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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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10/15/26
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Senior Day for the Mount St. Joseph Academy cross country team on Oct. 7 was a relatively relaxed event.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/15/26
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In 2025, mother and son team Christine and Grant Benedum began Giving Garland, a project intent on spreading the joy of the holidays to underprivileged families.
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by Julianna Musser
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9/17/26
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Megan Stotz, a technology integration specialist and STEM teacher at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (NFA) in Chestnut Hill, has been accepted into the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program.
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8/20/26
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More than a dozen organizations, including Woodmere, and scores of people signed a treaty on Aug. 12 in support of the Lenape Nation, an indigenous tribe in present-day Pennsylvania.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/19/26
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Norwood-Fontbonne Academy’s technology department is hosting an “upcycling” drive to collect electronic equipment, in partnership with the electronic waste company Upcycle USA.
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6/11/26
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When Emma Hearn was acting and singing in plays at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill and then Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, she dreamed of performing on professional stages.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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A resolution creating “World Hunger Day” in Pennsylvania, researched and written in part by students at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy and Chestnut Hill College, was passed by the state House on May 6.
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5/21/26
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Your donations at our electronic recycling event on April 11 enabled the Environment Committee of Weavers Way Co-op to give grants to community groups.
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5/7/26
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Seventh grade students from Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (NFA) in Chestnut Hill handed advocacy letters about food insecurity to state Rep. Tarik Khan on April 22.
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4/30/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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3/26/26
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We did it again — another fun and memorable Hoops Madness was had by all involved!
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3/26/26
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More than 300 participants packed the gyms at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill and and La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor on Saturday for “Hoops Madness.”
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3/19/26
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Sister Marjorie Lawless, SSJ, of Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill, captured some snowy scenes on campus last week.
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3/5/26
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Basketball teams from outside the area won the boys’ and girl’s championships at the 2025 Norwood Fontbonne Academy Snowball tournament, but at the 2026 event last week, the trophies stayed closer to home.
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by Tom Utescher
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3/4/26
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There are quite a lot of camp options for school-aged children, but what about the pre-k and kindergarten crew? Don’t worry.
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2/12/26
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With a 67-37 victory over visiting Sacred Heart Academy on Feb. 4, Mount St. Joseph Academy secured the top seed for the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies basketball playoffs.
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by Tom Utescher
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2/12/26
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Just about every movie ever made about summer sleepaway camp includes a scene with one common element: tears.
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2/12/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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1/29/26
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In partnership with the American Red Cross, Norwood-Fontbonne Academy is hosting a blood drive on Sunday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Fontbonne Commons, 8900 Norwood Ave., in Chestnut Hill.
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1/29/26
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