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EP Students Drop Spring Edition of “Elkins Park Chronicles”
Congratulations to the Elkins Park students and staff who have released the spring version of the “Elkins Park Chronicles.” This edition includes opinion pieces on both sides of the remote learning model v. in-person learning model debate, creative writing, Q&As with staff and faculty, video...
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Trout (Release) Season Opens at CES
Cheltenham Elementary School students released this year’s “School of Rainbow Trout” this week. With support from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, CES PTO, and Cheltenham Foundation, CES has been raising brook trout or rainbow trout from the egg, alevin, fry, to juvenile stage. Fourth grade teacher Mr. Kris Hovis...
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2021 CHS Commencement
At Cheltenham High School’s 137th commencement on Thursday, June 3, more than 350 Panthers from the Class of 2021 received their diplomas. Donning blue gowns and caps with gold stoles, graduates walked across the dais to receive their diplomas as their...
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Superintendent Search Update
After numerous public forums, an online survey, and interviews with students, staff, administrators and community leaders, HYA Associates (the search firm responsible for identifying CSD’s next superintendent) has produced two documents to guide its search process. The first...
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CHS/CBK SLP Arielle Brown Earns Award for Continuing Education
Congratulations to CHS and CBK speech language pathologist Arielle Brown who recently earned the first Award for Continuing Education (ACE) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Continuing Education Board (CEB). Speech-language pathologists and...
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Elkins Park PBIS Program Earns Recognition
PBISApps, a not-for-profit supporting educators to create more effective, equitable learning environments for students through high-quality data systems and training, recently recognized Elkins Park School for its creativity with engaging...
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Cheltenham Elementary Stages Virtual Playwright Festival
This past Tuesday, 20 Cheltenham Elementary student playwrights saw professional actors perform excerpts and/or scenes of their work during the annual Playwrights Festival (albeit virtual). The third and fourth grade playwrights have been...
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Cedarbrook Releases Spring Edition of “The Pawprint”
Congratulations to the Cedarbrook students responsible for putting together the spring/summer edition of “The Pawprint,” CBK’s school newspaper. Working throughout the late winter and early spring, a dedicated handful of Cedarbrook “cub” reporters put together a more than 40-page publication...
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Glenside Third Graders Host Virtual Wax Museum Project
Glenside Elementary has an annual tradition of hosting a wax museum exhibition, and COVID-19 was not going to get in the way of continuing that tradition. This past week, GES released a flipgrid of videos featuring...
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CBK Digital Media Students Create PSAs
Seventh and eighth graders in Ms. Alissa Levinson’s Digital Media class created public service announcements (PSAs) this spring using the digital storytelling software Storyboard That. The learning target was to ...
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CBK Students Create Digital Self Portraits
CBK Digital Media students utilized Pixlr to create digital self portraits this semester. The main focus of the assignment was on blending modes and adjusting transparency of different layers. Utilizing textured backgrounds...
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CBK Challenge Teacher Beth Kenna Earns Exemplary Teacher Award
Congratulations to Cedarbrook teacher Beth Kenna, who has earned the 2020-2021 Exemplary Teacher Award, Middle School Division from the Montgomery County Science Teachers Association. “It is an honor to have been chosen as recipient of this award, and I am thankful to the MCSTA for selecting me,” Kenna said. “In all...
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Elkins Park Fifth Grade Orientation
Rising fifth grade families joined Elkins Park Principal Brian Wallace and his team for a virtual introduction to fifth grade on Tuesday, June 1...
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Garbutt, Bey Medal at Track and Field State Championships
Congratulations to sophomore sprinting phenom Eyota Bey, who finished second in the 400M (56.99) and fourth (25.15) in the 200M at Saturday's PIAA State Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University. Bey continues...
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Senior Kayla Marshall Leads the Medal Parade for Cheltenham at SkillsUSA State Competition
Cheltenham seniors Kayla Marshall, Lillian Trump and Cashmearmarya Moore - students at the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) - won medals at this spring’s SkillsUSA State Championships. Marshall won the job interview category, while Trump won the silver medal in esthetics and Moore finished third in medical terminology. SkillsUSA, a national...
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Garbutt, Bey Qualify for Track and Field State Championships
Congratulations to Temple University-bound senior Malcolm Garbutt and sophomore sprinting phenom Eyota Bey who qualified for the PIAA State Track and Field Championships at this weekend’s District I Championships at Coatesville High School. Garbutt won the 110- (15.06) and 300-meter high hurdles (39.10) to qualify, while Bey finished second in the 200M (24.97) and 400M (55.89). ...
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Seniors Rachel Hanes, Lisa Lam Earn Cyber Scholar Awards
Seniors Rachel Hanes and Lisa Lam have earned $2,500 National Cyber Scholars awards to support their higher education pursuits from the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation after participating in April’s National Cyber Scholarship competition. Lam, a McNulty Scholar at Saint Joseph’s who will study computer science, and Hanes, who will matriculate at Drexel...
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Boys and Girls Track and Field Take Seconds in the Suburban One Freedom Division Championships
The Panthers boys and girls track and field squads started their postseason chase for the gold with second place finishes at the Suburban One Freedom Division championships this past weekend at Plymouth Whitemarsh. The girls finished second to Upper Moreland with 128 points, while the boys finished behind William Tennent with 127 points. Sophomore sprinting phenom Eyota Bey was the star of the meet, winning the ...
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Redistricting, Fair Funding on the Agenda for Student Ambassadors Town Hall with PA Legislative Black Caucus
The Montgomery County Cultural Proficiency and Equity Student Ambassadors (CPESA) will host the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus (PLBC) for a virtual town hall on redistricting and fair funding Monday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. on cheltenham.org/zoom....
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Myers Machines Earn Core Values Recognition at FIRST Competition
Congratulations to the Myers Machines for their second-place finish in the Core Values portion of this year’s recent FIRST Lego League Competition. In the competition...
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Alumnus Lewis, Coach Beale Elected to PA High School Track & Field Hall of Fame
Pillars of the Cheltenham High School boys track and field program, John Lewis ’15 and Head Coach Dr. Bob Beale, are among this spring’s inductees into the Pennsylvania High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. The duo will be inducted on Saturday, May 29, 2021, during the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University....
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Wyncote’s Roarin’ Robots Win at FIRST Regional Tournament
The Wyncote Roarin’ Robots won their FIRST Lego Challenge RePLAY virtual regional tournament recently, competing in the Innovation Project competition against other area schools. As part of the competition, each team identified a problem related to people not being active enough, researched the problem and designed or improved a piece of technology. The Wyncote team of fourth graders...
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Dr. Nancy Hacker Named Cheltenham School District Interim Superintendent; Board Engages Search Firm to Conduct National Recruitment Effort
The Cheltenham School District Board of School Directors approved Dr. Nancy Hacker as the district’s interim superintendent by a unanimous vote at Tuesday evening’s virtual special board meeting. Also by unanimous vote, the board agreed to engage the superintendent search firm Hazard Young Attea & Associates (HYA) to conduct a national recruitment effort to find the district’s next superintendent. ...
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Elkins Park School Recognizes Staff Appreciation Week
Elkins Park School and the Elkins Park PTO are celebrating staff this week with special treats every day. When the staff arrived at EP on Monday, they were greeted with a celebratory banner draped over the front entrance thanking them for making the students soar....
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Project Based Learning Senior Internship Spotlight: Trinity Burroughs and Briaire Gant
While you may have heard of HGTV’s “The Property Brothers,” let’s meet Cheltenham High School’s “Property Sisters,” seniors Trinity Burroughs and Briaire Gant, who are learning the real estate industry in their senior internship experience. The duo spend their time outside of school helping flip houses, brokering...
