Preschool programs looking for studentsOpenings are still available for two pre-school programs that operate in Neshaminy School District for the 2019-2020 school year:
June We Build Futures Award winners
More information about
the We
Build Futures Awards can be found on the District website below.
Pearl S. Buck Elementary School
Joseph Ferderbar Elementary SchoolSecond grade welcomes special guests for a patriotic concert![]() On June 12, the second
grade at Joseph Ferderbar ES welcomed local veterans, police officers
and other first responders for a Flag Day ceremony. The students
recited poems they wrote and sang a selection of patriotic songs for
their guests.
Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolRain can't wash out a love of reading![]() Rain moved the annual
Hoover 100-book challenge indoors but did not dampen the students
enthusiasm for sharing their chosen literary favorites. Students who
participated in this challenge dressed as characters in the books they
read, created signs and marched in a parade seen by their classmates.
Field trip is an outdoor learning adventure![]() In June, third-grade
students enjoyed a visit to the Churchville Nature Center on a field
trip where they learned about Native American crafts and culture.
Walter Miller Elementary SchoolLion King production a roaring success![]() In early June, fourth
grade students staged a colorful production of The Lion King for their classmates
and Miller ES families.
Picture-perfect display captures the joy of reading
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Service Club paints pallet flags
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Tawanka Elementary School
The entire school is the medium in Art for the Sky
project
On June 4, hundreds
of students and staff members at Tawanka Elementary School
created a large image of an eagle outside the school -- using
their own bodies and coordinated t-shirts as the medium.
Art for the Sky project was commissioned by the Tawanka Elementary School PTO and took place earlier this week when Daniel Dancer, a conceptual artist known for large “living paintings” and educator from Oregon, came to the area. The Tawanka community had been gathering hundreds of pairs of donated blue jeans, orange fabric, and garden mulch in advance of Dancer’s visit. |
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On Monday, June 3, Dancer
arraigned the materials on the grass field
outside of the school and and provided instructions to the students and
staff, who also made up the artwork that was best seen from overhead.
The big day came on Tuesday when volunteers from the PTO, school staff, and more than 800 students from every grade quickly got into place while a drone photo and video was caputured. The display was of an eagle, the school’s mascot. It took just 23 minutes to arrange the hundreds of people and capture images of the artwork.
The big day came on Tuesday when volunteers from the PTO, school staff, and more than 800 students from every grade quickly got into place while a drone photo and video was caputured. The display was of an eagle, the school’s mascot. It took just 23 minutes to arrange the hundreds of people and capture images of the artwork.
First grade honors Flag Day with patriotic concerts

The entire first grade at
Tawanka wore their favorite red, white and blue clothes and sang
several patriotic songs they had memorized to honor Flag Day. They
performed twice - once for classmates and once for their families at an
evening concert.
Maple Point Middle School
Fifth and sixth grade stages Alice in Wonderland

Fifth and sixth grade
students at Maple Point presented a lavishly-costumed production of
Alice in Wonderland in early June for their classmates, fourth-grade
visitors from feeder schools, and their families.
Fifth grade shares writing projects at a community breakfast

On June 10, fifth grade
students on Team G at Maple Point MS shared their biography projects
with their family members during the annual Autobiography Tea / Reading
Awards Breakfast. The students used writing strategies they learned in
class this year to write about their favorite childhood memories. These
strategies included adding larger vocabulary words, figures of speech,
precise language, hooks, adjectives, and the show-not-tell technique.
The final projects contained both written text and Google slides
presentations.
MP Coaches vs. Cancer leads the way in Philadelphia
On May 31, the organizers of the Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser at Maple Point Middle School held a recognition ceremony. This year the school raised an astounding $23,530 for the American Cancer Society, making Maple Point the #1 fundraising team out of 43 in the entire Philadelphia region for CvC donations. Coach Fred Gross was named the Volunteer of the Year at the ceremony. Congratulations to advisors Jason Pienta and Neil French, and all the Coaches vs. Cancer volunteers, players and contributors for this remarkable achievement!
Poquessing Middle School
Rotary breakfast celebrates school-club partnerships

On June 4, the
Feasterville Rotary Club held a breakfast at Poquessing Middle School
to honor the Interact and EarlyAct service learning clubs that they
sponsor. Representatives from the clubs at Poquessing, Ferderbar,
Tawanka and Neshaminy High School attended and some of the students
made short presentations on some of the service activities their clubs
participated in this school year. Several Poquessing students were also
honored by Lower Southampton Township at the breakfast for creating
opioid abuse prevention videos as part of an awareness contest
sponsored by the Township's Youth Advisory Council.
Select Choir earns another prestigious performance date
The Poquessing MS Select
Choir is back in the news! They will be performing at the American
Choir Directors Association Eastern Region Conference in Rochester, NY
in March 2020. Poquessing was the only middle school chosen by audition
for this honor, and will be performing among some high-level high
school and college choirs including those from Syracuse University,
Rowan University, Rutgers University and regional groups from Delaware,
New York City and Boston. Though the current 8th-grade choir members
will be moving on the high school and won't be able to attend, this
honor reflects their talent and hard work. It is also a great learning
opportunity for the returning Select Choir members and the next wave of
choral musicians at Poquessing directed by Jason Leigh.
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Walkathon raises over $6,000 for memorial foundation

