Browse past news stories for Wilson High School in West Lawn, PA.

• Voters guide to Chester County municipal elections (Daily Local News)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:51:35 pm
  Polls open 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. This Voters Guide may be taken into the voting booth.
• Dan Kelly's Korner: Men working on Mideast project discover common roots in Berks County (Reading Eagle)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:32:12 am
  Two Berks County men - one in military intelligence, the other a documentary film and reality TV producer - met at a seminar in Washington, D.C., almost two years ago and began collaborating on projects to improve U.S. foreign relations.
• Campus notes (Reading Eagle)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 04:33:12 am
  Adam Sanders, West Lawn, has received a master of arts degree from Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. Casey Hunsicker, Myerstown, received a bachelor of science degree from Ball State.
• Community calendar (The Middletown Press)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 08:06:56 am
  Ongoing EXHIBIT: The Acton Public Library will host and exhibit by Dominic Massa of Old Saybrook. Massa creates originals and interpretations of notable impressionist’s works in acrylics. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 24. For more information, call (860) 395-3184.
• He's a rookie, but Dolphins QB Chad Henne has always been a pressure performer (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 04:03:34 am
  The pressure will be intense when Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne makes only his second NFL start on i
• US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa (Newsday)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 10:20:47 pm
  Army Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer In his younger years, Ronald W. Sawyer was the Dan Aykroyd of his family, or maybe the John Belushi . "Ron was a prankster and a joker," said his mother, Judy Thompson. "He and his brother used to impersonate the Blues Brothers in talent shows." Sawyer, 38, of Trenton , Mo., was killed Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb. He ...
• US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 10:14:05 pm
  In his younger years, Ronald W. Sawyer was the Dan Aykroyd of his family, or maybe the John Belushi. "Ron was a prankster and a joker," said his mother, Judy Thompson. "He and his brother used to impersonate the Blues Brothers in talent shows."
• The late Mike Reitz was magic (Columbia Daily Herald)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 05:22:39 am
  The late Mike Reitz lived in Columbia as a teenager just a couple of years, but during that time he showed enough promise as a football player to be one of this town’s best ever athletes.
• Age brings wisdom, strength to Titans' Collins (The Mercury)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 06:30:08 pm
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some see age when looking at Kerry Collins. Others, like his Tennessee teammates, see valuable experience.
• Jim Justice: Restoring Greenbrier’s glory (GolfWeek)
  posted on August 10, 2009 at 10:00:32 pm
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Everything about Jim Justice is oversized. Justice is 6 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 378 pounds – “on a good day,” he says. When he meets you, he doesn’t so much shake your hand as engulf it.
• 2001 Wilson grad, 2 other soldiers killed by insurgents (Reading Eagle)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 04:19:51 am
  A 27-year-old soldier formerly of West Lawn was killed in Afghanistan during the weekend when two roadside bombs exploded, the Defense Department said Monday.
• Berks County Soldier Killed in Afghanistan (FOX 43 Harrisburg)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 01:21:40 am
  2001 Wilson High School Graduate 27 year old Jonathan Walls, a 2001 graduate of Wilson High School, was killed along with two other soldiers Saturday in Afghanistan, Corporal Walls died from his wounds after his patrol was attacked with improvised explosive devices and rocket propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry ...
• Dan Kelly's Korner: 50 years apart but on the same teams (Reading Eagle)
  posted on June 29, 2009 at 04:15:43 am
  Retired Army colonel Dr. Len Marrella of Wyomissing is also founder of the borough-based Center for Leadership and Ethics. To learn more about the work the center is doing with Berks County youth visit www.leadershipandethics.com.
• Wilson senior Watson already a Pee Dee entrepreneur (Florence Morning News)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 10:06:00 pm
  James R. Watson Jr. has been called one of the most intriguing and hard-working students to graduate from Wilson High School. That’s because in just one short month, Watson, along with his high school friend, Ryan McWhite, have started their very own lawn care business — J & R Lawn Maintenance. Watson has also become one of the most sought-after disc jockeys in the Pee Dee.
• SCHOOLS: Ex-drug addict shares her story with Wilson High School students (Lockport Union-Sun & Journal)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 05:43:53 am
  Alicia Hoffmann, 20, visited Wilson High School on Monday to share her story with the community about her experience with the Renaissance Campus, a treatment center for chemically dependent adolescents.
