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Glen Mills helps students look to collegiate futureThe annual College Fair Day

and the College Financial AidDay events were designed togive Glen Mills students andtheir parents the opportunity toexplore further education andhow to make it affordable.

In the first event, students en-joyed meeting with more than adozen universities, colleges, andtechnical schools and found theinformation to be useful.

“I spoke with the West

Chester University representa-tive about studying psychologythere and he was very helpful,”Glen Mills student Kevin Blacksaid.

Many parents were able to at-tend the events with their sonsas they began to think abouttheir academic future and pre-pare for post secondary schoolacceptance.Continued on Page 21

Glen Mills student Rasheed Muhammad meets withCheyney University President Dr. Frank G. Pogue. Spriggs honored by National

Partnership For Juvenile Services

At their recent 20th NationalSymposium on Juvenile Servicesin Greensboro, North Carolina,the National Partnership for Ju-venile Services honored ChrisSpriggs, the Director of Regula-tory Compliance at the GlenMills Schools, for his disserta-tion on “The Perceived Effec-tiveness of Training and itsRelationship to OrganizationalCommitment in Juvenile FacilityEmployees.”

“It was truly an honor to berecognized by the National Part-nership of Juvenile Services,”Spriggs said. “It was a complete surprise.”

Spriggs, who began his career atthe Glen Mills Schools in 1994,gave presentations to the Train-ing Counsel and the Board ofDirectors at the conference. Hiscomprehensive research wasconducted as part of his aca-demic requirements as he pur-sued a doctoral degree fromWilmington University in Busi-ness Administration. Spriggssuccessfully defended his disser-tation on December 10th, 2014.

“This has been a humblingjourney, it really has,” Spriggsadded.

The married father of two haspreviously earned a B.A. in Po-litical Science from DelawareState University in 1994 and aMasters in Administration ofJustice from Wilmington Univer-sity in 2010.

Spriggs’ doctoral researchfeatured more than 2,300 re-sponses, with every state repre-sented.Continued on Page 4

Students recognized at Quarterly Awards Ceremony

Students campus wide wererecognized for their growth inmany areas at the QuarterlyAwards Ceremony on January28th.

Dr. Randy Ireson, the Exec-utive Director of the Glen MillsSchools, congratulated the stu-dents on their achievements andencouraged them to continuetheir growth.

“In the spirit of Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr., who we cele-brate this month, dream big,dream bold,” Dr. Ireson urgedthe students.

There were many highlightsduring the ceremony, includingthe awarding of the AcademicPride Cup to Hayes Hall. HayesHall counselor/teacher TankCroner was proud of the unit’sstudents.

“The young men really did anice job,” Croner said. “All ofthe Hayes Hall staff challengedthem to push themselves anddemonstrate great improve-ment, and they did.”

Additionally, 16 studentswere recognized for earning aGED last semester while otherswere lauded for earning a Dis-tinguished Bulls Club Award inrecognition of being a Bull for90 consecutive days. GED re-cipients earned a Glen MillsSchools watch while the Distin-guished Bulls later enjoy a deli-cious food win.

Four students from each unitwere also recognized for theirhigh level of academic perform-ance with a Unit Plato Cham-pion Award. They will receive aMcDonald’s gift certificate, aswill the Career and TechnicalEducation and ResourceRoom winners.

Congratula-tion to all. Welldone!See Page 21Hayes Hallearned thequarterly“AcademicPride Cup.”

Head coach Tony Bacon (far right) and the Glen Mills bench celebratea big victory over perenial state powerhouse Chester that helped theBulls clinch a share of the Del Val League championship.

Basketball team claims share of Del Val League titleThe Bulls then earned a trip to the state tournament after claiming a second place finish in the District One AAA tournament.

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The Battling BulletinGlen Mills Schools • P.O. Box 5001 • Concordville, Pa. 19331

PublisherDr. Randy Ireson

EditorsVern WatsonJamie PuglieseJohn Niefer

Journalism InstructorVern Watson

Photo InstructorDuane Plank

Student PhotographersDennis Aponte-RiveraAaron CantyTyrell ConquestRussell CrossDawan DevlinMohammed DianeDemonn DunnigQuahdeir DurrantMalcolm DyerTahir EllisonLamar GriffinTerrell HigginsJermaine JacksonWalter JacksonTykeem McGillNaim Newsome-BostickGeoffrey OpioTacore PennSteven PigfordFred RadfordRafiq SmallTony SprinkleJavon ThorntonAhmir WardDaquan WeaverTayvion WellsKhalise Wilson

Desktop PublishingInstructorsJamie PuglieseJohn NieferVern Watson

Student Layout ArtistsDonte ArausVernon AustinDaron DanielsImhotep DavisAlexander DejesusDavid DickersonRashaan FrazierRaquan GainesJulian George-HobbyOneil GouldbourneTrystan MargleAaron MyersRahamon RobertsJoel SantiagoAlonzo ThongkhamMarquel TiradoJoshua Wilcox

Student Writers

Joseph AustinDavontay DayKarim GrantTaivian HooperJohn KatesMarchawn LyonsKerim McGriffChristian Ortiz-HernandezNoel RiveraNicholas SzczesnyDavid Tingle

* Check out the action from the springsports teams. Go Bulls!

* Read about the latest news from theCharacter and Leadership DevelopmentProgram.

* Read all about Career Day 2015

* See who earned Student of the Quarterhonors in their various areas on campus.

* Try to earn a Student Union Gold Card.

* Check out the Photo of the Month andthe Artwork of the Month.

Remember to check out www.glenmillsschool.org for updates.

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News: 3-5Character and Leadership: 6Sports: 7-13Unit Students ofthe Month: 14, 15Career and Technical: 16-19Academics: 20, 21Artwork of the Month 22Features: 23Photo of the Month: 24Air Guitar Show 25Creative Corner: 26, 27

I had lost myselfAnd I was the only one Who could find me

I searched with incredible perseverance And I never lapsed, I never rested,I never lacked, and I never quit

Now I’m found

FoundBy Kerim McGriff

Battling Bulletin Student Writer

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Glen Mills hosts Veteran’s Appreciation CeremonyAs part of the continuing

Character and Leadership De-velopment Program at the GlenMills Schools, students, facultymembers, and special guests hada chance to honor veterans whohave served our country. Formerand current staff members andBoard of Managers memberswho have served our countrywere recognized at the Veteran’sAppreciation event on Novem-ber 13th. American Legion Post926 from Aston, Pa presentedthe colors.

The ceremony touched homewith Glen Mills students.

“As someone who has familymembers who have served, thisceremony means a lot to me,”Christian Ortiz-Hernandez said.“I think about my grandfather’sservice in WWII and my uncle’sservice in Iraq. I am grateful forthem and what they and othershave done for this country.”

Pete Forjohn, the AthleticDirector at the Glen MillsSchools, was the master of cere-monies and Ken Banks intro-duced guest speakers Sgt.Dennis Murphy and Sgt.Matthew Sondermann.

Campus Executives repre-sented the student body and in-troduced each of the honorees.

“It was an honor to introducethem,” Campus ExecutiveImhotep Davis said. Davis andfellow executives Kassim Las-siter, Dresean Smith, MalikFowler, Marco Ruiz, and AbelVillatoro also helped introducethose veterans who were able toattend the ceremony.

Sgt. Murphy, currently theVice President for EnrollmentManagement at Rosemont Col-lege, bravely served his countryin the United States Army in theVietnam War. Specialist Murphyearned a Silver Star, a PurpleHeart, and the Vietnamese Crossof Gallantry after beingwounded five times by enemymachine gun fire just three me-ters away. He was under attack

attempting to rescue fellow sol-dier and friend Willie Gardner.Specialist Gardner volunteeredto lead a team of U.S. troopsinto the jungle to search for theenemy. Specialist Gardner diedduring the rescue attempt but hismemory still lives in Murphy’sheart. He had the privilege ofspeaking at a ceremony in Mayof 2009 as Specialist Gardnerhad a bridge in his hometown ofBrent, Alabama named afterhim.

Mr. Murphy’s message to theGlen Mills students was clear.

