Bensalem High News

Pennsbury board appoints acting high school principal - News  The Intelligencer

Cherrissa Gibson will step in for Sue Becker, who is taking a sabbatical leave of absence for the second half of the school year. PENNSBURY SCHOOLS — The ...

Changes for some Pa. schools coming under new state rules  Philly.com

Come next year, more Pennsylvania schools will be tagged as struggling -- given supports and deadlines to improve -- under new rules detailed Thursday by the ...

'Shark Tank' Pirates Pitch Awards Cash and Scholarships to High School Entrepreneurs  Seton Hall University News & Events

Ten talented high school entrepreneurs with startup ideas or fledgling businesses, out of a field of nearly 250 applicants, faced off in a "Shark Tank" style ...

Change in policy upsets community groups in Bensalem  FOX 29 News Philadelphia

Bensalem, Pa. (WTXF) - A change in policy has some community groups upset. They say they won't be able to afford programming because a local school ...

Bensalem High School Grad Passes Away At 38  Bensalem, PA Patch

Bensalem High School Grad Passes Away At 38 - Bensalem, PA - ​Daniel Fenerty, a 1997 Bensalem High School graduate, passed away at his parent's home ...

2002 Bensalem High School Graduate Dies At 33  Bensalem, PA Patch

2002 Bensalem High School Graduate Dies At 33 - Bensalem, PA - ​Patrick J. Hirst, a lifelong resident of Bensalem, passed away on Jan. 31 at the age of 33.

Bensalem school officials discuss later start times - News  Bucks County Courier Times

Bensalem Township School District psychologist Gail Karafin said letting high school and middle school students sleep longer and start school later would have ...

Bensalem school board to consider arts charter high school  Bucks County Courier Times

The Bensalem school board will hold a hearing on a proposed arts charter high school in the township on Nov. 7. It's set for 7:30 p.m. at Bensalem High School, ...

10 Bensalem Graduates To Receive Distinguished Alumni Award  Bensalem, PA Patch

Distinguished Alumni Awards - Bensalem, PA - Ten Bensalem High School graduates will receive a Distinguished Alumni Award during a ceremony on Sept. 29.

Persuasion is the best tool, two lobbyists tell Bensalem High School students  Bucks County Courier Times

Lobbyists David Kralle and Sean Schafer spoke to students in teacher George Daka's Advance Placement Government class. The power of persuasion is the ...

Bensalem School District, police detail school safety plans ahead of upcoming academic year  WPVI-TV

Local law enforcement officials and administrators from the Bensalem School District met with the public Tuesday night to detail their joint safety plan for schools ...

Bucks, Montgomery County students honored for achievements - News  The Intelligencer

Sanskaar Gupta, of Feasterville, a senior attending Neshaminy High School, was named Student of the Month for October by the Feasterville Rotary Club.

Bensalem School District holding education expo Tuesday - News  The Intelligencer

The event at Bensalem High School will showcase the district's various programs.

Bensalem High School to honor 10 distinguished alumni - News  Bucks County Courier Times

Philadelphia television news reporter and former Bucks County Courier Times video reporter Trish Hartman is among the 10 who will be honored.

Bensalem Board of Education considers performing arts charter school  Bucks County Courier Times

The school board must now wait at least 45 days, but no more than 75 days, to vote on the proposed arts charter high school in Bensalem.

Police: No viable threat found against Bensalem HS  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM — The township Police Department said an online threat posted against Bensalem High School is a hoax.Authorities have determined it is not a ...

Free Lunch This Summer For Kids In Bensalem  Bensalem, PA Patch

Free Lunch This Summer For Kids In Bensalem - Bensalem, PA - Bensalem Township School District will again be offering free breakfasts and lunches for ...

Bensalem adds middle schools resource officer - News  Bucks County Courier Times

The 10-year agreement for a middle schools resource officer in Bensalem calls for the school district to pay $523384, an amount that will cover the costs for the ...

Bensalem High School students build sled for the blind  6abc.com

For a group of engineering students at Bensalem High School, their latest project started with a snowstorm and a guest speaker from Villanova University.

