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On December 1 the Quakers launched their 2021-22 season playing the Abington Friends Kangaroos, and PC prevailed, 55-22. It was the team's first appearance in Penn Charter's new Graham Athletics and Wellness Center and the 100th win with the Quakers for head coach Joe Maguire, now in his seventh season with the squad.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/7/21
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They won the 2021 PA Independent Schools championship meet with a team total of 53 points.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/22/21
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A storybook soccer season came to an end for the boys of Germantown Academy last Wednesday afternoon, when a 10-game win streak for the Patriots ended with a 4-2 loss in the championship game of the …
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by Tom Utescher
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11/22/21
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You couldn't have asked for any more effort on the part of Penn Charter and SCH as they squared off in the Commonwealth Cup finals last week.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/16/21
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The boys' soccer season ended last week for all but one area squad, as the winner of the Inter-Ac League championship was decided and teams also engaged in the PA Independent Schools tournament.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/16/21
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In the first half of the November 11 PA Independent Schools soccer tournament semifinal, the girls of top-seeded Springside Chestnut Hill Academy appeared to have the game well in hand.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/16/21
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's field hockey players had an extension tacked onto the end of their 2021 season, courtesy of the PA Independent Schools Athletic Association. PAIS introduced a Commonwealth Cup Division tourney this year for teams with more modest records.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/8/21
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In the first few weeks of September, Penn Charter's field hockey team has been dominating the Friends Schools League. While a Quaker school, PC actually belongs to the Inter-Ac League, but in non-league matches prior to the start of league play, the Quakers have defeated three FSL teams in a row.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/20/21
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Honored Henry School teacher: city plan is 'lose, lose.' by Len Lear (Ed. Note: This article was written before the School District of Philadelphia changed its fall plan from two days a week in the …
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8/18/20
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Ricky Amorim by Greg Starks Ricky Amorim, a recent graduate of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), is heading to Providence College. Amorim will play lacrosse at Providence as he was the captain …
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8/14/20
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Reflections on distance learning at Plymouth Meeting Friends School By Jessica Lember We were a week away from the start of Spring Break and every adult in the Plymouth Meeting Friends School …
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8/4/20
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Jane Hohenleitner receives her diploma from Nancy Peluso, Principal, Lower School, as Marianne Finnegan, Principal, Upper School, and Dr. Ryan Killeen look on. Although not the ceremony …
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7/30/20
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Jalynn Johnson, recipient of the Senior Award, and Head of School Darryl J. Ford, on campus for a socially distanced diploma pickup and family photo op. The 112 members of the Class of 2020 graduated …
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6/18/20
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Norwood-Fontbonne Academy faculty and staff lined the roads of both campuses along the parade route to say goodbye to students and families and share their best wishes for the summer. Even the Sisters of Saint Joseph, living in Assumption Convent on the Fontbonne Campus, joined the route to cheer on NFA families.
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6/9/20
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Jenks teacher, Terrance Tolbert by Sue Ann Rybak It's okay if you don't know all the answers. It's a lesson Terrance Tolbert, 34, a 5th-grade teacher at Jenks Academy of Arts and Science tries to …
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6/5/20
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Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill Preschool Director Carla DiOrio is all smiles with her poster and Helen Goodroad (who went to preschool there) in her car with her children, James and Charlotte, …
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6/4/20
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A concept rendering of Anna Lingelbach Elementary's playground with the planned School District resurfacing and upgrade (right) and the proposed new play structures (left). Courtesy of Friends of …
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5/27/20
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GFS school community made and donated more than 500 cloth masks to a local health center in Germantown. by Michelle Sonsino To reduce community-based transmission of COVID-19, the CDC recommends …
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5/20/20
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Kristen Neville Taylor's "They Told Us Earth is Mother but it is in Fact The Sun" by Michelle Sonsino The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the …
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5/6/20
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy head of school Steve Druggan holds a photo of the school’s class of 2020 in one of three videos he posts for students each week. Teachers and students are doing …
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4/29/20
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