After an extensive and thor-ough review process, the GlenMills Schools recently earnedcoveted accreditation fromCARF International, an inde-pendent accreditor of healthand human services in a widevariety of areas, includingChild and Youth Services.The school has been ac-

credited by CARF in Behav-ioral Consultation (Childrenand Adolescents), ResidentialTreatment (Children and Ado-lescents), and GovernanceStandards Applied. The in-depth evaluation included in-terviews with students andstaff members, reviewing stu-dent/staff files, touring cam-pus, reviewing organizationaldocuments, and the school’scompliance in approximately1900 CARF standards.

The mission of CARF is

“…to promote the quality,value, and optimal outcomesof services through a consulta-tive accreditation process andcontinuous improvement serv-ices that center on enhancingthe lives of persons served.”Seven thousand CARF-ac-

credited service providersserve more than ten millionpeople on an annual basis.“This is a proud day for the

Glen Mills Schools to receiveaccreditation by CARF Inter-national, which is guided byinternationally recognizedservice standards and bestpractices,” Dr. Randy Ireson,the Executive Director of theGlen Mills Schools, said.“This is a public statement thatthe Glen Mills Schools strivesto ensure that our services areof the highest possible qualityand has made a specific com-

mitment to put the needs ofour students at the center ofeverything we do. It alsodemonstrates the Glen MillsSchools has opened our serv-ice delivery and busi-ness processes tooutside scrutiny inorder to improve thequality of our pro-grams and ensure thatour services are of thehighest possible qual-ity for the young peo-ple that we serve.”Dr. Brian J. Boon,

President and CEO ofCARF International,said, “This achieve-ment is an indicationof your organization’sdedication and com-mitment to improvethe quality of the livesof the persons

served…The organization(Glen Mills Schools) shouldtake pride in achieving accred-itation.”

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Glen Mills Schools Awarded Critical National AccreditationThe school was recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

“The Difference Pride Makes”

Swim team earns Del Val League co-championshipPlease See Back Page

Through hard work, R’Keavius Morrison and his swim teammates earned a Del Val League co-championship. Well done!

Swim team earns piece of league titleFor the third straight year, the

Glen Mills swimming teamearned at least a share of the DelVal League championship with a90-65 victory over Chichester onFebruary 7th. “We’re real proud of the young

men,” Glen Mills coach RussBustamante said. “They set a goalfor themselves that they wanted towin the league and they workedhard and steadily improved theirtimes. Their hard work paid off.”The Bulls claimed first place

in four different events in theChichester meet to get the victory.Jordan Shelley (50 freestyle),R’Keavius Morrison (100 butter-fly), and Ronald Trotter (200

freestyle) all won their events tospearhead the Bulls. Glen Mills also got a big lift

from the 400 freestyle team con-sisting of Shelley, Joseph McFall,Morrison, and Trotter as they gotan important relay win.Joshua Schilling also got some

team points with his second placefinish in the 100 backstroke.“This is very satisfying,” Shel-

ley said. “As a team, we madewinning the league our numberone goal and by improving ourtimes throughout the year, we gotit done.” Bustamante was also pleased

with assistant coaches JohnNiefer, Nate Caswell, Kirk Hin-

ton, and Andy Groce as theyhelped prepare the inexperiencedteam.“They did a real nice job intro-

ducing the sport to our youngmen,” Bustamante said. “Theswimmers responded well to thecoaching and absorbed everythingthey could.”The Bulls shared the champi-

onship with Interboro HighSchool.

* Editor’s note: Battling Bulletinstudent writer Juan Duncan con-tributed to this article.

The Glen Mills Schools wasrecently awarded Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation

Facilities accreditation.

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The Battling Bulletin is published regularly by the Glen MillsSchools. The Battling Bulletin is composed by the students at the GlenMills Schools using QuarkXpress on Power Macintosh G5’s. Artwork isscanned with a Umax Powerlook 21200xl. Layouts are generated on a Cannon CLC400 Copier, Adobe Illustra-tor CS3 and PhotoShop CS3. All photographs are taken and processed bythe students of the Photo Lab. The newspaper is printed on a Cannon CLC400 Copier. The Bulletinwelcomes comments and letters from all of its subscribers. Address allletters to: The Editor, The Battling Bulletin, Glen Mills Schools, PO Box5001, Concordville, Pa. 19331.

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* Read all about the 32nd annual Career Day at the GlenMills Schools.

* See who earned special awards on the Glen Mills bowl-ing, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and indoor trackteams.

* See how the Battling Bulls are doing as the spring sportsteams kick off their season.

* Check in on the Character and Leadership DevelopmentProgram to see who the speakers have been and how theyimpacted our students.

* See who earned Artwork and Photo of the Quarter honors.

