Members of Roslyn Elementary School's Student Council serenaded residents of Sunrise of Abington Wednesday afternoon.
Following classes on Wednesday, members of the Roslyn Elementary School Student Council sang Christmas songs to residents of Sunrise of Abington in the lobby. Residents were encouraged to – and did – sing along. Accompanying the students on guitar was first-grade teacher Todd Shuster.
The state Department of Education awarded almost $500,000 in grants to 37 public schools and districts, including Abington.
On Friday, Dec. 14, the same day a gunman perpetrated one of the worst school shootings our nation's history in Newtown, Connecticut, the Pennsylvania Department of Education awarded $479,513 in grants for programs to prevent incidents of violence in our schools. According to The Patriot News, 37 districts and schools across the state received money (out of the 97 that applied for the up to $15,000 grants), including Abington School District. The district reportedly received $15,000. "Ensuring the safety of Pennsylvania’s students is of the utmost importance," Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis wrote in a news release issued on Friday. "Students, parents and teachers expect schools to be a safe environment in which to learn. …
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Abington Junior High School celebrated its holiday book fair last Friday. Students, faculty, and staff participated in the evening at Barnes and Noble in Willow Grove. Students read moving poetry and the Abington Junior High School provided the music. Anyone not able to attend the book fair on Friday may still help the Abington Junior High School by shopping online through Wednesday, Dec. 19. For every eligible item purchased at bn.com, Barnes and Noble will contribute 10 percent of the purchase price to the school. For online orders, visit www.bn.com/bookfairs<http://www.bn.com/bookfairs> and enter the school book fair ID: 10872174
Check out the draft agenda for tonight's school board meeting.
The Abington School Board will meet tonight at 7:30. According to the draft agenda, the school board will hear a presentation from Superintendent Amy Sichel and business administrator Chris Lionetti regarding the 2013-2014 budget process. And, according to the draft agenda, the school board will consider a motion that would allow the Abington YMCA to use Copper Beech Elementary School to operate its summer camp program during weekdays beginning July 1 through mid August. According to the motion, the school district would charge the YMCA $35,500 if all spaces are fully utilized. See the full agenda in the pdf section of this post or online here.
Willow Hill students take part in ‘Movember.’
Many Willow Hill Elementary students looked strange on Wednesday. A couple of the teachers did too. (Maybe the mustache is coming back?) The students and staff took part in “Movember,” a cheeky charity in which people grow mustaches during the month to help raise awareness of men’s health — specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives, according to the website. It’s safe to say that most of the students didn’t shave their faces during November, but their support for Movember wasn’t showing … so they needed a little help from student council. “We were looking to change the face of men’s health for students' male guardians and their parents — we want them to take care of themselves,” teacher Susanne Shorday said. “And the …
The AEF adds two board members.
The Abington Educational Foundation recently elected two members to its board of directors: Douglas Callantine and Byron Goldstein. The Abington Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization comprising community volunteers that develop and provide grants for programs that benefit the students of Abington School District. -- Information courtesy of Abington School District
Abington's Dr. Robert Rosenthal is named School Psychologist of the Year.
Dr. Robert Rosenthal, Acting Supervisor of Pupil Services, has been named School Psychologist of the Year by the Association of School Psychologists in Pennsylvania (ASPP). The Association of School Psychologists in Pennsylvania (ASPP) named Dr. Robert Rosenthal, Abington School District Acting Supervisor of Pupil Services, Psychologist of the Year. This recognition was announced this month at the ASPP Conference in State College, Pa. The organization will also feature Rosenthal in the winter issue of its publication "InSight." Rosenthal is beginning his 15th year in Abington School District, 13 of those years as a school psychologist at Copper Beech and Overlook elementary schools. Rosenthal was a member of the Overlook Elementary …
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The Abington School Board will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the administration building. Note, the meetings are usually held on Tuesdays. To take a look at the meeting's draft agenda, click the pdf section, which is down and to the right.
12:53 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
There aren't any warnings to Abington SD about PSSA scores. Nothing to see here, move along. more ›
Abington wins its sixth '100 Best Communities for Young People' award; it's the only community in Pennsylvania to land the award six times.
The America’s Promise Alliance, once again, named Abington as one of the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People” at a webcast just before 12:30 p.m. this afternoon. This is the sixth time that Abington has won the award. This year’s announcement was more subdued than last year’s. See last coverage from last year’s event here. There were no students in the board room in the administration building, rather several members of the school district’s administration were on hand to hear the announcement. Abington School District spokesman Byron Goldstein, who submitted the community's long application, said the school district offered to Skype into the event, but the America’s Promise Alliance wanted to “spread it around.” Also, this …
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Denise Mendez, coordinator of mathematics and elementary science, presented the 2012 Mathematics Awards winners at a recent school board meeting. Mendez said that during the 2011-12 school year, Abington elementary, junior and senior high school students participated and excelled in a variety of county, state, national and international mathematics competitions. At the elementary and junior high school grade levels, Abington students earned awards in several competitions. These included the Atlantic Pacific Mathematics Competition, the Pennsylvania Statistics Poster Competition, the Pennsylvania Mathematics League, the MathFax Contest, the American Mathematics Contest 12 and the International Mathematical Olympiads. In the Pennsylvania …
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8:42 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
We are all so proud of these children! What a great testament to their abilities and to the teachers and parents who support them. Congratulations to everyone! more ›
Mischa Arnosky
7:52 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
I agree Victor. I remember doing this as a junior high school student, and I'm glad the schools have kept it going. more ›