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Noah Wood, in his white medical jacket, stands with his parents.

QCHS grad set to make his mark in medicine and the military

Posted onAuthorGary Weckselblatt

One of Quakertown Community High School’s for­mer stu­dent lead­ers, cur­rent­ly in med­ical school, was recent­ly sworn in as an Army 2nd Lt.  Noah Wood, a 2017 QCHS grad­u­ate attend­ing Kansas City University — Joplin, will become a Captain and per­form his res­i­den­cy upon grad­u­a­tion, fol­lowed by four years of active … Read more...

Quakertown Community High School's wrestling team and coaches pose for a photo with the Liberty Division trophy.

QCHS wrestlers win 6th straight Liberty Division championship

Posted onAuthorGary Weckselblatt

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...