Students at Carl Sandburg
and their families came through with a donation over $6,000 for the
Mason Chandler Allen Walkathon in June. Mason was a student at the
school who passed away from osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in 2017. Each
year since, the school has held a fundraiser to benefit the Mason
Chandler Allen Memorial Foundation, which supports osteosarcoma
research, patients and their families. Eighty-one percent of the school
participated in this year's walkathon. Students solicited donations
from family, friends and neighbors to support their walk.
Neshaminy support staff donates autographed books
The Neshaminy Education
Support Professionals Association (NESPA) donated four autographed
books to the Neshaminy middle school libraries in June. Each was a copy
of The End of the World and Beyond by
multi-Newbery Award-winning children’s author Avi. This is the latest
book in a series featuring the journey of a 12-year old hero, Oliver
Cromwell Pitts.
Neshaminy High School
Clubs support Bucks County suicide prevention efforts

In June, members of the
Neshaminy HS Spectrum and Friends Helping Friends Clubs presented a
$1,000 check to the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission. The
students raised the money through the school year and it will be used
to help fund suicide awareness and prevention efforts among students
throughout the county. Spectrum is the LGTBQ+ awareness club at the
school and Friends Helping Friends is an anti-bullying club. Both
support this outreach to youth that might feel like there is no way out
when facing depression, bullying and other issues.
Year-long Interact Club project fulfills a dream

Members of the Neshaminy
HS Interact Club made dreams come true for Matthew, their Sunshine
Foundation child in June. Thanks to a year of multiple fundraisers
along with help from community partners -- Innovative Implant and Oral
Surgery, Feasterville Rotary Club, Horsham Rotary and Langhorne Rotary
-- Matthew and his family will be visiting the Sunshine Foundation
Dream Village in Orlando, Florida about this time next year. Matthew
was especially excited to color pirate-themed magnets and to wear his
pirate hook during a "reveal" presentation held at Neshaminy High
School on June 14.
Grant provides free professional certification
Students enrolled in the
high school’s Business, Computers and Information Technology (BCIT)
Information Technology 2 course all passed the Microsoft Office
Specialist Certification Test for Excel this year. This is an industry
certification administered by Microsoft and recognized worldwide. Over
the past four years (including our current school year), 96% of
Neshaminy students taking this exam passed.
Thanks to a grant from the Buxmont Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society for Tax and Accounting Professionals (PSTAP), the students were able to take the exam without paying the $90 fee. The students and BCIT Department are most appreciative of the PSTAP’s generosity. This certification can open doors of opportunity and contribute to more self-confidence as students work towards their career goals.
Thanks to a grant from the Buxmont Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society for Tax and Accounting Professionals (PSTAP), the students were able to take the exam without paying the $90 fee. The students and BCIT Department are most appreciative of the PSTAP’s generosity. This certification can open doors of opportunity and contribute to more self-confidence as students work towards their career goals.
54 Business students earn college credits
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In
June, fifty-four Neshaminy High School students received college
transcripts from Gwynedd Mercy University. The student transcripts show
three college credits for each Dual Enrollment course taken at
Neshaminy High School through the BCIT Department for a total of 189
credits for the school year. These credits are transferable to other
universities should the students choose to not attend Gwynedd-Mercy. |
Boys 4x400 relay team honored for state championship

The relay team was not alone representing Neshaminy on the winners podium at the meet -- Dan Dean placed third in the Boys AAA pole vault, while Logan Williamson placed sixth in the Boys AAA triple jump. Savion Hebron took fifth place in the Boys AAA 200-meter dash.
In Memoriam
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Condolences to the
family
and friends of Phil Oseredzuk, 16, a student at Neshaminy High School,
who passed away after an accident on May 29. Phil was an avid outdoor
enthusiast, an ice hockey player for several teams, and operated his
own landscaping business.
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Neshaminy School District
2250
Langhorne-Yardley Road
Langhorne,
PA 19047
Joseph
Jones III
Superintendent
(215)
809-6000
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Neshaminy
School Board
of Directors
Marty
Sullivan - President
Stephen
Pirritano - Vice President
John Allen Cyndie
Bowman
Irene M. Boyle Bob Feather Tina
Hollenbach
Adam
J. Kovitz
David Marrington |
Mission Statement
The Neshaminy community builds
futures by empowering each child to become a productive citizen
and a lifelong learner.