Symposium to focus on risky teen behavior

Recent survey includes insight into drug, alcohol abuse Drugs, alcohol and tobacco: Which students are doing what, when, and where? Those are some of the topics that will be explored at a symposium sponsored by FOCUS and the Unionville Chadds Ford Education Foundation. The program, which will be held Thursday, April 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the C.F. Patton Middle School auditorium, will present the...

‘Head Games’ to be shown at UHS, March 12

Award-winning documentary to be followed by Q&A on concussions EAST MARLBOROUGH — With the increasing visibility over concerns about sports-related head injuries, there will be a free viewing of the documentary “Head Games” March 12, at Unionville High School, followed by a question and answer session. The evening is presented by the Center for Sports Medicine at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont...

The future ain’t what it cracked up to be

30 years after high school, are we living up to our promise? By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times As you read this, I’m probably driving home on the New Jersey Turnpike, returning home from my 30th high school reunion up in North Jersey. Thanks to Facebook, I’m probably in better touch with my old classmates than I was at our 10th anniversary, and then I was the Managing Editor of the local newspaper...

Program to raise awareness about child sex abuse

Speaker will share insight into dealing with problem Shocking statistics – one in three girls and one in six boys will suffer some form of child sexual abuse before the age of 18 – provided the impetus for a one-night awareness event for adults in the Unionville-Chadds Ford school district. Steve LePore, founder and executive director of 1in6, Inc., will share his personal story and focus on...

Unionville Chadds-Ford Education Foundation elects new president

Galer appointed president; new board members elected By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com Lele Galer is the new president of the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation. EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Unionville Chadds-Ford Education Foundation (UCFEF) is commemorating the end of the school year with the election of a new president along with several new board members to serve on...