What To Do: Embrace winter’s joys with a multitude of fests

Winterfests abound, fun in Chadds Ford, honoring MLK and more! By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times There are a lot of things about winter in this area to dislike — cold weather that chills you to the bone, sunlight deprivation and nasty snowstorms that cause hazardous roads conditions. But, there are also many things to like — ice skating on frozen ponds, skiing and snowboarding and...

Upland among first in area to install LookUp at ice hockey rink

The gold “LookUp” stripe warns ice hockey players they are near the boards — and Upland Country Day School is among the first in the Delaware Valley to install such a safety feature to its ice rink. Historical references for similar visual cueing warning lines in baseball and football were researched to bolster the case for the safety line in hockey. This high-speed sport with unforgiving...

Upland names Reid as new Head of School

Tom Reid EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Upland Country Day School Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Thomas J. Reid as Upland’s next head of school, effective July 1, 2014. The appointment follows an extensive and rigorous nationwide search launched last September. Reid will be the eighth permanent head of school in Upland’s 65-year history, succeeding Interim Head of School, Archie Douglas. “We...

Douglas named interim Head of School at Upland

Nationwide search leads to hiring of veteran educator Archibald Douglas IV EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Upland Country Day School Board of Trustees announced that Archibald Douglas IV (Archie) has been appointed the Interim Head of School for the 2013-14 school year.  The appointment follows a nationwide search launched last February. Douglas comes to Upland from Pacific Collegiate Charter School in Santa...

Upland students play role in service dog training

Canine Partners For Life adopted by Upland fourth graders as service project Vicki Chandler works with Patrick during a visit to Upland Country Day School earlier this year. The service dog’s visits to the school, while education for the the students and part of the school’s commitment to community service, are actually part of the dog’s training, to help it learn to ignore distractions...

Storytelling Festival moves to Upland, starts tonight

The tents are set and ready to go for tonight’s kickoff of the Brandywine Storytelling Festival at Upland Country Day School. EAST MARLBOROUGH — It was the festival too big to be contained in a mere building: the seventh annual Brandywine Storytelling Festival moves to a new venue, Upland Country Day School, as it kicks off tonight, starting at 7 p.m. Originally planned for last fall, but postponed...

Upland, Kennett win lacrosse titles

Kennett Middle School’s Charlie Cordisco looks to stop Upland Country Day School’s Bentley Ahl during this past weekend’s Upland annual Varisity Lacrosse Tournament. Upland boys edge Kennett; Kennett girls take title EAST MARLBOROUGH — Upland Country Day School hosted the school’s annual Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Tournament this past weekend. Kennett Middle School,...

Upland hosts Finns to celebrate 35 years of exchanges

About 80 Finnish students visted Upland Country Day School last week — including the TPS Turku Finland hockey team. Members of the TPS Turku team and Upland Boys hockey teams were invited to a Philadelphia Flyers game when they played the Florida Panthers. After the game, the boys were invited down to the locker room to meet Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timone, a former TPS Turku player. EAST MARLBOROUGH...

Upland takes 3rd in hockey tournament

Hosts Avon Grove HS tonight Upland’s Elmo Simpanen works the puck out against Greenwich during recent tournament play. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Upland Country Day hosted and competed in the 39th Annual Boys’ Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament at the John M. Cleveland Rink on campus on Jan. 19 & 20th. Upland’s tournament is the oldest junior school ice hockey tournament in North America, and...

Upland students spread holiday cheer

Students from various grade levels worked to make for happier holidays for the families of the Tick Tock Early Learning Center in Avondale, delivering food, supplies and gifts to the needy families served by the center. EAST MARLBOROUGH – During the weeks before Christmas, students, staff and families at Upland Country Day School participated in an Adopt-a-Family program to provide gifts and necessities...