Upland students mark Earth Day with organic garden, compost program
Upland Country Day School students work on the school’s new garden on Earth Day.
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...
11 Unionville High forensics students advance
They will compete at national tournament Memorial Day weekend
Three more Unionville High students have qualified for the CFL Nationals, a tournament that will be held on Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia.
Ed Jing and Alex Shin will advance in Public Forum debate, and Matt Scheivert qualified in Student Congress. They will join Nick Caputo, Jason Shao, Sriki Garlapati, Ananth Panchanadam, Virginia...
Demonstrating a superior sense of place
Patton 8th-grader makes top 10 in state geography competition
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? This C.F. Patton Middle School eighth-grader probably knows that and more.
Jack Odom – after completing a perfect score in the preliminary rounds – placed seventh out of 100 students in the state level of the National Geographic Bee on Friday in Gettysburg, an accomplishment that made...
6 district students recognized at regional science fair
Three will advance to next level of competition
Three Unionville High students won first-place awards Thursday night at the Delaware Valley Science Fair in Oaks, and one will advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair next month in Arizona. In addition, two Patton Middle School students earned a spot in the Broadcom MASTERS competition.
Sophomore Shashwat Kishore received first...
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...
Lesson in thrift, nutrition benefits Food Bank
Students learn to stretch their dollars while assisting needy
Participants in the third Food Check-Out, sponsored by the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau, get recognition from County Commissioners Ryan Costello (left), Kathi Cozzone (third from right), and Terence Farrell (right). Susan Rzucidlo, who organized the project, is second from right.
The Life Skills Advanced Placement class at...
Patton students school faculty on court
Teachers and faculty from Patton Middle School had a tough time keeping up with members of the Boys and Girls Eighth Grade basketball teams during the annual student-faculty game, Friday. The event, which packed the school’s gym, raised money for the school’s Parent-Teacher Organization.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It seemed like a slam dunk.
Match up a bunch of grown adults — some with impressive...
Teen shutterbugs urged to capture ‘picture of health’
The Chester County Health Department is invited high school students to photograph the “Picture of Health.”
Health Department sponsoring photography contest for high school students
Chester County wants high school students to be the “Picture of Health” – and then photograph it.
The Chester County Health Department is sponsoring the 4th Annual Healthy Photo Contest to promote National...
Pocopson Elementary students learn about heart health
‘Healthy Heart Day’ offers students hands on learning while having hun
By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times
Pocopson’s Physical Education and Health teacher, Allison Tester, teaches students how blood flows through the heart at Pocopson’s Healthy Heart Day.
POCOPSON – Students at Pocopson Elementary School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district literally learned about...
12 UHS students named National Merit Finalists
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Twelve Unionville High School students were named finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) this week — something just 15,000 high school students in the United States can say. The award is granted on the basis of their PSAT and SAT scores, along with their academic achievement and extra-curricular activities.
The students are: Jack Bubes, Katherine Jin, Brian...
