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Harcum College Launches Peer Support Program for Students in Recovery with IBX Foundation Grant
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation awarded Harcum College a grant to establish a peer support program for students in recovery. The Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Foundation awarded Harcum College a grant to establish a peer support program for students in recovery from substance use and/or mental health conditions. The program...
Phoenixville Teen Helps Kids Worldwide With ‘School Essentials’ Nonprofit
Phoenixville's Aadit Bontha packs school supplies destined for students around the world through his nonprofit, School Essentials. Phoenixville’s Aadit Bontha, a 16-year-old La Salle College High School student, is helping kids around the globe gain better education tools through his nonprofit, School Essentials, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “Around...
Prepping for Preps '24-25: Devon Prep
–– — (Ed. Note: This story is part of CoBL’s “Prepping for Preps” series, which will take a look at many of the top high school programs in the region as part of our 2023-24 season preview coverage. The complete list of schools previewed thus far can be found here.)
The Curtis Institute has been Philly’s musical bedrock for 100 years
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. In the run-up to its centenary season, the Curtis Institute of Music recently conducted audience surveys to see what people thought about the institute. “One thing that came...
Campbell's Collaboration Center opens at St. Joseph's University
PHILADELPHIA — Saint Joseph’s University (SJU) and Campbell’s Soup Co. last month extended their decades-long partnership with the launch of the Campbell’s Collaboration Center within the school’s Drexel Library. The new facility offers a cutting-edge learning environment for both undergraduate and graduate
Live score updates: La Salle defeats Bonner & Prendie in top Pennsylvania high school football matchup (10/11/2024)
The No. 1 La Salle College Explorers (7-0) against the No. 10 Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars (5-0) on Friday at Monsignor Bonner/Arch
Harcum College Honors Trustee and Alumni at Circle of Excellence Dinner
L to R: 2024 Harcum College Strauss Memorial Circle of Excellence Awardee Dr. Alexander Klein; Outstanding Alumna Awardee Jessica Jean-Burton ’17; Outstanding Alumnus Awardee Jaron Burch ’23. Harcum College celebrated the achievements of three esteemed individuals during the Circle of Excellence Dinner held in Klein Hall on Friday,...
Philly students making ‘incremental progress’ on test scores and attendance, district says
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Philadelphia students are showing up to school more often and improving their standardized test scores — albeit incrementally — according to the school district.Over the past two years, the percentage of third grade students scoring proficient or better on their English and math standardized tests have increased, the district said, citing preliminary data from this year’s state standardized tests, the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or PSSA, and the Keystone exams.In addition, the number of students attending schools regularly has increased and the number of...
St. Francis of Assisi students to attend classes at St. Kevin School after fire
Students impacted by a fire this week at St. Francis of Assisi School in Delaware County will temporarily attend class at the old Saint Kevin School building in Springfield starting Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.St. Francis of Assisi School, located in the 100 block of Saxer Avenue in Springfield, was destroyed by the fire that happened shortly after 5 p.m. Monday.The fire left a gaping hole in the building's roof and shattered windows. Classrooms were covered with burnt debris.School officials said the fire impacted 150 students. The building that caught fire housed pre-K, first and third-grade...
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