Southeast Delco School District

January is Thank You Month! 💙 Our schools benefit immensely from the support of our entire community. Thank you to our students for your effort, our families for your partnership, and our teachers and staff for your skill and dedication. We’re so grateful for you!

January is School Director Recognition Month! 🎉 We’re celebrating each member of the Southeast Delco School Board. Their leadership, guidance, and stewardship helps ensure our students and staff have the support they need to succeed. Join us in thanking: 🌟 Sheree Monroe Whitsett, President 🌟 Cynthia Woodfolk, Vice President 🌟 Francesca Barley 🌟 Reyshon Fowler 🌟 Theresa Harris-Johnson 🌟 John Lafferty 🌟 Michele McGowan 🌟 Rebecca Perry 🌟 Rochelle Womack #SEDelco #SchoolDirectorRecognitionMonth #ThankYouBoard

Mentoring can transform lives! Students with mentors tend to have higher academic achievement and better school attendance. 🌟 We appreciate all those who have stepped up to serve as a mentor and guide young people toward success. You truly make a difference!

Sharon Hill students who had earned enough Knight Cash via the PBIS program had a chance to enjoy a winter mix goodie bag shortly before the holidays. Well done, students! 🌟

Welcome back from Winter Break! Let’s start the new year strong. Here’s to a 2025 filled with learning, growth, and opportunity! 🙌

UPDATE: School resumes virtually on Monday, January 6. Assignments for Monday will be posted to student’s Google Classroom pages for all students in grades K-12. Assignments will be posted by 7:35 am for high school students and 8:40 am for K-8 students. Teachers will also set up live office hours to meet with students.

A big thank you goes out to the Order of Eastern Star Education Committee Chapter 95 for donating gifts to all 1st grade students at Sharon Hill School! 🙏 🎁

Happy New Year! Thank you for a truly wonderful 2024, and here’s to an even better 2025! 🎊

We would like to wish all those who celebrate a Happy Kwanzaa! 🎊

We want to wish the members of our Jewish community a Happy Hanukkah! The celebration of light begins tonight at sundown. 🌟

Merry Christmas to our entire Southeast Delco community! We hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends. ☃️

The Southeast Delco District Musical is proud to announce our show for this year, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Students from 5th grade and up are welcome to audition! Auditions will be held in the Academy Park Auditorium on January 4, from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Students can sign up on our Google Classroom page linked here: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzQwNTkwNDU3ODE3?cjc=exnjkqm We hope to see you there!

Sharon Hill School held a holiday door decorating contest in December! Winning classes were Ms. Knox, Mrs. Trusky, and Mr. Linderman. Congratulations—and great work, everyone! 🎉

Congratulations to our APHS November students of the month! 🥳 9th: Donald Faulkner 10th: Jayson McGowan 11th: Darius Burton 12th: Sahai Chin-Sang Way to go students! 🤩

Winter Recess begins today! APHS will dismiss at 11:00am and our other schools will dismiss at 12:45pm. We hope you enjoy your break—and we look forward to seeing you again on Monday, January 6, 2025. ☃️

We're thrilled to launch the new app for Southeast Delco! 🎉 Through the app, you can access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency notifications. It’s everything Southeast Delco, in your pocket! 📲 Download for Android https://aptg.co/RvmTxK 📲 Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/DvcblT

LAST CHANCE to complete our school uniform survey! ⏰ Don’t miss this opportunity to share your thoughts on this proposed new policy. Your feedback is very important as the Board of Education and district administration make decisions. Take the survey here: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/sedelcoschooluniform It closes on Friday, December 20.

The Southeast Delco Board of Education has elected Sheree Monroe Whitsett as president and Cynthia Woodfolk as vice president for 2025! 👏🎉 Congratulations to our new board officers. We are grateful to all members of our board for their dedication, hard work, and service to our school community.

For the first time in Academy Park High School history, we have students admitted into the Villanova University VIEW program! 🙌 Congratulations to the following students: ⭐ Jayla Bernard ⭐ Gabriella Grimes ⭐ Erinijah Henderson ⭐ Gracedoris Jackson ⭐ Zion Jones ⭐ Ariyah McCollum ⭐ Jayla Van VIEW stands for Villanova Initiative for Engaging Women. It prepares talented girls for admission and persistence in college while providing the skills needed to succeed in their upper-level education. Learn more about the program: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/academic-enterprise/student-support/casa/initiatives/view.html

The First Annual DTS Turkey Bowl was nothing short of AMAZING, and it’s clear that both staff and students had a GREAT time. The energy, teamwork, and school spirit were incredible to see, and it wouldn’t have been possible without all of you. A few special shoutouts: • Mrs. O’Connell, thank you for arranging for the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders to join us—they were the perfect touch and added so much excitement to the day! • Isaiah Freeman, star quarterback from Lincoln University, thank you for volunteering your time to coach the student team and inspire our future leaders. • Dr. Fletcher, thank you for leading the staff team to their big win as our coach extraordinaire! • Mr. D and Mrs. Carboni, thank you for lining the field, getting the belts ready, and organizing the footballs. • Ms. Stephens, thank you for providing the tent. • Ms. Vandegrift, thank you for creating the VIP sign. • Mrs. Wenner, thank you for designing the Eagles sign and organizing the shirts. • Mrs. Farley, thank you for crafting the grade-level signs. • Mrs. Goodwin, thank you for setting up the balloon arch. • Mrs. Freeman, thank you for coordinating the scoreboard. • Mr. Carboni, thank you for coming up with this incredible idea to bring us all together. • Dr. S, Ms. Garnett, Ms. Hubert, and Ms. Muldoon thank you for helping wherever we needed you. You just jumped right in to support. • Our referees, thank you for bringing the heat and making the game even more fun! You were fantastic!Special congrats to Ms. Harkins for leading her class to victory in the canned food drive! It was awesome to tie these events together, showing how we can all come together for both fun and meaningful contributions to our community. • To the staff who played—congratulations on coming out as the WINNERS! Your spirit and dedication truly shined. • To everyone who supported classrooms, helped set up this morning, or kept things running smoothly—this event was a success because of YOU. For our First Annual Turkey Bowl, it couldn’t have gone better. Thank you DTS Staff for your hard work, enthusiasm, and for making this such a memorable event for our students. We have the BEST staff here at DTS!