Video: Community celebrates Bensalem High School baseballs historic run  The Intelligencer

The Bensalem community came together on Tuesday, June 19, at the Penn Community Bank Amphitheater to celebrate the best baseball team in Bensalem ...

Sangillo: New eight-lane pool a big hit with Bensalem High School swim team  Bucks County Courier Times

Bensalem just completed its first season in a brand new eight-lane pool.“It's an amazing facility,” Bensalem coach D.J. Mergard said. “We're so fortunate to be ...

Central Bucks East runs past Bensalem - Sports  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM — The Central Bucks East football team had the right formula to battle both host Bensalem and Mother Nature on Friday night. With a steady rain for ...

State Secretary of Labor and Industry visits Bensalem High School  Bucks County Courier Times

Jerry Oleksiak, a 1970 Holy Ghost Preparatory School graduate, talked to students in an Advanced Placement government class about the impact various state ...

Student-run credit union opens at Bensalem High School  Bucks County Courier Times

Students can open checking and savings accounts and cash checks at the new TruMark Federal Credit Union inside Bensalem High School.

This Was The Average SAT Score For Bensalem Students In 2017  Bensalem, PA Patch

Bensalem SAT Scores - Bensalem, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently released average SAT scores for each public high school.

A sled for the blind? Students are making one at Bensalem High School  Philly.com

A winter storm led a gaggle of students at the Bucks County high school to develop a prototype for a sled for the visually impaired.

Bucks woman found dead after calling 911 to say boyfriend was going to kill her  Philly.com

Teresa Priestley's friends say she was a role model for women everywhere: A single mom who put her kids first, often working multiple jobs to give them bright ...

Bensalem High School evacuated after formaldehyde leak  6abc.com

Bensalem High School was evacuated on Tuesday due to a hazmat incident.

State Trooper Impostor Busted By Acquaintance In Bensalem  Bensalem, PA Patch

State Trooper Impostor Reported In Bensalem - Bensalem, PA - Police say the impostor pulled over a woman on Mayflower Dr. last month. Turns out, she was ...

Registration For Free Preschool Program At Bensalem High School Now Open  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - There is space available in the afternoon session for 4-year-olds. The free program goes from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. starting on Oct. 31.

Bensalem High School students hold mock election  6abc.com

Bensalem High School students weighed in on the presidential race during a mock election Monday.

Bensalem High School students shine at DECA competition  Bucks County Courier Times

Nine Bensalem students placed high in various categories in in the Distributive Education Clubs of America district-level competition.

Video: Bensalem baseball continues hot start with win over Truman  Bucks County Courier Times

The Bensalem High School baseball team sits alone atop the Suburban One League National Conference after Thursday's 15-2 win over Harry S. Truman in five ...

Renovated Bensalem High School to include academies geared to specific areas of study  Bucks County Courier Times

When they drag themselves out of bed, shift from summer vacation into study mode again and file into Bensalem High School on Aug. 28, students will find not ...

Bensalem baseball team focused on PIAA title prize  Bucks County Courier Times

Senior-laden Bensalem, with the school and community behind them, heads to State College Friday in search of the program's first state championship.

Gerard William Lynch Sr.  Bucks County Courier Times

On the morning of Aug. 15, 2018, surrounded by his loving family, Gerard William Lynch Sr. of Bensalem joined the love of his life, Janet, in heaven after an ...

Teen accused of selling pot brownies to middle school students  6abc.com

A Bensalem High School student is facing charges after police say he sold and distributed marijuana laced brownies to middle school students.

Check Out This Bensalem High School Class Prank  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - The class of 2016 put a phony ad on Craigslist listing Bensalem High School for sale at $2016 as a prank.

Bensalem officials, developer still trying to finalize sale of closed middle school  Bucks County Courier Times

The extension granted by the Bensalem school board Tuesday night was the sixth since an agreement of sale was reached in October of 2016. A closed ...

​Bensalem High School Hosting Film Fest April 5  Patch.com

Bensalem High School Film Fest - Bensalem, PA - Proceeds benefit the Owls Television Network with a portion going to the Ryan K. Wilson Memorial ...

