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Vol. II No. 51 (Issue 63)

13 Schools Top City ‘Best of’ List

by R. George Linton Thirteen is widely considered an unlucky number by some, but among this area’s schools it isn’t.

In fact, if you look at the School District’s best schools of 2006-07, it shows South Philadelphia is lucky to have 13 of the city’s best!

That’s how many schools from the Southern Area made the School District’s ‘best of’ list for 2006-2007.

In the nine regions in the city, 62 schools were honored by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education last week, and our region rang the gongs with 13 awards.

Principals from the likes of Bok and GAMP were honored for their school’s achievement by the Dept. of Education with a Keystone Achievement Award in recognition of the school’s outstanding academic performance.

Each award-winning principal received a blue-and-gold keystoneshaped placard, from Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Education Diane Castlebuono.

Among the 62 schools honored in the nine regions in the City, South (Cont Page 22)

by R. George Linton Today is D-Day for the 2008 Mummers Parade.

The City will decide this evening if this year’s parade will be cut or not.

Keeping their fingers crossed are Mummers brigades, clubs and fans, all hoping there will be a parade down Broad Street this year.

However, South Philadelphia’s Mummers have been in turmoil since Mayor Michael Nutter announced the City was eliminating a $355,000 contribution to the costumed performers because of citywide budget cuts. He

“Reporting South Philadelphia the way it deserves”

later restored $300,000.

The Mummers say the price tag for the annual strut could be twice that amount.

The Mummers Association met with City officials for more than two hours last weekend. They were planning to reenter negotiations tonight with the City.

Both sides remain cautiously optimistic about an agreement.

Mayoral spokesman Doug Oliver says keeping the parade around six hours would cut costs significantly.

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by Lois Bartella Because of his lifelong service in the legal system and distinguished career as an outstanding and highly acclaimed jurist, Judge Alex Bonavitacola has been selected as a candidate for the 2009 Senior Citizen of the year award.

Judge Bonavitacola’s illustrious career included admissions as a Judge to the US District Court, Circuit Court, Supreme Court, Common Pleas Court, Commonwealth Court, Superior Court and the highly prestigious Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

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COUNCIL PRESIDENT Anna Verna presents brandnew bicycles to three lucky students at St. Gabriel’s School in South Philadelphia.

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by Rory G. McGlasson With the credit crunch hitting us all hard and the dwindling economy worsening, parents could be excused if Santa’s sack is little light this year.

Affording holiday gifts is a grind at the best of times. Imagine what it’s like for the Cherry family, who have13 kids to surprise on Christmas Day! However, for one of their kids, Ruben, Santa has come a little early.

City Council President Anna Verna stopped at W.G. Smith School in South Philadelphia Monday to surprise youngsters like Cherry with a brand-new bike for Christmas.

Instead of Santa’s sleigh, Verna was followed by a tractor-trailer containing CH2M Hill’s volunteer employees and 30 bikes.

It was the second stop as part of a (Cont Page 22)

...Judge Alex Bonavitacola The Judge served on numerous Boards and committees including the Pennsylvania State Disciplinary Board, Mayor’s Commission of Economic Development and Holy Spirit Church Home-School Association. He chaired the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustments and Unico Village, Inc., was elected vice president of the Fairmount Park Commission and was director Packer Park Civic Association. Among his many awards are the (Cont Page 2)

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Oldest Business Association in South Philadelphia – Chartered in 1897 1505 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 (215)-336-1108 (215)-336-1149 (fax) Executive Board President – Louis Lozzi, Sr. Vice President – Barbara Capozzi, Esq. Secretary – Lou Cerino Treasurer – Reggie Lozzi Executive Director – Edward J. Wright, Jr.

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Growing SPBA Members A.J. Mechanical (John Franklin) Academy of Sacred Arts (Sr. Paula ) Allstate Insurance Agent (Michael Phillips) Allstate Insurance Agent (Frank Genzano) Alpha Realty Group (Joseph Bianco) Angelo’s Tile & Marble Outlet (Angelo Bucci) Cedar Shopping Centers Partnership, LP - Bruce Nobile Armando Rey Jewelers (Armando Rey) Beneficial Savings Bank (Donna Russo) Business Development (Joe Reo) Capozzi Real Estate (Barbara Capozzi) Career Link (Janice Amoroso) Carmana Designs, Ltd (Annamaria Vona) Catch (Ray Pescatore) Century 21 (Stephanie Capocci) Century 21 (Albert Perry) Cheech’s Beef & Ale (Frank Spatocco) Chickie’s Deli (Henry George) Chris Miceli (Christine Miceli) Citizen’s Bank (Darlene Cellucci) Clinical Research Services (Tracy Abraham R.N.) Commerce Bank (Rosaanna Chiappetta) Commerce Dept./OBS (Marge Marziani) Conestoga Bank (Jackie Fitzpatrick) Creative Financial Group (Tom Hayn) DeFino Law Associates (Vince DeFino) DeMarino Chiropractic Ctr. (JamesDeMarino) Dom’s Auto Repairs (Dominic Vitale) DP Construction Mngt. LLC (Mark DeMatteis) Engineer Bldg Supervisor (Phil Filippello) Foundation Investment LLC (Phil Sestito) Galdo’s Catering (Lou Galdo) Gangemi Funeral Home (Vince Gangemi) Goebel Insurance Agency (Chris Goebel) Gold Medal Disposal (Lou Gentile) Goldstein’s Men’s Clothing (Vince Talatta) Home Helpers (Ralph Digneo) JohnDelGaiso,Pediatric Dentist (John DelGaiso) Landmark Prof. Design (Vince Mancini) Leonetti/O’Leary Funeral Home (Katy Logan) Louis Tag Agency (Louis Cerino) Lou Lozzi’s Auto (Lou Lozzi) M & S Garage (Sonny Marino) Maggie Moos (Frank Pantano) Mamma Maria’s (Sante Chiavatti) Mason’s Local #592 (Mike Fera) Mercury Realty (Greg Ferry) Merit Manufacturing (John Ciancaglini) Micolex Pest Control (Michael Busillo) Money Mailer of Philadelphia (Thomas Cimino) Monti-Rago Funeral Home (Mark Rago)

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Mummers Decision Today

(Cont. from Page 1) Mummers will strut up and down Broad Street and on to 2 Street, regardless of what tonight’s meeting results in.

