COMMUNITY Thrift store closes Salvation Army's Spelling lease not renewed in Park N Shop success By JOSH SHANNON [email protected] Newark girl wins After 23 years in Newark, state spelling bee the Salvation Army thrift Pg. 2 store closed its doors for good on Wednesday after its lease in the Park N Shop CRIME plaza was not renewed. 'The decision to close the store was not made lightly, but after much review, it NEWARK POST PHOTO BY KARlE SIMMONS seems to be the most re­ Aetna firefighter Scotty Mohler and Newark Police Cpl. Brandon Walker will face off in a wing-eating competition Saturday at Grain sponsible choice," Silvano Craft Bar+Kitchen to raise money for Preston's Playground. Diaz, who oversees the Newark store, said in a state­ Cops, firefighters gear up do to prepare for Saturday's wing-eating ''What sets me apart is that I'm dedi­ ment . contest at Grain Craft Bar+Kitchen, it all cated and confident," he said. He added that Salvation for wing-eating contest comes down to who wants the bragging Walker and Mohler will face off Army thrift stores are meant 4 charged rights more. Saturday along with firefighter John to support the organization's By KARlE SIMMONS "I think we've got this, but you never Weatherlow and NPD Master Cpl. rehabilitation programs, [email protected] know," Walker said. 'Those fire guys, Jim Marconi to see who can eat but "current circumstances in robbery they can eat They spend a lot of time sit­ the most Grillin' Grain wings dur­ have made supporting these · Newark Police Cpl. Brandon Walker ting around waiting for calls. They're al­ ing Grain's First Responders Wing programs through this store Gas station held is chewing Tootsie Rolls to strengthen ways cooking and eating in the kitchen." Championship. impossible." his jaw, while Aetna firefighter Scotty Mohler says he may be small, but he up at gunpoint Mohler is perfecting his one-bite tech­ can easily put down 40 to 50 wings in See WINGS See STORE Pg.4 nique, but no matter what either of them a sitting. Page 15 Page 15 EDUCATION Boord weighs HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING later start time Integrity And Qttality Is Our Policy Researchers say high school LICENSED • INSURED • BONDED starts too early in morning Pg. 3 LOCAL NEWS NEWARK POST 3.11.2016 Love of leanring new words spells success for Newark girl By JOSH SHANNON Kim said. the list of words competitors "I felt really happy," she [email protected] Alas, it was no dream. Ra­ had been given to study and said. "And also relieved it phael had outlasted more moved on to a list of harder was over." When Raphael Kim woke than 60 competitors to be words the students may not No stranger to spelling up Sunday morning, the first named Delaware's top spell­ have seen before. bees, Raphael first compet­ thing she did was go look for er during the spelling bee The field narrowed to ed in the state contest as a her trophy. Had she really held Saturday at St Mark's three, and Raphael ultimate­ fourth-grader, taking lOth won the state spelling bee High School. ly won by correctly spelling place. Last year, she lost the day before, or was it all a The Newark Charter "manifesto." She said she in the final rounds of the figment of her imagination? School sixth-grader was one wasn't familiar with the word school-level bee. "It seemed like a dream of six finalists left when the but sounded it out to win the This year, with only a week to her," her father, Jung-il bee's moderators exhausted competition. between being crowned Newark Charter's spelling champion and competing at the state level, Raphael had FREE TAN WEEK to study quickly. "I practiced every day," Saturday, March 12 she said. "I just looked over the words, and my mom or to F~day, March 18 dad quizzed me." Raphael, 12, will now move on to compete in the national spelling bee, which will be held in Washington, D.C., the week of May 22. The lat­ er rounds will be shown live on national television. Raphael said she will spend the next two months studying. One trick she has learned is to try to remain calm despite the pressure. "Don't be nervous or you might make a mistake," she said. 1-------------1 Raphael, who attended Hollywood Tans of Bear, DE West Park Place Elemen­ I 1128 Pulaski Highway tary School before coming I 302.834.87 44 to NCS in fourth grade, said English-Language Arts I Sat 9am-8pm I Sun 9am-6pm is her favorite subject. in school. "I like learning new words and adding to my vocabu­ lary," she said, noting that NEWARK POST PHOTO BY JOSH SHANNON she aspires to become an au­ Raphael Kim, a sixth-grader at Newark Charter School, won the thor and an engineer. state spelling bee last weekend. 