“Live your life as WillieGardner did,” Mr. Murphy said.

Sgt. Sondermann also ad-dressed the Glen Mills audience.After enduring a difficult homelife and the loss of his brother,the Upper Darby High Schoolgraduate joined the MarineCorps shortly after the 9/11 at-tacks.

“I was lost,” Mr. Sonder-mann, who ended up servingtwo tours in Iraq and one inAfghanistan, said. “But joiningthe Marine Corps was the bestdecision I ever made.”

He said that even after hewas injured by an improvisedexplosive device (IED) whileleading a convoy in Afghanistanin 2008. Sgt. Sondermann andthe three other severely injuredmen in the lead vehicle wererescued by Marines who werefollowing them in another vehi-cle.

“You realize that you haveno control of your life in situa-tions like that,” Sgt. Sonder-mann said. “Your life canchange in a second. But whatyou can control are the lives ofothers…When you’re in com-bat, you look out for eachother.”

As the driver of the vehicle,Sgt. Sondermann took the bruntof the attack although they wereall seriously injured. He suf-fered five broken bones, a braininjury, and severe burns.

“Pretty much my whole rightside,” Sgt. Sondermann said.

He would spend the nextyear of his life rehabbing his in-juries.

“My injuries paled in com-parison to the other woundedsoldiers in the hospital. Theiroutlook on life was amazing andI have nothing to complainabout.”

After rehab, Sgt. Sonder-mann earned an engineering degree from Drexel Universitywith the assistance of the G.I. Bill. Furthermore, despite the injuries he suffered, he wasable to run a marathon. Hehopes his story will encouragethe Glen Mills students.

Dr. Randy Ireson, the Execu-tive Director of the Glen MillsSchools, presented Nick Con-stantino from Operation FirstResponse with a donation on be-half of the school. OperationFirst Response supportswounded heroes and their fami-lies. Dr. Ireson also commendedthe Glen Mills staff memberswho have served their countryand how that reflects on theschool.

“The fact that we have somany staff members who haveserved their country speaks vol-umes about the type of people atthe Glen Mills Schools whowork every day to help you,”Dr. Ireson told the student body.Continued on Page 4.

Guest speakers Sgt. Matthew Sondermann (left) and Sgt. DennisMurphy shared their inspirational stories to the Glen Mills stu-dent body as part of the Character and Leadership Development Program.

29th Annual Career DayScheduled for April 30th

The Glen Mills Schools Ca-reer Day is scheduled for April30th with the bulk of the day’sactivities to be held in the Hayeshall Recreation Center. Addi-tionally, closing the closing as-semble will be in theGymnasium.

This annual event provides

Glen Mills students with aunique opportunity to gain in-side to many careers and profes-sions. If you or anyone youknow would be interested in theparticipating in this great eventas a working professional or em-ployer, please contact Dale Wil-son at 610-459-8100 ext. 24.

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Envying the Eagle By Kerim McGriffBattling Bulletin Student Writer

How I envy the eagleSo powerful and freeGliding inches below the heavensAlways reaching its peak

The eagle venturesTo empyrean, seeking peaceThen dives into canyons No matter how deep

How I envy the eagleSo powerful and free

UnthinkableBy Kerim McGriffBattling Bulletin Student Writer

So far into the darknessA remnant of light glimmersIt’s beckoned back Or else an empire might timber

The burden is unthinkableBut still the strong willed Shall stay strong and prosperAnd do the unthinkable

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Continued from Page 3Those honored at the ceremony include:Vince Agostinelli, United States ArmyJohn Amoroso, United States NavyDon Bailey, United States ArmyWilliam Bower, United States ArmyJoseph Cook, United States ArmyArtilla Cooper, United States NavyWillie Croner, United States, Army National GuardEarl Eggers, United States Marine CorpsHarvey Ellis, United States ArmyGabe Fucci, United States Marine CorpsRobert Golden, United States NavyMichael Hallman, United States ArmyFred Hayfield, United States Air ForceMark Hines, United States Marine CorpsFrank Jackson, United States NavyCurtis Johnson, United States ArmyGeorge Johnson, Jr., United States Army

Veterans among Glen Mills faculty and Board of Managers recognized during Appreciation Ceremony

Lewis Johnson, United States Marine CorpsJim Lindquist, United States Marine CorpsBob McCloskey, United States Marine CorpsBrian McGonigle, United States Air ForceMike McVey, United States NavyClarence Nickens, United States ArmyRobert Osborne, United States Marine CorpsRobert Parkinson, United States ArmyRon Pilot, United States NavyBob Pfister, United States NavyChristopher Rule, United States ArmyDr. Amanda Skarbek, United States ArmyJoseph Schuss, United States Marine CorpsKenneth Washington, United States NavyJoseph Weiser, Army National GuardRoosevelt Young, United States Army ReserveJoseph Zug, United States Army

Spriggs honored by National Partnership For Juvenile ServicesContinued From Front Page

His work will be publishedthis spring in The Journal of Juvenile Justice and the Journalof Applied Juvenile JusticeServices.

As the Director of Regula-tory Compliance at the GlenMills Schools, Spriggs is re-sponsible for the school’s adher-ence to Pennsylvania licensingregulations, the organization’spolicies and procedures, and the

contract compliance for multi-ple jurisdictions, states, andcountries.

As his work at Glen Mills in-dicates, Spriggs has dedicatedhis life to helping young peopleand has worked with the Boys

and Girls Club of America andBig Brothers/Big Sisters. Hehas also created his own foun-dation aimed at bolstering theskills of young men.

Glen Mills staff and Board of Managers members who have served their country were honored at the Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony. Guestspeakers Sgt. Dennis Murphy (front row, fourth from the left ) and Sgt. Matthew Sondermann (front row, fifth from the left) are also pictured.

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THE BATTLING BULLS CLUB HOPES EVERYONE ENJOYED THE AIR GUITARSHOW AND WISHES A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Student talent was on display at the Air Guitar Show, the Bulls Club’s annualpresent to the student body. The festive event highlighted the holiday season as students performed for the audience.

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Aspiring photographer Mohammed Dianecaptured the moment with aNIKON D-200 camera body with an80-200 zoom lens asGlen Mills centerAnthony Johnsongot a dunk againstChester. Great shot, Mohammed!

Glen Mills Schools, student/athletes help Special OlympiansSeveral Glen Mills

student/athletes and staff mem-bers recently had the opportu-nity to give back to thecommunity by volunteering tohelp a special group of youngathletes after the school began apartnership with the SpecialOlympics of Delaware County.Left without a place to train, theDelaware County SpecialOlympics Powerlifting Teamworked out in the Glen Millsweight room throughout the fallas student Justice Dalious andstaff members Pete Forjohn,Bob McCloskey, and Sean Cos-grove generously gave of theirtime and assisted the dedicatedgroup of athletes.

Forjohn, the Athletic Direc-tor at the Glen Mills Schools,helped coordinate the partner-ship and explained why hewanted to get the school andsome of the students involved in

the incredible program.“We saw this as a great op-

portunity to serve the commu-nity and at the same time, letour kids have a chance to workwith a truly great group of ath-letes,” Forjohn said.

After training at the GlenMills Schools since early Sep-tember, the lifters then com-peted in the SoutheasternPennsylvania Special OlympicsFall Festival at Villanova Uni-versity during the second week-end of November.

Scott C. Smedley, the headcoach of the Delaware CountySpecial Olympics PowerliftingTeam, was appreciative of thehelp that Glen Mills extended tohis program.

“We are so grateful,” Smed-ley said.

Smedley was also impressedwith Dalious, a member of theBulls Club here at Glen Mills.

“He was very genuine in hisinteraction with our SpecialOlympics Team,” Smedley ex-plained. “He enhanced not justthe athletes’ experience, but alsomyself and the othercoaches…It is nice to see ayoung man give up his time andenergy to participate in a pro-gram of this nature.”

Dalious, who said his bestfriend has a special needsbrother, eagerly volunteered tohelp with the program and en-joyed every minute of it.