‘Tampering’

The City’s tampering with the original concept of the parade has led to the brigades’ running their own show at Convention Center, the use of huge props by string bands, which used to be oriented toward delivery of their music rather than their choreography, and the fact the City has pushed the parade to operate within what most people say are television hours.

The City’s insistence music be played only on specific corners along the parade

Senior Contest

(Cont. from Page 1) Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award and the Philadelphia Bar Association “Gold Medal.”

Judge Bonavitacola’s renowned reputation as a fair and just jurist is well known throughout the state and he has always served the concerns of the elderly and his community. During his years as chairman of the senior-citizen housing development at Unico Village, his compassion and understanding of the needs of elderly citizens was highly established. As the current elected vice president of the Fairmount Park Commission, he spends countless hours in dedicating his volunteer time to addressing its problems and day-to-day conditions.

His labors help keep the city’s huge park system a source of use and pride for all Philadelphians and the millions of tourist that visit our great city.

route have dismayed many of those who find themselves stranded along the route in areas where there is no music playing.

Mayor Ed Rendell was the first Mayor to chase the parade off Broad Street for three successive years.

It was reported he slowed the reconstruction under Broad Street and Center City of new gas pipes so as to physically create an obstacle to the parade route, which went from Front & Market Streets to 17th & JFK. “Ostensibly it was to take care of the new hotels that had sprung up,” said Joseph Sbaraglia, a long-time Mummer fanatic. The owners were

complaining they were being neglected by this tourist attraction’s not parading in front of their hotels and boutiques.”

Sbaraglia has kept the Mummers a family tradition each year, even though his family lives out of the state.

His eldest son comes back to Philadelphia every year to celebrate the Mummers parade. Last year he came in from Florida.

Tonight’s negotiations are likely to cut the time of the parade. George Badey, publicity director for the Mummers Association, said the tentative plan is for the parade to go from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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lines are connected with those of other schools at regional events and on the Dream Flag Project website. Inspired by the Nepalese Buddhist tradition, the Dream Flags aspire to spread messages of hope.

Since those humble beginnings five years ago, the Dream Flag Project has become an annual poetry, art and community-building activity for students in kindergarten through 12th grade from throughout the United States and five foreign countries who have created more than 28,000 Dream Flags.

Some 64 Dream Flags created by both local and out-ofstate students are on display at the newly relocated Youth Art Gallery in the Terminal A-East bag claim building. The neatly framed Dream Flags form a line along the walls of the gallery, which was formerly located between Terminals D and E. The colorful exhibit extols the hopes and dreams of pupils at the Agnes Irwin, Cynwyd ES, First Philadel-

DREAM FLAG project, which enables young students to share creativity and dreams, is again on display at Airport. phia Charter, Independence Charter, J.R. Masterman and Montessori Genesis II schools as well as Project Learn and several schools in California, Louisiana, Maryland and New Jersey.

“It is always exciting to show art work by young students and to share their creativity and, in this case, their dreams with travelers from around the world,” said Leah Douglas, the Airport’s exhibitions program director. “As so eloquently stated by the Dream Flags Project, connecting dreams and spreading messages of hope is the project’s

ultimate mission, and the Airport’s exhibition will greatly contribute to attaining that goal.”

More than 70 students and faculty from Agnes Irwin, Montessori Genesis and the First Philadelphia Charter School celebrated the Dream Flags Project exhibit and marked the opening of the new Youth Art Gallery. The event was highlighted by 24 students from Agnes Irwin serenading the audience with the Dream Flag Song and nine students from the three schools reciting their Dream Flag poems.

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When the Youth Art Gallery opened at Philadelphia International Airport nearly a decade ago, it was envisioned that young artists would be afforded exposure and the opportunity to touch a large, diverse public audience with their creative works. While the gallery’s mission has made dreams come true for hundreds of young artists, its latest exhibit, the “Dream Flag Project,” has raised the bar.

Started in a 6th-grade English class at the Agnes Irwin School in suburban Rosemont in 2003, the Dream Flag Project was inspired by the writings of American poet Langston Hughes and the ancient tradition of Nepalese Buddhist prayer flags. After studying Hughes’ poetry, students would write their own dream poems, print them on 8½ x 11 inch cloth, decorate them with art, and connect them to clotheslines, or “Dream Flag Lines.” The flag

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Dream Flag Project Set At Airport

Honorees Are Councilwoman President Anna Verna and, Posthumously, Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell

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Second in Series Whenever possible, I chose natural and organic foods. I’ve analyzed the risk elements in modern, everyday life with my existential calculator and concluded in a global society, where multinational food industries control both production and distribution, I need to examine what is safe and healthy.

Natural foods are minimally processed. Ingredients do not include refined sugars, refined flours, milled grains, hydrogenated oils, synthetic sweeteners, artificial colorings or flavorings. Refined ingredients are the gateway to obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Raw honey, agave syrup, maple syrup and stevia, an herb, are sweeteners often used in place of white sugar in a natural-food diet. Salt? I’ll take mine from the sea.

Five weeks ago, to my gladness, the Bella Vista Natural Foods store opened on the 9th Street Italian Market. It was busy, busy, busy Sunday afternoon when I visited with owner-operator Molly Russakoff. First time customers Deborah El and her daughter Diamond were keen on the place. “I’ve been coming from Southwest Philly to 9th St. for 30 years.

It’s good to have a health food store in the area.” Diamond added her parents fed her a vegetarian diet since she was a little girl.

