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COMMITMENT TO THE
NORTH PENN COMMUNITY
NPSD is dedicated to the community which
it serves. Through outreach and consistent
communication, we endeavor to engage those
who live in the North Penn community in
lifelong learning and support of NPSD.
•The North Penn Alumni Athletic Association (NPAAA)
honored Greg Moyer, North Penn High School Class of
1971, with the Lifetime Achievement award. Moyer is
an award-winning television and digital media executive.
•The entire 9
th
grade at Penndale Middle School Enact Club
traveled to local community groups and organizations to
complete various service projects. Organizations included
the North Penn YMCA, Manna on Main Street, Meals on
Wheels and the Gwynedd Square Nursing Center.
•North Penn School District students, staff and community
members took a ride on the Bus to the Future during
American Education week to see first-hand the excellent
education NPSD provides.
•North Penn School District held a family engagement
event for its preschool partners through the Keystone
to Opportunities (KtO) grant that focused on the skills
needed to be successful in Kindergarten.
•Last year marked the 10
year that North Wales
Elementary School coordinated events to support
Alex’s Lemonade. Since 2006, North Wales donated
$11,446.03 to the organization. Last year, North Wales
Elementary raised $2,132.91 through various efforts.
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•Since July 1, 2009, there were 706,628 visitors to the NPSD
YouTube site who watched 1,491,759 minutes of video.
Up from 89,695 visitors in 2013.
51
12
grants totaling more than
$29,000 were funded by
the North Penn School District
Educational Foundation.
•The NPSD Office of School & Community Education
received several state and national awards for its
publications and television programming.
•NPSD conducted surveys and Facebook feedback
about moving the first day of school to before Labor Day,
snow make up days and changing the start time of
the high school.
•The NPSD Community Education Program offered
hundreds of courses and camps and reached thousands
of community members. This enterprise fund once again
raised revenues for the school district.
North Penn in the News
86
press releases
were sent by NPSD
to local media
outlets including
print, radio and
television. These
efforts produced
a multitude of local
and regional
coverage of our
students and staff.
recognition
ICHE RANKED NPSD IN
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THE TOP 30 BEST—OUT OF
500 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
Once again Newsweek, US News & World Report and
the Washington Post named
NPHS one of the best high
schools in the country.