District News
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New start date: Oct. 7! Four Saturdays. Learn basic skills from the PWHS girls lacrosse team and coaches.
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Students dressed in team colors and competed to win challenges together as part of a team-building activity.
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The students were selected based on their academic achievements and hard work in high school.
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Save the date: The next school year will begin on Aug. 27.
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The two PWHS sophomores explored Biomedical Engineering at Drexel's BIOMED Summer Academy.
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Three seniors are among those who scored the highest in the state on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
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Here are the pics that didn't make it into the first video, including kindergarteners who started a week later!
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Many Colonial students and staff wore Eagles gear in anticipation of Thursday night's game against the Vikings.
![bus seen in background of text reading transportation update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694714388/colonial/uwfuoyecawiwarxcn2oh/TransportationUpdate.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694714388/colonial/uwfuoyecawiwarxcn2oh/TransportationUpdate.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694714388/colonial/uwfuoyecawiwarxcn2oh/TransportationUpdate.png","width":800}])
Parents and guardians who regularly drive their children to school may opt out of busing. Click into the article for the link.
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Make room for the new school year by getting rid of unwanted junk, and help raise funds for Colonial.
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Click through to watch the video of First Day Photos for grades 1-12 on the CITV YouTube channel!
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Sophomores got an intro to the class — and each other — by piecing together a large world map.
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Click into this news item for a link to our webstore, and more information.
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Grades 1-12 were greeted warmly by teachers, faculty, and staff eager to begin a new year of learning.
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Annual orientation helps new students to meet fellow high schoolers, tour the building, and learn about life at PW.
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Seventeen sets of siblings are starting school this year.
![Colonial logo with medal attached]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693509271/colonial/xtdc9cgjvbflvaatfcqp/37inPA.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693509271/colonial/xtdc9cgjvbflvaatfcqp/37inPA.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693509271/colonial/xtdc9cgjvbflvaatfcqp/37inPA.png","width":800}])
The annual "Best High Schools" ranking evaluates high schools based on how students perform on standardized tests, graduation rates, and how well they prepare students for college.
![CSDEF logo and Union logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675888373/colonial/wdssjhbieoblldbdern0/FoundationUnionThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675888373/colonial/wdssjhbieoblldbdern0/FoundationUnionThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675888373/colonial/wdssjhbieoblldbdern0/FoundationUnionThumbnail.jpg","width":562}])
See the Philadelphia Union vs. Nashville and support Colonial classrooms through the CSDEF!
![Back to school news graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693402675/colonial/ffpuleudzy2tx7bitgei/Back-to-schoolnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693402675/colonial/ffpuleudzy2tx7bitgei/Back-to-schoolnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693402675/colonial/ffpuleudzy2tx7bitgei/Back-to-schoolnews.png","width":800}])
Click into the article for information about transportation, annual verification in PowerSchool, free breakfast, and more.
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The theme for Team Colonial was to continue strengthening existing connections, as well as making new ones.