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Students/Faculty Basketball to Support Relay for Life

February 8, 2018, 7:02 am
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The annual Middle School student/faculty basketball will take place this Friday, February 9, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School gym. The game hopes to raise $2,000 and will feature hundreds of people wearing orange (for leukemia awareness) Fight On Makenna t-shirts designed by 7th grade student Makenna Massi’s classmate, Hunter Kqira.  The t-shirt sales and donations raised over $6,000 for the American Cancer Society to fund groundbreaking research, crucial patient care programs, and cancer education and prevention information.

Makenna first fought cancer as a 4th grade student at North Coventry.  She had been cancer free until recent routine blood tests revealed Leukemia.  She is attacking this battle with the same determination she drew upon the first time around, and she has the entire Middle School, community, and a local Relay for Life team fighting with her.  

North Coventry Cancer Busters is in its 20th year of raising funds and awareness for cancer research and prevention for Relay for Life of Pottstown. The team combined forces with Fight on Makenna three years ago when Makenna was diagnosed with Wilm’s tumor. Since then the team has raised over $10,000 annually for Relay for Life. This year, the team changed their name to Fight On Makenna & North Coventry Cancer Busters to honor their teammate on her recent fight against leukemia. (https://www.facebook.com/FightOnMakenna/).


Makenna has been able to attend school remotely on some days. She controls class attendance using Perfect Attendant technology, which is offered through the Chester County Intermediate Unit as an innovative solution for students in grades K-12 who may have a restricted setting, allowing them full access to their comprehensive educational program as well as the ability to maintain and build peer relationships. “It looks a bit like a Segway with an iPad on top,” described Middle School Assistant Principal Corbin Stoltzfus. The iPad allows the controller to be “present” via video and audio. In addition, Makenna can command the Perfect Attendant to wheel down the hallways to change classes while she is fully engaged in conversation with friends—as if she were physically present. 

Rachel McGlynn, M.Ed., Educational Consultant, Chester County Intermediate Unit offered, “This type of technology is being readily used in medical and business contexts because we’re recognizing that nothing replaces the value of “face-to-face” interactions."

Makenna hopes to attend the basketball game using the Perfect Attendant robot.

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MS Leo's Help at the Shoe Box Warehouse

February 8, 2018, 8:47 am
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There is plenty of work to be done at the Shoebox!
Owen J Robert's Middle School Leo's Club recently worked with the Coventry Lions Club to help In Ian's Boots prep shoes at the Shoe Box. The "Shoe Box" is a warehouse where donated shoes are prepared for those who cannot afford to buy the shoes they need. Service clubs affiliated with the Coventry Lions including the OJR MS Leo's and the OJR HS Leo's have volunteered frequently over the past 5 years.

 Holly and Ron Miller 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 Owen J. Roberts 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. 

Holly and Ron Miller were recipients of the Owen J. Roberts Community Service Award  presented to Owen J. residents who enhance the quality of life by preserving, promoting and carrying out positive and quantifiable traditional values and traits. Students appreciate helping Holly and Ron carry out their mission.
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Modern Engineers' Balloon Car Races

February 9, 2018, 7:42 am
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There was a lot of nail biting on the perimeter of the 8 meter runway as Mr. DeRafelo's eighth grade engineers demonstrated the balloon race cars they designed and constructed. The construction could not include any commercially produced parts such as toy car wheels or axles. Students were allowed to use wood, plastics, paper, spools, straws, and tape with a balloon to power their car. Work-ability was judged on the car being able to travel at least 8 meters. Some cars sped down the runway for over 20 meters.



Cars were to be creatively designed and to have a "sponsor"

Students applied knowledge of forces, friction and Newton's Laws of Motion in the construction of their vehicles.
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Art Goes to School Allows Museum-like Exposure

February 9, 2018, 12:06 pm
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Students at East Coventry learn about how the artist moves the viewer's eye around the painting using shapes


The Art Goes to School program brings a museum experience right into our elementary schools. Volunteers presented at North and East Coventry Elementary Schools and have the other three elementary centers scheduled in the upcoming weeks.
 
