Chestnut Hill Academy Alumni

Thank you for your loyal following. Now that we are one community (Springside Chestnut Hill Academy), we have decided to merge the SS and CHA accounts into one alumni page. Of course, we will still continue to highlight our fabulous Springside School and Chestnut Hill Academy alumni and share your stories here. Our legacy schools mean everything to the SCHool we are today!

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This past weekend, SCH welcomed over 600 alumni back on campus, ranging from classes of 1942 through 2017. The campus was bustling with school tours, Alumni Awards, alumni vs SCH student athletic games, book signings, our traditional Friday Night Cocktails, and Saturday Night Dinner. We also hosted our first-annual, Black Alumni Brunch at the Jennings House and Alumni Playdate on the McCausland campus—don’t worry if you missed these, they will become a yearly tradition during Alumni weekend for years to come!
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Alumni Weekend is here! We are excited and ready to welcome all of our reunion classes back to campus. There are many exciting events: milestone & academy guard lunches, awards ceremony, campus tours, and alumni family playdate!

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In celebration of this weekend, we are asking our Springside, CHA, and .alumni to come together and give back. Our goal is simple: We're trying to reach 350 reunion donors by Sunday! We're so close to meeting our goal already! Join your classmates and make your gift today: https://www.givecampus.com/9y31rn.

A Trip Down Memory Lane—SCH Alumni Weekend 2022 For more information, head over the sch.org/reunions

Alumni Weekend is six weeks away! Come back to campus to take a trip down memory lane, see your favorite places and spaces, and raise a glass with your classmates at the alumni cocktail party! Celebrating the classes of 2's and 7's!

Register Today: https://www.sch.org/school/alumni/reunions

Alumni Weekend - SCH Academy Alumni Weekend - Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is a private school in Philadelphia serving students in preschool through grade 12.

Have you heard? The Rec is getting a facelift! Learn more about the Restore the Rec campaign here: https://www.sch.org/school/support/capital-endowment-giving/restore-the-rec

New Year, New Windows! 🪟🎭

SCH's Performing Arts Center, aka "The Rec", is undergoing a major restoration to create a state-of-the-art theater, performance, and gathering space for our SCH Community and beyond. Learn more how to support this $6.6 million campaign at www.sch.org/restore-the-rec.

Congratulations to Gilly Lane’03!

Penn pushes past Harvard in squash for first win since 2016 The Quakers rallied for the historic victory against the Crimson.

Postponed: Our plan to dedicate the basketball court in Kingsley Gym in honor of John McArdle’73 has been postponed. Once we have a new date, we will share the details.

Alumni Weekend 2021! Virtual events, in-person events - we had it all! Thank you to everyone that tuned in via zoom or attended our 300+ person cocktail party on Saturday night. Here are a few of our candids from Saturday evening. More photos to follow in the upcoming week.

SCH's Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Delvin M. Dinkins to be the next head of school for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, effective July 2022.

As Board of Trustees Chair Patrick Lindsay describes, "SCH has found an inspiring and thoughtful leader who meets all of the personal and professional characteristics we sought and more. He possesses a strong theoretical, as well as practical academic knowledge, supported by multiple degrees, including an Ed.D. in educational and organizational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in educational studies from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Dinkins’ thoughtful style of leadership is characterized by a collaborative and inclusive approach. He has described himself as a 'bridge builder, bringing people together and cultivating well-being.' At his core, he believes in the 'potential of people to do great things and the promise of school to change lives.' "

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Dinkins and his wife Davirah to our community in July 2022.

For more details about Dr. Dinkins' professional and personal background, please see our website: https://www.sch.org/incoming-head

Blue & Blue Day 2021! It started out as a beautiful spring day, changing to wind and rain and then back to sun just in time for the exciting tie breaker. Congratulations DARK BLUE for the win!

Panel Discussion: “A Conversation with Game Changers in the New Civil Rights Era” on Wednesday, April 28 @ 7:00PM

The Inter-Ac and Independent School Black Alumni Association (IISBAA), consisting of members from 14 Philadelphia-area independent schools, is thrilled to announce the first in a series of panels that have been curated for our community of schools. Our goal with this series of panels is to promote alumni engagement and increase the visibility of Black alumni. Register Here: https://sch.myschoolapp.com/podium/push/default.aspx...

Countdown to Blue & Blue and Blue & Gold Day!! Both events will be on Friday, April 30. Due to COVID restrictions, unfortunately parents and guests are not permitted to attend, but all events will be live streamed and link provided later this week.Tune in to cheer on your team!