Russakoff, who has been a vendor on the street for 25 years, bought the building in

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Bulk bins of organic dried beans and cereals gleam along one wall and shelves are rounded out with staples for a natural-foods pantry.

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Proprietor Molly Russakoff and her son Johnny Dickie. niche market in an area dominated by fresh fruits and vegetables.

Right out front is a bountiful display of organic produce which is quite affordable. Inside, a carafe of fresh-brewed tea and honey invites you to take a cup. As Russakoff is waiting on customers, I notice quite a bit of her stock is locally grown or made in the area. Honey, yogurt, hummus, juices, breads, tofu, seitan, eggs and milk are just a few of the products that are Philadelphia- or Pennsylvania-based. There’s a freezer full of confections and wholesome foods. Grab

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Lifelong vegetarians, Diamond El and her mother Deborah El. Photos by Maria Merlino

Miso Mayonnaise, a West Coast product and wildly popular there, is hard to find in our parts. It’s here!

Civic-minded, Rossakoff tells me her dream of a more ecologically sound market.

“I see myself as someone who loves and respects the market. I’ve always been a little different, but I was accepted easily. I’m involved with the 9th Street Businessman’s Association. What I’d like to see is a more green initiative for the market. We can turn all the vegetable waste into compost. I’m having a workshop on composting for the home in January.”

Compost, the decomposed remnants of organic matter, is used as a nutritionally rich growing medium. It’s perfect for the backyard gardener.

“I can’t imagine not being here. It’s the only street like it in the universe. I would like to see the market be the same, but to progress in a small way that won’t take away the flavor of the area.

We do a lot of old-fashioned things, but old-fashioned things seem progressive now.”

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Yo! Here we go again. Ya know, I have always heard kids say the darndest things. But one of my readers, Kim M. from Dallas, Tex., sent this to me to prove even grown-ups sometimes say the darndest things. Kim and I hope no one takes exception to this, as it is intended to humor and not ridicule. Ready? Here goes: One Easter Sunday morning, as the minister was preaching the children's sermon, he reached into his bag of props and pulled out an egg. He pointed at the egg and asked the children, "What's in here?" "I know!" a little boy exclaimed. "Panty hose!"

The prospective father-in-law asked, "Young man, can you support a family?" The surprised groom-to-be replied, "Well, no, I was just planning to support your daughter. The rest of you will have to fend for yourselves."

Little Johnny asked his grandma how old she was. Grandma answered, "Thirty-nine and holding." Johnny thought for a moment, and then said, "And how old would you be if you let go?"

A little boy in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed around the offering plates. When they came near his pew, the boy said loudly, "Don't pay for me, Daddy, I'm under five."

“Oh, I sure am happy to see you," the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother's side. "Now maybe Daddy will do the trick he has been promising us." The grandmother was curious. "What trick is that?" she asked. "I heard him tell Mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit," the little boy answered.

When my three-year-old son opened the birthday gift from his grandmother, he discovered a water pistol. He squealed with delight and headed for the nearest sink. I was not so pleased. I turned to Mom and said, "I'm surprised at you. Don't you remember how we used to drive you crazy with water guns?" Mom smiled and then replied; "I remember...."

"Do you believe in life after death?" the boss asked one of his employees. "Yes sir," the new employee replied. "Well, then, that makes everything just fine," the boss went on.

"After you left early yesterday to go to your mother in-law's funeral, she stopped in to see you!"

JUDGE GENE MAIER and his wife LANA had their usual annual party anticipating the arrival of the Winter Solstice at their lovely home in the Fairmount part of Philadelphia.

Among the guests in attendance were JUDGE SANDY MOSS and her husband BILL (a portrait was unveiled just recently commemorating her 25 years of service as a judge); MR. & MRS. JOE MYGATZ (he used to be chief of the Elections Bureau for the City of Philadelphia); AL & BARBARA DRAGON (he was a leading workmen’s compensation lawyer in Philadelphia); MARGIE HIPPEL KORAL and her husband MARK (she is a former ward leader from Philadelphia and a successful practising attorney like her husband); FAY & MIKE STACK (she is a Municipal Court Judge) and EUGENE & PHYLLIS JACOBS (he is a former candidate for State Representative who lost to BOB BORSKI).

JIM McGINLEY, a longtime committeeman in the 58th Ward, made it to his 70th birthday without event. His children threw a very nice party for him at a private room on the shipboard Moshulu Restaurant. On the deck is an intimate, low-ceilinged room which is ideal for occasions like birthday parties. Among those in attendance were his daughter TRICIA and her husband DAVE, daughter MAUREEN and her husband FRANK (she is a principal in the public-school system), and sons MICHAEL, who is a practising attorney, JIM and JOHN. There was one large table which accommodated 16 people. The party offered a choice of filet mignon or roast chicken. It is a nice intimate spot in very comfortable surroundings. Also among the guests was FATHER JOHN McGINLEY, an oblate of ST. FRANCIS DeSALES who is pastor at a parish in the state of Delaware; he is Jim’s brother.

There was some speculation to as to whether or not the responsibilities s of the Committee of 70, in addition to investigating activities of the Democratic Party in Philadelphia, extended to the method of redistricting the State Senate. Some of its activists thought it was too soon to get involved in this Federal question. But redistricting is supposed to take place every 10 years, so there are less than two years to go. It is certainly an anomaly that the State House, with 203 seats, has slightly more Democratic State Representatives then Republicans – yet the State Senate, which should reflect the breakdown between Democrats and Republicans, is disproportionately Republican. Registered Democrats far outnumber Republicans (Cont. Page 21)

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Snooper’s HOLIDAY MESSAGE: Please be very careful, because this is the season for all the pickpockets, purse-snatchers, and thieves in general. Watch out for your pocketbooks, especially if you tend to hang it on your shoulders – this is a NO-NO! Hey, if you must go out with a pocketbook, please, select a small one if you possibly can, just to be on the safe side. ’Tis the season, and that’s the reason, so please BE CAREFUL! Snooper Sightings: We went to one of the Mayor’s “Town Meetings”, and let me tell you, this one was a real DISASTER. Everyone there was in a very nasty mood, and they let The Mayor know it too. I felt sorry because they never gave him much of a chance to really explain his BUDGET problems, and WHY all the ‘cuts’ will be needed!

