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"The Mount has not only taught us to be writers of essays and research papers, but writers of life. We write every day, not just in the words we jot down, but in the actions we take."
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6/18/26
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"If I could give you one piece of advice to take home tonight, I would encourage you to see the good in all things."
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6/18/26
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"Saul is a unique school, and every person who comes here has had their own unique experience. It’s not just anywhere can you do precalculus in one class, and help birth a sheep in the next."
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6/18/26
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"After four years, I have realized that the most influential people in this class, the ones who changed me the most, are those who were entirely themselves."
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6/18/26
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Seventh and eighth grade students at C.W. Henry School held a rally on June 3 to raise awareness about the effects of redlining policies on Philadelphia.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/11/26
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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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If you ever have a conversation with Richard Leonard, an eighth grade teacher at Our Mother of Consolation Parish School (OMC), odds are you will learn more than your typical facts and figures.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/4/26
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The Charles W. Henry School in Mt. Airy has been recognized as a 2026 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Lighthouse School, school officials have announced.
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5/28/26
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Chestnut Hill College celebrated the achievements of its graduates during the school’s 99th annual commencement ceremonies this past weekend.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/21/26
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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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Students, faculty, staff, families and friends of Eleanor C. Emlen School spent last week celebrating its 100th birthday.
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5/20/26
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Eleanor C. Emlen School, originally known as the Eleanor C. Emlen School of Practice when it was established in 1926, has been serving Mt. Airy students for the past 100 years.
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by Michael Goff
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5/14/26
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The Philadelphia Board of Education voted 6-3 last Thursday to approve Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s $3 billion plan to close 17 schools, including some in Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/6/26
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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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Students at Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences in Chestnut Hill were recently named the regional winners in the SchoolsNEXT Design Competition.
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4/30/26
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The fate of a few Northwest Philadelphia schools is still up the air after the Philadelphia Board of Education delayed the vote on a facilities plan last week.
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by Abby Weiss
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4/29/26
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Two Springside Chestnut Hill Academy students were among the top winners recently in a pitch competition to identify new business ideas from high school entrepreneurs.
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4/23/26
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What began as a simple Veterans Day card project has blossomed into an out-of-this-world adventure for the third-grade girls at Springside Chestnut Hill (SCH) Academy.
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by Elizabeth Winter
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4/16/26
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After several false starts — the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a devastating fire in 2023 — OMC is now moving forward with plans to build a playground for students.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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3/18/26
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Amid the planned school closures announced by the Philadelphia School District in January, parents and teachers at Fitler Academics Plus School in Germantown are advocating strongly for their school to remain open.
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by Tommy Tucker
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3/18/26
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