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June 23rd, 2011
The Battling Bulletin
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Class of 2011 recognized at Educational
Awards Ceremony
By Jehova Maldonado
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Glen Mills Schools Class of 2011
With their impressive accomplishments under their
belts and an eye towards the future, the Glen Mills Class
of 2011 was honored at the Educational Awards Ceremony in the Hayes Hall Recreation Center, filled with a
large and proud audience on June 23rd.
“We are here tonight for a special reason, to celebrate
our students’ achievements,” Dr. Randy Ireson, the Director of Education at the Glen Mills Schools, said at
the beginning of the evening.
Jackson Hall student Christopher Howard came up
with the “Bringing dreams closer” theme for the ceremony.
Curtis Johnson, the President of the Glen Mills
Board of Managers, welcomed the student body, faculty,
special guests, and award recipients and congratulated
the students on their accomplishments.
Taylor Hall student Elijah Pham, who is headed for
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, earned Valedictorian honors and congratulated his classmates. Pham
earned a Glen Mills diploma and a certificate in the Optical Lab. He also competed on the soccer team and
learned Golf House Management skills. Pham realizes
he has benefited from his Glen Mills experience.
“Without Glen Mills, I probably wouldn’t even be
going to college,” Pham explained.
Meanwhile, Yannick Bourne earned the ACT
Achievement Award.
Students were recognized in a variety of academic
and Career and Technical Education areas while faculty
members Mitch Hoffman, Mike Willard, Aaron Powell,
Russ Bustamante, Jack Scargall, Charlie Fick, and
Lefennis Terry III received Teacher of the Year awards.
Glen Mills Board of Managers member Joseph Hand, Jr.
helped present the awards.
Additionally, a wide variety of scholarships, including the Glen Mills Scholarships, were awarded to qualified students who will be pursuing higher education. Dr.
Ireson encouraged scholarship recipients to remember
those who helped them bring their educational dreams
closer to reality.
Thirty members of the Glen Mills Class of 2011 have
been accepted to 22 colleges or universities.
“With these scholarships, Glen Mills students will be
given the opportunity to reach their dream of obtaining
an advanced degree,” Dr. Ireson said. “For those students who receive these scholarships tonight, do not forget the individual, family, or organization, who through
their generosity, will help make your dream come true.”
One of the highlights of the evening was the screening of a video put together by Robert Hall’s Video Productions students that highlighted many of the
accomplishments of the Class of 2011. The video also
touched on many of the special events that were held on
campus throughout the past academic year.
The Class of 2011 sang the Glen Mills alma mater
and now directs their collective attention to the future.
The Class of 2012 will now be challenged to achieve
even greater heights.
Elijah Pham
Valedictorian
Yannick Bourne
ACT Achievement Award
“ Bringing Dreams Closer”
-Glen Mills student Christopher Howard
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Glen Mills Schools
Board of Managers
Curtis Johnson, President
Frank Davis, Vice President
Carolyn Seagraves, Vice President
Ronald Pilot, Treasurer
Harvey Ellis, Assistant Treasurer
Ruth Leach, Secretary
Sharon Esterly, Assistant Secretary
Frank Albero
Scott Booth
Robert Glendenning
Joseph Hand, Jr.
Mitzi Hepps
Vance Hudson
F. Joseph Loeper
Curtis Reitz
John T. Shields
Gil Spencer
Phillip Tordella
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S PORTS
Pham earns Valedictorian honors
By Tyler Mitchell-Keyes
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Taylor Hall student Elijah
Pham, who will be continuing
his academic career at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, is
the Valedictorian of the Glen
Mills Schools Class of 2011.
Through hard work, Pham
received his Glen Mills
diploma and plans on studying
optometry at I.U.P. after earning a certificate in the Glen
Mills Optical Lab.
This Bulls Club member excelled in the classroom and was on the soccer team last
fall.
“He has truly benefitted from the educational challenges he has faced while at the Glen Mills Schools,” Dr.
Randy Ireson told the large audience at the Educational
Awards Ceremony on June 23rd. “Throughout his stay at
Glen Mills, he has continually challenged himself in the
classroom and as a role model for his peers.”
Pham is grateful for the educational opportunities he
received at the school.
“The school helped me a lot,” Pham shared. “If it
wasn’t for Glen Mills, I probably wouldn’t even be going
to college.”
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From left to right, special award winners on the Glen Mills
junior varsity baseball team: Danny Valentine (Silver Slugger),
Marquis Bell (Golden Glove), Bradley Hansen (MVP), and
Alan Revels (Most Improved).
