As college students head back to campus or leave home for the first semester of freshman year send them with a momento from home: TE Patch There are two great ways to help your college student stay in touch with tredyffrin and Easttown news. Sign your student up for a Patch newsletter, and let them know about adding the Patch apps for iPhone and Android phones. Did we mention it's all free? Your scholar can keep up with local news, including the wide variety of events going on at their high school alma maters and in their communities back home. At Patch we also want to stay connected to some…
After a week of cancelled classes it is back to business as usual for students at Archbishop Carroll in Radnor and the 16 other high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that were closed since last Wednesday due to a teacher's strike. All the members of the Association of Catholic Teachers (ACT) returned to the classroom after coming to an agreement with the diocese regarding stalled contract negotiations Monday. "Our teachers could not be happier to head back into the classrooms," Rita Schwartz, president of ACT Local 1776, said in a press release. "We've been waiting a long time for …
Tuesday afternoon the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which operates 17 high schools in and around Philadelphia, and The Association of Catholic Teachers which represents about 800 striking teachers issued negotiation updates. The two sides resumed negations at 1 p.m. Tuesday after the Archdiocese announced school would be closed on Wednesday for high school students and remain closed until a contract settlement is reached. The closings affect only high schools operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and not K-8 parish schools or Devon Prep, which is a private school. As …
Catholic High Schools operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia have cancelled classes starting tomorrow and will remain shut down for the duration of a teacher strike that began last week, according to the Archdiocese. The Archdiocese says the schools, including Archbishop Carroll in Radnor Township will remain closed until a contract settlement is reached. Speaking to reporters via teleconference at noon today, the superintendent and the chief negotiator the Archdiocese expressed frustration over the negotiations but both remained hopeful that a contract settlement could be …
Tredyffrin/Easttown School District officials say Wednesday's first day of school was one of the smoothest in memory in terms of school bus transportation. One staffer who helps handle calls says that even with scattered road closures, Wednesday was one of the smoothest first school days in her twenty years with the district. One administrator told Patch that a small number of problems were reported during the morning and were resolved. One Patch reader complained that her chlid was 25 minutes to school because of a bus problem, but she refused to offer details on which school route or bus …
School is starting soon for the seventh grade class of St. Katharine of Siena school in Wayne. But one boy with a big perspnality will be missing from class this year. Logan Schweiter of Tredyffrin is learning how to move and communicate at Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania's rehab unit about one month after nearly drowning in a Wayne creek during a rainstorm. His classmates came together Tuesday to create banners of "Love for Logan" to hang on the fence of the school yard. They did the same thing earlier this month right after the July 25 accident, but much of the class was on vacation. "…
Wednesday was first day of school at Devon Elementary School and the other four elementary schools in the T/E School District. Share your back to school photos with Patch. Upload them here or send an email to the editor: Bob.Byrne@Patch.Com
Wednesday was the first day of school for students at Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School. Send your first day of school photos to TE Patch and we'll share them with everyone. Upload them or send them in an email to the editor: Bob.Byrne@Patch.Com
The bells ring at 7:20 a.m. at Conestoga. Students streamed in this morning for the first day of class. For hundreds of freshmen it was also the first day of high school. Principal Amy Meisinger told Patch that 2,060 students were enrolled as Pioneers as of last week. Editor's Note: Patch wishes students and teachers all the best for a great school years and we invite you to share your first day of school photos. You can upload them or email them to the editor: Bob.Byrne@Patch.Com.
Classes resume Wednesday in the five elementary schools in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District for grades 1-5. There is no kindergarten this week. Something else to keep in mind for the new 2011-2012 school year is that T/E elementary schools will start five minutes earlier than last year. Starting on August 31 the elementary school day will begin at 8:45 a.m. at Hillside, Devon,Beaumont, Valley Forge and New Eagle elementary schools.
Students come into the middle school years fresh from elementary school and leave four years later ready for the big, wider world of high school. The Wonder Years sitcom of the late 80's and early 90's famously chronicled all the joys, awkward moments and challenges of the years between young childhood and early teens, a.k.a grades 5-8. It's a world the Valley Forge Middle and Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School communities navigate every day starting when the opening bell rings at 7:50 a.m.. Click here for the first day schedule at TEMS . Click here for a link to the VFMS homepage.
Conestoga High School classes start at 7:20 Wednesday morning with a full school day on tap. Conestoga dismisses at 2:20 p.m. Conestoga's Principal Dr. Amy Meisinger told Patch last week the enrollment for this fall is 2,060 students. While the exact enrollment number is always subject to change, that's up slightly over last year with over more a little over 500 students in each grade. The first two days of school will include orientation activities to help returning students get back in the swing of things and new students learn their way around. Meisinger says there will also be lots of …
As schools go back in the T/E District, and all around the state, PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch, P.E suggests that parents discuss the following safety tips with children: · Get to the bus stop five minutes early to avoid having to run to catch the bus; · If crossing the street to board the school bus, be sure to look LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT to see that all cars have stopped; · When waiting for the school bus, stay at least five wide steps away from the curb or roadway to avoid traffic; · Avoid the “School Bus Danger Zone” by staying at least 10 wide steps away from the bus on all sides so the …
