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HS Girls Soccer in PIAA State Semi-Finals!

November 13, 2017, 1:00 pm
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The HS Girls Soccer team defeated Central Dauphin High School on Saturday, 11/11/2017 by a score of 5 – 0. The girls now advance to the PIAA State Semi-Final Game. The girls will face Neshaminy High School on Tuesday, 11/14/2017 – game time 5:00 PM. The game will be played at Souderton Area High School, 625 Lower Rd, Souderton, PA 18964

Good luck Girls and GO WILDCATS!
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Middle School Night of the Arts

November 13, 2017, 1:25 pm
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Ways to Watch Wildcats in PIAA State Semi-Finals

November 14, 2017, 8:32 am
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The HS Girls Soccer Team advanced to the PIAA State Semi-Final Game. The girls will face Neshaminy High School today, Tuesday, 11/14/2017 – game time 5:00 PM. 
 
We hope you can come out and support the Wildcats! The game will be played at Souderton Area High School,625 Lower Rd, Souderton, PA 18964.
 
PCTV will be filming the game--check their schedule for broadcast times: http://thepctvnetwork.com/

You can also watch the game LIVE for a pay-per-view fee at www.nfhsnetwork.com!
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What's so Cool about Manufacturing?

November 16, 2017, 9:17 am
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Eighth grade Intro to Steam Applications students traveled to Bender, Inc., an Electrical Safety company based in Exton, PA to learn about manufacturing and their company.  While on site, students conducted interviews and filmed components of the company as part of the "What's So Cool About Manufacturing" video project sponsored by the Chester County Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware counties.
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Flyers Future Goals at OJRMS

November 16, 2017, 9:19 am
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The Middle School welcomed Bob Kelly, Philadelphia Flyers Alumni and Jason Tempesta, Community Relations Executive on Tuesday afternoon.  The duo presented seventh grade students with a Flyers Pride Assembly that focused on Character building and STEM topics.  Students in Mrs. Armstrong's classes participate in the Flyers Future Goals program by using "Ignition" and "Hockey Scholar" programs.  Ignition focuses on digital literacy and responsibility and Hockey Scholar brings uses ice hockey as a tool to learn about STEM topics.

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400 Veterans Visit Our Schools

November 16, 2017, 11:14 am
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Mr. Jahn shares his experience as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom
On November 10, 2017, Owen J. Roberts widely celebrated Veterans Day with more than 400 veterans and their guests visiting our schools. In many schools, veterans were honored and entertained with special poems, patriotic songs, and in some cases breakfast or lunch. Several of veterans visited classrooms and gave short presentations.  Heartfelt cards and crafts were created to thank veterans.  East Coventry Elementary staff hosted a breakfast for the veterans and family members followed by the ceremonial raising of the flag by OJR NJROTC.  East Vincent Elementary thanked all veterans including East Vincent sixth grade teacher and veteran, Mr. Jeremy Jahn, who served in active duty from October 2004 to February 2005 as a Combat Engineer.  Mr. Jahn ranked as a Sergeant E-5 and was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Jahn shared many photos and videos with his story during two assemblies.
 






Mr. Taylor (L) and Mr. Bull, both 96 years of age and WWII veterans

Master Guns uses a sword to honor Mr. Taylor and Mr. Bull with the ceremonious first slices of cake
The 70 veterans honored at the high school included those who served in all the different services and many different eras.  The high school was happy to host a woman who had served with the Women’s Army Corps (WACS), during World War II.  Two men in attendance were 96 year-old World War II veterans. One gentleman, Mr. Taylor, served with the 4th Marine Tank Battalion throughout the Pacific campaign including the landing on Iwo Jima. The other, Mr. William Bull, was with the 28th Pennsylvania through the entire Battle of Bulge. It was also Mr. Bull’s birthday on Veterans Day. The high school was honored to include State Senator John Rafferty and State Representative Tim Hennessey to pay tribute to the veterans.  The event included musical performances, speeches, and a luncheon. The luncheon provided an opportunity for students and veterans to interact with one another and for students to express their gratitude and serve veterans.
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Coding Activity

November 17, 2017, 12:05 pm
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Students in Mrs. Romaniello's fourth grade class are gaining expertise in commanding robots to perform tasks using technology funded the the Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation.
Last winter she was awarded a mini grant worth $2,000.00 and received twelve Sphero codable robots for her classroom.
The tiny robots have protective covers



The technology is perfect for collaborative problem solving.



