21 students in North Penn bands successfully auditioned for the 2022 PMEA District 11 band, inviting students from Bucks and Montgomery counties. Additionally, 16 students were invited to play in the 2022 Region VI band, inviting students from Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Philadelphia, and Delaware counties. These two honor bands require students to audition and play at an exceptional level to be accepted.

Kindergarten registration for the 2022-2023 school year opens February 1, 2022. Families can register their children online until April 1, 2022. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022 to enter kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year.

The North Penn School Board has approved a design contract to begin work on the in-house health clinic. The clinic is intended for North Penn School District employees and their family members. It is estimated to cost $800,000 for construction, $400,000 of which is expected to be returned by grants and another $300,000 potentially covered by the district health care fund. The clinic is intended to reduce health care costs for the district, while also providing a local, convenient option for employees and their families to receive health services. The clinic will be located next to Penndale Middle School (Correction: a previous email incorrectly stated this clinic would be located on the former WNPV radio property). The clinic will be run by Everside Health and staffed by two full- time employees.

Students from the Special Olympics Club and North Penn High School took a polar plunge at Citizens Bank Park to raise money for Special Olympics and Unified Sports. The club raised nearly $9000 dollars by taking the cold jump into the pool.

For the seventh year in a row, North Penn has received the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO). In the 2020-2021 school year, NPSD was one of only 10 districts in Pennsylvania to receive the award. The award is given to districts who demonstrate fiscal best practices and clear communication to the community.

NPHS Student, Yordanos Lemma, has been selected for the 2022 Citizen's University Cohort of the Youth Collaboratory. She, along with 24 students from around the US, will travel to 3 cities across the US and meet with national civic leaders. The Collaboratory finishes with each participant's Power Project, aimed at changing civic culture within local communities.

A team of 9th graders from Pennfield Middle School has been selected as winners of NASA's TechRise challenge. Their experiment will fly onboard a NASA suborbital rocket in 2023. The team is looking to test how gravity affects agricultural growth to sustain human life off of Earth. The team is one of only 57 teams across the country selected for this prize.

North Penn is holdings its annual Black History Month Oratorical Competition, February 24, at North Penn High School from 6-8 PM. Students in grades 3-12 were invited to create video submissions reciting speeches from influential African-American and Black leaders, of which 24 were chosen to compete at the competition live. The event serves as a chance for students to showcase their talents and to celebrate Black history through musical and artistic performances from students and staff. All are invited to this free event at NPHS.

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The North Penn Educational Foundation is seeking items for the annual online auction, held May 4-11, 2022. Your item will support innovative learning experiences for over 13,000 students in the district. All funds raised will go back into the district through grants and supplemental programs. To donate an item for the auction, please visit the link below. As a 501(c)(3), your item is a tax-deductible donation.