* Try to answer the Director’s Question.

www.glenmillsschool.org

PublisherDr. Randy Ireson

EditorsVern WatsonJohn NieferJamie Pugliese

Journalism InstructorVern WatsonGraphic Arts and PrintingTechnology InstructorsJohn NieferJamie Pugliese

Photography InstructorDuane Plank

Student Writers

Student Layout Artists

Student Photographers

Rashili AliTymir AndersonKaron BallardZahquan BarronNasir BeyTre’sean BlackJoshua BrownMoses CopelandJames DantzlerJose DuranTziah EleyTyler GiezaIsaiah GoodwinTahmir GriffithMarvin HairJonathan HouseDarrion JohnsonAntonio KellyRey Lopez-VeraJohnny LueraTyler MorganJontay PooleKhyree PrattAhmaad PriceKani SalviAhmir ThompsonRonald TrotterTeqavis WigginsQuinyon Wooden

Winter 2018 IndexNews................................................................... 3-6

New Board members..................................3College Fair Day.........................................4Character and Leadership...........................5Proud GMS alum........................................5Barber Shop special guest..........................6Career Day date announced.......................6

Sports...........................................................7-10, 12

Unit Students of the Quarter.............................10,11

CTE Students of the Quarter.................................13

Quarterly Awards.............................................14,15Academic Cup winner..............................14GED recipients.........................................14Unit Champions........................................14Distinguished Battling Bulls.....................15Reading Champions..................................15ACT exam takers......................................15

Features...........................................................16,17Director’s Question................................. 16Golf Course at Glen Mills recognition....16

Photo of the Quarter............................................ 18

Artwork of the Quarter........................................19

Ja’Wuan Bush-HarrisLemerrius CallahanFredrick CannonMontell Durden-ParkerJusto CarrascoRayford GilbertAntwan GrimesAkhir JacksonBrian Jones

Tarik KellySaiquan LangstonJohn PooleAmir PoindexterAntonio RiveraSammy SantiagoKamal TunnellLamarr WalkerTerron Young

Ikeam Castlebury-WilliamsJuan DuncanWalter FitzpatrickRobert GrohNysir MahoneyJustice OrfieldTymier OgelsbyJeremiah PorterAntione TalleyOscar ToryJamarr Williams

Talented artistXzavier Morgandrew these outstanding freehand pencildrawings to earnArtwork of theQuarter honors.

The menacing tigerand beautiful roseillustrations demonstrate hisartistic ability.Nicely done!

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The Board of Managers atThe Glen Mills Schools hasnamed George D. Mosee, Jr.,Esquire to the Board. On January 2, 2017, Mosee

was appointed Executive Di-rector of the PhiladelphiaAnti-Drug/Anti-Violence Net-work. After 28 years as a pros-ecutor, Mosee retired from thePhiladelphia District Attor-ney’s Office in December,2016 where he last served asFirst Assistant District Attor-ney.Mosee’s appointment to the

Board of Managers marks hisreturn to The Glen MillsSchools. From 1977 to 1986,he worked at Glen Mills wherehe served in various capacitiesincluding Senior Counselor,Diagnostic Counselor and jun-ior varsity basketball coach.“I am honored to have been

selected to contribute to thewonderful mission of TheGlen Mills Schools,” saidMosee. “I look forward toworking with the Board tosupport the vision of Execu-tive Director Dr. Randy Iresonand developing even more op-portunities for the young peo-ple we serve.”Mosee was the Deputy Dis-

trict Attorney in charge of theJuvenile Division of thePhiladelphia District Attor-ney’s Office for thirteen years.The Juvenile Division includesthe Juvenile Drug TreatmentCourt Program, Juvenile Pros-ecution Unit, Habitual Of-fender Unit, Child SupportUnit and Youth Aid Panels.Mosee joined the PhiladelphiaDistrict Attorney’s Office in1988 and served as the DeputyDistrict Attorney in charge ofthe Narcotics Division from1995 to 2002. Board President Joseph P.

Hand, Jr. is excited to haveMosee helping the young menat the school.“We are grateful that

George is back at The Glen

Mills Schools, now serving asa board member,” Hand said.“George’s commitment toyouth in Philadelphia and hisexperience in juvenile justicewill be extremely beneficial tothe board, the school and ourstudents.”Mosee serves and has

served on many boards andcommittees including thePennsylvania Juvenile Prose-cutors Network as Chair andthe Supreme Court of Pennsyl-vania’s Juvenile Court Proce-dural Rules Committee asChair. He is currently the Pres-ident of the PennsylvaniaDMC Youth/Law EnforcementCorporation, a Commissionerwith the Strong Families Com-mission and the PhiladelphiaPolice Advisory Commission.Mosee has won numerous

awards including the Philadel-phia Bar Association’s Thur-good Marshall Award in 2009,the Pennsylvania District At-torney’s Association Distin-guished Faculty Award in 2011and the Support Center forChild Advocates Distin-guished Advocate Award in2015.Mosee is a 1973 graduate

of Central High School inPhiladelphia. He received aB.A. in 1977 and Master’s De-gree in 1981 from LincolnUniversity in Pennsylvaniaand a J.D. in 1986 from Tem-ple University School of Law.

