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Vol. 66 NO. 37 ■ September 12 , 2013
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NO RESERVATIONS Team Dragon helpers spent much of Monday morning directing students to their classrooms and distributing information to parents.
■ Chef Jeremy Nolen shares his Huhn in Riesling recipe,
which is on the bill of fare at Brauhaus
Schmitz, 718 South St. See page 26.
SPORTS
S ta f f P h o t o b y K at h r y n P o o l e
The never-flagging dragon Volunteers helped an East Passyunk Crossing school to fire up learners and staffers for a new year. ■ By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
■ A speedy South-of-South basketball player will matriculate at a Division I Virginia-based university.
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irst days can cause jitters, especially at educational settings, but Andrew Lukov exuded ease Monday in beginning his journey at Southwark School, 1835 S. Ninth St. The rookie principal enthusiastically welcomed learners and their parents to the East Passyunk Crossing elementary institution, as did Team
Dragon volunteers eagerly answering his call for initial-week stability as the School District of Philadelphia manages the budgetary misery that led it to shed employees and shutter sites. “I’m looking forward to an excellent year here,” the Roxborough resident, formerly an English as a Second Language instructor at Andrew Jackson School, 1213 S. 12th St., and South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., said as his 625 enrollees ended second period. “I expect so much to come out
South Philly Menu Guide
of our community partnerships especially.” As Southwark’s eighth leader in 12 years, Lukov wants to establish roots at the 104-year-old location and realized before assuming his duties that creating connections would facilitate that wish. When his employer slashed 3,859 positions in early June as a reaction to a $304-million operating deficit, he immediately pondered how his See TEAM DRAGON page 10 >>
See some of the area’s popular dining options starting on page................................
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