Pennsburg
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Annual Penn Dry Goods Returns With More Shopping and Fun on May 15-16
Come to Pennsburg’s Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center on May 15 and 16 for Penn Dry Goods, an event with great shopping for the crafter and sewer. This year, the popular rummage sale is bigger than ever with fabric, craft projects, notions, and historic patterns and books providing great finds. A select number of dealers…
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New Features At Penn Dry Goods: Antiques, Lectures, Demonstrations Fill Two Days In May
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center is reimagining its annual Penn Dry Goods for 2026 with new features sure to appeal to those who live regionally. All are invited to the event on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, for shopping, learning, and eating. This year, though, there are some features that require advance…
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Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center: The Pennsylvania German Story Starts Here
They came fleeing persecution. In 1731, a small group of religious refugees left everything they knew in Silesia, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, and made the dangerous Atlantic crossing to Pennsylvania. They carried with them their faith, their culture, and a fierce determination to preserve both. They were the Schwenkfelders, followers of…
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Perkiomen School Will Hold Its 147th Commencement With 93 Graduates From US and Around the World
Perkiomen School will hold its 147th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 9 a.m. on the campus in Pennsburg, Pa. The Class of 2022 is made up of 93 graduates from the United States and countries around the world. Serving as Commencement Speaker is Assistant Head of School for Student Life Kevin Manferdini.…
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‘We Feel a Common Bond’: Perkiomen School Partners with School in Shanghai
Perkiomen School’s Head of School Mark A. Devey has announced a partnership between Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, Pa., and Leighton School, Shanghai, China. Leighton School officially opens its doors to its first group of students in the fall of 2022, becoming the flagship campus of American high schools built by Ligao Education Group in Shanghai. Graduates…
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Perkiomen School’s Office of College Counseling Hosting Virtual Workshop on Athletic Recruiting on March 30
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 7 pm, Perkiomen School’s Office of College Counseling will host a virtual College Counseling Workshop on Athletic Recruiting for students and families. This free workshop, given via Zoom webinar format, is open to the greater community. Perkiomen’s college counselors will be joined by the following panelists: Lauren Sciocchetti –…
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Perkiomen School Expands Educational Opportunities with New Institute Focused on Design
Continuing to evolve a student-directed, authentic approach to education, Perkiomen School launched the Design Institute, one of four unique deep learning paths, to be offered at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. Perkiomen School’s new institute, driven by a focus on design, offers students an opportunity to expand and evolve their unique artistic vision.…
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Perkiomen School Students Work with St. Luke’s Neurosurgeons at Cadaver Workshop
Most high school students interested in a medical career usually need to wait until a college or medical school anatomy class to study and dissect a human cadaver. Not so for students of Perkiomen School, a college preparatory, boarding, and day school located in Pennsburg, Pa. St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) neurosurgeons dissected human…
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Fake News: What It Is, How to Spot It, and The Future of Local Media
by Garrett McKenzie ’24, Perkiomen School Fake news: a term that is seemingly becoming more common, and that is being used to describe more and more media outlets. It is a term used by all political sides to fuel rhetoric, and one which usually sets most people on edge, ready to argue their favored side’s…
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Join Perkiomen School at Open House on January 19
At Perkiomen School, they create possibilities. Their community is a celebration of individuals, their space is transformative by design, and their impact is focused on the future. They know that experience is the best teacher and that the challenges of life can only be solved by digging in, taking part, and pushing through. Since 1875, Perkiomen…
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Perkiomen School: Exploring the Mental Health Crisis in Teenagers
Anxiety in teenagers is a concern in a world where COVID-19 is still dominant. A raging pandemic led nearly everyone to experience levels of worry, but that of high school-aged students is a serious concern. Academic pressure has always impacted the lives of teenagers. High school students often feel overworked or unable to comprehend certain…
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National Dog Show Holds Press Preview Event at Pet-Friendly Audubon Hotel
One of the highlights of National Dog Show week is its annual press preview, a harbinger of a one-of-a-kind local event. At this year’s preview, a total of 11 dogs were on hand at the Tru by Hilton hotel in Audubon to the delight of TV cameras and reporters from multiple outlets throughout the Delaware…
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Perkiomen School’s Institutes Hone Students’ Passions Through Real-World Skills and Experiences
At Perkiomen School, education gets personal. Faculty members help uncover the passion inside each student and aim to focus that passion by participating in project-based activities and applying hard and soft skills, preparing them for the world outside of school, into college, and beyond. Shaun T. Yorgey, Perkiomen’s Director of Strategic Innovation, has a goal…
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Perkiomen School Excited to Host Open House Events This Fall Beginning Friday
Perkiomen School invites prospective families to learn more about their day and boarding experiences for students in grades 6-12 and post-graduates. The independent school, located in Pennsburg, PA, will be hosting both in-person and virtual events throughout the fall and winter. At this school, students uncover possibilities. The supportive environment enables students to discover what…
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Perkiomen School is Ready For a Great New School Year
Perkiomen School is ready to start the new school year, following its motto of inspiring students to risk becoming their best. The first day of school is fast approaching for boarding and day students on August 30, and the students and staff are excited for a great new year. “The 2021-2022 academic year will be…
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Perkiomen School Graduates 78 Students at 146th Commencement Exercises
Perkiomen School held its 146th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 29 on Zeller Field on its campus in Pennsburg, Pa. Degrees for 78 graduates were conferred, some joining the ceremony online, with most in person. Three students graduated with Artificial Intelligence Distinction, 10 with Entrepreneurial Distinction, and six graduates received Medical Distinction, demonstrating a commitment…
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Chester County Leadership: Mark A. Devey, Head of School, Perkiomen School
Mark A. Devey, the Head of School at Perkiomen School, spoke with MONTCO Today about being born in Pittsburgh and growing up in Bethlehem, where his father was the headmaster of Moravian Academy; his passion for sports, particularly soccer, which he played not only on the collegiate level but also internationally; and why he chose…
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The Show Must Go On: Perkiomen School Music Program Adapts with Pandemic
By Greg Welsh, Marketing & Communications Assistant at Perkiomen School “The show must go on.” If there was ever a year to question the validity of this timeless, show business expression, well, this was the one. A global pandemic brought on by a disease that spreads primarily through respiratory droplets doesn’t exactly project well for…
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