Together We Build Strong Minds
Amy Migliore, Digital Design teacher at Quakertown Community High School, has been named Pennsylvania Art Education Association 2019 Secondary Art Educator of the Year.
Ms. Migliore, well known as an innovative educator and in demand as a speaker at university conferences, has been an art teacher in QCSD for 19 … Read more...
Close to 200 students packed into the Quakertown Community High School cafeteria this morning, listened intently to a dynamic speaker, and then braved the bitter cold in various parts of Bucks County to serve their fellow citizens.
The district’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service — following a … Read more...
More than 400 caps, gowns and “Panther Proud” lawn signs have been delivered to Quakertown Community High School seniors in what has been described as “an entire community rallying behind our students.”
The words belong to Principal Mattias van’t Hoenderdaal, who thanked his administrative team, teachers, counselors, support staff, fire … Read more...
Quakertown Elementary School held a food drive called Bring Color to Our Community that allowed students to be creative. Each grade received a color of the rainbow and had a goal of finding food of that color.
If the box of macaroni, for example, was blue that worked for the … Read more...
Quakertown Elementary School raised a record $12,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
During the six-week fundraiser for the LLS Hero Squad Program, which raises money for childhood blood cancer patients, QE, with fewer than 300 students, shattered its goal of $2,021.
“This has certainly been a silver … Read more...
The most popular club at Quakertown Community High School only meets once a month for one hour, but its impact on the 180 students involved may be measured by the smiles and friendships it’s created.
The club is called Best Buddies, and it’s dedicated to ending the social, physical, and … Read more...
Two Quakertown Community High School students have been selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program. The outstanding seniors are Matt Catalano and Raymond Slifer, who also attends Upper Bucks County Technical School.
The two QCHS students are among more than 4,500 students invited to apply for the … Read more...
Zach Polek is the first Quakertown Community High School student in more than three decades to finish in first place in auditions as both a singer and an instrumentalist for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 11 chorus, band, and orchestra.
“That was a shock,” said Zach, a junior … Read more...
Robert Bryant will travel to Taiwan for an extensive eight-week course in Mandarin and then teach English to Taiwanese students.
Robert Bryant, a 2019 graduate of Quakertown Community High School, has been awarded two distinguished scholarships as a soon-to-be graduate of Temple University.
The first, as a CLS (Critical Language … Read more...
The Quakertown Community High School wrestling team won its sixth consecutive Suburban One League Liberty Division championship in dominating fashion as 11 wrestlers captured individual crowns, eight by pin.
“The guys did a heck of a job,” Coach Kurt Handel said. “This is one of the toughest teams in Quakertown … Read more...
The American Idol and Broadway star, the school district’s Artist-In-Residence, preached confidence and a willingness to fail to ultimately achieve success.
From the outset of a more than two-hour coaching session with Quakertown Community School District students and parents, Justin Guarini put everyone at ease. Headlined as an Audition … Read more...
Though the first day of classes in Quakertown Community School District doesn’t begin until August 30th, approximately 37 incoming freshmen have been participating in the district’s first AP Boot Camp this week. The three-day session is for students interested in taking AP Human Geography. Though only freshmen, several are taking … Read more...
Students at Pfaff Elementary School have been benefiting this week from the cutting-edge technology of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s Fab Lab, designed to inspire and encourage students to pursue careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) fields.
Pfaff’s Fab Lab work this week (Nov. 8–12), which includes students … Read more...
Despite a COVID pandemic that has impacted their lives for nearly two years and snow and rain that made travel unpleasant on Monday, approximately 50 Quakertown Community High School students took part in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
The events, organized by the school’s Social Justice … Read more...
Though only 12 years of age, Derek Calvello has shown both an entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to help others.
The Strayer Middle School 7th grader is known for selling snowcones in his neighborhood and has gumball machines in several Quakertown businesses. Last year he created items to sell to … Read more...
In Dr. Robert L. Leight’s remarkable life, there hasn’t been a time he wasn’t a student or teacher, or worked to enhance the educational efforts of those who were.
Dr. Leight, a member of the Quakertown Community School Board for 27 years and founding member of the Quakertown Community Education … Read more...