North Runs for the Coatesville Youth Initiative

On December 4th a team of North Brandywine staff headed out to the the Festive 5K.  The race benefited the Coatesville Youth Initiative.  A great time was had by all!

North Football Wins City Champs

Congratulations to our North Football team for winning the City Champ game against South! The trophy sits proudly in the main office. Way to go North!

J. Cupano
Principal,NBMS

Student Body in Motion!

Fit Friday Starts!

Fit Friday started at North today.  All the staff and students had a great time working out on this beautiful Friday afternoon.  In each advisory, students and teachers alike followed along with a fitness video in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of living a fit lifestyle.  We will continue with Fit Friday's throughout the school year.  They are held every other Friday and we welcome any help during this event. 

Family Fun Night

North held it's first Family Fun Night. Students competed in a 3 on 3 basketball tournament, got their groove on at a dance, and relaxed to movies theater style. The night was a huge success! A big thank you to the staff, students, and families for coming out and making it a great night!

J. Cupano
Principal,NBMS

Coatesville Middle Schools hit the streets- with ice cream!

On August 18th the Coatesville Middle School administration team embarked on an adventure to connect with our community.  Starting at 5:30pm Wednesday night, dressed in Coatesville pride shirts and hats, we set out with an ice cream van loaded with t-shirt give aways, parent surveys, important school information, and of course ICE CREAM.  The night was a huge success and I would like to thank all of the kids and parents who came out to greet us.  It was amazing and heart warming to hear our children yelling "COATESVILLE PRIDE" as we spoke with community members and gave out ice cream. We gave away over 2000 ice cream pops and over 300 Coatesville Pride t-shirts.  I hope everyone we saw enjoyed the event as much as we did.  Look for us in the future for more events like this and remember keep up that Coatesville pride.

North does it again!

I am proud to announce that the students of North Brandywine have once again met the standards set forth by the state in math and reading. This is the second year in a row that North has made AYP.  This brings our school out of  improvement status and places us on the top of the list with schools meeting the state and federal requirements. One more reason that North is a model middle school in chester county! The teachers, parents, students, and the entire North Brandywine community should be very proud of this accomplishment. Even more important, the Coatesville Area School District has made AYP as a district for the fifth consecutive year. Coatesville is truly a great place to be!

Fixing Lake Brandywine

This summer a popular vacation spot has been closed. Lake Brandywine was a favorite destination among staff and families at North. One local tourist noted "I have had so many wonderful memories of this magnificent body of water. I am sad to see it drain." I am sure the large lakes of water in our parking lot will be missed by all.

J. Cupano
Principal,NBMS

Happy 234th Birthday America!

Declaration of Independence

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Happy 4th of July!

Yes, it is a ship!

Yes, our mascot is a ship. Here is some Clipper trivia for you!

Beginning in the late 1840's American shipbuilders started to build a new kind of merchant vessel - the Clipper ship. Several qualities set the clipper ship apart from others sailing ships. A clipper was technically a sailing ship with three masts on which sat a large expanse of square sails. It was designed to carry a small, highly profitable cargo over long distances at high speeds.

The clipper's masts, which could reach as high as a twenty story building, carried more sails and more kinds of sails than any other ship that had been built by that time. This cloud of sails controlled by a complicated web of rigging rose above a sharp bow and a sleek narrow hull. The long lines of the ship combined with the enormous driving power of the sails allowed the ships to "clip" along at speeds that earlier generations of sailors never dreamed of, and later generations never matched.

Sailing 150 miles a day was considered a good day's run only a few years earlier, clippers traveled approximately 250 miles a day. The best of the clippers could cover more than 400 miles a day. Speed was important to clipper captains because speed meant a big profits for the owners and captains.

Thousands of people were eager to get to the California gold fields and would pay premium prices to get there by the fastest clipper ship. Once there, the miners would pay top dollar for the goods and supplies they needed from back east. The ships that brought the goods to California first could earn a fortune for the owners. Tea from China brought a good price in New York and London, but it had to be delivered before it lost its taste. Some enterprising merchants made their fortunes by shipping ice from the ponds and rivers of New England to the tropics where it was a rare and valuable luxury, but they had to get it there before it melted.

People of the late 1800's wanted a faster way of traveling from country to country, as well as from coast to coast. Clippers provided this opportunity and often challenged other clipper ships to races to see who could hold the title of "the fastest ship". The clipper ship was built for speed, not volume, as were the other merchant ships of the era.

Summer Reading Pack

Hello. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer vacation! Since it's hot outside cool off with a good book to complete your summer reading pack Click here for reading pack.