Douglas named interim Head of School at Upland

Nationwide search leads to hiring of veteran educator Archibald Douglas IV EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Upland Country Day School Board of Trustees announced that Archibald Douglas IV (Archie) has been appointed the Interim Head of School for the 2013-14 school year.  The appointment follows a nationwide search launched last February. Douglas comes to Upland from Pacific Collegiate Charter School...

Storytelling Festival moves to Upland, starts tonight

The tents are set and ready to go for tonight’s kickoff of the Brandywine Storytelling Festival at Upland Country Day School. EAST MARLBOROUGH — It was the festival too big to be contained in a mere building: the seventh annual Brandywine Storytelling Festival moves to a new venue, Upland Country Day School, as it kicks off tonight, starting at 7 p.m. Originally planned for last fall, but...

Upland, Kennett win lacrosse titles

Kennett Middle School’s Charlie Cordisco looks to stop Upland Country Day School’s Bentley Ahl during this past weekend’s Upland annual Varisity Lacrosse Tournament. Upland boys edge Kennett; Kennett girls take title EAST MARLBOROUGH — Upland Country Day School hosted the school’s annual Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Tournament this past weekend. Kennett Middle School,...

Upland students spread holiday cheer

Students from various grade levels worked to make for happier holidays for the families of the Tick Tock Early Learning Center in Avondale, delivering food, supplies and gifts to the needy families served by the center. EAST MARLBOROUGH – During the weeks before Christmas, students, staff and families at Upland Country Day School participated in an Adopt-a-Family program to provide gifts and...

Upland to present ‘Bye-Bye Birdie’ Nov. 8 & 9

Cast members rehearse a scene from ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ which will be presented by the Upland Country Day School, Nov. 8 & 9. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Get out your poodle skirts, dust off your saddle shoes, slick back your hair and join Upland Country Day School as the eighth and ninth graders present the Tony Award-winning musical, Bye Bye Birdie, with two rock’n’roll community...

Upland to hold open house, Oct. 24

EAST MARLBOROUGH — Upland Country Day School, a coeducational, independent day school in Kennett Square, is hosting an Open House for students, families and community members on Wednesday, Oct. 24th from 9 a.m. to noon. The open house is an opportunity for families and members of the community to visit the 23-acre campus, observe teachers and students in action on a typical day, and get an overview...