Republican joins Democrats on school board ticket

Longtime Pennsbury Township Republican Beverly Brookes has teamed up with Democrats Gregg Linder and Kathy Do to run as a ticket in next year’s Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board election. The announcement was made during a breakfast press conference at Hank’s Place on Tuesday, Nov. 18. According to Brookes, she was first asked to form a ticket with two other candidates, Carolyn Daniels and Dell Joshi,…

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Aces for U-CF achievement

The educational achievement within the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District continues to draw high marks. More were revealed during the Nov. 17 school board meeting when Ken Batchelor, assistant to the superintendent, reviewed the results of the annual achievement report. “There are so many ways our students are achieving in so many areas,” Batchelor said The report reveals changes in student proficiency in standardized tests over…

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Students break boards for good cause

Proceeds from last month’s inaugural Breaking for the Cure resulted in a check for $7,726.09 to the event’s beneficiary: Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. On Friday, Nov. 07, Senior Master George Heath and students from Dragon Martial Arts and Fitness presented the money to Joy Zernhelt, the hospital’s development coordinator. In order for Nemours to receive the donation, Zernhelt had to participate in…

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