North Salisbury School

10/19/2026

10/16/2026

Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary & Middle) are posted each week during the school year. The schedule of letter days is on school web pages in Live Feed, and on the school system's website, in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.

10/16/2026

What a great day for Wicomico County Elementary Athletics! Tuesday's Elementary Cross Country Culminating Event at Winterplace Park was a tremendous success, with 206 students from 5th Grade in 10 schools showcasing their hard work, determination, and school pride in the 1-mile races.

Congratulations to Westside Intermediate, the overall team champion, to Pittsville Elementary, the runner-up, and to all of the participating runners and schools.

Girls – Top 6 Finishers
1. Minka Maloney – Westside Intermediate – 6:52.5
2. Alex Gilkerson – Fruitland Intermediate – 7:00.4
3. Brooklyn Lasinski – Pemberton Elementary – 7:02.8
4. Grace Griffin – Westside Intermediate – 7:21.7
5. Lennox Brittingham – North Salisbury Elementary – 7:23.1
6. Isabella Rivero – Northwestern Elementary – 7:23.9

Boys – Top 6 Finishers
1. Jonah Harris – Westside Intermediate – 6:11.6
2. Wyatt Riggin – East Salisbury Elementary – 6:15.9
3. Trekwan Cottman-Trader – Pinehurst Elementary – 6:33.1
4. MJ Fisher – Glen Avenue Elementary – 6:38.5
5. Colton Candy – Pittsville Elementary – 6:42.2
6. Harlan Ennis – Northwestern Elementary – 6:43.2

Full race results can be viewed here:
https://live.athletic.net/meets/79122

More photos: https://wicomicoschools.smugmug.com/ATHLETICS/2026-Elementary-Cross-Country-Meet

Thanks to all the students who took on this running challenge. Thank you to all of our coaches, school administrators, staff, and parents who helped make the season and the event possible. We also thank the Wicomico County Education Foundation for its ongoing support of athletics in our middle and elementary schools. A very special thank you to the Parkside High School Cross Country team for volunteering to assist with the elementary championship. We appreciate David Dodson, our meet timer, for his work coordinating the timing and live results that helped make the event run smoothly.

10/15/2026

Starlight School Night — A Family Learning Extravaganza is coming soon!

Join us Tuesday, October 20 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Junior Achievement Center (301 Tilghman Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804) for a fun night of learning and family fun!

Visit information tables about learning opportunities in our schools. Explore hands-on STEM activities, create art, enjoy student performances, visit the UMES STEM Mobile Lab and watch the Young Business Leaders make their pitch and take the LEGO challenge. Boxed dinners will be provided (while supplies last). Interpreters will be available.

Come explore, play, and learn together at Starlight School Night!

10/15/2026

That’s a wrap on our 2026 Cross Country season! Congratulations to all our runners for completing the 1-mile race! We had a great season filled with hard work, teamwork, and great memories. We’re so proud of all our students and thankful to everyone who helped make it a success!

10/14/2026

Way to Go Roman! Thank you to Roman Gilkerson, a 5th-grader at North Salisbury Elementary, for doing such a fantastic job of leading the Pledge of Allegiance to start the October Board of Education meeting. A proud moment for Roman and his supporters, including his mom and dad (in the audience), and Principal Kimberly Pinhey. Board Chairman Gene Malone presented Roman with a certificate and flag for leading the Pledge.

10/14/2026

Calendar reminder: Schools are closed on Friday, Oct. 16 for students and most school staff, for the Maryland State Education Association Convention. Central Office and school offices are open.

10/08/2026

This school week is ending in a memorable way for 2026-2027 Wicomico Teacher of the Year Dr. Chelsea Taylor, who will travel from James M. Bennett High to the Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala as one of seven finalists whose name could be called out at the end of the night as the winner.

Wicomico County Public Schools and the Wicomico County Board of Education are proud of this outstanding representative of Wicomico teachers. Here’s to an unforgettable night at the Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala for Dr. Taylor!

Read all about Dr. Taylor through her students and colleagues: https://www.wicomicoschools.org/article/3179831

10/06/2026

A Superintendent's Open Door Session will take place from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7. Time with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Micah Stauffer is on a first-come, first-served basis, at the school system's main office at 2424 Northgate Drive, Salisbury.