Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with my high school principal, Dr. Chad Watters, to learn more about his administrative leadership in the Central Bucks School District.
Watters has had a presence throughout most of my educational life, being the principal of Warwick Elementary School during my six years there, as well as being my principal at Central Bucks East in my current senior year.
This article will provide some insight as to what it is like being principal of a school with over 1,500 students. It will also shine a light on this amazing person who has been a big part of my life.
Three hundred eighty one days later and 84 feet away, the Patriots got their revenge.
After Josh Jones hit two free throws to give No. 18 North Penn a one-point lead with 8.3 seconds left, East freshman Jake Cummiskey took the ball under the basket where Barrowâs 2020 game-winner went in. He raced end-to-end and converted a layup through traffic. Billy Coleyâs three-quarter court heave was off and No. 7 CB East celebrated its 56-55 District 1-6A quarterfinal win at Central Bucks High School East.
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âIn hindsight I probably would have taken Cummiskey away and face-guarded him,â North Penn coach John Conrad said. âHe made a nice play. Give him credit.â
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Franco spent 2020 at the alternate site and then played just five games for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League before he was shut down due to biceps soreness, which had clearly effected his throwing, as he short-hopped several throws to first base on routine plays. It’s not expected to be a long-term issue, and Franco himself wanted to rest and return to action for Escogido (the left side of los Leones infield would have been him and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.), but the Rays prevented it as a precaution. I suppose there’s some chance that this issue, combined with the presence of other good shortstops in the org like Willy Adames and Taylor Walls (assuming either or both aren’t traded) creates a heightened chance that Franco debuts in the big leagues as a second baseman, but even if we knew that was going to be the case, he’d still easily be the best prospect in baseball.
From the day Adam Ratcliffe biked from his Warwick home to the Regal Barn Cinema in the second grade to sneak into the movie Cocktail and Paul Newman s The Color of Money, he dreamed of acting on the big screen.
“I skipped baseball practice that day and got an earful from my mom,” said Ratcliffe, remembering that surge of inspiration as he watched the films. “I left feeling that was going to be my career someday.”
Now, the 42-year-old former Central Bucks East football star, who grew up singing at his family’s business at the Warwick Tavern, is living his dream as a Hollywood actor. And after decades of work that required juggling side gigs to make ends meet, including washing cars in Doylestown and riding a pedicab-rickshaw in New York City, Ratcliffe is making of a career of it.