“It was amazing,” Dalioussaid. “Getting down there in theweight room with those guysevery Wednesday was a beauti-ful thing and it was great to helpput a smile on somebody’sface.”

Dalious also said he wouldlike to continue his involvementwith special needs people andwork with them in the future.

Dalious, Jose Santiago-Curet, and Deshawn McGhee,who were all players on theGlen Mills football team, alsoassisted the Delaware CountySpecial Olympics Flag Footballteam with their final practice ofthe season, which was held atJack Pearson Stadium on theGlen Mills campus. Staff mem-bers Tim Mitchell, Jeff Hill, andForjohn also helped coach thepractice. Additionally, assistantGlen Mills football coach PaulDixon and players Milton Jones,Naje Lathan, Raylon Randle,Rasheed Purdie-Kelly, WilliamPortis, Elijah Brooks, TrevonBaltimore-Green, and BrandonLopez helped with the post FallFestival logistical challenge ofreturning the equipment backinto storage.

Glen Mills student Justice Dalious (yellow shirt) enjoyed helpingathletes Franny McCullough, Chris Sierkierski, Ed Smith, DrewSmedley, and Chris Dunbar as they prepared for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Special Olympics Fall Festival.

Some members of the Glen Mills football team volunteered theirtime to help the Delaware County Special Olympics.

Former Battling Bull Nick Adelizzi enjoys giving backAfter being an all around stu-

dent at the Glen Mills Schools,former Battling Bull NickAdelizzi left the school in 2004and returned home ready forsuccess.

He graduated from MarpleNewtown High School the fol-lowing year and from there, theformer Glen Mills football andtennis player matriculated toWesley College and studied fortwo years.

Adelizzi then enrolled in andgraduated from the DelawareCounty Police Academy and en-

joyed a stint working in law en-forcement. However, he feltsomewhat unfulfilled. Afterserving and protecting for threeyears, he decided he could bet-ter use his talents to help youngpeople.

“I was ready to be on theother side of things,” Adelizzisaid. “Instead of taking peopleoff the streets, I wanted to helppeople be better prepared whenthey went back into the main-stream. That’s why I wanted tocome back to Glen Mills.”Adelizzi looks back at his time

at Glen Mills as a turning pointin his life.

“Glen Mills gave me thetools and the structure necessaryto get myself together,” Adelizziexplained. “The school defi-nitely had a positive impact onmy life and I’m glad to have theopportunity to help current GlenMills students as they maketheir way in the world.”

Adelizzi enjoys being aMadison Hall counselor/teacherand also is an assistant coach onthe Glen Mills tennis team.

“I love it,” Adelizzi said

about being a Glen Mills staffmember. “I look at this as agreat chance to give back to theschool.”

The Director’s QuestionLyons, Goulbourne, and McGriff earn Student Union Gold Cards

For correctly answering the Director’s Question, Marchawn Lyons, Oneil Goulbourne, and KerimMcGriff earned a Student Union Gold Card good for two weeks of free food from the Student Unionsnack bars. Their correct answers were the first three that were drawn. Turn your answers into theStudent Union.

Good luck!

The Last Question: Based on its physical size, what is the world’s smallest nation?

The Answer: Vatican City

The New Question: The Pony Express carried news across the frontier between what two cities?

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La Salle University’s Dr. Giannini addresses Glen Mills students

As part of the Character andLeadership Development Pro-gram at the Glen Mills Schools,La Salle University men’s headbasketball coach Dr. John Gian-nini met with well over 100 ofour students on November 6th. Dr. Giannini had plenty of goodadvice for the audience as hetalked about the importance ofworking hard- even when youdon’t want to.

“There’s nothing bigger thandiscipline,” the veteran coachsaid. “If you only work whenyou feel like it, you will neveraccomplish much.”

Dr. Giannini is certainly nostranger to hard work as he hasbecome La Salle’s winningestcoach in Atlantic Ten play andhas guided the Explorers to a60-39 record in the past threeseasons. Included in that run isa Sweet Sixteen appearance in

2012-’13. The former RowanUniversity and University ofMaine coach came to La Salle

in 2004, knowing that he didnot have to wonder what couldhave been if only he workedhard.

“We will all suffer pain,” Dr.

Giannini said as he encouragedthe young men to take advan-tage of the opportunities they

have right now. “We will sufferthe pain of being disciplined orthe pain of regret.”

Coach Giannini also stressedhow vital it is to take advantage

of educational opportunities,even if young people havedreams to play professionalsports.

“Not everybody can play inthe NBA, but everybody canlearn,” coach Giannini said.

He respects the work that isbeing done at the Glen MillsSchools.

“I always appreciate placesthat are committed to helpingyouth,” Dr. Giannini, who rec-ognized the audience’s atten-tiveness, said.

He enjoyed his visit to theGlen Mills Schools and trulyhopes the students move on tolead a happy and successful life.

“I’m rooting for you guys,”Dr. Giannini told the audience.

Editor’s Note: Journalism student Marchawn Lyons contributed to this article.

La Salle’s Dr. John Giannini spoke as part of the Characterand Leadership Development Program.

Becky Fox, Donna Dukes,Maria Ireson, and Nancy Moorereinforce to the children in theGlen Mills Play Center thathelping others is a noble pur-suit. With that in mind, the chil-dren demonstrated their

willingness to give as they con-tributed to their year long pennycollection. The donations cer-tainly added up and as a result,the generous children collectedtheir loose change and gra-ciously donated $85.00 to the

Chester County Crime Center inWest Chester, Pa. This organiza-tion helps care for families thathave been victimized by crimeand take children shopping foritems they need, which includecoats, toys, and, more.

The children and the PlayCenter also helped coordinateand support the annual Toys ForTots Drive. Thank You!

Play Center children donate to charity

Sgt. Ewe Messer from the U.S. Marine Corps made a specialguest appearance at the holiday party at the Play Center. Santaalso made a special appearance and rewarded the children fortheir support of two charity drives.

Salisbury football coach Sherman Wood shares life lessons

Distinguished Bulls enjoy winAs a reward for being in the club for 90 or more days and for

being role models for their peers, members of the DistinguishedBulls Club enjoyed a delicious food win at the Cafeteria.

Under the guidance of staff member Kenny Lumpkins, BullsClub members Colton Mattus, Marcel Harris, Kerim McGriff,and Juan Guerrero were just some of the students who enjoyedmaking their own pizzas. Distinguished Bulls also had thechance to create their own cheesesteaks and cheeseburgers.

“That was a lot of fun,” McGriff said. “I really enjoyed mak-ing my own pizza. It was pretty good.”

Fellow Distinguished Bulls Club member David Tingle alsoenjoyed the win.

“Pretty tasty,” Tingle explained.Under the guidance of staff member Kenny Lumpkins, Bulls Clubmembers Colton Mattus, Marcel Harris, Kerim McGriff, andJuan Guerrero enjoyed making their own pizzas at the recent Distinguished Bulls win.

By David TingleBattling Bulletin Student Writer

Believe in your faith, read,set goals, and surround yourselfwith positive people are four ofthe principles that have guidedSalisbury University head foot-ball coach Sherman Wood’s life.

The Virginia native took thetime to share his message withmany Glen Mills students as aguest speaker in the Characterand Leadership DevelopmentProgram on February 23rd.Wood has been the head foot-ball coach at Salisbury, his almamater, for 15 seasons and hascompiled an impressive 108-53mark while becoming theschool’s all-time leader in foot-ball coaching wins.

He graduated from Salisburyin 1984 and played with GlenMills staff members Tim Fox,Jeff Hill, and Ray Otlowski.Hill spoke highly of Woods.

“He spends his time buildingand shaping young men,” Hillexplained.

Despite his great success,life hasn’t always been good forthe coach as he faced the chal-lenges of growing up whilebeing raised by a single mother.In fact, he never even met hisfather until ten years ago. How-ever, that never deterred Wood.

“You have to find ways toturn a negative into a positive,”the self motivated Wood said.

Wood also learned anotherlife lesson as he recalled hishigh school basketball dayswhen his team made it to thestate basketball championship.

