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Career Day, Come Inspire US!
Career Day is just around the corner! The Academies @ Roxborough High School Career Day is located at 6498 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19128. The purpose of the day is to engage students to think about their futures! You will meet three different groups of students and have approximately 20 minutes to speak and answer…
High School Fair
The HS Fair was held at the Convention Center on Friday, 9/20 and Saturday, 9/21. Each Academy team prepared a presentation board and our table was the most eye-catching in the whole place. We met with many students and families and outlined all that we have to offer. We also invited families to our…
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 PROM
Academies @ Roxborough juniors and seniors went to “Hollywood” at their prom which was a great success!! Enjoy the picture gallery below.
Softball Playoffs!!
The Academies @ Roxborough Girls Softball team won their first playoff game Wednesday May8th! The girls played against Esperanza and won 22-20! The next game is an away game Friday, May 10th against Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush.
Keystone Testing Special Schedule 2019
Keystone testing is upon us. The Keystone Exams are end-of-course assessments designed to assess proficiency in specific subject areas. Keystone Exams were developed by the Department and made available for use by school districts, AVTSs and charter schools, including cyber charter schools: The Keystone Exams are one component of Pennsylvania’s statewide high school graduation requirements.and…
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…
VAP Students Visit the Franklin Institute Marvel Exhibit
On May 2, 2019, the VAP academy students from The Academies @ Roxborough visited the Franklin Institute to see the Marvel Exhibit. 36 students were able to attend after a successful fundraiser with SkillsUSA chapter and the RHS HSA through Go Fund me and the kids had an amazing time. Some highlights were the life…