‘Peanuts’ coming to Patton stage, Jan. 31, Feb. 1 & 2
Middle School students to perform ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’
The lead cast of Patton Middle School’s “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” The show features Charlie Brown, played by Zach Horrowitz an 8th grader, Linus, played by Eli Sheppard, a 7th grader, Lucy, played by Dina Spyropoulos, an 8th grader, Sally, played by Eva Sheppard a 7th grader, Schroeder,...
Local students march in celebration of Inauguration
Chinese-American youth dance troupe with numerous Chester County members to join Monday’s parade
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Katelyn Tsai (on right), of Pocopson, is among nearly a dozen Chester County residents who will participate in Monday’s Presidential Inaugural Parade as part of the Chinese American Community Center Dance Troupe.
HOCKESSIN, Del. – When President Barack Obama...
Schools look at integrating iPads into 8th grade learning
Under proposal, each eighth grader in the district would get an iPad Mini
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District appears poised to start the process of transitioning to a truly digital educational experience, with eighth grade students in the fall of 2013 likely to be the vanguards of what could be a largely paperless school system by the end...
Patton hosts First Lego League Robotics Tournament
Seven Unionville-Chadds Ford teams compete with area teams to solve real world problems
By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Programming Pirates — one of seven teams from the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District — team members (left to right), 5th grader Daniel Hu from Pocopson Elementary, 6th grader Kyle D’Arcy from Patton Middle School, Coach Greg D’Arcy, and...
Recycling fundraiser could help beat budget crunch at Patton
Middle school students and staff collect old electronics for recycling and earn new gear — and even cash — for the school
Old laptop computers such as these can be turned into new tech gear and even money for students at Patton Middle School, through a recycling program.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Students and faculty members at Charles F. Patton Middle School have been earning free digital cameras...
Hoffman named new Patton principal
Joins UCF from Tredyffrin-Easttown district; top pick out of 120 applicants
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Timothy Hoffman
POCOPSON — Patton Middle School will have a new leader this fall: the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education unanimously voted Monday night to appoint Timothy Hoffman as the school’s new principal, effective July 1.
Hoffman, who will replace the retiring Bruce...
Students learn value of food from Farm Bureau
Chester County Commissioners Kathy Cozzone and Ryan Costello meet with students from local schools about the Food Check Out program.
WEST CHESTER — Students in six schools, including Patton and Kennett Middle Schools, learned how to stretch food dollars to purchase nutritious food while also working to alleviate hunger in their communities during the Farm Bureau’s annual Food Check-Out Week.
Susan...
Community Voices: It’s not their fault
Editor’s Note: Today, we continue a semi-regular feature, Community Voices, featuring writing by members of the Unionville community on a wide range of topics. Many of the writers — as our first three writers featured — will be students and we think they have interesting insights. Our first installment ran last Monday, the second installment ran last Wednesday. We thank these gifted young...
Community Voices: My family of punctuation marks
Editor’s Note: Today, we introduce a semi-regular feature, Community Voices, featuring writing by members of the Unionville community on a wide range of topics. Many of the writers — as our first three writers this week — will be students and we think they have interesting insights. Our next installment will run Wednesday. Let us know what you think.
By Alice Liu, student, Patton Middle School
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Patton students ‘bake’ up solution to feed the hungry
Seventh graders bake nearly 200 loaves of bread, after learning how thanks to King Arthur Flour
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Seventh grade student Jordan Fortunato works on bread dough under the wtchful eye of Paul Gray from the King Arthur Flour company, as fellow student chef Nico Khazana looks on.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — As the old proverb says: “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day....
