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Mr. Siddiqui took the Film & Video students with Ken Burns

Film & Video Students meet Ken Burns

Mr. Siddiqui took the Film & Video students to meet Ken Burns this week. Ken Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. His widely known most recent documentary series include The Roosevelts (2014), and The Vietnam War (2017). Burns’ documentaries have earned two Academy…

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Mr. Stevenson

Stevenson Wins “Teacher as Hero” Award

Two Philaelphia teachers were announced as winners of the National Liberty Museum’s 2018 “Teacher As Hero” Award.  Stetson Charter School teacher Tony Rocco and Roxborough High School teacher Derek Stevenson were among the 11 area-educators named winners.  The Teach As Hero award honors teachers for their extraordinary efforts that impact the lives of their students,…

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Mrs. Jenkins with alumni Mina McCallum

Academies @ Roxborough Alumni Awarded PAI Scholarship

Roxborough Administration and teachers attended the Philadelphia Academies Prom event on April 14th at the Lowes Hotel in Philadelphia.  The event celebrates and raises money for the Philadelphia Academies Inc. programs that benefit our students in the academy schools.  PAI’s mission is “To design and implement industry informed, career connected learning strategies for schools that…

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Alumni Joshua Myers Visits BTE

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…

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RHS Students at Dr. Oz show

Film and Video Production Students Visit Dr. Oz Show

Film & Video Production Students from Academies @ Roxborough visited the set of the Dr. Oz show in New York.  Students were given a tour of the set and then stayed for a filming of the show.  It was a great experience for the students to reinforce their learning in the classroom.  The episode they…

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