Job Openings For Lifeguards!

If you are looking for a job then you may be interested in applying to become a lifeguard for the Philadelphia department of Parks and Recreation. Some of the requirements and qualifications include:

• Must be certified in Lifeguard Training, First Aid & CPR
  
  
• Must be 16 years of age or older
  
  
• Must pass a drug screening, criminal record, child abuse and FBI clearance check
  

Minimum salary is $12.33 per hour

Maximum salary is $14.60 per hour with experience

Members of the NAACP Philly Youth Council have the opportunity to obtain much more info, and direct contact information for more opportunities. Visit the NAACP Philly Office at 1619 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, or attend one of the 2nd/4th Saturday meetings, or any of the community service activities to join our group now!

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William Penn High School?

I actually attended and graduated from this school way back in the late seventies!

However I was recently updating one of my site profiles and one of the questions that it asked was about the schools I attended. I wanted to list William Penn High School as the school that I graduated from but it wasn't in the listings. I thought that was happening because the school was supposed to be closing. I was able to list that I also attended Strawberry Mansion Junior High School.

So I went online to try and find a picture of the school and I actually could not find one! I'm going to have to take a picture of this school so that I can post it here because this school brings back a lot of memories for me!



Here is a recent update about the school closing:

"State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, D-Phila., announced today that School District of Philadelphia
Superintendent Dr. Arlene Ackerman formally withdrew her proposal to close William Penn High School at a School Reform Commission meeting yesterday. "

You can read more of this news update by clicking here.

Hopefully this is true and this is very good news to hear! Although I work at home now all the education that I received from this school is still within my memories and I do think about it from time to time!

However you would think that with all the free money programs and government grants around that there would be a way to figure out how to save this historic philadelphia school which has quite an extensive and historical background!

I'm hoping for the best!