Students can program the robots to roll certain directions and do tasks

They can also program Sphero to display different colors and make sounds

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Pep Rally for Tradition--Please Come!

November 20, 2017, 6:13 am
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Photos courtesy of OJR alumnus Kevin Hoffman, who professionally photographed nearly every rivalry game for 30 yrs.

We hope you can come and meet your friends at Wildcat Stadium/Hank Bernat Field at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, November 22, 2017 for a pep rally.

This year marks the 59th and, what looks to be, the final Thanksgiving Day game between Owen J. Roberts High School and Pottstown High School.  Over the decades the game became a local tradition on Thanksgiving morning.  Bundling up against the often cold November weather fans would held off to either Wildcat Stadium or Grigg Memorial Field to kick off their Thanksgiving with the game.  Kids – future members of the Trojan and Wildcat football teams, bands and cheerleading squads - would watch the game imagine being on that field one day themselves.  Alumni would meet old friends and family would reunite at the game.  Many extended families, split between Trojan and Wildcat alumni, would attend the game cheering on their schools hoping to gain bragging rights across their holiday dinner tables.  





The origins of the series date back to 1930 when North Coventry High School and Pottstown High School tied 0-0. North Coventry, Warwick and East Vincent consolidated into the Owen J. Roberts School District in 1955.  Three years later the first Thanksgiving Day game between Pottstown and Owen J. Roberts was played.   Pottstown won the first four meetings but Owen J. shocked the Trojans in 1962 for the Wildcats’ first win in the series.  In 1970, arguably the most important game in the entire series, the Thanksgiving Day game determined the Ches-Mont championship.  The Wildcats, behind running back Denny Laws, won 20-8 securing the first Ches-Mont championship for Owen J. Roberts and head coach Hank Bernat.  Bernat led the Wildcats to several more championships over the next twenty years including undefeated teams in 1983, 1984 and 1986.  Each of those seasons included memorable games against the Trojans.  A fumble return for a touchdown sealed a comeback 9-7 win in 1983.  The Wildcats, ranked #1 in the state, overwhelmed the Trojans 42-0 in 1984.  A blocked Pottstown field goal kept the 1986 game tied at zero until a fourth quarter touchdown run by Mike Beasley gave Owen J. the 7-0 win.  

For a brief period Pottstown and Owen J. were in separate leagues as the Trojans joined the newly created PAC-8 in 1987 while the Wildcats stayed in the Ches-Mont league, winning another title in 1987.  The annual Thanksgiving Day battle went on however.  A Wildcat victory in 1989 sealed Owen J.’s first PAC-10 championship.  Coach Bernat was victorious in his last game on the sidelines in 1990 as the Wildcats beat the Trojans 14-8.  The next year Pottstown denied Owen J. the outright league championship with 14-0 victory.  In 1993 Owen J. reclaimed the PAC-10 title with a 27-3 victory over Pottstown.  The 1994 game saw Pottstown claim a 12-0 lead with only three minutes remaining in the game.  As fans filed out of Wildcat Stadium thinking of turkey and believing that the Trojans would win the Wildcats staged a furious comeback that resulted in two quick touchdowns and a miraculous 14-12 victory.  That 1994 contest may have been surpassed in excitement only by the 2000 game that saw the Wildcats jump out to a large lead.  Pottstown’s Rian Wallace, a future NFL player and member of Pittsburgh’s 2008 Super Bowl champions, led a frantic comeback that saw the Trojans pull within 32-35 as time was expiring.  The Trojans attempted a field goal but it was blocked by Owen J. to seal the victory.   




