Browse past news stories for Upper Merion High School in King Of Prussia, PA.

• 3 Phoenixville coaches suspended (King of Prussia Courier)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 05:42:54 am
  KING OF PRUSSIA — Former Phoenixville Area High School basketball coach Bill Detweiler, along with assistant coaches Ken Winston and G.T. Pufko, are suspended from coaching any high school athletic teams for one year, effective immediately.
• PIAA weighs coaches' fate (King of Prussia Courier)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 07:28:03 am
  KING OF PRUSSIA — A Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association meeting regarding former Phoenixville basketball coaches ran late into the night Tuesday.
• PIAA rules on Phoenixville coaches (The Phoenix)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 05:00:44 pm
  Journal Register News Service KING OF PRUSSIA — Former Phoenixville Area High School basketball coach Bill Detweiler, along with assistant coaches Ken Winston and G.T. Pufko, are suspended from coaching any high school athletic teams for one year, effective immediately.
• PIAA suspends 3 coaches; title stands (The Mercury)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 10:39:31 am
  KING OF PRUSSIA — Former Phoenixville Area High School basketball coach Bill Detweiler, along with assistant coaches Ken Winston and G.T. Pufko, are suspended from coaching any high school athletic teams for one year, effective immediately.
• PIAA debates Phoenixville title fate (The Mercury)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 11:22:18 am
  KING OF PRUSSIA — With more than four hours of presentations from both sides, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Inc. meeting regarding former Phoenixville basketball coaches was still ongoing as of deadline.
• Phoenixville residents encouraged to attend PIAA meeting (The Mercury)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 08:36:27 pm
  An e-mail being circulated among residents of the Phoenixville School District is encouraging residents to turn out tonight at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association meeting, scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at Upper Merion High School, 440 Crossfield Road, King of Prussia.
• PIAA hearing rescheduled (The Mercury)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 10:55:08 pm
  The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Inc. meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, has been rescheduled for Tuesday evening, Sept. 22.
• Wednesday's PIAA meeting rescheduled for Sept. 22 (Daily Local News)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:56:16 pm
  The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled for Sept. 22.
• K of P Fire Company finalist for service award (King of Prussia Courier)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 12:42:34 pm
  The King of Prussia Fire Company was named one of the finalists for the 2009 IAFC Fire Service Award for Excellence. The award has been presented for almost 30 years and recognizes programs that are dedicated to improving fire department’s service o their communities. This award program was conceived in 1989 by Chief Ronny J. Coleman, IAFC president 1988-1989, and sponsoring partner, Wayne Boyd ...
• Obituaries (King of Prussia Courier)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 08:50:21 am
  John Cooper John J. Cooper, 62, of Morgantown and formerly of Conshohocken and King of Prussia, died on Sunday, July 26, 2009.
• Photograph could be clue in 30-year-old missing kids mystery (New York Daily News)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 05:04:04 pm
  Police are hopeful a photograph of an unmarked grave found in a prison cell years ago lead to the bodies of two children reported missing in 1979.
• Does photo found in cell show children's grave? (CNN)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 08:36:03 am
  Police wonder whether a photograph found in a prison cell a decade ago might lead to the bodies of two children who disappeared and are believed to have been murdered.
• Does prison photo show children's grave? (CNN)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 08:36:03 am
  Police wonder whether a photograph might lead to the bodies of Karen and Michael Reinert, who disappeared in June 1979. A photo of a stone marker was found in the cell of the former high school English teacher convicted of murdering the children and their mother.
• Back from brink, ready to heal (King of Prussia Courier)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 05:32:21 am
  Jordan F. Burnham was the boy next door, the senior at Upper Merion High School with the winning smile who seemed destined to fill his yearbook with cherished memories: homecoming-court nominee, strong in academics, a broadcast journalist on the school’s television channel, friends aplenty and a trophy-caliber multi-sport athlete.
• CNN - Main Line Murder Case Echoes 30 Years Later (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 12:16:43 am
  Thirty Years Ago, A Pennsylvania School Teacher Was Found Murdered In The Back Of Her Car. Susan Reinert Was Miles From Home. Her Two Children Simply Vanished. The Main Line Murder Case, With Its Themes Of Stolen Innocence, Greed And Betrayal, Haunted A Reporter And A Teacher Touched By Evil For The First Time.
• Main Line murders echo 30 years later (CNN)
  posted on June 30, 2009 at 10:27:51 pm
  Thirty years ago, a Pennsylvania school teacher was found murdered in the hatchback of her car. Susan Reinert was miles from home. Her two children simply vanished. The Main Line murder case, with its themes of stolen innocence, greed and betrayal, haunted a reporter and a teacher touched by evil for the first time.
• Main Line murder case echoes 30 years later (CNN)
  posted on June 30, 2009 at 10:27:51 pm
  Thirty years ago, a neighbor peered out her window on a Friday evening in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and watched Karen and Michael Reinert gather hailstones.
• House fire cause under investigation (The Times Herald)
  posted on June 6, 2009 at 05:32:08 am
  UPPER MERION — An early evening fire Thursday chased a family from their home after a call to emergency personnel reported a large amount of smoke coming from the roof of the house.
• Rams softball season comes to end (York Daily Record)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 11:16:29 pm
  KING OF PRUSSIA -- It goes without saying that giving an opponent extra outs and extra bases will usually hurt a softball team's chance for success.
• Five Franklin County teams vie for PIAA glory (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 06:18:02 am
  The Chambersburg softball team will be traveling to King of Prussia this afternoon. It won't be to pick out an outfit or grab a new pair of shoes.
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Trojans earn ticket to states (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 06:55:39 pm
  NEW OXFORD -- The Chambersburg softball team bounced back Saturday in a District 3 Class AAAA third-place game, knocking off Elizabethtown 3-1 to qualify for the PIAA Tournament.
• PIAA playoff pairings begin to take shape (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
  posted on May 30, 2009 at 05:30:17 pm
  The four area teams who have already clinched berths in the PIAA baseball and softball tournaments have received information on their games for Monday's first round.
• Former principal convicted of murder dies at 80 (The Mercury)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 06:14:34 pm
  Jay C. Smith, the former Upper Merion Area High School principal who served time on death row for the murders of English teacher Susan Reinert and her two children before his conviction was overturned, died Wednesday. He was 80.
• Township’s candidates meet the public (The Times Herald)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 10:16:18 am
  UPPER MERION — About 100 people came to the Upper Merion Senior Center May 8 to meet the candidates for school board, township supervisor, tax collector and auditor.
• Jay Smith, convicted of murder then freed, dies (Delaware County Times)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 09:40:24 am
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former high school principal who spent years on death row after being convicted of killing a teacher and her children — and then had the conviction thrown out — is dead at age 80.