2021-2022 and 2022-2023 APPROVED Academic Calendars

At its Tuesday, Dec. 8 Legislative board meeting, the Cheltenham School District Board of School Directors adopted the following schedules for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years....

Tracey Oliver-Davis Receives Distinguished Service Award

Cedarbrook Middle School science teacher Tracey Oliver-Davis was honored recently with a Distinguished Service Award at the 15th annual National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) of Southern Pennsylvania's Greek Gala honoring pandemic heroes.

UPG's "Many Hands Make Light Work" Community Clean Up and Block Party

Join the United Parents group for a day of community building on Saturday, May 21.

CBK Boys Take PIAA Middle School 4x100M at Penn Relays

Congratulations to Cedarbrook eighth graders Terron Farmer, Davon Gavin, Julian Dean, Tamir Erwin-Murray for winning the PIAA Middle School Boys 4x100 at the Penn Relays on Friday, April 29.

CBK Scientists Place at MontCo Science Competition, Two Qualify for Delaware Valley Science Fair

CBK scientists earned a handful of top finishes and prizes at the recent Montgomery County Science Research Competition (MCSRC).

Budding CBK Scientists Earn Top Finishes at PJAS Competition

Eleven Cedarbrook students recently exhibited projects they’ve been working on for months at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) competition. Presenting their projects verbally to judges and an audience of peers, five CBK students earned first place awards and four CBK students earned second place awards competing against a rubric.

CBK Students Show Well at Science Olympiad

After seven months of preparation, nine Cedarbrook students participated in five Science Olympiad events in March and won second place medals in three events.

Cedarbrook Students Participate in Day of Silence in Support of LGBTQ+ Youth

Cedarbrook Middle School students are sounding off by being silent for the day in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. Over 150 students - members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies - registered to participate in the school’s student-led Day of Silence to bring awareness to bullying and discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community.

Cedarbrook’s Beth Kenna Wins 2022 DuPont Excellence in Teaching Award

Cedarbrook Challenge Teacher Beth Kenna has been recognized with the 2022 DuPont Excellence in Teaching Award through her years-long involvement with the Delaware Valley Science Fair, and work on behalf of her students.

Cedarbrook Middle School Students Educate Peers on Hate Speech and Rhetoric

Cedarbrook Middle School students educated their peers on hate speech and rhetoric in an hour-long, student-run forum on Thursday March 24. The forum addressed a plethora of topics, including racism, hate against the AAPI community, anti-semitism, hate for identifying within the LGBTQIA+ community, sexism, misogyny, feminism, ableism, and emotional labor.

Fall/Winter Edition of “The Pawprint”

The fall / winter edition of CBK's school paper, "The PawPrint" has arrived.

Seventh Graders Working on StoryMaps

CBK seventh graders have been engaged in creating StoryMap websites, a project which targets research, media literacy, questioning, geography, and writing skills.

CBK Hip Hop Club Draws Inspiration from Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” Poem for Annual Show

Using “The Hill We Climb” as inspiration, the CBK Hip Hop Club and its almost 30 members staged the group’s fourth annual show, “We are the Light” this week for community members and students.

CBK Opens Food Pantry as Part of MLK Day of Service

With one in five children in America experiencing some level of food insecurity, Cedarbrook students want to help end child hunger in their community. CBK’s National Junior Honor Society, Student Council, Black Student Union and Beacon mentorship program have collaborated to open a school-based food pantry, and will be coordinating this community service effort throughout the year.

Hack the Ham ’22

With a theme of “healthy living,” and 85 participants from Cheltenham High School and Cedarbrook Middle School, the CHS Computer Honor Society hosted “Hack the Ham,” its fourth virtual hackathon, this past weekend. At this beginner-friendly virtual event for seventh through 12th graders, participants created apps, games and websites and heard from five alumni and two professionals.

CSD Celebrates School Director Recognition Month

The Cheltenham School District is pleased to honor members of its board of school directors during the Pennsylvania School Board Association’s School Director Recognition Month of January.

CBK STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO UPPER DUBLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT’S HURRICANE IDA RECOVERY

Cedarbrook students collected nearly $400 to contribute to the Upper Dublin Education Foundation to help teachers get their classrooms back up and running following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ida this past summer.

Timothy Holman Named Director of Facilities and Maintenance at the Cheltenham School District

Timothy Holman has been appointed the Cheltenham School District Director of Facilities and Maintenance. Holman most recently served in the same capacity at the Pennsbury School District since 2020, and will begin his CSD tenure on Monday, Nov. 8. The board of school directors approved the appointment at its Tuesday, Oct. 12 legislative meeting.

CBK Student Wins Monologue Contest at Philadelphia Young Playwrights Annual Festival

edarbrook student Ingrid Kary won the middle school monologue contest at the recent Philadelphia Young Playwrights (PYP) annual playwriting and monologue festival with her work “The Observations of Incognito 111288,” a fresh twist on the classic ‘alien on Earth’ trope, which includes Tiktok, Marco Polo and galactic pig meat.

CBK Hosts Frosty Fall PBIS Kickoff

Thursday and Friday, CBK marked its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) kickoff event and celebrated students completing the first month of school while observing CBK’s R.O.A.R. (Respect, Responsibility, Outreach, Achievement, Resiliency) motto.

CHS Alumnus Dr. Brian W. Scriven ’83 Tapped as Cheltenham School District Superintendent

Following a national search, Dr. Brian W. Scriven, a 1983 graduate of Cheltenham High School with nearly two decades of experience as an educational administrator, has been selected as the superintendent of the Cheltenham School District. Board president Pamela Henry announced the board will vote on the appointment prior to next Tuesday’s educational affairs committee meeting. Dr. Scriven’s first day on the job is slated for Monday, Nov. 1.

Jessica Keene Named Cheltenham School District’s Director of Student Services

After more than 10 years assisting at-risk children in a variety of settings, Jessica Keene has been named the director of student services at the Cheltenham School District. Keene assumes the role from the recently retired Dr. Cheryl Horsey, who served CSD in a number of positions for more than two decades. In her new role, Keene will oversee the ...

Cedarbrook Middle School Student Orientation

New CSD Cedarbrook Middle School Principal Craig Metcalfe and his team hosted student orientation Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 11 and 12. Click through to review the slide deck>>>

CHS Alumnus Metcalfe Takes the Principal Reins at Cedarbrook Middle School

With nearly 15 years as an building administrator and teacher in the Cheltenham School District, 1995 Cheltenham High School graduate Craig Metcalfe has been named principal at Cedarbrook Middle School. Most recently, Metcalfe served as the vice principal at his alma mater for the past four years.

Cheltenham School District, Township Police Agree to Revised Memorandum of Understanding to Guide Relationship Moving Forward

After months of negotiations, the Cheltenham School District and Cheltenham Township Police Department have agreed to major revisions of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two institutions. The school district board of school directors considered its own goals, input from local advocacy groups and public comment from recent legislative board meetings in its approach to reworking of the document. The final, approved MOU aims to foster a relationship of cooperation and mutual support and to maintain a safe school environment.

Juneteenth 2021

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, Juneteenth has experienced renewed interest as a day to celebrate freedom...

Virtual Summer Registration for 2021-22 School Year

Registration for the 2021-22 school year will take place virtually Mondays through Thursdays, June 21 until August 26 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Registration is for Cheltenham Township residents only. To register an incoming student, please visit...