As the 2000’s went on the two schools exchanged victories and passed the Thanksgiving game trophy back and forth.  By the end of the decade Owen J., behind the running of record setting tailback Ryan Brumfield, won three in a row from 2008 through 2010.  The 2010 game capped another championship year for the Wildcats.  Pottstown won the next two in 2011 and 2012.  Owen J. has claimed the last four games from 2013 through 2016.  If Owen J. wins this year it would be the first time in school history that the Wildcats have claimed five Thanksgiving Day games in a row. 
The Thanksgiving Day game provided many wonderful football memories of championships won or denied, great players and incredible plays.  Players such as Don Strock, Denny Laws, Tom Barr, Dan Crossman, Mike Beasley, Jerry Ostroski, Rudy Glocker and Ryan Brumfield – among many others - wore the red and white on Thanksgiving.  But the game was always about more than just the action on the field.   For 59 years two communities woke up on Thanksgiving morning and participated in a ritual that was passed on from generation to generation.  Many families would have three or four generations of Wildcats or Trojans in the stands on those cold November mornings.   Fathers who had played in the game watched as their sons took the field years later.  In the stands old friend reunited and talked about their families and their lives.  People wished each other a happy Thanksgiving and looked forward to the holiday season, the game itself being a sign that Christmas trees and carols were not too far off.  The game served as a common thread for all those that passed through the hallways of the two schools or lived on either side of the Schuylkill.  It was an essential part of growing up and living in this area.  As other Thanksgiving games between traditional rivals ended the Wildcats and Trojans still met on the fourth Thursday of every November.    
Come out and honor our players, our pals and our past!
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District Choir and Orchestra

November 20, 2017, 7:22 am
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Ms. Sheila McIntyre announced that 13 of 17 students who auditioned on Saturday, November 18, in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 Choral and Instrumental Auditions at Bayard Rustin HS, West Chester, have qualified for PMEA District 12 Choir.  The top 20 in each section are chosen.  Congratulations to:


Max Gallagher, 1st place, Tenor 1
Kaiden Roberts, 3rd place, Alto 1
Michael Maher, 5th place, Tenor 2
Rebecca Emery, 7th place, Tenor 1
Emily Reitz, 7th place, Soprano 2
Robin Mailum, 8th place, Tenor 2
Tristan Fish, 8th place, Bass 1
Madison Frederick, 10th place, Alto 1
Wyeth Casperite, 11th place, Tenor 1
Jordan Roach, 12th place, Bass 1
Sam Turley, 15th place, Bass 2
Jillian Birkbeck, 18th place, Soprano 1
Lucas Gray, 19th place, Bass 1

In addition, Mr. Martin Prescod announcedthat 4 students who auditioned on Saturday have qualified for District Orchestra. Congratulations to:


Daniel DiMarino, 9th place, Violin 1
Matilde Heckler, 7th place, Violin 1 
Anya Winemiller, 23rd Place, Violin 2
Daniel Horning, ist place, Trumpet

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District Band Qualifiers

November 20, 2017, 11:37 am
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We were fortunate to have 7 students qualify for PMEA District Band this year.  The district festival will be held from January 11th to 13th at Marple Newtown High School.  Congratulations to:

Emma Flinchbaugh - Flute
Izzy Gunson – Baritone Saxophone
Daniel Horning - Trumpet
Michael Kronengold – Trombone
Dylan Monteiro – Tenor Saxophone
Kelly Smolik – Flute
Sam Turley - Baritone
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November Recognitions

November 20, 2017, 12:05 pm
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The Board of School Directors recognized several student groups and individuals at the regular business meeting on Monday, November 13, 2017.

Congratulations to Ward McHenry for qualifying for the PIAA State Golf Championship.  Thanks to Coach Ted Snyder and Assistant Coach Kevin Kirby for their dedication to the golf team.


