Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Save the Date for a Community Tech Day hosted by Widener University and sponsored by IBM
Save the Date for Chester Residents
The day is Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at Widener’s University Center on E. 14th St.
Widener University Computer Science
students and faculty invite the community to bring in their computers and
accessories that may not be working properly for an examine, diagnosis and
hopefully a full repair. They’ll also offer advice on protection from hackers
and ways to get a system to operate more quickly.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Youth Interlock’s Picture shared in Daily Times
Thanks Daily
Times for sharing the picture I took at The Youth Interlock Banquet on August
29th. The picture appeared in the Thursday, September 25th,
2014 community section of the newspaper. The picture showed the organizers,
left to right: Zephi Francis, Dr. Earl Pearsall, Darrin Pearsall, and John
Francis.
Please read
more and see more pictures from the event
and
Chester Football vs. William Penn Charter
Nyeem Jones all by himself making a 97 yards TD in the fourth quarter against William Penn Charter to give Chester the only score of the game.
In a
football game today at the A Field in Chester, Chester High football team went
up against William Penn Charter and lost 6 to 13. Nyeem Jones number 21 made
the only touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter. Last Saturday night, I had
the opportunity to travel with the team to watch them go up against Coach Crews
their old coach who is now an assistant coach at Bonner. The Clippers played
hard and could have won the game with only 7 points separating them and Bonner,
34-27. Point spread wise, Chester is shrinking the gap in games played against competitors.
The score is not as one sided as it used to be which is a step in the right direction
for the Clippers. Sources had the Clippers losing to Bonner 38-0. Clippers are now 1-4 for the season. The last 5 games are
going to be crucial. Next week the Clippers play Glen Mills at home. Glen Mills
is 1-4 like the Clippers. In two weeks, homecoming game is at Widener against Penn
Wood. Good Luck Clippers!
Friday, September 26, 2014
CHS Girls Volleyball
CHS Volleyball team (dsbpix) |
Wednesday's game with Chichester, scores 27-29, 18-25, and 23-25 (dsbpix) |
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Widener University Again Named “Military Friendly” School
Chester, Pa.—For the fifth year, Victory Media has selected Widener University as a “Military Friendly®
School,” placing it in the top 15 percent of all higher education
institutions nationwide that are doing the most to embrace military
students and dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom
and after graduation.
The methodology used for making the Military Friendly®
Schools list has changed the student veteran landscape to one much more
transparent, and has played a significant role over the past six years
in capturing and advancing best practices to support military students
across the country.
“Given
Widener’s mission as a university committed to civic engagement and
service to the nation, and our history as Pennsylvania Military College,
this is a great honor,” said Widener University President James T.
Harris III.
The
survey captures more than 50 leading practices in supporting military
students and is available free of charge to more than 8,000 schools
approved for Post-9/11 GI Bill funding. As in past years, the 2015
Military Friendly® Schools results were independently
verified by Ernst & Young LLP based upon the weightings and
methodology developed by Victory Media with input by its independent
Academic Advisory Board comprised of educators from schools across the
country.
For more information about Widener’s commitment to attracting and supporting military students, visit http://bit.ly/1sD4w41. A complete list of Military Friendly® Schools can be found at http://www.gijobs.com.
Widener
participates in the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Yellow Ribbon Program, and the
university introduced Widener CARES (Children of Active and Reserve
Military Personnel Educational Scholarship) in 2005. This unique
scholarship fund ensures that children of U.S. military personnel, who
are killed in action in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation
Iraqi Freedom, have the opportunity to pursue higher education.
Widener
was known as Pennsylvania Military College until 1972, and the
university still maintains a vibrant Army ROTC program that serves as
the headquarters for other college and university ROTC programs
throughout the Philadelphia region.
Deshong Park Commemoration Day “Spiritual Rebirth” – Unity in the Community
Chester, PA – The 2nd Annual Deshong Park Commemoration
Day (DPCD) will take place Saturday September 27, 2014 at Deshong Park - 11th
Street & Avenue of the States on the grounds of Deshong Park. “Spiritual
Rebirth” – Unity in the Community is the theme for this year’s DPCD. The 2013 Deshong Park Commemoration
Day-Inaugural Celebration was selected for the 2014 Heritage Commission of
Delaware County (HCDC) Preservation Award for Special Projects. The DPCD is being presented by the City
of Chester, Widener University, Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC), and
Chester Arts Alive!
DPCD
is a celebration of the generous gifts of Alfred O. Deshong to Chester City and
its community. DPCD will highlight the
rich artistic and cultural heritage of the city of Chester and its surrounding
communities. This festival will bring
the residents of Chester and Delaware County together, old and young, on the
property intended as Deshong’s legacy to the city and its people. At last year’s inaugural 100 year
celebration, Mayor Linder read and
presented a Proclamation that institutionalized “Deshong Park Comemmoration Day” to be an Annual
Event the 4th Saturday in September.
The commemoration activities
begin at 11:30am with Sistah Mafalda & Kuumba (African Drums, Dance, and
Stilt Walker) joining Mayor Linder along with Chester and surrounding
communities for a symbolic “unity and cultural walk” to “clear the path” for
“Spiritual Rebirth, Unity, Restoration, and Celebration”. The “walk” will be from 9th to 11th
Street on the Avenue of States and on to the grounds of Deshong Park. Hedgerow Theater will make a special
performance presentation featuring the “Deshong Park Seniors”. The celebration will continue with music,
dance which will feature Angela “Sadio” Watson – “Healing African Dance” (Angela
Watson’s presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council
supported in part by National Endowment for the Humanities), and
poetry including a performance by poets “Soulo/Pharaoh/Apollo”, visual arts exhibition and children’s
art display, Café Entertainment, Food & Craft vendors. For Vendor and more information
please call 610.613.4133.
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