Patton students ‘bake’ up solution to feed the hungry

Seventh graders bake nearly 200 loaves of bread, after learning how thanks to King Arthur Flour By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Seventh grade student Jordan Fortunato works on bread dough under the wtchful eye of Paul Gray from the King Arthur Flour company, as fellow student chef Nico Khazana looks on. EAST MARLBOROUGH — As the old proverb says: “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day....

Students cultivate vegetables and pride in community garden

The tomatoes were ripe for the picking in the community garden planted by Oxford’s 21st Century Community Learning Center this summer. Eleventh-graders Mayra Qiuroz and Ariana Luna, along with teacher Dana Vannicola, harvested the fruits of their labor, a portion of which will be donated to the Chester County Food Bank. OXFORD – Pride and self-sufficiency have also sprouted among the tomatoes,...

Patton students growing into a larger role in society

Middle school’s raised beds already feeding the hungry, new greenhouse should expand efforts By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Patton Middle School teacher Betsy Ballard addresses a big crowd — including a camera crew from NBC10 — while formally opening the new greenhouse at the school, Friday. EAST MARLBOROUGH — It’s very likely that somewhere in Chester County that a middle...