Education
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TCHS Student Cranks Up The Heat At HVAC Contest And Wins $17.5K
The district winner of a high school HVAC skills contest cranked up the pressure on fellow competitors from 11 other districts for the recent state contest and delivered a cool performance on five tasks to win the event and two scholarships worth $17,500. Gilberto Correa of Technical College High School’s Pennock’s Bridge campus in West Grove…
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History Repeats Itself With Inspiring Story Of Young Woman’s Achievement
More than a century after her convictions pioneered bold new territory for women, the example of “daredevil” reporter and adventurous traveler Nellie Bly has inspired a local young woman to excel in similar fashion. Eighth-grader Jenna Spray’s research on Bly propelled an exhibit she created to wins at the regional and state level, and she…
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Delaware County Community College Students Cultivate Innovation With Hydroponic Garden
Delaware County Community College students are digging into innovative gardening techniques — without getting their hands dirty. A collaboration of several campus clubs is cultivating a soilless hydroponic garden that’s sustainable and more efficient than a traditional garden, according to a recent announcement. “It’s important to show students that you don’t have to have a…
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CCIU To Host Open House For Students Interested In Nursing
Doors of opportunity are set to swing wide open next week for Chester County’s future nurses. A special open house at the CCIU will showcase two practical, hands-on paths to a nursing career will introduce those prospective students to the instructors they’ll learn from, the classrooms and labs they’ll learn in, and the timeline that…
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Take Charge Consultants Teaches Life Skills To Enhance Youths’ Futures
A Coatesville consulting firm is aiming to take charge of an opportunity to instill leadership skills in disadvantaged Chester County youth, thereby helping shape a brighter future for them. Take Charge Consultants recently stepped up to volunteer its expertise in coaching individuals to become self-sufficient, self-empowered and mindful leaders, according to a Daily Local News…
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Frontline Technologies Announces Purchase of My Learning Plan
Frontline Technologies will be expanding its product offerings. The Malvern company, which is a leading provider of human resource software for K-12 education, has announced on Monday that it has purchased My Learning Plan, provider of professional growth and management tools for K-12 educators. “Adding the MyLearningPlan products now allows us to offer a nearly…
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Citadel: West Chester, Oxford And Kennett Have Year’s Best Teachers
Chester County’s top teachers this year not only believe in their students, they dedicate their lives to making those students successful. Through nearly 70 years of passionate service, innovative ideas, frontline leadership and cutting-edge technology, three exemplary educators have emerged as Citadel’s top Heart of Learning Award winners, according to a recent announcement. Second-grade teacher Sally…
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Immaculata University to Offer New Tech Media Major
Beginning this fall, Immaculata University will offer students the opportunity to pursue a new major in an up-and-coming field. Immaculata students will be able to select a major in Interactive Digital Media (IDM) for their Bachelor of Science degree pursuits. The IDM major will help students develop the skills necessary to create engaging media through…
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CCIU’s Auto Collision Experience Returning Saturday
Auto repair school tours, demonstrations, workshops and the giveaway of two restored cars will collide at the Technical College High School Brandywine Campus in Downingtown on Saturday for the free 2015 Auto Collision Experience Spotlight. Culinary treats, raffle prizes and hands-on access to “fast-growing and high-paying auto collision repair” career opportunities in graphic design, advertising,…
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Vanguard’s William McNabb Meets With Business Minded DCCC Students
On April 23, Delaware County Community College’s Student Business Society hosted Vanguard CEO William McNabb. McNabb joined Vanguard in 1986 and has served as Vanguard CEO since 2008, overseeing the Malvern investment company’s monumental growth. Last September the company announced it had over $3 trillion in assets under management. McNabb provided students with career and…
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Washington Post Says Downingtown STEM Academy Is PA’s Most Challenging
Outranking every other high school in the state this year in challenging students to take advanced national and international tests was the Downingtown STEM Academy. The academy edged out fellow Chester County finalists Conestoga High School, at No. 5, and Unionville High School, at No. 7, as well as claimed the 95th overall spot in the annual…
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Downingtown High School West Students Invent Tweeting Flood Detector
An affinity for social media and a perennial parking lot nuisance could help keep Downingtown residents and businesses high and dry this year, thanks to a novel invention by a trio of Downingtown High School West students who are taking the brand new, cutting-edge Introduction to Engineering Design class. Kate Pelcin, Kristina Griste and Andrew Kim,…
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Announcing Tech360 Line-up: Chris Dima, Andrew Schwabe, Special Agent Stephen Morrow and More
Tech360, a full-day event focused on tech education, leadership development, innovation and networking will take place at Penn State Great Valley on Friday, April 24. The event features keynote speakers Marc Andonian, vice president and executive partner of the Gartner executive program, and Stephen Morrow, special agent with the United States Secret Service assigned to…
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15 Teachers Are Finalists For County’s Citadel Heart Of Learning Award
The passion of 15 Chester County teachers has brought them from a field of 2,700 nominees for this year’s best-of-the-best Citadel Heart of Learning Award to the head of the class. Each finalist’s remarkable impact on students and the community was recently awarded $500 for classroom supplies by Citadel and the Chester County Intermediate Unit, and it…
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Skill Of Oxford Electrician Andrew Golder Sparks National Award
An apprentice electrician from Oxford lit up a national skill competition by suppressing the risk of electrocution. Last month The Tri-M Group‘s Andrew Golder brought a top safety award in commercial and industrial electrical skills home from Florida, where he excelled in one of 15 competitions during the Associated Builders and Contractors National Craft Championships.…
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Grad’s TCHS Experience Prepares Him For Helicopter Repair Career
The right high school skills and a determined work ethic have prepared a local student’s Army repair career for a quick takeoff. R.J. Paski’s focused education at the Pickering campus of Technical College High School in Phoenixville and a 2011 enlistment in the U.S. Army’s helicopter electrical systems track produced a top-of-the-class result at the Army’s Advanced…
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Bahrain’s Investcorp To Acquire Nobel Learning
Investcorp announced that it has agreed to acquire West Chester, PA, based Nobel Learning for an as yet undisclosed amount. This is the second major U.S. purchase by the Bahrain listed alternative investment fund, after it bought a portfolio of residential properties for around $300 million on March 17, 2015. The purchase is being made in partnership…
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Battle of Brandywine Farm Cultivates Organic Produce And Ghost Stories
Depending on the timing of your visit to Thornbury Farm in West Chester, you could be digging up vegetables, digging into bread recipes or digging around the old farmhouse, looking for ghosts. The organic producer, community-supported agriculture host, learning center and historic attraction garners a lot of intrigue. Its summer farm market is popular, its historic…
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