• Chadds Ford ninth-grader Pranavh Vallabhaneni was honored for his ingenuity at the fifth annual Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, presented by Raytheon Technologies. He was among nearly 500 award-winning K-12 inventors from across the nation who were celebrated at a virtual awards ceremony held on July 2. "My invention prevents hot car child deaths by detecting for a baby in a car seat and, if…
• Wes Gurnee, of Chadds Ford, graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University, College of Engineering, with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and a minor in mathematics. • Amelia Giordano and Michael Bechtold, both of Chadds Ford, were named to the James Madison University Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. Students who earn dean's list honors must carry at least 12…
• Lauren McDonnell of Chadds Ford a business management major was named to the President's List at Coastal Carolina University for the Spring 2020 semester. • Ethan Lindner of Chadds Ford was named to Dean's List at Coastal Carolina University for the spring semester. • Elizabeth Juliano of Chadds Ford was named to the Muhlenberg College Dean's List for the Spring 2020 semester. Muhlenberg College…
It’s been brewing for several years now and is under consideration again. It’s the status of the logo for Unionville High School, and now there are two online petitions over the matter. One says to keep it, and the other says it must change. Two years ago, former Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Director and President Vic Dupuis said there was not any consideration for changing…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors Monday night passed the district’s budget for next year, and a plan for athletes to get back into their sports. The budget passed unanimously, while votes for the sports plan were 6-3 in favor. The 2020-2021 budget calls for appropriations of $90,625,615, with real estate taxes of 29.07 mills in Chester County — a decrease of 0.31 percent — and…
• Chadds Ford's Mitchell Camp graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kutztown University in May. • Morgan Nadin and Dylan Charles Shearn, both of Chadds Ford, were named to Kutztown University Dean's List for the spring semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60. • Natalie…
The leadership of the After-The-Bell program is pleased to announce that with the help of incredible community partners and the support of many local individuals, After-The-Bell will be running a robust and fun virtual program for any interested students this spring. Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that schools remain closed through the end of the current school year, the decision was made to move After-The-Bell…
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, initiated two Chadds Ford residents into the society. They are Zachary Hurst, who is studying at Widener University, and Ann Leon, who is studying at Pennsylvania State University. They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is, so far, maintaining its calendar with the end of classes and high school graduation staying as planned. "At this point, our calendar has not changed," said Superintendent of Schools John Sanville during the March 23 School Board meeting that was conducted online via Zoom. "So, the last day of school and graduation, all those milestones from here to the last…
With the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf declaring all schools to be shut do for two weeks, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District moved to Phase 3 of its Pandemic Action Plan. School Board directors voted to enact the plan during their plan work session last Monday. As a result, distance learning begins Monday, March 16. Superintendent of Schools John Sanville issued the following: “… Gov. Tom Wolf…
Unionville High School’s production of “Into the Woods” has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The district has moved to phase 2 of the Pandemic Action Plan which calls for the cancellation of all indoor public events held at district buildings from March 11 through April 3. The play had been scheduled for March 19, 20 and 21. Late yesterday it was announced that the…