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From Woehr to Waterland:
From Woehr to Waterland:
May 29, 2025
Pearson Field prior to SCH's 2025 match up with Penn Charter
SCH Baseball’s Historic Pearson Field Sees Much Needed Improvements
May 29, 2025
One Mr. Softee bus parked outside the upper school cafeteria
Mister Softee: A Sweet Treat Shrouded in Mystery
May 28, 2025
A Year of Impact: The Succcess and Future Plans of the Community Plate Club
A Year of Impact: The Succcess and Future Plans of the Community Plate Club
May 28, 2025
LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01
SCH Mourns Loss of Beloved Lower School Girls Teacher Mary McKenna
May 28, 2025
Final Letter from The Editor
Final Letter from The Editor
May 28, 2025
SCH Celebrates Blue & Blue, Blue & Gold Day
SCH Celebrates Blue & Blue, Blue & Gold Day
June 6, 2025
Pearson Field prior to SCH's 2025 match up with Penn Charter
SCH Baseball’s Historic Pearson Field Sees Much Needed Improvements
May 29, 2025
SCH gloves lined up pre-game.
It Takes Two: Devils Baseball Downs PC
April 19, 2025
SCH comes together before final game
SCH Boys Basketball Season Ends In Elite Eight
March 5, 2025
Madness Down Broad Street
Madness Down Broad Street
February 26, 2025
Keni Williams elevates for a tough layup.
SCH Flies Past Friends Central, Advances to Second Round.
February 25, 2025
'Driftin Apart' album cover
‘Driftin’ Apart Song Review’
May 28, 2025
Tradition Meets Transition:
Tradition Meets Transition:
May 28, 2025
Music in the Parks; May 3rd, 2024, graduates of SCH 2024: Anabella Castellanos, Anya Rosenbloom, Ava Szalay, and Caitlin Keough '25, Sofia Lima '25, and Avy Drew '25 at Hershey Park on the bus to get there.
SCH Music Ensembles Make Harmonious Return to Hershey Park’s Music in the Parks Festival
April 15, 2025
MS Drama Wizard of Oz Production dress rehearsal.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the SCH Middle School Drama Production of Wizard of Oz
February 28, 2025
Max producing in his house
Max Tonkon Makes Beats
February 20, 2025
Early Rendering of the New Rec
Your Guide to the Renovation of the Rec
February 13, 2025
The 2019 SCH graduation ceremony at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia Saturday, June 8, 2019. (©2019 Mark Stehle Photography)
Dr. Druggan Returns to SCH
June 9, 2025
SCH Community Reflects on Dr. Dinkins's Departure
SCH Community Reflects on Dr. Dinkins’s Departure
May 28, 2025
Final CHA and Springside Classes Set to Graduate
Final CHA and Springside Classes Set to Graduate
May 28, 2025
The Wissahickon
April 18, 2025
-Firefly AI Image to make a pencil drawing of an AI-depicted version of SCH senior Jenna Seidman’s pencil drawing of a student writing in class.
AI in School: A Double Standard for Teacher and Students?
April 3, 2025
Student working on AP exam
Cut or Keep: The State of AP Classes for Independent Schools Like SCH 
April 2, 2025
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April 18, 2025
April 14, 2025
Jillian Major '26
April 14, 2025
April 11, 2025
Ted Hammett (right) and colleague Don Des Jarlais (left) with pharmacists participate in HIV/AIDS prevention program for people who inject drugs. Lang Son, Vietnam, c. 2003
CHA Alumni Ted Hammett Reflects on Experiences in Vietnam
June 11, 2025
Brendan Flatow Broadcasts a Game
National Broadcast MVP Brendan Flatow Prepares for Future In Broadcasting
May 29, 2025
SCH Bids Farewell to Longtime Employees Retiring This Year
May 27, 2025
Jackson Erdos coaches his student Maddie Valentine at a regional championship.
Jackson Erdos ’25 Coaches Like The Champ He Is
February 12, 2025
2LT Ford stands behind his Fire Support Team Vehicle (FISTV) in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The device on top of the vehicle is a laser guidance system.
Mr. Ford: Math Teacher and Purple Heart Veteran
February 12, 2025
Señora Vargas moves from Management to Maestra
Señora Vargas moves from Management to Maestra
January 27, 2025
Americans on RedNote converse in Chinese.
Dear LiHua, #Tiktokrefugees Flock to RedNote
January 24, 2025
Diversity Dialogues: PWI Stories: The 'Look' of Success
Diversity Dialogues: PWI Stories: The ‘Look’ of Success
December 16, 2024
SCH student votes in the SCHelection.
Why Are We Surprised?
December 12, 2024
Isha Ahya '27 works on her latest basketball article
The Lantern Levels Up
December 6, 2024
AI Generated made with Google Gemini from the prompt: Make an image that correlates with the podcast name with headphones and sports in the background.
Playbook to Life
November 29, 2024
XC Girl's V Last Froyo Friday of the Season
Cross Country is an Underrated Sport
November 27, 2024
William “Wild Bill” Guarnere The original Italian Stallion 
May 22, 2025
Illuminating the past: Debbie Ducar and Casey Ellis ‘59 reminisce about The Tatler
Illuminating the past: Debbie Ducar and Casey Ellis ‘59 reminisce about The Tatler
May 24, 2024
Charles B. "Chas" Landreth and Griffy Whitman '25 review the most recent print edition of The Lantern. Photo courtesy of Melissa Brown '87
Illuminating the Past: Landreth family leads a legacy of lantern carriers
March 18, 2024
The door to the rifle range off the courtyard.
Yes, we once had a riflery range; no we don’t have one anymore
March 18, 2024
An excerpt from Roger Hall's '82 senior speech in The Campus Lantern
Looking back at the first senior speech
December 12, 2023
Back to the future with computerized testing
Back to the future with computerized testing
October 26, 2023
Grinch Chilling in Secret Chemistry Bunker
Grinch Steals Every Periodic Table, Makes Friends
December 19, 2024
Penn Reubensaal '28 takes the DOL winning selfie
Penn Ruebensaal Ends Freshman DOL Drought
December 18, 2024
Anderson Swanger shows off crucial supplements for winter arc
Seed Oil Stock Plummets, Fear of Receipts Surges, Winter Arc Begins at SCH
December 13, 2024
Braydon Trunfio stands beside Norcini's water fountain
SCH Students Vote on Best Water Fountian, Discover They Were Wrong
December 12, 2024

