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Academy Showcase 2018
The Academies @ Roxborough Annual Showcase 2018 was held Thursday, May 31st at the Community College of Philadelphia in the Bonnell Auditorium. The Showcase is a great opportunity for our pathway students to demonstrate their prowess in their fields during the school year! Thank you to all that attended for your “above & beyond” support. And…
Prom 2018
Academies @ Roxborough Prom 2018 “A Night in Paris” was held at the Hilton on City Line Avenue in Philadelphia on Thursday, March 24th. Ms. Sposato, Activities Coordinator along with student volunteers put the night together. The evening was enjoyed by both students and faculty, it was truly a “City of lights and high fashion”…
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…
Academies @ Roxborough attends Penn Relays
The Penn Relays is a track & field competition from April 26-28, 2018 held at the University of Pennsylvania. This year was the 124th running of the PennRelays and featured athletes from more than 200 colleges, 1,000 high schools & professionals competing in the three-day festival. Coach John Quirus brought the Roxborough and Saul track…
Academies @ Roxborough Students in Philly Slam League
Roxborough is a part of the Philly Slam League led by English teacher, Rebecca Yacker. The Philly Slam League (PSL) is a non-profit organization that hosts poetry teams from Philadelphia-area high schools in a five-month intellectual and artistic competition. Teams come together weekly at the Free Library of Philadelphia throughout the season to perform original…
Academy @ Roxborough Students visit CCP BMET Program
Academy @ Roxborough Juniors visited Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to gain hands on experience in the Biomedical Equipment Technology Labs. Students are pictured working on pulse oximeters that measure a patients oxygen saturation in their blood. The BMET program at CCP prepares student to enter the medical field as a certified technician to test, maintain…
Fly Eagles Fly, SuperBowl LII Champions
Eagles win the Superbowl LII !! It never gets old to celebrate our 1st SuperBowl. Let me hear it, Fly Eagles fly…EAGLES!!
Web Design Students Work with Mentors from O3 World
On February 26, Mike Gadsby and Josh Soldiers from O3 World in Fishtown visited the senior web design students. Mike and Josh took time out of their day to volunteer and mentor Web3 students as the begin to develop their Capstone websites. Students in the Web Design pathway have been preparing materials to build websites…