As insurance costs soar, more parents rely on school nurses for children's health care  Philly.com

Bensalem district officials have noticed that more parents now use school nurses as gatekeepers for their children's health care.

Panera Bread Launches Delivery Service In Bensalem  Bensalem, PA Patch

Panera Bread is launching a new delivery *service* in the Philly area, including from its Bensalem location. Three hundred employees will be hired in the area as ...

Bensalem High School teacher kisses a pig, raises $5,000 for school  Bucks County Courier Times

Business technology teacher and curriculum leader David Miller helped raise the money at the TruMark Financial Credit Union's Seventh Annual Kiss-A-Pig ...

QUEEN E. SUMBLER - Obituaries  Bucks County Courier Times

Queen E. (McDowell) Sumbler of Trevose passed away Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was 84. Queen was born in Fairmont, N.C. and ...

Teen Assaulted, Cousin Found In Bensalem After Shooting Himself  Bensalem, PA Patch

Teen Critical After 'Vicious Assault' - Bensalem, PA - A girl was critically injured in assault Friday in Bristol Twp. Her cousin was found in Bensalem with a ...

Bucks school's makeover aims to give students a head start on careers  Philly.com

This is one of the first times that the career academies model - which was invented locally at Philadelphia Academies in the late 1960s and then became a ...

Report: One local district shared in $237,000 of NRA grants to Pennsylvania schools  PhillyVoice.com

The National Rifle Association has doled out more than $7 million in grants to hundreds of schools across the country in recent years, including two dozen ...

Philly Sports Fan To Be Laid To Rest Day Before Super Bowl  Bensalem, PA Patch

Funeral For Philly Sports Fan Is Saturday - Bensalem, PA - In lieu of flowers, Frederick Adami's family asks that you root for the Eagles in the Super Bowl.

Driver sentenced after girl killed boarding school bus in Bensalem  6abc.com

A teenage driver from Bucks County has been sentenced in the death of a student who was killed while boarding a school bus in Bensalem.

Bensalem High School's $80M renovation project almost "two-thirds" done  Bucks County Courier Times

Bensalem High School students and staff will spend a third year enduring detours around areas of their school that are being upgraded and expanded in a ...

Bensalem Township school board appoints new high-level technology administrator  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM SCHOOLS — A long-time middle school principal will be the new administrator heading up the Bensalem Township School District's technology ...

School re-dedication ceremony in Bucks County  6abc.com

It was a big day at Bensalem High School in Bucks County.

Tom Meo: An ever-curious extrovert devoted to his family  Philly.com

Tom Meo would go out of his way to carve out time for his family, getting breakfast with his mom and goofing around with his younger sisters. He looked out for ...

District Reaches Agreement To Sell Neil A. Armstrong Middle School For $6.25M  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - The sale price of the vacant school will be $6.25 million, according to information from the Bensalem School District.

Bensalem Republicans keep control of township - News  Bucks County Courier Times

In a township election centered around local officials' leadership, Bensalem voters delivered a mixed message as to whether they approve.

New principal named at Bensalems Robert K. Shafer Middle School  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM SCHOOLS — Michael Stock has been appointed as the new principal at Bensalem's Robert K. Shafer Middle School.In the move recently approved ...

Bensalem Township School District Names New IT Director  Patch.com

Bensalem Township School District's Shafer Middle School Principal William Incollingo Jr. will be taking on a new role with the school district.

Bensalem Senior Named Commended Student By National Merit Program  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - Congratulations to Bensalem High School senior Hetvi P. Patel, who has been named a Commended Student by the National Merit program.

Foundation places college students in internships at nonprofits  Bucks County Courier Times

Sixteen college students are working at nonprofits all over Bucks County through a program run by the Foundations Community Partnership.

High School Girl Overcomes Hearing Impairment To Cheer Without Fear  CBS Philly

BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) — At a homecoming practice inside of the Bensalem High School gym, there is a freshman rising to a challenge. Alice McGivern's ...

Bensalem school board hires three assistant principals - News  Bucks County Courier Times

The Bensalem Township School District has new assistant principals at the high school and two middle schools.Michael Stock is the new ninth-grade assistant ...

