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Former Pottstown Student Among 67 Graduates of Adult Diploma Program
Mohamed Elbahwati who dropped out of Pottstown High in 2019, just two months before graduation, got his diploma at Helms Academy. Mohamed Elbahwati dropped out of Pottstown High in 2019, just two months before graduation, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was struggling with depression, anxiety, and...
Community demands oversight from Great Valley schools after students lewdly impersonated teachers on TikTok
Teachers and parents packed a school board meeting in Malvern on Monday demanding more oversight and education in social media use after it came to light that middle school students impersonated nearly two dozen of their teachers on TikTok.
YWCA Education Center Receives Dollar General Support
POTTSTOWN PA – An $8,000 grant given to the YWCA Tri-County Area will support the local non-profit’s adult literacy education program, it reported Thursday (July 11, 2024). The grant benefits curriculum, supplemental reading materials, student workbooks and texts, and instruction at the YWCA’s Pottstown center, 724 N. Adams...
Albright College Professor earns Law and Policy Teaching Competition Award
Jon Bekken, Ph.D., professor of communications at Albright College has earned second place in an Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Law and Policy Teaching competition for his course, “Democracy, Journalism and Free Expression in the First-Year Seminar.”. AEJMC is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism...
PA All-State guard Gabe Tanner announces Temple offer
Rising senior guard Gabe Tanner of The Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pa., announced Saturday on social media that he has received a scholarship offer from Temple. The 6-4 combo guard's profile has risen and he has received several offers following his standout performance at the Mid-Atlantic Independent School Team Camp at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., two weeks ago.
KU Student Phanor Named to PASSHE Board of Governors
Kutztown University student Mark-Handy Phanor has been approved as the newest student member of the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The motion was passed at Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting. The State System is governed by a 20-member Board, which is responsible...
Total Experience Learning Joins Alvernia University
Adelle Schade, Ph.D. founder of Total Experience Learning (“TExpL”), announced today that her award-winning institute will join the Alvernia community, extending the university’s commitment to practical learning and meeting learners where they are. “Alvernia University is a natural partner as we look toward the future,” shared Adelle...
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