Colonial Players receive 16 Cappies nominations

       The Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Colonial Players' 2012 production of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" earned 16 nominations from the Greater Philadelphia Cappies. The 16 nominations are the most for a Colonial Players production and more than any other high school this year.

       The Cappies "Critics and Awards Program," trains high school theater and journalism students from 34 area schools as critics, has them attend shows at other schools, and write reviews of those shows. At the end of the season, the critics vote to determine nominees and award winners in over 30 categories from makeup and sound, to acting and dance. The Colonial Players received nominations in 15 of the 23 categories in which they were eligible. The nominees are: 

• Musical (H2$)
• Song ("Brotherhood of Man")
• Lead Actor (Ronnie Keller as J. Pierrepont Finch)
• Supporting Actor (Sam Silbiger as J.B. Biggley)
• Comic Actor (Ben Walker as Bud Frump)
• Comic Actress (Brynne Travis as Hedy LaRue)
• Female Vocalist (Kelsey Plona as Ms. Jones)
• Featured Actor (Mike Tsoubanos as Mr. Ovington/Book Voice)
• Featured Actress (Nikki Mann as the Scrubwoman)
• Dance Ensemble (Mailroom Dancers)
• Ensemble (Businessmen)
• Scenic Design (PWHS Scenic Design Team)
• Shift Crew (PWHS Shift Crew led by Emily Jolley, Jesse Miller and Joe Yaure)
• Sound (Ahmad Attia, Carly Brooke, Adrian Franken, Sanjana Venkat)
• Senior Male Critic (Sam Silbiger and Ben Walker)* Two nominations in category

       The winners will be announced at the annual Cappies Gala in Upper Darby on May 6. The Colonial Players will be performing their nominated song, "Brotherhood of Man," at the event. Tickets are available through the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center box office.

 

Whitemarsh PD collecting unused medication

       The Whitemarsh Township Police Department is again collecting unused, outdated and unwanted medications. The goal is to safely dispose of prescription or over the counter drugs, in an environmentally friendly way, to avoid accidental ingestion. The program is free and anonymous with no paperwork to fill out. Simply drop your unwanted medication off at the Whitemarsh Police Department, 616 E. Germantown Pike in Lafayette Hill between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. this Saturday, April 28. You do not need to be a Whitemarsh Township resident to take advantage of this opportunity. The national Drug Take Back Program is held in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency.

 

CSD students dominate at TSA state competition

       Colonial Middle School (CMS) sent 20 students to the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference and 18 qualified for the TSA National Conference June 21-25 in Nashville, Tenn. Plymouth Whitemarsh High School (PWHS) qualified five students for the national conference.

       Lina Shi qualified in five events to lead the way for CMS. Nicole Knudsen and Emily Dinda qualified for four each, while Talene Tse and Sophia Gross both qualified in three events. Individually, Shi placed second in "Communication Challenge," She teamed with Dinda, Knudsen, Patrick Byron, Carli Fine and Austin Betterly to place first in "Agriculture and Biotechnology Design." Tse, Dana Miller, Hanah Entwistle, Nathan Levy, Gianna Rocca and Nicole Esposito placed third in the same event.

       Shi also teamed with Dinda and Elexis Bryan to place third in "Community Service Video." She teamed with Bryan, Dinda, Hanah Stern, Gross and Samantha Horry to place first in "Invention and Innovations, and collaborated with Byron and Jackson Versak to win "Tech Bowl."

       Dinda and Knudsen placed first in "Challenging Technology Issues," while Horry, Tse and Wesley Deeg were first in "Leadership Strategies." Gross placed first individually in "Multimedia Production," and teamed with Stern to place first in "Digital Video Challenge." Knudsen was first individually in "Technical Design."

       For PWHS, Joe Narke placed first individually in "Material Process." He teamed with Olvia Gum, Seamus Malley and Jeff Varrone to place second in "Engineering Design." Rachel Paciello placed first in "Biomedical Essay." Paciello was also honored by the Pennsylvania Society of Biomedical Engineers at their annual dinner.

 

CITV on Fanavision!

       On April 13, students from Conshohocken Elementary School and Ridge Park (RP) Elementary School sang the National Anthem prior to the Phillies' game at Citizen's Bank Park. RP Principal Dr. Michael McKenna threw out the first pitch. Also, the Phillies' showed at CITV video on Fanavision. Click here to watch the video.

 

PWHS Writing Center wins awards

       Four Plymouth Whitemarsh High School (PWHS) students and teacher Kimberly Geiger presented information on the PWHS Writing Center at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association Annual Conference at Shippensburg University in March. At the event, PWHS senior Lauren Ravitch received the Peer Tutor's Award for Scholarly Promise. Geiger was honored with the High School and Community College Leaders Award.

 

PWHS PTSO Raffle

       The Plymouth Whitemarsh High School (PWHS) Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) is having a raffle for a Senior Prom Basket. The Basket includes Senior Prom tickets along with gift certificates for tuxedo rental, salon services, flowers, and accessories. Tickets are one for $10 or three for $25 and can be purchased in the high school office. For additional information, click here.  Please check out the PWHS PTSO website for all the latest news and information along with all forms and flyers.

 

Reminders...

 

PWHS team to take part in Walk Against Hate

      Plymouth Whitemarsh High School (PWHS) will enter a team in the Anti Defamation League's (ADL) Walk Against Hate on Sunday, May 20. The entire CSD community is invited to participate in this event. PWHS will be recertified as a No Place For Hate school at the end of the walk. If at least 25 individuals participate, the ADL will supply bus transportation from PWHS. Click here to sign up for the walk. Select the button to "join a team", and then select "Plymouth Whitemarsh High School" from the team listing.

      The ADL's Walk Against Hate serves as one key component of the broad-based approach that the ADL takes to combat bias, hatred and bigotry. For more information, contact Tracey Ambuka at the high school.

 

Colonial Middle School Flea Market cancelled

       The Colonial Middle School PTO Flea Market scheduled for Saturday, May 12 has been cancelled.

 

Plymouth Elementary PTO Flea Market

      The Plymouth Elementary School PTO is sponsoring a Flea Market on Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 a.m. to noon on the school grounds. Table spaces for vendors cost $15 each. The PTO is also looking for volunteers to help set up, take down and run the event. For more information or to volunteer, call the school at 610-825-8190.

 

mySchoolBucks.com upgrade to take place

       Please note that mySchoolBucks.com will undergo a data center upgrade this Saturday, April 28. The system upgrade will occur from approximately 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. You will not be able to access your child's account during that time.

       If you are not yet using mySchoolBucks.com to purchases school lunches, visit their website today to see how convenient it is to pay for breakfasts and lunches, as well as monitor your child's meal account.

 

Whitemarsh Elementary Carnival

       The Whitemarsh Elementary PTO is holding its annual Carnival on Wednesday May 2 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the school grounds. There will be games, crafts and prizes for kids of all ages. Tickets are 12 for $5 in advance or 10 for $5 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, please email ptowe@colonialsd.org.