From left to right, special award winners on the Glen Mills
powerlifting team: Anthony Hunter, Felix Johnson, Andrew
Cape, and Brandon Galasso. All won Most Outstanding Lifter
awards.
From left to right, special award winners on the roller hockey
team: Marc Poli (Leadership Award), Devante Washington
(Best Defenseman), Deno Berardi (MVP), Frank Ward (Most
Coachable), and Estaban Puente (Most Dedicated).
From left to right, special award winners on the Glen Mills
tennisteam: Alexander Cheatham (MVP), Marquis McKnight
(Best Doubles) Ryan Ryll (Best Doubles), Anthony Figueroa
(Team First), and Shawne Mims (Big Racquet).
From left to right, special award winners on the Glen Mills outdoor track team: Andrew Cape (Best Thrower), Mahdi Koliso
(Best Distance Runner), Clarence Ball (Co-MVP), Kevin Day
(Co-MVP and Best Sprinter), and Markeese Askew (Best
Jumper).
From left to right, special award winners on the Glen Mills
varsity baseball team: Joel Ramos (Joe Miller Award),
Damon Scipio (Multi Purpose Player), Luis Pinet (MVP),
George Walker (Silver Slugger), and Michael Libby (Ironman).
From left to right, special award winners on the Glen Mills volleyball
team: Travis Raymond (Hustle Award), Dakota Schultz (Most Coachable), Kadeem Coates (MVP), DeishAaron Gilmore (junior varsity Hustle Award), Mario Cardenas (junior varsity MVP), and Jacob Walsh
(junior varsity Most Coachable).
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Five Glen Mills teams
win league sportsmanship awards
By Tyrique Craighead
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The Glen Mills golf, soccer,
tennis, swimming, and track
and field teams were recognized for their outstanding
sportsmanship throughout the
2010-2011 season and received Del Val League Sportsmanship Awards at the Towne
House Restaurant during a
luncheon on June 1st.
The school also won the
overall Agnes Mag Patterson
Award for the Del Val League.
“It’s a great honor for our
student/athletes and our
coaches to earn these sports-
manship awards,” Glen Mills
Athletic Director Pete Forjohn
said. “We teach the importance of fair play and good
sportsmanship and our young
men displayed that throughout
their seasons.”
Student/athletes from each
of the teams were represented
at the banquet and track standout Mahdi Koliso won the
sportsmanship award for the
school.
Mikeem Allen
Alexander Apsley
Deno Beradi
Yannick Bourne
Michael Brown
Christian Cannion
Kadeem Coates
Salvador Gaytan
Darrell Harris
Raymundus Hunt
LaDon Jackson
Felix Johnson
Reginald King
Mahdi Koliso
Michael Lafferty
Devon McDaniels
Five teams from the Glen Mills Schools earned Del Val Sportsmanship Awards.
Representing the Bulls were, front row left to right: Oezguer Turgut and Austin
Pierce (soccer), Marquis McKnight (tennis), Darryl Grandberry (golf), Alexander
Cheatham (tennis), and Angel Ramos and Peter Renwick (swimming). Back row:
tennis coach Duane Plank, soccer coach Bryan Confer, Kevin Day (track), Mahdi
Koliso (track, Agnes Mag Patterson winner for Glen Mills), golf coach Steve Natalie, swimming coach Terry McGovern, assistant track coach Wesley Kuser, and
Glen Mills athletic director Pete Forjohn.
Go Bulls!
Ball, Day, Koliso, and Cape
earn trip to state track meet
By Alan Revels
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Clarence Ball, Kevin Day, Mahdi Koliso, and Andrew Cape earned a
trip to the PIAA state championships by finishing in the top five at the
District One Boys AAA meet at Coatesville High School in the third
week of May. Koliso also set a school record in the 1,600 when he ran a
blistering 4:16.23.
The following weekend at Shippensburg University at states, Day
posted a 14:41 to earn a third place finish while Ball also came in third
with a 6-6 in the high jump.
“Ball overachieved, which is great,” Glen Mills coach Jason Stouch
said. “We didn’t expect him to make it to states but he worked hard and
peaked at the right time. Ball is the kind of athlete who quietly works
hard and stays focused on what he has to do.”
Koliso came in ninth place and Stouch spoke highly of the talented
senior, who also ran in the state cross country meet last fall and is headed
to St. Cloud State University in Minnesota after graduation.
“Koliso is amazing,” Stouch said. “He never complained about anything and really looked forward to running the distance events.”
Cape, who is just a freshman, came in 10th in the discus (158-6) and
19th in the shot put with a 48-311/4 at states while Day tied for 12th in the
long jump (21-6 ¼).