Bensalem High School Hall of Fame induction humbles Don Bogan  Bucks County Courier Times

Bensalem coach Don Bogan said he hadn't taken much time to think about his induction Saturday into the high school's Hall of Fame until the night before, when ...

Bensalem School Supplies Available Online For 2016-2017 Year  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - Get a jumpstart on your back-to-school shopping with an online app.

College Soccer Signing Day Tracker  Brotherly Game

A little earlier than usual, college soccer signing season began on November 14th.

Bensalem High School Hall of Fame: Tamm treasures Hall of Fame induction  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM — Ralph Tamm seemingly has mastered the balance between enjoying the moment and still appreciating the past.For Tamm, a 1984 graduate of ...

Bensalem names permanent HS principal, head football coach  Bucks County Courier Times

Bensalem High School's principal is staying put.The school board voted 5-2 Wednesday to remove the interim tag from William Ferrara's title after he was hired ...

Police: SUV that hit, killed Bensalem student a 'hot mess'  6abc.com

Police in Bensalem, Pa are working to build a criminal case against the 18-year-old driver who struck and killed a 16-year-girl as she was getting on her school ...

Bensalem school board member Jason Harris resigns - News  Bucks County Courier Times

The Bensalem school board accepted the resignation of member Jason Harris at Wednesday night's meeting.Harris, 42, did not attend the meeting but said in a ...

Sixers Sign Bensalem High School Senior Kevin Grow to Ceremonial Two-day Contract  NBA.com

PHILADELPHIA, PA. – FEBRUARY 17, 2014 – The Philadelphia 76ers today announced that they will sign Bensalem High School senior Kevin Grow to a ...

Bensalem Woman Who Stole $215K From Elderly Neighbor Gets Jail  Bensalem, PA Patch

Bensalem Woman Sentenced For Stealing $215K - Bensalem, PA - ​A Bensalem woman who stole more than $215000 from a 91-year-old neighbor has been ...

At-risk teens go from hard knocks to high hopes at St. Francis-St. Vincent  CatholicPhilly.com

By Lou Baldwin • Posted June 28, 2018. It was Graduation Day June 20 at St. Francis-St. Vincent Home for Children in Bensalem, although the nine young men ...

The long road from bloody Congo conflict to Bensalem and college  Philly.com

When Zola Makanda recounts his path from childhood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to his freshman year at Manor College in Jenkintown, it sounds ...

Bensalem's Nick Cooper earns 100th win, Council Rock South wins conference wrestling crown  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM — As expected, the SOL National Conference wrestling championships went to Council Rock South.However, the day belonged to Nick Cooper.

Bensalem considers demolishing Armstrong Middle School - News  Bucks County Courier Times

The Bensalem school board is trying to find out how much it would cost to demolish the shuttered Neil A. Armstrong Middle School off busy Street Road in the ...

Bucks, Montgomery County students recognized for achievements - News  The Intelligencer

Sylvia Fisher, of Yardley, attending Muhlenberg College, performed in the production of “Machinal,” Sophie Treadwell's story that was played on the college's ...

Shafer Middle School in Bensalem honors veterans at assembly  Bucks County Courier Times

One veteran told students at the Bensalem school to think carefully about the words of the Pledge of Allegiance and what they mean.

Bensalem Students Compete In DECA District Competition, Advace To States  Patch.com

A group of Bensalem High School students recently participated in DECA's district event, with nearly 10 students moving on to the state competition. According to ...

George H. Hadley Jr., 54, Bensalem High vice principal  Philadelphia Inquirer

George Henry Hadley Jr., 54, of Trevose, an assistant principal at Bensalem High School, died of complications from colon cancer on Sunday, Jan. 1, at St. Mary ...

Student Achievers in Bucks, Montgomery counties recognized - News  Bucks County Courier Times

Area students named to the University of Delaware dean's list for the fall 2017 semester include Danielle Ford and Stephanie Schrader, of Bensalem; Brianna ...

Bucks, Montgomery County schools announce early dismissals due to weather  Bucks County Courier Times

The following schools and school districts have announced early dismissal times for Monday due to the impending inclement weather. Abington School District ...

