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Roosevelt Students State Finalists For Samsung Solve For Tomorrow

By Mrs. Emily Bell, Technology Teacher and Head Teacher, Roosevelt STEM School

Five Roosevelt STEM seventh graders, Damra Rivera, Altagracia Pena-Perez, Syla Almero, Claire Ingram, and William Snyder, have been named one of the 300 state finalists in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, receiving a $2,500 prize package.

PEA Collecting Donations For MLK Day Of Service

The Pennsauken Education Association is hosting its sixth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service event for the Pennsauken community.

Community members, teachers, and school staff can drop off the materials for the care packages for Angels in Motion, an organization that assists individuals who are combating addiction by treating each person as individuals, offering genuine compassion, and understanding, and providing “blessing bags,” which contain food, snacks, clothing, hygiene products and resource information to obtain help when they are ready.

Drop off will be on Monday, Jan. 15, at Pennsauken High School, 800 Hylton Rd., from 10:00 a.m. to noon. During that time, student volunteers will be putting together bags using the donations received. A token of appreciation will be given to families who complete a bag on behalf of PEA Pride upon drop-off. To register your donations, please complete the PEA’s Sign Up Genius Form.

An Important Message For Phifer Families

By Sandra Allen, Principal, Howard M. Phifer Middle School

Starting this September, we will be making Howard M. Phifer Middle School a phone-free space to improve teaching and learning using a system called Yondr. Yondr has been implemented in over 2,000 schools across 16 countries to facilitate an engaged learning environment.

Pennsauken STEM School Ranked One Of New Jersey’s Best

By The Pennsauken Board of Education: Nick Perry, President; JoAnn Young, Vice President; Osvaldo Alves III, Lisa Eckel; Diane Johnson; Samer John Jarbouh-Rafeh; Scott La Vine; Orlando Viera, and Dontay White; and Dr. Ronnie Tarchichi, MEd2., M.S., M.B.S., M.A.2, Ed.D., Ph.D., Superintendent, Pennsauken Public Schools

School Families: The Board of Education and I would like to share some wonderful news about Pennsauken Public Schools, in particular Roosevelt STEM School. Roosevelt STEM School began as Burling Elementary School in the 2021-22 School Year. Burling was a K-5 Elementary School that was used as a catalyst to create Roosevelt STEM School, which is currently a K-6 School that will become a K-8 School in the 2024-25 School Year. Moreover, the first year of the Roosevelt STEM School project was the 2021-22 School Year at Burling Elementary School.

Remembering Those Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice

By The Pennsauken Board of Education: Nick Perry, President; JoAnn Young, Vice President; Osvaldo Alves III, Lisa Eckel; Diane Johnson; Samer John Jarbouh-Rafeh; Scott La Vine; Orlando Viera, and Dontay White; and Dr. Ronnie Tarchichi, MEd2., M.S., M.B.S., M.A.2, Ed.D., Ph.D., Superintendent, Pennsauken Public Schools

On Memorial Day, we come together as a community to honor and remember the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. In a special way, our District remembers those from Pennsauken who died during military conflicts as members of the United States Armed Forces, including: Terrence P. Allen, Thomas L. Busch, III, John S. DiBenedetto, Michael Egan, James M. Esposito, Matthew J. Henkel Jr., Joseph L. Hesson, III, Frank J. Kohlmyer, Thomas C Miller, Maria I. Ortiz, Richard Patterson, Elmer R. Pease, Jr., Anthony Piersanti, Jr., Harold Russo, and John Edward Tipton.

Pennsauken Teacher Publishes Children’s Book

Lisa D. Swint, author of "Tucker Takes The Train."
Linda D. Swint, author of “Tucker Took The Train.”

Lisa D. Swint has been teaching language arts in the Pennsauken School District for 23 years; and after decades of using her original writing to teach literary devices such as alliteration and onomatopoeia, she recently published her first children’s book, “Tucker Took the Train.”

Illustrated by Bill Smith, “Tucker Took the Train” is a fun tongue twisting story of Tucker the turtle, who is taking a very special trip from New York City to South Carolina. This book is a catchy read-aloud that highlights East Coast landmarks and various animal species found throughout the area.

“Tucker Took the Train” is available on Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. And check out Ldswint.com for more info on Tucker!

Food Distribution Event On November 5 At PHS

Pennsauken Public Schools will hold a food distribution event on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Pennsauken High School, 800 Hylton Rd., from 9:00 a.m. until the food runs out.

These food distribution events are held on the first Saturday of every month at the front of the building. Participants are asked to bring their I.D., as well as their own bags.

Phifer Eighth Graders Promoted To High School Class Of 2026

By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor

On June 16, family and friends gathered to celebrate the new Class of 2026 at the Eighth Grade Promotion Exercises, held at The Liacouras Center at Temple University. Over 370 students processed in among cheers and applause, as they ended one part of their academic careers and prepared to make the next step to high school.

The Class Of 2022 Graduates From Pennsauken High School

By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor

At the end of a full, in-person school year that immediately followed the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsauken School District gathered with a significantly large crowd of family and friends to celebrate those students achieving an important milestone in their academic lives: the graduation of the Class of 2022.

Middle School Student Passes Away

By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor

This evening, Pennsauken School District Superintendent Dr. Ronnie Tarchichi announced that a student who attended Phifer Middle School passed away earlier this week.

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