Glover, Johnson, and Paciocco represent GMS in
Hero Bowl
By Jehova Maldonado
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Offensive tackle Robert Paciocco, defensive end Martrel
Glover, and fullback Felix Johnson represented the Battling Bulls
on the East squad in the Hero Bowl football game on June 3rd at
Widener University’s Quick Stadium. The game is played in memory of fallen firefighters, police offices, and emergency responders
who have lost their lives in the line of duty and proceeds of the
game benefit a scholarship fund for their children. The West used
two fourth quarter touchdowns to pull away for a 37-21 victory.
Glen Mills assistant coach Paul Dixon, who helped coach the
East squad, felt the Battling Bulls trio represented the school well.
“The guys did a really great job,” Dixon said.
The players, who practiced for two weeks leading up to the
game, were happy to be involved in an event for such a great
cause.
“It was an honor to play in the Hero Bowl,” Paciocco said.
“I’m glad I had a chance to play.”
Mark Smith, the Radio Broadcasting instructor at the Glen
Mills Schools, handled the public address duties at the game.
Louis Burch-Squire
Nafees Hampton
Jerome Jordan
John Buri
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Brandon McKinney
Steven Mears
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Shawne Mims
Luis Minier
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Special
Thanks
Jonathan Mitchell
After enjoying a fabulous day on the links, golfers relaxed with a
good meal on the patio outside of the Golf House.
Sayfaldin Muhammad
Robert Paciocco
Elijah Pham
Valedictorian
Angel Ramos
Travis Raymond
Students LaDon Jackson and Reginald King had a chance to thank
the sponsors who are helping make their educational dreams come
true.
Rodney Saxon
Malcolm Simmons
Cedric Thompson
Damon Williamson
Joshua Wormley
Koliso earns Scholar/Athlete Award
Campus executive Mahdi Koliso excelled academically and athletically and earned the Scholar/Athlete
Award at the Educational Awards Ceremony on June 23rd.
An all around student, Koliso earned a Glen Mills diploma and is looking forward to attending St. Cloud
State University in Minnesota this fall. A standout runner, Koliso will also continue his cross country career at
the school after setting several Glen Mills distance running records.
While at Glen Mills, Koliso was an All-Delaware County performer and placed 8th in the Pennsylvania Indoor State Championships in the 300 meters. He also competed in the state cross country and outdoor track
meets.
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John Buri tells the golfers about his future plans while fellow Class
of 2011 members Kadeem Coates (left) and Rodney Saxon look on.
On behalf of the Class of
2011, the Glen Mills Schools
thanks the following sponsors and supporters of the 9th
annual Golf Course at Glen
Mills Scholarship Invitational. The tournament raised
approximately $71,000 for
student scholarships.
Loeper and Associates
Hy-Point Farms
Controlex Service Corporation
Gregg Clarke Building Contractors
Malady & Wooten
James Doorcheck, Inc.
SOUTHCO, Inc.
Source One Pharmacy
Keystone Mercy Health Plan
J. Ward Guilday
Herr Foods
KMRD Partners
Wilmington Trust
Dietz & Watson
Pine Street Carpenters
Michael A. Campbell
Grant Thornton
Deangelis Plumbing & Heating
SYSCO Foods
Nestle Professional Vitality
WAWA
Sun East Federal Credit Union
The Henderson Group
Total Bakery Source
Savitz
PNC Bank
Kelly’s Sports
Richard Hill
Concordville Hotel, Inc.
Motel LTD Inc.
Daniel Diskin
Joanne and Allen Geesy
Deantonio Electrical Contractors
Rick Lamothe
Doug Turner
K.S. Berry
Frank Yanover
Pat Guerin
NGT Group LLC
B.P. Warwick A/C & Refrigeration
Denny Electric Supply
Chesco Mechanical
J&K Trash Removal
J&K Secure Shredding
Prestige Packaging
Vilim & Maddox
SJA Community Foundation
Gerbron Wholesale
Doug Briggs
Bob Burd/ Agrium Advanced Tech
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Ehrlich Pest Control
Singer Equipment
Jim Furyk
Graeme McDowell
Tom Watson
Adams Golf
West Chester Meat Market
Doug Briggs
SEI
S.B. Conrad, Inc.
IBC
Patterson Dental Supply
Delco Alarm Systems
Golf Car Specialties
Kim Schneider/ APEX Foods
Art McClaskey/ Hilltop
Oscar Lasko
Carousel Toyota
Carmen Gualtieri
Mendenhall Inn, Inc.
