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Herbert Hoover ES art teacher Justin Bursk and Neshaminy High School art teacher Terry O’Neill were both accepted into the Artists as Educators exhibition at Tyler School of Art, Temple University. This exhibit pairs an art educator’s artwork with the artwork of their students. The goal is to pair students … Read more...
You may have heard the expression “art for the masses,” but Tawanka Elementary School in Langhorne created a work of art that included them in a single “living painting” in June. Daniel Dancer, a conceptual artist and educator from Oregon, visited the school for three days on June 3–5. Dancer … Read more...
Early one September in the new school year, the ninth-grade AVID classes at Neshaminy HS visited Harry E. Franks Stadium to think ahead to the end of their senior year — and about what they might accomplish to reach their dreams and goals at Neshaminy HS when they walk across … Read more...
The Neshaminy Education Foundation (NEF) has donated $18,000 to Neshaminy School District to fund the purchase of 435 bluetooth microphone headsets. The rechargeable units clip on to the users ear, and will make it easier for teachers to communicate with their students who are in virtual learning classes … Read more...
Neshaminy School District has once again been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. This designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. Neshaminy has … Read more...
On October 20, 2018, the Neshaminy High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club hosted the second annual 5K Run/Walk for Charity, this year to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This charity is the current Pennsylvania FBLA State Project. Other FBLA chapters across the state are … Read more...
By now, almost everybody has heard about or even been personally affected by the fast-growing nationwide opioid abuse crisis. This drug epidemic is unlike any other that preceded it, claiming victims across demographic, social and racial lines. Bucks County has been especially hard-hit, with 185 opioid-related deaths recorded last year, … Read more...
Nearly 500 runners participated in the first annual #StandUp Neshaminy Sunset Challenge 2K / 5K race held at Maple Point Middle School in Langhorne on May 10. The race drew students from every District school, their families, and runners from the community who competed on a 2K course stayed on … Read more...
On Monday, January 20, over 150 Maple Point Middle School students and a small group of Neshaminy High School students gathered in the cafeteria at Maple Point in Langhorne for the third annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service project to benefit Angels in Motion.
Students throughout the … Read more...
Neshaminy District art teachers Terry O’Neill (Neshaminy HS) and Justin Bursk (Herbert Hoover ES) have been chosen to participate in the Exhibition Cross Pollination at Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. They will each exhibit one of their artworks alongside one of their student’s artworks. … Read more...
Students at Tawanka Elementary School in Feasterville have been sampling a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to a partnership between physical education teacher Bob Wright and the Giant Food Store in Feasterville. Each month the students will receive a sample of a different fruit or vegetable — starting … Read more...
Snack time and science class have become one and the same for third grade classes at Pearl S. Buck Elementary School in Levittown. Last year, each classroom obtained an AeroGarden Farm — a coffee-table sized unit that allows the user to grow vegetables and plants indoors without soil. This year, … Read more...
A group of Neshaminy High School Drama students wrapped up their Counterparts in Hope Facebook Live performance series on May 26 with a unique show. Each week since the Covid-19 closure began in March, the students have been staging a series of individual performances online every Tuesday evening. Those performances … Read more...
Neshaminy’s elementary schools held an online art show during the final weeks of school. Students were encouraged to create art and display it on Flipgrid, an online presentation tool that allowed them to share with their art with fellow students across the District. The show received over 300 submissions, which … Read more...
A Neshaminy School District teacher was honored with an appearance in a national journal for music educators over the summer. Poquessing Middle School (Feasterville) music teacher Jason Leigh was among 11 teachers from across the country profiled in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Choral Journal recently. He … Read more...