1008 Capitol Trail (Rt.2), Newark, DE 19711 (Between Polly Drummond & Possum Park Roads) ....,.... ..._;:L,-- "'4 www.BiueHenCarWash.corn 273- 100 Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-7pm, 111!!!!!111111 Sun 9am-5pm NEWARK POST 3.11.2016 LOCAL NEWS I , 3 Christina board considering later high school start titnes By JESSICA !ANNETTA periencing a shortage of bus er than 8:30 a.m. so that their school administration - and times would affect athletics, align CSD with nearby dis­ [email protected] drivers. students can get between 8.5 although the high schools because after-school sports tricts, Paige said. Board member Elizabeth and 9.5 hours of sleep each didn't quite make it to the would now start later and The board has also dis­ With a morning bell of Paige, who first brought the night. However, a 2015 CDC ideal time of8:30 a.m., Payne potentially be out of sync cussed moving back the 7:05 a.m., high schools in idea to the board in January, report found that less than 1 said it was a step in the right with teams in other districts, start times for midterms and the Christina School District said that doesn't mean the in 5 high school and middle direction. Payne said. This hasn't been finals so students can get have the earliest start times district shouldn't try. schools started at 8:30 a.m. To reduce logistical prob­ too much of a problem and more sleep on these impor­ in New Castle County. "All around, the research or later during the 2011-2012 lems, many districts have al­ may have even helped ath­ tant test days, she added. However, that may soon shows it would be a good school year. tered the start times for ele­ letes since they're now get­ Any major shift in school change. move but it would be a mas­ Start School Later, a na­ mentary and middle schools ting more sleep and have start time would work bet­ The district's board of sive undertaking," Paige tional organization that so the high schools can start more energy on the field, ter with the cooperation of education has begun pre­ said. "But something's al­ works with health profes­ later. Some districts have she added. other school districts, and liminary discussions about ways going to be in the sionals, educators, parents flipped middle school and The start time change Superintendent Robert An­ whether to delay school way. That doesn't mean we and students to push for high school start times and did affect daycare arrange­ drzejewski has said he will start times so students can shouldn't be talking about healthy start times, is one kept elementary school start ments for some families, reach out to other superin­ get more sleep. Though the important things, even if oi the groups working to times the same, while oth­ but Payne noted that the tendents and also talk with board remains in the infor­ they're hard." change that statistic. It's a ers have moved elementary school day will always be Christina high school prin­ mation-gathering stage, both CSD is not alone in its conversation that's picking start times earlier so middle shorter than the work day, cipals and transportation of­ school administration and discussions about changing up steam, and the group now and high schools can start so most families will always ficials. board members are open to school start times. Led in has 67 chapters in 23 differ­ later, Payne said. need some kind of day care, Though the board will the idea. part by recommendations ent states, said the organiza­ "Doing what's best for ev­ whether it's in the morning spend more time on this is­ The logistics of such a from the American Academy tion's implementation direc­ eryone is the desired goal. or the afternoon. sue after the March 23 ref­ move though, would be in­ of Pediatrics (AAP) and the tor Phyllis Payne. One of our school board For now, the Christina erendum, Paige said she's credibly complex, potentially Centers for Disease Con­ Payne is also the co-found­ members here referred to board is proceeding cau­ glad the Christina commu­ requiring changes to athlet­ trol (CDC), school districts er of SLEEP in Fairfax, an ad­ it as 'finding the Goldilocks tiously when it comes to nity is at least having a con­ ics and other extracurricular across the country have vocacy group that got Fair­ solution,"' she said.