Discovering elements of a painting

The Art Goes to School website allows viewers to explore the paintings presented to students: http://artgoestoschoolojr.myfreesites.net/gallery
Art Goes to School (AGTS) is a nonprofit organization that for the past 50 years has worked to present a wide-ranging, rotating portfolio of art to the Delaware Valley’s elementary students. 

The Owen J. Roberts Art Goes to School chapter is one of over 50 school districts that participate in the program. Owen J Roberts School District has participated for more than 30 years bringing the richness of visual arts appreciation to all of our elementary schools.
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"Epic" Game Scores for Cancer

February 10, 2018, 7:22 am
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Makenna, center, via Perfect Attendant. Hunter Kqira holding the check with the rest of the Massi family


Makenna Massi attended the annual Middle School student/faculty basketball on Friday, February 9 via the "Perfect Attendant" telepresence robot from her hospital room at CHOP. The game raised over $2,000 and featured hundreds of people wearing orange (for leukemia awareness) Fight On Makenna t-shirts designed by 7th grade Makenna Massi’s classmate, Hunter Kqira.  The t-shirt sales and donations raised over $6,400 for the American Cancer Society to fund groundbreaking research, crucial patient care programs, and cancer education and prevention information.


The Perfect Attendant technology gives Makenna the ability to be fully supported by her school, teachers, and peers. Prior to the faculty/student basketball game, Hunter Kqira presented a check to the Relay for Life organization with Makenna’s family gathered around Makenna via the Perfect Attendant. Her father, Rich Massi, faced Makenna and repeated what he says he tells her all the time, “Makenna, you are the strongest person I know.” The entire crowd cheered, “Fight on, Makenna!”
MS Varsity Singers proudly sing the National Anthem



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Region 6 Orchestra Qualifiers

February 12, 2018, 12:44 pm
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As a result of successful re-auditions at the recent PMEA District 12 Orchestra Festival at Kennett High School,  the following students will represent Owen J. Roberts High School in the PMEA Region 6 Orchestra  Festival at New Hope- Solebury High School on March 22-24, 2018. 

Please extend congratulations to:

Daniel Horning, Trumpet, 1st Place
Daniel DiMarino, Violin, 4th Place
Matilde Heckler, Violin , 9th Place
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Message through Magic

February 13, 2018, 7:30 am
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Yes, he pulled a bunny from a hat in the end, but during the show he also put a bottle of soda into a black velvet bag, waved a wand, has the audience SNAP and pulled out a bottle of water! THE MAGIC OF NUTRITION™ teaches children the importance of good nutrition and staying active using magic and illusion to create an educational and unforgettable learning experience. If laughter is the best medicine, students got a healthy dose during the assemblies as they were "wowed" on many occasions.


Thanks to generous grants from the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and The Phoenixville Health Foundation, East Vincent Elementary and North Coventry Elementary schools brought in Mr. Todd Kupper, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian and PA licensed nutritionist who happens to be an award-winning professional magician. Mr. Kupper's program, called the Magic of Nutrition addresses nutritional issues in memorable ways Mr. Kupper reinforced upcoming district-wide nutrition programs, Go for the Greens and Water First for Thirst. 





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Student Competes at County Spelling Bee

February 13, 2018, 10:32 am
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7th Grade student, Sarah Ewing, represented Owen J. Roberts Middle School at the Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 9, 2018. The Chester County Spelling Bee is a qualifying bee for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Sharing PenDot Rt. 100 Press Release

February 14, 2018, 6:02 am
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2018

Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) Safety Improvement Project in Chester County

King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to begin Monday, February 19, on a project to improve traffic flow and safety along a 6.3-mile section of Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) in Upper Uwchlan, West Vincent, East Nantmeal and South Coventry townships, Chester County.

“Improving vital infrastructure like Route 100 in Chester County will include modern safety enhancements to alleviate congestion and move traffic safely through this critical corridor,” Governor Tom Wolf said.

Over the next several months, crews will work to improve the stretch of Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) between Garrison Drive and Route 23 (Ridge Road). The scope of work includes resurfacing the corridor with an open-graded surface treatment (NovaChip) to increase friction and reduce hydroplaning; constructing two shoulder-widening pull-offs; and installing pavement markings rumble strips, and guiderail.

