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Glen Mills shines on Homecoming
Service to Youth Since 1826
The day was filled with special events and culminated in a football victory.
With the sparkling campus
serving as a beautiful setting, the
35th annual Glen Mills Homecoming celebration was truly
like none other. The festive day
of events began as special guests
from as far away as California
enjoyed a campus tour, hosted
by student members of the Bulls
Club, and concluded with an impressive win by the Glen Mills
football team in front of a raucous crowd.
The student body had a
chance to get fired up for the
football game with an energized
pep rally that featured the talented drum corps. Members of
all of the fall sports teams were
recognized for their efforts in
representing Glen Mills in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
Association competition. Additionally, the talented students in
the Masonry program who recently completed the project at
Glen Mills cross country team wins Del Val title
By Mikael White
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The victorious Battling Bulls
clinched the Del Val League cross
country championship on October
8th at Rose Tree Park. Glen Mills
beat Penn Wood 22-33 and Academy Park 19-40 in this tri-meet.
With the wins, the Bulls finished
undefeated at 5-0 in the league.
Keegan McChesney led the
Bulls with a second place finish at
17:55 on the 3.1-mile course. In an
all-around team effort, Ernest
Richardson (4th place, 18:17),
Mikael White (5th, 18:50), Martin
Anderson (6th, 18:55), and Angel
Gonzalez (9th, 19:32) all posted
critical top ten finishes for the
Bulls. The title is the 11th Del Val
championship for the Bulls’ cross
country team in the last 12 seasons.
Jayvon Jordan (14th, 20:04) and
Josef Thompson (16th, 20:20) also
helped the Bulls earn the win.
“Winning the league was our
number one goal,” Glen Mills
coach Xavier Mara said. “This was
very satisfying from a coaching
standpoint and it was great to see
the team continue to work hard all
season, especially the guys who
were not necessarily at the top of
the lineup. Their contributions to
the team cannot be overlooked.”
Jordan, who has never been on a
championship sqaud before, was
proud of the accomplishment.
“It feels great to be on a championship team,” Jordan said.
the Administration Building and
the Landscaping students were
also recognized for their efforts
in helping make an already
beautiful campus look better
than ever.
After the pep rally, special
guests, visiting student body
parents, Board of Managers
members, Bulls for Life Club
members, and many others enjoyed a delicious pre-game barbecue.
Alumni, guests, and others were able to enjoy a hospitality tent
The unit skits were another
before the football game.
pre-game highlight as talented
students entertained their peers,
were introduced partially constiIn a day filled with special
guests, and others with their cre- events, however, perhaps the
tute arguably the country’s most
ative and often hilarious acts
unique alumni club- one whose
biggest highlight was the introthat demonstrated their school
members serve both as role modduction of the Bulls For Life
spirit. Further demonstrating the Club members who were recogels for current students and as
talent that the student body pos- nized at halftime for their acconstant reminders of why every
sesses, Alexander Matthews
staff member at the school does
complishments and successes
sang a stirring rendition of the
after leaving the Glen Mills
what they do.
National Anthem before the
Schools. The grown men who
opening kickoff.
Mr. and Mrs. Al and Ann Lee
were then honored at halftime as
being “The number one fans” of
the Battling Bulls. Mrs. Lee was
a longtime staff member and supervisor in the Glen Mills Dining Hall.
Upon retirement, her and her
husband Al have truly proven to
be the biggest Glen Mills fans as
they have traveled all over to
watch their favorite team play.
Left: Glen Mills student
Alexander Matthews proudly
sang the National Anthem before the Homecoming football game.
Each unit presented a skit that displayed their school spirit. All
of the skits were entertaining, but with Noah Weber playing the
part of Eagle coach Chip Kelly and great unit participation,
Hayes Hall earned First Place overall with their effort.
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See what students are learning in their
Career and Technical Education areas.
See which movie recently filmed a scene
at Glen Mills.
Read student poetry.
See how the winter athletic teams are
doing as they charge into action.
Check out the Sports section to see who
earned special awards at the Fall Sports
Ceremony.
Read all about the action from the annual
Turkey Bowl
Creative Corner
We are Bulls
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
We are proud to be a Battling Bull
We are Bulls no matter what
We might sometimes disagree
But we heal like a cut
We started from the bottom
And are working to the top
We are here to find our inner-self
And avoid the big drop
We are Bulls
And have seen that peak of light
We are seeking the pinnacle
And our future is bright
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We are Bulls
And greatness is what we seek
We’ll continue to dream
Until we reach our peak
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Why are We here?
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Our colors are
Jet black and gold
Why we are here
Is a great story to be told
We come in many sizes
Young men short to tall
We are all for one
And one Bull for all
We are here
To get back on our feet
We are the Battling Bulls
No, we can’t be beat
We bravely battle on
From day to day
We work for the future
Great things are what they’ll say
From one Bull to the next
We are all a team
We are here to succeed
And live our dream
Bulls Pride
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
We are at the Glen Mills Schools
Our life is an awesome ride
Here we can learn and grow
We are Bulls and we take pride
With our eyes wide open
We sit here looking and wondering
Thinking of how we can do even better
While outside it is thundering
The violent storm is the bad in our life
But after the storm it’s sunny and bright
The sun represents the good that can happen
Our awakening is a great light
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Bermuda students recognized at ceremony
By Rasheed Purdie-Kelly
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Fourteen students from
Bermuda were honored on Friday, August 30th at a special
ceremony in the Chapel that recognized their successful completion of the Bermuda Summer
Program.
Dr. Randy Ireson, the Executive Director of the Glen Mills
Schools, honored the students
and talked about what he believes about the young men.
“What we believe here at
Glen Mills, and we believe it to
our core, is that our students
have remarkable abilities and if
they are willing to put the work
in to achieve their goals, they
can be anything they want to
be,” Dr. Ireson said.
Kennette Robinson, Senior
Social Worker for Bermuda’s
Child and Family Services,
noted that they have had a relationship with Glen Mills for 25
years and that she is pleased
with the school.
“I think this is an excellent
program,” Robinson said. “This
offers insight and opportunities
to young men. Our students will
benefit by having developed an
appreciation for structure and
exposure to vocational opportunities and other opportunities
that they may not have had in
Bermuda.”
Robinson shared what she
feels puts Glen Mills above
other programs and looks forward to working with the school
in the future.
“I think the vocational component is what sets Glen Mills
apart,” Robinson said. “And I
want to thank Glen Mills for
providing opportunity to young
men and look forward to continuing to work with Glen Mills.”
Leon Smith and Keshawn
Bean also represented
Bermuda’s Department of Child
and Family Services at the ceremony.
Rico Josephs, the Director of
Admissions at the Glen Mills
Schools, talked about the goal
of the program.
“We tried to instill in the students the possibilities that they
could have in their future,”
Josephs, who noted the students’
pride in their culture, said.
The young men found the
program to be beneficial.
“This was a good experience,” Bermuda student Mikah
Williams said. “It helped out
with my attitude and was a nice
experience.”
Williams said he learned
about the importance of cleanliness, teamwork, anger management, and more and will look
back at Glen Mills as a school
“that gives you a second
chance.”
The students were able to
leave Glen Mills with a portfolio that recognized their OSHA,
First Aide/CPR/AED, Victim
Awareness, life skills training,
and other work.
Robinson summed up the
program.
“We looked at this as a way
to expose young men to opportunities they would not have had
in Bermuda,” Robinson said.
“From all accounts, the program
has been successful.”
Kennette Robinson,
Senior Social Worker for
Bermuda’s Child and
Family Services, was pleased
with the Glen Mills program.
Photo by Glen Mills student
Kyle Johnson
Legislators enjoy visit to Glen Mills
By Martin Anderson
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Legislators from across the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
had the chance to learn more
about the varied programs and
opportunities during a recent
visit to the Glen Mills Schools
and came away very impressed
with what they had seen.
