Southeast Delco School District

A big thank you goes out to the Order of Eastern Star Education Committee Chapter 95 for donating gifts to all 1st grade students at Sharon Hill School! 🙏 🎁

Happy New Year! Thank you for a truly wonderful 2024, and here’s to an even better 2025! 🎊

We would like to wish all those who celebrate a Happy Kwanzaa! 🎊

We want to wish the members of our Jewish community a Happy Hanukkah! The celebration of light begins tonight at sundown. 🌟

Merry Christmas to our entire Southeast Delco community! We hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends. ☃️

The Southeast Delco District Musical is proud to announce our show for this year, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Students from 5th grade and up are welcome to audition! Auditions will be held in the Academy Park Auditorium on January 4, from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Students can sign up on our Google Classroom page linked here: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzQwNTkwNDU3ODE3?cjc=exnjkqm We hope to see you there!

Sharon Hill School held a holiday door decorating contest in December! Winning classes were Ms. Knox, Mrs. Trusky, and Mr. Linderman. Congratulations—and great work, everyone! 🎉

Congratulations to our APHS November students of the month! 🥳 9th: Donald Faulkner 10th: Jayson McGowan 11th: Darius Burton 12th: Sahai Chin-Sang Way to go students! 🤩

Winter Recess begins today! APHS will dismiss at 11:00am and our other schools will dismiss at 12:45pm. We hope you enjoy your break—and we look forward to seeing you again on Monday, January 6, 2025. ☃️

LAST CHANCE to complete our school uniform survey! ⏰ Don’t miss this opportunity to share your thoughts on this proposed new policy. Your feedback is very important as the Board of Education and district administration make decisions. Take the survey here: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/sedelcoschooluniform It closes on Friday, December 20.

We're thrilled to launch the new app for Southeast Delco! 🎉 Through the app, you can access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency notifications. It’s everything Southeast Delco, in your pocket! 📲 Download for Android https://aptg.co/RvmTxK 📲 Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/DvcblT

For the first time in Academy Park High School history, we have students admitted into the Villanova University VIEW program! 🙌 Congratulations to the following students: ⭐ Jayla Bernard ⭐ Gabriella Grimes ⭐ Erinijah Henderson ⭐ Gracedoris Jackson ⭐ Zion Jones ⭐ Ariyah McCollum ⭐ Jayla Van VIEW stands for Villanova Initiative for Engaging Women. It prepares talented girls for admission and persistence in college while providing the skills needed to succeed in their upper-level education. Learn more about the program: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/academic-enterprise/student-support/casa/initiatives/view.html

The Southeast Delco Board of Education has elected Sheree Monroe Whitsett as president and Cynthia Woodfolk as vice president for 2025! 👏🎉 Congratulations to our new board officers. We are grateful to all members of our board for their dedication, hard work, and service to our school community.

The First Annual DTS Turkey Bowl was nothing short of AMAZING, and it’s clear that both staff and students had a GREAT time. The energy, teamwork, and school spirit were incredible to see, and it wouldn’t have been possible without all of you. A few special shoutouts: • Mrs. O’Connell, thank you for arranging for the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders to join us—they were the perfect touch and added so much excitement to the day! • Isaiah Freeman, star quarterback from Lincoln University, thank you for volunteering your time to coach the student team and inspire our future leaders. • Dr. Fletcher, thank you for leading the staff team to their big win as our coach extraordinaire! • Mr. D and Mrs. Carboni, thank you for lining the field, getting the belts ready, and organizing the footballs. • Ms. Stephens, thank you for providing the tent. • Ms. Vandegrift, thank you for creating the VIP sign. • Mrs. Wenner, thank you for designing the Eagles sign and organizing the shirts. • Mrs. Farley, thank you for crafting the grade-level signs. • Mrs. Goodwin, thank you for setting up the balloon arch. • Mrs. Freeman, thank you for coordinating the scoreboard. • Mr. Carboni, thank you for coming up with this incredible idea to bring us all together. • Dr. S, Ms. Garnett, Ms. Hubert, and Ms. Muldoon thank you for helping wherever we needed you. You just jumped right in to support. • Our referees, thank you for bringing the heat and making the game even more fun! You were fantastic!Special congrats to Ms. Harkins for leading her class to victory in the canned food drive! It was awesome to tie these events together, showing how we can all come together for both fun and meaningful contributions to our community. • To the staff who played—congratulations on coming out as the WINNERS! Your spirit and dedication truly shined. • To everyone who supported classrooms, helped set up this morning, or kept things running smoothly—this event was a success because of YOU. For our First Annual Turkey Bowl, it couldn’t have gone better. Thank you DTS Staff for your hard work, enthusiasm, and for making this such a memorable event for our students. We have the BEST staff here at DTS!

In Ms. Knox’s class at Sharon Hill School, 79% of students scored proficient or above on the STAR ELA benchmark test. Way to go, everyone! To celebrate their hard work and success, the class was treated to donuts. Keep up the great effort! 🌟

REMINDER! We want to hear from you! 📣 We’re gathering your feedback on a proposed school uniform policy. Students, staff, and families are invited to weigh in on this important decision. We’ve extended the survey through December 20, 2024. Take the survey at https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/sedelcoschooluniform.

Academy Park Juniors, Joy Knight and Shaderah Robinson were recently featured as soloists at Collingdale's Winter Wonderland Celebration to kick-off the Holiday Season! 🎶 Joy sang This Christmas and Shaderah performed two songs, Last Christmas and had everyone rocking to Rocking Around the Christmas Tree to close out the night. Superintendent, Dr. Sanchez, and Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Lowry, were also in attendance to support these young ladies. Thank you to the Collingdale Volunteers for always highlighting our talented students.

Congratulations to Academy Park Senior Keyarra Barley! 🎉 At the Delco Dems Annual Holiday Party, Keyarra was recognized as a Volunteer of the Year for her outstanding efforts in civic engagement. At just 17 years old, she has made a remarkable impact through both partisan and nonpartisan initiatives: ✅ Hosted two annual voter registration drives for Academy Park students. ✅ Founded the Young Democrats Club at Academy Park High School. ✅ Actively collaborates with PA Youth Vote. ✅ Is a sitting member on the Delco Junior County Council ✅ Worked on state and national campaigns during the 2024 election season. ✅ Is already registered to vote! Keyarra’s dedication to empowering her peers and promoting civic responsibility is truly inspiring. We are so proud of her accomplishments and the positive change she continues to bring to our community. Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition! 💙

You are invited to complete our school uniform survey! ⏰ Don’t miss this opportunity to share your thoughts on this proposed new policy. Your feedback is very important as the Board of Education and district administration make decisions. Take the survey here: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/sedelcoschooluniform.

3 students from Academy Park High School had artwork exhibited in the DCIU's ArT Showcase! 🎨 The ArT Showcase is an adapted show celebrating the art of students with special needs.