Perkiomen Valley School District Annual Report 2017-18 Annual Report 2017-18 1 | Page 4

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
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PVSD Annual Report
2017-18
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• Perkiomen Valley High School
Academy of Science competition
students Michael Kelley, Adam
held in February.
LaSpina, Thomas Santange-
• Perkiomen Valley High School ath-
PV gives students
lo, and Kathleen Wang were
lete Christina Warren was the Penn-
great
access
to
named Semifinalists in the
sylvania Track and Field Coaches
many resources, and
National Merit Scholarship
Association (PTFCA) Indoor State
taking advantage
program.
Champion in 60-meter hurdles and
• Perkiomen Valley High School
triple jump, and the winner of the
of these resources
ninth-grader Lillian Miller was
triple jump competition at the Vir-
was one of the best
named one of the top 300
ginia Showcase, the Marine Corps
choices I made.
MASTERS in the 2017 Broad-
Holiday Classic, the Hispanic Win-
-
Senior
Student,
Class
of
2018
com MASTERS®, a program of
ter Games and the Ocean Breeze
Society for Science & the Public.
Invitational. At the Ocean Breeze
• Schwenksville Elementary
Invitational, she was also the winner
School students Krystal Carire,
of the 60-meter hurdles competi-
Emerson Whetstone, Ava Lyle
tion. Christina’s accomplishments
and Opeyemi Adeleye were named winners in the
also included breaking the top 20 in the New Bal-
“Young Writers and Illustrators Short Story Contest”
ance Indoor National Rankings as sixth in the country
sponsored by The World Was Made for You. This
for triple jump, and 12th in the country for 60-meter
contest was open to third- through fifth-graders
hurdles. She is PV’s record holder for the longest
across the country. Four winners from each grade
triple jump and the fastest time in the 100-meter
level were chosen, and all four of the contest’s fifth-
hurdles.
grade winners were from Schwenksville. The winners • Perkiomen Valley High School/Northern Mont-
received gift cards and had their stories featured on
gomery Technical Career Center students Madele-
“Really Exciting and Delightful Stories,” a television
na Crowe, Francis Kenny, Hope Needling, Aisha
show hosted by Nahjee Grant on Lower Merion TV, a
Shakran, Summer Carfagno, Jordan Brechbill and
public access channel.
Peyton Chippie earned awards at the 2018 Pennsyl-
• Perkiomen Valley High School’s Football Team won
vania SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championship.
the Pioneer Athletic Championship and was unde-
These students earned first place awards at the dis-
feated in the conference. Fourteen team members
trict level and went on to compete at the state level
were selected as All-League Liberty Division players.
as well.
• Perkiomen Valley High School students received
• The Perkiomen Valley High School Indoor Color
first-place awards at the Montgomery County Sci-
Guard won a gold medal at the Tournament Indoor
ence Research Competition (MCSRC) held in March.
Association (TIA) Atlantic Coast Championships.
Those students were Lillian Miller, Taja Mazaj, and
The group ended the championship with a score
Ryann Piperno. Based on their achievements at the
of 94.57. The 2017-18 school year was the second
MCSRC, all three students advanced to the Delaware
year in a row that the Guard has taken home a gold
Valley Science Fair. These three students also partic-
medal.
ipated and placed highly in the Pennsylvania Junior