Education
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Manor College Enters Partnership with Saint Hubert’s, Jefferson Health
Manor College is announcing a new partnership with Saint Hubert’s Catholic High Schoolfor Girls and Jefferson Health. This partnership directly addresses the need for healthcare professionals in the Philadelphia region. ‘Health Careers in 1-2-3’ allows eligible students at Saint Huberts to begin taking college-level classes. Those students will then attend two years of college classes…
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This Year’s Pennsbury High School Prom, Voted Best in America, Took Students Back to 1980s
There is a good reason why the Pennsbury High School Prom has been voted the best prom in America by Reader’s Digest, writes Eddie Kadhim for FOX 29 Philadelphia. The flashy affair had its latest iteration this Saturday, with this year’s theme being the 1980s. More than 700 students arrived at the venue in style…
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Wall Street Journal: Philadelphia Military Academy Training Helped High School Junior Save His Classmates
Philadelphia Military Academy on N. 13th Street in Philadelphia is training helped 17-year-old high schooler Kaheem Bailey-Taylor save his classmate following a shooting at a party they attended, writes Carine Hajjar for The Wall Street Journal. Bailey-Taylor was leaving a party at a cousin’s house last August when he heard gunshots. “The suspect started shooting…
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Several Bucks County School Districts Listed as the Best in the State of Pennsylvania
Several school districts in Bucks County have been listed as some of the best in the state, with many ranking very high on the list. Ethan Lott wrote about the districts in the Philadelphia Business Journal. A recent list compiled the rankings of 492 of the Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts. Here are the Bucks County…
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Holy Family University Student Becomes Oldest Graduate from Nursing Program at 63
He has 15 years of postsecondary education—a bachelor’s degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology, and has completed doctoral work in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania—but throughout his academic and professional journey, as he evolved he looked for a career that he could be truly passionate about. At the age of 63,…
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Quakertown Principal Goes Above and Beyond to Inspire His Students to Read
Scott Davis, the principal of Springfield Elementary in Quakertown, is willing to do nearly anything to inspire his students to learn, reports WFMZ 69 News. This Thursday, the principal got covered in green slime after the school completed a reading challenge. The goal was to have every student read at least 15 minutes each evening…
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Transportation Group’s Scholarship Presented To Bucks County Technical High School Student
TMA Bucks has announced that Miles Cole Martir of Fairless Hills has been selected to receive a $2,000 TMA Bucks Foundation Scholarship. Martir, who is set to graduate from Bucks County Technical High School, will be furthering his education at the University of Colorado – Boulder this upcoming fall where he will major in sustainable…
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Richboro Synagogue Teacher Uses Sports to Get Students Excited About Learning
Marla Gelfont, a religious school teacher at Ohev Shalom Synagogue in Richboro and Spanish teacher at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, is getting her students excited about learning by incorporating sports into her lesson plans, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. “It gets the kids to actively want to learn,” she said. With the Eagles…
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Millersville University Highlights Accomplishments of Senior Student from Bucks County
A university student from Bucks County was recently acknowledged by her school for her academic and extracurricular activities. As a part of their student highlights called “Marauder Monday”, Millersville University recently talked about senior Rebecca Gordon, a senior from Bucks County who is majoring in psychology. A member of the Delta Zeta sorority, Gordon is…
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Central High Robotics Team RoboLancers Inspires, Prepares Philadelphia’s Next Generation of STEM Leaders
The robotics team at Central High School in Philadelphia known as the RoboLancers is helping students build relationships while it prepares the next generation of STEM leaders, reports Matt DeLucia for NBC10 Philadelphia. The robotics team started as a small group, but today it has 168 members. “The team has grown from a sort of…
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Holy Family University to Host 66th Commencement at Newtown Campus
A major university will be hosting its commencement for the Class of 2023 at their Bucks County campus this weekend. Holy Family University will hold its 66th Commencement on May 20 at its Newtown campus, celebrating close to 900 undergraduate and graduate students who are prepared to join the workforce with in-demand jobs such as…
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Bucks County District Attorney to be Inducted Into William Tennent High School’s Academics Hall of Fame
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub will be inducted into William Tennent High School’s Academics Hall of Fame on May 17, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Warminster Patch. He is one of the six inductees who will be recognized at the 7 PM ceremony. A welcome reception will take place at 6 PM. Weintraub, who…
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Gwynedd Mercy University’s Commencement Weekend Celebrates the Class of 2023
Gwynedd Mercy University’s graduate and undergraduate Class of 2023 was celebrated at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks over the weekend. On Friday, May 12 Gwynedd Mercy hosted the annual Baccalaureate Mass to kickstart Commencement weekend and bless the current graduating class. The Distinctive Mercy Graduates were deeply touched by Graduate student speaker Roberta…
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Manor College Grad Shifts Disappointment in Layoff to College Degree
Working in the accounts payable department of a large furniture warehouse, Thomasine Woods started to see the writing on the wall. Vendors were calling asking about unpaid checks and she had to respond about them. Even still, when the Philadelphia-based company shut its doors in 2012, Woods admits she was caught off guard. “It’s a…
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Manor College Celebrates Annual Commencement Ceremony
Nearly 100 Blue Jays received their diplomas on May 11. Speaker Monica Maury told the crowd of Manor College graduates, their families and institution facultythat the idea of even registering for college terrified her more than delivering one of the day’s Commencement speeches did. She challenged her fellow students to be resilient, to not let…
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Holy Family University Offers Grant Support for Special Education Teacher Certification
To address the impact of special education personnel shortages at all levels of education from Pre-K classrooms to high schools, Holy Family University is offering grant support to students enrolling in the University’s School of Education Accelerated Program for PK-12 Special Education Teacher Certification. The initiative, funded by a grant from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shaprio…
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Delaware Valley University to Host Spark Bowl, a Shark-Tank-Like Competition
Delaware Valley University, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce and Startup Bucks are hosting the fourth annual Spark Bowl Competition on Nov. 16 in the university’s Life Sciences Building auditorium. Spark Bowl, a “Shark Tank”-style competition, encourages entrepreneurs, innovative businesses, and nonprofit organizations to address social, consumer, and business-oriented challenges in and around Bucks County. Prize…
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Bucks County Technical School Offering Summer Career Exploration Courses
A technical school in Bucks County will begin to offer career courses for those looking to figure out which job is best for them. The Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, located at 2740 York Road in Jamison, is offering Summer Career Exploration courses in July for students entering 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th grades. The…
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