In the Colonial School District, students accomplish great things in and out of the classroom.
The Colonial Student Spotlight shares some of these stories.
![Student Spotlight LJ Elliott]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746115510/colonial/ljzkvpyrnlh8wzwqc7dw/StudentSpotlightLJElliott.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746115510/colonial/ljzkvpyrnlh8wzwqc7dw/StudentSpotlightLJElliott.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746115510/colonial/ljzkvpyrnlh8wzwqc7dw/StudentSpotlightLJElliott.png","width":800}])
The seventh grade swimmer is ranked nationally.
![Zack Seiders holding two trophies]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745607518/colonial/r0u7phqidtw7saeawcer/StudentSpotlightThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745607518/colonial/r0u7phqidtw7saeawcer/StudentSpotlightThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745607518/colonial/r0u7phqidtw7saeawcer/StudentSpotlightThumbnail.png","width":800}])
The CMS eighth grader has won two state tournaments in chess and would like to encourage others to play the game.
![Victoria Davies]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742326906/colonial/yd0qrkzwb5mfxaatkwbf/StudentspotlightVictoriaDavies.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742326906/colonial/yd0qrkzwb5mfxaatkwbf/StudentspotlightVictoriaDavies.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742326906/colonial/yd0qrkzwb5mfxaatkwbf/StudentspotlightVictoriaDavies.png","width":800}])
The Plymouth Whitemarsh High School senior is the first female in the school district to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.
![Collage of photos of James Katona on red background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733330004/colonial/pplpb3buouoafrcrc1wd/Studentspotlightforwebbest.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733330004/colonial/pplpb3buouoafrcrc1wd/Studentspotlightforwebbest.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733330004/colonial/pplpb3buouoafrcrc1wd/Studentspotlightforwebbest.png","width":800}])
The Colonial Elementary School fourth-grader who was once a hospital patient himself is collecting pajamas for St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
![Nora Lynch Student Spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715798337/colonial/acdwhakss9wdgeomynpq/NoraLynch.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715798337/colonial/acdwhakss9wdgeomynpq/NoraLynch.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715798337/colonial/acdwhakss9wdgeomynpq/NoraLynch.png","width":562}])
The Conshohocken Elementary School third-grader is a grand-prize winner in the 2024 Book Song Challenge, which resulted in a $1,000 for the school to use toward books.
![two girls smiling Spotlight logo text of names and Colonial Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714754654/colonial/gcs5axpafihzweuyhckd/PattnaikOzkanThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714754654/colonial/gcs5axpafihzweuyhckd/PattnaikOzkanThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714754654/colonial/gcs5axpafihzweuyhckd/PattnaikOzkanThumb.jpg","width":800}])
The 6th graders won The Patriots Challenge for researching African American heroes in the American Revolutionary War.
![Carter Casper student spotlight tile]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712585956/colonial/iard82oppeldn6dlnrlg/CarterCasper.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712585956/colonial/iard82oppeldn6dlnrlg/CarterCasper.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712585956/colonial/iard82oppeldn6dlnrlg/CarterCasper.png","width":800}])
The Plymouth Elementary School kindergartener was selected to appear on The TODAY Show with the Philadelphia Eagles as part of a kickoff for World Autism Month.
![Lucian DiSanto]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706211453/colonial/we9wj1kq9addqb5exss1/DiSanto.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706211453/colonial/we9wj1kq9addqb5exss1/DiSanto.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706211453/colonial/we9wj1kq9addqb5exss1/DiSanto.png","width":800}])
Colonial Elementary School fourth-grader Lucian DiSanto is a gold medalist in bouldering for his age bracket for the Youth Region 82 division of USA Climbing.
![Tyler and Zackary Murphy student spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1702319831/colonial/ocpzteiydxrvdqvbma1u/Murphybrothers.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1702319831/colonial/ocpzteiydxrvdqvbma1u/Murphybrothers.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1702319831/colonial/ocpzteiydxrvdqvbma1u/Murphybrothers.png","width":800}])
The two brothers were recently recognized for earning the rank of Eagle Scout and for their Eagle Scout projects, which benefitted the Greater Plymouth Community Center.
![Student Spotlight: Narayani Sakthinathan and Kumba Tonguino]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695238091/colonial/axdjnds1dqoh7jc58bk0/NarayaniSakthinathanandKumbaTonguinoThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695238091/colonial/axdjnds1dqoh7jc58bk0/NarayaniSakthinathanandKumbaTonguinoThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695238091/colonial/axdjnds1dqoh7jc58bk0/NarayaniSakthinathanandKumbaTonguinoThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
The two PWHS sophomores explored Biomedical Engineering at Drexel's BIOMED Summer Academy.