Mosee named to the Board ofManagers at the Glen MillsSchools

Career educator added to theBoard at The Glen Mills SchoolsAmy Morton was recently

named to the Board of Managersat The Glen Mills Schools.Morton has 34 years of expe-

rience working on behalf of stu-dents, families and educators atthe school district, regional, stateand national levels. She currentlyserves as the Pennsylvania StateCoordinator at the National Insti-tute for School Leadership(NISL). Her responsibilities in-clude securing and implementingNISL contracts with the PA De-partment of Education to raisethe performance of school anddistrict leaders in Pennsylvania.She also served as Chief Aca-demic Officer at the CentralSusquehanna Intermediate Unitin Milton, Pennsylvania from2013 to 2016. She led and super-vised nine administrators over-seeing 15 or more federal, stateand local-funded programs rep-resenting about $10 million inservices to infants through adultsin a region that spreads overmore than five counties.From 2010 to 2013, Morton

served as Executive Deputy Sec-retary of the Pennsylvania De-partment of Education,developing a $40 million federalRace to the Top grant and work-ing closely with the Governor’sOffice, General Assembly andState Board of Education to in-form and implement educationlaws, regulations and policies.Morton said, “Glen Mills

Schools is a place where futurescan be built by young peoplewith challenging pasts. Servingon the board lets me be a part ofensuring there will always be aplace for students from all overthe Commonwealth and theUnited States to thrive. It’s trulya privilege to be part of thisunique and successful commu-nity.”Board President Joseph P.

Hand Jr. welcomed Morton tothe Board of Managers and said“with education as such a vital

part of our mission, we are grate-ful to have Amy’s expertise, ex-perience and commitment on theboard.”From 2007 to 2010, Morton

served as Executive Director ofthe Capital Area IntermediateUnit creating the Capital AreaOnline Learning Associationwhich now serves thousands ofstudents in more than 50 schooldistricts statewide. She also pro-vided the leadership for the re-gional education services agencywith a more than $90 millionbudget serving 24 school dis-tricts plus charter schools, non-public schools and earlychildhood programs.She has received numerous

honors and awards includingDistinguished Leader Award, PADepartment of Education, Divi-sion of Federal Programs and PAAssociation of Federal ProgramCoordinators in 2009. Also in2009, the Exeter TownshipSchool District inducted her intothe Academic Hall of Fame. Sheserved as Commissioner of theEducation Commission of theStates from 2010 to 2013.Morton graduated from Dick-

inson College in Carlisle, Penn-sylvania with a B.A. in PoliticalScience and American Studiesbefore earning a Master of Sci-ence in Education Administra-tion from McDaniel College inWestminster, Maryland.

Photography student Johnny Luera capturedthe moment to earn Photo of the Quarterhonors as Glen Mills wrestler Davarious Sykes controls his opponent.Luera used a NIKON D 5200 camera body anda 55-200 zoom lens to freeze the action.

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Glen Mills Schools hosts College FairOn the heels of a financial

aid workshop earlier in the aca-demic year, Glen Mills studentshad the opportunity to explorehigher education options duringthe recent 5th Annual CollegeFair Day at the Glen MillsSchools.“Open your minds and a ca-

reer and success will follow,”Warren Taylor from the Admis-sions Staff at Thaddeus StevensCollege of Technology, told theassembled group of studentsand their parents before theevent on December 7th. Nearlythree dozen colleges, universi-ties, technical schools, andother institutions of higherlearning were represented.“We do this event because

we believe in you and theschools that are here believe inyou,” Dr. Randy Ireson, the Ex-ecutive Director of the GlenMills Schools, told the studentsbefore the event kicked off.The Glen Mills students

were able to talk face to facewith admission representativesfrom each of the schools. “I liked the fact that we were

able to meet with and discusssome things with a lot of differ-ent schools in one setting,”Glen Mills student KebbaJagne, who was accompanied atthe event by his mother Bintaand father Momodou, said.The representatives from the

schools were very impressedwith the Glen Mills students.“The kids were great,” Kate

Gilligan, a recruitment and Ad-missions Counselor atDelaware Technical and Com-munity College, said. “Theywere very inquisitive and askeda lot of great questions.”Ed Ford from the Philadel-

phia Technician Training Insti-tute echoed Gilligan’s feelings.“The young men were amaz-

ing,” Ford said. “They werevery knowledgeable and knewwhat they wanted to find out.”

Glen Mills student Kebba Jagne and his parents Binta and Momodou enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about higher education at the Glen Mills Schools College Fair.

Students had a chance to meet with Kate Gilligan from DelawareTechnical Community College and representatives from nearlythree dozen schools at the Glen Mills Schools College Fair.

Admissions Counselor Dion Robinson from Lincoln Universitytalked about the opportunities for students at his school.

Ashley Kessler from TriangleTech answers a question fromGlen Mills student JadenLehman Lewis.

Warren Taylor from ThaddeusStevens College of Technologygave great advice to GlenMills students seeking furthereducation.

DeVry University’s Steven Nelson, President of theirNorth Brunswick campus,talks about opportunities atDeVry.

Glen Mills students meet withA.J. Merrill from UniversalTechnical Institute.

Air Guitar ShowAir Guitar ShowBattling Bulls Club presents festive Air Guitar Show

Student talent was on dis-play at the Air Guitar Show asthe Battling Bulls Club pre-sented their annual holiday giftto the student body on Decem-

ber 12th. “That was very entertain-

ing,” Madison Hall student Jer-emiah Porter said. “Very funevening and everyone got into

the holiday spirit.” Each unit selected a holiday

song and choreographed all ofthe accompanying movementbefore presenting it to the stu-

dent body and special guests.The routines were compli-mented by professional lighting.“That was a lot of fun,” stu-

dent Rey Lopez Vera said.

Happy New Year fromthe Glen Mills Schools!