Among other areas, the
guests visited the Dental Center,
the Library, the Photography
Lab, the Optical Lab, the Athletic Training Room, the Golf
Course at Glen Mills, the
Graphic Arts and Printing Technology Shop, and more.
“We wanted to learn more
about what Glen Mills does,”
Cumberland County Republican
Glen Grell, House Republican
Judiciary Committee, Chairman
of the Subcommittee on Courts,
said.
Grell said he had a “terrific”
visit to the school and was impressed that the student body is
“very outgoing and focused on
learning.”
Guests on the tour included
Katharine Watson (R-Bucks,
Chairwoman of the House Republican Children and Youth
Committee), David Maloney
(R-Berks, House Republican
Children and Youth Committee), Dan Moul (R-Adams, Vice
Chairman of the House Republican Children and Youth Committee), Louise Bishop
(D-Philadelphia, Chairwoman
of the House Democratic Children and Youth Committee),
Mark Rozzi (D-Berks, Secretary
of the House Democratic Children and Youth Committee),
Ron Marisco (R-Dauphin,
Chairman of the House Republican Judiciary Committee), Glen
Grell (R-Cumberland, House
Republican Judiciary Commit-
tee, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Courts), Mike
Regan (R-York, House Republican Judiciary Committee,
Madeline Dean (D-Montgomery
County, House Democratic Judiciary Committee, Matthew
Bradford (D-Montgomery
County, House Democratic Judiciary Committee, and Bryan
Barbin, (DCambria
County House
Democratic
Judiciary
Committee.
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Students participate in book review assignment,
Smith-King wins contest
By Martin Anderson
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
As part of the continuing
Character and Leadership Development Program, students
recently had the opportunity to
participate in a book review
contest that culminated in August. Students were asked to
choose a book that tied “respect and integrity” into its
story line, write a review, and
Khalil Smith-King
then orally present it to a
group of their peers and faculty members.
Khalil Smith-King from
Hayes Hall reviewed “Success
Principles for Teenagers” by
Jack Canfield and won top
honors while Tyler Hall’s Darren Drey came in second
(“40,000-1 by Ben Patrick).
Laquane Henry (Henry Aaron”
biography) and Ean CooperSmith (“Crank” by Ellen Hop-
Keegan McChesney
Campus Beautification
The talented and hard working students in the Masonry Shop
learned many skills while installing a paver patio in front of the
Administration Building.
kins) tied for third. Director of
Admissions Rico Josephs,
Group Living Administrative
Assistant Maureen McDonald,
and Education Department
staff member Rich Nicklas
served as judges.
“It feels good to win,”
Smith-King said. “I had a lot
of confidence.”
The contest emphasizes the
importance of reading.
“One of the things that our
executive Director Dr. Randy
Ireson talks about is that he
wanted to see every student
with a book because he recognizes that reading and the love
of books can open a lot of
doors,” Hayes Hall team leader
Jeff Hill said.
As well as promoting reading and writing, a valuable
byproduct of the event was
Artwork of the Month
Fall 2013
that students had the chance to
work on their public speaking
skills.
“Public speaking is not an
easy thing to do but is a skill
we all need, regardless of what
field we go into,” Lincoln Hall
team leader Steve Walsh explained.
Other winners from each
unit included Marquis Bridges,
Travis Hilbert, Drevaughan
Core, Justin Ratcliffe, Samir
Stephens, Keegan McChesney,
Khalid Pugh, and Beloved
Petit-Frere. Great job by all of
the participants!
Air Guitar
Show
December 18th
Veteran NBA official Joe
Crawford meets with Bulls Club
By Ste’Derrius Hodges
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
“I just love it,” long time
NBA referee Joe Crawford told
the members of the Bulls Club
about his job. “I can’t envision
myself not doing it.” Crawford’s
visit on October 10th was part
of the continuing Character and
Leadership Development Program at Glen Mills.
Crawford has officiated
every level of basketball and
wanted to be an NBA referee
since he was 13 years old. The
Philadelphia area resident began
officiating in the NBA in 1977
and has refereed more playoff
games than any other current official. During his often humorous talk, Crawford told stories
about his life and times officiating in the NBA, a career that
spans 37 seasons and three
Game Sevens in the Finals.
The profession, and the
scrutiny that comes along with
it, has come a long way during
Crawford’s career.
“The scrutiny is way off the
charts,” the 62 year old Crawford said. “It may sound crazy,
but we like it that way because
it makes us better…We have to
keep getting better physically
and mentally.”
Crawford, who as part of a
union is one of 60 NBA officials, says he is on the road 2025 days a month and works out
two hours a day to keep himself
in shape for the demanding season. Each year, officials will
call 82 regular season games.
Through an evaluation process,
Crawford is normally awarded
playoff games as well.
Continued on Page 21
Go Bulls!
Aspiring artist Daniel Camarena
shows his Bulls Pride, and his artistic
talent, with this impressive graphite
pencil drawing.
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Photo of the Month
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Al and Ann Lee recognized for
being our “Number One Fans”
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Student photographer Justin Ratclif fe captured a
big gain and earned Photo of the Month honors. With
#78 Keith Evans and #77 Tyshawn Anderson already
opening a hole, running back Kenneth Flowers breaks
of f a long gain in the Glen Mills victor y over Interboro. Ratclif fe used a NIKON D-200 camera body with
an 80-200 zoom lens.
Mr. and Mrs. Al and Ann
Lee were recently recognized
as being the Number One Fans
of the Battling Bulls. Head basketball coach Tony Bacon recognized them at the Glen Mills
Homecoming game on October
4th and presented the couple
with custom jackets that declared them as the Number One
Glen Mills fans.
“It’s a great honor, it really
is,” Mrs. Lee said.
Throughout the years, they
have traveled to Florida, Ohio,
West Virginia, and literally all
over Pennsylvania to support
their favorite team- Glen Mills.
Mrs. Lee worked at the
school in the Dining Hall beginning in June of 1976 until
retiring in 1996. During those
years, Mrs. Lee developed a
bond with the staff members,
student/athletes, and coaches.
“Al and I have gotten to
know the kids over the course
of the years and built a relationship with them,” Mrs. Lee
said. “They’ve always been so
respectful and I think they appreciate us being at as many
games as we can get to.”
Over the years, the couple
has been a staple at countless
Glen Mills athletic events and
they have witnessed so many
great victories, comebacks, and
championships- and even some
tough losses.
“There have been so many
great memories,” Mrs. Lee
said. “We were at both games
in Hershey when we won back
to back state basketball championships in 1990 and 1991 and
we still remember how the student body was so tremendous
in rooting for their team.”
They have built relationships with the coaches as well.
“We really enjoy the
coaches and give them all of
the credit in the world,” Mrs.
Lee said. “We’ve always admired their patience with the
kids and how they coached
them.”
Ann and Al Lee are proud to
be recognized as the Battling
Bulls’ number one fans. They
are proudly displaying their
jackets.
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College President Michael
Rounds addresses students
By Martin Anderson
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Michael Rounds, the 13th
President of the Williamson Free
School of Mechanical Trades and
a retired Lt. Colonel in the
United States Army, spoke to
some members of the Battling
Bulls Club on October 17th.
Rounds’ address was part of the
Character and Leadership Development Program.
Rounds graduated from the
United States Military Academy
in 1988 and majored in aerospace engineering while playing
on the Cadets’ football team.
During his playing career at West
Point, he played on teams that
beat Michigan State in the
Cherry Bowl and Illinois in the
1985 Peach Bowl.
During his demanding time at
West Point, Rounds came to appreciate the value of hard work
and sacrifice. Rounds talked
about when he would go home
during a break and would talk
with all of his buddies who went
to a regular college. They said
how much fun they were having
and how they partied all the time.
Rounds wondered if what he was
doing at the time, studying hard
and leading the demanding life
of a West Point student/athlete,
was worth it. After seeing many
of those friends flunk out of college, Rounds realized it was.
