Unionville stage curtain lifts with production of ‘Phantom’

Unionville drama tackles one of the greatest Broadway smashes of all time By Dave Conard Sports Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Check back with UnionvilleTimes.com for profiles and photo show from the UDC production of "Phantom" A true Broadway classic, for more than twenty-five years, The Phantom of the Opera has captivated audiences around the globe. This weekend the stage at Unionville High...

Community Voices: Waves

Editor’s Note: Today, we continue a semi-regular feature, Community Voices, featuring writing by members of the Unionville community on a wide range of topics. Many of the writers — as our first three writers this week — will be students and we think they have interesting insights. Our first installment ran Monday, the next installment will run Friday. Let us know what you think. By Jace...

Time-tested tips for the SAT

By Bradley Everett, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com Everyone has his or her own test-taking strategies.  Some of them work, like making sure you get a good night’s sleep the night before, and some…don’t work, like wearing your lucky t-shirt.  So here are some great tips that have been proven to work on the SAT. The SAT is comprised of 3 sections, which are reading, writing, and mathematics. ...

Pocopson teacher named tops in state

Stephens Recognized as National History Teacher of the Year for Pennsylvania By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com Ryan Stephens, Pocopson Elementary School teacher and Recipient of the 2011 National History Teacher of the Year Award for Pennsylvania POCOPSON – Students at Pocopson Elementary School weren’t the only ones put in the spotlight during the school’s Geography Bee...

The Thinking Cap offers free test prep forum for students

With so much on the line, a little extra preparation could make a big difference. KENNETT SQUARE – You have 3 Hours and 45 minutes to answer enough questions correctly. The number correct on a standardized test, plus grade point average, plus extra-curricular activities, equals your future. Do you know where you stand with all these variables?    Send article as PDF   ...

Chester County spelling bee set for Feb. 7

DOWINGTOWN – Chances are, there are 52 students from 52 Chester County schools who have been carefully examining the dictionary. These students are preparing for the 2012 Chester County Spelling Bee which will be held on Feb. 7 at 9 a.m.. The event, which is a qualifying bee for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, will be held at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Educational Service Center...

Unionville HS gives troops a touch of home

Unionville High School students with a small amount of the goods they collected to send to troops stationed in Afghanistan. EAST MARLBOROUGH —Although they might be 7,000 miles from home, some local students and teachers have been working to make sure troops in Afghanistan get a regular taste of home, sending them care packages, personal cards, books and videos. The Unionville High School community...

UHS cheerleaders win opening competition

The Unionville High School Cheerleading squad celebrates its win at Downingtown. The Unionville High School Varsity Cheerleaders placed first in their division at their opening competition held at Downingtown East High School on Sunday. The UHS squad competed against other area high school teams and performed a perfect routine. Coach Robyn Brazill said the victory comes after many months of hard work...

A bit of the Civil War comes to Patton

Reenactors from the Pa. 69th make lives of solders at Gettysburg come to life for students By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com A Civil War reenactor demostrates the firing of his .58 caliber rifle for students at Patton Middle School. EAST MARBOROUGH — Once, it was a rite of passage. Spend a couple of hours on a bus, then a couple more walking around empty fields, looking at historical markers...

Pocopson celebrates Blue Ribbon Award in style

Pancakes, music, fun part of celebration of national honor for local school By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com POCOPSON — It was officially A Big Deal. The entire student body of Pocopson Elementary School — surrounded by parents — form a blue ribbon in front of the school in celebration of the school's being honored as a Blue Ribbon school by the federal Department of Education. Friday,...