  • Congratulations to Liam Conway for winning the High School Boys Cross Country PAC Championship and congratulations to the following members of the High School Boys Cross Country Team for placing 3rd in the PIAA District One playoffs and qualifying for the PIAA State Championships:
    Linus BlatzAndrew Malmstrom
 David BruntonKyle Malmstrom
 Liam ConwayMatt Muthler
 Vincent FennellQuinten Sherwood
  
Thanks to Coach Dave Michael and Assistant Coach Tim Marcoe for their dedication to the boys cross country team.



  • Congratulations to the following members of the High School Girls Soccer Team for winning the PAC Championship and placing 4th in PIAA District One playoffs and qualified for the first round of PIAA State Championships.
      Mia Baumgarten
Gretchen Harken
Olivia Kqira
Cassidy Skilton
 Brinley Beveridge
Erin Hendershot
Kylee Macleod
Danika Swech
 Sophia Bono
Lauren Hughes
Sophie Marks
Deyana Tabatabaei
 Emily Brofft
Samantha Hughes
Kailey McGinley
Caroline Thompson
 Kylie Cahill
Bailey Hunt
Julia McHugh
Caitlin Wiand
 Shaylan Cobb
McKenna Johnson
Kenzie Milne
Codi Wilkinson
 Julia Dalton
Simone Karustis
Melissa Orr
Mahogany Willis
 Hannah Delahaye
Tara Kelly
Kali Pupo
 
 Ambar Gautam
Megan Kirkbride
Veronica Roach
 
 Grace German
Sarah Kopec
Emily Sands
 

Thanks to Coach Margusity and Assistant Coach Winn for their dedication to the soccer team



  • Congratulations to the following members of the High School Girls Cross Country Team for winning the PAC Championship and placed 2nd in the PIAA District One Playoffs.
  
Julia Amadio
Olivia Foden
Cameron Hofmann
Mikayla Niness  *
 
Marianna Ambrogi
Linette Fogwell
Heidi Joyce
Hannah Pugh  *
 
Payton Barcus
Mary Fogwell
Hanna Kopec *
Emily Sabatino
 
Mary Bernotas  *
Madison Frederick
Quinn Kratz
Autumn Sands  *
 
Ava Bicer
Madeline Friel
Mackenzie Kurtz
      Isabella Shakour
 
Laura Brigandi
Josephine Funaro
Taylor LaFountain
Morgan Shronk
 
Caroline Deviney
Madison Gadzicki
Charley Lustig  *
Jeanne Tokay
 
Ava Esterly
Alexandra Glasier  *
Meghan McLean
Emma Torak  *
 
Morgan Evans
Emily Glasier
Emma Muntzer

 
Corrin Ferrizzi
Olivia Harmanos
Samantha Muntzer

       Mia Flavin      Erica Hild      Fiona Murray 

* Qualified for PIAA State Championship
Thanks to Coach Michael and Assistant Coach Marcoe for their dedication to the girls cross country team.

Coach Michael was recognized for his 42 years dedicated to coaching Cross Country


  • Congratulations to the Girls High School Field Hockey team for placing 4th in PIAA District One Playoffs and qualifying for the first round of PIAA State Championships.
      Hayley Boettcher
Lilly Gariti
Kelsey Kilgallon
Cassandra Micklesavage

Delaney Brandon
Sarah Garritano
Maggie Kilgallon
Hannah Moloney

Rory Cahill
Mary Gautreau
Jenna Kirby
Sophia Murray

Madeline Capaldo
Eloise Gebert
Emma Kircher
Nidhi Rupani

Juliana Capece
Bridget Guinan
Madeline Koury
Raina Smolij

Hannah Clay
Riley Hansen
Julia Lamb
Darby Stuart

Grace Culver
Allison Hawk
Olivia LeClaire
Lena Weinsteiger

Molly Fedick
Rylie Hijosh
Makenna McCourt
Madison Wisen

Natalie Fuertsch
Emily Himmelreich
Caitlin McGee


Bridget Gallagher
Cayden Jarvis
Kendall McNeff


Thanks to Coach Hoffman and Assistant Coaches Royer and Montes for their dedication to the girls hockey team.



