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Dear Community,
As I hope most of you know, students from North Penn High School's (NPHS) Technology and Engineering Department traveled to London during the month of March for an International Science Conference at St. Paul's School in London.
The trip came as a result of a prestigious invitation that department chair Mr. Mike Boyer received in the fall following a visit from Dr. James Perkins, a physics teacher and head of science research at St. Paul's School, one of the leading independent schools in the United Kingdom. Perkins visited NPHS in early November. During his stay, he was able to see the NPHS nanotechnology research students in action. Perkins asked a lot of questions and received many takeaways to go back and share these best practices in London.
At the conclusion of Perkins' visit, he invited Mr. Boyer's students from the Engineering and Design Development (EDD) course to present their nanotechnology and engineering research at an International Science Conference at St. Paul's School in London in March. Eight students from the course along with Boyer and newly hired engineering teacher Mrs. Julia Young attended, making North Penn the first high school to represent the US at this international conference and giving NPHS students the opportunity to present their research alongside students from across the globe.
NPHS won the best overall presentation as voted by their peers at the conference via online voting. The students and teachers had a blast, learned a lot and made lifelong connections and memories at the International Science Conference at St. Paul's School in London.
I'd like to extend my appreciation to North Penn students, staff, families and the community for supporting the NPHS Engineering program through many fundraising efforts on behalf of this trip. A special thanks also goes out to the North Penn School District Educational Foundation who donated $1,000 to each student for a total of $8,000 towards this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Without the help of our generous community and partner organizations, this trip would not have been possible.
Congratulations to the students and staff of the NPHS Technology Education and Engineering Department. Thank you for continuing the legacy of greatness and innovation that is the North Penn School District. To see more photos from the trip,
click here.
Sincerely,
Curtis R. Dietrich, Ed.D.
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The NPSD Educational Foundation is thrilled to announce that our schools and buildings raised a total of nearly $6,000 through this year's 3rd Annual Foundation February!
The NPSD Educational Foundation would like to thank the 13 schools and buidlings who participated including the Education Services Center, Gwyn-Nor, Hatfield, Inglewood, Knapp, Kulp, Nash, North Wales, Oak Park, Penndale, Pennbrook, Walton Farm and York Ave.
Some of the exciting events held at our schools included Twisted Day, Character Day, Patriotic Day, school-wide coin wars and more.
Not only does Foundation February help raise funds for innovative programs in NPSD schools, but it raises awareness of this wonderful organization. Since 1988, the NPSD Educational Foundation has provided nearly $1 million in funding for programs in NPSD schools. This school year alone, the Foundation is distributing nearly $50,000 throughout the school district at every level.
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Families are reminded that the snow day taken on Thursday, February 9 will be made up on Wednesday, April 12 and the snow day taken on Tuesday, March 14 will be made up on Thursday, April 13. This is in accordance with the revised 2016-2017 school calendar that was approved on February 16 and communicated to families on February 17. Any additional snow days will be made up in this order: June 9, May 16 and April 17. Click here to view the complete calendar.
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At Nash, Kindness Rocks!
General Nash Elementary School has adopted the theme "Kindness Rocks" for the 2016-2017 school year and have participated in several fun activities at school revolving around this motto. For the month of February, students at Nash extended their kindness outside of the school building and made cards for local first-responders. The students used their creativity to make Valentine's Day and Thank You cards for the Towamencin Fire Company, the Towamencin Police Department and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale. Great job Nash!
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Community Conversations with Dr. Dietrich
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The NPSD is excited to once again offer its families and community members the opportunity to speak one-on-one with Superintendent Dr. Curtis Dietrich. Community Conversations, a series of informal meetings with the district's superintendent, gives attendees the opportunity to talk freely about the important issues involving NPSD schools.
The next session is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Lansdale Public Library, located at 301 Vine Street in Lansdale.
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In August 2016, the NPSD School Nutrition Services Department changed its online cafeteria payment system to a portal called SchoolCafé. SchoolCafé allows parents the ability to make payments and view their balance at any time. New users can register their students on the new payment system using their student's name and ID number.
SchoolCafé allows parents to:
- View student cafeteria account balance(s) and purchases.
- Receive low balance email notification messages.
- Monitor student purchases.
- Utilize a convenient mobile app for parents on the go
- Make secure online payments anytime, anywhere (for a small convenience fee).
- Set up hassle-free automatic payments for each student.
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2017 Summer Camps for Kids
Now Open for Registration!