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The Director’s QuestionLuera, Lopez-Vera, and Rodriguez earn StudentUnion Gold CardsLike the food at the Student Union? Well, try to earn yourself two weeks worth of free food from

the snack bars by correctly answering the Director’s Question. The first three students to turn in thecorrect answer will win Student Union Gold Cards. Good luck!

For having the first three correct answers to the last Director’s Question, Rey Lopez-Vera,Johnny Luera, and Jose Rodriguez all earned Student Union Gold Cards. Well done!

The Last Director’s Question: The stock exchange plays an important role in our country’s econ-omy. On November 15th, 1867, the stock ticker made its debut in New York City. Before this, infor-mation about stocks traveled by mail or messenger services. Who invented the stock ticker, laterimproved by Thomas Edison?

The Answer: Edward Calahan

New Question: The Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea recently concluded. Whereand when were the first Winter Games held?

Turn your answers into the Journalism Shop. Good luck!

Jack Markell, who servedthe state of Delaware from2009 to 2017 as their Governor,recently spoke at the GlenMills Schools as part of thecontinuing Character and Lead-ership Development Program.A Delaware native with de-

grees from Brown Universityand the University of Chicago,former Governor Markell alsoserved three terms as theDelaware State Treasurer afterbeing a successful business-man. The Democrat was ex-cited to speak at the Glen MillsSchools after visiting 15 yearsago and clearly remembers theexperience.“It’s good to be back at the

Glen Mills Schools,” formerGovernor Markell said. “I washere years ago and was veryimpressed with the longevity ofthe commitment of the staffmembers and Board of Man-agers…they really care abouttheir students.”Frank Albero, who serves

on the Board at Glen Mills, wasexcited to have his long timefriend speak at the school. “He’s always been inter-

ested in causes that help

youth,” Albero said. That was evident in the

hour-long event, which endedwith a question and answer pe-riod with the students. Hiscommitment to youth extendsto his family as well as theycontinue to inspire young peo-ple. He told the story of howinstead of having a grand inau-gural ball during the economicdownturn after he was firstelected, he and his family de-cided to have a week of serviceinvolving young men andwomen. After the successfulevent, many of the young peo-ple actively involved expressedtheir gratitude and shared howrewarding it felt to help others.Former Governor Markell

also told the story about hiswife’s challenging childhood.After he was elected, a reporterdid a story about her that in-cluded her difficult upbringing,including having to bouncearound to many differenthomes because of her unstablefamily. Ultimately, surroundingherself with good friendshelped her stabilize her homelife and she eventually becamethe First Lady of Delaware.

While visiting a middleschool in Harrington, Delawareafter that article was published,an 8th grader came to him andsaid that she read with great in-terest the story about his wife. “That is my life now,” she

told him. “Because your wifenow has a different kind of life,I know that I can too.”He sees the challenges fac-

ing the country and its youngpeople and recognizes that, “…the American Dream is notalive and well for a lot of peo-ple in this country.”The former Governor, who

talked about the importance ofbeing humble, delivered some

great advice to the students.“A big part of success is

being a good listener,” he said.“When I was in office, I recog-nized that I didn’t always havethe answers but I would alwaysask others for their advice…That’s why we have two earsand one mouth.”Glen Mills student Alontay

Carter summed up former Gov-ernor Markell’s address.“He had a very good mes-

sage,” Carter said. “He’s inspir-ing and you can tell that hereally cares about trying to helpothers.”

Character and Leadership Development ProgramFormer Delaware Governor Jack Markell shares advice withGlen Mills students

Proud GMS alum Kareem Williams featuredat state wide symposiumFormer Glen Mills student and proud alum Kareem Williams recently had the opportunity to

share his life experiences at the Pennsylvania Neglected and Delinquent Advisory Committee Sym-posium at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pennsylvania.Williams, who graduated from the Glen Mills Schools in 2000, is an accomplished motivational

speaker and recently released his first book, Step Aside: A Simple and Effective Guide For HelpingYou Get Out Of Your Own Way. Williams earned an undergraduate degree in Business Management from Cheyney University and

an M.B.A. from Strayer University. Audiences throughout the country, including at the Glen MillsSchools, have heard his uplifting message. He has spoken in Europe, including during a recent trip toSpain. Jim Chobany, the Director of Education at the Glen Mills Schools, was part of the Glen Mills

contingent who attended the symposium. “Kareem has used many of the skills he learned at the Glen Mills Schools as a foundation for his

success,” Chobany said. “We are very proud of Kareem and he is a great example of the talent that iswithin our students.”

Not only did the Eagles beat the New England Patriots inSuper Bowl LII, Philadelphia also has the edge in public golf aswell, according to Joe Passov on Golf.com. Passov pennedPhiladelphia vs. New England: Who wins the golf battle in SuperBowl LII?In their Marquee Public-Access Golf Course category, the na-

tionally recognized Golf Course at Glen Mills was pitted againstPine Hills (Jones). With the criteria set as a 45-minute drive, the

piece recognized the Golf Course at Glen Mills as the top publiccourse in Philadelphia and gave the Glen Mills course the nodover Pine Hills. “The private club ambience is enhanced by the generous 12 –

minute tee time spacing,” Passov noted.The Golf Course at Glen Mills serves as a career and technical

education training program for Glen Mills students.

