Wicomico County Public Schools

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. - It's the first day of school for many students in Wicomico County. Students and teachers are getting ready to begin the 2025-2026 school year.

A few teachers from James M. Bennett High School have some advice for students to success this year.

"For students, just do your best, said Erin Davis. "High school is such a hard age to be, but just stay true to yourself and work as hard as you can."

"It's okay to make mistakes, to learn from them but most importantly, the advice I would give is education is something no one can take away from you, said Kim Fitzgerald. "People can take away certain things but no one can ever take away your education so just value it."

Wicomico County first days of school:

September 2:

- grades 1-6, 9

- Pittsville (all grades)

- Mardela (6th grade)

- Pre-K and Kindergarten (as assigned)

September 3:

- Pre-K and Kindergarten (as assigned)

- all other grades

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Alexis Griess is originally from Williamsport PA, the home of the Little League World Series. She recently moved to Salisbury from Washington D.C. where she graduated from The Catholic University of America with a BM in Musical Theatre and a minor in Media Studies. During her time at Catholic U, Alexis co-founded the university's first Broadcast Journalism organization, The Cardinal Broadcasting Company. She joined the WBOC team in June 2025 and is ecstatic to have Delmarva as her new home.

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