L-E-W-E-S.
That’s the correct spelling of “The First Town in the First State.” Should you get it wrong, social media commenters will let you have it – especially in the “I Love Lewes” Facebook group.
John Gardoski, the parent of a Cape Henlopen High School student, posted a picture of an especially egregious misspelling in the group on Monday.
The Lewes high school’s 2022 yearbook spine reads: “Lewis, Delaware.”
Cue the laugh reactions and facepalm emojis.
“My daughter just got her 2022 yearbook today… Just wow,” Gardoski wrote. Over 250 people commented on the post, many of whom noted the yearbooks cost $85.
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High school yearbooks are prone to mistakes (they’re often compiled by high schoolers, after all), but the misspelling of “Lewes” is particularly ironic because residents so readily police its spelling and pronunciation.
You’ve probably seen the bumper sticker: “Loo-is.”
Cape Henlopen School District spokeswoman Stephanie DeMalto said they’re not looking to place blame on anyone in the situation.
“We are currently speaking with the yearbook publisher to address the misprint on the binding of the book,” she said. “We did not want students to miss out on the opportunity to have their yearbook signed by friends, and teachers before the end of the school year, so they were distributed.”
“We are implementing additional steps in our yearbook review process for the future that will help keep this from happening again.”
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