Hionis Hotel Association, Inc.
Ettline Foods
Raymond Burke, Inc.
Bimbo Bakeries
Duffers Tavern
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Ninth annual golf tournament
nets over $70,000 for student
scholarships
By Michael Brown
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
One hundred and thirty-eight golfers played in the ninth annual Golf
Course at Glen Mills Student Scholarship Invitational Tournament on
Monday, June 6th, an event that raised approximately $71,000 with the
generous support of the players and sponsors. The funds will be used by
students in the Glen Mills Class of 2011 as they pursue higher education.
The day was filled with clear skies, great golf, coveted raffle and
auction prizes, good food, and comradery. One of the highlights of the
day was when some of the young men of this year’s graduating class
had a chance to introduce themselves to the crowd and tell them how the
Glen Mills Scholarship will benefit them.
Elijah Pham, the Valedictorian of the Class of 2011, spoke on behalf
of his classmates.
“I would like to thank everyone who has supported this tournament,”
Pham, who is headed for Indiana University of Pennsylvania, said.
“Over the last nine years, your generosity has helped students like us
pursue our dreams of higher education.”
Paul Stuhlmiller, the General Manager of the Golf Course at Glen
Mills, and Garry Ipock, the Executive Director of the Glen Mills
Schools, thanked the crowd for supporting the event.
“I want to thank everyone, especially the people who I’ve seen here
for many years, who have supported our young men,” Mr. Ipock explained. “We try to run this tournament like we run the school and we
try to get better every year.”
The golfers enjoyed the day and were happy that they had a chance
to support such a great cause.
“The school does a great job with the kids,” Brendon Doland from
Pine Street Carpenters in nearby West Chester, said. “We’re just trying
to help continue what the school is doing to help the students. Rich
Diaz, Matt Doland, and Bill Driscoll also represented Pine Street, who
has supported the tournament for five years.
Other golfers were also happy to take part in the tournament.
“We had a great day,” Ray Battaglia from James Doorcheck, Inc.
said. “I like what Glen Mills does with their young men. It’s a phenomenal thing.”
Their Philadelphia area company has been a supporter of the tournament for nine years.
Even though the Glen Mills students are the real winners, the team of
Meany, Meany, Gibson, and Gibson shot an impressive 129 in the shamble format to claim first place by a matching of cards over the team of
Spencer, McNamara, Reinhard, and Grandier.
C LASS
Benjamin Ahearn
Alternative Education
Brandon Kinsey
Alternative Education
With the help of senior Kadeem Coates, Dan Shupard from the Golf
Course at Glen Mills announces the lucky winners of some valuable
prizes.
Bryan Bignear
Alternative Education
Cody Milano
Alternative Education
OF
5
2011
James Boyd
Alternative Education
Josh Peterson
Alternative Education
Jonathyn Cook
Alternative Education
Jordan Jacobs
Alternative Education
Darryl Pfaff
Alternative Education
Renell Quire
Alternative Education
Joseph Sebra
Alternative Education
Not pictured: Paul
Vallafane, Alternative
Education
Golf Course at Glen Mills General Manager Paul Stuhlmiller appreciates everyone’s support of our students.
Jose Ramirez
Alternative Education
Paul Rode
Alternative Education
Reyes earns Academic Achievement Award
By Ra’ Quan Matthews
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Khristopher Reyes received this year’s Academic Achievement Award on June 23rd at the Educational Award Ceremony.
The 11th grader is enrolled in the Resource Room and is also learning career and technical education skills in the Optical program here at Glen
Mills.
“It is with great pride that I present this year’s Academic Achievement Award to Taylor Hall’s Khristopher Reyes,” Dr. Randy Ireson said.
He was also a member of the track team and earned his OSHA Standards of Industry Card.
Garry Ipock, the Executive Director of the Glen Mills
Schools, thanked the many supporters of the event.
Class of 2011 Valedictorian Elijah Pham is just one of the Glen Mills
students who will benefit from the tournament.
Editor’s Note: Information in articles from the
Educational Awards Ceremony is deemed accurate as of press time.
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Optical Lab student Roeuth
wins Career and Technical
Education Student of the Year
honors
By Jaquise Thomas
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Kadeem Coates
Louis Burch-Squire
Coates, Burch-Squire earn
Rotary Club scholarships
By Ra’ Quan Matthews
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Graduating Glen Mills seniors Kadeem Coates and Louis BurchSquire received scholarships from local Rotary Clubs.
