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PHS Spanish Students Plae in National Spanish Examination

The following students placed in the National Spanish Examination. It is an online, standardized assessment tool used to measure proficiency and achievement:

LEVEL 5
Gold:
William Hess
Leyla Terreros

Silver:
Anna Berger
Sachin Gandhi
Carly Trachtman
Joy Wang

Bronze:
Nicole Dolack
Matthew Stein
Rachel Wehr
LEVEL 4
Silver:
Ruben Rumbolo
Donovan Snyder

Bronze:
Danielle Berman
Saleha Rana

OMS Jazz Band Competes in Easton

Congratulations to the Orefield Middle School (OMS) Jazz Band! They competed at the Easton Jazz Festival and won 1 Superior and 1 Excellent rating, Best Rhythm Section award and the Best Soloist Award went to Aleksander Gulkewicz for his trumpet solo in “Boogie Lou”.  The students also competed in the Freedom Jazz Festival, where they received Outstanding Rating, and Best Saxophone Section Award.  The Best Trumpet Soloist Award went to Kelly Micca for her trumpet solo in “Children of Sanchez” and Best Trombone Soloist Award went to Andrew Collier for his trombone solo in “Boogie Lou”.  Jude Sandt is the OMS band director.

Fifth Grade Students Published in 2012 Young American Poetry Digest

The following fifth grade students from Parkway Manor won the 2012 Young American Poetry Digest Contest for their submissions of Haiku poetry.  Their poems will be printed in the collection which will be released in the fall.

  • Austin Gardner
  • Athina Jaffer
  • Yaritza Almonte
  • Natasha Khela
  • Lilly May
  • Jennifer Clifton
  • George Jenkins
  • Keara Healy
  • Pascale El-Kik

Pasta for Pennies

Wendy Albertson’s homeroom at Springhouse Middle School raised $410 toward the Springhouse Middle School total of $3,000 and won a pasta lunch for raising the most classroom funds in their school.  The money will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

PHS Swimmer wins PIAA Silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megan Polaha, a student at PHS, won the PIAA silver 100 fly.  Rob Robitaille is the Head Coach.

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