WPS Announces Middle School Winter Sports Award Recipients

1/21/2026

Berlin, MD – Congratulations to this year’s Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) Middle School students who captured coveted Winter Sports Awards.

Middle School Cheerleading

MVP – Emma Deweerdt (Berlin, MD)

Coach’s Award – Elif Tekmen (Bishopville, MD)

Most Improved Player – Emma Sherrin (Ocean City, MD)

7^th Grade Girls Basketball

MVP – Camille Leslie (Berlin, MD)

Coach’s Award – Kensley Fones (Bishopville, MD)

Most Improved Player – Josie Plitko (Berlin, MD)

7^th Grade Boys Basketball

MVP – Arian Zheng (Selbyville, DE)

Coach’s Award – Eli Parker (Snow Hill, MD)

Most Improved Player – Rawnak Brar (Berlin, MD)

8^th Grade Girls Basketball

MVP – Haley Hanna (Bishopville, MD)

Coach’s Award – Tenley Absher (Berlin, MD)

Most Improved Player – Isabella Rice (Bishopville, MD)

8^th Grade Boys Basketball

MVP – CJ Labin (Rehoboth Beach, DE)

Coach’s Award – Landon Carmean (Georgetown, DE)

Most Improved Player – Nonda Gjikuria (Ocean City, MD)

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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Pictured are the award recipients for the WPS 8th Grade Basketball teams. Sitting from the left are Tenley Absher (Berlin, MD), Haley Hanna (Bishopville, MD), and Isabella Rice (Bishopville, MD). Standing from the left are Nonda Gjikuria (Ocean City, MD), CJ Labin (Rehoboth Beach, DE), and Landon Carmean (Georgetown, DE).
Pictured are the award recipients for the WPS 7th Grade Basketball teams. Sitting from the left are Kensley Fones (Bishopville, MD), Camille Leslie (Berlin, MD), and Josie Plitko (Berlin, MD). Standing from the left are Rawnak Brar (Berlin, MD), Arian Zheng (Selbyville, DE), and Eli Parker (Snow Hill, MD).
Pictured are the award recipients for the Middle School Cheerleading team. From the left are Elif Tekmen (Bishopville, MD) and Emma Sherrin (Ocean City, MD). Emma Deweerdt is not pictured.

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.