Coates plans to use his Kennett Square Rotary Club Scholarship to
continue his academic career at Neumann College. Club President Al
Schmitt and Vice President Bronwyn L. Martin were at the Educational
Awards Ceremony.
Meanwhile, the Concordville Chadds Ford Rotary Club awarded a
Strive Scholarship to Louis Burch-Squire, who plans to attend Montgomery County Community College.
Lafferty earns
Alex Casillas
Memorial
Scholarship
By Ra’ Quan Matthews
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Michael Lafferty received the Alex Casillas Memorial Scholarship
Award at the Educational Awards Ceremony on June 23rd.
The scholarship is in memory of Casillas, who was an outstanding
Glen Mills student who graduated in 1991 and moved on to attend West
Chester University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. After graduating from West Chester, he returned to
teach at Glen Mills. However, Casillas passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident in May of 2001 but his memory lives on at Glen Mills.
“Alex was an inspiration and positive role model to staff and students,” Dr. Randy Ireson said.
Lafferty plans to use the scholarship to help meet his expenses as he
continues his education at Thadeus Stevens College of Technology.
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Ravia Roeuth, who also holds a campus executive position, received the Career and Technical Education
Achievement Award at the Educational
Awards Ceremony on June 23rd. Dr.
Randy Ireson presented him with the
award.
Roeuth was an outstanding student in
the Optical Lab program here at Glen
Mills and earned both a basic and advanced certificate under the tutelage of
Bob Peters and Mark Johnson.
“Ravia did very well in the Optical
Lab program and will have a bright future in the field if he chooses to
continue in optics,” Johnson said.
The Hayes Hall student is a well-rounded young man and earned a
Glen Mills diploma last June and was on the volleyball and bowling
teams. He also received career and technical education training in Golf
Course Maintenence and Golf Course Management.
Bourne garners ACT
Achievement Award
By Carlos Pantoja
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Dr. Randy Ireson presented Monroe Hall’s Yannick Bourne with the
ACT Achievement Award on June
23rd.
Bourne, who plans to study law at
either Howard University or Virginia
State next fall, scored a 23.5 on the
ACT exam and is excited about his future.
He was also on the track team and
earned the Spring Sports Student/Athlete Award as well.
Bryn Mawr Rehab presents “Cruisin’ Not Boozin’ program
By Ra’ Quan Matthews and Tyler Mitchell-Keyes
Battling Bulletin Student Writers
Ray Lavoie gave an inspirational and dramatic address to the Glen Mills student body
and shared his remarkable story of perseverance
on June 8th. Lavoie’s recovery from his own
harmful behavior and a subsequent accident is
amazing and his message was clear- “I want to
help you understand that every decision you
make has a consequence and it just takes a split
second decision to potentially change your life,”
he said.
Lavoie spoke to the students as part of Bryn
Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Cruisin’ Not Boozin’
program, coordinated by Carol Flounders,
M.Ed. According to Flounders, car crashes in-
volving drugs, alcohol, and speed are the number one killer of teens in America.
Lavoie, a 2005 Penncrest graduate, started
his presentation by saying, “I’m not here to
preach or lecture, but just to share with you
guys that you’re young adults, not kids anymore, and you’re making real decisions that can
have big consequences on the rest of your
lives.”
Lavoie started drinking at 11 but was still a
great student and became a national caliber
wrestler looking to earn a college scholarship.
However, a decision he made would soon alter
the course of his life, and others.
He was getting ready to go to a party when
his mother found him packing a bottle of vodka
in his duffel bag at the age of 16. His mother
did not allow him to attend the party that night
and his friends then called another kid to go instead. That young man, his friend Kyle, and the
three others in the car would eventually die
from a car accident that night.
Lavoie became very depressed, started
drinking more, and doing drugs. He then moved
to center city Philadelphia to be close to the
drug scene where he was arrested. He got lucky
and was sent to rehab to get himself turned
around. After getting himself together, his life
was changed forever when a drunk driver in
Philadelphia struck him while he was going to
Geno’s for cheese steak. The driver hit him at
60 miles per hour, throwing him 75 feet. He suffered a skull fracture and shattered left leg and
was given less than a 30% chance of living as
he fell into a coma just a month before he
turned 22.
Amazingly, however, came out of a coma in
just three days.
“I was extremely lucky,” Lavoie shared.
After extensive rehab and great determination,
the now 24-year-old Lavoie has recovered remarkably and is a gifted speaker for the Cruisin’
Not Boozin’ program. He has given this presentation at least 150 times in the past two years to
various groups, mostly at schools in the tri-sate
area.
Lavoie spoke highly of Bryn Mawr Rehab
Hospital.
