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Dr. Wagner Marseille is the newly appointed superintendent of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. He was interviewed by Strath Haven High School senior (and Swarthmorean summer intern), Morgan McErlean, on Wednesday, September 1. This week’s edition carries Part 1 of our interview with Dr. Marseille.
Last Saturday, the Swarthmorean was contacted by former 2006 Strath Haven High School graduate, Wellington Kiiru, to let us know about SHHS English teacher and coach Kevin Haney’s heroic gesture in getting his friend, 2006 SHHS graduate Amir Sidiqi, out of Afghanistan. Wellington and Amir were both students of Mr. Haney. It also appears that another graduate of SHHS piloted the plane that brought Amir to the U.S.
Schools in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District will stay open for in-person instruction — at least for now — and district teachers are working extremely hard. These were the two main take-aways from Monday’s school board meeting.
Whether enrolled in the hybrid instructional model where students attend in-person school two days a week, or in the completely virtual Online Academy, district children and their families are struggling this year.
After months of meetings, consultations with experts, and feedback gathered from questionnaires sent to families, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District decided all students would attend school virtually through at least the end of September. Now that October has arrived, some students will soon be returning to school buildings two days a week. What is all this like for the kids? What is their day-to-day experience of a school year unlike any other? We asked students in elementary, middle, and high school to let us know. We’ll be publishing their answers throughout the year. Here are the first three.
The new principal of Strath Haven High School has been a teacher, a basketball coach, and an assistant principal, as well as a school counselor. But the counseling feels central to his 20-plus years as an educator. “As a leader, you need to understand people,” Hilden says. “People need to be heard.”
To be eligible for kindergarten admission in September 2020, children must be five years old on or before September 1, 2020. There will be no exceptions. The deadline to be eligible for the lottery to determine morning or afternoon placement is 11:59 p.m. on March 29, 2020.
The Foundation for Wallingford-Swarthmore Schools invites all local runners and walkers to enter its 2019 Panther Pajama Run on Saturday, November 9. This year‘s event raises funds for the Foundation’s newest initiative: Reading for Education, Acceptance, and Diversity — READ — which aims to upgrade and increase diversity in WSSD schools’ library collections.
After a hiatus caused by a July storm, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board reconvened on August 19 with a full slate, and a revamped agenda. Dr. Palmer emphasized that no decisions had been made regarding school start times, and invited the public to participate in the work of a task force and attend a regional panel discussion night.
Artists, musicians, and athletes from the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District invite you and your family to join them for the third Annual Celebration of the Arts, an evening of music, art, food, and fun at the Wallingford Swim and Racquet Club on Wednesday, August 28, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Come join the band for great music-making this summer as part of the 38th Annual Summer Band and String School, conducted by top music educators from the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District at Strath Haven High School from June 24 through July 23.
