Two of Parkland High School’s juniors, Taylor Krause and Kelly Robertson were named All-Americans by PrepVolleyball .com. There are 36 juniors to receive this honor and a total of 150 athletes across all grades in the country. Pennsylvania had a total of 4 receive this honor and we at Parkland are fortunate to have two members of our team recognized! The coach of the Girls Vollyball team is Mike Krause.
Springhouse Middle School Awarded 2011 Arts Grant
In August 2011, Springhouse Middle School was awarded a $2,000 Arts Grant from Target to create murals. Pictured is a mural of the Springhouse Middle School timber wolf mascot and the artist, Emanuil Gavrilesku. The mural is located near the main office.
Parkland Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
On February 1, 2012, 11 Parkland Athletes signed letters of intent.
- Rob Dvoracek, Temple University, full athletic scholarship for football
- Christine Hollan, Bloomsburg University, partial athletic scholarship for soccer
- Matthew Hurd, Bloomsburg University, partial athletic scholarship for baseball
- Matt Laub, Lehigh University, partial athletic scholarship for football
- Erica Reifinger, James Madison University, partial athletic scholarship for swimming
- Nicholas Robasco, New Jersey Institute of Technology, partial athletic scholarship for baseball
- Brittney Schlechter, Kutztown University, partial athletic scholarship for field hockey
- Andrew Seip, Mars Hill College, partial athletic scholarship for lacrosse
- Lauren Siebert, Canisius College, full athletic scholarship for volleyball
- Emily Stang, West Chester University, partial athletic scholarship for swimming
- Kelley Stump, Northwestern University, full athletic scholarship for field hockey
Amazon Challenge Grant
Vickie Mortimer, General Manager of Amazon, presented Fogelsville Elementary with a $2,500 check that can be used for educational materials on February 3. As a challenge, Ms. Mortimer announced at the event that if the students read 189,000 minutes during the PTO-sponsored read-a-thon over the next 28 days, the school will receive an additional $2,500 from Amazon!
PHS English Teacher Becomes a National Writing Project Fellow
Rachel Livesey, a PHS English teacher, became a National Writing Project Fellow. She was inspired after her fellow colleague, Lori Peters, became a National Writing Project Fellow in January 2011. The National Writing Project Fellow has had a great impact on how she teaches writing and she feels her students’ work has reflected significant growth. For more information visit:http://www2.lv.psu.edu/ce/lvwp
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