“I appreciate them so much for giving me
my life back,” Lavoie said.
He ended his presentation by stating, “I’ve
been through a lot and wanted to make sure that
you guys know that it’s never too late to change
your lives around.”
Carol Flounders, M.Ed. and Ray Lavoie from
Cruisin’ Not Boozin.’
Coles takes advantage
of “Big Dogs Club”
By Tyrique Craighead
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
When Travis Coles enrolled at the Glen Mills
Schools in November, he weighed in at 310
pounds and knew he wanted to lose weight. He’s
come a long way since then and now weighs just
232 after having lost an astonishing 78 pounds,
approximately 25% of his body weight.
“I was in the Big Dogs Club and we exercised just about every day before lunch and now
I watch what I eat,” Coles said. “I feel great and
I’ve got a lot more energy now than I did before.”
As mentioned, the sophomore member of the
Bulls Club was in the Big Dog Club under the
supervision of Tom Van Horn.
“Travis really worked hard and did a great
job,” Van Horn said. “He dedicated himself to
losing weight and made it happen.”
The Art and Design student plans to return
home and play high school football in Western
Pennsylvania with his newfound figure- but not
before his family gets used to his new physique.
“I was always the biggest person in my family and they were shocked when they saw me,”
Coles said.
The Director’s Question
Wilson, Legions, and Gornik earn Student Union Gold Cards
Marcus Wilson, Joshua Legions, and Kieran Gornik recently earned a Student Union Gold Card for correctly answering the Director’s Question. Their correct answers were the first three that were drawn.
The Last Question: In what state were the greatest number of U.S. Presidents born?
The Answer: Virginia.
The New Question: How many purple martin houses are there on campus?
Turn in your answers to the Student Union.
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The following students earned Career and Technical Education Student of the
Year honors in their respective areas:
Auto Body
Estaban Puente
Automotive Technology
Kristopher Restieri
Barber
Reginald King
Bustamante, Fick, Hoffman, Powell, Scargall, Terry, and
Willard earn Teacher of the Year awards
Russ Bustamante, Charlie Fick, Mitch Hoffman, Aaron Powell, Jack
Scargall, Lafennis Terry III, and Mike Willard received various Teacher
of the Year awards at the recent Educational Awards Ceremony. Glen
Mills Board of Managers member Joseph Hand, Jr. helped present the
awards.
A 1987 Kutztown University graduate and lacrosse all-American,
Bustamante teaches Landscaping and earned the Career and Technical
Education Teacher of the Year honors. After working as a
counselor/teacher in Johnson Hall since 1987, he started the Landscaping program in 2005. He also serves the campus as an assistant swim
coach.
Charlie Fick garnered the Alternative Education program’s Teacher
of the Year award. He began his Glen Mills career in 1995 after attending Millersville University. He also taught Auto Body before joining
the Alternative Education program in 2007.
Lincoln Hall’s Mitch Hoffman is the Intermediate Teacher of the
Year. Hoffman, also an assistant Glen Mills baseball coach, started with
the school in 2004 after graduating from Western Maryland College.
Since then, he has also finished classwork for his Master’s in Education
degree. Aaron Powell from Fillmore Hall earned the Specialized
Teacher of the Year Award. A Kutztown University graduate, Powell
began teaching here in 1984 and now instructs students in the resource
Room. He was also a Glen Mills football coach for 12 seasons and received a 2011 Delaware County Excellence in Teaching Award.
Paint Shop supervisor Jack Scargall is the Apprentice Program
Teacher of the Year recipient. He began his career here in 1982 and has
also served as a statistician for the basketball and football teams.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology graduate Lafennis Terry
III, who started at Glen Mills in 2005, is the Community Management
Services Teacher of the Year. Some of his job duties include counseling
and advising young men in nearby Chester.
Mike Willard, meanwhile, is the PM Teacher of the Year. Willard
started here in 2007 after graduating from West Chester University.
Willard, who played football at West Chester, is a counselor/teacher in
Jackson Hall. He is also a Glen Mills golf coach.
Pham, Hampton, Brown, Bourne, Paciocco, and Koliso
receive Lifetime Contributors Scholarships
Culinary Arts
Edward Lyons
Landscaping
Salvador Gaytan
Golf House Management
Ira Brant
Optics
Ravia Roueth
Graphic Arts and
Printing Technology
Tim Mead
Journalism
Carlos Pantoja
Photography
LaDon Jackson
Radio Broadcasting
Cartier Perkins
Six Glen Mills students garnered Lifetime Contributor Scholarships
at the Educational Awards Ceremony.