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Wyncote Staff Appreciation Week
Thanks to the Wyncote Elementary PTO for sponsoring this week’s Staff Appreciation efforts. Monday, staff arrived to find celebratory yard signs which will adorn the Wyncote lawn all week. After school, staff enjoyed delicious frozen delight from Dreams Ice Cream of Glenside. Staff can look forward to an all-day...
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Cheltenham School District Announces Business Office Leadership Appointments
The Cheltenham School District recently announced the appointment of Jeffry Schott as director of business services and Lieu Kim as assistant director of business services and treasurer to the board of directors. Schott comes to the Cheltenham School District from the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) where he served as the business manager and chief operating officer for the...
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CSD Third and Fourth Graders Learn about Purchasing Power
About two dozen third and fourth graders and their families from across the Cheltenham School District participated in the virtual financial literacy workshop “Become a Savvy Spender” on Wednesday, April 28. Sponsored by the Cheltenham Elementary PTO, the webinar...
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CBK Students Creating Sleeping Mats from Plastic Bags for the Homeless
Cedarbrook students in Amie Raynor’s WIN class have been creating sleeping mats for the homeless from plastic bags. The students collected plastic shopping bags and cut them into strips before creating plastic yarn and crocheting the mats. “After researching ways to upcycle plastic bags...
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CHS Unified Heptathlon Squad Wins Top Two Spots in Pennsylvania
Facing 20 teams from across the state, the CHS Unified student-athletes on the Blue and Gold squads took first and second, respectively, in this winter’s Unified Heptathlon, an activity created during the pandemic to keep Unified student-athletes engaged in physical activity. The squads also finished first and...
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Sophomore Future Problem Solvers Compete at States - Finally
Sophomore Cheltenham Future Problem Solvers Mina Rothberg, Ella Nadler, Sadie Leary and Henry Rubin finally had their moment to shine this past week at the virtual Pennsylvania Future Problem Solving (PFPS) Bowl, where they puzzled out the issue of personalized medicine. The squad qualified for the 2020 PFPS Bowl as freshman but the competition was canceled...
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Hack the Ham ’21
The National Computer Science Honor Society recently staged its annual “Hack the Ham” hackathon - focused on Earth Day - with more than 60 students participating. Senior student leaders Seth Bernstein, Malcolm Garbutt, Lisa Lam and Jared Seehusahai, and junior Chris Nhu were responsible for staging the event under the guidance of sponsor Sarah Putterman. Guest speakers included Alix Macklin (’13), Soleil Smith (’16) and ...
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Theory of Relativity Seniors Recognized
Spring musical cast and crew seniors Venus Agbadan, India Brooks, Naomi Guth, Casey MacLauglin and Saarah Waheed (Shamir Harris was not present) gathered prior to Friday evening’s drive-in premiere of “The Theory of Relativity.” Director of Choirs and Music Department Chair Jenny Hutton, who’s on sabbatical, and Dierdre Finnegan, who directed and...
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Project Based Learning Senior Internship Spotlight
For their PBL12 senior internship experience, Cheltenham High School seniors Nasir Edens, Elijah Foggie, Josh Lord and Latyr Ndoye worked with CHS teacher Sarah Putterman, certainly no stranger to collaboration. Putterman frequently energizes her students through group work and is responsible for hosting the successful CHS Hackathon, a yearly computer programming design contest. Putterman teaches exciting...
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Retired Cheltenham Teacher Cindy Goldberg Gives Back
Cindy Goldberg retired from the Cheltenham School District following the 2018-19 school year after 23 years as a second grade teacher at Glenside Elementary School and district mindfulness coach. In retirement, Goldberg collaborated with another former CSD teacher, Jennifer Hall, to publish her second book, “ABC … That Sounds Like Me, A Strengths Spotting Alphabet book.” Goldberg hoped to use the book as a way to give back to the ...
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Cheltenham Wins Three United X Titles During Alternate Fall Season
During an athletics season like none prior, the Panthers earned United X championships in girls soccer, field hockey and boys cross country. Cheltenham’s fall teams signed on to play an alternate season this spring in the United X with other schools whose fall programs were suspended due to the pandemic. Other teams participating included...
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Project Based Learning Senior Internship Spotlight: Simon Scott
For his PBL12 senior internship experience, Simon Scott is utilizing the design process to prototype and build original furniture under the mentorship of Elkins Park artist, designer University of Pennsylvania Fine Arts Professor David Hartt (davidhartt.net). Mr. Hartt’s work “unpacks the social, cultural and economic complexities of his various subjects, and ...
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CHS Alumnus Lil Dicky Zooms with April Hackathon Participants
CHS Alumnus Lil Dicky (a.k.a. David Burd ’06) joined a Zoom video conference with CHS and CBK students Sunday as part of the National Computer Honor Society’s April Hackathon focused on Earth Day. On the video conference, Lil Dicky spoke about collaborating with other artists to create his 2019 video for the Earth Day-themed song ...
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3rd Annual UPG-SEAC Inclusion Event to Focus on Inclusive Educational Practices Benefiting All Students
To build on a month’s worth of inclusivity-focused professional development for Cheltenham teachers, which the Pennsylvania Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (PIHEC) produced in partnership with the Special Education Alliance of Cheltenham (SEAC) and United Parents Group (UPG), the community is invited to attend this year’s annual Cheltenham inclusion event – “A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: How inclusive educational practices benefit ALL children,” a virtual program on April 21 at 6:30 p.m.
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CSD Foundation Fundraiser with Former Teachers Cindy Goldberg and Jennifer Hall
The CSD Foundation's collaborative virtual fundraiser with former CSD teachers Cindy Goldberg and Jennifer Hall focused on their collaboration "ABC ... That Sounds Like Me" kicked off April 12 and runs through the end of the month.
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Project Based Learning Senior Internship Spotlight: Fatimata Djibrine
For her PBL12 senior internship experience, Fatimata Djibrine is exploring the world of entrepreneurship and building her skills as a journalist. Fatimata is interning for the University City-based Grant Blvd, a Black, woman-owned, sustainable and ethical clothing company. As Grant Blvd’s guest blogger, Fatimata creates original content on a variety of social justice issues aligning...
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Superintendent Wagner Marseille Resigns after Six Years
After six plus years, Cheltenham School District Superintendent has resigned his position. He informed the board in a meeting on Thursday, April 8. “Thank you to the Cheltenham community, staff, faculty, students, and community partners for allowing me the privilege of serving as the superintendent for a school district about which you carry a deep affinity...
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Myers Playwrights See Vision Come to Life on Stage
Myers Elementary hosted a mini-playwright festival on Wednesday, March 24, and fourth graders and aspiring dramatists Sylvian Garbutt, Max Elliot Mosko, Savannah Alexander, Leo Gest and Zoey Whitaker Catlett had the opportunity to watch Philadelphia Young Playwrights (PYP) actors perform the play they wrote, “The Clumsy Duo.” “The Clumsy Duo” features a talking building which is...
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Senior Molly Cohen Awarded National Honor Society Scholarship
Cheltenham senior and National Honor Society (NHS) president Molly Cohen has been recognized as a NHS scholarship semifinalist from among nearly 10,000 applicants, and will receive a $3,200 scholarship toward higher education. Cohen is planning to attend the University of Pennsylvania in the fall to study political science. Recipients are chosen...
