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Nine Montgomery County High Schools are the Top 50 in Pennsylvania
Nine Montgomery County high schools are among the top 50 in Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. News & World Report. Nine Montgomery County high schools are among the top 50 in Pennsylvania, according to the 2023-2024 Best High Schools list from U.S. News & World Report. The rankings were based...
Morelli helps CB West football continue winning ways with victory over Upper Dublin
FORT WASHINGTON — Vance Morelli didn't play much varsity football during his sophomore and junior years at Central Bucks West. "I didn't get a lot of time as a sophomore and a junior and I just want to make the most of it," Morelli said. "It's my last year." ...
Local police take drivers 'Back to School' with safety reminders as Wissahickon heads back to the classroom
As Wissahickon School District resumes the 2024-25 school year this week, students are flocking back to their schools. This means that area residents need to keep an eye out for pedestrians, big yellow school buses, and carpooling parents, especially at the start of school and its conclusion each day. Such...
Souderton Area residents press for school board member to resign over social media posts
SOUDERTON — Tensions flared at the Souderton Area School Board meeting Thursday evening as residents sounded off on a string of objectionable social media posts by board member Bill Formica, with Formica resisting community demands to resign. “The motto of the Souderton Area School District is ‘Character Counts,’” said...
Registration opens to give Philly adults a second chance to earn high school diploma
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. There is good news for adults who hope to earn their high school diplomas but did not previously have a chance. The School District of Philadelphia’s Opportunity Network...
Temporary swing space ready for Camden Eastside High students
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) -- The Camden City School District is kicking off this year's back to school festivities on Thursday with giveaways and a farmer's market.It's at Eastside High's temporary home, the Alfred Cramer Elementary School, which will serve as a swing space for students over the next five years while the new Eastside school is being built. The dust has settled and now workers are putting the finishing touches on the temporary home of the Eastside Tigers.Superintendent Katrina McCombs says construction crews have been working against the clock, transforming Cramer to meet the needs of Eastside students. The new...
Chester runs past and around West Philadelphia High
Tagged under: District 1, District 12, Gameday Hub, News, pfn. The Chester Clippers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against West Philadelphia. The Clippers scored their first touchdown courtesy of senior RB Dayshon Jackson’s 2 yard rushing score to take an early 6-0 lead with 7:57 left in the opening quarter. West Philly had trouble early sustaining drives and moving the ball which lead to the defense being tired and Chester scored its second touchdown of the day on a Larry McDonald 13 yard rushing score to take a 13-0 lead with 4:41 left in the 2nd quarter. The score remained 13-0 at the half. Chester tacked on 3 2nd half scores highlighted by a shifty 5 yard rushing touchdown by Daron Harris. West got on the board with just over 5 minutes remaining when Sr RB Zahir Cleveland rushed for 47 yards on a drive setting up Xavier Howard to rush for the touchdown and Jr Mekhi Bryant got the 2 point conversion for the final 33-8 margin.
Early Child Care in Montco Gets Help with Massive Grant
Montgomery County issues grants to local early child care centers to help with staffing shortages. Montgomery County is offering big grants to early child care centers, reports Kim Hudson for CBS News Philadelphia. The grants will help the more than 400 early child care centers across the county that have...
MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
MCCC is seeking applications Payroll Administrator, Maintenance Mechanic – 2nd Shift, and Student Accounting Assistant. Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) is seeking applications Payroll Administrator, Maintenance Mechanic – 2nd Shift, and Student Accounting Assistant. Payroll Administrator. Reporting to the Senior Accountant, Disbursement Management, the Payroll Administrator is responsible...
Bucks County high school football scoreboard: Week 2
Follow along with up-to-the-minute score updates and results from all of the high school football games across Bucks County and Eastern Montgomery County in Week Two of the 2024 PIAA high school football season in PA. And this week the fun starts early with three games on Thursday night. Check back...
Montgomery County back-to-school supplies drive donates to Norristown Area School District
NORRISTOWN — It’s back-to-school season for thousands of children across Montgomery County and a massive school supplies delivery is working to ensure they’ll have the tools to succeed. Montgomery County held a back to school supplies drive earlier this month to help students in need. While students...
Temple officer inspires some Philly HS students to go to college
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It was an emotional reunion for Temple University student Avaeh Harrison and her mentor Leroy Wimberly.The two came together on campus after meeting for the first time while Harrison was a senior in high school"His message to me was just simple words to never give up," she said.Harrison calls Wimberly her inspiration, crediting him as the primary reason she now attends Temple."I was on the brink of not going to college" before meeting Wimberly, she said. "So, when he kept telling me to never give up, I was in such a low place when he said that....
FOOTBALL: Archbishop Ryan Defeats Father Judge in Traditional Rivalry Game
PHILADELPHIA – If one play epitomized Saturday afternoon’s season-opening nonleague football clash between Archbishop Ryan and Father Judge at Northeast High School, it occurred inside the final minute of the second quarter. With his team already leading 7-3 and threatening to score again from the 10-yard line, Ryan...
Central Bucks Football Score Roundup: All Three Teams Win in Week 2
DOYLESTOWN, PA—All three of the Central Bucks School District’s football teams won their games this week, with two of them playing on the road. Here’s a roundup of the three CB teams’ games in week 2 of high school football. The CB West Bucks beat Upper Dublin in a convincing 35-14 win on Thursday night. Senior Vance Morelli, who plays running back, wingback and cornerback for the Bucks, scored two touchdowns in the away game. The team ran for 200-plus yards and passed for 190 yards. The Bucks bring their 2-0 record home to play Souderton on...
Seminarians move in to Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s new campus at GMercyU
More than 20 seminarians moved into Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s new campus at Gwynedd Mercy University last week. “Everyone’s been nice. The older guys have been helping,” said Lucas Bastian, a first-year student from the Diocese of Harrisburg. “It’s been a very easy transition thus far, and the new campus is just beautiful.”
Back to school: Community day provides kids with school supplies, valuable lessons in non-violence
LOGAN - An iconic Philadelphia artist is on a mission to keep kids safe as they head back to school. The local rapper is teamed up with community partners for a violence intervention and school supplies giveaway Saturday. "It’s hard," Hanif Muhammad, CEO of The Tough Luv Foundation, stated. "I...
Merger talks end between UArts and Temple after nearly three months of 'exhaustive effort' come up empty
A proposed merger of Temple University and University of the Arts is off the table, after nearly three months of negotiations failed to yield an agreement for both sides.
Pennridge School Board advances revised library book policy
The Pennridge School Board Monday approved a first reading vote of a revised policy governing library content. The move follows an ongoing legal review of several controversial policies passed by the previous GOP-led board. Approved in September 2022, the original policy prohibits resource materials containing “sexualized content.” It additionally requires the school board’s approval for recommended resources and establishes a stringent resource review process, with criteria including “value to the total collection.”
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