Together We Build Strong Minds
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...
The Quakertown Community High School Class of 2023 advisors and student officers celebrated 383 seniors with words of wisdom that were at times funny, serious, and often emotional as families in the packed Alumni Field stands watched and listened with their hearts full and eyes watery.
The 2023 Commencement Ceremony … Read more...
Before classes began at Quakertown Community High School, several senior student-athletes had their uniforms ready as a one-day gift to their favorite teacher to wear or hang in their classroom.
What may become a new tradition was inspired by Kate Kemp, a social studies teacher, who read about “My Jersey, … 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...
With the contract of its food services provider concluding on June 30, the Quakertown Community School District came up with a rather unique way to see who would be serving student breakfasts and lunches in the future.
During the week of May 8, three contractors each had one day to … Read more...
Quakertown Community School District middle school students are developing incredible STEM-related projects as part of a new program called Math Extensions.
Used for the first time at Strayer Middle School and the Sixth Grade Center, accelerated math students are able to pick a project of their own choosing and, collaborating … Read more...
Nicole Pasciuti’s internship with the Upper Bucks Free Press provided the Quakertown Community High School junior with the perfect opportunity to discover whether her passion for English and for writing would fit into a career as a journalist.
Thanks to the high school’s Field Study program, her experience at … 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...
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...
Four Quakertown Community School District teachers from varied backgrounds explained to QCHS students how their career paths pulled them in different directions before they landed in the field of education.
Kurt Amen, Jeanne Caputo, Tyler Kitchenman, and Tracey Sieger gave “The New Teacher Perspective” as part of the school’s Career … Read more...
Jennifer Honrado knew something was up when she saw a group of student-athletes walking down the hallway carrying their jerseys. When one of them stopped in front of her, handed her his blue football jersey, and explained the “MyJersey, Your Impact” theme, she was moved to tears.
“It meant the … Read more...
Nearly 50 people attended a tabletop exercise on August 22nd at Quakertown Community High School, one of several steps the district has taken to increase safety in its facilities.
Kasey Kollar, Chief of Operations at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, facilitated the event, which simulates an emergency situation in a … Read more...