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CHS Vocal Arts Stages “The Theory of Relativity” from Drama Desk Award-Nominated Pair Bartram and Hill
CHS Vocal Arts is staging “The Theory of Relativity” from the Drama Desk Award-nominated duo of Neil Bartram (music and lyrics) and Brian Hill (book) (“The Story of My Life”) April 23-25. Families will have two options to view the production: View at home: 48-hour access for $5 between April 23-25 or Pop up drive-in at CHS: April 23, 8 p.m. (Rain date: April 24, 8 p.m.); $20/car (up to four people). Click through for tickets...
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CSD Students Appear in Philadelphia Magazine
More than 70 Cheltenham School District students who sat for masked portraits in February appear in the just-released April edition of “Philadelphia Magazine” in the cover story “The Kids Will Be Alright.” Students from Cheltenham Elementary, Elkins Park and Cedarbrook grace the cover and appear throughout the story....
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Secondary Education Updates
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Tamara Thomas Smith, Director of Secondary Education Ms. Charlene Collins and STEM Director Dr. Brian Reilly hosted a meeting on Tuesday, April 6 for families to learn about changes being implemented for the 2021-2022 school year with regard to seventh grade English language arts and class rank at the high school....
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EP Acknowledges MLK/BHM Essay Contest Winners
Congratulations to Elkins Park students Tina Ramberg-Michael and Gerard-Bernard Sejour. Both students tackled the weighty issue of "Why is it important to take action against things that you feel are wrong?"...
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Cybersecurity Team Competing at National Scholarship Competition
A dozen members of the Cheltenham High School Cybersecurity team are competing at the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation’s competition for high school students through Wednesday, April 7 for $2M in college scholarships and access to cybersecurity training. These students are among the 92 from Pennsylvania who qualified for the virtual program, which includes...
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Senior Qualifies for State Chorus Festival
Senior Caelan Donahue has been selected to participate in the 2021 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) State Chorus Festival, which will take place in a virtual setting between April 14-17. Donahue qualified for the 2020 PMEA State Festival, but it was unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19. One of 240 qualifiers from across the Keystone State, Donahue, a member of the Keystone State Boychoir, will perform as a Bass 2 and sing...
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EP March Madness - Kahoot Style
Elkins Park School is participating in its own March Madness - Kahoot style. Homerooms were placed in March Madness-style brackets and faced off against each other all week, answering random trivia questions in the game-based learning platform Kahoot. The competition has...
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CHS Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. CHS Principal Dr. Renato Lajara, Vice Principal Lori Felgoise and CSD Director of Secondary Education Charlene Collins hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Thursday, March 25...
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Football Marks Senior Day v. Father Judge
Fifteen senior football players will be acknowledged for their contributions to the program before Friday’s United X matchup versus Father Judge (1-1). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Cheltenham (0-2) is looking for its first victory in the United X Panthers from the Class of 2021 being recognized include...
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Myers Elementary Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. Myers Principal Jason Lytle hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Thursday, March 25....
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GBB’s Sulayman Named First Team All League
After averaging 22 points a game this season, Panther junior point guard Umayrah Sulayman has been named to the Suburban One League All-Freedom Division first team. Sulayman scored a career-high 38 in the Panthers 61-57 overtime victory over Springfield. “Umayrah has really grown as a player on and off ...
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Five Panthers Earn SOL All-Freedom Division Boys Basketball Honors
Junior guard Saleem Payne, and senior combination guard Mike McClain head the list of five Panthers cagers to earn Suburban One All-Freedom Division honors. Senior guard Brandon Hawkins earned second team honors, and junior combination guards Rasheem Dearry and Justin Savage earned honorable mention...
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CBK Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. CBK Principal Jim Taylor and Vice Principals Adicia Cohen-Johnson and Byron Ryan hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Tuesday, March 23....
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Wyncote Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. Wyncote Principal Dr. Crystal Clark and staff hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Tuesday, March 23...
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Glenside Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. Glenside Principal Michelle Robinson hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Monday, March 22...
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Cheltenham Elementary Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. Cheltenham Elementary School Principal Nick Perez and staff hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Tuesday, March 23...
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Elkins Park Standardized Testing Town Hall
The United States Department of Education mandates school districts administer annual state assessments, including PSSA, PASA and Keystone exams. Elkins Park Principal Brian Wallace and vice principals Lynn Trumbette and Shareese Nelson hosted a virtual town hall on standardized testing options for families Monday, March 22...
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EP Teacher Lise Marlowe Guest Curates “Journey into Darkness….Heal with the Beauty of Life” Exhibition
Elkins Park School teacher Lise Marlowe served as the guest curator for “Journey into Darkness….Heal with the Beauty of Life,” an exhibition from the Temple Judea Museum and Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (HAMEC) on display at the Keneseth Israel Museum (8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park) through Wednesday, June 30. The exhibition includes paintings from Holocaust survivor Harry Somers...
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Inaugural Student Activism Showcase
Senior Xose Venus Agbadan and junior Makayla Weems, chair and director, respectively, of the CHS Student Council Civic and Community Engagement (CCE) committee hosted the high school’s inaugural student activism showcase on Sunday, March 21. Students from groups such as Black Scholars...
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Kindergarten Registration Open for 2021-2022 School Year
Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open. Click on read more for details...
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CSD Legislative Town Hall on Public Education
On Monday evening, the Cheltenham School District and its board and Abington School District and members of its board convened a town hall on public education with legislators PA U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean (4th Congressional District), PA State Senator Art Haywood (State Senate District 4), PA State Representative Napoleon Nelson (154th Legislative District), and PA State Representative Benjamin Sanchez (153rd Legislative District)....
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Cheltenham Elementary Celebrates Black History Month
This year at Cheltenham Elementary, each grade level focused on the 2021 theme for Black History Month, “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.” Each grade focused on a specific area of interest. Kindergarten studied the arts; first grade examined traditional cuisine in black families; second grade looked at storytelling in the black family and community; third grade reviewed the family; and fourth grade learned about the idea of “Making a Way Out of No Way...Activating Our Faith.”
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Rapid Antigen Testing Training @ CBK
On Wednesday, March 10, 21 CSD certified nurses, subcontracted nurses and central office personnel gathered at Cedarbrook’s Learning Commons for training on how to conduct rapid antigen testing. Magrielle Eisen from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Nicole Rafalko from the Montgomery County Office of Public Health conducted the training in advance of the...
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Cheltenham School District Foundation to Offer 18 Scholarships Worth $10.5K
Fulfilling one of the cornerstones of its mission, the Cheltenham School District Foundation will offer 18 scholarships totaling $10,500 this spring to members of the Cheltenham High School Class of 2021. For this year’s cycle, the foundation is pleased to introduce a scholarship for...
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Aquatics Program Tallies All-Division Honors
After a season of numerous personal and team accomplishments, several members of the aquatics program have been recognized with Suburban One All-Freedom Division honors. On the girls side, freshmen Me’khai Beyah and Kala Zingle and sophomore Fiona McMahon qualified for three honors, including a second-team nod in the 200 medley relay along with senior Molly O’Neill. Zingle earned...
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Legislative Town Hall - Monday, March 15
As leaders in the community, the Cheltenham School District and the CSD Board of School Directors believe legislative initiatives to support equity and access to an excellent public education for all students is critical to strengthening our community. To hear from our representatives, the district and board have collaborated with the Abington School District and its board to host a virtual legislative town hall on ...
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CSD Introduces COVID-19 Dashboard
In order to keep the Cheltenham community as up-to-date as possible, the district has created a real-time COVID-19 dashboard to track positive cases by month and building. View the dashboard at...
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CHS Creatives Earn Regional Scholastic Writing Awards
Three Cheltenham High School students have been recognized for their writing prowess with regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Sophomore Ella Nadler won a Silver Key for flash fiction, senior Juliana Ancheta received an honorable mention for writing portfolio and poetry, and senior Zhao Gu Gammage earned honorable mention for journalism. Students’ entries are...
