Webcast with Taylor Swift highlights Pennsbury School District activities
PENNSBURY -- Students in Courtney Gould's third grade class at Fallsington Elementary School participated in a live Webcast called, Read Now with Taylor Swift, through Scholastic.com.
Swift shared her love of reading with the class, as well as how literature has inspired her writing. She spoke about her writing process and she also answered questions from students all over the world.
The 30-minute Webcast concluded with a performance by the popular singer-songwriter.
Pennsbury High School
Pennsbury Thespians will present Anatomy of Gray, Nov. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. The play, directed by Mary Kay Everett, is set in the late 1800s and deals with loss, love, and healing in a unique coming-of-age story. The group will perform at the Orange Auditorium at Pennsbury High School West, which is located at 608 South Olds Boulevard in Fairless Hills. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.
Cecelia Wood and Natalie Lyons, faculty advisors for the National Honor Society (NHS), report that the active student group has been hard at work this semester. NHS partnered up with the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and collected more than 50 bikes at the Homecoming Carnival. The bike collection was so successful that the Boys and Girls Club continues to collect bikes from donors who were unable to attend the event.
Actually, bikes may be donated all year long to Firehouse Cycles at 15 S. Main Street in Yardley to benefit the Boys and Girls Club, Wood said.
Edgewood Elementary
Students and staff at Edgewood Elementary School were thrilled to welcome Philadelphia Eagles tight end tight end Brent Celek during a surprise appearance at their school in conjunction with the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. A partnership initiative sponsored by the National Football League and the National Dairy Council, Fuel Up to Play 60 inspire! s students to engage in at least one hour of daily physical activity and to make healthy food choices. Celek encouraged students to keep active, watch less television, eat nutritious foods, and respect others. Physical Education teacher Joe Gallo and social worker Tammy Kehan-Leimer collaborated on piloting the Fuel Up initiative at Edgewood, which also incorporates good social skills for students. Celek told students to keep active, watch less television, eat nutritious foods, and respect others.
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Pennwood Middle School
Pennwood Middle School counselor Molly Gray talked about some important activities supported by the schools UNITY Team at Pennwood in recent weeks. First, Pennwood sixth grade students participated in Mix It Up at Lunch Day again this year on Tuesday, Oct. 30, Gray said. Mix It ! Up at Lun! ch Day features students eating lunch with others they hadnt met or didnt know very well. Eventually, we will do Mix It Up with all three Pennwood grade levels, Gray said. When students interact with those who are different from them, biases and misperceptions can fall away. It's a simple act with profound implications. Studies have shown that interactions across group lines can help reduce prejudice and increase tolerance.
William Penn Middle School
The Student Council at William Penn Middle School, led by teacher Ryan Hohman, recently created a series of meaningful videos and developed high-impact activities to focus their peers attention on building tolerance and accepting differences in others. In October, the inspiration stemmed from its own Mix It Up at Lunch Day. The same day as their Pennwood neighbors participating in this activity, William Penn students also reached beyond their comfort zones to work toward accepting and understanding others. Walk a Mile in My Shoes Wednesday was another Student Council-led activity in which students came to school wearing miss-matched shoes to symbolize their compassion for others who might be struggling with a personal issue.
Swift shared her love of reading with the class, as well as how literature has inspired her writing. She spoke about her writing process and she also answered questions from students all over the world.
The 30-minute Webcast concluded with a performance by the popular singer-songwriter.
Pennsbury High School
Pennsbury Thespians will present Anatomy of Gray, Nov. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. The play, directed by Mary Kay Everett, is set in the late 1800s and deals with los! s, love, ! and healing in a unique coming-of-age story. The group will perform at the Orange Auditorium at Pennsbury High School West, which is located at 608 South Olds Boulevard in Fairless Hills. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.
Cecelia Wood and Natalie Lyons, faculty advisors for the National Honor Society (NHS), report that the active student group has been hard at work this semester. NHS partnered up with the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and collected more than 50 bikes at the Homecoming Carnival. The bike collection was so successful that the Boys and Girls Club continues to collect bikes from donors who were unable to attend the event.
Actually, bikes may be donated all year long to Firehouse Cycles at 15 S. Main Street in Yardley to benefit the Boys and Girls Club, Wood said.
Edgewood Elementary
Students and staff at Edgewood Elementary School were thrilled to welcome Philadelphia Eagles tight end tight end Brent Celek during a surprise appearance at their school in conjunction with the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. A partnership initiative sponsored by the National Football League and the National Dairy Council, Fuel Up to Play 60 inspires students to engage in at least one hour of daily physical activity and to make healthy food choices. Celek encouraged students to keep active, watch less television, eat nutritious foods, and respect others. Physical Education teacher Joe Gallo and social worker Tammy Kehan-Leimer collaborated on piloting the Fuel Up initiative at Edgewood, which also incorporates good social skills for students. Celek told students to keep active, watch less television, eat nutritious foods, and respect others.
Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary
NFL Alumni recently challenged members of the school community at Eleanor Roosevelt community to a set of basketball games to raise money for the school and a charitable organization. In a collaborative effort with Lonnie Allgoods Dream For Kids, the Eleanor Roose! velt PTO ! planned the event, held at Charles Boehm Middle School. The mission of Dream For Kids is to give students the tools they need to believe in themselves and respect others. While interacting with current and former professional athletes, the children learned the importance of education and becoming valuable contributors to society. Allgood visited the school district, meeting with students at Charles Boehm Middle School and Penn Valley, Manor, Fallsington, and Eleanor Roosevelt elementary schools. Roosevelt students and staff attempted to beat the NFL Alumni players, but came up just short, 57-51. The event raised an estimated $14,000.
Pennwood Middle School
Pennwood Middle School counselor Molly Gray talked about some important activities supported by the schools UNITY Team at Pennwood in recent weeks. First, Pennwood sixth grade students participated in Mix It Up at Lunch Day again this year on Tuesday, Oct. 30, Gray said. Mix It Up at Lunch Day features students eating lunch with others they hadnt met or didnt know very well. Eventually, we will do Mix It Up with all three Pennwood grade levels, Gray said. When students interact with those who are different from them, biases and misperceptions can fall away. It's a simple act with profound implications. Studies have shown that interactions across group lines can help reduce prejudice and increase tolerance.
William Penn Middle School
The Student Council at William Penn Middle School, led by teacher Ryan Hohman, recently created a series of meaningful videos and developed high-impact activities to focus their peers attention on building tolerance and accepting differences in others. In October, the inspiration stemmed from its own Mix It Up at Lunch Day. The same day as their Pennwood neighbors participating in this activity, William Penn students also reached beyond their comfort zones to work toward accepting and understanding others. Walk a Mile in My Shoes Wednesday was another Student Counci! l-led act! ivity in which students came to school wearing miss-matched shoes to symbolize their compassion for others who might be struggling with a personal issue.