The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book Boyz II Men 40th Anniversary Celebration, which chronicles the group’s ascent from Philly teenagers to Grammy Award-winning megastars.

Blackson donated $10,000 to his alma mater, John Bartram High School in Southwest Philadelphia. Blackson graduated from the school in 1990 and rose to fame through standup comedy and several roles ...

Born in Philadelphia ... Joe was a graduate of John Bartram High School, class of 1960 and he owned and operated Southwest Graphics Printing & Design, Inc. for 42 years before retiring in 2011.

Chaos unfolded at Bartram High School in Southwest Philadelphia yesterday morning when the school's weapon detection system alerted authorities to a possible gun hidden in a backpack, causing the ...

A Southwest Philadelphia high school was locked down and dismissed early Wednesday after the building's weapons detection system showed signs of a gun in a backpack, police and the School District ...

Bartram High School officials say the metal detectors alerted them of a gun in a student's backpack. The school was placed on lockdown but no gun has been recovered. The table is set for Trump to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two students are in custody for allegedly bringing a gun into Bartram High School in Southwest Philadelphia on Wednesday. Police were called to the school on the 6700 block ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW ... Lecareous Niles, an 18-year-old senior at John Bartram High School, held a sign that read, “Youth votes matter because their voice holds the power.” ...

John Bartram High School has been a part of Southwest Philadelphia for more than 60 years. It opened in 1939 and was one of the first Philadelphia high schools named for a prominent individual ...

PHILADELPHIA — Just call them McCaskey ... The end result was a dominating 41-14 victory for McCaskey, which kept host John Bartram in check, feasting on three turnovers while holding the ...