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9th Grade Scholarships
It’s never too early to look for and apply to scholarships! Here is a database that can be used to begin your search for scholarships that freshman students are eligible to apply for. Be sure to check back in as we often update the list!
Smart Money Choices
Hey all, Welcome back to The College Blog! This post is covering smart money choices. When you get to college, you’re considered an adult—you navigate your social, academic, and medical life independently, but you also start to come into your own financially. With college comes, almost always, some level of student loans, and from that,…
Email Etiquette
Hey all, Welcome back to The College Blog! This next post is about something that is so incredibly important in the age we live in, both in secondary education and beyond; email etiquette. While this is something already drilled into me from before freshman year of high school, there are adults out there who get…
Transitioning from SLA to College
Hey all, Welcome to The College Blog! I am a recent graduate of SLA (‘24), and I am currently enrolled as a freshman at Haverford College. I am writing to all of the prospective college students in the hope of creating something I didn’t have when I was in your shoes; a guide to things…
SLA Featured in National Report on School Innovation
SLA is proud to be a part of the Canopy project, which highlights schools pursuing equitable and student-centered designs. Canopy just released a new report, diving into five years of insights into school-level innovation across the U.S. This analysis describes how schools are tackling urgent challenges, evolving designs, and preparing for the future. With compelling…
Don’t Cross Out Trades!
As students scramble to submit their college applications, praying they’re admitted into the schools they’ve been grinding for, they often gloss over other postsecondary options. Trade school, for one, is a reasonable alternative to college. It’s more affordable and gets you high-paying jobs quicker than the traditional four-year college path. Here’s a chart that illustrates…
SLA Runs Philly Style!
This weekend, 19 SLA runners took part in the Philadelphia Marathon weekend! We had nine marathoners, eight half-marathoners, and two 8K runners! Congratulations to all our runners for all their hard work, and all their success this weekend! We are so proud of all of you!
G/NB Ultimate Takes Second at Philly Invite!
The Girls / Non-Binary Ultimate team took second place to reigning State Champions Strath Haven at the Kit Kat Philadelphia Invitational this past Sunday. The team went 3-1 on the day, beating Haverford 13-9, Abington Friends 13-4, and Lower Merion 8-7 on universe point before falling to the tournament champions Strath Haven 6-12. The team…
Girls Soccer Wins First Round Playoff Match
The Girls Soccer squad beat Bodine on Tuesday in the first round of the Public League playoffs with a decisive 5-1 victory. Senior Marisa Phan paced the Rockets with four goals, and junior Rosie Smith chipped in a goal of her own. Freshman goalie Fabulous Okurut kept the Rockets in front with stellar goaltending throughout….