Patton teacher attends Discovery workshop

Robin Martin EAST MARLBOROUGH — Robin Martin, a teacher from Charles F. Patton Middle School in Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, joined 149 esteemed educators from across the U.S., Canada and United Kingdom at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, for a prestigious week-long professional development experience hosted by Discovery Education’s Discovery Educator Network (DEN). The six-day...

TCHS health students compete at conference

Glendalis Guadarrama won the bronze medal in the Nursing Assistant category at the 2014 HOSA National Leadership Conference. JENNERSVILLE — Four students from the Technical College High School (TCHS) Pennock’s Bridge Campus recently competed in the Health Occupation Students of America’s (HOSA) National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. Over 7,000 students from around the country...

Stroud offers assistance to Chester County farmers

AVONDALE — Stroud Water Research Center’s Watershed Restoration Group and the Chester County Conservation District (CCCD) agreed to provide conservation plans, manure management plans, Mushroom Farm Environmental Management Plans, forested stream buffers and other Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Chester County farmers. Conservation plans help farmers meet state and federal regulations and...

Seven UHS seniors to join military

Seven Unionville High School seniors plan to serve their country following next week’s graduation: (from left) Brittany Stanczuk – Army ROTC at University of Rhode Island, Colin Martin – Army ROTC at University of Tennessee, Thomas Edwards – The United States Military Academy at West Point, Evan Hilt – U.S. Marine Corps, Bas deVries – U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and...

Man accused of fatally clubbing pet rooster

Police say West Bradford resident, 63, charged with animal cruelty A 63-year-old West Bradford Township man who allegedly disliked a woman’s pet rooster decided to take matters into his own hands when she declined to remove it from her property in the 1300 block of Cresmont Drive, said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Police said Telford E. Blevins grabbed his metal baseball bat and...

Uncommon opportunity for female teens

Fund for Women and Girls seeking high school philanthropy assistants For the past nine years, the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls has given over 100 Chester County high school girls an incomparable opportunity: determining the recipients of $25,000 worth of grants. The grant-making and education foundation is currently accepting applications for its award-winning Girls Advisory Board (GAB)...

Unionville High School honored again

Magazine ranks school 7th in Pa.; 39 UHS students named National Merit Scholars EAST MARLBOROUGH — A national magazine ranked Unionville High School as the 7th best public high school in the state of Pennsylvania, while the school also announced Monday that 39 students had qualified as National Merit Scholars. Unionville High School. U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of the Best...

For East Linden St., historic new beginnings

Unionville students among volunteers who are helping grassroots group grow By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Fifth-grade Study Buddies participants Johnnette Boddy (from left), Jalayshia Allen and Aalana Vasquez gleefully surround their helper, Unionville High senior Clark Bingol. On a typical school day, a passel of beaming elementary students file into the basement of the Bethel...

UHS softball players to do hard-core cleaning

Team will host car wash fund-raiser on Saturday at high school Got a grimy vehicle, still loaded with salt residue from winter’s punishing weather – or even a relatively spot-free car that could use some added shine? The Unionville High School (UHS) softball players are hoping you’ll wait until this weekend when they’ll be happy to make that dirt disappear. The team invites you to bring...

Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show dazzles again

Organizers express thanks to patrons, participants, volunteers who make it possible The smiling, tuxedoed waiter is Unionville Supt. John C. Sanville, who served hors d’oeuvres during the Friday night portion of the 2014 Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show. Organizers of the 65th Annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show want to thank everyone who made the popular event another huge success. On March...