J.S. Jenks Elementary School hosts toy drive to support victims of Hurricane Sandy

Schools November 21, 2012 0 Comments

by Kevin Dicciani On Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey and turned the lives of many people upside-down. Lives were lost, homes were destroyed, and day-to-day normalcy vanished. Almost three weeks later, many of those people are still without power and sufficient food and water. People are down and out. Adults can’t [...]
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GFS Community Rallies for Local Thanksgiving Food Drives

Schools November 19, 2012 0 Comments

Students at Germantown Friends have been busy collecting canned foods, turkeys and pies for their Germantown neighbors for the Thanksgiving holiday. “The need this year is sobering,” said Community Involvement Director Kathy Paulmier, who worked with students across the three divisions to secure donations for the Holsey Temple CME Church, St. Luke’s food cupboard and [...]
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Hillers go over the edge to inspire other youth

Schools October 26, 2012 0 Comments

by Sue Ann Rybak A group of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy students and other local residents will be bringing out their inner-Spiderman (or woman) for a great cause on Friday, Nov. 2. The participants will rappel down 1515 Market Street, a 21- story Center City building, to help raise funds to benefit Outward Bound Philadelphia, [...]
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GFS students prepare to cast their votes

Schools October 26, 2012 0 Comments

by Laura Jamieson While the country is deciding between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, students at Germantown Friends School are preparing to cast votes of their own. First graders are choosing between T-Rex and Stegosaurus for class mascot. Middle School students are voting for eighth-grade candidates who are skillfully campaigning to win their votes. And [...]
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SCH opens new field with loss to Roman Catholic

News, Schools, Sports September 19, 2012 0 Comments

by Jody Kessler Springside Chestnut Hill opened play at the school’s brand new football field Saturday, Sept. 15 but did not manage to christen the new turf with a win The Cahillites of Roman Catholic – proving to be the Catholic League power house they are supposed to be – topped the home team 42-7 [...]
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SCH and Jenks offer students new programs

News, Schools September 19, 2012 1 Comment

by Paula M. Riley A drive down West Willow Grove Avenue will answer the question “What’s new at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy?” Phase I of the Campus Master Plan is fully underway with the addition of new turf fields, landscaping and a lighted walkway. Amidst piles of dirt, trenches for the water system and countless [...]
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SCH hosts 250 educators for Design Thinking Studio

Schools July 6, 2012 0 Comments

Just as students across Philadelphia were beginning to enjoy their summer vacations, 250 educators, including more than a handful from international schools, gave up the first three days of their summer breaks to gather at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy for a three-day boot camp. There were no jumping jacks or sprints – just intensive training [...]
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