Golf Course at Glen Mills earns recognition from Golf.com

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For earning and maintaining their status for 90 or moreconsecutive days, a host of Glen Mills students were recog-nized at the recent Quartely Academic Awards Ceremony forbeing Distinguished Battling Bulls.“Being a member of the Battling Bulls Club for that period

of time is quite an accomplishment and needs to be recog-nized,” ceremony host Allen Minker said. ACT exam takers recognized

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Distinguished Battling Bullsrecognized

Students earn Reading ChampionRecognitionNaqwan Parham, Juan Quinones, Destin Dortsch, Dymon Goodwin,

Safear Wallale, Antwan Grimes, Zackary Branscomb, and Jontay Poolewere among those recognized at the recent Quarterly Academic AwardsCeremony for doing a great job and earning Reading Champion designa-tion. Well done!

Glen Mills Barber Shop students welcome special guestThe students learning skills

in the Glen Mills Barber Shoprecently had the opportunity tomeet with respected shopowner Nick Berardi.Berardi is the owner of the

higher end Nic Grooming shopin Philadelphia, which distin-guishes itself from much of thecompetition.Berardi has been in the in-

dustry since 1971 so a veteranindustry insider such as him-self has plenty to offer inter-ested students. Nic Groomingprides itself on old school cus-tomer service with a businessmodel that works with a

young, professional crowd.An indicator that he stays

current with trends is the facthe rents out the upstairs of hisPhiladelphia location throughAirbnb. Becoming a part ofand being welcomed into theneighborhood is also impor-tant in his business.Glen Mills Barber student

Jordan Latimer was happy tosoak in the knowledge fromsuch a veteran and successfulshop owner.“Mr. Berardi was awe-

some,” Lattimer said. “We re-ally learned a lot and you cantell that he cares about his

clients and his business whilestaying on the cutting edge.” Glen Mills Barber Shop in-

structor Jonathan Hicks washappy to have such an industryleader as a guest.“Mr. Berardi was great,”

Hicks said. “He gave a fantas-tic presentation to our studentsand offered a lot of insightfuladvice that can help theseyoung men be successfulwithin the industry. He demon-strated how the barber/stylingfield has evolved and that rein-forces what we teach here.” Successful veteran shop owner Nic

Berardi was a special guest in theGlen Mills Barber Shop.

Students were recognized in many areas, including those students whotook the ACT exam, at the Quarterly Academic Awards Ceremony on Jan-uary 22nd. Those Glen Mills students who qualified to take the exam in-cluded:

Nikko BongivengoQuadir GibsonPrince GreeneAlex OliveiraDylan MorrisDesmond WatersTae’shuan CaldwellRaheem GriggsRey Lopez-Vera

Joseph AcostaDiondre AllenShyleel BristerLevar BrownLawrence GailesQuadir GibsonPrince GreeneMarvin HairDahmere HawkinsJadis HolmanSymir JacksonDonovan JohnsonJaden Lehman LewisFabian LopezNathaniel LutnessKolby McMurryDershaun McPhersonDylan MorrisMaurice O’MalleyGabriel OrnelasIsrael OrtizRobert PattersonMartise PittsSemaj RichardsColleem RobinsonJonathan RojasJordan ShelleyJakeil Smith

Unit Champion Danny Orozco (right) shares a congratula-tory handshake with Counselor/teacher Steve Rose.

Jordan Shelley-Distinguished Battling Bull.

Israel Ortiz is a Distinguished Battling Bull.

Levar Brownearned Distin-guished BattlingBull status.

Semaj Richards-Distinguished Battling Bull.

Career Day slated for April 26th

Education Department staff member Joe Forwood preparesto present the Academic Pride Cup.

The 32nd annual Glen MillsSchools Career Day, one of thegreat days on the school’s cal-endar, is scheduled for Thurs-day, April 26th. The event givesthe students even more direc-tion as they begin to plot theirfuture.“Our students will have the

incredible opportunitys to meetwith over 100 guests represent-ing a myriad of careers, aca-

demic institutions, governmentagencies, and career and tech-nical schools during theevent,” Glen Mills Schools Ca-reer Day Coordinator DaleWilson said. If you or someone from

your organization are inter-ested in being a presenter atthe event and meet with ourstudents, please contact Wilsonat (610) 459-8100 x242.

The Recreation Center is filled with opportunity during Career Day.

Mother’s Day Luncheon scheduled for May 12thThe annual Mother’s Day

Luncheon is on the horizon.Once again, Glen Mills studentswill have the chance to spendquality time with their mother,

grandmother, and/or other spe-cial ladies in their lives at theevent slated for May 12th.Students and their special

guest(s) will enjoy a delicious

meal prepared by the CulinaryArts class as part of the regu-larly scheduled Facilitated Fam-ily visit. Mothers,grandmothers, and others in-

tending to attend should call(610) 459-8100 x247 to regis-ter.

Students and their guests enjoy the Mother’s Day Luncheon at the Glen Mills Schools.

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Unit Champions namedStudents recognized atQuarterly Academic Assembly Jefferson claims Academic Pride Cup

For showing significantimprovement and effort inthe classroom, students wererecently recognized at theQuarterly Academic AwardsCeremony for being a UnitChampion.

