Academies at Roxborough
School District of PhiladelphiaArchive for March, 2018
National School Walkout: #ENOUGH
On Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 schools across the country participated in a National walkout to demand stricter gun laws. The Academies @ Roxborough participated in the Walkout to demand safety for students at schools and to remember the lives lost in Florida. Principal Jenkins along with other staff members supervised students as they peacefully gathered…
Fly Eagles Fly, SuperBowl LII Champions
Eagles win the Superbowl LII !! It never gets old to celebrate our 1st SuperBowl. Let me hear it, Fly Eagles fly…EAGLES!!
Academies @ Roxborough Boys Basketball
The 2017– 2018 Boys Basketball team had another successful season that was capped off by a Public League Playoff berth. The team won ten league games and finished the season with five straight wins. The Indians were led by seniors Robby Davis and Davontae Harrison as well as underclassmen Tajmir Hunt and James Jones. With…
Academies @ Roxborough students in the Vocational Training Program named the 2017 Volunteers of the Year for the Roxborough YMCA.
Academies @ Roxborough students in the Vocational Training Program will be named the 2017 Volunteers of the Year for the Roxborough YMCA. These students have spent the last year, under the direction of Jim Polisi, working in our YMCA in our housekeeping and membership departments. We appreciate all of their hard work and willingness to…
Web Design Students Work with Mentors from O3 World
On February 26, Mike Gadsby and Josh Soldiers from O3 World in Fishtown visited the senior web design students. Mike and Josh took time out of their day to volunteer and mentor Web3 students as the begin to develop their Capstone websites. Students in the Web Design pathway have been preparing materials to build websites…
Academies @ Roxborough has been Nominated for an Award at the Urban Education Symposium sponsored by Cabrini University
Please see the invitation below concerning the Urban Education Symposium sponsored by Cabrini University. Currently, Dr. Whitaker, a graduate of RHS is mentoring a cohort of our males students from Mr. Stevenson’s class and last year, he worked with the Freshman Academy by offering soft skills workshops to our students. The Academies at Roxborough High School has…