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CHS to Host Virtual Jazz Alumni Speaker Series
Seeking innovative ways to engage students during remote instruction, CHS Director of Bands Matt Berntsen and Assistant Director Dan Reitz are leveraging the virtual format to stage a jazz alumni speaker series. The speaker series includes Matthew Woodson ’12 (March 4), Noah Becker ’14 (March 11), Nicole Migliore ’14 (March 25) and William Saurman ’17 (April 7). “As we cannot meet together to perform, the jazz band experience has been...
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Alumnus, Former Teacher Collaborate on Transcendentalist -Inspired Publication
Having completed his undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University in May 2020, CHS alumnus Nissim Lebovits ’16 got in on the ground floor as a senior editor for Symposeum, a cultural and creative magazine launched by some of his friends which draws inspiration from the 1840s Transcendentalist magazine, The Dial. “Our core goal ..
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Boys Swimmers Set School Marks at District 1 Championships
Just a few days after updating the record board at the Cheltenham High School Aquatic Center, it’s time to update it once again. At this weekend’s District 1 Championships at the York YMCA Aquatic Club, Cheltenham swimmers entered three events and set school marks in each. Senior Eli Kofman finished ...
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Team Cheltenham Surpasses Fundraising Goal in Annual Polar Pop
In this year's Polar Plunge, Team Cheltenham met and exceeded its goal of $2,000 by several hundred dollars, thanks to a huge response from the students, teachers, administrators, alumni and community, including a Google Meet with more than 50 individuals in attendance on Wednesday, Feb. 24. February is traditionally the Pennsylvania Special Olympics’ “Plunge Month,” the annual fundraiser to support CHS Unified Sports...
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Glenside Marks Black History Month
Focusing on the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s (ASALH) national Black History Month theme of the “Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,” Glenside Elementary grades recognized Black History Month in numerous ways....
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Elkins Park Black History Month
Elkins Park School engaged in a research-heavy recognition of Black History Month. Students received lists of historical and modern day African Americans from across fields like music, politics and government, science and technology, sports, entertainment, and civil rights/social justice. They then created projects highlighting, comparing and contrasting these individuals using Venn diagrams, timelines, posters and interviews, and employing apps like...
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Dr. Wagner Marseille Earns AASA National Superintendent Certification
Cheltenham School District Superintendent Dr. Wagner Marseille is one of nearly 20 superintendents from across the country who recently completed the National Superintendent Certification program with the School Superintendents Association (AASA). “This program was one of the best professional development experiences I’ve ever had as an educator,” said Marseille...
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Wyncote Student’s Tribute to Youth Poet Laureate Goes Viral for BHM
As part of Wyncote Elementary’s recognition of Black History Month, third grader Lexi Bradley drew a picture of Amanda Gorman, the first youth poet laureate, in her now-famous yellow coat, reciting lyrics from her inauguration poem “The Hill We Climb.” Lexi added the poem lines “If only we are brave enough to be it. There is always light” to the drawing. A photo of Lexi...
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Wyncote BHM Recognition
For Black History Month, Wyncote Elementary students created artwork reflecting the characteristics, qualities and actions of African-Americans who inspire them...
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WES Crowns Spelling Bee Champ
Spelling “U-N-P-R-E-P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-N-G” in the final round, fourth grader Kristian Harvey outlasted all comers to earn the Wyncote Elementary Spelling Bee title. Harvey will advance to next round, the 2021 Scripps Bucks/Mont Regional Spelling Bee on Tuesday, March 9 to face off against other school champs in grades four through...
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Wyncote Principal Dr. Crystal Clark Participates in County-Sponsored BHM Panel
Wyncote Elementary School Principal Dr. Crystal Clark recently participated in a Montgomery County Black History Month (BHM) virtual panel discussion focused on education. The event was part of the “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity” series, a national BHM...
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Rachel Hanes, Matthew Nolen Make Finalist Cut for National Merit Scholarships
After earning semifinalist status in the fall, Cheltenham High School (CHS) seniors Rachel Hanes and Matthew Nolen have been named finalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship program competition. The seniors will now compete with approximately 16,000 high school seniors (from the 1.5 million who took the...
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CHS Hosts Virtual Curriculum Night for Eighth through 11th Graders
Cheltenham High School Vice Principal Dr. Ben Hammond led a virtual curriculum night for families and students from grades eight through 11 on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Review the course catalogue and learn more about the high school’s offerings in computer science and programming, English, math, music, project-based learning...
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Boys and Girls Swimming Win Medals, Break School Records at Freedom Division Championships
Congratulations to the CHS swimmers and divers on an exceptional Suburban One League Freedom Division Championship meet, at which the boys finished second (370 points) and the girls fourth (325 points). All told, the squads combined for 13 medals - five gold, five silver and three bronze. Senior Eli Kofman won gold and broke the school records in the 200 IM (1:57.29) and 100 breast (1:00.05). The 200 IM record was 57 years old. Sophomore Darien Williams won gold in the 500 free (4:53.6) and a silver in the 200 free (1:47.88). The 200 medley relay of Darien Williams, Eli Kofman, Chase Montgomery ...
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Check out the CHS Environmental Club’s New Website
CHS students have never been shy about their activism and advocacy, and the CHS Environmental Club is continuing that tradition. Leaning on its mission of working “to create a healthy and sustainable future for the Cheltenham community,” the club has launched a website. In addition to meeting the club’s officers,...
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Cheltenham Elementary Crowns Spelling Bee Champ
CES fourth grader Matias Fagnani has been crowned the 2021 Cheltenham Elementary spelling bee champion after correctly spelling “D-E-C-E-M-B-E-R” in the eight-student event staged on Zoom so families could watch their children. Fagnani edged out runner-up fourth grader Makenzy Williams in the final round. Fourth graders Layla Arroyo-Otero, Lia Dagan, Elliot Schies, Anthony Sok, Ondréa Wardlaw, and...
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Cedarbrook Releases Fall/Winter Edition of “The Pawprint”
Throughout the past few months, a dedicated handful of Cedarbrook “cub” reporters came together virtually to produce this year's fall/winter edition of The Pawprint, CBK’s school newspaper. “The Pawprint” highlights academic achievement, creative writing and artistic pieces from team members. In this edition, readers can experience holiday highlights, team bio pages and multiple interviews with CBK staff and students. We hope you enjoy reading features from these creative Wildcats! Look out for the next edition this spring....
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CHS “Theory of Relativity” Cast Learns from the Show Creators
Cast members from the CHS spring musical theater production of “The Theory of Relativity” recently attended a virtual master class and talkback session with Drama Desk Award nominees and show creators Neil Bartram (music and lyrics) and Brian Hill (book). Students asked a range of questions of the renowned musical theatre duo, surrounding inspiration and...
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HS Math Teacher, Pulitzer Center Teaching Fellow Susan Greenwald Featured on PulitzerCenter.org
High School math teacher Susan Greenwald was one of 23 teachers from across the country to inaugurate the Pulitzer Center fellowships in 2020 to study “Media, Misinformation, and the Pandemic.” As part of the program, Greenwald worked with other fellows, the Pulitzer Center education team, Pulitzer Center-supported journalists, and CHS students to explore ways engagement with underreported ...
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Newest Edition of Myers Student News Network Hits the Airwaves
The Myers Student News Network (MSNN) recently launched its second edition of the school year. Third- and fourth-grade students Layla Alston, Cecelia Barry-Bradley, Maia Converso Parsons, Leo Gest, Jayden Jordan, Malcolm, Zuri Moody, Alasdair Ott, Harry Rubin-Reynolds, Zoie Scruggs, Andrew Wiedemann, and...
