Leight named as new Hillendale principal
Joshua Leight
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District announced the appointment of Joshua Leight as the new Hillendale Elementary School Principal.
The UCF Board approved Leight at the August 9 School Board Work Session.
Leight is currently the principal of Pennell Elementary School in the Penn-Delco School District. Prior to becoming a principal in 2018, Leight was a 4th grade teacher at Parkside...
Chesco school districts poised to resume in-person classes
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Some Chester County school districts moved this week to bring students and teachers back into county classrooms as early as October — with one school district formally approving a plan this week to reopen school buildings next month.
Meanwhile, school districts around the county approved a return to interscholastic sports practices this week and games...
Mad about the pandemic? Don’t blame Gov. Wolf
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Don’t blame Gov. Tom Wolf.
With COVID-19 cases rising again in Pennsylvania, Wolf surgically put the brakes on — closing some bars and limiting restaurant capacity in the state this week.
Yes, for those businesses, it stinks. But such locales proved to be the nexus of infection growth since the state partially reopened.
Don’t blame Wolf. For the...
UCF seeks public input on grounds & facilities plan
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is looking for public feedback on the long-term grounds proposal.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — This past spring, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board hired a consultant to recommend the best use of roads, parking areas, and athletic facilities located on the high school, middle school and Unionville Elementary campuses. ...
Survey suggests UCF students get more sleep after schedule change
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville High School is preparing to greet students on the first day of school–Aug. 27.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s “Start Time Initiative,” implemented last year, may be reaping rewards.
At Monday night’s School Board Work Session, Assistant Superintendent John Nolen compared two years of student “Cleveland...
UCFSD approves student handbooks, asks for student conduct policy feedback
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
The cover of the new Unionville High School student handbook.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Monday night’s Unionville Chadds-Ford School Board Meeting was brief, including only the voting items needed to ensure a smooth start to the upcoming school year.
Student handbooks for elementary, middle, and high schools were approved. The updated handbooks better mirror...
UCF Board salutes retiree, signs teacher pact, OKs suspension policy
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, the Times
Retiring CFES teacher Curt Barr. For 31 years, Barr carved his students names individually in wood and gave it to them as a gift just before winter break.
PENNSBURY — The April 16th meeting of the Unionville Chadds-Ford School board was well attended at Hillendale Elementary due to a retirement, items up for a vote, and citizens’ issues.
As is the tradition,...
PA18 will tell a lot about this fall’s elections
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The nation’s political junkies have their eyes focused on Western Pennsylvania and it may give us a hint about November, 2018 will look like.
Money, media and focus have centered on the 18th District race, up Tuesday in a special election, outside of Pittsburgh, where Democrat Conor Lamb is at least within striking distance of Republican Rick Saccone. This matters...
UCF honors retirees; suspension rescission policy again debated
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
From top left, clockwise, Elaine McQullin, Gail McQuiston, Jewel Thacher and Grave Vinci, were among retiring Unionville-Chadds Ford School District employees honored Monday night.
Monday night’s board meeting of the Unionville Chadds-Ford School District began with a packed house as more than 50 attendees celebrated the retirement of six employees from...
Students questioning mascot should learn their history
To The Editor,
The Unionville-Chadds Ford students who are advocating the removal of our Indian Mascot are showing their historic ignorance and possibly their bigotry. The Lenape Indians lived in our region long before European immigrants arrived and slowly, mainly peacefully, push their Indian neighbors to the west. The last Lenape Indian, Indian Hannah, in the region died in 1802.
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