It may be cold outside but summer will be here before you know it! Keep your kids busy this summer with NPSD's Community Education Summer Camp Programs. From cooking classes and sports camps to science labs and Lego robotics, there's something for everyone this summer!
To register in person, please visit the Community Education Department Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm at the Educational Services Center, located at 401 E. Hancock St. in Lansdale.
For more information, please call the Community Education office at 215-853-1028 or 215-853-1029.
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February NPSD Board of School Directors Meetings
To view agenda attachments and minutes from past meetings, please click here.
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The school store is now online!
Stock up on all your NPHS apparel by ordering online. To visit the School Store's website, please click
here.
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In an effort to improve communications, the district has created "Say What" to provide people with a place to get answers to questions and to address rumors and inaccurate information that sometimes circulates throughout the community.
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Kindergarten Registration: March 22 - April 4
NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT!
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Centralized Kindergarten Registration for students entering Kindergarten in September 2017 will be held March 22 through April 4 and slots are filling up fast! Now is the time to book your appointment. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2017. NPSD school policy does not allow exceptions to this date.
The following MUST be brought to your appointment or you will need to reschedule, no exceptions:
- Your child
- Completed registration packet
- Proof of child's age
- Proof of residency
- Child's immunization records
- Additional forms may be required depending on your individual situation, please see link below for details
If you have any questions, please contact the district registrar's office at 215-853-1086 or [email protected].
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NPHS English Department Hosts 5th Annual Lit-Fest
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The NPHS English Department proudly hosted the fifth annual Lit-Fest to be held on Tuesday, February 14 in the NPHS Auditorium from 12:48 p.m. to 2:12 p.m.
Lit-Fest, an event which is made possible in part by a grant from the North Penn Educational Foundation, is a celebration of literature highlighting honors students' appreciation and understanding of the scope of American Literature covered in the junior year curriculum.
Lit-Fest has several components including a dramatic reading contest, artwork presentations and a knowledge bowl. Students signed up individually to read selections of literature to the audience as part of the reading contest. The honors teachers kicked off Lit-Fest by delivering their own selected passage from an American author. Students also signed up individually to create artistically inspired book covers or visual renderings for any of the works in the curriculum. Finally, each section of the honors classes competed as a team to answer questions in the Knowledge Bowl in hopes to be crowned Lit-Fest Champions for 2017.
Congratulations to Mr. Manero and Mrs. Weizer's classes for tying as the 2017 Lit-Fest Champions!
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PA Senator Bob Mensch Visits North Penn High School Technology and Engineering Department
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The NPHS Technology and Engineering Department excitedly welcomed Pennsylvania Senator Bob Mensch to visit Mr. Mike Boyer's Engineering Design and Development (EDD) classes to observe open labs and research on Wednesday, February 15 at 9:45 a.m. in H-Pod at NPHS.
Senator Mensch's visit came as a result of a prestigious invitation that the engineering students received in the fall following a visit from Dr. James Perkins, a physics teacher and head of science research at St. Paul's School, one of the leading independent schools in the United Kingdom. Perkins visited NPHS in early November.
At the conclusion of Perkins' visit, he invited Mr. Boyer's students from the EDD course to present their nanotechnology and engineering research at an International Science Conference at St. Paul's School in London this March.
When Senator Mensch caught wind of the honor, he decided to plan a trip out to NPHS to visit these remarkable students and their impressive lab.
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NPHS Welcomes Back '98 Alum Yolanda Wisher, Philadelphia Poet Laureate
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The North Penn School District proudly welcomed Yolanda Wisher as the third guest in a Speakers Series Entitled "Celebrate the Arts," funded by a grant from the North Penn School District Educational Foundation on Thursday, February 16 at North Penn High School.
Yolanda Wisher, NPHS Class of '98 alum, is a poet with a long history of publication and community activism. In February of 2016 Yolanda was named Philadelphia's third Poet Laureate for the 2016-2017 term. Her appointment to this prestigious position was announced by Philadelphia Mayor Kenney. Yolanda's duties included readings, community service projects and mentoring other poets.
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NPHS Engineering Academy Participates in Philly Materials Day
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 North Penn High School Engineering Academy students participated in Drexel University's 7th annual Philly Materials Day on Saturday, February 4.
What are smart materials and how do we make them smarter? How do engineers make things stronger, lighter and faster? Welcome to the world of Materials Science and Engineering!