Snooper “UPDATE”: Yes, I now have an official EMAIL address, and you can contact me here. Get ready and start writing. Here it is: snooper2@live.com. I promise to answer any and ALL of your Emails. Try it!

Snooper’s Special Message: TO ALL THE MUMMERS! Why doesn’t The Mayor have any respect for you, THE NUMBER ONE ATTRACTION in this City? Tell me, why is The Mayor picking you out regarding his ridiculous BUDGET CUTS? The Mummers are among those who bring monies to this City, and that’s a fact! May I suggest you go where you’ll be appreciated? Go to ATLANTIC CITY. How about The Christmas Parade? Did any of them pay for Police overtime and cleanup?

Snooper’s SHAME ON YOU Dept.: Tell me, who is this idiot who told this gentleman to remove the AMERICAN FLAG from his computer on his desk? Hey, someone had better tell this idiot what The First Amendment is all about, because it involves Freedom of Expression. Please, let someone who is loyal to this Country, The United States of America, straighten out this poor misguided FOOL. I want Mr. Silvestro to really keep me up to date on this matter. Please EMAIL it to me.

Snooper Sightings: I met one of the famous gangs of all time, THE RADISSON GANG, and they are a lot of fun. These women are very nice LADIES and it was a pleasure to meet all of them. “JAY” tells me they don’t make any personal appearances. You could see them at your favorite mall, but NO autographs, thank you.

Snooper “I Told You So” Dept.: It seems Mr. Barack Obama, is not so lily-white clean. This recent hullabaloo over his vacant SEAT is going to cause him a few problems, also some embarrassment. They’re also checking out to see where he was actually born; in particular, whether or not he is a LEGAL CITIZEN of this Country. It seems this group will not let this one go so easy. WATCH IT!

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Wanna know what the problem is with most organizations? Succession.

I mean the folks that start most organizations have poured so much of their blood, sweat and tears into said organization that they don’t seem to understand the only way these organizations are going to continue to grow and prosper, once they’re either gone or tired of doing things themselves, is to train young people to succeed them. In fact, only the most secure-in-their-own-skins folks take the ideas of young people, let them run with them, and keep any organization they’re involved with from slipping into mediocrity.

Most of the time, those who have been at the top of the organization since its inception are so afraid of the young people within their sphere they shut them down at every turn and so alienate them they eventually get the message, move on due to frustration, and leave the organization weaker with their absence.

I bring this up because I’d like to deliver a warning to Philadelphia’s Democratic City Committee: If you don’t let the young people within the party, and I don’t mean just the ones that are still content with letting you run things, I mean the ones you attracted through your association with President-Elect Barack Obama, they’re going to take their ball and go home … leaving you with a bunch of oldsters who aren’t willing to stretch out their thinking.

Thanks to the magic of Facebook, I found myself at a meeting of the newly-reconstituted Young Democrats of Philadelphia. I know there is a chapter in Northeast Philadelphia that counts State Rep. Tony Payton as one of its shining stars, but this is a group that’s based in Center City and includes folks from West Philadelphia and other places that aren’t as close to Bucks Co. as the Northeast is.

I got there just in time to hear a representative from the Democratic City Committee detail the history of the chapter. I paid some attention to that, but I paid more attention to the attitude this gentleman exhibited during the rest of the meeting. I kept hearing things like, “You have to go through the ward leader,” “You have to pay your dues” and, “You can’t go against the party in public.”

My thought was: Sez who? And why do they say that?

I wasn’t the only one who was thinking it either. Many of the questions this guy was hit with included such things as, “Suppose my State Rep isn’t any good and the people in the District want to get rid of him?” and, “How are we going to tell the new people we’ve reg(Cont. Page 21)

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Washington Savings Hosts Holiday Party

WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK CEO Marty Bednarek joins his daughter Colleen in giving out holiday gifts to Julie O’Brien and her six-year-old granddaughter Jenna, at Port Richmond branch, to celebrate bank’s anniversary.

ENTERTAINING CUSTOMERS for free at Washington Savings Bank is accordion player Pawel Ostrowski. He is joined by CEO M a r t y Bednarek, and his wife Ward Leader Lorraine Bednarek.

WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK employees Colleen Bednarek, Bill Fox, Jontue Leca and Jolantha Sumara join their boss Marty Bednarek at anniversary party last week.

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PHILA. CO. Republican CounDR. DAVID SCHWARTZ and Congresswoman Allyson ST. JOSEPH’S President Fa- NICK DiBENEDICTIS is seen here sel Pat Meehan seems to have STATE REP. Mike Gerber shares a few CHECKING out different functions Schwartz, Gov. Ed Rendell and First Lady Marjorie O. Ren- CHIEF JUSTICE Ron Castille shares a moment with ther Timothy Lannon with with Drexel President Constantine GOP nod from response he got quips with Don Cunningham and Ken were Bruce Crawley, Joe Frick and dell enjoyed many of the parties staged at Waldorf Astoria. Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Lisa Nutter.

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STATE REP.-Elect Kenyatta Johnson catches up with IBEW Local 98 CHARISSE LILLIE, ESQ. of Business Manager John Dougherty Comcast Foundation, is escorted at Partty hosted by his union. by her husband Tom McGill.

CHRIS LEWIS, ESQ. and wife Kimberly Nesmith learn from Renee Amoore she is a candidate for vice-chair, Republican National Committee.

HELPING HOST at Local 98’s reception at Pennsylvania Society ENJOYING one of events are Tad Decker, Nelson weekend were Ken Adams and Diaz, Sen. Bob Casey and Temple President Ann Weaver Hart.

