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"I found my siblings here, at Friends’ Central. I found a second family. I found people whom I look up to, people who inspired me to change for the better."
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6/18/26
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"My friends know I love my odd analogies, so ... imagine we start out as big lumps of clay. We’re amorphous and bumpy, and easily impressionable. When we’re young, that’s enough."
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6/18/26
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"Don’t give up just when there’s an obstacle in your way, and remember, you have the power to make a change."
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6/18/26
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"As we leave this place, I think a lot of us feel pressure to have a plan. To know what comes next. To have every step mapped out before we can take it. But I think what defines life is not knowing."
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6/18/26
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"Up to this point, we have had structure. We have had teachers who corrected us. Coaches who demanded effort. Brothers who held us accountable."
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6/18/26
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"Here, the job title of teacher is far beyond teaching. Throughout each essay, through each math assessment, through each project, I’m challenged and supported."
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6/18/26
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"The Mount has not only taught us to be writers of essays and research papers, but writers of life. We write every day, not just in the words we jot down, but in the actions we take."
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6/18/26
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"If I could give you one piece of advice to take home tonight, I would encourage you to see the good in all things."
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6/18/26
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"Saul is a unique school, and every person who comes here has had their own unique experience. It’s not just anywhere can you do precalculus in one class, and help birth a sheep in the next."
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6/18/26
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"After four years, I have realized that the most influential people in this class, the ones who changed me the most, are those who were entirely themselves."
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6/18/26
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Seventh and eighth grade students at C.W. Henry School held a rally on June 3 to raise awareness about the effects of redlining policies on Philadelphia.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/11/26
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Norwood-Fontbonne Academy’s technology department is hosting an “upcycling” drive to collect electronic equipment, in partnership with the electronic waste company Upcycle USA.
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6/11/26
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If you ever have a conversation with Richard Leonard, an eighth grade teacher at Our Mother of Consolation Parish School (OMC), odds are you will learn more than your typical facts and figures.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/4/26
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The Charles W. Henry School in Mt. Airy has been recognized as a 2026 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Lighthouse School, school officials have announced.
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5/28/26
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Chestnut Hill College celebrated the achievements of its graduates during the school’s 99th annual commencement ceremonies this past weekend.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/21/26
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A resolution creating “World Hunger Day” in Pennsylvania, researched and written in part by students at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy and Chestnut Hill College, was passed by the state House on May 6.
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5/21/26
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Students, faculty, staff, families and friends of Eleanor C. Emlen School spent last week celebrating its 100th birthday.
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5/20/26
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Eleanor C. Emlen School, originally known as the Eleanor C. Emlen School of Practice when it was established in 1926, has been serving Mt. Airy students for the past 100 years.
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by Michael Goff
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5/14/26
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The Philadelphia Board of Education voted 6-3 last Thursday to approve Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s $3 billion plan to close 17 schools, including some in Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/6/26
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Seventh grade students from Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (NFA) in Chestnut Hill handed advocacy letters about food insecurity to state Rep. Tarik Khan on April 22.
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4/30/26
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