The top seeded team, whichfeatured future NBA star RalphSampson, had lost in the semifi-nals and he and his teammatesthought they, as the #2 seededteam, would easily beat theirlower ranked opponent. That,however, is not how it turned

out as his team lost a closegame.

“You can’t take anything forgranted,” Wood said.

Wood also shared that hiscollege team was losing a gameat halftime 33-0 but came backto win 34-33. The life lessonthere- “Never give up,” Woodsaid.

He enjoyed his visit to theschool.

“I really enjoyed being here

today,” Wood said. “Everyonewas very hospitable andfriendly and I was impressedwith the students and the staffmembers.”

Glen Mills student KerimMcGriff was glad that he hadthe opportunity to hear Wood’spositive message.

“I know he inspired me,”McGriff said.

Salisbury University football coach Sherman Wood met with agroup of Glen Mills students and shared some of the lessons he haslearned over the years. Photo by Fred Radford.

“Proud to be a Bull”

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By Nicholas SzczesnyBattling BulletinStudent Writer

The balanced Bulls jumpedout to a 25-8 lead after the firstquarter and rolled to a 67-42win over visiting Harry S. Tru-man High School on Friday,December 5th in the non-league season openingmatchup.

Center Anthony Johnsonhad 16 points and 11 reboundsfor the Bulls while Imhotep

Davis also had 16 points.Khyzeem Brown, meanwhile,added 14 points and guardTyreek Brickus dished outseven assists.

The Bulls also turned in astrong defensive effort, led byguard Steven Welsh, and lim-ited Truman to just 18 secondhalf points. Welsh’s perimeterdefense nullified the Tigers’outside shooting threats afterhalftime.

Bulls dominate Truman in season opener

Football team receives sportsmanship award from P.I.A.A.Chester Chapter of Officials

For displaying “…outstand-ing sportsmanship” and pro-moting the “idea of fair play”in the Del Val League, the2014 Glen Mills football teamrecently received the John F.Malloy and Michael ThurstlicMemorial SportsmanshipAward from the PennsylvaniaInterscholastic Athletic Associ-ation’s Chester Chapter ofFootball Officials.

Members of the chapter pre-sented the award at the group’sannual banquet at the Con-cordville Inn on Thursday, De-cember 4th.

Glen Mills head footballcoach Kevin Owens waspleased that his team was rec-

ognized.“We all like to win, there’s

no doubt about that,” Owenssaid. “But first and foremost,we want our student/athletes torepresent the school, the team,their family, and themselves ina way that we all can be proudof. We are pleased that ouryoung men were recognized bythe officials who worked ourgames because we take sports-manship very seriously.”

The prestigious award isnamed after Malloy andThurstlic, two long time giantsin the world of P.I.A.A. foot-ball officials. The Glen Mills football team won a sportsmanship award from the

P.I.A.A. Chester Chapter of Football Officials.

Anthony Johnson puts in two of his16 points as the Bulls got past visiting Truman.

Jones, 4x200team shine atInvitational

Milton Jones came in sec-ond place in the shot put whilethe 4x200 relay team consistingof Derrick Hill, Mylan Hub-bard, Raisheem Rochwell, andLamar Griffin came in secondat the Glen Mills Invitationalon January 13th. The Bullshosted the event at the HayesHall Recreation Center.

Bulls get four pins against InterboroBy Marchawn LyonsBattling Bulletin Student Writer

The Glen Mills wrestlingteam got four pins but it wasn’tenough as the Battling Bulls fellto visiting Interboro 39-35 onJanuary 28th in a Del ValLeague match.

Daniel Lopez (152), DevonGerman (160), Rashaan Frazier(182), and Nygel Jenkins (220)all pinned their opponent.

Aspiring artist ShawnWilson did this tremendous graphitepencil drawing to earnArtwork of the Monthhonors.

Rashaan Frazier won by pinin the Glen Mills victory overInterboro.

Basketball team moves into threeway tie atop Del Val leagueBy David TingleBattling Bulletin Student Writer

Center Anthony Johnson hitthe go ahead shot with less than aminute remaining and had 19points, 12 rebounds, and sixblocks to lead the Bulls to a key55-53 Del Val League win onFebruary 2nd. Tyreek Brickusadded 13 points.

With the victory, the Bulls im-proved to 6-2 in the league andmoved into a first place tie withChester and Penn Wood.

The Bulls host the Clippers onFebruary 5th and look to avengea tight loss to Chester earlier inthe season.

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“I wanted to be here for myson’s welfare and to supporthim,” Anthony Roberts said ashe visited with many of the rep-resentatives alongside his sonTavio. “I want him to do betterwhen he leaves Glen Mills andif he wants to go to college, I’mall for it.”

Tavio Roberts has a sisterwho graduated from CheyneyUniversity and enjoyed the op-portunity to meet directly withDr. Frank G. Pogue, Cheyney’s

President, who also visited cam-pus several weeks prior. He wasimpressed with the students hemet during the College Fair andduring his earlier tour.

“Even while driving on cam-pus, students greeted me with afriendly wave,” Dr. Pogue said.He also noted that Glen Millsand Cheyney University sharethe same mission of educatingyouth.

As well as gaining first handinformation about higher educa-

tion, students also had a chanceto work on their “soft skills” asthey introduced themselves witha firm handshake and lookedpeople in the eyes.

In the second event on Janu-ary 28th, financial aid was thefocus as Frances McKeownfrom PHEAA talked with thestudents about financial aid op-portunities. Students alsolearned how to navigate theFree Application For FederalStudent Aid process.

Glen Mills students look to futures during college eventsContinued From Front PageJohnson leads

Bulls over Chichester 70- 45By Karim GrantBattling BulletinStudent Writer

Anthony Johnson had 16points and 10 rebounds for theBulls, who outscored the Eagles23- 3 in the second quarter, ontheir way to a 70- 45 Del ValLeague victory on January 8th.

The host Bulls, led by headcoach Tony Bacon, also gotsolid contributions from StevenWelsh and Tyree Braxton, whoeach added 11 points as GlenMills improved their record to7- 3 overall and 2-0 in theleague.

Glen Mills began the leagueportion of the schedule with a58-43 victory over Interborotwo days earlier.

Anthony Johnson, shown herein an earlier win over Interboro, netted 16 points forthe Bulls in a victory over Chichester.

Brown hits winner asBulls edgeCouncil RockNorth

Khyzeem Brown hit the gamewinner in the Glen Mills victory over visiting CouncilRock North.

By Joseph AustinBattling Bulletin Student Writer

After Council Rock North tiedthe game with a late three pointer,Khyzeem Brown never hesitated ashe took center stage in front of theelectrified home crowd. Browndrove to the basket, gave a slightshot fake to get the Indian defendersoff balance, and hit a game winning,driving floater from inside the paintwith 3.5 seconds remaining on Janu-ary 10th as the Bulls upended Coun-cil Rock North 46-44 in a fantasticnon-league game where defense wasthe norm.

With the win, the Bulls improvedto 8-3 with perhaps their biggestvictory thus far in the season .

Big man Anthony Johnsonalso contributed to the big winin the playoff like atmosphereby scoring 12 points, pullingdown seven rebounds, andblocking three shots.

Battling Bulls rally past Penn WoodBy Nicholas SzczesnyBattling Bulletin Student Writer

The Glen Mills basketballteam came back from a five-point halftime deficit to beatPenn Wood 65-57 on the roadon January 13th. Power for-ward Imhotep Davis led theBulls with 16 points, KhyzeemBrown added 15, while An-thony Johnson had 11 pointsand 20 rebounds for GlenMills.

The Bulls, who are now 3-0in the Del Val League and 9-3overall, regrouped at the break.

“At halftime, coach Tony(Bacon) kept encouraging usand saying we weren’t going tolose,” Davis said. “Coach kepttelling us to have confidence ineach other and we did.”