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JUSTICE Jim Fitzgerald; daughter Melissa FItzgerald, actress and filmFORMER Congressman Bob JERRY JOHNSON and Willie Borski teams up with City Con- STATE REP. Tony Payton and DA GAIL HERRITY, of Phila. Museum of maker; and Jim's wife Carol Fitzgerald, Johnson, of PRWT Services Inc, troller Alan Butkovitz for this candidate Seth Williams discuss po- Art, meets up with Bryan & Kelly executive director of Pennsylvania Society, were kept busy hosting. were seen everywhere.

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JEFF ROTWITT, ESQ. SCHOOL REFORM Commission DAVID L. COHEN, Esq., teams up with CongressChairwoman Sandra Dungee touches base with Congress- man Jim Gerlach for his Glenn chats with Alan Kessler. man Joe Sestak. photo moment.

DAN ONORATO, Allegheny Co. executive and Gubernatorial candidate, woos Gov. Ed Rendell.

CONGRESSMAN Patrick Murphy shares jibes with Judge Jimmy Moore, State Sen. LeAnna Washington and US Sen. Bob Casey.

REPUBLICAN zest was added to Pennsylvania Society weekend by Brian Casal, Esq.; Gov. Tom Ridge, former head of Homeland Security; and Montgomery Co. Chairman of Board of Commissioners Jim Matthews.

ATTENDEES, from left, included Dave Barasch, Esq.; State Rep. Dan Frankel; Ted Kirsch, president of AFT Penna.; and Tom Wolf, former Penna. Secretary of Treasury.

ANOTHER camera person took STATE SEN. Mike Stack is pleased to this picture of Bonnie Squires with GALE GIVEN, CEO of Verizon Pa., find himself flanked by Ethel Hofman Congressman Patrick Murphy and enjoys conversing with Terese and and Dr. Walter Hofman, Montgomery Sen. Bob Casey. his wife Jenni.

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COUNCILWOMAN Marian Tasco, Anne Ewer of Kimmel Center and Nancy Kolb of Please Touch Mu- ENJOYING party were the Jim seum give Society meet a fine Andersons with Barbara Capozzi, and husband Frank Scaramuzza. women’s touch.

POPULAR Philadelphians at Penna. Society Weekend included Salvatore Patti, Ivan Tancredi and Ron Donatucci.

IN LIMELIGHT were Gov. Ed Rendell, First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, Lewis Katz, Esq., Sherri Savette, Esq. and Bob Rovner, Esq.

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Members of Congress, including Allyson Schwartz, Joe Sestak, Patrick Murphy and Jim Gerlach, along with Sens. Specter and Casey, moved easily among the participants.

Carol Fitzgerald, executive director of the Pennsylvania Society, had prepared a special treat for the dinner attendees who gathered to honor Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. She had booked the Irish tenor, Ronan Tynan, with his accompanist Joe Baker. Tynan looks a lot like the movie character Shrek, but his voice is powerful and angelic at the same time. And Baker is a native of Media, Pa., which fact drew loud applause from the 1600 guests gathered in the Waldorf ballroom.

But all eyes were on Gov. Rendell and Art Rooney, as the Governor presented mementos from the World War II "Steagles," the combined Steelers and Eagles team, assembled to allow the league to continue, even when so many players were serving in the war.

Rooney's legendary philanthropy and winning record with the Steelers made him a perfect choice for the Gold Medal award.

State Sen. Vince Fumo attended several of the parties and receptions. But one notable absence was Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball," who had been expected to make the rounds in preparation for a run for the Democratic nomination for US Senate. His name was printed in the program book, but Matthews did not arrive. His brother Jim, however, Republican chairman of the Montgomery Co. Board of Commissioners, was prominent among the guests.

Everyone was quite aware of the devastating affect of the downturn of the economy on New York City and on the Pennsylvania legislative budget, but members of both political parties were optimistic that Barack Obama and the new administration could turn things around.

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Anyone who has ever run for office in Pennsylvania, who is thinking about running for office, or who is currently holding office in our state showed up in the Big Apple this past weekend for the 110th annual Pennsylvania Society dinner at New York's Waldorf-Astoria.

David L. Cohen, executive vice president of Comcast, told alumni and friends of the University of Pennsylvania, gathered at the Penn Club, prior to the dinner, that despite the economic downturn, the Pennsylvania Society events were important to remind people of better times, and to inspire them to believe in the nation's recovery and a better future.

Cohen was recently elected chairman of the board of trustees of Penn, his alma mater. He and his wife Rhonda made the rounds of the receptions which are all scheduled around the Saturday night dinner, beginning Friday afternoon.

Temple President Ann Weaver Hart hosted some friends and politicos, including Gov. Ed Rendell and trustee Lewis Katz, on Sunday morning.

The political weekend gives prospective candidates the opportunity to test the waters and rub elbows with senators and mayors and members of congress, corporate leaders, banking officers, union officers, elected officials, university presidents and political consultants.

Prominent among the visitors were Dan Onorato, Don Cunningham, Tom Wolf, Pat Meehan, Tom Corbett and Tom Knox, all of whom are rumored to be considering running for their respective political party's nomination for Governor.

Sen. Bob Casey received many congratulatory comments on his testimony concerning the bail-out of the automobile industry. Gov. Ed Rendell sparked a lot of interest in his continuing theme of infrastructure repair as a way out of the recession.

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CitiLife

Spectacular elegance and three courses for just $30

by Len Lear The current state of the economy all over the world is so bad that Bill Gates is probably looking for newspaper ads that say: “Buy one Fortune 500 company; get one free.” Everyone but bankruptcy lawyers is looking to save money these days, and there could not possibly be a better deal at any elegant restaurant in the Delaware Valley than the recently introduced three-courses-for-$30 at the Cafe at XIX. The $30 fixed-price menu includes a daily-changing buffet of all-you-can-eat salads, fruits and breads; a selection of entrees such as handmade pirogies with fava beans, wild mushrooms and sheep’s milk ricotta cheese; roasted veal strip loin with English peas, marinated white anchovies, and tomato and dry-cured black olives, as well as a huge

dessert display to choose from. This offer is available Monday through Saturday, starting at 5:30 p.m.

