Category: General News

Carver Runs Philly Half

Kudos to 8th grader Steve Jackson for completing the Philly Half Marathon along with our long-distance running club coach Ms. Kuoch. Steve trained diligently for three months. All his hard work paid off when he powered through the 13.1 mile course. The morning got off to a cold start–it wasn’t even daylight when they met…

E&S Girls “Rock The Street”

Rock The Street, Wall Street is a national financial literacy program designed to spark the interest of high school girls into careers of finance. After “graduating” from the fall workshops, our students visited BlackRock where they interviewed investors — an excellent networking opportunity for the girls to meet women in the financial services field. Students loved the…

Cross-Country Teams Competes at PIAA State Championships

On Saturday, November 2nd, the E&S Cross-Country Team competed in the PIAA State Championships in Hershey, PA. Congrats to Meless Badume, Andrew Drumwright, Aaron Drumwright, and Thomas Gelaye for their efforts in the Boys AA Race! Congrats to Leneece Rincon for her performance in the AA Girls Race!

Carver 7th Graders Connect With German Pen Pals

Carver 7th graders received letters today from their pen pals at our sister school, Schule-am-Ried in Frankfurt, Germany! Students are excited to share about their lives in Philadelphia with their pen pals this year. 7th graders loved reading details about school, hobbies, and cultural backgrounds in the letters they received from Frankfurt!

Chess Team Takes First Place at ASAP November Open

On November 2nd, E&S hosted the chess tournament utilizing Carver Commons redesigned space. The E&S team won the tournament. And Nia Williams won top High School Female.

Philadelphia Writing Project Presentation

Carver Journalists Present at the Philadelphia Writing Project’s Celebration of Writing and Literacy 2019

Teachers Kit Bradley and Christina Puntel accompanied current and former journalism students as they presented two sessions for the 2019 Celebration of Writing and Literacy at the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania. Carver alum Nia Caldwell and juniors Keyziah McCoy, Oluwadamilare (Dare) Olaniyi, Steven Ramsey, Ethan Rodriguez, Shaniya Robinson-Owens and Jordyn…

Ninth Graders Get Acquainted with Mindfulness at Pendle Hill, a Quaker retreat in Wallingford PA. [PHOTOS]

Our entire 9th grade class retreated for a day to explore meditation and mindfulness. TOS

Junior Steven Ramsey Speaks at Girard College

Last night, Steven Ramsey Jr, an 11th grader at Carver, gave an enthusiastically received speech for the Motivos Magazine Fall 2019 edition launch at Girard College. A natural speaker, curious about all things and a student of all things, Steven focused on the magazine edition’s theme, “reflection.” He reflected on his dad’s advice, “think ten…