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Benje Whitman ’28, Staff Writer

Benje Whitman is a freshman at SCH who is passionate about writing and politics. When he is not at school, he enjoys listening to music and spending time with his family and friends.

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The 2019 SCH graduation ceremony at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia Saturday, June 8, 2019. (©2019 Mark Stehle Photography)

Dr. Druggan Returns to SCH

Benje Whitman ’28, Staff Writer
June 9, 2025
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Middle School MiSCHief: Blood on the Clocktower

Middle School MiSCHief: Blood on the Clocktower

Benje Whitman ’28
February 13, 2025
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SCH Honors Ed Aversa

SCH Honors Ed Aversa

Benje Whitman ’28, Staff Writer
January 10, 2025
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Water pools on the floor

[Photo] Inn Chapel Floods, Maintenance Swiftly Responds

Benje Whitman, Staff Writer
January 9, 2025
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Isha Ahya '27 works on her latest basketball article

The Lantern Levels Up

Benje Whitman ’28, Staff Writer
December 6, 2024
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Mr. Woehr with the 2008 Hilltones at the All Star Music Festival in Orlando

Cherished Teacher Roland Woehr Retires After 40 Years

Benje Whitman ’28
October 22, 2024
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A First Day, The SCH Way

A First Day, The SCH Way

Griffy Whitman ’25 and Benje Whitman ’28
September 26, 2024
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