Tye Quez BakerBrandon BarnwellHaile BarronDon BeattieLane BennerKevin BlackAlvis CookDa’Shawn CookRalph CorpsMatthew CorreiaJonathan CoulterCole DecaturKhalil DemoniaJason EstradaByhzir GiddingsTahir EllisonJerrin HallMalik FowlerWilliam FulkersonRemington GordanMarcos HernandezDevon Herman

Quran JessupRoland JonesJorge LopezDryon Mccray Kerim McGriffDesean McGheeJoshua MitchellDiane MohammedGianni MonterrosaJames MorganNathaniel PittmanRasheed Purdie-KellyDaniel ReyesJose RiosShakur RobinsonMarco RuizHector SagaigaJoel SantiagoQuinzell SmithDavon TraynhamElijah Washington Trenton Williams

Unit PLATO Champions: Resource Room Winners:Mohammed DianeJason DavisIsaiah Blue

GED Recipients:Anthony Akins-DanielsDominic BarreeOlen BerryMatthew CorreiaDiallo Goldwire-SampleJoseph HarriganTyler HensonRaheem HooksKeante JohnsonEdward McDowellBrian McQuearyHunter SagaigaPauli TaylorDillon WilliamsSebastian WintonWilliam Young

Glen Mills Athletic DirectorPete Forjohn received the National Interscholastic Athletic Adminis-trators Association (NIAAA) StateAward of Merit in recognition of“meritorious service, leadershipand special contributions to inter-scholastic athletics at the local andstate level.”

Forjohn will receive the awardon March 19th at the PennsylvaniaState Athletic Director’s Associa-tion conference in Hershey.

A $1,000 scholarship to a GlenMills student/athlete also comeswith the prestigious honor.

Congratualtions!

Athletic Director Pete Forjohnearns award from national organization

Pete Forjohn, the Athletic Director at the Glen MillsSchools, will receive the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) StateAward of Merit.

With an eye towards the future, Curtis Wright reviews material from College Financial Aid Day at the Glen MillsSchools.

Frances McKeown from PHEAA talks with the students about thefinancial aid process.

Glen Mills student Tavio Robertsand his father Anthony Robertsfound the College Fair Day to beinformative.

Steven Welsh has been a bigcontributor for the Bulls.

Khyzeem Brown andMarco Ruiz celebrateHayes Hall winning theAcademic Pride Cup.

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Welsh earns ACT honorAfter solid preparation, Battling Bull Steven Welsh scored a 20 on the recent ACT exam

and earned ACT Student of the Quarter honors.Welsh is a starter on the basketball team and even as a first time player, also helped the

Glen Mills golf team win the Del Val League championship.Well done!

Garcia recognized in ACTDavid Garcia, who has earned a 400 Level certificate in the Journalism Shop and is now

learning skills in Video Productions, earned an ACT Student of the Quarter Award.Garcia is a solid all-around student, scored a 22 on the ACT exam, and hopes to further his

education. He was also a manager for the football team and has a bright future ahead of him.Well done!

Taylor earns GED recognition

The Glen Mills swim teamgot contributions from through-out the lineup as they downedInterboro 56-44 in a Del ValLeague meet at Widener Uni-versity on January 14th.

David Tingle won the 200freestyle, Don Beattie claimedthe 500, while Colton Mattusearned a win in the 100 breaststroke.

Glen Mills also did well inthe relays. Quahdeir Durrant,Mattus, Luis Velez, and Eric

Parks won the 200 medleyrelay. Meanwhile, the Bulls alsocame up winners in the 200freestyle relay as Parks, De-Quan Wilson, Josh Cheathom,and Zachary Blair picked up thewin.

Glen Mills coach Russ Bus-tamante was pleased with thevictory and the team’s effortlevel.

“Everyone is working hardand our times reflect the im-provement,” Bustamante said.

Bulls outswim Interboro

Bulls get three pins in matchagainst Academy ParkBy Christian Ortiz-HernandezBattling Bulletin Student Writer

Rashaan Frasier needed just33 seconds to pin his opponentat 182 but the Bulls fell to hostAcademy Park 43-33 in a DelVal League wrestling match onJanuary 14th.

Glen Mills wrestlers Ter-rance Parkman (145) andDaniel Lopez (152) each hadpins for the Bulls while JusticeDalious (181) and Nygel Jenk-ins (220) won by decision. Eli-jah Brooks picked up a forfeitvictory at 285.

Correia recognized in GED Class

GED student Berry lauded

For his positive effort and accomplishments in class, Madison Hall student Pauli Taylorearned a GED Student of the Quarter Award.

Taylor was one of 16 Glen Mills students who met the requirements to earn a GED last se-mester. He is also a proud member of the Bulls Club and is learning skills in the Dental Cen-ter. Taylor is also striving physically as he is a member of the powerlifting team.

As a result of his hard work and preparation, Matthew Correia earned a Student ofthe Quarter Award after earning his GED. He, along with 15 others, was recognized atthe recent ceremony for his accomplishment.

Earning a GED sets up Correia for future academic succes as he continues to movehis life in a positive direction.

Well done!

After putting in all of the necessary hard work, Hayes Hall student Olen Berry earnedhis GED and as a result, also earned a GED Student of the Quarter Award.

Berry is an all-around solid student at the Glen Mills Schools and is also learningskills in the Building Trades program. Berry is also a member of the Battling Bulls Club.

Nicely done!

Daniel Lopez (right) had a pin for the Bulls in the matchagainst Academy Park. He later qualified for the District OneEast meet.

Top: Rashaan Frazier has had several quick pins for the BattlingBulls. Above: Devon Herman focuses in on his opponent. Her-man was a District One East meet qualifier.

Luis Velez, shown here competing in the butterfly, helped theBulls win the 200 medley relay.

Colton Mattus teamed with Quahdeir Durrant, Luis Velez, andEric Parks to win the 200 medley relay against Interboro.

John Chadwick shows good form.

Journalism students continue to report the news

David TingleJournalism

Student of the Month

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Photographystudents capture the moment

Fred RadfordPhotography Lab


Special award winners on the varsity football team, from leftto right: Naje Lathan (2nd Year Starter Award), William Por-tis (Best Lineman Award), Jamil Myrick (Best DefensivePlayer), Anthony Johnson (MVP), Rashaan Horsey (Best Of-fensive Player), Jordan James (Most Coachable), and ElijahBrooks (Most Improved).

Special award winners on the cross country team, from left toright: Saul Monarrez (Most Consistent Runner), Jose Robledo(Go To Runner), Daniel Lopez (MVP), Davon Traynham(Coaches Award), and Miguel Uribe (Most Improved Runner).

Special award winners on the Del Val Leaguechampion golf team, from left to right: ChrisCarter (Most Improved), William Fulkerson (Co-MVP), Ronnie Byrd (Co-MVP), and StevenWelsh (Most Coachable).

Special award winners on the junior varsity football team,from left to right: Kenyon Armstrong (Outstanding Lineman),Darryl Mehn (MVP), MyQuandre Stevenson (Best OffensivePlayer Award), and Antwine Chamberlain (Best DefensivePlayer).

Video Productions students record the actionUsing state of the art equip-

ment, Video Productions studentslearn how to capture moments intime as they digitally record manyof the events here on campus.

In just one example, our stu-dents covered the Air GuitarShow, the festive Glen Mills holi-day spectacular, and edited theevent before making copies for theliving units. There, the talentedstudents will be able see their per-formances and future students willhave the chance to enjoy the per-formance as the video becomes

part of the archives.Video Productions students

also record much of the athleticaction here at the Glen MillsSchools. Coaches and players thenuse those recordings as teachingtools to help them improve theirperformance.

Derek Millings is our Studentof the Month. He has done a nicejob lately and we wish him contin-ued success.

Derek MillingsVideo Productions


Fall sports teams recognized at ceremonyDecatur earns Student/Athlete Award

The young men who repre-sented the Glen Mills Schools inPIAA competition this past fallwere recognized for their effortand accomplishments at the FallSports Ceremony on November6th.

Dr. Randy Ireson, the Execu-tive Director of the Glen MillsSchools, commended the stu-dent/athletes as he concluded

the ceremony.Dr. Ireson noted that compet-

ing in athletics at the Glen MillsSchools is certainly about a lotmore than just winning and los-ing on the field of play.

