WPS WORX Speaker Series: Judge Brian Shockley and Attorney Meegan Kennedy

2/27/2025

Berlin, MD – On Tuesday, February 18, a group of Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) students attended a WORX (Work, Observe, Research, Experience) seminar featuring the Honorable Judge Brian Shockley and attorney Meegan Kennedy as guest speakers, both of whom are WPS alumni.

Judge Shockley has served on the Worcester County Circuit Court since August 2017. Meegan recently worked as a Law Clerk for Judge Shockley in the Circuit Court for Worcester County and previously served in the Office of the Public Defender in Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Dorchester Counties before joining a private law firm.

Judge Shockley and Meegan shared their educational journeys with the WPS students, detailing their paths after graduating from WPS and how they reached their current positions. They also discussed the different court systems and reviewed several cases they have recently worked on. The students engaged in analyzing the cases and expressed their thoughts on how they should have been ruled.

The WORX program at WPS aims to introduce students to the vast opportunities available within the community and beyond. Worcester Prep’s mission of providing a college preparatory education alongside real-world observation will enhance students’ learning and create opportunities for career exposure. These experiential learning opportunities will help students apply their classroom knowledge and encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, confidence, teamwork, and communication.

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent school offering Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia attend.

For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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Pictured with WORX guest speakers attorney Meegan Kennedy and the Honorable Judge Brian Shockley (center) are students Gavin Mann (Bishopville, MD), Dexter Feldman (Berlin, MD), Liam Crowley (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Isha Garg (Berlin, MD), Gabriella Damouni (Lewes, DE), Lena Parker (Berlin, MD), Sydney Parker (Snow Hill, MD), Emma Nordstrom (Berlin, MD), Elena Gjoni (Ocean City, MD), Hayden Wagner (Lewes, DE), WPS Director of Student Life Mrs. Megan Wallace, Carolina Labin (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Darren Lockard (Ocean Pines, MD), Nate Friedman (Ocean City, MD), and Ronen Poddar (Ocean Pines, MD).

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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.