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Sharing the IB Program

November 21, 2017, 6:37 am
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In a well-attended program held during conference times, parents and students were able to dig a little deeper into STEAM courses and the high school International Baccalaureate program learning details about both present and potential courses for students. There are a growing number STEAM courses available to all high school students.
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Tiny House Gets a Roof

November 21, 2017, 10:32 am
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The Owen J. Roberts High School’s STEAM Club took advantage of having the afternoon off on November 21 to put a roof on the tiny house. The Tiny House Project began in October of 2016 as the first project for High School’s STEAM Club.  As part of the tiny house movement, an architectural and social movement to live small, the house will fit on a tandem axel trailer base. The project helps build specific engineering and construction skills including architectural planning, project layout, construction techniques, and materials use and repurposing/recycling. Problem solving, teamwork, and communication are a part of each activity as the students actively build a part of the house each week.  Many of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Academic Standards for Science, Technology and Engineering Education (January 2010) are addressed during both the design and construction process.

Construction of the tiny house is a multi-year project with the anticipated completion date as spring of 2018. The student-driven project focuses on using donated, recycled and repurposed materials. The club has collected much of the material needed to frame the house and is reaching out to local community members for donated materials. A fundraiser and Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation grant of $1,000 will be used to purchase items not secured by donation, which could include solid foam insulation, laminate sheeting for floors and walls, screws, hardware, and fixtures. 
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Distinguished Alumni and Community Service Awards on December 21

November 27, 2017, 10:45 am
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The Education Foundation will award the Distinguished Alumni and Community Service Awards on December 21st at the Holiday Band/Orchestra Concert at 7 p.m. A reception will be held prior to the concert. Interested parties should contact Dr. Kathleen Hocker at khocker@ojref.org

Richard G. Wells and Elizabeth J. Wells will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Ron & Holly Miller, Co-Founders of ‘In Ian’s Boots’ will receive the Community Service Award.



The Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation will present Distinguished Alumni Awards to Richard G. Wells and Elizabeth J. Wells.  This award is given annually to honor Owen J Roberts’s alumni who enhance the quality of life by preserving, promoting and carrying out positive and quantifiable traditional values and traits.  Richard and Elizabeth have dedicated their professional careers to education.

Mr. Wells, Class of 1954, was the OJR High School Band Director from 1961 to 1968.  He developed a love of music early in life.  He was a trumpet player and formed his own jazz band in high school.  He was band director with the Kutztown Area Schools prior to coming to OJR as the Band Director in 1961.  In 1968 he was named an associate professor in the Department of Music at Kutztown University.  In 1997 after 29 years of teaching he retired and was named professor emeritus.    Richard is credited with establishing the jazz studies program at KU and he continues to direct the alumni jazz ensembles.The large ensemble rehearsal space at Kutztown University was named Richard G. Wells Music Rehearsal Hall in 2013 as part of a $20 million renovation and expansion of Schaeffer Auditorium.  KU alumni, students, faculty and staff raised more than $500,000 to honor Wells with the naming rights.

Elizabeth J. Wells is a graduate of OJR, Class of 1956 where she was active in musical organization, cheerleading, and sports. She graduated from West Chester State College in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and earned a Master’s of Education Degree in 1968 with a major in Social Studies, Elizabeth began her career as an English teacher at Pottstown Junior High and later taught many high school social studies courses.  Although she taught many different courses, she concentrated on American History and American Government. While serving as Chairman of the Social Studies Department, her students took a number of the top History Day Awards. After forty years in the classroom, she retired in 2000.

Through the years, Mr. and Mrs. Wells have influenced scores of student to aspire for excellence in all they do. They remain committed to supporting students in various educational programs. Richard and Elizabeth Wells created the Instrumental Music Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are awarded during the annual commencement exercises at Owen J. Roberts High School.


The Owen J. Roberts Community Service Award is presented to OJR residents who enhance the quality of life by preserving, promoting and carrying out positive and quantifiable traditional values and traits. 

