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Celebrating Plum Plum Borough Achievements in in
ACADEMICS
Academic Excellence
ACADEMICS,, ATHLETICS,, and and THE ARTS
110 graduating 110 graduating seniors seniors from from Plum Plum Senior Senior High High School School earned earned a GPA a GPA of 3.75 of 3.75 or higher or higher in the in 2024 the 2024 – 2025 – 2025 school school year. year These. These students students displayed displayed academic academic rigor rigor, diligent, diligent work work, and, and a a collaborative spirit spirit that that propelled propelled this growth this growth.. Students Students were were honored honored at an at Academic an Academic Awards Awards Ceremony Ceremony..
Dr. Rick Dr. Rick Walsh Walsh,, Superintendent of Schools of Schools, expressed, expressed,,“ The“ The skills skills these these students students have have demonstrated in this in this accomplishment will continue will continue to serve to serve them them in their in their life life beyond beyond high high school school.. Congratulations to each to each of our of students our students for this for this achievement.”.”
Student Demonstrates Financial Skill Skill,, Earning Third Third Place Place
Plum Plum Borough Borough School School District District has earned has earned third third Place Place in in the the Elementary / Middle / Middle School School Division Division of the of Brighter the Brighter Financial Financial Futures Futures Southwest Southwest PA Investing PA Investing Challenge Challenge..
Under Under the leadership the leadership of educator of educator Brian Brian Stevens Stevens, student, student Omar Omar Aouali Aouali successfully built built a simulated a simulated investment portfolio portfolio valued valued at $ 97,646.44 at $ 97,646.44— earning— earning top honors top honors in in this real-time this real-time stock stock market market competition powered powered by by Brighter Brighter Financial Financial Futures Futures partnering partnering with with StockTrak StockTrak.. This This experience gives gives students students a fun a and fun and practical practical introduction to investing to investing while while building building skills skills in financial financial literacy literacy, critical, critical thinking thinking, and, and decision-making..
Plum Plum Senior Senior Named National Merit Merit Scholarship Finalist
Dhruv Dhruv Thakkar Thakkar, Plum, Plum High High School School senior senior, has, been has been named named a National a National Merit Merit Scholarship Finalist Finalist.. This This incredible incredible accomplishment means means that that Thakkar Thakkar is one is one of 16,000 of 16,000 semifinalists in the in country the country to move to move onto onto the finalist the finalist round round, competing, competing for 6,870 for 6,870 scholarships nationally nationally..
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