Cook-Wissahickon students enjoyed a beautiful day at Battle of the Clouds Park

By Ashley Zawistowski • June 18, 2014
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Cook-Wissahickon students play baseball at the park.

Fourth, fifth and sixth-grade students from Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School spent Friday afternoon at Battle of the Clouds Park in Phoenixville.

To conclude this year’s Student Mentorship Program, the kids had some fun playing sports and eating lunch with their PBP mentors.

From volleyball to soccer to having fun on the park’s playground, the group enjoyed great weather and even better pizza.

After lunch, a small celebration was held to say good luck to each sixth-grader leaving the program. PBP mentors spoke about the many memories they’ve shared with their mentees over the past few years and encouraged them to keep growing.

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One student hurries to join the volleyball game.

The students had a lot of fun and even took home some prizes! On the bus ride back to school, all of the sports equipment and games were raffled off.

Overall, it was a great day and the perfect way to end a fantastic school year.

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Cook-Wissahickon eighth-graders visit Esherick Museum

By Rich Henson • June 2, 2014
The staircase, hand-carved from a single tree.

The staircase, hand-carved from a single tree.

Cook-Wissahickon students gather outside the Esherick Museum.

Cook-Wissahickon students gather outside the Esherick Museum.

A large group of eighth-grade students from Cook-Wissahickon School recently took a fun-filled and fascinating tour of the Wharton Esherick Museum on Horse Shoe Trail, in Malvern, courtesy of PBP.

Esherick was a prolific 20th Century sculptor who worked primarily in wood creating furniture, utensils, interiors, buildings and more.

The students were divided into three groups to tour the museum, which consists of Esherick’s studio, living area, and bedroom.  The students were most intrigued by the staircase Esherick carved from a single huge tree. They carefully made the climb from level-to-level.

The day concluded with the traditional and much-anticipated lunch at Margaret Quo’s Mandarin restaurant, where many tried their hand at chopsticks.

 

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Cook Wissahickon golf outing supports students

By Rich Henson • April 30, 2014
Pat, Dan, Nicole and Jon lead a caravan of golf carts at C-W outing.

Pat, Dan, Nicole and Jon lead a caravan of golf carts at C-W outing.

April 25th was a special day as it marked the Cook-Wissahickon School First Annual Golf Outing.

Beautiful weather, good golfing and a great cause all combined to mark a special fundraising event for PBP’s favorite city elementary school.

The outing was held at the secluded Walnut Lane Golf Course in Fairmount Park, which is just a well-struck 5-iron from the school.

Cook-Wiss, as PBPers’ fondly refer the school, provides a well-rounded education to students in grades K-thru-8. But like many Philadelphia public schools, C-W took a big hit with budget cuts.

Funds from the golf outing, which was sponsored by the Cook-Wissahickon Home & School Association, are used for basic supplies and funding for essential personnel to keep students safe in the building.

PBP came through in a big way by sponsoring two foursomes in the outing as well as becoming a Platinum sponsor.

While neither foursome scored low enough to win the tournament, PBP finance specialist Patrick Schuman brought home the trophy in the long drive competition. Congrats to Pat, who also happens to be a mentor in PBP’s 19-year-old school mentoring program.

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