“I saw that the short term is
not important,” Rounds said.
“People who are willing to sacrifice and have long term vision
are the ones who will be successful.”
After graduating from West
Point, he had to serve a minimum of five years in the service.
When it was all said and
done, however, his military career spanned 25 years as he
served in West Germany, Iraq,
South Korea, and Afghanistan.
He earned two Bronze Stars and
many other awards for his service.
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Williamson Free School of
Mechanical Trades President
Michael Rounds spoke to the
Bulls Club.
Drug and Alcohol Class hosts guest speaker
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Anwar James, now a transportation manager with Goodwill, talked about how he has
overcome a troubled past.
Anwar James, who earned
Goodwill’s Employee of the
Year Award in 2012, was a guest
speaker at a recent Drug and Alcohol Class.
James, who served time in a
federal prison for dealing drugs,
shared his story of redemption
with the class and talked of the
value of what he called “slow
money.”
“I used to make fun of a rela-
tive who would go to work
every day as a mechanic and
turn a wrench,” James shared.
“He was making “slow money.”
James said that “Slow
money” comes in a steadily, but
in smaller amounts than when
you make a big drug deal. But,
he said, that quick money is
dangerous.
Now an assistant transportation manager with Goodwill,
James recognizes the value of
“slow money.”
“I’m a proud first time home
owner and I’m glad to go to
work every day,” James said.
When he was dealing in
Washington, D.C., James said
he never realized the people he
was hurting and even had other
family members involved in
drugs stealing from him.
“The crazy part of the game is
that it eventually blows up,”
James shared. “But you guys are
young and have a lot of time to
make changes.”
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Drug and
Navy veteran and former Glen Mills staff
Alcohol class member Everett Swanson passes away
Ninety-seven year old Mr.
away in 1974.
spanned over forty years. They
welcomes
Everett Swanson, a long time
Mr. Swanson began working served as cottage parents and
Mills staff member and
in his early teens to help suphe later managed the switchguest speakers Glen
Navy veteran close to all of our port his family of seven during
board for 22 years before retirBy Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Three recovering alcoholics
were guest speakers recently in
the Drug and Alcohol Class.
They told the students about
their struggles with addiction
and shared that once they got
sober, their lives changed for the
better.
“It was incomprehensible to
me that I could have a drinking
problem,” the first speaker said.
“...But at the end, I thought I
would die a drunk.”
Fortunately, he recognized
his issues and sought help. In
order to get better, speaker number one offered a great piece of
advice.
“You have to change the people, the places, and the things,”
he said.
Even though he said getting
sober would not happen
overnight, he was inspired to get
clean by watching his brother
overcome addiction.
“There is a solution to help us
change,” he said. “...But it is a
process and it takes time.”
The second speaker said that
he grew up in an alcoholic family and used drugs and alcohol to
fit in socially.
“Everybody wanted to come
and see me and hang out with
me once I started using and selling,” he said.
He also wanted the students
to know that if they are unable to
stop the progression of drugs
and alcohol, they will “either be
in jail or die early.”
Speaker three said he was a
prisoner to his own addiction but
when he got clean, his life became so much better.
“What I have today is dignity,” he shared. “Before all I
had was the addiction.”
hearts, passed away on August
30th. Mr. Swanson considered
Glen Mills his home.
Susan Canis, a niece of Mr.
Swanson, remembers how
fondly her uncle thought of
Glen Mills and its student body.
“I visited him there (Glen
Mills) for about 30 years, and
my family and I always loved
walking around the campus and
meeting the faculty, staff, and
boys,” Canis recalled. “It (Glen
Mills) is truly a very special
place and I am so happy that
my Uncle Everett had this
beautiful and comforting place
to call home.”
Mr. Everett Alex Swanson
Everett A. Swanson, 97, of
Lima, Pa, formerly of Glen
Mills, Pa, died August 30,
2013.
He was born in Brockton,
Massachusetts on June 24,
1916, to John and Mabel Swanson. Both parents/families had
emigrated from Sweden. He
was married to Margaret E.
Blecher in 1964, who passed
the Depression. When he was
18, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, and at 20, he
began a thirty year career in he
U.S. Navy. He served as an advisor to the Turkish Navy, and
on the U.S.S. Curtis. He survived the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor. Mr. Swanson was
credited with saving many of
the men and the ship with his
heroic actions as the destroyer
was flooding and in danger of
sinking. He fought in nearly all
the major battles of the Pacific
during WWII, including the
Battle of Midway and Guadalcanal. In 1961-’62, he participated for one year in the first
wintering-over in Antarctica,
called Operation Deep Freeze,
where he conducted scientific
experiments and testing procedures. His final assignment was
a USN teaching post in WilkesBarre, PA where he met his
wife and retired from the Navy
as a Chief Warrant Officer in
1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Swanson then
began a career and life at the
Glen Mills Schools that
Mr. Everett Swanson, 97, recently passed away. Mr.
Swanson was a proud Navy
veteran and long time staff
member at the Glen Mills
Schools.
Pictured with Craig LeBlanc
(United States Air Force) in
2001, Mr. Swanson was honored by the U.S. Military AllStar baseball team in 2011 on
the very field that bears his
name.
ing in his 80s. Mr. Swanson
continued to live on campus for
over ten years during his retirement, as this school was his
beloved home and the employees and students his “Family.”
He had tremendous respect for
and faith in the students becoming productive and contributing
members of society and he
served as an inspirational role
model for them. The school
baseball field was named in his
honor in 1996. He was honored
again at a U.S. Military All-Star
baseball team game in 2011 as
a “living legend.”
Survivors include five
nieces and an extensive step
family, who will always remember him not only for his
life of service, but for his generosity and loving care.
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Williamson President Rounds addresses Glen Mills students
Continued from Page 5
During that time, he also
earned a Master’s Degree from
the University of Minnesota and
taught thermodynamic engineering, fluid mechanics, and mechanical engineering design at
West Point.
After retiring as a Lt.
Colonel this past May, he
looked to get back into education and was named the President of Williamson in Media,
Pennsylvania on July 1st.
At Williamson, Rounds leads
a school that has a close connection to Glen Mills. Their
founder, Isaiah Vansant
Williamson, also was a benefactor to the Glen Mills Schools.
Williamson is recognized as one
of the top schools of its kind.
Rounds had a great message
for the Glen Mills students.
“Understand that everything
you do has consequences,”
Rounds said. “And that’s a good
Features
thing. But understand that, and
move forward in life…And then
give back.”
Hayes Hall team leader Jeff
Hill was happy to have Rounds
serve as a guest speaker as part
of the Character and Leadership
Development Program.
“Dr. Randy Ireson, our Executive Director, told us to get as
many positive role models as
we could in front of our students,” Hill said. “I think we hit
that target with Mr. Rounds.”
Rounds, who said he appreciated the opportunity to speak
at the school, enjoyed his visit
to Glen Mills.
“I really enjoyed it,” Rounds
said. “This is a really impressive
school.”
Editor’s Note: Student writers
Logan Perritt and Tajae Martin
also contributed to this article.
School Spirit Song
“Brave Old Battling Bulls”
It’s our Glen Mills Schools
The home of our Bulls
The pride of everyone that’s here
Come on you old grads
The family asks that memorial donations be made in Mr.
Swanson’s name to The Glen
Mills Schools, PO BOX 5001,
Concordville, PA 19331.
Mix with our young lads
And give our Battling Bulls a cheer
The Director’s Question
Mather, Woods, and Bolger earn
Student Union Gold Cards
Jordan Mather, Stevon Woods, and Rasheed Bolger recently
earned a Gold Card good for two weeks of free food from the Student Union snack bars for correctly answering the Director’s
Question. Their correct answers were the first three that were
drawn.
The Last Question: When he retired, who did steel giant Andrew
Carnegie sell his company to for $480 million?
