 | SFIS students rally behind positive behavior -Spring-Ford Intermediate School fifth- and sixth-graders declared their independence from bullying during a spirited pep rally that kicked off the school’s annual “Bully-Free Is the Way to Be” more... |
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| | Three Spring-Ford schools welcome new principals -Three Spring-Ford schools have new administrators this year. Spring City Elementary School welcomed Kathleen Kotch as its principal; Spring-Ford Intermediate School welcomed Ed Smith as its more... |
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| | Stellar students celebrated at pep rally -More than 100 Spring-Ford Intermediate School students were honored last spring during a pep rally for “Stellar Students.” The young people were recognized for demonstrating the character traits of more... |
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| | SFIS students’ paper butterflies honor Holocaust victims -Spring-Ford Intermediate School students last spring created colorful butterflies to be sent to Houston’s Holocaust Museum in memory of the 1.5 million children who died during the more... |
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| | SFIS students support troops in Iraq -Spring-Ford Intermediate School sixth-graders teamed up last spring to thank troops serving in Iraq by collecting food, toiletries and other item. The students also recorded messages of thanks on a more... |
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| | SF senior earns scholarship through mentoring -A Spring-Ford High School senior received a $1000 Ophelia Scholarship for her work as a mentor for Club Ophelia, a Spring-Ford Intermediate School group established to help female students prevent more... |
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| | SF students collect top prizes in watershed art contest -Three Spring-Ford Intermediate School students claimed the top three prizes in the eastern Pennsylvania division of Pennsylvania American Water’s sixth annual Protect Our Watersheds Art Contest. One more... |
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| | SFHS seniors honor mentors -Spring-Ford High School seniors shared the spotlight last spring with the teachers, coaches and administrators who made a difference in their lives at the third annual Senior Impact Awards ceremony, more... |
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| | High school job fair attracts almost 400 candidates -Spring-Ford School District took a proactive approach this spring to recruiting top-notch teachers by inviting candidates to the high school to meet and greet administrators as well as other more... |
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| | SF students collect ‘pennies for patients’ -Spring-Ford seventh-graders raised over $2500 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society through a Pennies for Patients drive held this spring at the Spring-Ford 7th Grade Center.
The school’s Busy more... |
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| | S-F sixth grader honored for gifted education -Spring-Ford Intermediate School sixth-grader Stephanie Hodge was honored this spring by the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education in Harrisburg for winning the 2007-08 Nicholas Green more... |
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| | Ponds bring educational opportunities to Spring-Ford -Three new ponds were built at schools in the Spring-Ford School District this past spring. The projects provide opportunities for outdoor classroom instruction in environmental science, math and more... |
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| | Top readers are real ‘idols’ at SFIS -Spring-Ford Intermediate School celebrated its own stars – those who read the most in the annual “Reading Rocks” incentive – during the school’s recent “Spring-Ford Idol” assembly.
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| | Spring-Ford students perform in all-state music groups -Three Spring-Ford High School students were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association state convention this past April. The students were selected through a rigorous more... |
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| | Summer reading programs issue challenge to adults -Read a good book lately?
Both the Royersford and Spring City public libraries are offering a summer reading program for adults.
At Spring City Free Public Library, adults are more... |
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| | SFIS students bone up on reading -Dogs – man’s best friend – proved to be the best friend of some young readers this school year.
Through a unique initiative designed to help struggling readers, Spring-Ford Intermediate more... |
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| | Teens invited to join summer reading program at Royersford Library -Summer library programs aren’t just for elementary ages anymore.
The Royersford Free Public Library offers “Metamorphosis,” the 2008 summer reading program for teens. Ages 12 to 18 are more... |
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| | Spring-Ford students discover Japanese storytelling -Spring-Ford Intermediate School students in teacher JoAnn Sibley’s class recently developed writing, communication and storytelling skills through a project in which they learned about kamishibai, or more... |
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| | Spring-Ford fifth-graders join videoconference -Spring-Ford Intermediate School fifth-graders learned about famous Americans in a unique way this spring. The students joined with schoolchildren from throughout the state in a videoconference to more... |
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| | Spring-Ford High School presents musical -The Spring-Ford High School Drama club will stage the Broadway favorite “42nd Street” this weekend. The spring production begins with a special preview performance for senior citizens on Thursday, more... |
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| | Chamber members learn about education options -Education – especially career education – took center stage at the Spring-Ford Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast meeting, held recently at the Western Center for Technical Studies, more... |
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| | Chambers hear update on area schools -Growth, and its accompanying challenges and opportunities, is the primary issue facing the Spring-Ford School District, members of the Spring-Ford and Perkiomen Valley chambers of commerce learned at more... |
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| | Spring-Ford offers classes for all ages, interests -
The learning never stops in the Spring-Ford School District.