The 2017 Award is being presented to Holly and Ron Miller who are the parents of one son, in heaven.  Ian Joshua Miller was born in August 1997.  Ian was 12 when he died in a tragic sledding accident during a Boy Scout skiing/snowboarding weekend.  Ian left a message in his boots that would help them persevere and make a difference in so many lives.  The message was a Bible verse, James 1:2-4.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Holly and Ron are Co-Founders of ‘In Ian’s Boots, Inc.’, a non-profit organization that provides shoes and boots to those in need.  They have taken a tragic event in their lives, the loss of their only child, and found a way to turn that dark day into an amazing bright spot for the OJR community and beyond.  To date, they have donated shoes to 3242 individuals in the tri-county area and over 150,000 pairs of shoes to 32 countries around the globe!

According to a volunteer at In Ian’s Boots, Holly and Ron’s faith and trust in God inspire not only me, but anyone else that has the chance to volunteer at In Ian’s Boots. Their message transcends across every race, age and religion and reminds everyone that comes through the door that one person CAN make a difference. In Ian’s Bootsalso provides our community a chance to give back – in 2016, 83 community members volunteered 2445 hours. 

There is a job for everyone in the Shoe Box.  Our OJR youth are exposed to reality and leave feeling blessed for what they have and often want to find other ways to help and our elderly are excited to still be able to give back to their community.  In Ian’s Bootsalso gives volunteers a chance to help after catastrophic events. We’ve all seen the recent news regarding the hurricane in Puerto Rico and many of us have felt the desire to physically help but can’t find a way to do so.  In Ian’s Boots gives our community volunteers that chance to help as shoes from OJR are already on the ground in Puerto Rico!
 

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OJR Signs with DelVal

November 28, 2017, 9:11 am
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Delaware Valley University signed an agreement with Owen J. Roberts High School on Monday, Nov. 27, that will allow students to take university-level courses at the high school during regular school hours. The program is aimed at giving students the opportunity to earn college credits while completing their high school graduation requirements. The agreement expands opportunities for students to be able to take college-level courses at the high school. Owen J. Roberts High School now offers 28 college-credit courses and works with with Montgomery County Community College, Delaware County Community College, the University of Louisiana, and now Delaware Valley University.

“The program allows students to start their bachelor’s degrees early and at a reduced rate per credit,” said Art Goon, Delaware Valley University’s vice president of enrollment management. “Through this program, a student could go into college with credits in addition to Advanced Placement AP credits. Innovative partnerships like this one help with increasing access and affordability, reducing student debt, and helping students graduate on time or even early.”

 Participants will save between $350 and $450 per credit hour. Credits count toward both high school and college graduation requirements.


 DelVal currently has similar partnerships with Lansdale Catholic High School and Souderton Area High School and is expanding the opportunity to two more high schools through the new agreements.
The University offered a few pilot courses at the high schools in fall 2017 before formalizing the agreements. Abigail Adrian, a senior at Owen J. Roberts High School, was one of the first students at her high school to participate.

“I decided to take genetics because I want to pursue a science-based career, specifically veterinary medicine, and I thought the class would be beneficial,” said Adrian. “I also thought that the content would be interesting and that the class would provide me with background knowledge on genetics that would be useful to know for college classes.”

Through the partner programs, high school students have a chance to take courses on subjects such as advanced calculus, genetics, ecology, and psychology. 

DelVal is actively partnering with high schools in the area and is considering expanding its relationship with Owen J. Roberts High School to include a component in the life sciences that will focus on STEM education
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Daniel DiMarino Selected for Various National Music Education Honors

November 28, 2017, 1:09 pm
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High School senior, Daniel DiMarino, was selected for NAfME (National Association for Music Education) All-National Orchestra from among hundreds of students across the United States and US Territories.  Additionally, his composition, Temptations, was selected as the first-place composition in the NAfME student composition contest.  

Daniel will be representing OJRHS at the Coronado Resort and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida where he will not only be a member of the All-National Orchestra, but his composition, Temptations, will have its world premiere at the concert.  This is an outstanding achievement for Daniel and the quality music program we have at Owen J. Roberts High School.  