The Answer: J.P. Morgan
The New Question: Which was published first, The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
And now it’s time boys
To make a big noise
No matter what people say
Our colors we uphold
The black and gold
So hail to the Battling Bulls
On Brave Battling Bulls
On To the fray
Onward to victory
Let’s show them the Glen Mills way
Character & Leadership Development
he wanted to be a manager so he
St. Joe’s
Former Major
could learn from the team and
maybe make the team in the fuLeaguer Ben
basketball
ture. He showed up every day,
studied the team, and came back
coach Martelli the next year and earned a spot Davis speaks to
on the squad. He went on to beaddresses Glen come a very good player, was Battling Bulls
Mills students
By Martin Anderson
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Veteran St. Joseph’s University basketball coach Phil
Martelli feels that if you learn
and teach every day, you will
have a great day and sleep well
every night. That was the lesson
that the four time Atlantic 10
Coach of the Year centered his
speech around as he addressed
the Glen Mills student body on
September 4th as part of the
Character and Leadership Development Program.
As a long time coach who has
been around education for years,
Martelli said some of the biggest
lessons he ever had were from
people younger than himself. In
fact, one the biggest lessons he
learned was from a 15 year old.
In his first head-coaching job
when he was just 23 years old,
he cut a player who he felt was
not big enough or talented
enough. Instead of complaining,
the young man told Martelli that
named all-league, and earned a
scholarship. He is now a successful businessman.
Martelli, perhaps best known
for his 2003-‘04 St. Joe’s team
that was ranked #1 in the country and reached the Elite 8, also
learned a huge lesson from that
special group.
A freshman player on the
team lost his father and then unexpectedly, his mother also
passed. He and his team went to
the viewing and the funeral. He
saw how his team supported
their struggling teammate in
need. He said he learned a lot
from that team through that difficult experience.
“I learned so much from
those 19 and 20 year olds,”
Martelli said. “They were extending a hand to their teammate
and I saw that when you extend
a hand, you touch a heart.”
Martelli explained why he
wanted to speak at the school.
“This invitation to speak
meant a lot to me...I have a great
belief in the mission of Glen
Mills,” Martelli said.
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By Jonathan Torres
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
“No regrets,” former Major
League Baseball player Ben
Davis told an audience of Glen
Mills students about his 16-year
career in professional baseball.
The Aston, PA native was
the second overall pick by the
Padres in the 1995 Major
League Baseball draft and spent
seven seasons at the game’s
highest level with the Seattle
Mariners, the Chicago White
Sox, and the San Diego Padres.
Davis’ visit was part of the
Character and Leadership development Program at Glen
Mills.
The Malvern Prep graduate
wants today’s young people to
not back away from the challenges that face their generation.
“Many people would tell
you that this life is not all about
rainbows and lollipops,” Davis
said. “You will encounter situations you think you can’t handle
but dig down and remember the
things you’ve learned here at
Glen Mills.”
Davis, who spent time working out at Glen Mills in the offseason during his career, also
talked to the students about the
importance of enthusiasm and
being respectful.
“Enthusiasm and passion
are what drives us,” Davis said.
“And one of the greatest compliments someone can get is
that they are respectful.”
Davis, who now works as a
broadcaster on Comcast before
and after Phillies games, has always enjoyed his relationship
with Glen Mills and has a great
respect for what the
school does for
young people.
“Raising young
men is what Glen
Mills does best,”
Davis shared.
NBA official Crawford meets with Bulls Club
Homecoming ‘13
Bulls For Life Club members recognized at
Homecoming
By Rasheed Purdie-Kelly
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Fifteen members of the
Bulls For Life Club were officially recognized by an enthusiastic Hayes Hall team leader
Jeff Hill in front of the large
crowd at halftime of the
Homecoming football game.
Former Glen Mills students
choose to be in this unique
alumni club that recognizes
those who have moved their
lives forward in a positive direction after leaving the
school. Members of the club
serve as role models for current Glen Mills students and
many of them have returned to
campus numerous times as Career Day guests and Educational Awards Ceremony
Speakers. Several have also returned to their alma mater as
staff members.
According to Al Minker,
one of the staff members who
helps coordinate the club, one
thing many former students
who contact him have in common is their belief that Glen
Mills literally saved their lives.
“You have no idea how
many former students call back
and tell me the school saved
their lives,” Minker said. “Not
just helped them- but saved
their lives.”
Former Glen Mills football
standouts and Bulls For Life
Club members Keno Shawell,
Orlando Currie, and Steven
Brown also had the chance to
address the football team before the game.
“I really couldn’t say anything else after they spoke to
the team,” Glen Mills coach
Kevin Owens said. “That was
a great thing for the Glen Mills
Schools as they told the team
about a lot of the history of the
football program.”
Bulls For Life Club members were happy to return to
the school, a place where they
created many memories, and a
place they used as a springboard to their futures.
“It’s great to be back,”
Bulls For Life Club member
Bill Mellen said. “It’s always
nice to come back to reconnect
with some of the staff members who have helped me out
so much.”
Mellen is now a successful
landscape company owner.
Currie was also excited
about being back at Glen
Mills.
“This brings back a lot of
good memories,” Currie said.
“I’m proud to be a member of
the Bulls For Life Club because the Bulls Club has had a
profound and positive effect on
my life…I think that the principles of the Bulls Club have a
lot to offer not only the students at GMS but also to anyone who is trying to find their
way in this world.”
Currie has certainly found
his way by earning a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Kutztown
University and a Master’s of
Science degree from East
Stroudsburg in Athletic Training. He is now an athletic
trainer at Mahanoy Area High
School in northern Pennsylvania.
Many of the men came
back to campus with some of
their family members and
proudly showed off their alma
mater. Other Bulls For Life
Club members who returned
for Homecoming included Stefan Curtis, Bashir Wilkerson,
Barry Howell, Larry Herbert,
Shaquan Smith, Michael Tennant, Laurence Taylor, Damon
Williamson, Ken Banks,
Dominique Stevenson, and
Marjus Veliaj.
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Homecoming
pep rally gets
student body
fired up
Continued from Page 4
St. Joe’s basketball coach Phil
Martelli encouraged the student
body.
During NBA games, each
call made by an official is evaluated by a group of seven people,
who then compile a tape of the
game to be evaluated by a group
of four retired NBA officials.
“There is a little bit of mistrust between coaches and officials,” Crawford, whose father
was a baseball umpire, noted.
“Their outlook on the game is
different than ours is. They are
trying to win the game, we’re
just trying to get the calls right.”
When they don’t get a call
correct or worse yet, miss a rule,
there are consequences.
“When we miss a rule, we
get fined,” Crawford, who officiated Game Two and Six of the
NBA Finals last year between
San Antonio and Miami, said.
Crawford enjoyed his visit to
the Glen Mills campus.
“Everybody here was great,
fabulous,” Crawford said about
his visit. “I had a blast.”
Just like the young men who
had a chance to spend a little
NBA official Joe Crawford met
time enjoying his presentation. with Glen Mills students.
Some members of the Bulls For Life Club were introduced to the crowd at halftime of the victory
against Chichester. From left to right: Ken Banks, Shaquan Smith, Bashir Wilkerson, Bill
Mellen, Larry Herbert, Orlando Currie, Laurence Taylor, Steven Brown, Keno Shawell, and Stefan Curtis. Other club members who attended Homecoming but were not able to stay for their introduction included Mike Tennent, Barry Howell, Damon Williamson, Dominique Stevenson,
“Proud to be a Bull”
and Marjus Veliaj.
Homecoming ‘13
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Academics
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Taylor earns Academic Achievement Award
Dominique Taylor from Madison Hall recently earned an Academic Achievement Award.
Taylor recently took his GED exam is awaiting the results.
He is an all-around student here at Glen Mills and serves the unit as an executive member
of the Bulls Club. Taylor enjoys playing basketball and listening to music.
