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Opinion: I feel safe for the first time leaving PA for college. That’s wrong.
For the first time in my life, I’m living somewhere other than Philadelphia. I’m now a freshman at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. It’s exciting yet scary to be living somewhere new and unknown. But preparing for college and moving away has also been an eye opening experience. It’s made me realize that some of the things I consider normal are not normal to other kids my age. Like the constant anxiety that a shooting could happen at any moment at or around school.
Kensington High School Prepares Students to Be Job Ready Through SkillsUSA
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Girard College students return home after being stranded in North Carolina
Dozens of students from Girard College are now back home after getting stranded in North Carolina while on a class trip. As reported on Action News at 10 on PHL17, they were on a week-long trip with Outward Bound, an outdoor education program. They were supposed to come home last Friday but couldn’t get home […]
School Spirit: 6abc Welcomes Rustin High Marching Band
The Rustin High School Golden Knights are taking over the Action News Yard, bringing the School Spirit."We're going full out each time," says Arnav Soni the band's drum major.This selection titled "Lost" is an original composition with pop-culture references a-plenty."Everyone knows about "Castaway." It's that pop culture collective unconscious," said Color Guard Section Leader Bridget Casey.In it, the color guard has been stranded on a desert island. Led by Co-Captain Henry Romans."There's so much artistic power that you can put into your work. The flag, it's not just a stick... it's a medium," said Romans.The marching band from West Chester is comprised of 50 students directed by Mike Shoremount. He has been leading the nine-time state champions since 2006."To see them to reach their full potential, and everything they're able to accomplish. It's amazing," said Shoremount.To get this good they're putting in grueling days and hard work."That effort is what translates into our music and translates into passion," says Soni.
Kennedy-Kenrick High School Demolished to Make Room for New Homes
Demolition began of the former Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown to make room for new residences. The former Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown is being demolished to make way for a 325-unit multifamily residential complex, reports Rachel Ravina for The Times Herald. Developer Sarah Peck is leading the...
Haddon Heights tops Allentown as Coach Eppright sets milestone - Boys soccer recap
Haddon Heights held off Allentown 3-1 in Haddon Heights as Coach Jeff Eppright became the No. 4 winningest coach in South Jersey soccer. Eppright has 437 career wins overall for fourth in South Jersey, behind No. 3 Less Heggan (Williamstown and St. Augustine), No. 2. Joe Falana (Haddonfield) and No. 1 Brian Gibney (Shawnee).
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