Education
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Pennridge High School Seniors Take ‘Last Ride’ on Buses to Their Graduation
Graduating seniors of a high school in Bucks County all came together for a longstanding tradition that invokes a lot of nostalgia. The entire senior class of Pennridge High School, located at 1228 North 5th Street in Perkasie, took place in the annual “last ride”, where they all get on school buses on the way…
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Church Farm School Graduates 36 in Class of 2023; Students Bound for Ivy League, Other Prestigious Colleges
The 36 members of Church Farm School’s Class of 2023 recently bade farewell to each other, the underclassmen, faculty and staff, coaches, board members, and other friends of the school who shared in jubilant Baccalaureate and Commencement services in their honor. The Class of 2023 persisted through three years of disruptions due to COVID-19, including…
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TLC – Summer of Self-Development: Creative Ideas for Teachers to Explore Personal Learning and Discovery
Summer is just around the corner, and as your classes wind down, it’s the perfect time to seize the opportunity to develop yourself and do some personal learning. If you’re not required to focus on the technical aspects of professional development, summer may be a fantastic chance for you to learn or grow in something…
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Immaculata University to Host Undergraduate Information Session on June 24
Immaculata University will hold an information session on campus on Saturday, June 24, from 9 to 11 AM in the Green Room of Villa Maria Hall on the university’s campus. This event is for prospective undergraduates, including high school students and college students interested in transferring. An admissions counselor will discuss academic programs, financial aid, campus…
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Manor College Enters Partnership with Saint Hubert’s, Jefferson Health
Manor College is announcing a new partnership with Saint Hubert’s Catholic High Schoolfor Girls and Jefferson Health. This partnership directly addresses the need for healthcare professionals in the Philadelphia region. ‘Health Careers in 1-2-3’ allows eligible students at Saint Huberts to begin taking college-level classes. Those students will then attend two years of college classes…
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Valley Forge Military Academy Graduates Its 95th Corps of Cadets
Thirty-three Cadets from Valley Forge Military Academy received their diplomas on June 3 during graduation ceremonies. This is the 95th Corps of Cadets. Cadet Michael V. Urevich, the class valedictorian, earned a 97.87 or 3.9 grade point average and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Cadet Urevich intends to study marketing at Villanova University. Cadet Javier Gonzalez…
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Wall Street Journal: Philadelphia Military Academy Training Helped High School Junior Save His Classmates
Philadelphia Military Academy on N. 13th Street in Philadelphia is training helped 17-year-old high schooler Kaheem Bailey-Taylor save his classmate following a shooting at a party they attended, writes Carine Hajjar for The Wall Street Journal. Bailey-Taylor was leaving a party at a cousin’s house last August when he heard gunshots. “The suspect started shooting…
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Bryn Mawr College Professor Mixes Journalism and Poetry in Her New Book
Airea D. Matthews, a Bryn Mawr College professor, recently released a new poetry collection, Bread and Circus, writes the staff of Poets & Writers. Published by Scribner, the book is a mix of lyrics, prose poems, images and docupoetic form which combines nonliterary texts with poetry to make a social statement. Matthews wants her readers…
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Holy Family University Student Becomes Oldest Graduate from Nursing Program at 63
He has 15 years of postsecondary education—a bachelor’s degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology, and has completed doctoral work in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania—but throughout his academic and professional journey, as he evolved he looked for a career that he could be truly passionate about. At the age of 63,…
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Eight Montco School Districts Are Among State Top School Districts
Lower Merion School District ranks No. 3 among the top school districts in Pennsylvania, writes Ethan Lott for the Pittsburgh Business Times. Lower Merion jumped up from the No. 5 spot last year. Seven other Montgomery County school districts earned spots in the Top 50 as well. The new report is based on state standardized…
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Saint Joseph’s University to Break Ground on New Residence Hall This Fall
As part of its Hawk Hill development projects, Saint Joseph’s University will start construction on its new residence hall in the fall, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. It is all part of the university’s master plan to transform the campus over the next five to seven years. The plan includes the new…
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For One Father and Son, Salus University’s Graduation This Year Was a Family Affair
For Dr. David Boehme, his commencement ceremony from Salus University this spring was extra special because his father, an alumnus of the school, got to be an intricate part of his big day. Dr. Jeffrey Boehme earned his doctorate degree in optometry from Salus University in 1987 and on May 25, 2023, at the Kimmel…
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Sports Research Earns Neumann Graduates a Spot at MathFest
Two recent Neumann University graduates have combined their love of sports and math into research which earned them invitations to present their work at MathFest, the annual summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, in Tampa, Florida. Baseball fan Christopher Greve will present a model he created to predict whether a pitch will result…
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Unlock a Summer of Learning: Simple and Fun Ways to Prevent Academic Regression
The joy of summertime provides a much-needed emotional respite from the rigors of daily life. However, a study in the American Educational Research Journal suggests that students may risk losing substantial academic progress they made during the previous school year. An article by Boys and Girls Clubs, citing results from OnlineCollege.org, underscores the extent of…
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Abington Resident’s Passion for the Arts Comes Through Both in Work and Play
Abington resident Claudine Thomas, the chief academic officer and academic dean of Moore College of Art & Design, is surrounded by creativity each day, writes Kristen Schott for Philadelphia Magazine. She even extends her passion for art to her home life, where she is writing a work of young-adult historical fiction. She also loves to…
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Bryn Mawr College Professor Says Mountain Meadows Massacre Can Offer Insight into Our Polarized Society
The Mountain Meadows Massacre, which resulted in the death of more than 100 innocent travelers during the Utah War, can offer some insight into the polarized times the nation is experiencing, writes Brigham Tomco for the Deseret News. The events, which are covered in the new book Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Mary Powell, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Immaculata University
Mary Powell, dean of the new College of Nursing and Health Professions at Immaculata University, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Delaware County and the experiences that shaped her as a teenager, like getting a part-time job as a nursing assistant to pay for contact lenses and going on a six-week trip to…
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Montgomery County Community College Celebrates the Achievements of the Class of 2023
From the youngest graduate at age 18 to the oldest at age 73, the members of Montgomery County Community College’s Class of 2023 were in full celebration mode during the three ceremonies held May 18 on its Blue Bell Campus. The 56th Commencement ceremonies returned to a more traditional format after being held as drive-in…
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