This bargain price is particularly surprising since the setting would have been appropriate for a Louis XIV state dinner if the Versailles Palace were already reserved for another event. When you get off the elevator on the 19th floor of the 105-year-old French Renaissance landmark now known as the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut Streets (once the fabled Bellevue-Stratford Hotel), you can’t help but be awestruck by the Cafe at XIX and the separate restaurant known as XIX. It was Founders restaurant up until a $5 million renovation almost three years ago turned it into XIX. (The Roman numerals refer to the fact that the two restaurants are located on the

19th floor.)

The cafe and its nearby sister restaurant both have 36foot domes with intricate plaster lacework, stained glass skylights, floor-toceiling windows, silk curtains, arboretum-worthy floral displays, marble floors, deep-cushioned banquettes, dark woods and luxury that you can almost inhale. If you really want to impress a date, even if the date is a movie star, this is the place to do it.

You also have an eagle’s-eye view of the Center City skyline and Billy Penn’s statue.

If you walk down the hallway from the cafe to XIX, you will pass a glassed-in private dining room/wine cellar on the right and a gorgeous, clubby bar area with leather couches on the left. Just recently, spectacular windows in the bar area were unearthed and exposed which for years

Len Lear had been covered by walls.

Executive chef at both restaurants, Marc Plessis, 37, who previously cheffed at high-end restaurants in Atlanta and Miami, “blends a polished classical technique with top-notch seasonal ingredients into gorgeous plates that show some exotic inspirations,” wrote the oftenacerbic Philadelphia Inquirer critic, Craig LaBan, who gave XIX a “three-bell” re-

view shortly after it opened.

A graduate of the New England Culinary Institute, Plessis was born in Paris, France, but later came with his family to live in Kentucky, which he told us “was quite a culture shock and turned me from an extrovert into an introvert for a few years.”

We ate in the main dining room last week, which would be a treat even in a strong economy. Appetizers are from $9 to $18, entrees from $16 to $34 and desserts, $9.

There is also a huge raw bar and several “American-style” sashimi choices. They have one of the biggest wine lists in the city, which includes a few choices by the glass that are reasonably priced in the $9 range. We absolutely loved the zephyr-light wild striped bass, a daily special; a surprisingly tender grilled baby

octopus appetizer and the toothsome house-made pirogies. A Valhrona chocolate soufflé with grand marnier ice cream by pastry chef Matthew Maslowski was also pretty amazing.

At restaurants like XIX, sommeliers can be rather intimidating if they begin talking about mineral content of the soil, pH level, acidity, etc, but the wine steward at XIX, Rich Slutter, is a downto-earth guy and terrific laugher. And if you want to talk about music as well as wine, Rich is your man. He has a Master’s degree in opera performance from Shenandoah University and sings regularly in the choir at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Society Hill. Furthermore, Slutter’s tiny wife, Heather (4 foot, 9 inches, 95 pounds), plays the trumpet in (Cont next page)

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by Ruth R. Russell Anyone who remembers the Hollywood film classic The Inspector General, with a singing, dancing Danny Kaye in the title role, will recall the simple plot. Government has sent an inspector to visit towns and uncover corruption, then punish those responsible. Kaye plays an itinerant salesman who is mistaken for the inspector in disguise by crooked but bumbling leaders of a small village.

Their efforts to conceal their misdeeds are hilarious and eventually lead to their downfall but a happy ending for the villagers. The pioneering Lantern Theatre Company has adapted this tale by Nikolai Gogol, The Government Inspector (first performed in 1836), into a lively show designed to appeal to audiences from ages 8 to 98. And, in order to create an affordable experience for all, there will be a week of matinees from Tuesday through Sunday, December 23-28, at St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow Streets. Tickets are priced as low as $10. To order them, or for information about Lantern’s 15th anniversary season, call 215-829-0395 or visit www.lanterntheater.org.

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Christmas Light Show A popular stop for holiday shoppers in Center City for many years has been the Christmas Light Show at Macy’s Center City, 1300 Market St. Since the 1970s, families have been able to visit the Wanamaker Building to see seasonal tales such as ‘Frosty the Snowman’ told with sparkling lights, narration and music from the famous Wanamaker Organ. The show runs every hour from 10 a.m. to

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closing. Macy’s also is hosting a Dickens Village display, an 1840s streetscape with life-size characters drawn from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Admission to both is free. Call 215-241-9000 to learn more.

Gingerbread White House Beautifully decorated gingerbread versions of the White House will be shown again this year at the National Constitution Center (NCC), 525 Arch St., on Independence Mall.

Every year White House pastry chefs display a Gingerbread White House in the State Dining Room. NCC invites children up to age 14 to take part in this tradition by creating their own version of a Gingerbread White House (or a portion of the presidential residence such as the Oval Office). All items used must be edible. Contest entry deadline is December 19 and houses must be delivered to NCC on December 22. Gingerbread creations will be on display and be voted on; the winner will be honored on December 29. There are rules to be observed, and releases required.

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Pages to Pirouettes The annual ‘Nutcracker Performance with Pages to Pirouettes’ will be presented on Sunday, December 21, at 2 p.m., in Montgomery Auditorium of the Central Library, 1901 Vine St. Doors open at 1:30 This is a Sundays on Stage program for all ages and seating is on a first-

come, first-served basis. Admission is free. The show is the last one this year in a series made possible by the Philadelphia City Institute Board of Managers. Call 215-686-5415 for complete information.