Battling Bulls earn two straight victoriesThe Glen Mills basketball

team won their second straightgame with a tight 34-33 victoryover visiting Great Valley onDecember 16th. Karon Thomashad eight points while KhelonKirkland and Shyeem Baconeach added seven points to help

lead the balanced Glen Millsscoring attack.Meanwhile, the Bulls earned

their first win of the season theprevious afternoon as theydowned visiting Central 47-29.Kirkland had ten points whileBacon chipped in with eight.

Left: Khelon Kirkland nails ajumper to help the Bulls getpast Central. Above: ShyeemBacon drives for two.

Wrestlers pin CarrollThe Glen Mills wrestling team got three pins to propel them to a 42-14 non-league victory over visiting Archbishop Carroll on

December 14th. Xzavier Morgan (160), Christopher Colon (195), and Jose Rodriguez (285) all earned pins for Glen Mills.

Davarious Sykes controls his opponent as the Bulls downed visiting Archbishop Carroll.

Xzavier Morgan confers with head coach Matt Shannon. Student photos by Johnny Luera.

Isaiah AtkinsKevin BradfordLevar BrownAndre BryantDario CervantesTaelaun ClaybourneKyle LegodaisRey Lopez-VeraGodesh Morales-VegaTyler MorganXzavier MorganFritz NapoleonDanny OrozcoNaqwan ParhamJohn PooleJesse ReyesKiam RossJoshua SchillingMecca SimmsJustin SmithZ SmithAnthony VargasAntonio VillalongoLamarr WalkerAmari WiseMatthew Wright

The students and the coun-selor/teachers in Jefferson Hallearned the prestigious AcademicPride Cup during the recent Quar-terly Academic Awards Ceremony.Both the students and the coun-

selor/teachers in the unit were re-warded with a win.Walter Fitzpatrick helped the

unit win the quarterly honor.“We really wanted to win this

quarter,” Fitzpatrick said. “We takea lot of pride in our academics inJefferson Hall.”Congratulations!

Jefferson Hallclaimed theAcademicPride Cup forthe most

recent quarter.

Who wants itnext?

Fritz NapoleonUnit Champion

Antonio VillalongoUnit Champion

Isaiah AtkinsUnit Champion

Kyle LegodaisUnit Champion

Rey Lopez-VeraUnit Champion

Kolby McMurry posted the highest Glen Mills score on therecent GED exam. As a result, he earned a pair of sneak-ers, presented by Steve Rose, and helped Jefferson Hallwin the Cup.

As a result of their solid prepa-ration, the following Glen Millsstudents recently earned their Com-monwealth Secondary Diploma(GED): Aleem AzizNikko BongivengoZackary BranscombJamil BrinsonDavid ChamberlainMoses CopelandPatrick DuplechainKeynaz FosterTrevien GaddisLawrence GalesPrince GreeneMarvin HairZaijuan HesterEdwin Hill-CrabbeeJadis HolmanDion HortonJonathan HouseJordan LattimerBrian LeLamont MalinJoshua McDanielKolby McMurryLuis NunezMartise PittsMekhi SadlerDominick SimpsonZachary ValentinoAntonio VillalongoConnor Vota-WalkerTeqavis WigginsJahqueal WilliamsCongratulations!

Glen Mills studentsearn Commonwealth Secondary Diplomas (GED)

Basketball team downsChester Charter School Forthe ArtsBy Walter FitzpatrickBattling BulletinStudent Writer

Coming off a victory over asolid Upper Darby squad, theBulls kept their late season mo-mentum going as forward Kh-elon Kirkland scored a team high19 points in a 72-53 victory overvisiting Chester Charter Schoolfor the Arts on February 5th. TheBulls have won two straightgames.Guard Nique Simmons added

14 points for the Bulls, whoearned their sixth win of the sea-son.

Nazario Coleman gets twopoints as the Bulls wontheir second straight.

Hoop team wins third straightThe Battling Bulls won for the

third straight time with a 42-32February 6th victory over visitingInterboro in a Del Val Leaguematchup. The Bulls improvedtheir record to 3-6 in the leagueand 7-13 overall as forward Kh-elon Kirkland netted 15 points tohelp lead Glen Mills.“We’ve got a nice roll going

right now,” Kirkland said. “wejust want to keep things movingin a positive direction.”Right: Shyeem Bacon makes anice entry pass.

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Joshua SchillingWelding Technology

Joel VillanuevaMasonry

Wences ZamarripaPaint

Levar BrownGolf Course Maintenence

Lamont MilanLandscaping

Jeremiah PorterJournalism

Darien HowardOptical Lab

Sedric BraxtonArt and Design

Yasir GroomsAuto Body

Diondre AllenAutomotive Technology

Khanief McMillanBarber

Maurice O’MalleyBuilding Trades

Chris ColonGraphic Arts & Print Technology

Karl BennettFieldhouse

Prince GreeneGolf Course Management

James DantzlerPhotography Lab

Justin SmithResidential Carpentry

Christian MaldonadoResidential Carpentry

Other Career and Technical Education Students of the Quarter: Josiah Moralez- Culinary Arts and Jmarr Pierce- Fieldhouse Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance.

Kirkland hits game winner asBulls edge ChichesterBy Robert GrohBattling BulletinStudent Writer

The Battling Bulls picked upa big road win when KhelonKirkland scored the game win-ning basket with 1.6 seconds

left as Glen Mills defeatedChichester on January 9th intheir Del Val League opener. Kirkland led the Bulls with

18 points while Ka’RonThomas added 17. The Bullsare 3-3 overall.