In addition, PennDOT’s contractor will improve the intersection of Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) and Route 23 (Ridge Road) by constructing a dedicated northbound left-turn lane as well as updating traffic signals.

Beginning Monday, February 19, through Friday, February 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, motorists will encounter lane restrictions in both directions on Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) between Black Horse Road and Route 23 (Ridge Road), for clearing operations.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work zone because slowdowns will occur during construction. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent.

Allan A. Myers, LP, of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $5.6 million project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in late summer.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit http://www.penndot.gov/Pages/default.aspx. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at https://twitter.com/penndotnews, and follow the department on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation/ and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.
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Morgan Prichard Wins Widener Leadership Award

February 14, 2018, 7:38 am
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Congratulations, Morgan Prichard

Congratulations to Owen J. Roberts High School Junior, Morgan Prichard, who was selected to receive the High School Leadership Award – a $20,000 scholarship to Widener University over four years as an undergraduate.


Widener University and the Oskin Leadership Institute, in partnership with NBC10, founded the High School Leadership Awards program in 2011 to identify the region’s high school students who embody the university’s commitment to develop and inspire leaders who affect positive change.  

This awards program is designed to recognize high school students in the region, like Morgan, who embody the university’s commitment to develop and inspire leaders to affect positive change. With this award, the Widener University High School Leadership Awards Committee recognizes Morgan’s ability to demonstrate courage by standing up for what is right, finding a way to address a wrong, or making a difference in a significant way. Morgan will be recognized at the National Constitution Center and invited to participate in a leadership development conference at Widener.
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Melinda Burns and Maxwell Gallagher Named National Merit Finalists

February 14, 2018, 8:15 am
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Congratulations, Maxwell Gallagher and Melinda Burns
The National Merit Scholarship Program has determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2017 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. Congratulations to Melinda Burns and Maxwell Gallagher for advancing to Finalist standing. These academically talented Owen J. Roberts High School seniors are now eligible for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million. 

About 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2018 National Merit
Scholarship Program by taking the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool
of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-
scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s
percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and his or her high school must submit a detailed
scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record,
participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment,
and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record through-
out high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn
SAT® scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
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Prom Fashion Show February 23

February 16, 2018, 5:24 am
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OJR High School PTSA Fashion Show

“Glitz, Glamour & Moonlit Nights”

Friday, February 23, 2018
7:00 p.m.
High School Auditorium

$7.00 - advance/$10.00 - door
For advance tickets, please contact Heather Getley @ hgetley@comcast.net

Show Night - there will be four ticket tables:
·         Advance Ticket Order Line (ordered tickets but need to pay $10.00 per ticket)
·         Pre-paid Ticket Line (payment made of $7.00 per ticket / ticket in hand)
·         Will Call Table (payment made of $7.00 per ticket / need to pick-up ticket at the table)
·         No advance purchase made - all tickets $10.00

A limited number of tickets are available and selling out fast!
Don't miss these talented juniors and seniors:


Kelly Adams
Reagen Amand
Autumn Andrzejewski
Alana Ayres
Payton Barcus
Taylor Bari
Evangeline Barrett
Rachel Barrett
Mackenzie Batyko
Julia Brennan
Gavin Brown
Paige Cadieux-Petrie
Catherine Cervi
Ben Colt
Liam Conway
Grace Culver
Ryan Davis
Cameron DelGatto
Ashley Dempsey
Caroline Deviney
Michael Dietrich
Meghan Donnelly
Danny Duffy
Emily Evans
Abigail Fili
Mia Flavin
Max Gallagher
Mary Gautreau
Lexi Getley
Taylor Giandonato
Alex Glasier
Kelsie Hansell
Gretchen Harken
Olivia Harmanos
Kevin Hatten
Cameron Hofmann
Lauren Hughes
Emily Hughes
Maddie Isenberg
Carly Jennion
Aaron Jeong
Sydney Jordan
Heidi Joyce
Hannah Karaman
Matt Karcewski
Sarah Kennedy
Kaitlyn Kerlin
Ryleigh Kqira
Emma Kratz
George Kullen
Mackenzie Kurtz
Brendan Layton
lexa luckowski
Zaria McDonough
Caitlin McGee
Cassandra Micklesavage
Derek Monastra
Dana Moore
Max Murphy
Fiona Murray
Molly O'Brien
Caitlin O'Malley
Vidisha Pandey
Rachel Pelletier
Abigail Perry
Matthew Pron
Jake Puderbach
Hannah Pugh
Graham Pugh
Lexie Ramsey
Cameron Richards
Autumn Sands
Carrie Saylor
Holden Smith
Elyse Stuart
Elizabeth Swaim
Meghan Swaim
Danika Swech
Sophia Szczepanek
Sarah Tabatabaei
Meghan Trego
Madison Van Horn
Lena Weinsteiger
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Brigadoon, March 15-18

