Academies at Roxborough
School District of Philadelphia
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…
“Hospitality Industry Master’s Class: Graphic Design”
On Tuesday, February 27, eight students in the Academy of Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship participated in the Hospitality Industry Master’s Class for Graphic Design, sponsored by the Philadelphia Academies and hosted by Visit Philadelphia. Visit Philadelphia’s mission is to promote our city’s image, drive visitation, and boost the local economy. The students interacted with designers in…
Alumni Joshua Myers Visit to BTE Academy
Joshua Myers, a Roxborough graduate from the class of 2013, came back to share his knowledge, inspiration and experiences with our BTE academy students. He studied Cinematography (now Film & Video Production) with an amazing teacher, friend and mentor, Derek Stevenson. Joshua is currently attending the University of Valley Forge, majoring in Digital Media with…
STEM Teacher Leadership Summit
The Academies @ RHS staff and district affiliates attended the Teacher Leadership Summit: Attracting, Retaining, and Developing a Diverse STEM Teaching Workforce in Washington, DC. The team’s purpose for attending was geared toward tackling the issues of underrepresentation in STEM education, creating plans for attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse STEM teaching workforce, and becoming…
Schuylkill Nature Center visits Academies @ Roxborough
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education came to visit Mrs. Ragazzino’s & Mrs. Doyle Environmental Science classes at The Academies @ Roxborough. “The Schuylkill Center inspires meaningful connections between people and nature. (They) use our forests and fields as a living laboratory to foster appreciation, deepen understanding, and encourage stewardship of the environment.” They presented the ‘Amazing…