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live Owl in Ms. Raggazino's science class

Studying the Environment with Live Animals

Mrs. Raggazino’s science classes were treated to a visit from nature this week.  The class was visited by a live screech owl, crow and possum with a representative from Philly Metro Wildlife Center.      

Freshman spanish class visits LaSalle University

Freshman Academy visits LaSalle

Mrs. Fidrych sponsored a Freshman Spanish Trip to LaSalle University. The freshman were able to meet with professors, current students, and alum to discuss the benefits of studying Spanish at the college level. The group went on a campus tour and enjoyed lunch from the cafeteria before heading back!

Students building DNA models with candy

Candy DNA

Students explored the structure of DNA through building models using their favorite candies.

Business Academy students @ Guru Technologies

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.  

VAP Student from Academies @ Roxborough at Longwood Gardens

Academies @ Roxborough Visits Longwood Gardens

Students Participated in the Biodiversity, Adaptations & Biomes program at Longwood Gardens this week.  They were guided on a tour of Science in the Garden.  Students from the VAP Academy traveled through Longwood’s four-acre Conservatory to experience the characteristics of different biomes. Identify specific adaptations and explore diverse plant species surviving in unique environments.  

Business students @ Albright trip

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…

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Students manning the display at the academy showcase

Biotech @ CTE Holiday Fair

Biotech students attended the Annual County Fair at School District Office, 440 Broad Street.  CTE students from across the district offered an array of handcrafted gift items.  Our Biotech students displayed their skills with 3D printing, creating Santa Hat ornaments. Students are pictured below at their display with their teacher Mrs. Thompson and the Superintendent…

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Students paticipating in a lecture at the Barnes.

Students visit the Barnes

Mrs. Yacker took her Junior English students to participate in a lecture on Art Interpretation at the Barnes Museum.  

STEAM Roller Skating

The Academy of Health Sciences and Research @ Roxborough attended the Educational Field Trip program at Millennium Skate World that immerses students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The STEM concepts are related to roller skating, where students will learn that STEM is all around them, it is not just a concept found in…

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Office of Specialized Services Recognizes the Academies @ Roxborough

The Academies @ Roxborough students in the Vocational Training Program  YMCA video  from last school year  was submitted to the Office of Specialized Services for a contest on the use of  evidence-based practices and strategies . We won! Congratulations! Your video highlighting the use of an evidence-based practice/strategy was selected as a winner and you…

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