Academies at Roxborough
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Awards
RHS Students Greenfield Award Winning Film!
Congratulations to Mr. Siddiqui and Senior Film Student Ryan Ferraro and the rest of the production team that worked on the short film “After Hours” which won the prestigious Greenfield Youth Film Festival!!! This is an unprecedented win for Roxborough!!! Congrats to Ryan, Chris Monegro, Laika Horton, Khadar Bennett, Logan Rivers, Tymir Stout, Jordan Potts,…
Way to go Web Design!! Studio 312 wins BIG!
Studio 312 wins BIG! Students in Mrs. Bender’s Web Design 3 class, known as Studio312, won big at this year’s Media Arts & Design Competition for the district. Earning 1st place for their PBIS website to inform students about being a ROXSTARR, 3 students representing Studi312 will be representing the school and district at the State level competition in May!…
Graduations
Congratulations Class of 2021! Here is the link to an article published about your graduation! CLICK HERE Also here is a link to a selection of Graduation Pictures CLICK HERE Academies @ Roxborough High School Virtual Graduation Class 0f 2020 Congratulations Class of 2020!!
ATTENTION SENIORS
May 11, 2020 Dear Class of 2020: Some harsh realities are settling in. There won’t be any Senior celebrations like the prom or even a graduation ceremony. No taking selfies with your friends in your caps and gowns and moving your tassels from right to left. I know you’ve been looking forward to that day….
SkillsUSA Grant Awarded to VAP
SkillsUSA and Lowe’s Home Improvement (#LowesSkillsUSA) have teamed up on a new grant program to support emerging SkillsUSA programs in career and technical education classrooms across the nation. The $100,000 grant from Lowe’s provides 100 eligible chapters with $1,000 worth of educational materials. Debi Bender, Roxborough High School Web Design Teacher & SDP SkillsUSA Advisor received one of…
Lindback Award Winner
Academies @ Roxborough High School Congratulates Rosemaria Kalogerakis for winning the Lindback Award for Teaching Excellence. “Our award-winning teachers and principals have truly gone above and beyond this school year,” said Superintendent William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D. “They are continuing to support our students and families during this difficult time through digital learning. While it…
High Point University Awarded to SAMUEL JOHNSON
On Friday, High Point University awarded SAMUEL JOHNSON with its Randolph Scholarship. Sam immediately accepted it. The Randolph Scholarship, funded by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph, provides an exceptional Roxborough business student with a full four-year ride at High Point University in North Carolina. The scholarship not only covers tuition, room and board but travel expenses…
Fall Student of the Month – Malik Njeri-Mesquito
Name: Malik Njeri-Mesquito School: Roxborough HS Nominated By: Deborah Bender – Teacher If you were to ask Malik what has defined his high school experience, he would say “growth!” Malik was the first to say that he hasn’t always been the most motivated student. But if you ask his teacher and nominator, Debi Bender, he…
Junior Achievement Company Program
The Academy of Business Technology and Entrepreneurship is happy to announce that 12 of its students were accepted into the Junior Achievement Company Program with the IKEA, Aqua America and Accenture companies. “The JA Company Program Blended Model unlocks the innate ability in students to solve a problem or fill a need in their community through…