Nice job and keep up the good work.
Tyrone Copelin played Erkel in Lincoln Hall’s hilarious skit.
Jose Colon and Ean Cooper-Smith also chipped in as they won
the Most Comical Award.
Fillmore Hall presented a humorous skit before the football
game. They earned the Most Entertaining Award.
Campbell recognized academically
Matthew Campbell has been recognized for recently earning an Academic Achievement
Award. Campbell, a positive Bull in the unit, recently took his GED exam and is anxiously
awaiting the results.
Campbell enjoys listening to music and running track. He also enjoys playing basketball.
Rashad cited for Academic Achievement Award
Bulls For Life Club member Keno Shawell and Glen Mills staff
member Al Minker reconnect.
Shawn Bostic from Montgomery County, PA CYFS and Rico
Josephs, Director of Admissions at the Glen Mills Schools,
had a chance to enjoy some of the Homecoming festivities.
For his strong effort and positive results, Damir Rashad from Fillmore Hall earned positive
recognition for receiving an Academic Achievement Award.
Rashad recently took his GED exam and is hoping to hear a positive result.
A big fan, he enjoys watching football and listening to music.
Hodges earns classroom recognition
As part of Homecoming 2013, the Glen Mills Schools
supported Breast Cancer Awareness.
Mrs. Edna and Curtis Johnson enjoyed the Homecoming festivities. Mr. Johnson is the President of the Board of Managers of the Glen Mills Schools.
Buchanan Hall’s Ste’Derrius Hodges has been recognized for his outstanding effort in the
classroom and has been honored with an Academic Achievement Award.
Hodges, a talented writer in the Journalism class where he also demonstrates a good work
ethic, is a positive member of the Bulls Club. As a result of his academic effort, Hodges has
already earned his GED.
Hodges enjoys playing on the Glen Mills football team and listening to music.
Gray earns Academic Achievement Award
With an impressive effort level in the classroom, Nitai Gray from Hayes Hall earned an Academic
Achievement Award.
Gray recently took the GED exam and is awaiting the results. He enjoys cutting hair and playing
football.
Keith Mull interviews Bulls For Life Club member Steven
Brown.
Bulls For Life Club member Shaquan Smith chats with
Battling Bulletin reporter Keith Mull.
Career & Technical
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Radio Broadcasting students
help support campus events
Kyle Lewis is our Student of
The students in the Radio
the Month. He has learned many
Broadcasting Shop have been
busy with many projects, includ- skills and is a big help in many
ways. He has been one of the
ing supporting events that are
held all over campus.
spotters during the football
Students have been trained in games and has done a fantasatic
the proper way to go out into the job.
field and set up and provide
audio for remote events. These
have included the home football
and soccer games here at the
Glen Mills Schools.
We have also had the pleasure
of setting up for speakers that
have included Michael Rounds,
Phil Martelli, and others.
Kyle Johnson and Rakeem Ingram get hands-on experience
Students are also involved in
taking photographs at the varsity football games.
these events by being “spotters”
during the action. They assist the
pubic address announcer in identifying players making plays
Kyle Lewis
throughout the course of the conRadio Broadcasting
test.
Student of the Month
We are also producing anPhotography students are re- creating folders, and enhancing other season of “The Glen Mills
fining their skills as they work
their work. Our young men also Football Show that is broadcast
on a variety of assignments.
learn customer relation skills as throughout the week on WZZE,
Student photographers Kyle
they assist campus students with 97.3 FM.
Johnson and Isaiah Snowell recustomer orders.
cently had the opportunity to
Students also had the chance
photograph varsity football acto learn how to create a PDF
tion as they worked on their live slide show of the Homecoming
action skills. They are becoming festivities. The slide show was
familiar with capturing the right then posted on the school’s
moment and exposure control.
website for everyone to enjoy.
They are also learning the corKyle Johnson is our Student
rect positioning and sideline eti- of the Month. He has done a
quette of a sports photographer. tremendous job shooting a wide
All shop students are review- variety of assignments.
ing the basics of camera operation and will also have the
opportunity to photograph a
campus assignment for The Battling Bulletin or campus display.
Meanwhile, students are also
learning about custom framing
as they work with the Fletcher
The Radio Broadcasting Shop mans the press
computerized matt cutter and
box on home football Fridays. From left: student
C&H Bainbridge hand matt cutspotters Jaleel Lewis and Kyle Lewis, Radio
ter. Students measure with the
Broadcasting instructor Mark Smith, and staff
ruler and design custom mattes
member Vince Procopio.
for each assignment.
Kyle Johnson
In addition, students are editPhotography Lab
ing and organizing their images,
Student of the Month
Photography students get
the picture
Homecoming ‘13
Fall 2013
“I always get a warm feeling when I
come back to Glen Mills and get the
chance to see some of my old teachers
and staff members. I also like seeing all
the young fellows who are doing well.”
- Bulls For Life Club member Keno Shawell,
pictured with Glen Mills Board of Managers
member Frank Davis.
“I love it (Glen Mills). I think it’s absolutely
wonderful for the students...There’s a lot of
promise for the students.”
- Annette Jointer- Alameda County, California
“It was a really impressive tour...I had always
heard it (Glen Mills) was nice but it was so much
nicer than I expected...What you have here is
phenomenal. So many different things...All of the
students really impressed me a lot.”
-Chris O’Donnell, Luzerne County Hearing Officer
“I love it (Glen Mills). Amazing programs.”
- MyKeisha Lewis
Alameda County, California
“I think it’s a great school from what
I’ve seen today. I’ve been able to see
“There is a lot that I learned
here...The Bulls Club teaches you a
lot of discipline and responsibility
and that is going to help any young
person later on in life.”
many of the things you offer here.”
- Paulynne Jones
Alameda County, California
- Owner, Any Point Limos, Philadelphia
Bulls For Life Club member
“It’s amazing, it’s so amazing...They (Glen Mills)
have so much to offer the boys here and my son has
come here and has become a better young man.”
- Angela Harris, mother of current Glen Mills student
Franco Harris
“Proud to be a Bull”
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Sports
Fall 2013
Bulls outpace Chester
GO
By Mikael White
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
BULLS!
The Glen Mills cross country team beat Chester on Tuesday, September 24th at
Rose Tree Park 20-39 and improved to 2-0. Keegan McChesney led the way for
the Bulls in 18:36 while Ernest Richardson came in second with an 18:39 for the
dynamic duo. Other top finishers for Glen Mills were Martin Anderson (4th place,
19:16) and Mikael White (5th place, 19:18).
“Anytime you win a league race, it’s important,” Glen Mills coach Xavier Mara
said. “Our guys ran well and got it done.”
Bulls earn top seven places, outrun Chichester
By Rasheed Purdie-Kelly
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The Battling Bulls claimed
the top seven spots as the cross
country team beat Chichester
15-50 on October 1st at Rose
Tree Park.
Keegan McChesney paced
the Bulls with a 19:14 while
Earnest Richardson came in
second at 19:19. Martin Anderson (3rd, 20:12), Joshua Gonzalez (4th, 20:25), Raul Reyes
(5th, 20:37), Jayvon Jordan
(6th, 20:59), and Mikael White
(7th, 21:13) rounded out the
top seven Glen Mills finishers.
Defense stands tall as Bulls get
Homecoming victory against
Chichester
By Jaquiere Custis
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The hard-hitting Glen Mills
defense stopped Chichester repeatedly on fourth down and
Shaheen Dow scored three
touchdowns as the Bulls
charged to an impressive 28-0
Homecoming victory on October 4th. With the win in the Del
Val League opener, the Bulls
improved to 3-3 overall.
Dow rushed for 55 and
seven yard touchdowns to give
the Bulls a 14-0 cushion at the
half. If the Eagles had any
hopes of making a comeback,
they were quickly shattered
when Dow opened up the third
quarter with a dynamic 78 yard
kickoff return to give the Bulls
a three touchdown lead. For the
10
night, Dow rushed for 108
yards on only eight carries.
