del Tech to offer driving courses
Adults who complete the Defensive Driving courses at Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown, can save 10 to 15 percent on their car insurance. Participants are taught simple driving strategies to help avoid collisions. After completion of the course, they receive a guaranteed 10-percent reduction for three years on the liability portion of their automobile insurance. A three-point credit may also be applied to their Delaware driving records via the Delaware Safety Council’s computer linkup with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles. Three years after completing the class, graduates of the basic class can participate in Advanced Defensive Driving to learn additional strategies for road safety and earn a 15-percent reduction on their insurance for another three-year period. The Basic Defensive Driving Course will meet on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Advanced Defensive Driving Course will meet Monday, Feb. 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Both courses are taught by the Delaware Safety Council. For complete information on course dates, times, fees, or to register, call Corporate and Community Programs at 8546966.
Delmarva Christian open house set Delmarva Christian High School, Georgetown, will hold an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14. Delmarva Christian High School is a non-denominational Christian high school serving students in ninth through 12th grades who reside in Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware and Wicomico, Dorchester and Worcester counties in Maryland. The school’s mission is to train students spiritually, academically and physically to know and do God's will in their lives. DCHS teachers must be certified by Delaware (or a reciprocal state) or by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). Visitors to the open house will have the opportunity to meet teachers, coaches, students and parents to discuss the school's curriculum, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Information about January's J-Term courses, including mission ministries, will also be available. The school will be open for informal tours of student classrooms, art and music rooms and the Draper Family Foundation Gymnasium. The school is located at 21150 Airport Road. For more information, call 8564040 or visit www.delmarvachristian.com.
Shannon Rolph and her fourth-grade class at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Seaford have won the Whoopi! We’re Reading! Sweepstakes, a national sweepstakes sponsored by Scholastic Book Clubs. Rolph's students are trying to determine what to do to donate their prize — 1,000 books from Scholastic. As participants in Scholastic Book Clubs’ ClassroomsCare program, a philanthropic literacy initiative, students were encouraged to read with the promise that for every 100 books read by students across the country, 100 books would be donated to kids in need. Rolph’s class was one of only 100 across the nation to win the prize out of more than 17,000 classes that entered the sweepstakes. ClassroomsCare is designed to empower students around the country to make a difference in the world. The program distributes more than 1 million books a year, in addition to 100,000 books it donates through ClassroomsCare. “When I discovered I won I was very excited for my class and our school,”
Del Tech to hold open house Feb. 7 Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown, will hold an open house Thursday, Feb. 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Carter Partnership Center on the Georgetown Campus. Refreshments will be provided. Information will be available on admission, connected degrees and transfer options, athletics, student activities, and applying for financial aid and scholarships, including details about the SEED program that provides free tuition for eligible high school students. In case of inclement weather on Feb. 7, call 302-856-5555.
Rolph said. “I saw this as a great opportunity for my students to give something to their community. It is very rewarding to watch my students get so excited about giving to others.”