to the local area. Shields (Richard A.) Elementary School The original Shields Elementary opened in 1966. In 1987, 1994, and 2007 the building was either given an addition or it was renovated. The school had about 800 students until 2017, when the student body declined to 550, as Love Creek Elementary opened and took some of the students. The district planned to demolish the current Shields facility in 2022, so it could build a new middle school on the site, and Shields Elementary will be moved to the first Lewes School building. The gymnasium was preserved while the Little Vikings section, a 1921 addition at Lewes School, was demolished. The district plans to build new two story additions at the Lewes School building. The new school will have a capacity of about 650 students. Alternative Sussex Consortium (Lewes) Former schools Ninth Grade Campus Lewes Middle School Milton Middle School Notable alumni Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, activist, author, law professor; founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative based in Montgomery, Alabama. John Morris – MLB pitcher, born in Lewes Jimmie Allen American country singer See also List of school districts in Delaware References External links Cape Henlopen School District School districts in Sussex County, Delaware 1969 establishments in Delaware School districts established in 1969