The Daily Numbers: 2 Delaware County high schools being closed by the archdiocese. Those would be Bonner and Prendie.
1, how many the archdiocese says are being closed. They consider them 1 school.
7 archdiocesan grade schools being closed in Delaware County.
72 percent decline in enrollment in archdiocesan schools since 1961.
28 Catholic grade schools currently operating in Delaware County. That’s down from 48 at the peak in 1963.
39,695 kids in archdiocesan schools in Delco in 1963.
8,291 kids enrolled now.
112 grade schools and 13 high schools would remain in the archdiocese under the plan developed by the blue-ribbon panel.
4 goals surrendered by the Flyers in the 3rd period last night as they fell on the road to Ottawa.
1 Big East win for Villanova, which topped DePaul yesterday.
29-23 overtime win for the Broncos over the Steelers yesterday. Tebow-mania lives.
24-2 thrashing of the Falcons by the Giants in the other game.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else think the Eagles could beat almost all of these playoff teams?
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I Don’t Get It: The archdiocese apparently wants to split hairs and say that they are only closing 1 high school in Delco since Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast share administrative staff. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those vowing a vigorous appeal to the blue-ribbon panel’s ruling as they try to save Bonner and Prendie. I wish them well.
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Quote Box: “I feel like I’m losing a family. We’ve had four generations here.”
- Sharon Twardowski, on the loss of her parish school, Holy Saviour-St. John Fisher School in Lower Chichester.
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