Elijah Pham received the Director’s Lifetime Scholarship and will
be attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania while Nafees Hampton will use the James M. Hunke Memorial Scholarship at Montgomery County Community College. Meanwhile, Michael Brown will
attend the Art Institute of Philadelphia after earning the Dr. William
Glendenning Memorial Scholarship. Dr. Glendenning was a member
of the Glen Mills Board of Managers until his death in 1999.
Elijah Pham
Video Productions
Jerome Jordan
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Jermal Bizzell
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Welding Technology
Austin Pierce
Nafees Hampton
Robert Paciocco
Yannick Bourne and Robert Paciocco each received a Walton H.
“Toppy” Nason Scholarship. Bourne will attend Virginia State University or Hampton University while Paciocco is looking forward to
studying criminal justice in Michigan.
Meanwhile, Mahdi Koliso received the Earl Downing Memorial
Scholarship and will attend St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
“With these scholarships, Glen Mills students will be given the opportunity to achieve their dream of obtaining an advanced degree,” Dr.
Randy Ireson said.
Michael Brown
Mahdi Koliso
Yannick Bourne
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Johnson, Gaytan receive
Johnny Releford Omega
Boys Club scholarships
Californian Jack Jaqua has been a long time supporter of the
Johnny Releford Omega Boys Club Scholarship. The scholarship
is given in memory of Johnny Releford, an outstanding former
Glen Mills student.
This year, Glen Mills Class of 2011 members Felix Johnson
and Salvador Gaytan received the scholarships. Johnson plans to
use his to help defray expenses at the College of San Mateo while
Gaytan is headed for Chaffey Community College.
Dr. Randy Ireson encouraged Johnson and Gaytan, as well as
recipients of other scholarships, to remember who helped make
their dreams possible.
“Do not forget the individual, family, or organization, who
through their generosity, will help make your dream come true,”
Dr. Ireson told the scholarship recipients.
Felix Johnson (left)
right and Salvador
Gaytan received
Johnny releford
Omega Boys Club
scholarships.
Cowan, Mead, Koliso, Pham,
Tang, and Williamson receive
R.I. Richardson Foundation
scholarships
By Devontae McCullough
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Six Glen Mills students received an R.I. Richardson Foundation
Scholarship ranging in value from $500 to $5,000 to help them pursue
their educational goals.
“The R.I. Richardson Foundation has been dedicated to providing
educational and workforce development opportunities to disadvantaged
young men for the past 53 years,” Dr. Randy Ireson said.
He also recognized Richardson Foundation Board President Jennifer
Munch and Executive Director Elida Murray for their support of Glen
Mills students.
Kaylon Cowan, Mahdi Koliso, Timothy Mead, Elijah Pham,
Hawkins Tang, and Damon Williamson received the scholarships at the
Educational Awards Ceremony.
Career and Technical Education students earn recognition
Students who demonstrated an outstanding commitment and skill level in their respective Career and Technical Education areas were recognized at the Educational Awards Ceremony on June 23rd.
Landscaping
Radio Broadcasting
Dental Assistant
Art and Design
Patrick Simpson
Alexander Apsley
Reginald King
Jaryn Dabney
Marquette
Vaden
Ian Barnett
Joshua Wormley
K’Shawn Dykes
Quantez Waddell
Shane Domino
Savion Young
Golf Course Equipment
Laundry Center
Residential Carpentry
Repair
Auto Body Repair
Julian Gaines
Eray Mert
Pedro Quintero
Estaban Puente
Rashawn Rankins
Anthony Santangelo
Michael Vessels
Daniel Valentine
Jerry Taylor
Graphic Arts and Offset
Tevin Whitehead
Kyrie Walker
Print
Masonry
Tyron Knox
Auto Shop
Yassir Gayle
Retail Management
Timothy Mead
Treaver Samuel
Zildjian Zablotney
Anthony Gunn
Gujaun Townsend
Jesse Villegas
Gerardo Guzman
Optical Lab
Timothy Overlander
Medical Assistant
Barber Shop
Daryl Grandberry
Angel Ramos
Raheem Harvey
Francisco Martinez
Small Engines
Reginald King
Ravia Roeuth
Yannick Bourne
Indoor/Outdoor MainteAllan Trice
Pedro Quintero
nance
Painting
Amir Davis
Career Readiness
Kenneth Reed
Video Productions
Darilyn Moore
Tysheed Foster
Naim Brown
Dakota Schulz
Tariq Henson
Photography
Jerome Jordan
Edelmiro Reyna
Edwin Escalera
Malcolm Simpson
Journalism
LaDon Jackson
Jehova Maldonado
Culinary Arts
Steven Mears
Welding
Carlos Pantoja
Travon Jackson
Kylon Oaks
Stanley Stewart
Edward Lyons
Austin Pierce
Mujahid Muhammad
Michael Silva
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Students receive Secondary
Education awards
The following students earned various Secondary Education awards at
the ceremony on June 23rd.
