Academic Calendar 2020-2021

By unanimous vote at the Tuesday, February 11 Legislative board meeting, the Board of School Directors of Cheltenham School District adopted the following schedule for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Glenside Library Kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

Glenside Elementary Librarian Christine Williames launched an entire month of Hispanic Heritage Month activities this week reading “stories around the world.” This week, kindergarten and first graders are “visiting” Mexico. During synchronous time, students are reading “The Runaway Piggy” (“El Cochinito Fugitivo”), written by James Luna and illustrated by Laura Lacamara. During asynchronous time...

Alumnus Haywood Creates Mural as Part of Suburban Station Renovation

As part of a renovation to Center City’s Suburban Station, up and coming artist Arthur Haywood ’08 recently completed the mural “Ride the Sky,” celebrating the joy of riding trains at the 17th and JFK Blvd. entrance to SEPTA’s regional rail lines. The mural depicts individuals of all ages riding clouds of steam emanating from an old Pennsylvania Railroad Baldwin train. Haywood painted...

Chris Myarick '14 Makes Miami Dolphins Practice Squad

Chris Myarick '14 has been named to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad as a tight end for the second consecutive season. In a training camp article about the Dolphins' tight end position, the blog "PhinPhanatic" referenced Myarick, who joined the South Florida organization as an undrafted free agent in 2019, as having "good hands" and stated the "Dolphins do like what he brings to the team," but questioned if...

Student Government Hosts School Board for a Virtual Town Hall

CHS student government school board liaisons Noah Gocial and Lisa Omulo, senior and junior, respectively, hosted the school board for a virtual town hall on racial equity Saturday, Sept. 12. Board members took turns addressing community-submitted questions ranging from the implementation of the new equity policy to police in schools, and from discipline disproportionality to the strategic plan...

Equity Policy Approved

At its Tuesday, Sept. 8 legislative meeting, the board unanimously approved its new equity policy. After creating an equity statement, the administration and board hosted more than a year of community and policy committee meetings to finalize the equity policy. As part of the district's continuing effort to dismantle systemic inequities, per the new policy, the board is ... "committed to the ...