“Before the season, I didn’ttell the coaches to go out andwin championships,” Dr. Iresonsaid. “I asked the coaches to usesports as a way to teach our

young men character, representthe Glen Mills Schools withpride, and play hard everygame. And we did that this fall.”

Fillmore Hall student ColeDecatur earned the Fall Stu-dent/Athlete Award while striv-ing in the classroom and helpingthe Glen Mills golf team win theDel Val championship. Decatur

is a member of the Bulls Cluband earned a Student of theMonth Award in October. He ispreparing to take the GED examand is learning skills in GolfHouse Management at the GolfCourse at Glen Mills. Students in the Glen Mills

Photography Shop have beenbusy applying their cameraknowledge to capturing the ac-tion. Students have taken digitalimages at campus assemblies,sporting events, and of guestspeakers. We then provide manyof the images to The Battling Bul-letin and/or the website.

Students have also had the op-portunity to work on their customframing skills and framed a fivepage magazine article for displayat the Golf Course at Glen Mills.We have also done several fram-ing jobs for the our recent guestspeakers.

Fred Radford is our Student ofthe Month. He has done a fantas-tic job and wish him nothing butthe best in his future.

One great thing about the GlenMills Schools is that there is al-ways a great story to tell. Some-one receives an award, one of oursports teams wins an excitinggame or a sportsmanship award,or a new program is being offered.These are just a few examples ofsome of the interesting things thatare happening at the Glen MillsSchools. Whatever the story is, weare there to cover it as our stu-dents learn the basics of reportingthe news.

We then publish the story inthis paper and often times, on our

website as well(glenmillsschool.org). Also, a fullPDF version of the newspaper isthen posted on the website. Longstory short, there are a lot of goodthings happening here at the GlenMills Schools and the students areaccomplishing many things. Wewant people to know about it.

David Tingle, who is also astandout swimmer for the BattlingBulls, is our Student of the Month.He has done a really nice joblately and we wish him continuedsuccess. Nice job!

Graphic Communications and Print Technology students complete projects

The students in the GraphicCommunications and PrintingTechnology program have hadmany opportunities to applytheir theory knowledge tohands-on practice.

Students have assisted inthe layout and production ofnew marketing brochures, edu-cational posters, Career andTechnical Education certifi-cates, weekend packages, itemsfor the Golf Course at GlenMills, and much more.

Students also worked on theproduction of CommunityManagement Services, GroupLiving, and Central Receivingitems.

Oneil Goulbourne is ourStudent of the Month. He hasdone a really nice job and is aleader in the shop area. Gould-bourne is always willing to getthe job done while eagerlyhelping his peers as well.

Great job! Oneil Gouldbourne

Print ShopStudent of the Month

Career Dayscheduled forApril 30th

Special award winners on the soccer team, from left to right:Elias Padilla (Most Improved) and Mohammed Diane (MVP).Not Pictured- Jory Loughman (Most Coachable) and NevinSupal (Workhorse Award).

Residential Carpentry students learn many skills

Brandon KrobertResidential CarpentryStudent of the Month

Malik GreenOptical Lab


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Optical Lab students work oncustomer service skills

Art and Design students develop talent, display work

Steven VitelaArt and Design

Student of the Month Joseph HarriganAutomotive TechnologyStudent of the Month

The talented artists in the Artand Design program have beendeveloping their skills. Studentshave been introduced to graphitepencil drawing, watercolor, andother techniques.

One thing that our students really enjoy is seeing their workdisplayed. To that end, studentslove to see their work displayedaround campus in hallways, dis-play cases, in offices, and else-where on campus.

Aspiring artist Steven Vitelahas earned our Student of theMonth honors. Well done!

Automotive Technology students get hands-on training

The students in the ResidentialCarpentry program have a chance toacquire many skills that will givethem a leg up if they choose to pur-sue a career in the field. Additionally,many of these skills could potentiallycome in handy as they become home-owners.

Having these skills can save thema lot of money over the course of theyears. Need to finish a basement? Noproblem. Glen Mills Residential Car-pentry students can think back totheir class and utilize those skills.Need to repair a hole in your dry-wall? Can do. Drywalling skills arealso covered. These are just two ex-amples of things that our students arelearning.

Brandon Krobert is our Student ofthe Month. Nice job and keep up thegood work.

The students in the Glen Mills Au-tomotive Technology program havethe opportunity to learn many of thebasic skills that could make them at-tractive to a potential employer.

After studying the theory aspect ofthe task, students then move on andget hands-on training and performbrake jobs, tuneups, oil and filterchanges, tire rotations, and more.

Joseph Harrigan is the Automo-tive Technology Student of theMonth. He is an eager learner and has done a nice job lately.

Well done!

The students learning skills inthe Optical program have the op-portunity to develop good cus-tomer service skills. This is a bigpart of the optical industry. Afterstudents look at a patient’s pre-scription, they then help them se-lect a frame that suits their opticaland styling needs. Customers canchoose their frames from a largeselection in our store.

Malik Green is one of our topstudents in the Optical Lab and hehas earned our Student of theMonth honors.

Well done!

Auto Body students learn skillsThe students in the Auto Body program are acquiring skills that will make

any potential transition into further training or entry level work that much eas-ier.

One of the big things that students learn in the program is that surfacepreparation is critical to any repair and paint job. If the surface is not sandedcorrectly, the resulting paint job will be poor.

Tyree Braxton has earned our Student of the Month honors. Well done!

Tyree BraxtonAuto Body


Save The Date: April 30th- Career Day at the Glen Mills Schools

Glen Mills swimmers down InterboroBy Marchawn LyonsBattling BulletinStudent Writer

The host Glen Mills swimteam defeated Interboro 78-60in their final Del Val Leaguemeet of the season on February4th. With the win, the BattlingBulls finished in second placein the league with a 2-2 mark.

David Tingle (200 freestyle),Luis Velez (100 butterfly), DonBeattie (500 freestyle), andColton Mattus (100 breaststroke) were all individual win-ners for the Bulls.

“This was a nice way toclose out our league schedule,”Glen Mills coach Russ Busta-mante said. “This was a close,

competitive contest and ourguys did a nice job getting thewin.”

Bustamante was also pleasedthat his team has shown im-provement throughout the sea-son.

“The guys have worked hardand their improved times havedemonstrated that.”

David Tingle helped the Glen Mills swim team edge Interboro as they closed out the leagueportion of their schedule.

Behind Johnson, Bulls down ChesterThe Glen Mills basketball

team earned a hard fought 51-48 win over perennial leagueand state power Chester onFebruary 5th. The Bulls re-mained tied atop the highly

competitive Del Val League at7-2 and improved to 15-6 over-all.

Anthony Johnson poured in18 points and grabbed ten re-bounds while electrifying the

home crowd with three thun-derous dunks. Guard TyreekBrickus added 11 points for theBulls.

Bulls down Chichester, claim share of Del ValLeague title By Kerim McGriffBattling Bulletin Student Writer

A big win over Chester theday before was already in thebooks but for the Bulls to get ashare of the Del Val Leaguechampionship with PennWood, Glen Mills still had togo on the road and beat Chich-ester the following evening onFebruary 6th.

“I always worry about a let-down, especially after a bigwin,” Glen Mills head coachTony Bacon said.

Coach Bacon didn’t have toworry too long, however, as theBulls jumped out quickly androlled to an 82-69 victory, se-curing a piece of the champi-

onship in one of the state’s topleagues. The Bulls finished 8-2in the league and 16-6 overall.

“That’s a credit to mycoaches (Doug Legette, BobFulcher, Mike Hendrick, CaseySnyder, William Brittingham,and William Quarrles) and mykids,” Bacon said. “They put ina lot of time and a lot of effort.It’s a big commitment.”

Center Anthony Johnsonagain led the way with 15points, 11 rebounds, and sixblocks for the Bulls.

“Anthony has unlimited po-tential,” Bacon said. “He justgets the job done and he coversup some of our flaws when theother team gets to the basket.”

Point guard Khyzeem

Brown directs the offense anddropped in 14 points for theBulls.

“In my terms, Brown is thestraw that stirs the drink,”Bacon said. “I know Anthonygets a lot of attention, but he’sthe quarterback.”