Bulls outwrestle CheltenhamBy Justice OrfieldBattling Bulletin Student Writer

Spearheaded by five pins, theGlen Mills wrestling teampicked up a hard-fought 40-25victory over visiting Chel-tenham on January 17th.

Battling Bulls Andre Settles(126), Davarious Sykes (145),Christopher Colon (182), De-vante Jacobs (195), and JoseRodriguez (285) all pinned theiropponents. Meanwhile, JusticeOrfield won by decision at 138.

Jose Rodriguez controls his opponent on his way to a pin.

Justice Orfield earned a decision against Cheltenham.

Jacobs, McPherson get late pins as Bulls beat Academy ParkBy Jeremiah PorterBattling BulletinStudent WriterTrailing by seven points

going into the final twomatches, the Bulls got pinsfrom Devante Jacobs at 195and DerShaun McPherson at220 to rally past visitingAcademy Park 39-34 on Jan-uary 24th.After Jacobs got his much

needed pin, the outcome ofthe match was riding onMcPherson’s shoulder.“I knew it was coming

down to my match,” McPher-son said. “But I really wasn’tthinking about that. I wasanxious to get the job done.”That would be pretty im-

pressive for an experiencedwrestler but is even more im-pressive for a first year com-petitor.“I never wrestled on a

team before but I used mystrength to my advantage andI’m a quick learner. I’velearned a lot from the

coaches.”Justice Orfield (138),

Davarious Sykes (152), andXzavier Morgan (160) alsoearned pins for the Bulls.With the win, the Battling

Bulls improved to 1-1 in theDel Val League.

Devante Jacobs earned apin to help the Bulls beat Academy Park.

Dershaun McPherson (top) works his way towards a pin to help the Bulls beat the Knights. Photo by student photographer Teqavis Wiggins.

Desean ConnorDental Center

Bulls beat Upper DarbyBy Justice OrfieldBattling BulletinStudent Writer

The Bulls went on the roadand put together a balancedscoring attack and beat a qual-ity Upper Darby team 61-54 onFebruary 3rd.Nique Simmons, Khelon

Kirkland, and Raheem Griggseach dropped 12 points as GlenMills beat the 14-5 Royals inthe non-league battle“That felt good to get a

quality road win,” Kirklandsaid.

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Bulls outswim ChichesterLed by a solid all around team performance, the Glen Mills

swim team upended visiting Chichester for a key 87-68 Del ValLeague win on January 18th.“The guys are really doing a nice job and are very coachable,”

Glen Mills coach Russ Bustamante said. “Our times keep gettingbetter every day.” Glen Mills swimmers Bysere Clark won the 100 butterfly while

Jordan Shelley claimed first place in the 100 freestyle. “They all swam very well,” Bustamante said.Meanwhile, Deamonte Culbreath, R’Keavius Morrison, and

Shelley helped win the 200 freestyle relay team pick up a win.Additionally, James Daniel (2nd place) and Robert Smith (3rd

place) did well in the 200 intermediate relay.

Jaden Hummel and the Bulls earned a big Del Val League victoryover Chichester.

Jordan Shelley won first place in the 100 freestyle in theChichester victory.

Smith shines in Delco Indoor ChampionshipsBy Jeremiah PorterBattling Bulletin Student WriterJustin Smith finished 3rd in

the shot put with a distance of44-8 to highlight a solid Bat-tling Bull effort at the Delco In-door Championships at the GlenMills Schools on January 31st.

Meanwhile, the Bulls alsoshowed well in the shot put asAnthony Vargas threw a 39-0 toplace fourth while Mekhi Sadlerfollowed in 5th place with a 36-8toss. Additionally, the 4x200

relay team consisting of NazirBooker, Antonio Kelly, ShamarJohnson, and Keynaz Foster fin-ished 4th with a 1:38:98. Also,the 4x800 relay team of Shy-keem Robinson, Daveon

Woods, Darien Howard, andDamon Pozzuto put forth agood effort as well as theyposted a 9:38.31 to finish 5th.

Justin Smith came in third place in the Delaware County IndoorChampionships track meet in the shot put. Smith threw a 44-8.Right: Antonio Kelly helped the Glen Mills 4x200 team claim a4th place finish.

Damon Pozzuto (pictured)and his 4x800 teammatesShykeem Robinson, DaveonWoods, and Darien Howardcame in 5th in the county.

Anthony Vargas came in 4thplace in the shot put event atthe Delco Indoor Championships.

Wrestlers battle but fall to Penn Wood By Justice OrfieldBattling Bulletin Student WriterThe Glen Mills wrestling team got pins from one hundred and fifty pounder Xzavier Morgan and

one hundred and ninety five pounder Devante Boddy Jacobs but it wasn’t quite enough as the Bullsdropped a hard fought 39-37 decision to host Penn Wood on January 31st. Meanwhile, Andre Settles won by a 14-0 major decision for the Bulls at 126 and Davarious Sykes

picked up an 11-7 decision. “We didn’t quite get it done,” Sykes said. “But we’ll keep working hard.”

Walter Fitzpatrick dives into the pool in the 200 freestyle relay.

