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Roughly 30 Philadelphia high school students return home after being stranded in NC
About 30 Philadelphia high school students who were stranded in Asheville, North Carolina, returned home on Wednesday, school leaders announced.The students were camping with Girard College and the North Carolina Outward Bound Program for a week, but they were unable to return home due to Hurricane Helene.RELATED | Hurricane Helene ranks among deadliest storms to hit US with nearly 160 deaths across 6 statesOn Tuesday, officials with Girard College said the students were on their way home by bus and expected to be back by Wednesday morning.The statement went on to say everyone involved was in good spirits.Read the full...
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).
Stackhouse living up to legacy at Ryan
Jack Stackhouse grew up dreaming of winning a Catholic League championship. He didn’t have to wait long to see his dreams come true. Stackhouse is a junior on the Archbishop Ryan High School soccer team, and if you recognize the name, it’s because the Stackhouses have been tearing it up on Northeast Philly soccer fields for decades.
School district's updated dress code protects Philadelphia students' self-expression
The new school year came with a new dress code for students in the School District of Philadelphia.It makes more room for students to express themselves without fear of discrimination."It was effective as of the first day of school," said Rachel Holzman, who serves as the Deputy Chief in the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities at the School District of Philadelphia of the district's new dress code."I think we are one of the first large districts to explicitly put this in a code," she said.It's not uncommon for the district to make small adjustments to the dress code before...
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.
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