In the truest sense of theterm, this group is a team.

“Each player understandstheir role on the team and un-derstands what the big goal is,”Bacon said.

He used guard StevenWelsh as an example of that.

“We’re not asking him toscore,” Bacon explained. “Weask him to focus on defendingthe other team’s best scorer.”

Wrestlers qualify forDistrict I EastMeet Brooks advances toSoutheast RegionalsBy Taivian HooperBattling Bulletin Student Writer

After finishing in the top threein their weight class in the Del Valchampionships, eight Glen Millswrestlers advanced to the recentDistrict One East meet at InterboroHigh School. Antonio Cook (126),Dylan Seuell (132), Daniel Lopez(152), Devon Herman (160), Marco Hernandez (170), EmireHill (181), Taivian Hooper (220),and Elijah Brooks (285) earnedtheir way to the highly competitiveDistrict One East meet.

Brooks then punched his ticketto the Southeast Regional meet byearning a well-deserved third placefinish with a 5-3 victory in theconsolation match.

“Brooks has done extremelywell,” Glen Mills head coach MattShannon said. “Here’s a youngman who came to us with nowrestling experience at all, but lis-tened to the coaching and workedhard. All of a sudden, here he is, aSoutheast Regional qualifier in hisfirst year with a 25-5 record. Veryimpressive.”

Shannon and his staff werepleased with all of the wrestlersbut specifically cited Hooper forhis post-season effort.

“We’re proud of all of thewrestlers,” Shannon said. “ButHooper was really the dark horse.He wrestled very well and sur-prised a lot of people.”

Elijah Brooks qualified for the Southeast Regional meet.

Among other items, Masonry students learnabout ice melt

Tavio RobertsBuilding Trades


Sergio SilvaMasonry


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Building Trades students learn plumbing skills

With the winter weatherupon us, students had thechance to learn about the differ-ence between calcium concen-trate and rock salt as it pertainsto melting ice.

Students learned that thecalcium concentrate should beapplied to concrete when theweather becomes wintry andsidewalks become slippery.However, the rock salt products

should be used on blacktop tomake those surfaces navigable.Using the wrong product canundermine the integrity of thesurface.

Students also learned theproper techniques to work witha 14 inch diamond tip wet saw.We had several projects to dothat involved cutting slate.

Sergio Silva is our Studentof the Month. Nice job.

Replacing a toilet was oneof the jobs that students in theBuilding Trades program re-cently undertook.

Students learned the im-portance of setting the toileton the wax ring just right in

order to avoid leakage. Stu-dents also learned not to over-tighten the bolts as this couldlead to the cracking of the toi-let.

Tavio Roberts has beendoing a very nice job and has

earned our Student of theMonth honors.

Well done, Tavio!

Career and Technical Education students recognized at Quarterly Awards CeremonyArt and Design- Steven VitelaAuto Body- Tyree Braxton Automotive Technology- Joseph HarriganBarber Shop- Ralph CorpsBuilding Trades- Tavio RobertsDental Assistant- Darrell SmithFieldhouse Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance- Tyreek Franklin-Brickus Golf Maintenance- Dorian LynchGolf Pro Shop- Dylan SeuellGraphic Arts and Printing Technology- Oneil GouldbourneGymnasium Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance-Michael CopelandJournalism- David TingleLandscaping- Dequan Wilson

Laundry Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance-Alvis CookMasonry- Sergio SilvaOptics- Malik GreenPaint-William FulkersonPhotography- Fred RadfordRadio Broadcasting-Antonio ThomasRec. Center Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance- Daivionn Griffin Residential Carpentry- Brandon KrobertSmall Engines- Braheem MorganTraining Room Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance- Daniel Lopez Turf Equipment-Alpha Pratchet Video Productions- Derek MillingsWelding- Dylan Seuell

Students who earned a Career and Technical Education Student of the Quarter Award were recognized at the recent ceremony. Congratulations.

Shot putterJones qualifiesfor state meet

Bowling team earns victories over Jenkintownand Morrisville

Glen Mills shot putter MiltonJones qualified for the state meetwith an impressive 53-51/4 effort atThe Track and Field Coaches As-sociation of Greater Philadelphiameet at our Hayes Hall RecreationCenter on February 4th. With histoss, Jones won the Division IIclassification and qualified for thestate meet at Penn State.

Meanwhile, teammate ShamirWeeks-Hunter came in fourthplace with a 45-1/2 effort in theshot put.

Triple jumper Khaleem Aguilaralso placed fourth (36-11½) whileJamir Massey (5-4 high jump) and

AnthonyMarshall(800) camein fifthplace for theBulls.

Glen Mills shot putter MiltonJones won the PTFCAGP meeton February 4th and qualified forthe state event. Brandon Frazier posted a 228

game in the Glen Mills victory over Morrisville.

Jason Estrada knocks downa strike for the Bulls.

The Glen Mills bowling season was high-lighted by consecutive midseason wins with vic-tories over Jenkintown and Morrisville.

Shavan Prince led the way for the Bulls in the2538-1876 victory over Jenkintown with a 191game and a high series of 551.

Meanwhile, Brandon Frazier paced the Bullswith an impressive 228 and a 556 series in the

Morrisville win. Jason Estrada and his teammates enjoyed the

season with the Glen Mills bowling team.“It was fun,” Estrada said. “We enjoyed our-

selves and did our best. I’ve done some bowlingwith my family and friends before this season,but I got even better.”

Dylan Seuellearned Student ofthe Quarter honors in theWelding and GolfPro Shop pro-grams.

Daniel Lopez accepts congratulationsfrom Liam Power for receiving the Student of the Quarter Award in theTraining Room Indoor/ Outdoor Main-tenance program.

Brandon Krobertis the ResidentialCarpentry Studentof the Quarter.

Fred Radford-Photography LabStudent of theQuarter.

Barber Shop stu-dent Ralph Corpsgarnered Studentof the Quarterhonors.

Bulls rally, handle Bishop Shanahan in playoff opener

The Bulls overcame a slug-gish start and put on a showfor their fans as Glen Millsrallied past visiting BishopShanahan 67-51 on February23rd in a District One AAAfirst round matchup. TheBulls struggled early andfaced a 21-10 deficit afterthe first quarter.

“The message was de-fense, defense, defense,” for-ward Imhotep Davis saidabout the between the quar-ters talk by head coach TonyBacon. With that in mind,the Bulls turned up the de-fensive heat and battled backin the spirited second quarterto pull within 33-28 at thehalf.

After the break, the Bullswere sharp and outscoredBishop Shanahan 24-8 in thethird quarter. Center An-thony Johnson led the way

for the Bulls with 17 pointsand he controlled the glasswith 14 rebounds. Johnson’sdunk at the 6:53 mark in thefourth pushed the Glen Millslead to 12.

The Bulls also got a biglift from first time starterTyrique Lyons, who nailedthree, three pointers andpumped in 16 points.

The Bulls got a gutty per-formance from guard SteveWelsh, who knocked in 13points and essentially closedthe deal with a three pointerwith 1:45 left in the game toput the Bulls up 63-48. Pointguard Khyzeem Brown,meanwhile, dished out eightassists to go along with hisfive steals.

*Student writer JosephAustin contributed to thisarticle.

Tyrique Lyons scored 16 pointsto help the Bulls win theirplayoff opener.

Angel Alsevido shows goodform.

Landscaping students prepare for spring

DeQuan WilsonLandscaping Shop


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Antonio ThomasRadio Broadcasting


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Radio students produce, air regular broadcasts

The students in the GlenMills Barber Shop have theopportunity to complimenttheir textbook learning withpractical, hands-on experi-ence.

Students give haircuts totheir peers in our very well-equipped shop where studentscan jump start a potential ca-reer in the industry as theylearn various facets of thebusiness.

Ralph Corps from Jeffer-son Hall is our Student of theMonth. Well done!

The students in the Landscaping Shop have beenpreparing for the upcomingspring weather.

In the regional “off season,”many landscapers have the op-portunity to supplement theirincome by doing snow removalbut they also use this time toinsure their equipment is readyto go when the weather warms.