Mark Sturgis: A big ‘teddy bear’ with a strong sense of self  Philly.com

Mark Sturgis was always a big kid, physically and emotionally mature, but he was soft on the inside. He had an ability to calm people, no matter what was going ...

Bensalem teen found guilty of sexually assaulting 10 girls  WPVI-TV

A Bensalem teen could spend more than 80 years in prison after being convicted late Friday in the rapes and sexual assaults of 10 young girls.

Bensalem Schools Get Cs, D in Student Performance  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - Half of the district's elementary schools are 'low-performing,' according to results released by the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile.

Bensalems Fall Festival Is Saturday, Oct. 7  Patch.com

Bensalem's 2017 Fall Festival Is Oct. 7 - Bensalem, PA - The annual Fall Festival in Bensalem is Saturday, Oct. 7.

Young Bensalem Dad, Avid Hunter And Sports Fan, Passes Away At 38  Patch.com

Andrew Hacker Obituary - Bensalem, PA - Andrew Hacker of Bensalem passed away suddenly Tuesday, October 3 at Aria-Jefferson Health Torresdale. He was ...

Jimmy Lamb: Better role needed for community voices  Bucks County Courier Times

The Democratic candidate for the 18th District says he wants to bring parents, teachers, students, business owners and workers to the table to solve pressing ...

Council Rock North sweeps CB East for district volleyball title  Bucks County Courier Times

The Indians started strong and never look back in clinching the program's first District One championship since 2011. Both teams will move on to the state ...

Charges after girl struck by SUV while boarding school bus  6abc.com

Police in Bensalem, Pa. have announced charges against the driver who they say struck and killed a 16-year-old girl as she was getting on her school bus.

Bucks County native Richard Bush still rocking with the Peace Creeps  Bucks County Courier Times

The former singer of the A's, who made the charts in the early '80s with the single “A Woman's Got the Power,” plays Randy Now's Man Cave in Bordentown ...

Parades and solemn services will mark Memorial Day across Bucks and Montgomery counties  Bucks County Courier Times

Parades will fill the streets and services will honor the fallen, as Memorial Day is marked in communities across Bucks County and beyond.

Bensalem falls to Nazareth Academy in girls basketball  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM — Bensalem's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony usually involves basketball with a girls-boys, day-night doubleheader.Traditionally, Donald ...

Bensalem wrestling loses big to Abington - Sports  Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM — Jake Thierjung wrestled at Bensalem (class of 2006) and later was an assistant before becoming head coach this season.On Wednesday night ...

Top Bensalem Crime Stories In 2016  Patch.com

Bensalem, PA - Here's a look ​at some of the top crime and police stories that happened in Bensalem in 2016.

Bucks, Montgomery County students honored for academic achievements  The Intelligencer

Cadet Katie Quinn, of Doylestown, is the latest recipient of the General Billy Mitchell Award. This leadership milestone is earned after the completion of the first ...

PHOTO: Local Elementary School Staff Volunteers at Philabundance  Patch.com

Staff members from Benjamin Rush Elementary School recently volunteered at Philabundance, a non-profit food bank that serves the Philadelphia and ...

Wurtzel, Diane  Waupaca County News

Diane Wurtzel, age 73, from Weyauwega, WI, entered eternal life in heaven peacefully with her family around her Friday, October 5, 2018. Diane was born ...

JESSICA L. KURTZ  Bucks County Courier Times

Jessica L. Kurtz Jessica L. Kurtz of Bensalem died Nov. 28, 2017, from her injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident that occurred on Nov. 27, 2017. She was ...

Teen held for trial in Bucks school bus stop death  Allentown Morning Call

A Bensalem teen faces trial for allegedly hitting and killing a student crossing the road to her bus in Bucks County.

Longtime Eddington House Chef Passes Away At 57  Patch.com

Bensalem Obituary: Paul D. O'Brien - Bensalem, PA - Paul O'Brien worked as a chef at the Eddington House for more than 30 years. He died Saturday at the ...

Bensalem schools appoints two new administrators - News  Bucks County Courier Times

The Bensalem Township School District recently brought two new administrators into the fold.Victoria Velazquez is the new director of elementary curriculum ...

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