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Freezin’ for a Reason: Take the Polar Plunge in Support of CHS Unified Sports
February is the Pennsylvania Special Olympics' “Plunge Month,” and with COVID-19, the annual fundraiser to support CHS Unified Sports (cheerleading, bocce, track and field, and fitness heptathlon) will look a little different than in years past. Through February 26, plungers will have two virtual options...
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Senior Zhao Gu Gammage Pens Article about CHS Teacher Sarah Putterman for “Reinvented Magazine”
Zhao Gu Gammage, a senior at Cheltenham High School and staff writer for Reinvented Magazine, recently wrote the article “How a Computer Science Teacher Inspires the Future of STEM” about CHS teacher Sarah Putterman. In the article, Gammage wrote...
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CHS Teacher Karen Shaffran to Participate in State Rep Nelson’s Environmentally Focused Virtual Conference
Cheltenham High School Project Based Learning teacher and Environment Club sponsor Karen Shaffran will participate in the environmentally themed virtual conference “Education, Energy & Food: Our Environmental Future” Friday, Feb. 5 from 1 - 4:30 p.m. "I hope to facilitate a dynamic and
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CHS - Hybrid Instruction Building Procedures Video Tutorial
As CHS prepares for the introduction of hybrid instruction on Monday, Feb. 1, principal Dr. Renato Lajara recorded a video so families know what to expect when their children enter the building.
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Elkins Park School - Hybrid Instruction Building Procedures Video Tutorial
As Elkins Park School prepares for the introduction of hybrid instruction on Monday, Feb. 1, principal Brian Wallace recorded a virtual building tour so families know what to expect when their children enter the building.
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Glenside Elementary - Hybrid Instruction Building Procedures Video Tutorial
As Glenside Elementary prepares for the introduction of hybrid instruction on Monday, Feb. 1, Glenside’s Welcome Ambassadors introduced COVID-19 building procedures to their school mates so families know what to expect when their children enter the building.
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CBK Hosts Virtual Concert “Hopes, Dreams & Determination”
On Wednesday, Jan. 27, the Cedarbrook Choir hosted a pre-recorded, 16-minute virtual concert, which premiered on YouTube, where families can enjoy a rebroadcast at any time. “Thank you to our choir director Maddy Parkes for this...
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Junior Anna Turk Karan, Award-Winning Reporter
Since 1968, KYW Newsradio has given high school students the opportunity to learn about a major market radio station with the Newstudies student reporter program. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students learned news writing, reporting, ethics and interviewing skills in a virtual environment from station managers, editors, reporters, anchors and guest speakers. Then they researched...
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Cedarbrook Middle School - Hybrid Instruction Building Procedures Video Tutorial
As Cedarbrook Middle School prepares for the introduction of hybrid instruction on Monday, Feb. 1, interim principal Jim Taylor, and vice principals Adicia Cohen-Johnson and Byron Ryan recorded this walk through video so families know what to expect when their children enter the building. Keep an eye open for the daily checklist.
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Glenside Elementary School Town Hall
Glenside Principal Michelle Robinson led a town hall on Monday, Jan. 25 for families and students to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education...
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EP Principal Brian Wallace Leads Local Boy Scout Troop in Presidential Inauguration’s Virtual “Parade across America”
Elkins Park School Principal Brian Wallace led Germantown’s Boy Scout Troop 358, America’s longest continuously running African American boy scout troop, in representing Pennsylvania in the virtual “Parade Across America” commemorating the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The troop’s participation was...
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Myers Elementary - Hybrid Instruction Building Procedures Video Tutorial
As Myers Elementary prepares for the introduction of hybrid instruction on Monday, Feb. 1, Principal Jason Lytle created a “day in the life” video so families know what to expect when their children enter the building.
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Cheltenham Elementary - Hybrid Instruction Building Procedures Video Tutorial
As Cheltenham Elementary prepares for the introduction of hybrid instruction on Monday, Feb. 1, Principal Nick Perez created a video walkthrough of the school so families know what to expect when their children enter the building.
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Wyncote Elementary School Town Hall
Wyncote Principal Crystal Clark led a town hall on Friday, Jan. 22 for families and students to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education....
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Cheltenham Elementary School Town Hall for Remote Students
Cheltenham Elementary Principal Nick Perez led a town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 20 for families and students enrolled in the district's remote instruction to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education....
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Unified Athletics Continues to Grow at Cheltenham High School
This winter, Cheltenham High School’s unified athletes are participating in a new sports activity: fitness heptathlon. The program offers wide-ranging offerings intended to suit the varied needs and interests of the unified athletes and their partners. Unified sports partners individuals with intellectual disabilities (athletes) and those without (partners) on the same team. “Heptathlon allows kids to develop their...
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Cheltenham Elementary School Town Hall
Cheltenham Elementary Principal Nick Perez led a town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 20 for families and students enrolled in the district's remote instruction to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education....
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CBK Hip Hop Club Learn from Emmy-Nominated Lamonda Williams
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Cedarbrook Hip Hop Club members and alumni met virtually with Lamonda Williams, an Emmy-nominated television producer, radio talent, and broadcast professional. Williams spoke about her entertainment industry journey which began as a high schooler after she lobbied a neighboring school district for a position on their radio station. CBK students sought to...
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Senior Gridder Zach Gaffin Recognized as 2020 Mini Max High School Award Winner
Cheltenham senior quarterback/linebacker Zach Gaffin has been named one of 68 Mini Max High School Award winners in Pennsylvania, Maxwell Football Club President Mark Dianno recently announced. Coaches nominated players for the award, and honorees were selected based on criteria including football performance, academics and community service....
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Myers Elementary School Town Hall
Myers Principal Jason Lytle led a town hall on Tuesday, Jan. 19 for families and students to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education...
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Wyncote Elementary Students Reflect on MLK Day
To recognize Martin Luther King Day, Wyncote Elementary School students recorded and shared their thoughts about Martin Luther King Jr. Students viewed Kid President and BrainPop Jr. videos about Dr. King, and recorded 173 responses to the prompts, “What you learned about Dr Martin Luther King Jr.”...
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Elkins Park School Town Hall Meeting
EP Principal Brian Wallace and members of his administrative team hosted a town hall on Thursday, Jan. 14 for families and students to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education. ...
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Cheltenham School District Honors MLK’s Legacy with Virtual Service Opportunities
Though classes are not taking place in any of its schools, the Cheltenham School District is still paying tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by offering its students a number of virtual service opportunities on the annual MLK Day of Service....
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Cheltenham High School Town Hall Meeting
CHS Principal Dr. Renato Lajara and his administrative team hosted a town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 13 for families and students to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education. ...
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CHS Cultural Proficiency and Equity Student Ambassadors Meet with Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus about Advocacy
Members of the Montgomery County Cultural Proficiency and Equity Student Ambassadors (CPESA), including a number of Cheltenham High School students, recently met via video conference to dialogue about advocacy with members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus (PLBC). Incoming caucus chair Rep. Donna Bullock, D-Phila., and outgoing caucus chair Rep. Stephen Kinsey, D-Phila., participated in..
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CHS Vocal Arts Program Announces Cast for Spring Production “The Theory of Relativity”
CHS Vocal Arts has completed casting for its virtual spring production of the song cycle “The Theory of Relativity” from Drama Desk Award nominees Neil Bartram and Brian Hill (“The Story of My Life”). The production will be streamed on Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10. Practice begins Thursday, Jan. 14. Congratulations to ...
