Author: David Thomas

Getting stu­dents to approach learn­ing math with a growth mind­set can be a chal­lenge for many teach­ers. Failure breeds frus­tra­tion which turns into apa­thy and an oth­er­wise engaged stu­dent does just enough to get by, or worse, fails to mas­ter even basic skills.

Sandy Miller believes it does­n’t have to … Read more...

It was a great first day back to school in the Pennridge School District! Principals, teach­ers, and staff wel­comed stu­dents back with bal­loons, cheers, waves, music, cos­tumes, and smil­ing eyes. Check some of the highlights! 

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...

The 5th Annual 21st Century Learning Night on May 28, 2019, was a suc­cess! 21st Century Learning Night is a cel­e­bra­tion of inno­va­tion and learn­ing through­out the Pennridge School District. During the event, stu­dents and teach­ers demon­strate how they incor­po­rate inno­va­tion in their class­rooms or clubs. From kinder­garten through 12th … Read more...

Anibal Valentin describes him­self as “not very musi­cal­ly inclined at all.”

After a fel­low mil­i­tary vet­er­an at Montgomery County Community College sug­gest­ed he take a gui­tar class there, though, he did and fell in love with it, he said.

“Strumming gui­tar was ther­a­peu­tic,” Valentin said. “It’s sort of a dis­trac­tion at … Read more...

Special Olympics Pennsylvania has announced that Pennridge High School, a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, is receiv­ing nation­al ban­ner recog­ni­tion for its efforts to pro­vide inclu­sive sports and activ­i­ties for stu­dents with and with­out dis­abil­i­ties. Pennridge High School is receiv­ing this hon­or as a result of meet­ing nation­al stan­dards of … Read more...

Pennridge South Middle School recent­ly intro­duced its first-ever Peer Mediation Program, an effort that allows stu­dents to help oth­er stu­dents solve conflicts.

“Too often when stu­dents have con­flicts, the adults step in and solve the prob­lem for them,” said Penn South Principal Dr. Felicia McAllister, “Not only does this … Read more...

We are very excit­ed to announce the launch of our new­ly designed web­site! The new site is live at www.pennridge.org. Please explore the new site this afternoon! 

Our goal with this new web­site is to pro­vide our com­mu­ni­ty, fam­i­lies, stu­dents, and staff with an eas­i­er way to learn about our … Read more...

Focus Is On College-Level Research, Collaboration and Presentation Skills Crucial for College and Career Success 

Starting in the fall, Pennridge High School will join approx­i­mate­ly 1,800 schools world­wide by imple­ment­ing the AP Capstone Diploma Program, a rig­or­ous aca­d­e­m­ic approach that allows stu­dents to devel­op the research, col­lab­o­ra­tion and com­mu­ni­ca­tions skills … Read more...

The Pennridge High School Music Department joined forces to per­form in a com­bined con­cert for the first time. On Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 pm in the Pennridge High School Auditorium, the Pennridge High School Orchestra, Concert Choir, and Symphonic Band per­formed to cel­e­brate the music of American com­posers.  … Read more...