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SCH's new squash director Moustafa Bayoumy is pictured here with the top U.S. women's squash players Amanda Sobhy #1 (left) a

U.S. Women's Pro Squash Superstars Wow SCH

Sep 29 2022

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Alumni Spotlight: Samiyah Wardlaw ’18

Sep 28 2022

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Dr. Delvin Dinkins Speaks at Convocation 2022

New Head of School Formally Inducted at SCH Academy's Convocation

Sep 27 2022

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Three SCH Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

Sep 21 2022

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NIL, NBC & SCH—Beyond the Acronyms

Sep 15 2022

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SCH Teachers Publish in Academic Journal, Tell Board Game Project Success Story

Sep 13 2022

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SCH Junior Wins National Award from EPA for Project on Rating Product Packaging

Sep 8 2022

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Alumni Spotlight: Ty’Quish Keyes ’11

Sep 8 2022

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Outward Bound Senior Leadership Expedition in August featuring 10 SCH student leaders.

An Illumination: Seniors Find Joy Through a Storm

Sep 8 2022

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Head of School Convocation Speech: What Do You Do With a Chance?

Sep 27 2022

As you walk this campus—these woods, these halls, these fields, these sidewalks—today and every day, listen for a chance, one of deep delight whose outcome is not yet known. Look for the ledge. Then leap beyond it, as that’s where the learning occurs.

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Dr. Delvin Dinkins, Head of School at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Message from the SCH Board of Trustees: Welcome to the Dinkins Family

Jul 11 2022

We are happy to share with you that Dr. Delvin Dinkins, his wife, Davirah, and pooch, Bosley, are now settling in at Jennings House, the Head of School residence. It is an exciting time at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and we would like to extend an oversized Light Blue, Dark Blue, Blue, & Gold welcome to all of them!

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Message from SCH Board Chair: June 2022 DEI Message

Jun 21 2022

I’m writing to provide an update regarding the school and the Board of Trustees' efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at SCH. For the past two years, the board has been engaged in a process to closely examine our community’s experiences, practices, and aspirations regarding DEI.

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Message from Head of School: Closing out SCH

Jun 15 2022

Dear SCH Community,

It was great to see so many of you on campus in the last few weeks—at musical performances, art exhibits, Moving Up ceremonies, and more—and I hope everyone is enjoying the first days of different routines and the change of pace that the end of the school year provides.

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Update from Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: February 2021

Feb 1 2021

In this letter to the SCH Community, Director of DEI Rayna Guy recaps the actions our school has taken over the last year, identifies other related diversity and inclusion initiatives, and provides a look into how SCH is celebrating Black History Month this February.

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Message from Head of School: 2nd Half of January

Jan 12 2021

In this letter, SCH Head of School Steve Druggan addresses our approach to coming back to campus after winter break and the plan for campus learning to the end of January 2021.

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Fired Up Fridays

Our 2021-22 social media campaign, Fired Up Fridays, pays tribute to the message engraved in the stone mantelpiece above the fireplace in the Henry Library that reads: “Kyndle yr awne ffyre” (Kindle Your Own Fire). Each Friday we will shine a light on members of the school community whose passion runs deep for a particular interest, activity, class, or hobby. #FiredUpFridays will post on Insta and Facebook, so be sure to follow along!