 Daniel DiMarino is the oldest child of two trained music teachers, who have encouraged his musicality from the very beginning. By the age of 2, Daniel had already showed incredible interest and aptitude in music, singing perfectly in tune and matching the pitches of his dad’s voice even though they were an octave below his own. Singing was, and still is, a vibrant part of the family dynamic that he shares among his parents and two younger siblings. 

Daniel began his formal musical training at the age of 6, first on piano with Desiree McIntyre, and then two years later, on violin with Janet Marquardt. By age 8, Daniel had composed his first musical composition, Winter Fantasy, which surprisingly, was scored for full orchestra! His love for musical composition and his skill in the craft grew steadily over the next several years, and by the age of 12, Daniel had composed Danse Classique, a piece worthy of publication, ultimately earning him a place within the string orchestra catalog of Wingert-Jones Publications. At 13, he began to formally study composition with David Kocman, with whom he has been developing a broad palette of compositional styles and techniques for a wide variety of performing ensembles.
 
Daniel was selected for the NAfME All-National honor orchestra. He has also been selected as a winner of the PMEA Composition Contest, High School division, in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and has performed with PMEA District, Region, and State orchestras and choirs, as well as the NAfME All-Eastern orchestra. Other experiences of note have included masterclasses with violinists Christopher Collins Lee (2015), Vadim Gluzman (2016), and had a very special opportunity to perform the 2nd movement of Bach's Double Violin Concerto publicly with world renowned violinist Midori in April 2013.

Daniel is currently the Concertmaster of the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Chris Cinquini. He currently studies piano with Gretchen Hull, and violin with Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster, Marc Rovetti.


 You can access a recording of Temptations by clicking on the following link: danieldimarinomusic.com/recordings.
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Liam Conway to Run Exclusive NXN (Nike Cross Nationals)

November 29, 2017, 11:57 am
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Owen J. Roberts senior, Liam Conway, qualified for, and will compete in, the Nike Cross Nationals by placing second overall this past weekend in the Boys’ Nike Cross Northeast Regional Meet in Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls, New York. The 14thAnnual Nike Cross Nationals is billed by Nike to be the “ultimate cross country experience” and will be held on Saturday, December 2, in Portland, Oregon at Glendoveer Golf Course with the boys meet starting at 10:05 a.m. PST (1:05 p.m. EST). This exclusive race fields 22-7 person teams and an addition 45 qualifying individuals (male and female) and is funded by Nike. 

Conway was the PAC League Boys Cross Country Champion two years in a row. He placed third in the District One AAA Championship and 8th in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) AAA State Championships. Conway qualified for, and competed at, the state level in cross country all four years of his high school career. Conway’s time in the Boys’ Nike Cross Northeast Regional Meet was 16:02. His best cross country time of 15:08 was run earlier this year at the Paul Short Invitational. Conway was named to the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association (PTFCA) 2017 Boys’ All-State Cross Country Team. His high school coaches, Mr. David Michael and Assistant Coach Mr. Tim Marcoe have enjoyed being a part of Conway’s development as a runner. “His work ethic stands out and it is exciting for us to see his hard work pay off,” said Mr. Marcoe. 

Runnerspace.com will broadcast the NXN races via live webcast beginning at 9:30 a.m. PST at: 

http://cdn.runnerspace.com/nxnlive.html
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Annual Free Senior Citizen Concert & Tea

November 29, 2017, 12:32 pm
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Holiday Tree Festival

November 30, 2017, 8:10 am
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Congratulations, PAC All Academic Selections

November 30, 2017, 8:34 am
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2017 Fall Sports PAC All Academic Selections



Congratulations to the following varsity athletes:
Cheerleading
Macy Wright
Boys Cross Country
Liam Conway
Girls Cross Country
Josephine Funaro
Field Hockey
Riley Hansen
Football
Jacob Puderbach
Golf
Ward McHenry
Boys Soccer
Graham Pugh
Girls Soccer
Kali Pupo
Girls Tennis
Leeann Dempsey
Girls Volleyball
Lena Nguyen
Citizen Athlete
Liam Conway

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