District names new principal for Quakertown Community High School

Posted onAuthorGary Weckselblatt

Beginning July 1, Quakertown Community High School will have a new prin­ci­pal.

The Quakertown Community School Board vot­ed 9–0 Thursday night in sup­port of the administration’s rec­om­men­da­tion to name Mattias van’t Hoenderdaal to the posi­tion pre­vi­ous­ly held by Dr. David Finnerty.

Mr. van’t Hoenderdaal, 35, is cur­rent­ly prin­ci­pal of School … Read more...

Principal Link with Graduates from the Class of 2019

2nd Annual Senior Walk at Palisades!

Posted onAuthorDonna Holmes

We were thrilled to have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to cel­e­brate the grad­u­a­tion of the Class of 2019 with our ele­men­tary stu­dents, staff and teach­ers dur­ing the 2nd Annual Senior Walk.  Our grad­u­at­ing stu­dents par­tic­i­pat­ed in this fun event hon­or­ing and con­grat­u­lat­ing them on their achieve­ment!   It is a real­ly fun for … Read more...

students pose for a photograph after the biotech center graduation ceremony

Central Bucks Students Graduate from Biotech Center Program

Posted onAuthorAngela Linch

Students, sci­en­tists, par­ents, donors, school offi­cials, and oth­er invit­ed guests gath­ered in a con­fer­ence room at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center to hon­or “grad­u­ates” of the part­ner­ship pro­gram between the cen­ter and Central Bucks School District (CBSD). Each of the program’s par­tic­i­pants were induct­ed into the Blumberg Alumni Association.… Read more...

Basketball players participate on the sidelines with cheerleaders behind them at the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament at Maple Point

Middle school tops Philadelphia Coaches vs. Cancer fundraisers

Posted onAuthorNeshaminy School District

In ear­ly June, Maple Point Middle School (Langhorne)  Coaches vs. Cancer fundrais­er vol­un­teers held a recog­ni­tion cer­e­mo­ny. This year the school raised an astound­ing $23,530 for the American Cancer Society, mak­ing Maple Point the #1 fundrais­ing team out of 43 in the entire Philadelphia region for CvC dona­tions. Coach Fred … Read more...

students discuss business ideas

Central Bucks Students Take Part in Annual Business Simulation

Posted onAuthorAngela Linch

During a two‐day event, about 50 advanced place­ment eco­nom­ics and busi­ness stu­dents from all three Central Bucks School District (CBSD) high schools (CB East, CB South, and CB West) gath­er in a con­fer­ence room with more than a dozen men­tors. They man­age a sim­u­lat­ed for‐profit stu­dent com­pa­ny, … Read more...

Group photo of Poquessing Middle School Choir in the Poquessing auditorium

Poquessing Select Choir featured at conferences

Posted onAuthorNeshaminy School District

The Poquessing Middle School (Feasterville) Select Choir and direc­tor Jason Leigh received some excit­ing news in June — their group will be per­form­ing at the American Choir Directors Association Eastern Region Conference in Rochester, NY in March, 2020.  Poquessing was the only mid­dle school cho­sen by audi­tion for this hon­or, … Read more...

The Class of 2032 Receives Free Books at Orientation

Welcome to the Class of 2032‐Thanks to Palisades Community Foundation

Posted onAuthorDonna Holmes

SPECIAL THANKS TO PALISADES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION!

Our incom­ing kinder­garten stu­dents (Class of 2032) received FREE books at the kinder­garten ori­en­ta­tion vis­it in ear­ly June, thanks to a gen­er­ous dona­tion of $1,000 from the Palisades Community Foundation!  Bags for the books to be dis­trib­uted in were gra­cious­ly print­ed and donat­ed … Read more...

NOVA Upstander Students Dancing

NOVA Encourage Upstanders Recognition Night

Posted onAuthorKallie Cooper

On Thursday, May 30, 2019, the Pennridge High School stu­dents who par­tic­i­pat­ed in the NOVA Encourage Upstanders Program were hon­ored for their ded­i­ca­tion, com­mit­ment to com­mu­ni­ty, and work as NOVA’s encour­age Upstanders Program Peer Educators. 

In addi­tion to the cer­tifi­cate pre­sen­ta­tions by NOVA team mem­bers, W. Joeseph Werner, LSW… Read more...