“The offensive line did a
great job,” Dow said.
After the Glen Mills defense
came up with another fourth
down stop, the Bulls again
struck quickly as Deandre Johnson had the final touchdown of
the night on a 61 yard run.
The defense, who recorded
five sacks on the night, took it
from there. The Bulls also came
up with a turnover when Tre
Easter-Geary forced a fumble
that Jaquiere Custis recovered.
“We played pretty well defensively,” Glen Mills defensive coordinator Paul Dixon
said.
With the win, the Bulls improved to 3-0 in the Del Val
League.
“As a team, we ran pretty
well,” Glen Mills coach Xavier
Mara said.
Ernest Richardson has been a
key performer for the Bulls all
season.
The Glen Mills defense battled all night and shut down the
Chichester offense.
Shaheen Dow runs through a tackler.
Career & Technical
Journalism students cover the
action
Jordan Mather is our StuThe students in the Journalism Shop have a great opportunity to hone their sportswriting
skills here at the Glen Mills
Schools. Every season brings
with it a chance to learn some
sport-specific jargon and facts.
For example, sportswriters covering football games know
what a “coffin corner kick” is
and our writers know that in a
cross country meet, low score
wins.
Our writers learn that in golf,
it’s great to get a “birdie” and
even better to be able to record
an “eagle” on the scorecard.
These and many others are examples of sports vocabulary
words that we learn in our
sports writing module.
With that in mind, our writers have enjoyed covering the
football, golf, cross country,
and soccer teams.
dent of the Month. He comes to
class every day with a positive
attitude and a willingness to
learn. He has also demonstrated
a good work ethic as he moves
his way through the curriculum. He also is a talented and
creative writer.
Great job!
Jordan Mather
Journalism
Student of the Month
Top: Battling Bulletin reporter Keith Mull
interviews Bulls For Life Club member Steven
Brown. Bottom: Mull does a stand up interview
with Glen Mills Board of Managers member
Jack Ruane.
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Optical students learn about
new lens products
As always, the Glen Mills
Optical Lab will continue to
train new students with the latest technology.
To that end, our students
have been working with the
new high definition lenses
which have been selling very
well for the past few months.
We’ve also added a new product from Transitions
called Transitions Vantage.
This lens, when it darkens in
the sunlight, also turns into a
polarized lens which blocks
outglare.
Combining this with digital
technology makes this lens one
of the best on the market.
Alexandrew Perez from
Madison Hall has been a big
help in the Optical Lab this
past month as he has taken
great pride in completing his
daily tasks around the shop.
Klaivon Jackson from
Johnson Hall has also been
doing very well in the finishing lab with layout and edging
and has earned our Student of
the Month honors. Nice job
and keep up the good work.
Klaivon Jackson
Optical Lab
Student of the Month
Top: Glen Mills Optical Lab student Ian Schiffler
checks a patient’s pupilary distance.
Bottom: Darius Carter helps Symir Stewart look for
a frame.
Career & Technical
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Sports
Residential Carpentry
students work on projects
Ron Claiborne is the news anchor for the weekend
edition of “Good Morning America.” He is with Golf
Course Management student Dontae Coates. The
Golf Course at Glen Mills provides Career and Technical Education opportunities for the student body.
Cousin shines in
Culinary Arts
Emanuel Cousin is the Culinary Arts Student of the
Month. Emanuel is an allaround student and enjoys
learning about preparing,
cooking, and presenting a great
meal. He has studied for his
ServSafe certification and is
lookingforward to presenting
his senior project in the near
The Residential Carpentry
students are continuing work on
our 8’x10’ structure that involves many aspects of the
building process. Students have
learned how to install the rafters
and roof sheathing before learning how to install windows.
Students learned the proper way
to install windows, because if
this is not done correctly, windows will leak. Nobody wants a
leaky window.
Young men in the program
have also built scaffolding in
preparation for installing vinyl
siding on the structure.
The newer students entering
shop, meanwhile, are learning
shop safety, tool identification
and tool safety. Other students
are continuing to work on their
blue prints and measuring packets.
Additionally, students had
the opportunity to work with
the Printing Technology and
Graphic Arts Shop to create and
build a new sign for the circle.
Once the template was created,
students took care of the sign’s
construction and installation.
We would like to congratulate Michael Moore from Lincoln Hall for earning the
Carpentry Shop Student of the
Month honors.
He enjoys the framing aspect
of carpentry, as well as learning
basic electrical skills. He is a
hard worker and a pleasure to
have in class.
Fall 2013
Bulls outrun defending
champion Interboro
By Mikael White
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Jan Bartloff kicked a field goal
but the Bulls fell to Malvern
Prep 31-10 on September 8th.
The Glen Mills cross-country team won their meet on
September 17th at Rose Tree
Park against defending Del Val
League champion Interboro 2630.
Keegan McChesney came in
second place overall for the
Bulls with an 18:24, Ernest
Richardson finished in third
place just two seconds behind
With blocking from Rasheed
Purdie-Kelly, quarterback Sebastian Winton rolled out and
scored on the last play of the
game to give the junior varsity
football team a dramatic 12-6
victory over Malvern Prep on
September 9th.
Glen Mills overcame the difficult weather conditions and
beat Penn Wood 6-0 at a rainy
Jack Pearson Stadium on October 11th. This Del-Val League
game was very wet, muddy, and
intense as the Bulls improved to
2-0 in conference play and 4-3
overall.
With each team being
bogged down by the sloppy conditions, the Bulls didn’t score
until late in the third quarter.
Shaheen Dow broke off the
longest run of the night for 22
yards. Three personal fouls and
45 yards in Penn Wood penalties
“Proud to be a Bull”
Kenneth Flowers picks up
yardage for the Bulls.
later, Glen Mills was in good
field position before stalling.
Faced with a fourth and 18 from
the 23 yard line, quarterback
Dontae Coates threw a gamechanging pass to Kaheem
Brower, who had an exceptional
night. Brewer reached up and
made a spectacular catch at the
two yard line. That set up
Coates for a bootleg score on
the next play.
“Kaheem made a great catchthat was awesome,” Coates said.
“Big play right there. He’s my
favorite target.”
The winning drive was set up
after an important defensive
stand when Penn Wood got to
the Glen Mills nine yard line.
However, consecutive penalties
pushed the Patriots back and the
defense denied a fake field goal
attempt.
Kaheem Brower makes a
spectacular catch. Photo by
Photography student Kyle
Johnson
Football team charges past Interboro
By Malik Simpson
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Many hands were involved in producing and installing the new
sign outside of the Adminstration Building that welcomes guests
to the campus. From left: Graphic Arts and Printing Technology
instructor Jamie Pugliese, Masonry student Barry Slade, Masonry
instructor Frank McDermott, Residential Carpentry students Keegan McChesney and Brandon Walker, and Residential Carpentry
Instructor Xavier Mara.
McChesney, and Mikael White
battled hard to finish in fifth at
18:56. Interboro’s Jaylen
Williams was the top overall
finisher at 18:12.
“The kids really came out
and ran a great race against a
very good Interboro team,” said
Glen Mills coach Xavier Mara.
Battling Bulls Martin Anderson (7th, 19:41), Jayvon Jordan
(9th, 19:51), and Raul Reyes
(10th, 19:56) also ran well and
Keegan McChesney paced the
scored for Glen Mills.
Bulls against Interboro.
On sloppy night, Bulls edge Penn Wood
By Mikael White
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Michael Moore
Residential Carpentry
Student of the Month
11
Despite being the underdog
in the eyes of many, the visiting
Battling Bulls downed league
rival Interboro 28-13 on Saturday, October 19th in a big Del
Val showdown.