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Cedarbrook Middle School Town Hall Meeting
Cedarbrook Interim Principal Jim Taylor and his administrative team hosted a town hall on Monday, Jan. 11 for families and students to learn more about how the district is moving forward with the introduction of a hybrid mode of education...
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Seniors Gain Entry into 2020 Drexel Photo High School Contest Exhibition
Congratulations to senior AP Photography students Juliana Ancheta and Brianna Freeman, whose images have been selected for inclusion in the 20th annual Drexel University Photography High School Contest exhibition. “We received stunning images from all over, and the...
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Sophomore Ella Homa Hits the KYW1060 Airwaves
The voice of sophomore Ella Homa graced the airwaves of KYW1060 in December with a report about Cheltenham’s school reopening plan. As an aspiring member of the fourth estate, Homa jumped at the chance to enroll in the KYW Newstudies Student Reporter program this fall after learning about it from her Challenge teacher Elaine McGoldrick.Selecting her topic...
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CBK’s Jemma Bleu Greenbaum Featured on Broadway World Podcast
Congratulations to eighth grader and accomplished stage actor Jemma Bleu Greenbaum for her recent appearance on the season six premiere of the ”Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin,” which dropped Friday, Dec. 18. The podcast is also available on YouTube. Greenbaum joined the show to talk about...
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Senior PBL Cohort Teaming with PA State Rep. Napoleon Nelson on Prison Oversight and the Legislative Process
Pennsylvania State Representative Napoleon Nelson, D-Montgomery, met recently with Cheltenham High School’s senior project-based learning cohort to discuss prison oversight and the legislative process. The virtual event featured discussions about authoring legislation, working across party lines, student...
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CHS Students Selected for PMEA District 11 Band and Orchestra Festival
Cheltenham High School seniors Joshua Bluestine, Aidan Frankenberg and sophomore Hannah Emtage have been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 11 festivals. Bluestine qualified for the band festival on flute, and Frankenberg (bass) and sophomore Emtage (violin) made the cut for the orchestra festival. Because of...
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In Memoriam: William Link ’52, ‘Columbo,’ ‘Murder She Wrote’ Co-Creator
(Deadline.com) - Prolific television writer-producer William Link ‘52, co-creator of classic TV series including Columbo and Murder She Wrote, among others, died Sunday, Dec. 27 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, his wife, Margery Nelson, told Deadline. He was 87.
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MES Introduces News Network
Behind the hard work of its intrepid third and fourth grade newscasters, the Myers Student News Network (MSNN) launched this week. Visit the MSNN website to read articles and view segments including as Cultural Connection, Teacher Time, Arts, What's Cooking, Weather, Virtual Voice, and Random Acts of Kindness (RAK). Congratulations to ...
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CBK Students Earn Red Ribbon Awards
Cedarbrook counselors sponsored drug awareness/healthy lifestyle contests in early December as part of Red Ribbon Week, the nation's largest and longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. Events included art, essay and letter to a friend contests. Counselors delivered gift cards and care packages with snacks, chips, candy and Red Ribbon Week stress balls and wristbands to all the winners. Category winners by grade:...
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“Bad Things Happen in a Philadelphia” – High School Stage Life in the Age of COVID-19
In a world dominated by video conferencing, and where the Great White Way has been shuttered since March, the show must still go on - somewhere. And so it will for the Cheltenham High School players, as they “stage” “Bad Things Happen in a Philadelphia,” a series of one-act comedies including the work Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang and multi-award winning playwright David Ives. The 15 students involved have recorded their parts, which will be stitched together for the world premiere on Vimeo on Saturday, Dec. 19. “We weren’t not going to do a play,” said CHS..
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Sam Sykes Signs National Letter of Intent to Play Football at St. Francis (Pa.)
Sam Sykes, a key member of the Cheltenham Panthers’ 2019 run to the state title game as a running back and linebacker, has signed a national letter of intent (NIL) to continue his playing and academic career at St. Francis (Pa.) University in Loretto, Pa. Sykes is the third Panther in as many years to...
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Virtual Choir Concert - Wednesday, Dec. 16
While the weather outside may be frightful, the sounds of the CHS Choirs are just delightful. “Tune in” Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. for the world premiere of the choir’s virtual winter concert. Concert will be viewable at cheltenham.org/20winterchoirconcert. Review the program at cheltenham.org/20winterchoirconcertprogram....
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CHS Computer Honor Society Hosts “Hack the Ham”
With a theme of improving “students’ and/or teachers’ lives through virtual learning” and 130 participants, the CHS Computer Honor Society hosted “Hack the Ham,” its second hackathon of the year, December 4-6. At this beginner-friendly virtual event...
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Freshman PBL Cohort Fosters Student Voice for Social Change
As calls for social and political change reached a fever-pitch in 2020, the Cheltenham High School freshman project-based learning (PBL) cohort took on the mission of fostering its own sense of political agency. Even though none were of voting age, the students created a sense of ownership by channeling their individual interests and concerns into a professional message for change: The Empathy-Driven Change project. “The campaign is about inspiring students to find ...
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Hybrid/Remote Learning Registration Form - Selections Due by Tuesday, Dec. 8
Please complete this registration form to select the instructional model your child/children will receive upon Cheltenham School District’s planned February 1, 2021, reopening with hybrid and remote learning options. Complete registration form> See the School Reopening Transition presentation to review the options> Complete one form per child. Students who do not ...
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CHS National Honor Society Welcomes Inductees
The Cheltenham High School National Honor Society welcomed 49 sophomores, juniors and seniors to its ranks in November. Students were selected for their high grade point average, outstanding community service, leadership and character. NHS Faculty Council met via Google Meet to review all applications, and inductees were notified of their ...
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Cheltenham Students Stand Out at EASTERN’s Virtual Fall Leadership Conference
CHS seniors Noah Cruz and Kayla Marshall, who attend the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN), stood out at the annual District 2 SkillsUSA Leadership Conference held via video conferencing in November. The conference was designed for members to develop their personal, workplace and technical skills in the areas in which they need the most development. Marshall, who is enrolled in the business and technology professional track, was ...
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Board Holds Leadership Reorganization Meeting
At its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, the CSD Board of School Directors voted unanimously to name Joel Fishbein president and Pamela Henry vice president. Mr. Fishbein succeeds Julie Haywood, who has served as board president since being elected to the position at the 2017 reorganization meeting. Ms. Haywood, a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, has served on the board since 2011. A board member since 2015...
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The Great Turkey Escape
As a PBIS reward, Wyncote first graders in Brigid Ryan’s class engaged in a digital escape room to rescue a slippery turkey from the clutches of an angry farmer. The students answered simple math questions and performed physical activities like running in place and standing in tree pose to advance on their quest to help the turkey. By entering the correct answers, students slowly revealed mystery pixel art of Charlie Brown and a turkey. After uncovering ...
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Glenside Bear “On the Loose”
On Monday, Nov. 30, Sara Ryzner’s fourth graders earned their reward for meeting their PBIS Goals - a virtual challenge to find the escaped Glenside Bear. No one is quite sure how the bear “escaped,” but students were determined to find their mascot. Students scoured a Bear Hunt site and collected clues the bear left behind. When all the clues were uncovered and entered into a Google Form, students were ...
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CHS Student Council in the Giving Mood
Pandemic or not, CHS Student Council continued its partnership with Wyncote’s Calvary Church to create Thanksgiving baskets for local families. Senior charity chair Molly Cohen and junior charity director Joelle Williams raised almost $300 for the baskets by tabling outside of Creekside Market and Tap in Ashbourne Village in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving. Great work, Student Council!...