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If you are going to either restaurant for dinner, here is a tip. Park in the ground-level garage 10 yards south of the hotel, and you will only have to pay $9 for up to four hours.

If you pull up to a valet parker in front of the hotel instead, you will pay $26.50 — or $36.50 if you do not get your parking stub stamped at either restaurant. This huge discrepancy is not widely publicized, which caused us to pay the $26.50 once by mistake. For more information or reservations, call 215-790-1919 or visit www.nineteenrestaurant.com.

Ballet launched what it termed a dazzling new version of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at the Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Streets. If you haven’t seen it yet, this may be the year to enjoy the wonderful music and dancing in this magical tale featuring Marie and her Prince, the battle of the Mouse King, the Land of Sweets, performing toys and a Christmas tree that grows — right on stage.

Performances are scheduled for December 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, and many of them are daytime shows. Tickets range from $24 to $129. Call 215-893-1999, or better yet visit www.paballet.org for the whole story.

It’s tuba time That special sound of holiday brass will fill the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets, on Saturday, December 20, at 12:30 p.m., as the Tuba Christmas Celebration stars on the Commonwealth Plaza Stage.

This is the seventh year for this event here, and it’s one of many similar concerts that take place annually across the country. More than 50 tuba and euphonium players from the region will bring their instru-

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Community Claus

55th WARD LEADER Bob Dellavella hosts Christmas Party at Rauchut’s in N.E. Phila. Getting in festive mood are Dellavella, Mrs. John Sabatina, Sr. and Finnigan’s Wake owner Mike Driscoll.

COUNCILMAN at Large Bill Greenlee joins Frank Conaway and South Philly committeeman Thomas Rumba at 55th Ward Christmas party.

DEMOCRATIC City Committee Godfather Charlie Bernard is flanked by new Judge-elect Joyce Eubanks and Ward Leader Sean Dillon at Xmas party in Northeast.

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BRIAN WESTBROOK and Brian Dawkins took time to host “A Very Brian Christmas”, playing Santa to 120 children in need at Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, a leading nonprofit that works to improve young people’s lives.

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SANTA Claus (aka Paul “Earthquake” Moore) stops by 12th Police Dist. to surprise hundreds of kids last week as part of “Community Claus” sleigh ride through South and Southwest regions.

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Saidel Shoots For Lt. Governor’s Seat At Fundraiser

INSTRUCTING Jonathan Saidel, right, how to run for Lieutenant Governor are Phila. Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan and Penna. AFT President Ted Kirsch.

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WISHING his predecessor in office Jonathan Saidel well as he sets his sights on Lieutenant Governorship is City ConPhoto by Donna DiPaolo troller Alan Butkowitz.

FROM LEFT, Gabe Bevilacqua, Mary Cassale and incoming State Sen. Larry Farnese joined platoon of Jonathan Saidel’s soldiers at Palm Restaurant as he launched his race for Lieutenant Governor.

PENNA.’S Asian American Affairs Commissioner Paramjitinder S. Dhillon assures Jonathan Saidel of his support as former Controller takes aim at Harrisburg.

ANOTHER aspirant to statewide office, Tom Knox, greets Jonathan Saidel at Palm Restaurant kickoff fundraiser. If each man achieves his goal, Knox would become Governor and Saidel Lieutenant Governor.

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State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, was elected to serve as chairman of Region 2 (which includes Pennsylvania and New York) of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators at the organization’s recent legislative conference in Washington, D.C. Prior to being elected Region 2 chairman, Waters served as vice chairman for the region.

“I am honored to be elected chairman, and I will do my best to bring many of the issues that are important to minorities to the forefront in the Pennsylvania legislature,” Waters said.

SANTA stopped by to give out gifts to City Hall employees.

COUNCIL MEMBERS Blondell Reynolds Brown, Marian Tasco and Curtis Jones, Jr. enjoy Christmas feast at City Hall Caucus room.

WARD LEADER Edgar Howard and Kathy Murray, Council President Verna’s chief of staff, line up for Christmas luncheon.

COUNCILWOMAN María Quiñones Sánchez and Councilman Wilson Goode, Jr. tucked into their festive lunch.

MARY ANNE Mahoney and Linda Callan enjoy their lunch.

COUNCIL President Anna Verna had her staffers dish out food to hundreds of hungry City Hall employees inside Caucus Room for Christmas party last week.

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COUNCILWOMAN Joan Krajewski and Jack Kelly enjoy lunch hosted by Council President Anna Verna.

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to announcing he is a candidate for the US Senate in 2010. His entry into the mix would complicate things for incumbent ARLEN SPE CTER, who narrowly escaped defeat in 2004 when a conservative Republican candidate opposed him in the primary. He was able to get reelected with the help of US SEN. RICK SANTORUM and PRESIDENT

GEORGE W. BUSH, who campaigned very strongly for him. In 2010 neither of them will be around to ward off what will undoubtedly be a conservative Republican effort to take the seat for their branch of the Republican Party. Recall that in 2004, President Bush was at the strongest peak of voter approval, as was Santorum.

(Cont. from Page 9) istered to vote they have to vote for this person even if they don’t like them?”.

Now these young people have become empowered.

And they’re not trying to hear all of that, “This is the way we’ve always done it” stuff.

They’re getting on Facebook and organizing. They’re sending each other text messages. They’re taking it to the streets.

And the message they’ve sent by electing folks like the President-Elect and Rep. Payton, is the party hierarchy is about to undergo a change.

(Cont. from Page 9) in this state now. Only district lines carefully drawn to maximize Republican power make such an anomaly possible.

It appears CHRIS MATTHEWS, the host of the network political program “Hardball”, is getting closer

Sheriff Seeks Gifts For Needy The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office continues to accept gifts for its’ Annual Holiday Drive. We are accepting donations of hats, scarves gloves and Toys for Tots up until January 2, 2009. The Holiday Drive started 20 years

ago with The Salvation Army as its recipient. Since 1998, The Elijah Shirley Women’s Shelter has been the recipient of the collected items.

