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Downingtown STEM Grad Wins Scholarship for Work in Suicide Prevention, Mental Health
Recent STEM grad Sophia Fontecchio created her nonprofit in 2021. Sophia Fontecchio of Downingtown recently received the third annual Youth Scholarship, presented by the Chester County Suicide Prevention Task Force. The $1,000 scholarship is open to high school seniors in Chester County who contributed to school and community activities to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention.
Area Special Education Workforce Grants Aim for Growth
HARRISBURG PA – Four educational facilities in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties won state funding Monday (July 22, 2024) to grow Pennsylvania’s special education workforce. A total of 77 school entities statewide shared $1.4 million from the state Department of Education. The funds will be invested in attracting...
Paoli Student Headed Straight from Community College to Ivy League with Full Tuition Scholarship
Paoli's Chloe Johnson earns a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she will pursue a bachelor’s degree. Paoli student Chloe Johnson has earned a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she will pursue a bachelor’s degree, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News.
Local volunteer EMT graduates from medical school
From her youngest days, Lauren Mazur knew she wanted to help people. Several health challenges as a young child drove her desire to give back and help other children. At the age of 15, she saw her opportunity to begin that journey by enrolling in an EMT class at the Good Fellowship EMS Training Institute. After completing her training shortly after turning 16, she put her new skills to work and volunteered at the West Grove Fire Company. With each call, it became clear that she wanted to dedicate her life to caring for children. She recalled one day when she responded to a motor vehicle accident that involved an injured child. While the rest of the crew treated the victims in the front seats, she treated the child in the back. The EMS crew transported the child to Christiana Care Trauma Center. As they arrived in the trauma bay, she was in awe of how the doctors worked as a team to treat the injured child. It was then that her sights turned to becoming a physician.
@BerwynClub boys’ recruit: Episcopal Academy 2025 FO Riley commits to Colby College
Episcopal Academy 2025 faceoff midfielder Blake Riley has committed to play Division III lacrosse at Colby College. High school: Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA. Lacrosse honors: Honorable Mention All Mainline, Coach John H Wynne Award. Academic honors: Honor Roll All Semesters. Expected major: Economics. Why did you choose Colby? “I...
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