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Welsh Valley

By The Morning After The Election It Was Obvious That Biden Would Win Pennsylvania

by Gerry

Biden Win If Count Continues

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 -  the morning after the Presidential Election - a 7th-Grader at Welsh Valley Middle School with a B average in Math - could have told you that Joe Biden was going to win Pennsylvania. Here's all that 7th-Grader, or anybody for that matter , needed to know.  Trump was ahead by 2,912,658 -2,420,208. His lead was 492, 450 … [Read more...] about By The Morning After The Election It Was Obvious That Biden Would Win Pennsylvania

Quiz-Time — Lower Merion Opened Three Brand New Schools At The Same Time — What Year, What Schools?

by Gerry

Lower Merion Opened

Gladwyne Elementary School Welsh Valley Junior High School and Harriton High School all opened in 1958 From the 1959 Harriton yearbook … [Read more...] about Quiz-Time — Lower Merion Opened Three Brand New Schools At The Same Time — What Year, What Schools?

Plans Take Shape For Sept. ’22 Lower Merion Middle School Opening

by Gerry

New Lower Merion Middle School Proposal

Click here to see full infographic. Last week, Lower Merion School District Superintendent Robert Copeland revealed his proposal for the new middle school. The plan targets September of 2022 as the opening for the new school. As it stands now, students from Belmont Hills and  Penn Valley School will continue to advance to Welsh Valley Middle School. Students from Merion … [Read more...] about Plans Take Shape For Sept. ’22 Lower Merion Middle School Opening

LMSD Kids Show Off Art Talents In ISC Virtual Show

by Gerry

LMSD ISC Art Show

LMSD Kids Show Off Art Talents In ISC Virtual Show Lower Merion School District's Interschool Council (ISC) is hosting a virtual art show that features work from all 10 schools (Grades K-12). Harriton High School Lindsay Reisner Lower Merion High School Ishana Baboo Bala Cynwyd Middle School Ishani Koka Welsh Valley Middle School Esti Richter Belmont Hills … [Read more...] about LMSD Kids Show Off Art Talents In ISC Virtual Show

Tannia: District Playing Fields Plan Is “Want” Not “Need”

by Gerry

Tannia Plan Chops Down 462 Trees

Tannia Schreiber, during public comment on Thursday night, told the commissioners that she thought that the Lower Merion School District playing fields plan was an example of want, not need. She noted that the two middle schools, Welsh Valley and Bala Cynwyd, "have a total of 750 kids per grade...so we're going to have on 250 seventh graders, only 250 eighth graders, 250 fifth … [Read more...] about Tannia: District Playing Fields Plan Is “Want” Not “Need”

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Family Learning To Luge

Want to Try Luge? From Lower Merion, It Starts With a Drive to Lake Placid

I was watching the Luge on NBC over the weekend. I thought it was boring, especially when juxtaposed against the more dramatic events, like curling.  The color commentator kept explaining how each “slider” was doing something slightly better or worse than the others, but to my untrained eye, they all looked the same: feet first, […]

Arts and Entertainment

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]

Hoots and Hellmouth at Bryn Mawr Gazebo

Bryn Mawr Gazebo Rocks To Hoots and Hellmouth

https://youtu.be/YOkPbgp7nII?si=YTr-Zo0vInLyPDa_ Music fans in Bryn Mawr were treated on Saturday night (July 20) to a high-energy performance by the Philadelphia band Hoots and Hellmouth. On several occasions, the group brought the audience to its feet by playing a mashup of music styles, including folk, gospel revival, blues, pop, and rock.

Trouble with Angels

Opening Shot Of 1966 Movie ‘The Trouble With Angels’ – At Merion Station

https://youtu.be/gaOBPM7unGg?si=6OSbdDO6ztY4nNLZ In 1966, when the movie “The Trouble With Angels” was filmed, a crew came to Merion Station to shoot a 12-second scene.  

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