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Unionville High biology teacher gets state award
Sandra Litvin recognized for contributions inside and outside classroom
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Unionville High biology teacher said she was shocked and thrilled when she learned last week that she had received the 2013 Pennsylvania Outstanding Biology Teacher Award.
“I never thought I would get it get,” said Sandra Litvin, adding that she [...]
Dozens of Unionville High seniors recognized
Honors bestowed for diverse range of academic, civic, and athletic achievements
On Thursday evening, Unionville High students, faculty members, parents, community members and scholarship representatives gathered in the high school auditorium for the 2013 Senior Awards Program.
Led by Principal Paula Massanari, the hourlong ceremony honored dozens of students who received scholarships, which ranged from tributes to [...]
Unionville High teens take chance with film and win
Short movie earns second-place finish in statewide competition
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The boy gets the girl in the film, and its Unionville High creators come up winners, too.
“Chances of,” a nearly five-minute short written by Unionville seniors Adam Carl and Alan Dembek, won second place Wednesday out of 22 entries statewide in [...]
Time to scope out parade viewing spots
Annual Memorial Day crowd-pleaser kicks off at 10 a.m. Monday
KENNETT SQUARE — It’s time for spectators to stake out their viewing spot for the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, starting at 10 a.m.
Organizers announced a slight change in the route on Monday for the more than 1,000 participants – ranging from marching bands and color [...]
At CFES, being benched proves productive
Fifth-graders combine efforts to leave unique seat for future students
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
An effort to heed a tradition turned into a creative bench press for fifth-graders at Chadds Ford Elementary.
Eager to continue the longstanding practice of leaving a memento at the school for future students to enjoy, the Class of 2013 [...]
Unionville speech and debaters take second place
Team unseats PCFL powerhouses for first time in more than decade
For the first time in 13 years, Unionville High took second place at Thursday night’s Pennsylvania Catholic Forensic League (PCFL) Grand Finals, unseating long-standing powerhouse schools such as St. Joe’s Prep, Holy Ghost Prep, Pennsbury, and Truman in the overall citywide sweepstakes. The awards are based on [...]
Unionville French teacher wins Citadel honor
Sue Shelley chosen as top high school teacher at annual awards ceremony
C’est très magnifique may be the best way to describe this honor.
Unionville High French teacher Sue Shelley was chosen Tuesday night as the Citadel Heart of Learning Award winner at the high school level. Shelley was one of 38 Unionville-Chadds Ford School District teachers nominated [...]
List of National Merit qualifiers breaks school record
34 juniors will receive some level of recognition in fall
A “record-breaking” number of Unionville High students will be recognized by the 2014 National Merit Scholarship program next fall, Principal Paula Massanari announced Friday.
Massanari said the list includes a school record of 34 students, one of whom has since moved, who will be named ”commended,” ”semi-finalist” or “finalist.” She [...]
Unionville High grad achieves new heights
Aspiring rocket scientist and USC sophomore wins astronaut foundation’s scholarship
Jason Silverman, a 2011 graduate of Unionville High and aspiring rocket scientist, has won the University of Southern California’s 2013-2014 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award.
Silverman, one of 28 students selected nationwide, was cited by the foundation for his “unique aptitude for research and ingenuity in science and [...]
Upland students mark Earth Day with organic garden, compost program
EAST MARLBROUGH — Students at Upland Country Day School celebrated Earth Day with the opening of a newly plowed 40′ x 80′ organic campus garden and a school-wide composting project. Students participated in breaking ground and fencing the large garden, which is located near the school’s ice rink off Byrd Road. Upland’s Gardening Group marked [...]
