West Oak Lane: Central High School Jazz Band
Sharing the desire for the glory of the jazz age, nine students from the Central High School Jazz Band performed on stage at this year’s West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival. This was the band’s first...
View ArticleSouth Philadelphia: Prep Charter High School is Quietly Succeeding
When Renee Dougherty attended Prep Charter High School, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Dougherty went from being on the honor roll and a student council representative to questioning whether or...
View ArticleOlney: School District Budget Crisis Worsens Central High’s Digital Divide
With its third week of school in full swing, Central High School‘s hallways are abuzz with student activity. Skateboarders perform tricks in one hallway, fervent studiers pour over textbooks in...
View ArticleNorthwest Philadelphia: 6 People Paving Paths To A Better Life
Passion is an essential element in the development of communities in Northwest Philadelphia. Each of these individuals brings their own skill set in an effort to build a stronger community. They strive...
View ArticleWest Oak Lane: Central High School Jazz Band
Sharing the desire for the glory of the jazz age, nine students from the Central High School Jazz Band performed on stage at this year’s West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival. This was the band’s first...
View ArticleOlney: School District Budget Crisis Worsens Central High’s Digital Divide
With its third week of school in full swing, Central High School‘s hallways are abuzz with student activity. Skateboarders perform tricks in one hallway, fervent studiers pour over textbooks in...
View ArticleNorthwest Philadelphia: 6 People Paving Paths To A Better Life
Passion is an essential element in the development of communities in Northwest Philadelphia. Each of these individuals brings their own skill set in an effort to build a stronger community. They strive...
View ArticleLogan: Residents Emphasize Education at Town Hall with Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney
Mayor-elect Jim Kenney met residents of North Philadelphia at Central High School in the first of a series of five town hall meetings taking place throughout the city. Central High, located in the...
View ArticleEducation: The Kids Aren’t Alright
The cause of Philadelphia’s failing public schools has been attributed to anything from budget stalemates in Harrisburg, to misappropriation of past federal stimulus money, to district officials...
View ArticleAmateur Sports: Central Wrestling Reigns Supreme In Public League
Central High School has become one of the city’s elite wrestling programs. The Lancers won two of the last three Philadelphia Public League championships and have not lost more than one public league...
View ArticleLogan: Residents Emphasize Education at Town Hall with Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney
Mayor-elect Jim Kenney met residents of North Philadelphia at Central High School in the first of a series of five town hall meetings taking place throughout the city. Central High, located in the...
View ArticleEducation: The Kids Aren’t Alright
The cause of Philadelphia’s failing public schools has been attributed to anything from budget stalemates in Harrisburg, to misappropriation of past federal stimulus money, to district officials...
View ArticleAmateur Sports: Central Wrestling Reigns Supreme In Public League
Central High School has become one of the city’s elite wrestling programs. The Lancers won two of the last three Philadelphia Public League championships and have not lost more than one public league...
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