Academies at Roxborough
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Awards
Roxborough High School Recognized at the NCAC’s 23rd Conference
From its inception in 1996, NCAC’s (National Career Academy Coalition) mission has been to provide collaborative support and resources for existing and emerging career academies. The Academies @ Roxborough High School was recognized at the NCAC’s (National Career Academy Coalition) 23rd conference held in Philadelphia. Teachers from as far as Hawaii attended the conference and visited…
Roxborough Football Back to Back Division Champs
The Academies @ Roxborough High School Football team are Back to Back Division Champs. Congratulations on a great season!! It was a good run, but Roxborough finally witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak. They suffered a grim 32-8 defeat to Imhotep Charter on Saturday. The result was totally at odds with the teams’…
Lollipops
The Home and School Association sponsored a Lollipop sale during lunch periods to benefit the Student Incentives Program. The sale was a great success! Thanks to everyone who helped sell lollipops and of course to all who bought them! Student volunteers John Paul and Yahseer received Citizenship awards for their help and dedication to the…
Academies @ Roxborough teacher featured on the Notebook
Former tech exec teaches entrepreneurship in Roxborough Teaching, he says, “is all about selling.” by Makoto Manheim August 5 — 10:26 am, 2019 teacher feature, teacher quality “I created a culture where kids expect hard things and get it done.” Frank Fesnak strongly believes in the potential of his students. He has reinvented the business…
NCAC Announces that The Academy of Health Sciences and Research at Roxborough High School Has Achieved National Model Status
The Academy of Health Sciences and Research at Roxborough High School has earned national distinction by achieving Model Career Academy status. This is the highest designation awarded by the National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC). In addition to being a prestigious honor, NCAC Model Status certifies that a specific career academy demonstrates excellence according to The…
Academies @ Roxborough students completed in BCYC Bicycle Race
Four Roxborough students completed in the Bicycle Coalition Youth Bicycle program’s Individual Time Trials Race at Fort Mifflin on Saturday. All participants completed an 8-mile sprint on flat open roads and 3 of our 4 students placed on the podium in their novice bracket! Jean Paul-Fils came in first place in the Men’s Novice bracket,…
Academies @ Roxborough Students in the Transition to Work Program
Tahir Bond and Robert Cummings were selected for the elite Transition to Work Program for Autistic students in their last year of high school. It is a cooperative program between Drexel University and The School District. Only 8 students are selected with this diagnosis from the district to participate in the transition to work program….
Finalists in NFTE Philadelphia Metro Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
The Academies @ Roxborough community wants to acknowledge two amazing students who did a phenomenal job last night at the NFTE Philadelphia Metro Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. There were 3 finalists who presented May 16, 2019 in front of group of around 150 adults. We had the pleasure of having two of those finalists being…
Business Academy Students on Real News Network
The Academies @ Roxborough Business Technology and Entrepreneurship students were featured in a NFTE promo on Real News Network on Vimeo.com. Neferteri Raynor, Judah Smith, Daeshawn Crippen, Samuel Johnson, Marcel Joseph and Maurice Jones are highlighted in the clip, watch below. NFTE Philadelphia Metro Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge promo
PAI Outstanding Principal Award
“Philadelphia Academies, Inc. was founded in 1969 to address the dropout crisis plaguing Philadelphia schools. The initial focus of our work was Career Academies, a model of career connected learning that our founders created. Since its inception, the Career Academy Model has contributed to higher graduation rates locally and has been transformational nationally…” https://academiesinc.org/ This…