Together We Build Strong Minds
Eleven Quakertown Community High School students earned the AP Capstone Diploma™ during the 2020–21 school year. The program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are critical to academic success.
The exceptional students are 2021 graduates Rachel X. Anderson, Jonas Moll, and Ava T. Rossini, … Read more...
What if … you’re a teacher in the hallway and you hear something that sounds like glass breaking.? What do you do?
What if … you’re a school nurse and you hear students running down a hallway shouting? What do you do?
What if … you’re a cafeteria worker and you hear … Read more...
A group of students from Quakertown Community High School has been teaching Quakertown Elementary School students about different cultures from around the world.
The high school students are with the Diversity Club, and they make the two-block walk to QE once a month to educate the younger students.
“Being a … Read more...
Last week, Principal Dr. Jennifer Bubser found herself stopping to read student-made posters of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that adorned Strayer Middle School.
The artwork, compliments of Strayer’s National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), included six 24-page collaborative posters to create awareness and encourage service on Monday’s MLK… Read more...
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has recognized three Quakertown Community High School seniors in its prestigious program for 2021.
Michael Dennis is a semifinalist while Matt Catalano and Veronika Durr each received a Letter of Commendation. Each student is recognized for their outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship … Read more...
The Quakertown Community School District has entered into an agreement dedicated to student transportation safety with BusPatrol, which is equipping Levy School Buses with stop-arm enforcement cameras to deter drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.
BusPatrol’s camera system is positioned to capture vehicles that pass a school bus while … 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 energy in the Pennsylvania Capitol wasn’t radiating from the 18-foot Douglas Fir that Gov. Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf lit during the December annual tree lighting ceremony.
No, the energy flowing in the rotunda came from the melodious tones on the marble steps. The marvelous voices belong … 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...
Gabe DaCosta, one of the most popular students at Quakertown Community High School, is highlighted in the November 1st Eagles Gameday Magazine.
The profile, on Page 16, explains how Gabe developed cerebral palsy from his premature birth and now spends most of his time in a wheelchair. It also … Read more...
Three Quakertown Community School District students are among a small group of 10 from Bucks County to win the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce 2020 Young Citizen Award.
Strayer Middle School seventh-grader Alivia Remick and Quakertown Community High School seniors Mason Smith and Raymond Slifer each received the honor. The … Read more...
As he walked to midfield for the pre-game coin toss, many things ran through the mind of John Eatherton. The Quakertown Community High School senior and football team captain was holding the hands of two young boys, each in the midst of a battle with cancer.
“It makes you … Read more...
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...
The Quakertown Community High School community celebrated more than 400 seniors as a group who embraced opportunities and persevered through challenges. In a packed Alumni Field on a beautiful June 8th evening, these students were recognized at the 2022 Commencement Ceremony for their sacrifices through the difficult years of COVID… Read more...
Two sophomore students at Quakertown Community High School have been nominated for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) scholarship. The award comes with an invitation to attend a two-day leadership seminar with the organization, designed to give students the tools they need to turn their ideas into action … Read more...
Megan K. Edinger, director of orchestras at seven schools in the Quakertown Community School District, has been promoted to the rank of Major (MAJ) in the Army National Guard.
MAJ Edinger officially received her promotion Friday, November 6 at the National Guard Armory in Allentown. Army Lieutenant Colonel. … Read more...