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Gratitude in Action
Through the efforts of CBK students Nate Batiancila, Alan Fazio, Billy Fishman, Nate Kelly, Finn Kopp and Micah Millis, in collaboration with the Glenside Rotary Club and an overwhelming Cheltenham community response, in-need CSD families will have all the fixings they need for a wonderful Thanksgiving. In October, the boys...
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EP’s Leadership Academy Program Year-in-Review
Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, responsibility and unity, the Elkins Park School’s Leadership Academy Program is an after-school program for boys of color which aims to eliminate the achievement gap. Group sponsors Tai Crutchfield, Quyntyn Gaston and Cyd Smith subscribe to the Frederick Douglass quote, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”...
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CBK’s CultureCrew Playing a Part in Selecting Work for IPAY’s Showcase in Place
After a successful launch in the 2019-20 school year, CBK’s CultureCrew continued this summer with a focus on curating entries to the International Performing Arts for Youth’s (IPAY) virtual conference Showcase in Place (SiP). A virtual gathering space where international youth performing artists connect to develop new ways to produce, present and create performances in the rapidly changing industry, SiP gives students a voice in selecting performance art that speaks to them, which they believe is worthy of...
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Board Votes for February 1 Move to Hybrid Educational Model
At Monday evening’s special meeting, the CSD Board of School Directors voted to begin the phased-in implementation of a hybrid educational model on Monday, Feb. 1. A vote on the winter health and safety plan was tabled until the special board meeting on Monday, Nov. 23. As a result, administration will reevaluate and adjust its implementation schedule and provide further information regarding...
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Instant Decision Days
Three private institutions of higher education, Arcadia University, Rider University and Fairleigh Dickenson, participated in the CHS Counseling Department’s Instant Decision Days this week. The three universities made six admission offers to four students, including a clean sweep for Kayla Marshall, who was the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology’s Student of the Month in September....
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PBL12 Explores the “Danger of a Single Story”
This fall, Cheltenham’s PBL12 cohort read the 2013 novel “Americanah” by the best-selling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to explore the concept of “the danger of a single story.” Adichie coined the phrase to describe how the media frequently portrays groups of people as a “single story,” thereby eliminating their individuality and capturing an incomplete picture. After reading the book...
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Senior FH Player Bailey Messa Selected as 2020 Semper Fidelis All-American for Academic and Athletic Excellence
Senior Field Hockey player Bailey Messa has been selected as a 2020 Semper Fidelis All-American for her drive, athletic ability, leadership and commitment to building life skills on and off the field. “Bailey is an incredible young lady,” said her field hockey coach Tabatha Bray Gilbert. “She is dedicated, kind and mature. She is an articulate person who ...
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Instant Decision Days
Eight institutions of higher education participated in CHS Counseling Department’s Instant Decision Day in the past week. Neumann, Lincoln, Delaware State, Cheney, East Stroudsburg, La Salle, Gwynedd Mercy and Kutztown made 36 admission offers to 19 students in that time. ...
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CBK Staff Caravans to Give ROAR Awards
CBK put a bow on its first marking period by recognizing more than 100 students with ROAR Awards for exhibiting the traits of Respect, Responsibility, Outreach, Achievement, and Resiliency - CBK’s core tenets. In an attempt to address some children who may be having a difficult time with virtual schooling, the CBK teaching and administrative team...
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PBL7 Create Six Word Memoirs for Instagram
Cedarbrook’s 118 PBL7 English students created and designed six-word memoir Instagram posts inspired by their lives in 2020, and wrote personal reflections on the significance behind the memoirs. The projects will be featured on Instagram at @TeamSixWords, which launched Wednesday, Nov. 11. The writing process enabled students to explore elements of ...
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CES Fourth Grader Emily Hoffman Advocates for the Limb Different Community on Fox29
Cheltenham Elementary fourth grader Emily Hoffman, who was born without fingers on her right hand because of a condition called symbrachydactyly, and her mother Jocelyn Hoffman appeared on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia on Wednesday to share their concerns about the movie “The Witches.” In the movie, which is based on Roald Dahl’s 1983 children’s dark fantasy novel ...
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MCIU COVID-19 Virtual Information Session for Families
The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit assembled an all-star panel of local health experts to provide the latest information related to COVID-19 for Montgomery County families. Dr. David Rubin and Dr. Susan Coffin from the CHOP PolicyLab, chair of the county commissioners Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, and Ms. Michel Masters, director of communicable diseases for the Montgomery County Office of Public Health, recorded a virtual informational session for parents/guardians of Montgomery County students...
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CBK Students Lead Thanksgiving Food Collection
As a means of showing their gratitude and giving giving back to the community, Cedarbrook Middle School seventh graders Nate Batiancilla, Alan Fazio, Billy Fishman, Nate Kelly, Finn Kopp and Micah Millis created a township-wide network to collect food for the Glenside Rotary’s 17th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive local in-need families. The pandemic has stymied the Rotary’s usual food collection methods. After partnering with...
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Pulitzer Center Highlights PBL 11’s 1619 Project
PulitzerCenter.org has highlighted the work of this past school year’s junior Project Based Learning unit using The New York Times Magazine’s “The 1619 Project” issue as an extension project for teachers across the country to consider using in their classrooms. Using a Teaching Tolerance Educator Grant, teachers Mark Hoff, Karen Shaffran, and Avril Somerville guided the students through the creation of ...
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CBK, WES Earn Grant to Advance PBIS Programs
Cedarbrook Middle School (CBK) and Wyncote Elementary School (WES) have been awarded an $8,000 grant for this school year to implement advanced tiers of their Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). An evidence-based, three-tiered framework for improving and integrating data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes...
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CBK Spanish Students “Meet” with Spanish Zoom Pals
In the videoconferencing age of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pen Pals have evolved into Zoom Pals. More than a dozen of Abby Fishman’s CBK Spanish students “met” this week with English-language learning middle schoolers from La Encarnación, a small Catholic school in Sueca, Spain, a rice processing town just 25 miles south of Valencia city. The students have been sharing discussion videos back and forth across the Atlantic via...
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CBK Students Participate in NFL’s Character Playbook Webinar
About 60 Cedarbrook students recently participated in a National Football League (NFL) Character Playbook webinar, hearing from former Eagles’ two-time Pro Bowl linebacker William Thomas about the importance of character development, especially as the students mature...
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Glenside Elementary Adopts Talk-Listen-Act Plan to Combat Racism
Taking a cue from the recently released video dedicated to the late Civil Rights activist Rep. John Lewis by PBS kids show “Arthur,” Glenside Elementary rolled out a school-wide plan to combat racism called “Talk-Listen-Act” during its October 21 virtual Rainbow of Friends/Unity Day assembly. In the video, titled “Arthur on Racism: Talk, Listen, and Act,” which was viewed during the assembly, lead character Arthur and his friend Buster discuss their dismay over a video they saw online which depicted someone from their neighborhood experiencing an act of racism. Arthur recalls a ...
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Glenside Elementary Celebrates Unity Day
Glenside Elementary partnered with the PACER National Bullying Prevention Center to celebrate its annual Unity Day - a national effort aiming to educate, inspire, and involve students in the prevention of bullying at home and in school - over two days this week. Students most often report being bullied as a result of their race/ethnicity, physical appearance, sexual orientation, disability and religion. With a focus on race/ethnicity, participants ...
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CSD Collaborating with Keneseth Israel, Community Members on Glenside Rotary Thanksgiving Food Drive
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, food collection efforts for local in-need families have kicked into high gear. For its 17th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, the Glenside Rotary has partnered with CSD, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel and community members to collect enough food to distribute more than 100 turkeys and baskets. With the economic instability COVID-19 has brought to the country, and specifically to Cheltenham...
