Monday, April 16, 2012
A look at the top five matchups in Spring-Ford High School varsity sports this week.
As mid-season hits home this week, many of the Spring-Ford High School spring sports teams are hitting pivotal points. After last week's spring break, the schedules are stacked. Softball and boys lacrosse are still, at this point, undefeated in the PAC-10, with softball not losing a single game all season. Baseball has certainly progressed since its 2-2 start in the beginning of the season. The boys had a good week last week, picking up two big PAC-10 wins. Tennis has an important week. This is the final week of the regular season for the boys. Track & Field has a tri-meet this week against two PAC-10 rivals. Here's a look at this week's top five matcups. 1. Boys Tennis @ Methacton (Monday, 3:30 p.m.) - The boys are looking for a strong …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Another holiday 5 Things for your information.
Today marks yet another historic day in our country, as we celebrate the life of a man who had a dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday of each year, celebrates the birthday of the icon. So, without further ado, here are five facts you may not have known about MLK Day (thanks to Wikipedia for the information)! 1. Different Names, Different Reasons - Some states didn't originally want to call today "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day." Instead, they had different ideas. Utah originally named it "Human Rights Day," which lasted until the year 2000. Virginia called it "Lee-Jackson-King Day," which combined King's birthday with Lee-Jackson day. The holidays were separated in 2000. Mississippi still celebrates them as one. In Arizona, …
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Another holiday edition of 5 things. Two days in a row? Might be a record!
So, it's time again to ring in a new year. It feels just like yesterday a gangload of Patches opened up in the area. Now, with a year under our belts, we ring in a New Year and hope to continue to be your favorite source for news, community notes and so much more. As we ring in the New Year, let's explore five things you may not have known about 2012... 1. A unique year - 2012 will be a leap year. 2. President - The Presidential election is in 2012, as well, and according to the Washington Post, the primarily democratic state of Pennsylvania may be harder to win for the Obama campaign than in years past. 3. Cooperatives - Accoring to Wikipedia, "the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives…
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A special edition of 5 things for you today.
Sundown this evening marks the beginning of the eight-day celebration of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. So, in light of the holiday season, we prepared a special 5 things segment of things you may not know about the winter holiday. 1. Modern-day thinking - Some Jews in North America and Israel have taken up environmental concerns in relation to Hanukkah's "miracle of the oil", emphasizing reflection on energy conservation and energy independence. An example of this is the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life's renewable energy campaign.* 2. Let's eat! - Many traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in oil, in remembrance of the oil that burned in the temple. In the United States, the most widespread Hanukkah food is latkes, or potato …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Gobble gobble!
Today, many people will celebrate a day of many thanks for the things we are blessed with in life and in this country. So, here is a special holiday-edition of 5 Things (facts come from the Wikipedia page for Thanksgiving): 1. The influence - "According to historian Jeremy Bangs, director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, the Pilgrims may have been influenced by watching the annual services of Thanksgiving for the relief of the siege of Leiden in 1574, while they were staying in Leiden." 2. Conflicts - "The claim of where the first Thanksgiving was held in the United States, and even the Americas has often been a subject of debate. Author and teacher Robyn Gioia and Michael Gannon, of the University of Florida, have argued that the …
Monday, October 31, 2011
A very spoooooooky edition of 5 Things!
Happy Halloween to the Limerick, Royersford and Spring City community! As we dress ourselves and our kids up in costume today, Patch would like to remind everyone to stay safe by using these tips from the Pennsylvania State Police. And now, for a special Halloween edition of 5 Things. Enjoy! 1. Where did it all begin? According to historian Nicholas Rogers, some folklorists link the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia to the present-day holida. "It is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-an or sow-in), derived from the Old Irish Samuin meaning 'summer's end,'" according to the official Wikipedia page for Halloween. 2. The name - More …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
October shares a number of different awareness initiatives. Did you know about this one?
Most commonly known for the celebration of Halloween, the discovery of America and breast cancer awareness, October is also home to a few lesser-known awareness initiatives, such as World Space Week and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. So, in respect to all of the causes of this breezy, fall month, we enlighten our readers with five facts they may not have known about Domestic Vioence Awareness Month. The following information comes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Verizon Wireless... 1. The Genesis - "Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October, 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence," the NCADV's website printed. "The intent was to connect battered…
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Another 5 things segment highlighting a relatively unknown celebration.
Did you know today marks the beginning of World Space Week? I didn't either, but here are five interesting facts about the international annual observance. 1. Who started World Space Week? The United Nations General Assembly. 2. What is World Space Week? According to Wikipedia: "An international celebration of science and technology and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. World Space Week is coordinated by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs with the support of World Space Week Association, a non-government organization." 3. What is the significance of Oct. 4? World Space Week goes from Oct. 4 - 10, which signifies the launch of Sputnik 1, Earth's first man-made satellite (Oct. 4, 1957), as well as …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday was Mesothelioma Awareness Day and in light of that, here are five things you need to know about the disease.
According to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, Mesothelioma is considered by medical experts as one of the most aggressive of all cancers. "The latency period from exposure to onset of symptoms can be up to 50 years," a Monday release on the disease said. Monday was Mesothelioma Awareness Day and in light of that, we've been provided some talking points on the disease. Here are five things you need to know about Mesothelioma: 1. Treatment - For decades the need for research to develop effective treatments has been mostly ignored. Today, mesothelioma has only one approved treatment that extends average survival by three months. While basic understanding of the cell biology is progressing, there have been few breakthroughs in the…
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The board of education reported updates from a few different angles, including the 5/6 center, PSSA scores and a student report from the high school.
The Spring-Ford Area School District's board of education met for a work session on Monday night, its first meeting of the month to field presentations and committee reports, as well as address upcoming issues. Principal of the 5/6 grade center Edward Smith gave a presentation on the state of the school and director of curriculum and instruction Johnna Weller gave a presentation on the PSSA testing and Adequate Yearly Progress [AYP] statistics. Also, student representative Elizabeth Brady gave her perspective on what's happening in the schools. Here are the top five highlights of what the three had to say. 1. Schools to use less paper - At the beginning of the meeting, board president Joseph Ciresi made the public aware of the future …
David Richards
8:17 am on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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