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Bodine High School wins the Philadelphia Teacher of the Year award for the third year in a row, June 16, 2010

The Council's partner school, Bodine High School for International Affairs, has won the Philadelphia Teacher of the Year award for the third year in a row! Technology and business educator Aaron Greberman was awarded the Dr. Ruth Wright Hayre Teacher of the Year honors.

In 2008, Bodine English teacher Gina Hart was the district's top teacher. Last year, math teacher Brian Malloy won. This school year, Bodine was named a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, primarily for its success in giving students from disadvantaged backgrounds top academic opportunities.

Read more: 'Philadelphia's top teacher again from Bodine High School', The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kristen A. Graham, Education

Bodine one of five local schools among nation's best, September 2009

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced 314 schools as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Secretary Duncan was joined by Maryland State Superintendent Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Montgomery County Board of Education President Shirley Brandman, and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jerry Weast for the announcement this morning at Highland Elementary School, a 2009 Blue Ribbon School in Silver Spring, Md.

The schools — 264 public and 50 private — will be honored at an awards ceremony on November 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. For the past 27 years, more than 6,150 of America's schools have received this coveted award.

Five local schools have been named 2009 U.S. Blue Ribbon Schools.

One Philadelphia school, three Montgomery County schools and a Bucks County school all won the honor, given by the U.S. Department of Education to schools that are either "academically superior" or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. The winners, announced today, are Bodine High School for International Affairs in Philadelphia; Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion Station; Epiphany of Our Lord School in Plymouth Meeting; Ad Prima Charter School in Bala Cynwyd and Grey Nun Academy in Yardley.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak praised the schools in a statement today. "Pennsylvania's Blue Ribbon schools are to be commended for their dedication to academic excellence," Zahorchak said. "By upholding high standards and accountability, these schools are helping to ensure our students can perform and succeed alongside the best and brightest the world has to offer."

Read more about this prestigious award.

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Two Bodine seniors awarded Gates Millenium Scholarships, June 2008

The Council and Bodine High School are proud to announce that seniors Abiodun Azeez and Ben Conteh were named 2008 Gates Millenium Scholars. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS), established in 1999, was initially funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential. Abiodun will attend Princeton University and Ben will attend Stanford University in the fall.

Abiodun Azeez

Ben Conteh

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Bodine teacher Gina Hart (9th grade English) receives the Dr. Ruth Wright Hayre Teacher of the Year Award, April 30, 2008

9th grade English teacher Gina Hart was the recipient of the coveted Dr. Ruth Wright Hayre Teacher of the Year Award, selected from among 10,000 educators in the school district of Philadelphia. The award was presented during the school district's 24th annual Celebration of Excellence in Education dinner, at the Franklin Institute in Center City. Hart also received a $2,500 stipend from Lincoln Investment Planning Inc.

Additional Media:
Philadelphia Daily News, 05/01/08
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/01/08
Swarthmore College News, 05/01/08
School district of Philadelphia 24th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Education
Businessweek, 05/01/08

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Bodine HS/World Affairs Council partnership identified as 'Best Practice Effective Community Partnership' by The School District of Philadelphia, April 15, 2008

The School District of Philadelphia has identified the Bodine High School/World Affairs Council partnership as a 'Best Practice Effective Community Partnership.' An inter-departmental committee consisting of members from five District offices determined awards based on the following four domains: the description of the goals and objectives of the identified partnership, partnership history, specific programs and support provided through the partnership, and the strength of the evidence of program impact on student achievement, climate and safety, health and welfare, and/or student engagement. The District will invite partners for an awards presentation next month. Read the press release

Bodine is one of the 505 top high schools in the United States and is one of the top 21 high schools in Pennsylvania as ranked by U.S. News and World Report and SchoolMatters.

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Tunisian Ambassador H.E. Mohammed Nejib Hachana visits Bodine, February 12, 2008

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Council Directors Visit Bodine

In December 2007 and January 2008, several Council board members visited the Bodine High School for International Affairs, a public school in Philadelphia co-founded and co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council. Following a presentation by Dr. Ann Gardiner, the principal at Bodine, board members were given tours of the school and had the chance to discuss Bodine's mission with a group of students.

We would like to thank everyone who took part in these visits, especially Dr. Gardiner and the following board members: Tony Conti, Walter Garrison, Stanley Ginsburg, Frank Giordano, Ian Harris, Dennis Schoff, Karen Spiro, Terry Steen and John Walsh.

Students meet with Council director John Walsh, Bodine principal Dr. Ann Gardiner and Bodine/WAC liaison Cecilia Ramirez	Council director Ian Harris, vice president Margaret Lonzetta, director Walter Garrison, chairman Toni Conti and director John Walsh
Council director Frank Giordano, chairman Tony Conti, director Walter Garrison and director Ian Harris	Vice president Margaret Lonzetta (second left), director Karen Spiro (seated, left) and director Dennis Schoff (center, rear) pose with Bodine students and teachers and Council staff

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Bodine Students Meet Council Speakers

Bodine students with baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr., April 18, 2008
Bodine students pose with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, October 31, 2007	Bodine students meet PA Senator Bob Casey at an October 22, 2007 program
Bodine students meet Austrian Chancellor Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer at a September 28, 2007 program	Bodine students meet German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth at a September 18, 2008 program

Bodine Celebrates Twenty-Fifth Anniversary!

Bodine celebrated its 25th anniversay on Monday, November 6, 2006 with a very special visit from Her Royal Highness Princess Alia al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdon of Jordan. Princess Alia is the eldest daughter of the late King Hussein, who had been posthumously honored by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia with its prestigious International Statesman award. Click here to browse the photos, articles and media from this milestone event in Bodine's history!

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