Sanford News

Kudos to our AP Scholars

Nineteen Sanford students and alumni have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. The AP Scholars are: Jasmine Caulfield, Zhengyi Chen, Stephanie Cramer, Cindy Duan (recognized as a National AP Scholar), Charles Frick, Ocean Gibson, Katherine Grant, Josiah Hannon, Phoebe Hering, Jacqueline Kalil, Joshua Katz, Thaddeus Potter, Nataliya Prokhnesvska, Emily Simonton, Hannah Wagner, Peter Walpole, Ishani Winston, Madelyn Wojnisz, and Chenyi Yang.

Lego League Team qualifies for champion’s tournament

Fourth graders advance to the next stage
The Wizard Warriors, a group of ten Sanford students, have qualified to participate in the First State FLL Champion’s tournament Saturday, Jan. 28th at the University of Delaware at the Bob Carpenter Center. The team earned its spot following a regional competition at Oxford High School involving 44 teams from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. The competition was based on core values and teamwork, a research project, and a robotic design and competition section. This program, supported by our community of educators and parents, is one that enhances Sanford’s science, technology, and math programs, as well as teaching the true value of teamwork. Click here to see images from the regional competition.

Sanford celebrates seventh Day of Service


Sanford students, faculty, administrators, and staff members are observing and celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the seventh annual Day of Service. MLK Day activities include an all-school assembly, community service work on and off campus, and education about Dr. King’s focus on tolerance, non-violence, and service.

Thompson named WDEL Athlete of the Week

Sanford basketball player Sabri Thompson was recently named WDEL’s Male High School Athlete of the Week. A Sanford junior and one of the captains of this year’s team, Sabri says he’d like to major in engineering in college. Click here to view the WDEL segment.

Delaware Today profiles Mark Anderson

The January issue of Delaware Today features a profile of Sanford Head of School Mark Anderson. Click here to check out the story.

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