Shaheen Dow rushed for
195 yards on 20 carries and had
two scores to lead the Bulls as
they improved to 3-0 in the
league and 5-3 overall. This
was their fourth straight win.
Quarterback Dontae Coates
got the Bulls on the board in
the first period with a one yard
run before Dow broke free for
two long touchdowns. His 45
yard scamper gave the Bulls a
14-0 lead before he bolted 95
yards for another score. With
great blocking, Dow was then
able to break several tackles on
his way to the end zone.
“The line did a great job all
night,” Dow said. “Including
on that play. There was a hole
and off we went.”
Interboro bounced back,
however, and pulled within 207 at the half. A third quarter Interboro touchdown made the
score 20-13, which held up
until deep into the fourth period. The Bucs faced a fourth
and long from their own 12
yard line with just over three
minutes remaining and decided
to go for a first down instead of
punting the ball away.
That’s when defensive end
Tre-Easter Geary came up with
another big play and sacked the
Interboro quarterback for a
seven yard loss.
Three plays later, Coates
scored again to seal the win.
Sports
Golfers down
Interboro
By Ste’Derrius Hodges
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Christian Barrientos had a 49
while teammate Raekwon Alamo
shot a 51 to lead the Glen Mills
golf team to a 273-299 victory
over host Interboro at the Town
and Country Golf Club on September 11th in a Del Val League
match.
“The kids have been doing a
nice job working on their games
and as a staff, we’ve been
pleased with their effort and determination to improve every
day,” Glen Mills golf coach
Steve Natalie said.
Christian
Barrientos
rolls in a
long putt.
J.V. soccer
team edges
Chichester
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The Glen Mills junior varsity
soccer team kicked their way to a
2-1 victory over host Chichester
on October 15th.
The Bulls took a 1-0 lead in the
first half as Joshua Luke found the
back of the net and the defense
continued to be on point.
However, the Eagles tied the
game midway through the second
half before Luke scored the game
winner shortly afterwards.
“We hung in there and got it
done,” Luke said. “We battled the
whole game.”
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Richardson paces Bulls in Glen Mills
Invitational
By Martin Anderson
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Jaylen Williams from Interboro came in first with a 19:01
but the Bulls placed five runners in the top ten at the season
opening Glen Mills Invitational
on September11th.
Ernest Richardson came in
second overall with a 19:20 on
the 3.1-mile course while Kee-
gan McChesney (4th, 19:34),
Miquel Uribe (5th, 19:54),
Mikael White (6th, 19:55), and
Joshua Gonzalez (9th, 20:03) all
placed in the top ten.
“Everyone ran well on a hot
day,” Glen Mills coach Corky
Mara said. “Very pleased with
the effort.”
Ernest Richardson was the
top Glen Mills finisher at the
Invitational.
Bulls down Upper Darby
The Glen Mills defense forced six turnovers.
By Jaquiere Custis
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The Bulls forced six
turnovers while running backs
DeAndre Johnson and Shaheen
Dow combined for 221 yards as
the Glen Mills football team
earned their first victory of the
season with a hard fought 18-13
win over visiting Upper Darby
on Friday, September 13th.
The Bulls charged to an
early 6-0 lead when Shaheen
Dow bolted for a long touch-
down run on the Bulls’ second
snap of the game before the
Royals later tied the game at
six.
An entertaining second half
of action followed. The Glen
Mills defense came up with a
big play when Johnson intercepted a third quarter pass in
the end zone from his linebacker position on third and
goal. The Royals faked a run
before the quarterback pulled
up and tried to throw it.
Linebacker Douglas Coburn
then gave the Bulls a 12-6 lead
when he returned a fumble
down the sideline for a 26 yard
touchdown. The Bulls then
scored again, this time on a 43
yard run by Johnson that gave
Glen Mills an 18-6 lead with
just a little over eight minutes
remaining.
Upper Darby did score a
touchdown with 1:33 left but
the Bulls were able to hang on
for the big win.
Battling Bulls charge through Woodson
By Jordan Mather
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
The Battling Bulls upended
the Woodson Warriors with a
convincing 34-8 victory on Friday night under the lights of
Jack Pearson Stadium to improve to 2-2 in the non league
game.
The Glen Mills defense had
a great game and had three
sacks and three interceptions,
which included two by
Tyesheed Freeman. When it
was all said and done, the Bulls
held the Warriors to -17 yards
rushing.
“We still have things we
have to work on but we played
very well,” Glen Mills defensive coordinator Paul Dixon
said. “Our guys did a nice job
shutting them down.”
The Bulls built a 19-0 halftime lead as Shaheen Dow, who
rushed for 145 yards, scored a
touchdown, along with running
mate DeAndre Johnson. Quarterback Dontae Coates also
threw a 35 yard first half touchdown pass to Franco Harris.
Career & Technical
Building
Trades
students
acquire
stucco
skills
Among other projects, the
students in the Building Trades
program have been learning
how to apply stucco. Stucco is a
material made of an aggregate, a
binder, and water that is applied
wet and hardens to a very dense
solid. It can be used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and
artistic material that gives architectural flair to certain buildings.
Our students learned how to
stucco a shed that we had previously built. Our students learned
the three areas of stucco. The
first step is nailing a wire lath to
the building and installing a corner post. Secondly, our students
learned how to base coat the
building. Lastly and most importantly, they learned how to
finish coat a building. This is
also called a sand finish.
Juan Santiago excelled this
month with his hard work and
dedication to the project and
earned Student of the Month
honors. He also provides positive leadership within the shop.
Juan Santiago
Building Trades
Student of the Month
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Auto Body students learn
skills
Students in the Auto Body
Students learned how to
apply base coat for a stucco
project in the Building Trades
class.
Shop have been working on various parts on their curriculum and
have completed several recent
learning units. Students have
studied lessons on repairing and
replacing components and mechanical component repair.
Young men in the Auto Body
program have also had hands-on
learning opportunities. One recent project was learning how to
replace electric windows.
Damaso Delorbe from Tyler
Hall is our Student of the Month.
Nice job and keep up the good
work.
Damaso Delorbe
Auto Body
Student of the Month
Masonry students learn from projects
The students in the Masonry
program have been very busy
learning new skills while simultaneously beautifying the Glen Mills
campus.
Students learned all of the necessary steps of a stone and paver
job at the Adminstration Building.
The hard working students were
able to put their knowledge to
good use as they received many
compliments from staff members
and guests.
Students learned the four steps
for installing a brick or stone
patio. First, students learned how
to install the forms for the concrete base and then pour the concrete. Students also learned how to
use a diamond tip wet saw for cutting the brick and stone before
putting them in place. Finally, our
aspiring masons learned how to
lay the brick and stone with mortar before striking and finishing
the brick.
“That was a great project for
the young men,” Masonry instructor Frank McDermott said. “They
really learned a lot and the project
turned out very well. They are
proud of their work.”
Barry Slade was one of the
most enthusiastic students who
worked on this job, which really
was a team effort. For his work
ethic and positive attitude, Slade
Barry Slade
has earned the Masonry Shop’s
Masonry
Student of the Month
Student of the Month Award.
Great job learning new skills!
Left: Student Barry Slade
learned masonry skills
while working on a
project.
Right: Tywan Saunders
and Barry Slade make sure
to properly place each
brick.
Tyesheed Freeman picked
off two passes against
Woodson.
Fall 2013
Career & Technical
Barber students learn
different techniques
within the past month.
The students in the Barber
We would like to congratuShop are continuing to study
their trade through a mixture of late Christopher Gardner Housbookwork and hands-on trainton from Taylor Hall for being
our Student of the Month.
ing.
Nice job and keep up the
Young men in the program
are learning the many aspects
good work!
that go into a quality haircut
and have been learning fade
and taper techniques. Our barbers are also honing their skills
while studying and testing on
various subjects from Milady
Professional Barbering textbooks and workbooks.
