Together We Build Strong Minds
This holiday season, Neshaminy School District is very proud that artwork created by our talented students was chosen to be represented in the White House Christmas displays in Washington D.C. The theme for 2020 was “America Celebrates,” and the decorations appeared on trees on the Ellipse inside President’s Park as … Read more...
Over 200 students gave up part of their Martin Luther King holiday Monday, January 21 to honor his legacy by participating in a unique Day of Service project. Students from Maple Point Middle School in Langhorne and some from Neshaminy High School spent the morning compiling 1,600 ‘blessing bags’ from … 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...
Even in the new age of social distancing, Neshaminy staff and students have found multiple ways to stay connected to learn, enjoy each others company and share creativity online. Online webinars and meetings, once the mainstay of start-up business and corporate teams, have become the “go-to” way for teams of … Read more...
The annual Military Commitment Ceremony at Neshaminy High School was moved online this year with a video containing pre-recorded speeches and a reading of names to honor ten students who will be serving our country following graduation. Speakers included Neshaminy High School Principal Ryan Staub, Assistant Principal Tom Magdelinskas, … 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...
In 2004, a student in Stacey Flaville-Boop’s 8th-grade English class at Maple Point Middle School in Langhorne started working on an independent writing project. The aspiring author, Hank Curry, shared his novella one chapter at a time with his teacher, who offered constructive feedback and encouragement. Ms. Flaville-Boop, who is … 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...
In the spring of 2018, Farmers Insurance announced that Neshaminy High School was a finalist in their $100,000 Dream Big Grant competition — one of only 15 in the nation and the only one in Pennsylvania.
The Neshaminy community is rallying to help to finish the job and secure one of five … Read more...
Poquessing Middle School fifth-grader Sara Harvey is a cancer survivor celebrating seven years cancer-free. She has seen first-hand the toll that cancer takes on a family. Her own story led her to approach Principal Timothy Hunt in late August to ask if he would help spread the message behind Septembers … Read more...
Shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, a group of teachers at Maple Point Middle School in the Neshaminy School District got together to discuss an idea. With Veterans Day approaching, they thought that holding a ceremony to honor America’s military would be a good way to teach … Read more...
Neshaminy received some help from a local foundation and supermarket chain in May for efforts to assist District families facing various economic challenges.
The Distrtict received $20,000 from the The Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund, which will be used to help Neshaminy students and their families who are in … 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...
The Covid-19 pandemic may have put the brakes on spring concerts, but the music teachers and student performers didn’t let that stop them from joining in song even though they were apart.
Several schools hosted virtual recitals that included dozens or even hundreds of participants in Zoom meetings listening to their … Read more...
Four Neshaminy High School students traveled to Harrisburg January 8 with Environmental Science teacher Brian Suter to present their concept for a spotted lanternfly educational mobile app. The group won a Bucks County hackathon competition held at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit in Doylestown recently which earned them the trip … Read more...
