2020 Grad Chi Chi Ojukwu Earns Dannehower Award

Chinyelu “Chi Chi” Ojukwu, a recent graduate from Cheltenham High School, has been recognized as one of 17 Montgomery County students to receive the Dannehower Award from the Triangle Club of Montgomery County.

Juneteenth 2020

Today, African-Americans celebrate Juneteenth, an annual holiday dating back to 1865 commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. In recent years, and particularly following nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other African-Americans this year, Juneteenth has experienced renewed interest as a day to celebrate freedom.

Jim Taylor Named Interim Principal at Cedarbrook

With Cedarbrook Middle School Principal Marcy Hockfield heading into retirement after five years in the position, Jim Taylor, who spent the past six months as the interim principal at Wyncote Elementary, will be assuming the role of interim principal at Cedarbrook Middle School for the 2020-21 school year, effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The CBK Principal position will be posted again in the ...

Retiring Myers Music Teacher Susan Ohrt Named Finalists for the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s Ovation Award

Longtime Myers Elementary music teacher Susan Ohrt has been named one of 10 finalists from across the Delaware Valley for the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s (PYO) Ovation Award for inspiration and outstanding leadership in music education. The grand prize winner will be named on...

CBK PBL Manual Cinema Documentary Features Student Voice

As part of his Avalon Foundation Design Fellowship, CBK project based learning teacher Isaac Stanford created a student voice-focused video highlighting the three core practices (collaboration, student choice and community partnerships) of the class’ Manual Cinema project. In this project,...

Cyber Security Squad Qualifies for Nationals

“This was our first year of competition and all four women are new to cybersecurity competitions,” said team advisor Sarah Putterman, who has been advocating for an expansion of the school’s computer science courses to include cyber security and game design, which will happen this fall. “Making the national level of competition was a fantastic way to end the season. We look forward to coming out strong next year with active participation in multiple Capture the Flag competitions as early as September. While not ideal, distance learning has ...