Students are also being
taught general clipper and
trimmer maintenence that must
be done before, during, and
after a haircut. They have been
learning how to properly adjust Christopher Garnder Houston
and fix both clippers and trimBarber Shop
mers, equipment, and surfaces.
Student of the Month
Our barbers also get plenty
of hands-on work and completed nearly 600 haircuts
Welding students prepare
for future
The Welding Shop students
have developed their welding
skills while working on a wide
variety of school and personal
projects. Students who are working on their Level 100 certificates
have been learning to use our
new hand and power tools.
The students have been welding in the vertical and horizontal
positions with shielded metal arc
welding (SMAW) on personal
test plates. The students have
been repairing and strengthening
some tables and chairs for units
which are now good as new.
Having these and other skills
will help our students enter the
industry as an entry-level welder
or give them a leg up if they
choose to pursue post-secondary
welding education.
Juan Deleon is our Student of
the Month. He has been taking
great pride in developing his
skills.
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Landscaping helps
campus shine
Career & Technical
Video Productions students
chronicle the action
The students in the Landscaping Shop took great pride in helping make the Glen Mills campus
look better than ever during the
fall season.
As well as keeping the grass
green and cut nicely, the students
learned about seasonal enhancements as bright mums and cornstalks helped decorate some
campus areas.
Sabir Thompson
Sabir Thompson is our Student
Landscaping Shop
of the Month. He has been doing
Student of the Month
a great job and we hope he keeps
up the good work!
Art and Design students
develop artistic talent
The Art and Design program is
proud to announce that Amere Mallard from Jackson Hall has earned
our Artist of the Month award for
his work developing his craft. He
has earned a Level 100 certificate
and is always very eager to help
others in our classroom.
Students continue to work on
both computer and commercial art
projects as they are big parts of our
curriculum. Additionally, students
Amere Mallard
are busy working with Adobe IllusArt
and Design
trator creating new designs and layStudent of the Month
outs for greeting cards, posters, unit
projects, and more.
Video Productions students are all over campus getting video
of all of the action. Here, Isaiah Snowell captures the moment
as Journalism student Keith Mulll does a stand up interview at
Homecoming. Video Productions students are seen in action at
assemblies, sporting events, and more.
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Print students get training
The Print Shop students have
had plenty of real world opportunities to work on their skills.
Students have worked on jobs
for many areas on campus and
have done projects that have included Golf Course at Glen
Mills note pads, staff business
cards, GGI observation sheets,
and newly designed Bulls
vouchers.
Students have also worked on
football letterhead and playbooks, Community Management
Services Daily Contact sheets,
menu pads for the Community
Center, Optical Lab account
pads, ISP envelopes, carbonless
purchase orders, and more.
As you can see, the wide variety of projects allows us to
work on many different skill
sets.
The students have also been
playing a big hand in a lot of the
large format printing that you
have seen around campus lately,
especially at Jack Pearson Stadium. Students were proud to assist in the design and production
of the new banners that were
hung at the stadium for Homecoming.
Tyreek Dennis is our Student
of the Month. Nice job!
Tyreek Dennis
Print Shop
Student of the Month
Glen Mills students learn about Toro and their equipment
By Mikael White
Battling Bulletin Student Writer
Students in Landscaping,
Golf Course Maintenance, Turf
Equipment Repair, Small Engine Repair, and Sports Field
Maintenance programs attended
Jack Pearson Stadium on
Wednesday, October 9th, as
Toro performed a mini-trade
show event. Toro representatives gave the students an inside
look at some of the latest turf
equipment in the industry and
were on hand to give a brief
presentation about each piece of
equipment.
“This was a valuable event
as our students had a chance to
meet with other people who
work in the industry,” Golf
Course at Glen Mills instructor
Fred Hayfield said.
The students enjoyed the opportunity to get a first hand look
at some of the latest equipment
in the industry.
“The machinery is impressive,” Glen Mills student Daijon
Williams said. “I love learning
new things.”
Juan Deleon
Welding
Student of the Month
Glen Mills Welding students get hands-on training.
Daijon Williams and Demund Brown had a chance to check out
a new piece of equipment displayed by Toro.
Daijon Williams takes a look at some key features on some of
Toro’s top equipment.
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Unit Students of the Month
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Durell Owens is the Fillmore Hall Student of the
Month.
Owens is learning skills
in the Optical Lab and is a
member of the Bulls Club.
Owens also has a job at the
Golf Course at Glen Mills
and serves as an executive in
the unit. Owens enjoys playing football and basketball.
Nice job and keep up the
good work.
Jacob Suriel
Jefferson Hall
Student of the Month
William Hoston is the
Polk Hall Student of the
Month.
Hoston is learning skills
in the Auto Body Shop and
has been doing a very nice
job striving to improve his
academic performance. He
is also on the football team.
Nice job and keep up the
good work.
Jacob Luther is the Buchanan
Hall Student of the Month.
This Bulls Club member has
earned his high school diploma
and is learning skills in the Automotive Technology Shop. Luther
also serves as a role model as a
unit executive.
Good job and keep up the nice
work!
Durell Owens
Fillmore Hall
Student of the Month
Jacob Suriel is the Jefferson Hall Student of the
Month.
Suriel is learning skills in
the Automotive Technology
Shop and is a proud member
of the Bulls Club.
Suriel scored well on his
Form A exam and is looking
forward to taking his GED
test.
William Hoston
Polk Hall
Student of the Month
Jacob Luther
Buchanan Hall
Student of the Month
Daniel Brice
Johnson Hall
Student of the Month
Barry Slade, a proud
member of the Bulls Club, is
the Taylor Hall Student of
the Month.
Slade has earned a Level
400 certificate in the Masonry program and has done
a great job on the project at
the Administration Building.
He has also earned his First
Aide/CPR/AED certifications. Nice work!
Daniel Brice is the Johnson Hall Student of the
Month.
As a proud member of the
Bulls Club, Brice is a unit
executive and a student
counselor. He has also been
a Unit Bull of the Week.
Brice enjoys listening to
music and playing sports.
Good job and keep up the
nice work.
Barry Slade
Taylor Hall
Student of the Month
Nitai Gray is the Hayes
Hall Student of the Month.
Gray has been learning
skills in the barbering program and has earned a Level
300 certificate. A member of
the Bulls Club, Gray is a
unit executive and enjoyed
competing on the wrestling
and hockey teams.
Nice job and keep up the
good work.
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Daijon Williams is the
Jackson Hall Student of the
Month.
A member of the Bulls
Club, Williams has a job at
the fieldhouse and has become a student counselor.
Williams enjoys painting.
Nitai Gray
Hayes Hall
Student of the Month
Nasheen Hill is the Lincoln Hall Student of the
Month. This Bulls Club
member is learning valuable
skills in the Building Trades
program and is a proud
member of the Bulls Club.
Nice job and keep up the
good work.
Nasheen Hill
Lincoln Hall
Student of the Month
Terrence Pearsall is the
Tyler Hall Student of the
Month.
Pearsall is enrolled in the
Welding program and is a
positive role model as a
member of the Bulls Club.
Pearsall is also a unit executive and recently took the
GED exam.
Pearsall is also on the
varsity football team.
Fall 2013
Daijon Williams
Jackson Hall
Student of the Month
Madison Hall has recognized
Dawine Harmon for earning
their Student of the Month honors.
Harmon is a proud member
of the Bulls Club and serves the
campus as an executive. An allaround student, he is also learning skills in the Optical Lab and
is a member of the football and
basketball teams. He has also
Dawine Harmon
earned his GED.
Madison Hall
Nice job!
Student of the Month
Shafeeq Ahmad is the
Van Buren Hall Student of
the Month.
Ahmad is learning marketable skills in the Masonry
program and is looking forward to earning membership
in the Bulls Club.
Keep up the good work!
Terrence Pearsall
Tyler Hall
Student of the Month
Shafeeq Ahmad
Van Buren Hall
Student of the Month