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3 days ago · May 28, 2024 -- High School South teacher Mathew Sohl found himself on the campus of prestigious Cornell University May 21, at the Merrill Presidential Scholars luncheon. Why? He was a guest of honor of his former student. HSS alumna Jasmine Guarin is a senior and soon-to-be graduate at Cornell.
22 hours ago · Ivy League. The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States.
3 days ago · The School District of Philadelphia partners with SkyHigh and BELLOSOUND to provide a place for students in small jazz ensembles to play. Several different Philadelphia high schools...
2 days ago · Cornell University. Cornell University has a rich history of secret societies on campus. Andrew Dickson White, the first President of Cornell University and himself a Bonesman, is said to have encouraged the formation of a "secret society" on campus.
3 days ago · The 1749 proposal was seen as innovative at the time, and Franklin organized 24 trustees from among Philadelphia's leading citizens, the first such non-sectarian board in the nation. At the first meeting of the board of trustees on November 13, 1749, the issue of where to locate the school was a prime concern.
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4 days ago · Four of the top 10 school districts in Pennsylvania are located in Greater Philadelphia, according to new rankings based on standardized test scores. Lower Merion took the top spot among local...
4 days ago · University of Pennsylvania, 1904. The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740 as a charity school. Largely through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin and other leading Philadelphians, it became an academy in 1751, with Franklin as president of the first board of trustees.
