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NESHAMINY SCHOOL DISTRICT We Build Futures!

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT February 17, 2015

NESHAMINY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ATHLETES SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS

12 Neshaminy High School seniors signed letters of intent to play at the collegiate level after they graduate this year. The

school held a signing ceremony in the schools hub Wednesday February 4, which is National Letter of Intent day across the

United States. The students honored in the ceremony:

• Kenneth Herrmann, Soccer, Bloomsburg University

• Kathryn McCoy, Soccer, Temple University

• Samantha Offenback, Softball, Long Island University

• D'Andre Pollard, Football, Villanova University

• Kyle Skeels, Baseball, Coastal Carolina University

• Nicole Wild, Softball, University of Rhode Island

• David Marrington, Track, Penn State University

• JoAnne Mamie, Lacrosse, Holy Family University

• Francesca Donato, Lacrosse, St. Joseph University

• Cheyenne Oswald, Track, Bowling Green State U.

• Matthew Magdelinskas, Football, West Chester University

• JR Stevens, Football, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

NESHAMINY HIGH SCHOOL CLUB, CLASS TOPS 100 DONATED MEALS

At the beginning of the school year, the Neshaminy High School Family and Consumer Science Majors set a goal to deliver

1000 meals to Aid for Friends with help from the Service Learning Club. Last week, the Service Learning Club at NHS broke

this goal after preparing and packaging 109 chicken and macaroni and cheese dinners. With nearly half of this school year

remaining, the students from both groups have prepared and packaged 1024 meals for this organization. Working with Aid

for Friends helps students learn how to cook at little or no expense while serving the community. Students have raised the

bar and have now made the new goal for this school year 2000 meals. Started by the Schiavone family in their home

kitchen, Aid for friends delivers approximately 500,000 meals to people in five neighboring South Eastern Pennsylvania

counties who are “shut-ins” and therefore, cannot provide their own meals. For more information about how you or your

organization can help support Aid For Friends please visit their website at www.aidforfriends.org.

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PLAYWICKIAN HONORED WITH TWO NATIONAL AWARDS

Congratulations to the 2013-2014 Playwickian editors and staff writers for receiving the Columbia Scholastic Press

Association’s Gold Medal Certificate of Excellence for High School Journalism. Both the print version of newspaper and The

Playwickian website www.playwickian.com received the accolade in the hybrid critique. The CSPA judges stated, “Wonderful

diversity in topics covered throughout each issue; outstanding coverage that is audience relevant. It is obvious how much

hard work and time are devoted to the multiple elements of both the print and digital editions of The Playwickian."

“You can be very proud of producing a newspaper devoted to being a forum for student opinion as well as providing a service

to your school by informing and entertaining your readers. However, the most significant achievement by the paper is its

strong sense of editorial leadership on all topics, not just the Redskins issue. It's very impressive.”

The CSPA has evaluated The Playwickian for the past 38 years, and the publication has received a Gold Medal for 26 of

those years.

On February 6, the Playwickan staff was again honored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, winning the 2015

Edmund J. Sullivan Award.

The Sullivan Award is a national award and recognizes student editors who pursue innovative ways to present the truth on

behalf of their audiences. Sullivan Award recipients also demonstrate extraordinary idealism, resilience and pragmatism while

trying to serve students in their audiences. Specifically, the Playwickian’s honor is due to their editorial leadership on the topic

of the designated mascot for the school’s athletic teams.

The Playwickian editors will be honored along with the Foothill Dragon Press Editorial Board from Ventura, California for their

efforts to speak out and take action in support of the Neshaminy students and their editorial rights. The Foothill Dragon Press

launched an online awareness and fundraising campaign (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-the-playwickian ) in

support of the editors receiving donations from around the country and around the world.

The Award will be presented during the Student Awards Convocation held in at Columbia University in New York City,

beginning at 2:30 pm on Friday, March 20, 2015.

2013 - 2014 Playwickian staff

NESHAMINY ANNOUNCES KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

The Neshaminy School District will hold kindergarten registration on Friday, March 6, 2015. Students are to register at the

school they will attend in September, 2015. Children entering kindergarten must be five years old on or before September 1,

2015. A parent/guardian must accompany the child to registration. Parents/guardians should bring the child’s birth certificate

or hospital birth registration certificate. Parents/guardians must provide written verification showing dates of all

immunizations. Parents or guardians must provide at least two documents to prove their residency in the Neshaminy School

District (e.g. dated and signed deeds, settlement papers or rental contracts, current tax statements or bills, current address

on driver’s license, current utility bills, and other legal documents indicating permanent address). For further information,

please contact your neighborhood Neshaminy Elementary School.

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