February 16, 2018, 7:05 am
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Owen J. Roberts High School will present Lerner and Loewe’sBrigadoon, the enchanting and beloved Broadway and West End musical that inspired the classic MGM film, and numerous productions all over the world.   Featuring such standards as "Almost Like Being in Love,""Come to Me, Bend To Me," and "Heather on the Hill,"Brigadoon is a timeless, romantic classic which vividly brings the mystery and magic of the Scottish highlands to life.

New Yorker Tommy Albright unexpectedly arrives at the mysterious Scottish Highland village of Brigadoon, which only appears for one day every 100 years. When Tommy meets and falls in love with Fiona, a beautiful villager in this magical hamlet, he must decide whether to return to his old life, or stay in Brigadoon -- forever.

Brigadoon will be performed at the Owen J. Roberts High School March 15 through March 18, 2018. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 pm with a matinee on  Sunday at 2:00 pm.  Ticket prices are $15 for Adults and $10 for Students and Senior Citizens.  Tickets go on sale on February 16, 2018 and can be purchased by visiting online ticketing at  https://www.ojrsd.com/Domain/862
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Mrs. Reiche wins Coaches Award

February 16, 2018, 7:25 am
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Mrs. Reiche talks with Senator John Rafferty

Congratulations to Mrs. Patrice Reiche, who won the Coaches Award at the recent First Lego League Championship.

Students from the region participated in the 2017/2018 HYDRO DYNAMICSSM season and learned all about water – how we find, transport, use, or dispose of it. In the 2017/2018 FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge, students age 9 to 16* from 80 countries made a splash with the theme HYDRO DYNAMICS.

Mrs. Reiche's North Coventry students studied contaminants that enter our waterways. Through their research, they began to understand the opioid crisis. Mrs. Reiche worked to empower her students to be real-life  problem  solvers, so when they learned about safe drug disposal methods, they contacted all our local lawmakers. Senator Rafferty took audience with the North Coventry Robotics team students on Tuesday, January 9 as part of the students’ advocacy regarding safe disposal of medication and the avoidance of pharmaceuticals going into our waterways or getting into the wrong hands. The Senator vowed to partner and assist the group of 9-11 year-olds in their work to battle the Opioid crisis.  
 
FIRST LEGO League challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers. During the HYDRO DYNAMICSSM season, teams chose to solve a real-world problem. They also built, tested, and programed an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game. Throughout their experience, teams operated under the FIRST LEGO League signature set of Core Values, celebrating discovery, teamwork, and Gracious Professionalism®.

Owen J. Roberts is very proud of Mrs. Patrice Reiche for the work she accomplished, for her inspiration of future leaders, and for the First Lego League well-deserved recognition! We are also proud of all of our First Lego League participants.
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Heart Health Month Celebration

February 20, 2018, 11:27 am
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Chef2School Heart Healthy Smoothies

February is heart health month. Heart disease is one of the most preventable conditions. A good diet and plenty of exercise drastically reduce the risk of heart disease.
Playground Zumba
 

In honor of heart health month, District Chef Nels Benton has been visiting schools offering fruit smoothies as part of lunch through Chartwells' Chef2School program. Today, Chef visited East Coventry Elementary School.

