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Freshman Seminar Trip to Museum of American Jewish History
Freshman students who are members of the College Access Program participated in the Special Museum program at the American Jewish Museum. The program offers an interactive museum exploration that highlights the lives of American Jews who overcame obstacles and found their creative voice. It is followed by a dynamic performance or conversation, where students hear…
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…
Academies @ Roxborough Teachers attend Conference in Nashville
Teachers from the Academies @ Roxborough attended a conference in Nashville March 5 – 7, 2018. Pictured from left to right: Rose Kalogerakis, Laurie-Jean Lawley, John Quirus, Kate Verica, Rosa Lasada, Teshome Sebhatu. “The Academies of Nashville Study Visit demonstrates how Nashville has transformed its high schools into personalized learning communities that offer rigor, relevance, relationships,…
Academies @ Roxborough students in the Vocational Training Program named the 2017 Volunteers of the Year for the Roxborough YMCA.
Academies @ Roxborough students in the Vocational Training Program will be named the 2017 Volunteers of the Year for the Roxborough YMCA. These students have spent the last year, under the direction of Jim Polisi, working in our YMCA in our housekeeping and membership departments. We appreciate all of their hard work and willingness to…
Academies @ Roxborough has been Nominated for an Award at the Urban Education Symposium sponsored by Cabrini University
Please see the invitation below concerning the Urban Education Symposium sponsored by Cabrini University. Currently, Dr. Whitaker, a graduate of RHS is mentoring a cohort of our males students from Mr. Stevenson’s class and last year, he worked with the Freshman Academy by offering soft skills workshops to our students. The Academies at Roxborough High School has…