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1. 14 West Chester Students Chosen As National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com) — Fourteen students from West Chester-area high schools have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, putting them in the running for significant college funding. The list includes students from Henderson, Rustin, East, and Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School. About 6,700 of 16,000 semifinalists nationwide will ultimately receive scholarships after further review next spring.
2. 25 Years After 9/11, Chester County's Ties to the Attacks Remain Visible (vista.today) — Chester County's connections to 9/11 run through West Chester, where a bronze statue of pilot and former WCU quarterback Michael Horrocks anchors game-day rituals and remembrance. The story also highlights local victims from West Chester and nearby towns, Coatesville-forged Trade Center steel now housed in a county museum, and memorials like Avondale's 9/11 garden that keep the history visible.
3. West Chester Biotech Targets Radiopharma Partnerships (mychesco.com) — A West Chester-based biotech company, Molecular Targeting Technologies, is seeking partners to license and co-develop its award-winning EvaThera radiopharmaceutical platform. The firm's lead candidate, Lu-EBTATE, has shown promising tumor retention data and is moving toward Phase III trials. Local readers interested in life sciences or regional jobs may want to watch this company's expansion.
4. Pennsylvania Teacher Uses Flight 93 Connection to Teach 9/11 Lessons (nbcpalmsprings.com) — A West Chester fifth-grade teacher is using her personal ties to United Flight 93 to help local students understand 9/11 through themes like courage, kindness, and responsibility. Drawing on a national symposium at the Flight 93 Memorial and memories of colleagues she lost, she's created age-appropriate lessons that connect a distant event to her classroom today.
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