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Unified MS Basketball Tournament
Mariner hosted the first ever Unified Middle School Basketball tournament with Beacon and Fred Thomas Middle Schools.
Congratulations Ms. Shockley!
Ms. Theresa Shockley was the Creative Mentoring Mentor of the Month in February 2025.
Col. Bill Crotty of DSP Playing Kick Ball
8th graders took on members of the Delaware State Police, including the Colonel, in a friendly game of kick ball.
7th Grader Writing Featured at Milton Library
The 7th graders completed their final project of creating a realistic fiction short story. Milton Public Library then graciously offered to display their work at the library!
All County Jr. Honors Band
Mariner School Counselors
Mrs. Jacqueline Sheridan and Mr. Frank Shockley
8th Grade vs. DSP Kick Ball Game
Unified Middle School Soccer Tournament
In the Spring of 2025, Mariner hosted the first ever middle school unified soccer tournament with Beacon and Fred Thomas Middle Schools.
Biggs Art Museum Awardees
Students participated in the Adopt-an-Artwork program with Biggs Museum in Dover. It features works from ten of Mariner’s 8th grade ceramic artists displayed in the museum alongside the adopted artwork from Puerto-Rican American artist and Philadelphia local, Roberto Lugo.
Fifth Graders Visit Mariner
Fifth grade students from HOB and MES had a tour of Mariner Middle School where they will attend sixth grade next year!
Mariner Job Fair
School Counselors and School Social Workers from our Milton schools hosted a career table at the 8th grade career fair on April 16.
8th Graders vs. DSP Kick Ball Game
THE Mariner Middle School
Our Promise
Excellence, Equity, and Responsiveness: Every Student, Every Classroom, Every Day
2026 Mariner Middle School Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Mrs. Nelson who is the Mariner Middle School 2026 Teacher of the Year!
Mission Statement
The Cape Henlopen School District celebrates the diversity of our students, staff, and community. We cultivate compassionate and innovative thinkers by providing every student with a welcoming, safe, equitable school community that is affirming and inclusive. Cape Henlopen engages and challenges ALL students by providing a responsive educational experience to prepare for post-secondary education and/or career opportunities.
2025 Educational Support Professional of the Year
Congratulations to Paraeducator Jean Vander Wall, Mariner's 2025 Educational Support Professional of the Year!
Fred Best Secondary Principal of the Year
Mariner Middle School Principal, Mr. Fred Best, was named the State of Delaware Secondary Principal of the Year by the Delaware Association of School Administrators, and the Delaware Association of School Principals.
News & Announcements
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Mariner Middle School hosted Milton Elementary and H.O.Brittingham Elementary fifth graders on May 29 and June 4 respectively, as the elementary students got a chance to take a peek at their new school for the next three years.
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Two teams of 8th-grade students from Mariner Middle School proudly represented their school and the Cape community at the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference, held May 7 – 11 in Orlando, Florida. One student even made school and District history.
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A team of three seventh-grade students from Mariner Middle School earned first place in The Stock Market Game, a nationally recognized program that introduces students to the fundamentals of economics, investing, and personal finance.
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Cape Henlopen School District is proud to announce that three of its student teams have qualified for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, a prestigious international creative problem-solving competition.
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On Wednesday, April 16, Mariner Middle School held its second annual 8th Grade Career Fair, offering students a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of career paths and interact with professionals from diverse industries located here in their own community.
![Bob Fulton, Emily Lehne, Mike Lewis, Janis Hanwell, and Cooper Lewis]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747074836/capehenlopenschoolscom/kcymb7bnqvgwrdyvseep/CHSDGEM_March.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747074836/capehenlopenschoolscom/kcymb7bnqvgwrdyvseep/CHSDGEM_March.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747074836/capehenlopenschoolscom/kcymb7bnqvgwrdyvseep/CHSDGEM_March.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747074836/capehenlopenschoolscom/kcymb7bnqvgwrdyvseep/CHSDGEM_March.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747074836/capehenlopenschoolscom/kcymb7bnqvgwrdyvseep/CHSDGEM_March.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747074836/capehenlopenschoolscom/kcymb7bnqvgwrdyvseep/CHSDGEM_March.jpg","width":2200}])
Two specialists and two substitute teachers from Milton Elementary and Mariner Middle School were named recipients of the Going the Extra Mile award at the March 27 Cape school board meeting.
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