Blue & Gold in the AM
9:00 - 9:45 Lower School races
9:45 - 10:30 Middle School races
10:45 - 11:45 Upper School races

Blue & Blue in the PM
12:00 - 12:45 Lower School races
12:45 - 1:45 Middle School races
2:00 - 3:00 Upper School races

THANK YOU! Because of YOU, SCH Day was a HUGE SUCCESS!
Our goal was simple: 300 members of our community give back in support of our incredible students, talented faculty, and dedicated staff. We exceed our goal and had 818 donors giving back to raise a total of $156,336! Strong participation from all of us demonstrates the strength and health of our school, so, for that, we salute you!
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SCH Thank You Compilation Our faculty, staff, and students thank the more than 800 donors who showed their school spirit by contributing to our annual SCH DAY.

SCH Day Update⚡️ Finishing up day 1 and we JUST hit 500 donors and $100k!!! We can’t wait to see what tomorrow holds!
The giving momentum is so strong! Keep the SCH pride alive and we’ll celebrate on Friday at 7pm with Friday Night Live.
FUN FACT: Donors who give over $100 have a chance to win this SCH-tastic SWAG bag! 👀
Keep it going: SCH.org/give > Thank You Thank You Thank You to all who gave and fuel this SCHool💙💛

We've HIT our 300 donor goal and it's only 12:30PM on our 1st day! Thank you John Talbot '90 for making the 300th gift!! Let's keep the momentum going! Can we get 128 more donors in honor of each of our senior graduating class ?
Let's go Blue Devils!

MAKE A GIFT: https://www.givecampus.com/wjezlm

We're loving all the excitement around SCH Day! Hey alumni, check out our remaining matches and challenge Participation is at 78% Let's keep up this awesome momentum!

It's here! SCH Day has arrived! Make your gift on venmo -Academy or online at www.sch.org/give
Your gift makes a difference - your gift powers unlimited possibilities! 🎉
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SCH Fund 2021 SCH's Blue Devil Shows Some of the school activities that The SCH Fund supports.

Tomorrow is SCH Day! Wake-up and give sch.org/give! Help us reach 300 donors and make a difference for our incredible students, faculty, and staff!

Spring is in full swing, and our biggest giving day - SCH Day - is on the horizon, Thursday and Friday this week! Stay tuned for campus celebrations, thank-a-thon, alumni challenges and more!

Our alumni community has a heavy heart today as we learned that John McArdle, CHA Class of 1973 passed away. John was a wonderful person inside and out. He was a beloved teacher, coach, mentor and friend too many people in our SCH community. Our prayers go out to his all his family and friends. Rest well Coach McArdle! You will be missed💙

Words cannot express what John McArdle meant to our program. His legacy will live on in the hearts of all of the people that he taught, coached and worked with at our school. This photo sums it up- love & respect for him from our youngest students up to all of our alums. Rest In Peace, Coach. 💙

Philly MLS 25: Overlooked in draft, Dan Gargan proved he belonged in memorable MLS career The Olney native and Chestnut Hill Academy graduate played in 185 regular season games, logging over 13,000 minutes, with another 389 playoff minutes

Mark your calendar! SCH Day is just ONE WEEK away! Starting April 15th, the entire SCH community is invited to participate in this fun-filled 48 hour event by making a gift to The SCH Fund.

Enjoy the 2020 version of The Grinch! Despite all odds, our seniors worked hard to keep traditions alive!

Grinch Senior Boys FINAL

Players are doing their first virtual show tonight and tomorrow! ZOMBIES are coming to you live from your favorite streaming service! The Chestnut Hill Local wrote an article about our Players. Get your tickets now ...https://chestnuthilllocal.com/.../not-your-typical...

NOT your typical Halloween Show: “All I Really Need to Know, I learned from Being a Zombie” Not to be deterred by the inability to perform on stage for a live audience, this fall Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s high school drama group, Players, will be performing and …

SCH's latest public exhibition features previous CHA Director of the Arts, 'Sam Feinstein: the Early Years', in collaboration with the Woodmere Art Museum shows 'Sam Feinstein: Immersive Abstraction' and 'Group ’55 and Midcentury Abstraction in Philadelphia' on view this week!

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and Woodmere Art Museum to showcase work of Philadelphia artist Sam Feinstein This fall two major Chestnut Hill institutions will offer a rare glimpse into the work of Sam Feinstein, a prominent Philadelphia artist in the abstract expressionist style. The retrospective …

Congratulations to Cole Brown ’14 on the recent publication of his book, "Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World"

Stephen Skeel '13 was on campus today!