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NJ high school mourns worker found dead in building
CAMDEN — Students and staff have returned to school, a day after the grim discovery of a maintenance worker’s body inside. Mastery High School of Camden was closed on Wednesday after the unresponsive woman was found around 7 a.m., NJ.com reported. The death was not considered suspicious, Camden...
School Spirit: 6abc Welcomes Upper Darby Marching Royals high school band
We want to bring the school spirit on Fridays, and The Yard at Action News is the perfect place for it.To kick things off, we welcomed 94 students from the Upper Darby Marching Royals."To be honest we do some really, really cool tricks," said cymbals player Katherine Reyes.This high school marching band, led by Director Doug Ballard, has won three back-to-back state championships."They're definitely is some pressure, but I have a lot of faith in us that we've had a growth that we've had for my freshman year," said Delanie Jordan, co-captain of the Color Guard."We've pretty much tripled the...
Delco school closes after "copycat threat" made nearby
A charter school in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, closed Wednesday after it and a neighboring school were threatened.Chester Community Charter School, which has campuses in Chester, Upland and Aston, Pennsylvania, said it was closing "due to threats to a neighboring school and a copycat threat to CCCS."The threats are being investigated. Which neighboring school received the threat was not clear."Interference with the education of our students is not only a crime, it is also a moral and ethical violation that threatens the wellbeing of our community. It will not be tolerated and its perpetrators will be brought to justice," CCCS said...
One Village Alliance Bridges Gaps Through Education, Entrepreneurship, and the Arts
Next on You Oughta Know, find out how a nonprofit is growing marginalized children and families into greatness. Get a pediatrician’s take on hot topics for the new school year. Get messy and make art at Paint Ground. Meet an artist who finally turned her passion into a career. Visit a distillery that’s cultivating a new era in spirits. Catch Patrick Stoner’s Flicks segment on His Three Daughters.
Upper Darby High Grad Jayden Alston Has 20 College Offers, $1.4M in Grants
On and off the track, the star athlete has always pushed himself to the next level, but his journey hasn’t been easy. When Jayden Alston graduates Upper Darby High School June 10, he will have acceptance letters from at least 20 colleges and access to $1.4 million in merit scholarships, reports KYW via CNN Newsource.
School District of Philadelphia wants your feedback on the academic calendar
The School District of Philadelphia wants to get parents and families involved in the process of selecting the academic calendar for the next two school years. As the School District of Philadelphia begins its initial stages of developing the Academic Calendars for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years, the district has created a survey for […]
Hundreds of schools will join together to provide information to Philly families at the 2024 K-12 Kids School Fair
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Philly parents choosing which school is the best for their children will get to meet representatives from more than 200 options. Elevate 215 will partner with the School...
Upper Darby School District plans to install a new weapons detection system
Upper Darby School District will implement new security measures at both middle schools and high schools within their schools’ district. This decision comes after two recent gun-related incidents that took place earlier in the school year. The school district plans to install 13 new weapons detection systems, which include artificial intelligence that allows the device […]
Swarthmore College lands in top-five on U.S. New best colleges list
Swarthmore College, located roughly 20 miles outside of Philadelphia and tucked in a bucolic section of southeast Pennsylvania, is no longer one of higher education's best-kept secrets. Swarthmore College's robust Tri-County Consortium among Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College and its student life offerings have propelled the school to a...
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