Education
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Upper Darby High Senior Puts Day to Day Life in Focus at National Geographic Photo Camp
Sylvia Clinton, 18, a rising senior at Upper Darby High School, was one of eight students participating in a July National Geographic Photo Camp, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A team of photographers from National Geographic came to town to teach the teens their craft, asking the students to capture unique images of…
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Making Local Schools Safe: Requests Made for Cameras, Trauma Kits, Sensors and Student Mental Health Support
Security cameras. Door alarms. Trauma training. School districts are getting into security and safety big time, writes Avi Wolfman for WHYY.org. Locally: Haverford School District wants trauma kits to treat life-threatening injuries. Upper Darby School District needs airlock sensors for doors and mental health supports for students. Chester School District could use some staff/student ID…
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Traveling Women’s Museum Earns Awards for Aston Woman
An enterprising young Aston woman has founded a Traveling Women’s History Museum with items displayed from colonial times to the 1970s, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Times. Rachael McCullough, 18, the women’s museum founder, will be honored today, Aug. 15, by the National History Museum as one of 13 “Young Heroes.” McCullough was also…
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Harcum College Bolsters Its Historic Arts Curriculum with New Center for Art & Design
A new center marrying function and form — the Harcum College Art & Design Center — will open its doors to upcoming generations of would-be artists and designers in time for the new school year. Edith Harcum, a concert pianist, founded Harcum College in 1915 as a finishing school infused with a fine arts curriculum.…
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Haverford Police Officer Helps Along a 7-Year-Olds Dream of Being a Cop
Haverford Township’s Austin Pickering, 7, got special help this year at his school’s career dress up day, writes Chandler Lutz for CBS Philly.com. Austin really wants to be a cop, so it’s no surprise that he wore a police officer uniform for career day. “I was driving, just doing my routine checks, and I saw…
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7 Delco School Districts Ranked Among Top Districts in Pennsylvania
Seven Delaware County School Districts have made the list of top 40 districts in Pennsylvania, according to Niche.com. The districts were, in descending order of rank: #2 Radnor School District. Overall rating, A+ Student-teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Math proficient: 80 percent Reading proficient: 89 percent #6 Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Overall rating, A+ Student-teacher ratio:…
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WilmU Adjunct, Upper Darby Grad Defies Odds While Luring Some Big Fish to His Enterprise
By Bob Yearick As one of Shark Tank’s resident savants, Mark Cuban routinely turns thumbs down on the intense, almost desperate sales pitches that entrepreneurs present to him and his fellow sharks. And when he does offer to invest in an enterprise, it’s not often that he’s turned down. But that’s kind of what happened…
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Villanova Basketball Star Finds God and a Full Life as a Cloistered Nun
In 1991, Shelly Pennefather, 25, gave up a career in basketball, and life with her own family, to become a cloistered nun, writes Elizabeth Merrill for ESPN. Pennefather scored 2,408 points at Villanova University, and won the Wade Trophy in 1987 for best women’s college basketball player. She secured a $200,000contract to play basketball in…
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For This Happy Couple, Music Was the Food of Love
It was destined that a Springfield High School choir director and a music teacher at Walter Miller Elementary School in Levittown should make beautiful music together, and so, they married, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Elizabeth Folger and Michael Zubert were less than impressed with each other at choir camp in the…
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Seven National Night OUt Events in Delco Aug. 6 Focus on Safe Neighborhoods
Seven police departments in Delaware County are hosting events at this year’s annual National Night Out Aug. 6. This community-building campaign, held the first Tuesday in August, promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie with the goal of making neighborhoods safer. Events are planned at the following locations: Upper Darby: 6 to 8 p.m., Upper Darby…
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‘My Baltimore’: Teens Speak About the Hurdles They Face in Neumann Alum’s Unique Film
“My Baltimore” is a 54-minute film which gives teenagers in the city a platform to speak about the experiences that interfere with their academic success and healthy family relationships. It is the brainchild of Shannon Singletary, a 2010 Neumann University alumna, and Coach Donovan Adams. Both are educators in Baltimore City schools. Singletary describes the…
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Graduates of Harcum College’s Nursing Program Once Again Prove the Value of Its New Curriculum
For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of the graduates of Harcum College’s Nursing Program have passed the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Exam) on their first attempt. The NCLEX is used to determine if a candidate is ready to become licensed as an entry-level nurse. By comparison, the national pass rate for first-time test takers…
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Former Delco Woman’s Arrest Tied to Protests and Governor’s Resignation in Puerto Rico
Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate Julia Keleher has found herself in the middle of the scandals rocking Puerto Rico’s government, writes Mariah Rush for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Keleher, Puerto Rico’s Education Secretary, and Angela Avilla-Marrero, Chief of Health Insurance Administration, were arrested by the FBI on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, theft of government funds…
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2 Delco Colleges Offer Good Returns on Potential Graduate Salaries Vs. Net Cost
Haverford College and Swarthmore College made the list of top 50 U.S. colleges that offer the highest average salary after graduation for their tuition dollars, writes Abigall Hess for CNBC.com. CNBC Make It identified the true net cost of each college for the typical American student from families making between $48,001 and $75,000— including tuition,…
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Glen Mills School Promises A Lot of Changes If Allowed to Reopen
Three months after the state revoked its licenses over abuse allegations, the Glen Mills Schools is pledging to change its programming, hiring practices, and even its philosophy, if allowed to reopen, writes Lisa Gartner for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The Glen Mills Schools programs, living units, staffing, and philosophy will be vastly different moving forward,” wrote…
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Delco-Born Screenwriter Teaching Her Craft at Neumann University
When Sara McDermott walks into her Neumann University classroom this fall to teach screen writing, her students will pay close attention to every word. That’s because McDermott is already an accomplished screenwriter. She optioned two of her feature film screenplays this spring. The first, “Still Waters”, was optioned to producer Bruce Miles, and the second,…
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Journey Across Delco! Students Are Invited to Visit All 28 Delco Libraries This Summer
Children in Delaware County can pick up a free passport style booklet at their local library and journey across Delco to all 28 member libraries in the county this summer. Journey Across Delco is geared toward children in pre-school and early elementary school. Booklets are currently available at all Delaware County Libraries (DCL). Students can…
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Villanova University Keeps Turning Out Fulbright Scholars
At Villanova University, Fulbright Scholars are becoming common place. Villanova students won 32 Fulbright awards this school year, double its tally from last year, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Villanova could land in or near the top nationwide. Brown University this month announced it had 38 winners. Princeton had 32. The University of…
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