Students are learning aboutequipment maintenence, doingoil and filter changes, sharpen-ing cutting blades, and moreduring this time.

As always, safety is our toppriority and students learn howto perform these tasks safely.

DeQuan Wilson is our Stu-dent of the Month.

Tune into 97.3 on your FMdial during class hours and youwill come across a student pro-duced and aired radio program.Our on air talent have the oppor-tunity to play the hits and enter-tain our listeners. This is greathands-on experience for youngmen who want to pursue a careerin the industry.

“Do you have any on-air ex-

perience?” a prospective em-ployer may ask one of our pro-gram’s former students. “Sure,”comes the response. “When Iwas studying Radio Broadcast-ing at the Glen Mills Schools, Iproduced and aired my ownshow during class.”

This experience can go a longway as a young man begins towork in the field.

The Radio Broadcasting pro-gram also provides the audiosupport for many live events atthe Glen Mills Schools. Homebasketball game, wrestlingmatch, school assembly, etc.- weare there to help make it happen.

Antonio Thomas is our Stu-dent of the Month.

Nice job!

The students in the Glen MillsWelding Shop have had the oppor-tunity to work on various schooland personal projects while work-ing their way through our compre-hensive curriculum.

Some of our newer students arebeing introduced to working withour hand and power tools. The stu-dents have been welding in thevertical and horizontal positionswith shielded metal arc welding(SMAW) on personal test plates.These skills will help them toenter the industry as an entry-levelwelder or enable them to continuein their post-secondary weldingeducation.

Dylan Seuell is our Student ofthe Month. Well done!

Powerlifters earn 30th straight PA State Teenage ChampionshipThe Glen Mills powerlifting team

won the Pennsylvania State TeenageChampionship for the 30th consecutiveyear on Saturday, February 7th at Park-land High School.

Darryl Mehn (14-15 year old, 148lbs. weight class), Dylan Seuell (16-17,132), William Young (16-17, 165),Kevin Williams (16-17, 181), MonteCollins (16-17, 198), Taivian Hooper(16-17, 220), and Jordan James (18-19,148) all claimed first place individualchampionships in their class.

The Glen Mills lifters were excitedto earn individual state titles, some-thing that will stay with them forever.

“It feels good,” Hooper said. “Win-ning a state championship is somethingI will always cherish.”

Joshua Mitchell (16-17, 114),Jonathan Coulter (16-17, 275), andMark Johnson (18-19, 220) claimedsecond place state finishes.

Glen Mills powerlifter William Young, shown here in an earlier competition, won the 16-17165 lbs. weight class at the Pennsylvania State Teenage Meet.

Kevin Williams, pictured from an earliermeet, got the best of the competition at thePennsylvania State Teenage Meet. The Battling Bulls have won the team champi-onship at the event for 30 straight seasons.

“Winning a state championship is something I will always cherish”

- Glen Mills powerlifter Taivian Hooper

Luis Velez (left) and Jonah Johnson produce and air their ownlive shows on WZZE, 97.3 FM in the Glen Mills Radio Broadcasting Shop.

Johnson’s three pointer sends Bulls to District finalBy Nicholas SzczesnyBattling Bulletin Student Writer

Glen Mills big man AnthonyJohnson took an assist fromImhotep Davis and nailed anunexpected triple from the cor-ner at the buzzer to give theBulls an electrifying 55-52 vic-tory over number two seedLower Moreland (24-2) in thesemifinals of the District OneAAA tournament on February25th.

With 6.4 seconds left on theclock and the game tied at 52,Lower Moreland took away the

planned inbounds play but theBulls were still ready to makethings happen.

“We were looking to isolateBrown (point guard Khyzeem)but they denied him the ball,”Davis, who had 15 big pointson the night, said. “I ended upwith the ball and drove to thebasket. Their defender came offAnthony and he drifted to thecorner and I hit him.”

Johnson, who battled foultrouble all night but scored 11of his 13 points in the fourth pe-riod, doesn’t take many threepointers but he was ready when

the opportunity presented itself.“Imhotep drove to the

bucket and drew my man in,”Johnson explained. “I popped tothe corner and he hit me. I don’tget to take many three pointersbut I practice them and ampretty confident I can knockthem in.”

Johnson’s bucket propelledthe Bulls to the District champi-onship game, where the Bullsfell to top seed Octorara. De-spite the loss, the Bulls stillearned a trip to the state tourna-ment.

Anthony Johnson helped sendthe Bulls to the District championship game.

Gianni Monterossa is theVan Buren Hall Student ofthe Month. Monterossa is a member

of the Bulls Club and islearning skills in the Build-ing Trades program. He hasearned a Level 200 in thatprogram.He is helpful to his peers

and always demonstratespositive behavior.Well done! Gianni Monterossa

Van Buren HallStudent of the Month

Amari Fambro is the Jefferson Hall Student of theMonth. This Bulls Club member

is learning skills in theGraphic Arts and PrintingTechnology program. Fam-bro was on the football teamand enjoys drawing, playingsports, and playing videogames.Nice job!

Mohammed Diane, a verygood student in the Photogra-phy Lab, is the Taylor HallStudent of the Month. This Bulls Club member is

on the indoor track team andhas made a successful home-pass.Well done!

Lincoln hall has recognizedLogan Cook for earning theirStudent of the Month honors. Cook is a member of the

Bulls Club and is supportive ofpositive behavior. He is acquir-ing skills in the Welding pro-gram and is striving to earn hisGED.Nice job and keep up the

good work.Amari FambroJefferson Hall

Student of the MonthTerry Singletary

Tyler 6Student of the Month

Mohammed DianeTaylor Hall


Jerrin HallMcKinley Hall

Student of the MonthMatthew Correia

Polk HallStudent of the Month

Sergio SilvaMadison Hall


David DickersonHayes Hall

Student of the MonthKerim McGriffFillmore Hall


Desean McGheeTyler 5 Hall


Nazir HenryJackson Hall


Sergio Silva, a member ofthe Bulls Club, is the MadisonHall Student of the Month. Silva has done a nice job ac-

ademically and is also doingwell in the Masonry program. Apositive unit executive, Silva isalso a manager for thewrestling team and has had asuccessful homepass.Nice job!

Hayes Hall has recog-nized David Dickerson forearning their Student of theMonth honors.Dickerson is in the Bulls

Club and is striving to earnhis high school diplomawhile also learning skills inthe Graphic Communica-tions and Printing Technol-ogy Shop.Good job and keep up the

nice work.

Nazir Henry is the Jack-son Hall Student of theMonth. This Battling Bulls Club

member has recently im-proved his academic stand-ing and is also learningskills in the Dental Center.He has also had a successfulhomepass.Well done!

Logan CookLincoln Hall


Desean McGhee is theTyler 5 Student of theMonth.McGhee is lc

earning skills in the AutoBody program and is also amember of the Bulls Club.He was on the football team,has had two successfulhomepasses, and does wellas a result of his good effortin the classroom.He enjoys playing sports

and reading.

Jerrin Hall is the McKin-ley Hall Student of theMonth. A member of the Bulls

Club, Hall is learning skillsin Indoor/Outdoor Mainte-nence at the Recreation Cen-ter and is a solid all-aroundstudent. He has also made asuccessful homepass.Nice job!

Terry Singletary is the Tyler6 Student of the Month. Sin-gletary, who already hasearned his high schooldiploma, is enrolled in the Ma-sonry and Welding programshere at Glen Mills. He has also had two suc-

cessful homepasses and is alsoa positive unit executive.Singletary enjoys playing

basketball and reading.Great job!

Matthew Correia is thePolk Hall Student of theMonth. This Battling Bulls Club

member has earned his GEDand is also learning skills inthe Video Productions pro-gram.Correia enjoys writing po-

etry.Nice work!

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Fillmore Hall has recog-nized Kerim McGriff forearning their Student of theMonth honors.McGriff is an excellent

all-around student and islearning skills in the Jour-nalism Shop. McGriff is aunit executive and had asuccessful recent homepass.McGriff enjoys music,

writing poetry, and reading.Great job, Kerim!

Nice job.

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