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Church Farm School to Host Admissions Open House on Saturday
What’s it like to attend a boarding school? What’s it like to attend an all-boys school? What courses do you offer? How are your sports teams? These questions and more will be answered on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10 AM during Church Farm School’s Admissions Open House. Located on 150 bucolic acres in Exton, CFS’s…
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This Tale of Two Griffins Illustrates How Church Farm School’s Brotherhood Transcends Generations
In the early 1980s, Jim Hilburt arrived at Church Farm School in Exton with his younger brother, Jeff, after their mother passed away and there was some discord at home. Jim remembers it not being an easy transition; growing up in Willow Grove, he wasn’t used to so much noise (he initially lived in one…
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Legendary Philly-Based Band Once Filmed Music Video Near Exton Square Mall
The legendary ska band The Hooters gained momentum in the Philadelphia music scene in the eighties, writes Gina Lizzo for Main Line Today. A Chester County drive-in theater was pivotal for its 1985 hit. A now demolished drive-in theater near Exton Square Mall was where the music video for “And We Danced” was filmed.…
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Massive Industrial Complex Coming to Happy Days Farm in Exton
Atlanta developer Portman Holdings is planning to build a huge 1.9 million-square-foot industrial complex in Exton on the site of Happy Days Farm, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company recently acquired 169 acres at 1130 Pottstown Pike. The site sits between Route 100 and I-76. The combined price of the purchase…
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Church Farm School Welcomes Three New Board Members
Church Farm School, a private school in Exton that serves boys from a range of socio-economic circumstances who are seeking an extraordinary educational opportunity, has welcomed Tammy James, Mani Sabapathi, and Geoff Sheehan to its Board of Directors. James has more than 25 years of faculty experience at West Chester University. She currently serves as…
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Church Farm School Honors Retired Human Resources Exec, Student Scholar for Their Ambassadorship
During a recent chapel service, Church Farm School recognized an adult and a student scholar who have both served as ambassadors for the school in a variety of ways. Julia DeMoss received The J. Tyler Griffin Award — named for longtime board member and friend of CFS — in honor of her service and ambassadorship.…
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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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Church Farm School Welcomes Alumni from Seven Decades Back to Campus
Church Farm School in Exton recently welcomed back more than 100 alumni from the 1960s through 2020s for its annual Alumni Weekend. Highlights from the weekend included a Career Conversations event, where current students were able to rotate by grade level among four different panels (STEM, Business, Education & Activism, and Creatives). They learned how…
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Bell ‘Awakening’ Project Holds Special Meaning for One of Church Farm School’s Longest-Serving Employees
One of Church Farm School’s most steadfast and longest-serving employees is Joe Fanelli, who joined CFS in 1988 after seeing the passion his older brother Neil — who was the school’s Director of Finance and Operations for nearly 40 years — had for the private school in Exton and its mission. Initially, Fanelli was hired…
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FOX 29 Visits Church Farm School as Its Students Prep for First-Ever Prom
Jenn Frederick and the Good Day Philadelphia crew from FOX 29 recently visited Church Farm School in Exton, where boys are currently preparing for the prom. The school’s mission is to make a college prep education financially accessible to more people. The boys who attend the school hail from all over the country, as well…
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Church Farm School to Celebrate the 1980s at Community Event on May 12
The 1980s were a decade of great change at Church Farm School, the all-boys boarding and day school in Exton. The school’s longstanding farming operations had fully ceased, and by the early 1990s, the school sold off much of its 1,600 acres. This created a strong endowment for the school to continue its mission of…
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Boscov’s — With Location in Pottstown and Plymouth Meeting — Defies Odds, Prepares to Open 50th Store
Even as its rivals are disappearing, Boscov’s, the largest family-owned department store company in America, is preparing to open its 50th store, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Boscov’s, which operates two Montgomery County locations in Pottstown and Plymouth Meeting, preserves an image that is a throwback to the days when malls were all…
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RKL’s 2022 Regional Transaction Report Highlights M&A Activity in Central Pennsylvania
RKL LLP, an advisory firm with an office in Exton, recently released a new report highlighting merger and acquisition (M&A) activity throughout central and southeastern Pennsylvania. The report shows that regional and national M&A activity receded in 2022 following a post-pandemic-driven surge in 2021. Though 2022 saw a decrease in activity, the number of transactions…
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Malvern Bank to Sponsor ‘Building Impact and How to Create Change’ Seminar
As a supporter of Chester County, Malvern Bank will be sponsoring a free interactive seminar presented by the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce (ERCC). This seminar is designed to bring together for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations in order to build impact and create change in their local communities. The seminar, “In the Know 2.0: Building…
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A Day in the Life of Church Farm School’s Oscar Lu
Oscar Lu, a ninth-grader at Church Farm School, is just 15 years old — he’s a leap-year baby, however, so technically his age is debatable — but the bright, warm young man has the focus and heart of someone much older. Lu attributes this to his parents, first-generation Chinese immigrants who taught him and his…
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Exton Man Digs Up the Past at the Oldest Home Still Standing in Berks County
Exton resident Gene Delaplane, a former history teacher and the president of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s local chapter, is among a group of volunteers who have worked at the oldest house in Berks County to uncover remnants of everyday life in the 1700s, writes Susan Miers Smith for The Daily Local News. For the…
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Wall Street Journal: Holiday Inn Express in Exton Among Franchisees Suing Hotel Group
Holiday Inn Express in Exton is among several franchisees that are suing InterContinental Hotels Group over a cyberattack that occurred five months ago, writes Catherine Stupp for The Wall Street Journal. On Sept. 6, IHG detected unauthorized activity on its system and notified franchisees that its online reservation technology would be down. According to hotel…
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State Small Business Credit Initiative Provides Funding to Entrepreneurs
The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which was originally introduced in 2010 after the Great Recession of 2008–2009, has been reinstated. The program offers funding to small business owners and entrepreneurs and is administrated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As part of the program, $10 billion is given to states, territories, the…
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