WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017
DRIVER FLEES POLICE Brian Alan Henriksen, 26, of Landenberg, was charged with DUI, possession of a small amount of marijuana and various traffic offenses after he was seen driving erratically and speeding on Schoolhouse Road and Route 926 in East Marlborough Township on Dec. 4 at 2:40 a.m. According to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale, Henriksen tried to hide from police by turning off his car’s headlights, attempted to drive away from a police vehicle, and tried to run away from his vehicle before being ordered to the ground and
arrested. Marijuana and paraphernalia were found in the car. SPEED BOAT STOLEN A 21-foot speed boat was stolen overnight on Nov. 22 from 531 E. Baltimore Pike in London Grove, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. The boat and its trailer were stolen. TOOLS STOLEN Sometime between Nov. 25 and 27, tools were stolen from a home in East Marlborough Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Someone entered an unlocked garage at the home and stole an Echo weedwacker, an Echo edger, an Echo chainsaw, an Echo leaf blower and a Black & Decker hedge trimmer, closed the garage door and left.
Brandywine Pediatrics announces data breach
On Dec. 23, Brandywine Pediatrics in Wilmington, Del., announced a data security incident that may have resulted in the exposure of some personal and protected health information of its patients. The practice announced the breach and notified all of its patients late last month. On Oct. 25, Brandywine staff members discovered that the business file server was made inaccessible by a computer virus. The files were restored from backup files, and an investigation was launched by a forensic computer expert. The practice’s files, containing information such as name, address, health insurance and medical information,
may have been accessed by an unauthorized person. There is no evidence that any information was taken, and the files did not contain Social Security numbers or payment card information, according to Brandywine Pediatrics. The practice has reviewed and strengthened its computer security since the breach. Letters were sent to all patients whose information may have been exposed. A call center has been set up to answer questions. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and can be reached at 844-2585505. More information and updates can be found at www. brandywinepediatrics.com.
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Students build new table for CCIU
Seventeen carpentry students from the Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine Campus recently became the first people to sit at the new, 12-foot, maple executive conference room table they built for the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU). After spending hundreds of hours working on the custom table, estimated to be worth $8,000 to $10,000 in retail value, the students installed the new table, which will be used by the CCIU’s executive director, Dr. Joseph O’Brien, to meet with superintendents, business leaders and highprofile partners. Students who participated in the project are from the Coatesville Area, Downingtown Area and West Chester Area School Districts and Bishop Shanahan High School. O’Brien reached out to the carpentry students at TCHS Brandywine when it became clear that the existing conference table wasn’t doing the job. “Back in September, it became clear that we needed a new conference table pretty badly,” O’Brien said. “So rather than order one, I thought it would be a wonderful idea to get our TCHS students involved. They did not disappoint. From start to finish, they did an amazing job and delivered a top-notch product. I had every confidence that they would do so.” According to carpentry instructor Scott Eddy, producing a well-rounded student is the mantra by which he runs his program. “All my students are extremely capable. I truly believe that. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be a
Students from the Coatesville Area School District and Bishop Shanahan High School in the TCHS Brandywine carpentry program helped to install the new executive conference table at the CCIU. From left: Dario Raysor (Bishop Shanahan), Tariq Scott (Coatesville), John Miller (Coatesville), Nathan Mowday (Coatesville), Scott Eddy (Instructor), Frank McKnight (Principal of TCHS Brandywine), Austin Seth (Coatesville), Dr. Joseph O’Brien (executive director of the CCIU), Dr. Kirk Williard (director of Career, Technical & Customized Education Services at the CCIU), Renay Contrino (Coatesville), Eric Sandoe (Coatesville), Joe Kopec (Bishop Shanahan), and Michael Stanley (Coatesville).
teacher,” he said. “I tell my students that I don’t want them to ever settle with a job. I want them to be estimators, managers and business owners. That’s why we really stress the importance of higher education beyond TCHS. ... People don’t always think of carpentry students as going onto college, but it’s something we really stress and support here. That’s something unique about TCHS,” Eddy said. Senior carpentry students Tariq Scott and John Miller, both from the Coatesville Area School District, stressed the importance of working on high-level projects like the executive conference table when applying for college. “I think it’s important that we can demonstrate that, not only do we have the technical background in carpentry, but that we have used it to create something of high quality,” Scott said. Joe Kopec of Bishop Shanahan High School was
so committed to the project that he showed up for the installation, even when his sending school had the day off. “I came in today even though I didn’t have to report. Maybe Mr. Eddy had something to do with that, but I wanted to see this through. It’s the same for my fellow Bishop Shanahan student, Dario Raysor. He couldn’t be here today, but he’s been texting us about it to see what all the updates are,” Kopec said. “This project really taught us a lot about teamwork and communication. Two different class sections spent hundreds of hours to create this table. We are all proud of what we accomplished,” Kopec said. For student Miriam Sadler, a senior from Downingtown East High School, this project helped to give her a better idea of what she wants to do with her carpentry experience. “When I started at TCHS I really didn’t know what I wanted to do. I knew
I was artistic and I thought that carpentry would be a good outlet for that. Plus, as a woman, I felt like it would be really empowering to learn a trade like carpentry so that I could have the skills to be self-reliant and, who knows, maybe build a house for myself someday,” Sadler said. “This was perhaps the most artistic project I’ve done yet and it really solidifies that I want to specialize in more artisanal types of carpentry when I go to college next year,” Sadler said. The A.M. section of carpentry, which contains students from Coatesville Area School District and Bishop Shanahan High School, dismantled the previous conference table and installed the frame for the new table on Dec. 8. The P.M. students, who come from the Downingtown Area and West Chester Area School Districts, installed the new table top and took away the previous table top to refurbish it. “I am so proud of what my students did here. They took a project from an initial meeting with the client, Dr. O’Brien, through the design, building and installation process. And they did all this with minimal direction from me. They used machines they had never used before to do the custom molding and they were able to use the Automotive Collision program’s equipment to stain the table. When the students signed the bottom of the table, put it in the room and received recognition from the administration of TCHS Brandywine and the CCIU, it made me so proud as a teacher,” Eddy said.
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