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JROTC Military Ball
Cadets from the Academies @ Roxborough attended the Military Ball at the Hilton on City Line Avenue Friday, April 20th. Captain Channer, Sargent Beadles and our cadets enjoyed an elegant evening with cadets from across the Philadelphia area.
Inaugural Shirley Dixon Celebration of Urban Education Symposium
The Center for Urban Education, Equity, and Improvement presents the Inaugural Shirley Dixon Celebration of Urban Education Symposium Join Cabrini University faculty, staff, alumni, and friends at the inaugural Shirley Dixon Celebration of Urban Education Symposium. You’re invited to attend a reception followed by a keynote address from the widely regarded influential educator H. Richard…
Academies @ Roxborough & Diamond Daughter Corporation
Philadelphia School District + DDC= Success Tuesday April 24th, the participants of the Diamond Daughter Corporation Professional Prep Course, received their completion certificates at the Ladies Networking Lunch. The lunch was held at La Collina in Bala Cynwyd, a beautiful Italian restaurant nestled in the hill overlooking Roxborough. The graduates were escorted by limo, donated…
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,…
NHS Sponsors Blood Drive
Mrs. McFadden along with the National Honor Society students from the Academies @ Roxborough sponsored the Blood Drive with the Red Cross. “School and students help the Red Cross fulfill its mission of ensuring the availability of a safe and reliable blood supply. Patients in the community and across the nation receive the gift of life.” Students,…
Academies @ Roxborough Visits the Barnes
10th grade English students at Roxborough toured the Barnes Foundation as an experience to read art as a text. Students used information and research gathered as well as their physical experience with the art to hypothesize the possible “realities” or “truths” within the paintings mimicking the same process used for literature in their English courses.
Roxborough Film and Video Production Students do it again!
For the 4th consecutive year, Academies at Roxborough High School Film and Video Production students placed in the top 10 of the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association video competition. Students Charlize Anaya, Sekou Robinson, Tariq Welcome, and Shanaya Baker-Forney led by their teacher Derek Stevenson worked tirelessly to produce a two and a half minute video…
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…
Business Students go to New York Stock Exchange
Mr. Fesnak and Mr. McGavin took the Academy of Business Technology and Entrepreneurship students to the New York Stock Exchange this week. The students did a walking tour of the financial district and Wall Street. Students then played a simulated stock market game to show how stocks are exchanged and how investments lead to profits and…
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…