• He and man, 18, sold Ecstasy, police say (Reading Eagle)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 04:28:15 am
  A 17-year-old Wilson High School student and an 18-year-old man were arrested after they sold Ecstasy to an undercover Spring Township detective for a third time, police said Wednesday.
• Wilson High School student, 18-year-old charged with selling Ecstasy (Reading Eagle)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 05:26:23 pm
  Berks County, PA - A 17-year-old Wilson High School student and an 18-year-old man were arrested after they sold Ecstasy to an undercover Spring Township police detective for a third time, police said Wednesday.
• Superintendent ready for work (Carteret County News-Times)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 11:51:35 am
  MOREHEAD CITY — County and school officials, business people, parents and even a few students filled the train depot Tuesday to welcome Dr. Dan Novey, the new superintendent of the county public school system.
• Spartans, Eagles go for title (Reading Eagle)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:11:13 am
  Four-time defending champion Wyomissing and Exeter, the last team to beat the Spartans in the title match, will meet today to decide the Berks League championship.
• New charge added to case against former Beach lawyer (The Virginian-Pilot)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 04:25:29 am
  NORFOLK Federal prosecutors have added more charges against former Virginia Beach lawyer Troy Titus, including money laundering associated with an alleged scheme to defraud clients of at least $1.5 million.
• Daily planner: Thursday (Reading Eagle)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 04:12:06 am
  Interstate 176 between Exit 2 (Morgantown) and Exit 10 (Route 724): lane restrictions around the clock for highway improvements. Interstate 78 eastbound between Exit 30 (Hamburg) and Lehigh County line: lane restrictions for brush cutting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Obituaries - Thursday, March 26, 2009 (The Fayette Tribune)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 04:36:36 pm
  Robert Gene Adkins, 81, of Greensboro, N.C., formerly of Huntington, died March 11, 2009, at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill. Born Nov. 3, 1927, at Cunard, he was the son of the late Otey and Garnet Lego Adkins.
• New superintendent hired (Carteret County News-Times)
  posted on March 13, 2009 at 07:05:25 pm
  CHERYL BURKE BEAUFORT — As new Carteret County Schools Superintendent Dr. Daniel A. Novey looked on, the County Board of Education unanimously approved his contract Thursday evening during a special meeting.
• Ruppert, Gardner lead area charge at regionals (The Evening Sun)
  posted on March 4, 2009 at 01:09:28 am
  As 112-pounders, Josh Ruppert and Laike Gardner are small in size, but the YAIAA lightweight duo made some big noise during Friday's quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class AA Southeast Regional Wrestling Championships at Wilson High School, West Lawn.
• Patience pays off for Tamaqua sophomores (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
  posted on March 2, 2009 at 09:42:15 am
  WEST LAWN — At lunch Saturday afternoon, Kolby Mashack felt like going home. With his wrestling season hanging in the balance, the weight of the wait proved almost too much to bear.
• Hamburg’s Miller gets silver (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
  posted on March 2, 2009 at 09:40:55 am
  WEST LAWN — Glenn Miller reached both of his goals at the Southeast Regional Class AA Wrestling Tournament:
• On Wrestling: One for the little guys (The Sentinel)
  posted on February 23, 2009 at 11:20:07 am
  Of the three area schools with multiple finalists in Saturday night’s District 3 Individual Wrestling Championships, one proved that it’s a force to be reckoned with on the big stage.
• A first, even for Boiling Springs wrestling (The Sentinel)
  posted on February 23, 2009 at 11:19:37 am
  HERSHEY – Prior to Saturday, there had never been a night like this at Boiling Springs High School in wrestling coach Rodney Wright’s tenure.
• More News (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
  posted on February 23, 2009 at 09:30:26 am
  BETHLEHEM — Tamaqua Area will send four wrestlers to this weekend’s Regional Tournament at Wilson High School (West Lawn).
• Juniata boasts pair of title winners (The Lewistown Sentinel)
  posted on February 23, 2009 at 05:28:27 am
  HERSHEY - Saturday evening, during the finals of the District 3 Class AA wrestling championships at Hersheypark Arena, Juniata assistant coach Jim Whitesel said he was grinning so much it made his face hurt.