Friends of C.W. Henry School

As the School District and the courts prepare to put to rest the long-running legal battle over racial equity in schools, some statistics about school busing came to light that deserve a little more attention. Busing students for desegregation, which in the 1980s and 90s was the District's main avenue for parents to exercise school choice, has declined by almost 90 percent since then.

WHILE WE'VE been distracted by talk of a trash tax, swimming-pool closures and library shutdowns, four of the School Reform Commission's seats have quietly gone up for grabs. The terms of Heidi Ramirez, Martin Bednarek and SRC chairwoman Sandra Dungee Glenn have expired. All have agreed to stay put for now, and have said that they'd like to be re-appointed. The fourth commissioner, Jim Gallagher, has already left. Kevin Peter is hoping one of those seats will be his, if he can convince the mayor or governor to appoint him.

A Philadelphia School District plan to send more money to schools with the neediest students has some parents worried even though the change is at least a year away. Each school in the district receives a budget to pay for teachers, programs and other resources. There are long-standing inequities among schools in part because inexperienced teachers, who earn less, tend to work at the most troubled schools.

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For a cutting-edge news operation, the Philadelphia Public School Notebook looks decidedly, well, old school. Its newsroom is the typical warren of cluttered desks, stacked files, and the day-to-day detritus of reporting. The Notebook itself is a standard-looking tabloid-size print publication, about 45 percent ads, 55 percent stories and photographs.

Karen Dean , Principal I attended Philadelphia public schools and graduated from The Philadelphia High School for Girls. This is my fourth year as principal of Anna Blakiston Day Elementary School. Prior to coming to Day, I was an assistant principal at C. W. Henry School.

The Walnut Street Theatre and Peco, the electric utility, have joined together to present anti-bullying plays in Philadelphia schools. "The Boy who Cried Bully" (above) is an anti-bullying production in Philadelphia schools this week, performed by cast members of the Walnut Street Theatre and sponsored by Peco. On Wednesday, student at the CW Henry Elementary school in West Mount Airy got the anti-bullying message.

During her nearly two-dozen years with the School District of Philadelphia, Carol Nejman wore a number of hats. She served as a special-education teacher at Frankford High School. She was assistant principal at the Alexander K. McClure School in Hunting Park and at John Paul Jones Junior High School in Port Richmond. Most recently, she spent four years as principal of the Charles W. Henry School in Mount Airy.

Bernard Hopkins, boxing champion and 1979 C.W. Henry School alumnus, said, "Great champions do what? They come back!" And that's exactly what the teachers and staff of Charles W. Henry Elementary School, 601 Carpenter Lane, want the alumni, and former teachers and staff to do during their centennial celebration next week with the Henry Centennial Dinner and Dance at the Commodore Barry Club, 6815 Emlen Street.

ARQUIKIDS wants to say HELLO!!! to the second grade course from the C.W.Henry School, Philadelphia.

The Kleiner twins know that talent in art is something they share. Seven-year old Devra and Matthew of West Mt. Airy, first-graders at C.W. Henry School, each have received city-wide art awards.

Kids don't like guns or violence. Over and over, that was the message from many kids who answered our question: What would make the world better for kids?

Nancy Peter, 50, and husband, Kevin, 42, Mt. Airy residents, are heroes in their own home town, having been recognized by receiving the Local Heroes Award from the Bank of America for their work promoting the benefits of a public school education.

Public schools in the neighborhood include C. W. Henry, Henry H. Houston Elementary School, Eleanor Cope Emlen, J. E. Hill, Leeds Middle School, and the Academy of the Middle Years (AMY) Northwest. Most of these schools are much less ethnically diverse than the neighborhood as a whole, Henry being a notable exception. [citations needed] Mount Airy's neighborhood public high school is Martin Luther King High which is located in East Germantown. Private schools include the Waldorf School of Philadelphia, Project Learn, and Holy Cross Catholic School.

Two video producers from the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia are using animation to tackle the subjects of racial diversity and stereotypes for an audience of children.

With its farming system on firm ground, the committee now plans to expand its educational program. It will build on a successful relationship with the Coop

1st CW Henry School 9 points (8 season goals scored)

Since Michael spent a year in Norway as a child, he can adapt presentations to virtually any age group, such as in this program in his son, Matthew's first-grade class at C.W. Henry School in Philadelphia, and in his daughter's class later on in these podcasts. He has spoken to children as young as four years old. Slides were shown during the presentation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week recognized three Pennsylvania schools in the Schuylkill River Watershed for developing environmental and educational projects that help to protect sources of drinking water. Each school was presented with a Schuylkill Action Network Source Water Protection award in celebration of National Drinking Water Week. Schools receiving awards included: * C.W. Henry Elementary School, Philadelphia * Pennfield Middle School, Hatfield * Temple University Ambler College, Ambler

More than 20 schools are participating in the Philadelphia Green Schools Program this year. A workshop held in early October featured integration of the American Institute of Architects' Architecture in Education Program with the Green Schools Program. Students from the two pilot schools participating in this project learned the basics of High Performance Design and made models of a high performance renovation or a new school.

The presence of a teenager blowing into his saxophone while standing in front of the farm shed seemed oddly appropriate. After all, Weaver's Way Farm is located in Germantown, once home to jazz legends like Sun Ra and Grover Washington Jr.