Author: Susan Phy

January is “School Director Recognition Month” in Pennsylvania. Public edu­ca­tion is more than just learn­ing the basic math, sci­ence, English and his­to­ry; it’s a plat­form for stu­dents to reach their poten­tial. It inspires hope for a new gen­er­a­tion and a suc­cess­ful future. This insti­tu­tion exists in part because indi­vid­u­als vol­un­teer their … Read more...

For the sec­ond year straight, the Bensalem High School Marine Corps JROTC was named by Headquarters Marine Corps as a Naval Honor School for its over­all efforts dur­ing the 2021–2022 school year.  This dis­tinc­tion is giv­en only to Marine Corps JROTCs, con­sid­ered the top 20 per­cent of pro­grams nationwide. 

Announced … Read more...

The Bensalem High School Fightin’ Robotic Owls, Team 5401, are excit­ed to be host­ing the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Mid-Atlantic Robotics Competition on March 30 and 31, 2019.

Visit http://team5401.org/fmaben/ for more information.… Read more...

Bensalem High School’s Robotics Team, The Fightin’ Robotic Owls, com­pet­ed at the FIRST Robotics District Competition at Hatboro-Horsham High School where they were event win­ners for the first time in team his­to­ry and took home two awards. Senior and Chief Engineer Justin Hawk says, “This has been an incred­i­ble expe­ri­ence … Read more...

In cel­e­bra­tion of Teacher Appreciation Week in May, PSEA/MER and CAPS – Council for the Advancement of Public Schools, are spot­light­ing the amaz­ing things hap­pen­ing in our schools thanks to the pro­fes­sion­als who work there. The theme of their spring media cam­paign is “Unsung Heroes.”

We are delight­ed … Read more...

The Army Field Band will per­form the “The Army Story.” Since 1775, the Army has been an inte­gral part of our nation’s jour­ney, through times of strug­gle and inno­va­tion. The Army Story brings audi­ence mem­bers the music that has had a large impact on American cul­ture and the per­cep­tion of … Read more...

The Valley Elementary sec­ond grade stu­dents recent­ly went on their first vir­tu­al field trip.  In their most recent sci­ence unit, they had been learn­ing about the life cycle of a plant, from the seed to a flow­er­ing plant. 

As a cul­mi­nat­ing activ­i­ty, they had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to vir­tu­al­ly vis­it Longwood Gardens … Read more...

This has been a year like no oth­er for so many of us, includ­ing our pre­sen­ters at this year’s Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Regional Competition.  While usu­al­ly held in per­son at Snyder Middle School on the last Saturday in February, the for­mat this year switched to an asyn­chro­nous vir­tu­al … Read more...

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Month is cel­e­brat­ed March 15th — April 15th.  A kick-off event will take place on March 15th, and the fol­low­ing Wednesdays: March 24th, March 31st, April 7th, and April 14th.

The Bensalem High School Signing OWLs are a group of stu­dents who advo­cate for the deaf!… Read more...

Congratulations to the 10 indi­vid­u­als who received the 2018 Bensalem Distinguished Alumni Award.  These amaz­ing Bensalem grad­u­ates have made an impact on the world around them through busi­ness, med­i­cine, human­i­tar­i­an pur­suits and the arts. They were recent­ly hon­ored at an induc­tion cer­e­mo­ny and luncheon.

John Brown ’69 – 35 years Total Traffic/Weather … Read more...

On Tuesday, October 2nd, we host­ed an Education Expo at Bensalem High School.  Guests learned about Bensalem Township School District’s edu­ca­tion­al oppor­tu­ni­ties and our part­ner­ship with the Franklin Institute and brain-based learn­ing in our schools.

Tours of the high school allowed our com­mu­ni­ty to see our:

• World Class STEM lab
• Nationally rec­og­nized FIRST

Forty-two Bensalem High School (BHS) stu­dents par­tic­i­pat­ed in DECA’s dis­trict event on December 9th. Approximately 500 stu­dents from 10 dif­fer­ent schools com­pet­ed. DECA is a busi­ness club that pre­pares emerg­ing lead­ers and entre­pre­neurs in mar­ket­ing, finance, hos­pi­tal­i­ty, and man­age­ment in high schools and col­leges around the globe.

Congratulations … Read more...

Ms. Christine Elberson, a his­to­ry teacher at Bensalem High School coor­di­nat­ed with Marine Corps JROTC to bring his­to­ry to life on Friday, February 14th.  Master Gunnery Sergeant Joe Geeter USMC (Ret.) brought Sergeant Wilcox and Corporal Young to speak about the Montford Point Marines.

The Montford Point Marines are the … Read more...