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Photo Gallery: Camden High-Schoolers Go to Prom
A shared prom for Camden High, Creative Arts High School, Brimm Medical Arts and Big Picture Learning Academy drew a parade of nearly 200 attendees to Brigalias in Sicklerville on May 30, 2024. A pre-prom procession of attendees included a horse-drawn carriage and a contingent of ATVs, and was attended by an enthusaistic crowd of proud friends and family members. Fifteen minutes away in Deptford, Eastside High held its prom at Auletto Caterers on the same night — a smaller but equally joyful event. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
FAFSA issues still impacting Philadelphia-area high school seniors days out from graduation
DREXEL HILL, Pa. (CBS) — Sam Pierre, a senior at Monsignor Bonner Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, described an aggravating process: months of waiting for financial aid information from the federal government to be released to her prospective colleges."There was a lot," Pierre said in a frustrated laugh during an interview last week.The mere reminder of the FAFSA fiasco is a trigger for this aspiring dentist who recalled a series of miscommunications and a seemingly endless waiting game."'Oh, you're going to get it this Friday,' and it's a Friday, and still didn't get it," she said. "'You'll get it...
Parents pushing for School District of Philadelphia to include "Chief of Joy" position in new budget
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Parents are pushing the School District of Philadelphia to make room in their new budget for a position called "Chief of Joy" to help with attendance and improve mental health resources.Parents with the group Lift Every Voice Philly brought some fun to the steps of the school district ahead of Thursday's Board of Education meeting where members would be considering how to allocate funds."I think the key to better outcomes is joy," parent and Lift Every Voice Philly member Jamila Carter said.The group offered free ice cream while they played music and shared details about their proposed joy-based budget...
North Penn School District to offer free breakfasts, lunches in some schools as part of pilot of federal program
LANSDALE, Pa. - Several schools in a Montgomery County school district will begin a pilot of a program providing free breakfast and free lunch regardless of family income. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, several schools in the North Penn School District will begin a pilot of the Community Eligibility Provision, according to a news release from the district.
Philadelphia high schools collect thousands in ‘senior dues’ with little transparency or oversight
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.When they’re asked to pay mandatory “senior dues” for students graduating from Philadelphia public schools, many families simply groan and write the check. But Michelle Brix had questions.Brix’s child Elias attends Philly’s Creative and Performing Arts High School, known as CAPA. This year, she was asked to pay $375 in senior dues — or $390.25 counting processing fees if she paid using the suggested online portal. The amount shocked her. She tried to get CAPA to provide an itemized list of what those dues cover...
Palestinian students tell Philadelphia School Board they don’t feel safe expressing their views in school
As dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied outside the Philadelphia School Board meeting, more than 30 speakers inside shared their concerns, claiming the district needs to do more to protect them for voicing their views in school.
One Montco School District Is Among Top 3 in Pennsylvania,
One Montgomery County school district ranked among the top three in Pennsylvania, with six more making the top fifty in the state. One Montgomery County school district ranked among the top three in Pennsylvania, with six more making the top fifty, writes Ethan Lott for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The...
Gloucester uses familiar formula to capture South Jersey Group 2 title
GLOUCESTER – Megan Mason had a simple message for her freshman leadoff hitter Bailey Schoenfeldt before she stepped to the plate in the sixth inning. “We just needed one baserunner and I told (Schoenfeldt), ‘If you get on, we win this game,'” the head coach of the Gloucester High School softball team said. ...
Camden Students Celebrate Prom Night
Hundreds of Camden students headed to their proms on Thursday, May 30, dressed to impress for the night and with memories of the past four years that were like no others. Camden, Brimm Medical Arts and Creative Arts high schools and Big Picture Learning Academy held their “Dripping in Luxury” -themed prom at Brigalias in Sicklerville, while Eastside High School students held their “Midnight in Paris”-themed prom at Auletto's in Deptford.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The fun, music- and food-filled - albeit sometimes chaotic - events resembled music concerts, with adults filling the...
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