by David Trevaskis | Jul 25, 2024 | LEAP, LEAP in Action
Check out the picture of Judge Marvin Halbert. The event was a LEAP statewide training session at Chestnut Hill’s Sugarloaf Conference Center probably in the late 80s or early 90s. The late Judge Halbert was a longtime supporter of LEAP and his wife, Marcia, is a...
by David Trevaskis | Jul 25, 2024 | LEAP, LEAP in Action
Bob Catina, an original participant in the LEAP-Pleasant Valley School District partnership in 1985, still is engaged in civics having served many years now as a Court Tipstaff in Monroe County after retiring from 36 years as the Pleasant Valley High School Business...
by David Trevaskis | Jul 24, 2024 | LEAP, Training
Two members of the LEAP training team, circa early 1990s--both now have doctorates--Steve Klein, then of Dobbins Tech in Philadelphia (standing) and David Lonich, Ringgold High School in New eagle, PA (Washington County). Klein became a national trainer with the...
by David Trevaskis | Jul 24, 2024 | LEAP, LEAP in Action
The late Judge Clifford Scott Green, LEAP's early champion, talks to Philadelphia students (can anyone identify the school) as then LEAP Executive Director Beth Farnbach looks on.
by David Trevaskis | Jul 24, 2024 | LEAP, LEAP in Action
Here are materials and an article describing a project conducted by former LEAP trainer and North Allegheny social studies teacher George Sagan in which his students worked to get legislation passed banning the release of latex balloons filled with helium because the...
