WPS Autism Awareness Day

4/17/2024

Berlin, MD - On Friday, April 12, Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) was happy to show their support of Autism Awareness Day by dressing in blue.

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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WPS 7th graders Addyson Wisniewski (Bishopville, MD), Abby Ferguson (Ocean City, MD), and Ava Holland (Berlin, MD) were excited to wear blue in support of Autism Awareness.
WPS 4th grade girls were all dressed in blue to show their spirit for Autism Awareness! From the left are Leah Tunnell (Lewes, DE), Anya Murukutla (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Abigail Kratzer (Bishopville, MD) and Isabella Labin (Rehoboth Beach, DE).
WPS middle school students and faculty stand in support of Autism Awareness. From the left are Soren Poulson (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Liam McAllister (Bishopville, MD), Claire Cooper (Eden, MD), Zac McGovern (Salisbury, MD), Anna French (Dagsboro, DE), Head of Middle School Megan Wallace, CJ Labin (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Mara McCalanahan (Selbyville, DE), Gracie Holloway (Ocean City, MD) and Middle School teacher Mrs. Laura Holmes.
On Autism Awareness Day at WPS, 3rd graders Kamden White (Millsboro, DE), Grace Hornung (Newark, MD) and Margot Hidell (Rehoboth Beach, DE) showed their support by dressing in blue on Autism Awareness Day.
WPS 5th grade boys Darius Jones (Salisbury, MD), Jad Salem (Berlin, MD), Luca DiFebo (Millville, DE), Mason Gerner (Ocean Pines, MD), Jamil Salem (Berlin, MD), Evan Kaufman (Selbyville, DE) and Colton Duffie (Ocean City, MD) were all smiles in support of Autism Awareness.

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