Bowlers off to fast start, claim two early victoriesThe Glen Mills bowling team

picked up two early season victo-ries before the holiday break witha 2246-2005 victory over Jenkin-town and a 2034-1408 win overMorrisville.Zyair Dangerfield-Hill posted a

high series with a 522 and a highgame of 224 in the Jenkintownwin. Safear Wallace, meanwhile,posted a 466 series and a 213 highgame.In the win over Morrisville,

Dangerfield-Hill again led theGlen Mills charge with a 574 se-ries and a 213 high game.“We’ve got some work to do

but the guys are doing a nice job,”Glen Mills coach Dan Chobanysaid. Matthew Wright Levar Brown Zyair Dangerfield-Hill

Tyler Morgan shows good form.

Kevin Bradford puts in thework.

Khanief McMillan puts it inhigh gear.

10 Winter 2018 10 Winter 2018 Unit Students of the QuarterUnit Students of the Quarter Winter 2018Winter 2018 11 11

Deamonte Culbreath is the Tyler 6Student of the Quarter. A member of the Bulls Club, Cul-

breath is also on the swim team andcares deeply about his academic per-formance. He is also learning skillsin the Video Productions Shop.Well done!

Congratulations to LaffayetteFuller for earning Tyler 5 Studentof the Quarter honors. Fuller, who has earned a Level

100 certificate in the Video Produc-tions Shop, is a member of theBulls Club and is close to earninghis GED. He is a positive executivein the unit as well and enjoys play-ing basketball and reading.He is appreciative of the help

from Glen Mill staff members.“I believe that the Glen Mills

staff members care about me,”Fuller said. Well done!

Justice Orfield is the Madison Hall Student of the Quarter.Orfield is a solid student and is learn-

ing skills in the Journalism Shop whilealso serving as a unit executive. He wasalso a contributing member of the DelVal championship golf team and is one ofthe top wrestlers on that team as well. Orfield is also striving to earn a GED.

Good luck and well done!

Isaiah Atkins is the McKinley Hall Stu-dent of the Quarter. Atkins is doing an excellent job in the

McKinley Hall classroom and his been recog-nized in the unit on numerous occasions forhis efforts. Additionally, he is striving to be-come a member of the Bulls Club and haslearned skills in the Culinary Arts program.

Well done and keep up the good work!

Jackson Hall has recognizedXavier Miles for being their Studentof the Quarter. Miles consistently earns A’s in his

academic classes and is working to-wards earning a Level 100 certifi-cate in the Art and Design program.He is striving to become a memberof the Battling Bulls Club and issupportive of our positive normativeculture in the unit and on campus. Always willing to lend a helping

hand to peers who need help in theirclasswork, he has also earned Stu-dent of the Week honors in the unit.

Good job!

Congratulations are in order for Polk Hall Student of theQuarter Levar Brown.A member of the Battling Bulls Club, Brown is learning

skills in the Career and Technical Education area at the GolfCourse at Glen Mills and has earned his GED. Brown hasmade it a goal to earn his Glen Mills high school diploma andis on the Glen Mills bowling team. He has also had a success-ful homepass.

Congratulations!

Congratulations are in orderfor Semaj Richards for earningJefferson Hall Student of theQuarter honors.A proud member of the Bulls

Club, Richards serves as a cam-pus executive and is a positiverole model here at Glen Mills.Richards is learning skills in

the Golf Course Managementprogram at the Golf Course atGlen Mills.

A serious and hard workingstudent, Richards is looking for-ward to earning his diploma andfurthering his education.

Nice job and good luck!

Jalen Jackson, Fillmore Hall Student of the Quarter

Isaiah Atkins, McKinley Hall Student of the Quarter

Semaj Richards, Jefferson Hall Student of the Quarter

Kevin Bradford, Hayes Hall Student of the Quarter

Levar Brown, Polk Hall Student of the Quarter

Laffayette Fuller, Tyler 5 Student of the Quarter Xavier Miles, Jackson Hall Student of the Quarter

Deamonte Culbreath, Tyler 6 Student of the Quarter

Shawn Connelly, Lincoln Hall Student of the Quarter

Justice Orfield, Madison Hall Student of the Quarter

Shawn Connelly is the Lin-coln Hall Student of the Quar-ter.A unit executive and a proud

member of the Battling BullsClub, Connelly is a positive rolemodel on campus and has madea successful homepass.Connelly, who is on the

wrestling team, also enjoys car-pentry and photography.He credits his unit staff and

all of the staff on campus forhelping him learn how to carryhimself and how to think beforehe acts.

Jalen Jackson has earned Fill-more Hall Student of the Quarterhonors.Already a high school graduate,

Jackson is focusing much of his at-tention towards learning skills inhis Culinary Arts program. This Bulls Club member also

has a job in Culinary Arts and en-joys playing basketball and readingbooks.

Kevin Bradford is the Hayes HallStudent of the Quarter.Bradford is striving to become a

member of the Bulls Club and islearning skills in the ResidentialCarpentry Shop.“Glen Mills offers a great oppor-

tunity to change my life,” Bradfordsaid. Bradford, who is thankful for all

of the help from his counselor Mike,enjoys exercising and playing videogames.

Jalen Jackson

Laffayette Fuller Kevin Bradford

Justice Orfield

Xavier Miles

Shawn ConnellySemaj Richards

Levar Brown

Isaiah Atkins

Deamonte Culbreath