Flores DeWilde joins board; facilities focus in Unionville

District readies buildings for Aug. 26 school start By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Leticia Flores DeWilde takes to oath of office from Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board President Eileen Bushelow, Monday night. Flores DeWilde replaces Frank Murphy and was appointed last month to serve through November. EAST MARLBOROUGH — With the opening of the 2013-14 school year, Unionville-Chadds Ford School...

Schools, Pennsbury could team up to fix runoff issue

Hillendale stormwater project could cut flooding on Hickory Hill Road, clean up Craigs Mill Run Stormwater runoff issues have plagued Hillendale Elementary School since before its conversion from museum into a school, but a new plan developed by Pennsbury Township and Unionville-Chadds Ford School District could offer major improvements and enhance science programs at the school. By Mike McGann, Editor,...

Drumroll, please: Hillendale celebrates top scores

School’s combined PSSA math/reading result was highest in state By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor,  The Times Fourth-grade teacher Todd Picard leads Hillendale students in the wave during a “special spirit” assembly. For several hundred students filing into the gymnasium of Hillendale Elementary for an assembly, the subject matter was top-secret. Spearheading the espionage?...

Hillendale Elementary School celebrates Veterans Day

Special ceremony honors those who serve our country By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, The Times Hillendale Elementary School students honors Veterans Day with special ceremony including music, essays and comments from local veterans and elected officials. PENNSBURY – Students at Hillendale Elementary School in the Unionville Chadds-Ford School District gathered together on a cool, crisp morning...

Hillendale students learn to ‘cook for real’

Students participate in healthy cooking and nutrition program By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, The Times Yvonne Post, Founder of Cooking for Real, helps Hillendale third graders prepare pancakes during the hands-on cooking and nutrition demonstration. PENNSBURY – The start of the school day on Thursday was a bit unusual for third graders at Hillendale Elementary School in the Unionville Chadds-Ford...