Drexel University's Philly Materials Day is a day where Drexel, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania, the Singh Center for Nanotechnology and the Franklin Institute open the doors of the Bossone Research Enterprise Center in Philadelphia to the public for visitors to experience exciting hands on demonstrations and Materials Science activities designed for all ages.
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Pennbrook Students Read to Meet Their Hero
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Thirty lucky students from Pennbrook Middle School traveled to the Philadelphia Flyers' practice area in Voorhees, NJ on February 8 as part of Pennbrook's sixth annual "What Should Matt Read?" competition.
For years, Pennbrook Middle School Librarian Shari Cassel has worked diligently to create innovative programs that encourage her students to read. One of the more effective programs owes its success to Philadelphia Flyer Matt Read. Now in its sixth season, the "What Should Matt Read?" initiative challenges students to read as many books as possible and write reports on those they believe Matt Read might enjoy.
All of this reading happens because each student is hoping to be one of thirty lucky winners selected at random to take the "Fabulous Flyers Field Trip" in February. These students take a break from their school day to watch the Flyers practice at their facility in Voorhees, NJ. When practice is over, Matt Read spends time with the students signing autographs, answering questions and posing for pictures.
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Knapp Elementary Starts With Hello
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During the week of February 6 through 10, hundreds of schools and youth organizations across the nation participated in Start With Hello Week, which brings attention to the growing epidemic of social isolation while empowering young people to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness.
The staff at Knapp Elementary kicked off Start With Hello Week by proudly sporting matching T-Shirts and showing a short video describing the campaign and why it is so important to include others.
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NPHS Students Earn Outstanding Scores at MCATFL James J. Doyle Oral Proficiency Contest
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The North Penn School District is proud to recognize six students from North Penn High School for their outstanding achievement in the Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (MCATFL) James J. Doyle Oral Proficiency Contest held on Tuesday, February 28 at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School.
This annual contest provides a forum for students to measure their oral skills in a foreign language against students from other schools in the county. Individual interviews are conducted by foreign language professionals to determine which students are most proficient in the second language.
The contest is open to students from MCATFL member schools. Students must have learned their foreign language in a classroom in the United States. Students who speak the language as their primary tongue at home or who have spent more than six consecutive weeks in a country where the language is spoken are not eligible to compete.
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NPSD Middle School Students Perform Well at Valley Forge Regional MathCounts Competition
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Twenty-four students from Penndale, Pennbrook and Pennfield Middle Schools competed at the Valley Forge Regional MathCounts competition held at North Penn High School on February 18.
More than 130 students from 19 schools in the Montgomery County area participated in the competition. All three North Penn School District (NPSD) middle schools placed in the team competition with Penndale finishing in 3rd place, Pennfield earning 9th place and Pennbrook claiming 12th place.
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Penndale Physical Science Students Hit the Slopes for Physics Tubing Day
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The ninth grade Physical Science Department at Penndale Middle School had an exciting and educational week hosting Physics Tubing Days at Bear Creek Mountain for the entire ninth grade class at Penndale on February 13, 14 and 15 from 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Penndale Physical Science teachers Matt Wendell, Kari Anderson, Jenna Hoffman, Pat Palus and Jen Stoni traveled to Bear Creek Ski Resort with each of their Physical Science classes for a "Physics Day," reaching the entire ninth grade class at Penndale.
During their trip, students had the opportunity to review several topics taught in Physical Science in a fun, real life setting. Classes studied at speed, acceleration and deceleration, kinetic and potential energy, frictional forces, inertia, power and work while using radar guns and timers to gather data along with heavy duty spring scales for friction.
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Nash Elementary Hosts Foundation February Finale
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To wrap up Foundation February, General Nash Elementary School held a grand finale assembly program on Tuesday, February 28.
Nash held a month-long coin war in support of Foundation February in which students would dump their coins in bins which represented different teachers throughout the building. The top three teachers with the most money in their bins claimed their prize at Nash's assembly program!
With the help of students from Nash, teachers were duct taped to the wall in the gym, sprayed with silly string, pied in the face and much more!
The NPSD Educational Foundation thanks the staff, students and families at Nash for their continued support and enthusiasm during another year of Foundation February!
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February North Penn News Update
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North Penn Television (NPTV) students produce updates on what was happening around the NPSD during the month of February.
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NPHS Colors of Pride Celebration
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Foundation Limo Lunch with your Principal
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Knight of the Arts 2017 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Gala
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