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Wyncote Families Take a Virtual “Walk against Hate”
During the week of October 12-18, Wyncote Elementary families participated in the Anti-Defamation League’s inaugural virtual “Walk Against Hate” to speak up, share facts and show strength in taking a stand against hate. This year marks the 10th. Because of the pandemic, this year's “Walk Against Hate” looked different from past walks, and inspired participants to be creative in how they “walk.” Participating alongside thousands of families from across the country, Wyncote families...
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Panther Senior Gridders Participate in “Combine” Showcase
This past weekend, more than a dozen senior Panther football players participated in the Beyond the Field Senior Showcase, a combine of sorts for football players unable to play this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, at Black Hawk Field just off the Temple University campus. Panthers and student-athletes from Philadelphia Public League teams, Harry S. Truman, Academy Park, Chester, Chichester, Interboro, Norristown, Penn Wood, Reading and...
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EP Music Teacher John Moran Releases Debut EP, “Seeker Insensitive”
Longtime Elkins Park Music Teacher John Moran is excited to announce the October 21 release of the debut EP from the John Moran Band, called “Seeker Insensitive.” The five-song release from Rose Road Studios is available on Spotify and other streaming services and online. Moran has been teaching music in Cheltenham since 1997, and has created the fifth and sixth-grade EP Thunder bucket drum and EP African Dance and Drum ensembles. A singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Moran has been all about the...
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Glenside Students Draw Sugar Skulls as Part of Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Glenside kindergartners and first graders learned about Mexico during synchronous library class throughout Hispanic Heritage Month. As part of GE Librarian Christine Williames’ month-long curriculum, students read “The Best Mariachi” by J.D. Smith; “Papa Gave Me a Stick” by Janice Levy, “Marco’s Cinco De Mayo” by Lisa Bullard; “Axolotl” by Dawn Oldfield; or “Day of the Dead” by Tony Johnston during asynchronous time. Students inspired by...
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Cheltenham Joins with Eight Other Regional Public Schools for Fall Alternate Athletic Season
Cheltenham High School will join with eight other regional public school districts which also opted out of athletic competition this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic in a scheduling agreement to offer all of their student-athletes an alternate season beginning tentatively in March 2021. “I am thankful that we are able to offer this opportunity to our student-athletes,” said Cheltenham Athletic Director Suni K. Blackwell. “Something like this has never...
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CHS Alumna Nisaa DuFour ’19 Working to Fight Extreme Poverty
DuFour has been interested in social justice issues for as long as she can remember, and taking sociology with Ms. Jessica Louie her junior year at CHS opened her eyes to such issues in depth. The Borgen Project is a national organization which fights extreme poverty and seeks to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. A great match, indeed. As a sophomore at Rutgers with a double major in criminal justice and sociology, DuFour landed the competitive...
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Alumnus Arthur Haywood ’08 Unveils Harry Potter-Themed Mural for Elkins Park School Library
Up and coming visual artist Arthur Haywood, who graduated from CHS in 2008 and the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2012 with a degree in illustration, unveiled his 4x4-foot Harry Potter-themed oil mural “Sky High” Wednesday at Elkins Park School. The unveiling featured Haywood’s family, former teachers, district administrators and members of the Cheltenham School District Foundation, which hosted the event, and a short...
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Six Seniors Earn Recognition through Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
Congratulations to CHS seniors Damian Antoan, Molly Cohen, James Griffen, Eli Kofman, Alejandro Plata, and Benjamin Soboloff for earning recognition for their scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) they took as juniors. Antoan, Cohen, Griffen, Kofman and Alejandro Plata earned “Commended Scholars” status from the National Merit Scholarship program, while Soboloff received “Scholar” recognition from the College Board National Recognition programs. ...
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CHS Senior Named EASTERN’s Student of the Month for September
A student in the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology’s (EASTERN) Business and Technology Professional program, CHS senior Kayla Marshall has been recognized as the September 2020 Student of the Month. Given 10 times throughout the school year, EASTERN’s student of the month award highlights student excellence, success and service. EASTERN’s faculty, Joint Operating Committee and the Willow Grove Rotary Club sponsor the award. At Cheltenham, Marshall,...
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CBK Digital Media Students Create Virtual Work Spaces
Cedarbrook students in Alissa Levinson’s Digital Media class used Google Slides to create virtual work spaces. To customize their personal spaces, students included posters of their favorite games, anime, and causes, photos of sports stars and friends and family, and live and inanimate objects like books, instruments and pets to illustrate...
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Two CHS Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists
Cheltenham High School seniors Rachel Hanes and Matthew Nolen have been named semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship program competition. The duo will compete with approximately 16,000 other high school seniors for some 7,600 National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million. With a steady schedule of advanced placement and honors classes, Hanes has earned...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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High School Fall Athletics Receives Go-Ahead for Workouts
At the Tuesday, September 8 legislative board meeting, CSD Superintendent Dr. Wagner Marseille announced the reactivation of voluntary workouts for high school fall sport teams under the guidance of the school district’s board-approved health and safety plan. Citing the district’s inability to mitigate the exposure and transmission of COVID-19 during interscholastic competition, Dr. Marseille suspended all ...
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Lady Panthers Hoops Squad Launches Virtual 5K
After plans for an Elkins Park-based 5K this fall to support the CHS girls basketball team and American Cancer Society were shelved because COVID-19, Lady Panther Coach Bo Bowman remained steadfast in wanting the event to move forward, and shifted gears. “With the state of the world right now, we thought it was important to go forward with this event but on a virtual platform and help more causes,” Bowman said. “We want to show the love and support the...
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Energy Drinks, SSRIs and Fruit Flies
Senior Xose Venus Agbadan conducted experiments with fruit flies as a participant in the winter/spring session of the Fox Chase Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP) initiative at Temple University. TRIP is a free, rigorous, lab-based course for high school students motivated to explore their interests in science and medicine. The program aims to foster ...
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Rising Senior Featured in “Reinvented Magazine” Spotlight
Rising senior Lisa Lam, a member of Reinvented Magazine’s creative team, was the subject of a team spotlight this summer. Reinvented Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aspires to break barriers and aid the movement to get more girls involved in STEM by creating the nation's first print magazine for women in STEM. In the spotlight, Lam references her passion for coding and cybersecurity, which started through...
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Alyssa Michel ’20 Creates Community Food Network in Quest to Earn Girl Scouts’ Gold Award
Alyssa MIchel ’20 has established the community food network A Second Hand to minimize food waste and promote sustainability and food security as she aims for the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest award, which is given for making a lasting community impact. A Second Hand encourages...
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Glenside Resident, Education Law Attorney/Advocate Jennifer Lowman Fills Vacant Seat on CSD Board of School Directors
A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law, Ms. Lowman worked for a dozen years at Philadelphia’s Education Law Center as director of client services / training and senior staff attorney. In those positions, Ms. Lowman advised and trained families and advocates on the implementation of the rights of public school students in the areas of school enrollment, discipline, special education and other areas.
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In Remembrance: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia Congressman John Lewis passed away Friday, July 17 after a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Lewis was a central figure in the key civil rights battles of the 1960s, including the Freedom Rides and the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.
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Class of 2020 Grads Earn Honorable Mention in New York Times’ Student Editorial Contest
Recent Cheltenham High School (CHS) graduates Maggie Morrison and Oren Schwartz earned an honorable mention in the New York Times’ 7th annual Student Editorial Contest with their co-written essay “The College Board Board Game: Monopoly.” Because editorial writing at newspapers is a collaborative process, students were encouraged to collaborate.