To make a donation during this Holiday Season, please drop gifts off in Holiday

wrapped box in the Sheriff’s Office. The office is located on the 5th floor of the Land Title Building at 100 S. Broad Street. For additional information, contact Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Parsons, Coordinator at (215) 686-3575.

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tee’s endorsed candidate couldn’t figure out how to get people to write him in. His running (and winning) angered his ward leader so much she sent someone after him come reelection time, something that’s never done against an incumbent. He wound up not only winning, but winning decisively.

What both of these men had in common was their support within the grassroots.

Once the grassroots started cheering them on, the party had to either lead, follow, or get out of the way.

It’s the getting-out-of-theway part that seems to have ‘em stumped.

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Out & About

In other words, there’s a new sheriff in town … and he’s slinging a Blackberry, not a gun.

You see, neither Obama nor Payton were Democratic Party favorites. The Democrats didn’t take Obama seriously until he beat their endorsed candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton, in Iowa. And even then, the party encouraged her to take her claws all the way out and go for Obama’s neck. Fortunately for him, Obama is tall. Because of this, Clinton ended up scratching her own eyes out.

As for Payton, he won his State Representative seat after the Democratic City Commit-

LAST WEEK Laborers’ Local 57 held its annual membership gift giveaway to all those members who were in good standing. On Saturday, Santa stopped by to spread some holiday cheer to those who were lucky enough to pick up their presents.

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Christmas Comes Early For Some

(Cont. from Page 1) daylong giveaway of 30 new bicycles to deserving schools in 12 South and Southwest Philadelphia schools Verna teamed up with CH2M Hill, an employeeowned global engineering firm, to give out the bicycles.

They started at St. Gabriel School’s, 29th & Dickinson Streets, where they handed out three bikes to students: Jessica Finnigan, 12, Deanna Freeman, 7, and Rory McNabb, 5.

Then they moved on to W.G Smith School, at 19th & Wharton Streets, to surprise Ruben Cherry, 12, and Jada Johnson, 8, with brand new bikes.

Young Jada, who lives in a shelter, was almost in tears as she was presented her new bike.

Students at St. Gabriel’s had no idea what was happening as they sat in the auditorium floor at each school. Rory McNabb’s Mom, Mary, admitted she couldn’t have gotten this kind of gift this year.

“Times are tough for everyone,” said McNabb, a

single mom from Grays Ferry. “Rory is so excited about his new bike, as is his brother!”

His brother Tyler, a 2ndgrader at St. Gabriel’s, decided to help out his elder

help Rory get back to his feet.

“I only wish we had enough bikes for everyone,” said Verna.

Verna noted the recipients were chosen by the

RUBEN CHERRY lives with 12 siblings in South Philadelphia. They will all want to try out his new bike, presented him by Councilwoman Anna Verna, Monday at W.G. Smith School, 19th and Wharton St. brother when Rory almost fell off his new bike. As Rory was presented it, Tyler rushed on stage to

schools.

This is the fifth consecutive year that staff members from CH2M Hill’s Philadel-

phia office have gotten together with the non-profit Philadelphia Neighborhood Bike Works, as part of the Bikes for Kids Program, to purchase, assemble and distribute bikes to deserving children in our region.

“We are delighted to team with City Council again this year to help bring some holiday cheer to some deserving children in the city,” said Jed Campbell, Philadelphia area manager for CH2M Hill.

“A core element of CH2M Hill’s corporate culture is meaningful involvement in the communities in which our employees live and work, and we are grateful to President Anna Verna for providing us with the opportunity to fulfill this important mission.”

Company employees organize and participate in Bikes for Kids fundraising events throughout the year and also help assemble the bikes prior to distribution.

Verna said, “Putting a smile on a deserving child’s face, especially during the holiday season, is a wonderful thing to do.”

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Best Schools in South Phila (Cont. from Page 1) Philadelphia Principals topped the roll call with 13 honored: Academy at Palumbo, Amadee Bregy ES, Creative & Performing Arts, D. Newlin Fell School, Edward W. Bok Tech, Girard Academy Music Program, Albert Greenfield School, Abram Jenks, Eliza B. Kirkbride School, Delaplain McDaniel, William Meredith MS, Edwin M. Stanton School, and George Washington School.

“I wish to extend kudos and congratulations to all of our award-winning principals for clearly demonstrating one of our core beliefs that “Victory is in the classroom and facilitated by a strong instructional leader,” said Arlene Ackerman, Ed.D., superintendent, of the School Dis-

trict. “Your victory is our students’ achievement!”

The Keystone Achievement Award is given to a public school that has achieved adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years. This year’s award is for meeting AYP standards in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years.

AYP is determined in part by a school’s performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, the standardized test given annually to students in grades 3-8 and 11.

Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak said the award is testament to the tremendous efforts of the students, teachers and staff within the School District of Philadelphia.

“We have set high academic expectations in Penn-

sylvania, and the students have responded in an impressive way,” he said. “If there is one award that a school should proudly show off to visitors, it is the Keystone Achievement Award,” Secretary Zahorchak said. “It is proof to all who visit the school that they are at an institution that cares about ensuring every child succeeds.”

Since 2004, the Dept. of Education has partnered with the Pennsylvania Association of Federal Program Coordinators to present the Keystone Achievement Awards as a public recognition of the quality work and commitment shown by students and educators.

Since taking office in 2003, Gov. Edward G. Rendell has increased investment

in public schools by $2.7 billion. Education initiatives funded include: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, which this year will provide high-quality prekindergarten education to 11,800 three- and four-yearolds across the state.

Science: It’s Elementary, which employs lab kits to bring hands-on science learning to grades K-6.

A high-school reform initiative to make high-school curricula more rigorous and rewarding; and Classrooms for the Future, which provides professional development for educators and puts laptop computers and other high-tech tools in Pennsylvania’s high-school classrooms.

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