WPS Students Ring in the Season with Holiday Performance

12/17/2025

Berlin, MD – Families and students from the Lower School, Pre-K through Grade 5, kicked off the holiday season with a cherished tradition at Worcester Preparatory School (WPS): the Annual Lower School Holiday Program.

On Friday, December 12, Lower School Music Director Joanie Brittingham debuted the show Christmas on the Air, a spectacular performance filled with holiday songs and dances. Mrs. Brittingham wrote, directed, and choreographed the show, which featured more than 200 students singing and dancing. By the end of the performance, it was evident that every student was a star.

Founded in 1970, Worcester Preparatory School is a private, independent school serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and is 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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Fifth-grade students brought the nativity scene to life during Christmas on the Air. Pictured from left are Colton Vescovi (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Kamden White (Millsboro, DE), Declan Parks (Salisbury, MD), Daxton Fones (Bishopville, MD), Noah Ramadan (Ocean City, MD), Emma Abbott (Salisbury, MD), Ben Evangelista (Seaford, DE), Lilly McClure (Lewes, DE), and Carson Kenton (Rehoboth Beach, DE).
Continuing a beloved tradition, first-grade students portrayed Angels and performed Sing We Now of Christmas during the Annual Lower School Holiday Program. Pictured from left are Matthew Diorio (Selbyville, DE), Presley Dykes (Laurel, DE), John Showell (Ocean City, MD), Katherine Williams (Berlin, MD), and Olivia Nieli (Milford, DE).
Third-grade dancers Callie McCabe (Laurel, DE), Milana Prosekova (Selbyville, DE), Rosie Lane (Ocean City, MD), and Esme Johnston (Lewes, DE) performed an energetic dance to Eight Days of Hanukkah as part of the Lower School holiday celebration.
WPS 5th graders Finley Hanna (Bishopville, MD) and Gracie Hornung (Newark, MD) opened this year’s Lower School Holiday Program with a lively rendition of It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year from Christmas on the Air.
The 5th-grade class poses together following their final Lower School holiday performance at Worcester Preparatory School, celebrating a successful production of Christmas on the Air.

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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.