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SCH teacher Julie Knutson is one of 81 educators from 33 states selected for the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program.
SCH teacher chosen for Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms
Julie Knutson, a teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), has been awarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchange award for the 2024-2025 academic year. more
Local juggler honored for circus education innovation
Thom Wall, a Germantown resident and internationally touring juggler, has been named the recipient of an "Innovation in Education" award. more
The Outdoor Gardeners wished Sylvia Myers a happy 100th birthday at their first 2024-25 meeting of the season. Myers has been a member of the garden club for 26 years. The club meets at the Presbyterian Church on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill on the first Thursday of the month at noon.
Happy Centennial!
Nieve Keitel, left, a sophomore, placed first for host Germantown Academy and third overall in the Patriots' Inter-Ac League opener. At right, Penn Charter eighth-grader Mackenzie Skelly is about to finish first in last week's Inter-Ac quad meet at GA.
Young talent on display in PC, GA cross country opener
The cross country runners who finished first and third at the girls' Inter-Ac League championships last year started the 2024 league season at Germantown Academy. more
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Junior Avery Lasky put in two goals for the Mount last Thursday, including the final one of the afternoon.
Mount field hockey is off to a 7-0 start on the season
Winning field hockey games on the road and at home last week, Mount St. Joseph Academy reached the middle of the month with an unblemished record of 7-0. more
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Chestnut Hill resident John Panichello shows off his company's new six-pack and 750-ml bottle of Juan Pistolas tequila.
Shaking up the spirits industry with a shot of innovation
John Panichello came up with the idea of putting premium tequila in a resealable, shatterproof shot vessel. more
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Sophomore Cece Durkin scored three goals for Germantown Academy in Thursday's 4-0 victory.
GA field hockey puts on a show under the Thursday night lights
Germantown Academy opened its 2024 field hockey season with back-to-back home games last Wednesday and Thursday. more
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Flanked by two Westtown players, SCH seniors Andrew Laudenbach (with foot on ball) and Michael Glennon look to attack along the left endline.
SCH boys' soccer filling gaps left by last year's large senior class
Young upper-school soccer players should be seeing varsity playing time for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy this fall. more
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Veronica Goettner, an SCH senior, shields the ball from a defender. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
SCH field hockey looks to fill graduation gaps, wins season opener
The field hockey team at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy got in one game before Labor Day weekend, defeating the Academy of the New Church. more
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New SCH head coach Aaron Tritch directs his team during last Friday's scrimmage. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
New SCH girls soccer coach inherits talented squad
There's been a major development with the girls' soccer program at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. more
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Senior libero Liv Reynolds focuses on a forearm pass during last Friday's home match.
GA volleyball aims to repeat as Inter-Ac and PAISAA champion
Germantown Academy's volleyball players have reassembled to launch their 2024 season. more
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Bill McKinley sells audio equipment and entire sound systems at Chestnut Hill Audio, 8022 Germantown Ave., an “old school” business that was started 42 years ago.
Vinyl revival: Chestnut Hill Audio keeps old-school sound alive
Bill McKinley, the 72-year-old owner of Chestnut Hill Audio, doesn't mind being told he is "old school." more
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Teresa Maebori, left, of Mt. Airy, and Barbara Wybar, of Chestnut Hill, will be leaving on Sept. 5 from Northwest Philadelphia to drive about 3,000 miles across the country to Seattle. Maebori is moving to the Far West, where her family was put in an internment camp during World War II because they were Japanese-Americans.
A retiring teacher takes an emotional journey home
Teresa Maebori’s parents had been married for two weeks when the Japanese bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. more
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Mount hockey players Sara Burman (foreground) and Olivia Esbensen perform agility drills during a recent practice.
Mount field hockey, tennis and volleyball back in action
The teams held tryouts and practices during the second full week of August and engaged in their first interscholastic matches last week. more
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Dr.Tom Fitzpatrick and his horse Seamus were regulars at the Devon Horse Show.
A local ‘living legend’ celebrates 100 years
Tom Fitzpatrick's life "is a tapestry of bravery, knowledge, humor and deep faith," said a close friend. more
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Richard Newell, president and CEO of Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital (left), and Abhi Rastogi, president and CEO of Temple University Hospital.
New CHH leadership charts ambitious plan for growth
If you want to know what a hospital means to a community, just consider the impact when one is suddenly closed. more
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Senior Curator of Costume and Textiles Dilys Blum with the extremely rare 1723 Speck Manuscript, a detailed instruction guide to over 40 ancient weaving patterns like those on Oriental carpets, that has a connection to Chestnut Hill.
Unraveling a long Gillies family history of weaving
When 64-year-old John Gillies began exploring his German ancestry, he had no idea his research would connect so many threads. more
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CHC alum Cassie Spratt handles the ball for Team Cyber Pink, guarded by recent Upper Dublin High School grad Amy Ngo.
Alumni team with CHC, PC grads retains College Summer League title
The wily veterans prevailed once again as the Philadelphia/Suburban Women's Summer Basketball League wrapped up its 30th season. more
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Restaurateurs Anh and Anou Vongbandith of Das Good Café in Germantown have infused their new eatery's menu with flavors reflecting their immigrant journey.
A taste of aloha comes to Germantown
In Germantown, full-service restaurants and cafés are a rarity. This may account for the excitement about Das Good Café. more
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Squash champion Olivia Weaver, who learned the game on the courts of the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill and graduated from Germantown Friends School, plans to go for the gold when the sport makes its Olympics debut at the 2028 games in Los Angeles.
PCC squash star sets her sights on Olympic Gold
With squash set to make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, Olivia Weaver is getting ready. more
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