The district’s Community Education program kicked off the spring season with a new round of classes which began in February. more... |
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| | Congressman honors Spring-Ford students for Operation Soccer Ball -Students at Spring-Ford Intermediate School found a way to reach out to youngsters in another part of the world this winter. Their efforts received an extra reward recently as Congressman Joe Sestak more... |
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| | Puppets promote healthy choices -Healthy habits got a boost recently at Spring City Elementary School as the first and second grade students enjoyed a Puppets Pizzazz show.
Giggles filled the room as Peter the Peanut Butter more... |
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| | Spring City students immersed in fire prevention activities -As smoke fills the school’s hallways, the alarm sounds and fire doors slam shut. Within seconds, classroom doors open. Children and teachers file out on their hands and knees, quickly making their more... |
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| | Spring-Ford education reaches all ages -The learning never stops in the Spring-Ford School District.
The district’s Community Education program kicked off the fall season with a new round of classes which began the week of Sept. more... |
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| | New elementary school dedicated -The Spring-Ford School District dedicated its newest elementary school earlier this month with a touch of Irish flavor.
The new school on Sunset Road was named Evans Elementary School in more... |
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| | Youngsters exercise detective skills at Spring City Library -
It had all the elements of a classic who-dunnit. There was a missing dog, a worried family and assorted shady characters, along with all sorts of clues.
The event was the Thursday morning more... |
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| | Canine companions help children read -
The quiet murmur of children’s voices filled the room as several dogs listened quietly. Dogs?! That’s right. About five dogs from Sue Bani’s All Good Dogs Therapy Partners visited the Royersford more... |
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| | Spring-Ford students put service first -Service was in the spotlight recently as the Spring-Ford High School Interact Club and Spring-Ford Rotary Club joined together for their second annual dinner.
The Interact Club, a service more... |
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| | Children invited to ‘get a clue’ at Spring City Library -As the lights dimmed, a hush came over the assembled children and handful of parents gathered in Spring City Free Public Library for the first Thursday morning program of the summer reading more... |
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| | Royersford Library kicks off summer program -
Balls, rings, clubs – and laughter – flew through the air as more than 100 people squeezed into the children’s reading room at the Royersford Free Public Library last Wednesday for the kickoff of more... |
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| | Cool School stretches learning into summer -
Learning is fun. That’s the underlying theme in all the lessons taught during Cool School, a summer enrichment program sponsored by the Royersford Elementary School PTO.
Sixty courses more... |
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| | Spring City children learn safety pointers -Spring City Elementary School Home and School Association took “Safety to the Extreme” for the March family fun night. About 80 children – half the school population – participated in the event and more... |
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| | Spring-Ford Community Education offers classes for all ages -
Adults and children are invited to explore everything from archaeology to yoga, estate planning to country line dancing to scrapbooking and much more in the Spring-Ford School District’s Community more... |
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| | Spring-Ford schools prepare for transitions -Transitions were the topic of the evening as Spring-Ford School District Superintendent Dr. Marsha Hurda addressed the Spring City Elementary School Home and School Association more... |
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| | Spring-Ford launches Community Education program -Have you ever wanted to go on an archaeological dig? How about learning magic or getting started in stand-up comedy? Then there’s pet first aid, upholstering, candy making and even more... |
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| | Children stretch wings with butterfly workshop -The star of the day was less than two inches long, and its costars were as tiny as a quarter of an inch. But they fully captured the attention of the dozen children participating in the butterfly more... |
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| | Summer reading program launched -Paws, Claws, Scales and “Tales” invaded Royersford Free Public Library last week to kick off the summer reading program.
The Wednesday evening carnival featured a variety of games for more... |
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| | Science in the Summer -Budding scientists will have the opportunity to explore the world of chemistry this summer during the 2006 Science in the Summer program presented by GlaxoSmithKline and Spring City Public more... |
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| | Storytime at Spring City Library -Smiles glow on eager faces as about half a dozen youngsters gather in the children’s corner at Spring City Free Public Library. Soon, librarian Anita Regester comes over, armed with her furry rabbit more... |
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