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Lindback Distinguished Teacher 2019
Please join the administrative team in congratulating Mr. Frank Fesnak as our 2018-2019 Lindback Distinguished Teacher of the Year! Mr. Fesnak is most deserving of this honor and we are proud to have him represent the Academies @ Roxborough High School as the Lindback award winner. Congratulations Mr. Fesnak and thank you for your outstanding…
NFTE’s Philadelphia Metro Area’s Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Seven Roxborough students have qualified as semi-finalists for the NFTE’s Philadelphia Metro Area’s Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. They will compete against other semi-finalists from 35 local schools on Wednesday, May 1 (tomorrow). The top two finishers will go head-to-head later this month in the Regional Finals for the Philadelphia Metro Area championship … an honor that Roxborough students…
High Point Scholarships
Academies @ Roxborough students Iyinoluwa Ogunyinka and Jardai Sharper were awarded full scholarships to High Point University in North Carolina. The Business Academy hosted a luncheon for the students and their families where representatives of the college came and presented the scholarships to them. It was a great event and the students are super honored and…
March Madness Business Round One Game
Fesnak Beats Heleniak Article By: Mrs. Arnold Another competitive game is in the books. Mr. Fesnak’s Business team beat Mr. Heleniak’s team by a score of 40-37. It was a tight game from start to finish. The MVP would have to go to Malik Nelson who barreled through his opponents to rack up a lot…
Business Academy Students Visit Guru Technologies
Network for Teaching Entreprenurship hosted our Academies @ Roxborough Business students for a field trip today. Students attended seminars and visited Guru Technologies.
Forensic Mentoring Institute
Academies @ Roxborough Biotechnology students attended a field trip to the Forensic Mentoring Institute. Students participated in a lab to identify drugs and blood samples from a crime scene.
Business students compete @ Albright
The high schools in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Virtual Enterprise program (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) participated in VEI’s annual business plan competition and trade show at Albright College in Reading, PA on January 18, 2019. A group of seniors in Roxborough High School’s Business Academy earned Second Place Honors in the main…
Jonah Woods receives EY Youth Scholarship
Jonah Woods received the EY Youth Scholarship for the App he designed here at the Academies @ Roxborough. He received his award at the Kimmel Center with the support of his family and teachers. Click on the link to watch a part of the ceremony… BB738DE3-9960-4014-B6F9-722B244F7DEC
BTE & NFTE Startup Showcase
The Startup Showcase was hosted at the Academies @ Roxborough along with partners from the NFTE. The six finalist from our school presented their ideas for a Startup company to a panel from the NFTE, administration and faculty from Roxborough and their fellow business students.
NFTE Business Plan Semi-Finals
The following six 11th grade students from Roxborough’s Academy of Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship have qualified for the Regional Semi-Final Round of the NFTE Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge that will take place on Thursday, May 10 at the Harrisburg University Philadelphia Campus: – Iyinoluwa Ogunyinka – Jonah Wood – Sebastien Pierre – Jarett Scott – Janiyah Downing-Johnson…