WPS Autism Awareness Day

4/27/2023

Berlin, MD – On Wednesday, April 26, Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) was happy to be blue in support of Autism Awareness Day.

In addition to wearing blue, the Upper School Surf Club collected donations to support the Surfers Healing Foundation, which works to enrich the lives of people living with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing.

Surfers Healing is the original surf camp for children with autism. Serving communities since 1996, volunteers with the nonprofit travel across the country – from San Diego to Rhode Island – to catch the waves with camp participants. Locally, a camp is held in Ocean City, MD each summer providing nearly 200 children with autism, and their families the opportunity to go surfing.

For more information, or to find out how to get involved, visit their website at www.surfershealing.org.

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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On Autism Awareness Day at WPS, junior Maggie McCabe (center right/Berlin, MD) showed support for her brother, along with classmates Natalie Chadwell (left/Seaford, DE), Avery Roselle (Rehoboth Beach, DE) and Ava Conoway (right/Berlin, MD).
WPS Kindergarteners Sloane Van Dalen (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Anna Harrison (Ocean City, MD), Natalie Gjikuria (Ocean City, MD) and Henry Leslie (Berlin, MD) were excited to wear blue in support of Autism Awareness.
WPS freshman Laura Malinowski (Berlin, MD), Hailey Bushnell (Berlin, MD), Grant Crothers (Frankford, DE), Sydney Mize (Dagsboro, DE), Anisha Batra (Rehoboth Beach, DE), and Olivia Owens (Pittsville, MD) were happy to show their support of Autism Awareness.
WPS 1st graders Sloane Gudelsky (Ocean City, MD), Henry Hudson (Milton, DE), and Sloane Luckenbaugh (Rehoboth Beach, DE) were all smiles in support of Autism Awareness.
WPS Assistant Head of School/Head of Upper School Mr. Mike Grosso stands in support of Autism Awareness with seniors Jack Gardner (Salisbury, MD), Austin Gentry (Selbyville, DE), Griffin Jones (Ocean City, MD), Harrison Humes (Rehoboth Beach, DE) and JR Hamer (Rehoboth Beach, DE).
WPS 8th grade boys were in spirit all dressed in blue for Autism Awareness! Sitting from the left are Mario Dahr (Lewes, DE), Justin McGovern (Salisbury, MD), Anthony Ziman (Ocean City, MD), Dade Kappes (Selbyville, DE) and Maximilian Lev (Lewes, DE). Standing behind from the left are Jack Adkins (Ocean City, MD), Jacob Lev (Lewes, DE), Michael Hall (Ocean City, MD), Gavin Mann (Bishopville, MD) and Ronen Poddar (Ocean Pines, DE).

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