WPS Pre-K Wedding Announcement of Q & U

6/17/2025

Berlin, MD – Mrs. Kim Zaccagnini and Mrs. Courtney DeVito’s Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) Pre-Kindergarten students proudly announce the wedding of Q and U on Friday, June 6.

The event was held outside on school grounds, where the Head of School, Dr. John McDonald, and Head of Lower School, Dr. Sara Timmons, officiated the ceremony. Entertainment was provided by Mrs. Angie Bunting and Mrs. Cheryl Marshall’s 1st-grade wedding band. A casual reception immediately followed in the Guerrieri Library Lecture Hall.

The wedding of Q & U is a beloved interactive grammar lesson, teaching young students that while Q and U often go hand-in-hand to form words like quilt, quarrel, and quack, U can also stand independently in words like umbrella and unity. Through music, play, and celebration, the students build a memorable foundation for literacy and phonics.

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 Pre-K students, Ethan Fortunato (Dagsboro, DE) and Emilia Crist (Berlin, MD) walk down the aisle together at the wedding of Q and U.
The WPS Pre-K class performs at the reception of Q and U. Pictured from the left are Wesley Brittingham (Bishopville, MD), Sophia Kendall (Ocean City, MD), Crew Sands (Berlin, MD), Bethany Iacangelo (Ocean View, DE), Pierson Hankerson (Berlin, MD) and Ellis Hitchens (Dagsboro, DE).
WPS Pre-K student Ellis Hitchens (Dagsboro, DE) raises her glass during the reception of Q and U.
WPS Pre-K teacher Mrs. Kim Zaccagnini and student Wesley Brittingham (Bishopville, MD) cut the cake at the wedding of Q and U.
The WPS Pre-K class takes a photo with the bride and groom, Q and U. In the front row from the left are Emilia Crist (Berlin, MD), Aubrey Thiede (Berlin, MD), Sophia Kendall (Ocean City, MD), and Emma Jaszemski (Ocean Pines, MD). In the second row from the left are Wesley Brittingham (Bishopville, MD), Everett Pinto (Salisbury, MD), Izzy Hall (Selbyville, DE), Ethan Fortunato (Dagsboro, DE), Ellis Hitchens (Dagsboro, DE), Manuel Escamilla Aliullov (Harbeson, DE), Colton McCready (Salisbury, MD), Flora Robison (Millsboro, DE), Bethany Iacangelo (Ocean View, DE), and Sebi Corcinschi (Berlin, MD). In the back row from the left are PreK teacher Mrs. Courtney DeVito, Sydney Jackson (Quantico, MD), Jane St. Arnold (Selbyville, DE), Pierson Hankerson (Berlin, MD), Crew Sands (Berlin, MD), pre-k teacher Mrs. Kim Zaccagnini, Head of Lower School Dr. Sara Timmons and Head of School Dr. John McDonald.

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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.