Dominique Acevedo
Deione Johnson
Quinton Adams
Anthony Jones
Mauricio Alvarado
Trevon Kirby
Oscar Anaya-Zamora
Patrick Knecht
Dewight Anderson
Ra’ Quan Matthews
Sharrod Baker
Jermaine McCory
Maquis Bell
Chris McCutchen
Cerrone Belo
Brandon Morales
Da’Ronce Beulah
Terrell Neal
Richard Boozer
Keith Oakman-Gilmore
Thederick Bryant
Cartier Perkins
Jahlil Catlett
Alan Phillips
Brian Conway
Marc Poli
Xavier Couthen
Sangare Ousmane
Joseph Coverdale
Marquce Seay
Jovanni Cruz
Denzel Sherrod
Amir Davis
Patrick Simpson
Tyler Davis
Marquize Speight
Shane Domino
Simon Sparks
K’Shawn Dykes
Dariko Stevenson
Maurice Edwards
Quentin Swift
Joel Evans
Jerry Taylor
Dezman Ford
Michael Vessels
Billy Garcia
Jesse Villegas
Charles Gould
George Walker
Gerardo Guzman
Devante Washington
Christopher Harp
Tevin Watkins
Juan Hernandez
Hanii Westbrook
Christopher Howard
Brandon Williams
Travis Hunter
Domminick Williams
Devonta Young
Glen Mills students earn
GED’s
The following Glen Mills students recently earned a GED:
Quinton Adams
Mikeem Allen
Dylan Andela
Alexander Apsley
Deontay Bailey
Ian Barnett
Marquis Bell
Deno Berardi
Da’Ronce Beulah
Robert Bitting
Jermal Bizzell
Pavel Borisov
Yannick Bourne
Blair Breed
Jacob Brooks
Michael Brown
John Buri
Allen Callender
Christian Cannion
Garguah Capeheart
Jahlil Catlett
Hakeem Church
Victor Clark
Destin Cobb-Jones
Brian Bonway
Richard Costigan
Kevin Coulbourne
Xavier Couthen
Kaylon Cowan
Tyrique Craighead
Pedro Diaz
Joshua Edwards
Malik Edwards
Maurice Edwards
Timothy Evans
Dezman Ford
Reimundo Galarza
Nathan Gallus
Salvador Gaytan
Rahshawn Gilbert
Martrel Glover
Kieran Gornik
Anthony Greer-Garrett
Nyher Griffin
Emilio Guarjardo
Nafees Hampton
Bradley Hansen
Dalvin Hapson
Darrell Harris
Juan Hernandez
Ryan Howard
Zachary Hundshamer
Raymundus Hunt
Anthony Hunter
Raoul Iddeen
LaDon Jackson
Jamarre Jeffries
Darrius Jackson-Paul
Felix Johnson
Anthony Jones
Joshua Jones
Kyree Jones
Jerome Jordan
Reginald King
Michael Lafferty
Adriel Lewis
Jehova Maldonado
Lee Marlin
Marsh Glen
Francisco Martinez
Montana McBride
Aaron McCallum
Devon McDaniels
Anthony McMillan
Steven Mears
Nicholas Metzger
Shawne Mims
Luis Minier
Jonathan Mitchell
Darilyn Moore
Sayfaldin Muhammad
Quante Murray
Tyreef Nicholas
Kylon Oaks
Kevin Ormes
Patrick Pasquariello
Michael Pauley
Elijah Pham
Darryl Quick
Travis Raymond
Peter Renwick
Anthony Rivers
Treaver Samuel
Anthony Santangelo
Norberto Santiago
Rodney Saxon
Frank Schultz
Dakota Schulz
Damon Scipio
Tyler Shaffer
Michael Silva
Malcolm Simmons
Malcolm Simpson
Jaquise Thomas
Brandon Trent
Allen Trice
Aaron Walker
Knatosh Walker
Jacob Walsh
Nyeem Watson
Diangelo Way
Jamar Wheeler
Sean White
Tevin Whitehead
Brandon Williams
Domminick Williams
Keith Williams
Damon Williamson
Matthew Wolfe
Jaylen Woods
Joshua Wormley
Devonta Young