Mrs. Lisa Bailey and the Wellness Committee coordinated recess Zumba as part of the heart healthy celebration today. The weather fully cooperated and the students enjoyed a good dose of sunshine and fresh air on this February day as well!
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MS to Hold Night of the Arts

February 21, 2018, 6:29 am
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This is always a spectacular event!
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Personal Attendant Gives Student Full Access

February 21, 2018, 10:27 am
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Microscope use is a perfect example of how this technology gives a student full access to his or her curriculum

Today in Mrs. Hinkley's Grade 7 Life Science class, Makenna Massi, who is presently at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, participated in a digital microscope lab with two other students via Perfect Attendant.  The students were looking at microscopic one-celled Protists and capturing images which they printed on paper.  If the students captured a good image that was in focus, then they received a certificate from The Science in Motion Program in cooperation with Ursinus College.  They received a "Master of Digital Microscopy" certificate.
 
Makenna works with peers to properly use the digital microscope
The Perfect Attendant technology gives Makenna the ability to be fully supported by her school, teachers, and peers. She can practice her Spanish or be present at lunch and special events. The Perfect Attendant technology is offered through the Chester County Intermediate Unit as an innovative solution for students in grades K-12 who may have a restricted setting, allowing them full access to their comprehensive educational program as well as the ability to maintain and build peer relationships. 

Learn more about the program in recent news articles:

http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180216/perfect-attendant-robot-helps-owen-j-roberts-student-attend-classes


http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20180216/perfect-attendant-robot-helps-owen-j-roberts-student-attend-classes
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Biotech Students Map Influenza

February 21, 2018, 10:56 am
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The U.S. is experiencing an unusually active influenza season this year and Mr. Hampson's Biotechnology students were hard at work mapping the evolution and migration of this year's outbreak. Analyzing data and weekly maps from the CDC and state DOH's, students gained insights in the spread patterns and hoped to better understand how the flu migrated town to town and state to state. They noticed that rates of influenza increased dramatically during the winter holiday season and speculated this took place in conjunction with holiday travel. Insights into patterns of spread help scientists develop effective vaccines.



(The CDC weekly flu map, when played week to week, is pretty fascinating:  https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm )
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Relief Teamwork Ties to Historical Fiction

February 22, 2018, 12:34 pm
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West Vincent 4th Graders are currently reading Historical Fiction Books set during World War II, with characters devoted to helping others.  With a goal of creating an opportunity to make a real-life connection to these wonderful novels, teachers were able to team up with a relief group working in Haiti. Students learned about life in Haiti to foster connections between the struggles Haitian children face, and the challenges faced by the characters in their Book Club Novels. 

Students then created care packages for Haitian children to enjoy while waiting to see doctors going over for a Medical Mission Trip. Kits included a small playdough, lollipops, and colorful drawings. Students learned that many children in Haiti have not seen themselves in a mirror, because a mirror is an expensive luxury in Haiti, so the drawings our students made included silver reflective paper to serve as a mirror for the children. 

The fourth grade also collected basic supplies to send over as well, such as antibiotic ointment, bandages, and eye drops. The students and teachers are very thankful to Mrs. Frederick for her wonderful presentation teaching us all about life in Haiti, and for providing the opportunity for our students to help others and make a difference.
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North Coventry Elementary Deemed School of Heart

February 23, 2018, 7:41 am
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In 2001, Citadel partnered with the Chester County Intermediate Unit to establish a program that recognizes and honors Chester County teachers. Since its inception, the Citadel Heart of Learning Award program has recognized thousands of teachers for their tireless dedication to students and the community.
Ms. Abby Brooks presents $750 School of Heart prize

After the nomination period ends, the Citadel Heart of Learning Award committee tallies the total number of nominations by school. The top three schools in the county earn cash prizes. Today, Ms. Abby Brooks from Citadel came to North Coventry Elementary to present a second place, $750 prize for having the second most teacher nominations in the county. More than 130 teachers at North Coventry were nominated for the #HeartofLearning Award this year.

Dr. Lloyd informs students that PTO will use the prize

PTO VP II, Amy Lignelli, is surprised with the prize monies

Dr. Susan Lloyd, Owen J. Roberts Superintendent of Schools, and previous North Coventry Elementary Principal, was on hand, with PTO Board members, to accept the prize. PTO will use the prize money toward the playground improvement projects.
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