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Great Valley Middle School

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    Manufacturing & Industry

    Chester County Middle School Students Win Top Honors in Manufacturing Video Contest 

    April 17, 2025

    After a record-setting 20,000 votes from the public, in addition to evaluations from a panel of judges, middle school students from Chester County were recognized…

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    Education

    Citadel Credit Union Celebrates Milestone $500,000 in Grants to Teachers Through Citadel Heart of Learning

    June 12, 2024

    Citadel Credit Union has recognized 35 teachers in Greater Philadelphia for going above and beyond and truly “building strength in education” as part of the company’s Citadel…

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    Manufacturing & Industry

    Chester County Students Take Top Honors in ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?’ Contest

    April 12, 2024

    After a record-setting 19,000 votes from the public, in addition to evaluations from a panel of judges, middle school students from Chester County and Delaware…

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    Manufacturing & Industry

    Voting Opens Soon for Student Video Contest in Chester, Delaware Counties

    March 14, 2024

    Students from nine middle schools in Chester and Delaware counties are putting their final touches on videos they are producing for the 2024 What’s So Cool…

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    Home Design

    Malvern Girl One of Five Finalists — Among Tens of Thousands of Entrants — in Doodle for Google Contest

    August 8, 2022

    Faridah Ismaila, a rising seventh-grader at Great Valley Middle School, is one of the five finalists in this year’s Doodle for Google contest, writes Megan…

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    Manufacturing & Industry

    Schools from Chester, Delaware Counties Participate in ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?’ Video Contest

    April 12, 2022

    The manufacturing industry in Chester and Delaware counties was the focus as several local manufacturers were featured in the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” student…

  • Manufacturing & Industry

    Six Schools from Chester, Delaware Counties Awarded in ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?’ Video Contest

    May 9, 2021

    As the nation continues to face a reported 500,000 unfilled jobs in the manufacturing industry, students from across Chester and Delaware counties were recently recognized…

  • Education

    Eighth-Grader at Villa Maria Defends Her Crown in the Chester County Spelling Bee

    March 4, 2019

    Jordi De Jong, an eighth-grader at Villa Maria Academy, was the last contestant standing in this year’s Chester County Spelling Bee. Winning with the word…

  • Education

    Chester County Home to 11 of Top 100 Highest-Scoring Schools on Sixth-Grade PSSAs

    March 3, 2019

    Chester County is home to 11 of the state’s Top 100 highest-scoring schools on the sixth-grade PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) exams, writes Ethan…

  • Education

    Ten Middle Schools in Chesco Rank Among Top 100 Highest-Scoring Schools on Eighth-Grade PSSAs

    January 10, 2019

    Ten middle schools in Chester County rank among the state’s Top 100 highest-scoring schools on the eighth-grade PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) exams, writes…

  • Education

    National Program Selects Exton Teen as Pennsylvania’s Top Youth Volunteer of 2018

    February 13, 2018

    Exton resident Praneeth Alla, a junior at The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, has been named one of Pennsylvania’s two Youth Volunteers of 2018 by…

  • Education

    Forty Students Advance to Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday

    February 8, 2018

    Forty students have advanced to the 2018 Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 9: Avon Grove Intermediate School: Aaditya Joshi Caln Elementary School: Daniella…

  • Community

    As County’s Top Speller, Downingtown Middle-Schooler Advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee

    February 27, 2017

    “E-s-t-r-e-p-e.” With those seven letters in that precise order, Sid Sharma nabbed the championship title at the 2017 Chester County Spelling Bee. During the event,…

  • Community

    Two Exton Youths Among Distinguished Finalists for Volunteering Award

    February 15, 2017

    Sravya Alla, 17, and Prithvi Parthasarathy, 12, from Exton have been recognized for their unwavering dedication to helping others as Distinguished Finalists of the 2017…

  • Education

    Three Chester County Schools Win Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Awards

    September 29, 2016

    U.S. Secretary of Education John King designated three Chester County schools as “shining examples” for others around the country, winners of the 2016 National Blue…

  • Commerce

    Chester County Briefs: Mushrooms Sales Strong; Molly Morrison, Bob Hankin to be Honored by Chester County 2020

    February 16, 2016

    Sales Strong Across all Mushroom Categories According to the data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in August last year, domestic mushroom prices and…

  • Community, Culture, Education

    Aakash Narayan Triumphs at the Chester County Spelling Bee

    February 9, 2016

    After a tough championship battle at the 2016 Chester County Spelling Bee, Aakash Narayan emerged victorious as the last student left standing on stage at…

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