Appointment
Worcester Prep senior Reid Scott Carey received his official appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy from Lt. Col. USMCR (Ret.) Steve Rakow at WPS on May 24.
A Dagsboro resident, Carey, is one of approximately 250 students chosen throughout the United States to attend this academy.
Carey is an outstanding scholar athlete who has attended WPS since Pre-Kindergarten. He is a member of the WPS National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Art Honor Society, varsity golf team, varsity lacrosse team and vice president of his senior class.
He was a member of the US Naval Sea Cadets Corps – Annapolis Division, where he served in a leadership role as Master at Arms. Carey attends Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church in Ocean View and resides in Dagsboro, Delaware with his parents, Scott and Jennifer, and younger sister and WPS freshman, Rylie.
Karsli honored
Worcester Prep junior Sandra Karsli of Ocean City was selected by the Distinguished Young Women of Maryland to represent the area in the state competition in July.
The Distinguished Young Women of Maryland is part of a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership and talent in young women.
Graduate
Katie Hofman of Berlin graduated from Mercersburg Academy, where she was named a commended scholar (all grades of 85 or above) during the spring term.
She will attend the United States Naval Academy.
Mercersburg Academy is a coeducational, independent college preparatory boarding and day school in south-central Pennsylvania with students enrolled in grades 9–-12 and a post-graduate year.
Degree earned
Benjamin Rammer of Berlin received his Master of Science in Nursing – Leadership and Management (RN to MSN) and Mary Mullins of Ocean City earned her Master of Science in Nursing – Education (RN to MSN) from Western Governors University.
The university held its 33rd semi-annual commencement ceremony at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on July 15 and celebrated the graduation of more than 10,000 graduates.
At the commencement, the online, nonprofit university recognized 6,348 undergraduates and 4,140 graduates who have completed their degrees in business, information technology, K-12 teacher education, and healthcare, including nursing.
Training complete
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy L. Trigger graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Trigger is the son of Larsen M. and Karen R. Trigger of Ocean Pines, and brother of Taylor M. Trigger of Alexandria, Virginia.
He is a 2012 graduate of Liberty High School, Eldersburg, Maryland. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2016 from Towson University.
Worcester Prep senior Reid Scott Carey received his official appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy from Lt. Col. USMCR (Ret.) Steve Rakow at WPS on May 24.
A Dagsboro resident, Carey, is one of approximately 250 students chosen throughout the United States to attend this academy.
Carey is an outstanding scholar athlete who has attended WPS since Pre-Kindergarten. He is a member of the WPS National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Art Honor Society, varsity golf team, varsity lacrosse team and vice president of his senior class.
He was a member of the US Naval Sea Cadets Corps – Annapolis Division, where he served in a leadership role as Master at Arms. Carey attends Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church in Ocean View and resides in Dagsboro, Delaware with his parents, Scott and Jennifer, and younger sister and WPS freshman, Rylie.
Karsli honored
Worcester Prep junior Sandra Karsli of Ocean City was selected by the Distinguished Young Women of Maryland to represent the area in the state competition in July.
The Distinguished Young Women of Maryland is part of a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership and talent in young women.
Graduate
Katie Hofman of Berlin graduated from Mercersburg Academy, where she was named a commended scholar (all grades of 85 or above) during the spring term.
She will attend the United States Naval Academy.
Mercersburg Academy is a coeducational, independent college preparatory boarding and day school in south-central Pennsylvania with students enrolled in grades 9–-12 and a post-graduate year.
Degree earned
Benjamin Rammer of Berlin received his Master of Science in Nursing – Leadership and Management (RN to MSN) and Mary Mullins of Ocean City earned her Master of Science in Nursing – Education (RN to MSN) from Western Governors University.
The university held its 33rd semi-annual commencement ceremony at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on July 15 and celebrated the graduation of more than 10,000 graduates.
At the commencement, the online, nonprofit university recognized 6,348 undergraduates and 4,140 graduates who have completed their degrees in business, information technology, K-12 teacher education, and healthcare, including nursing.
Training complete
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy L. Trigger graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Trigger is the son of Larsen M. and Karen R. Trigger of Ocean Pines, and brother of Taylor M. Trigger of Alexandria, Virginia.
He is a 2012 graduate of Liberty High School, Eldersburg, Maryland. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2016 from Towson University.