SALTHSON 2016 raises funds for low-income youth

Salesianum students dance the night away while raising funds for the Summer Learning Collaborative. WILMINGTON, DE – Salesianum’s gymnasium was the place to be for more than 1,200 students from Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey late Friday night through early Saturday morning. Together, these energized teens danced the night away at ‘SALTHSON 2016,’ with an electrified focus on...

Unionville program focuses on stressed middle school students

Tearful parents express their own stress factors during PTO presentation By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – While many adults are feeling stressed in this era of information and schedule overload, kids, especially middle school students, may be feeling it even more. Charles F. Patton Middle School’s (CFPMS) Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) hosted a special presentation...

The students are ready to be back in school, but we parents…

Confessions of a mom struggling to keep up with a new school year By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times Aaaaaah, another school year has begun!  While I am sad to see summer end, I always appreciate the structure and routine the fall semester brings.  By mid-winter, I’m over it, so, best to embrace these happy feelings now. I feel extremely lucky that our boys receive their education in the...

Back to school then and now

The thrill is gone at the start of the year with older kids, now By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times BACK TO SCHOOL: THEN (meaning 5 years ago) vs. NOW THEN- Brand new backpack (ordered WEEKS in advance) with coordinating lunchbox (and superhero thermos) containing things like carrot sticks, goldfish crackers and a love note from Mommy! NOW- Backpack from last year (ripped and tattered. Who...

Taking a bite out of ‘Back to School’

A handful of tips to make it easier to get your child dentally ready for the school year By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times It’s the beginning of August and signs proclaiming back to school have been popping up everywhere.  As a mom, I approach the upcoming start of school with a mixture of enthusiasm and trepidation.  As a dentist I can offer a few tidbits to make the start...

Parents protest closure of CCIU wildlife program

Program dropped due to low enrollment; nine TCHS students impacted By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times As of the end of this school year, the Wildlife and Natural Resource Management (WNRM) program at the Chester County Technical College High School (TCHS) will be cut due to low enrollment for the past five years — leaving the remaining students in the program to find other options for the coming...