January 24, 2008 Issue
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January 24, 2008 Issue
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Germantown High was hub of MLK service day projects
Normally, on a federal holiday, the halls of Germantown High School are like most other school and office building hallways — quiet, empty and devoid of activity while students, teachers and staff take the day off. But that was not the case this Monday, Jan. 21. Germantown High’s halls were bustling, even more so than on a typical school day as students, teachers, staff and visitors volunteered on various projects to commemorate the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. “We’re giving people who don’t know what today is all about a better understanding,” said Ashley Cheatom, a student from Randolph Career Academy who was volunteering at the Wellness Fair at Germantown High. This transformation of a day off into a day of service was the goal of Todd Bernstein and U.S. Senator Harris Wofford when they discussed starting the Day of Service back in 1988. As reported in last week’s Local, Bernstein said, “The irony was that so many people fought for the recognition of King as a federal holiday, yet for millions it was just another day off with little or no recognition.”
A Father’s Club alum finds success as NCAA coach Niagara University head basketball coach Joe Mihalich has most of the accolades that a coach could want. His .586 winning percentage is highest among active Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference coaches, he has been named MAAC coach of the year twice and he has made it to the NCAA tournament twice. Chestnut Hill College coaches return to roots
Both Chestnut Hill College women’s coach Jackie deMarteleire and men’s coach Jesse Balcer are products of the basketball program at Philadelphia University, and they returned to their alma mater last Tuesday evening as the visiting Griffins played a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader against the Rams. They each faced their former mentors, deMarteliere working across the scoring table from Tom Shirley (who is also Director of Athletics at Phila. U.), while Balcer was matched up against area coaching legend Herb Magee, who is approaching his 850th career victory. With the Rams being longstanding members of NCAA Division II, and Chestnut Hill just moving up to that level and joining the CACC this year, the results were predictable. The Griffin women (2-11 overall, 0-5 CACC) stayed reasonably close to the Lady Rams throughout the game before succumbing, 68-56, but in the men’s contest the home team buried CHC (1-12, 1-4) with a flurry of three-pointers in the middle of the first half, and went on to win, 90-52.
Lady Tigers victorious against Kangaroos The Germantown Friends School girls basketball team got back on track with a 63-25 victory over defending league champion Abington Friends on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 15. Though the Kangaroos are the defending champions, they are not the same team, due to graduation and transfers of star players. |
Local LifeOvercame anti-feminine bias
Ten years ago, Kathleen Walter read a newspaper article that changed her life. It told a story of Frank Shea, a middle-aged former physician who had become an Episcopal priest. Walter, 52, had been long struggling with the notion that she was being called to ordination. “I took a deep breath and said, ‘if he did it, I can do it. He has removed all the possible excuses to not heed the call.’” Close Up
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