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Scholarships Available to Seniors
Penn Wood Foundation Vito C. Macri Memorial Scholarship and the Penn Wood Foundation Thomas and Jane Clark Memorial Scholarship.
Applicants must submit an essay answering the following:
- Based on your experience within the William Penn School District and taking into consideration your personal and educational goals, how would you envision yourself helping a student in a similar position in 5-10 years? What programs would you implement? What initiatives would you support? How would you get involved to help students achieve their goals and succeed?
Click here for the application form.
Penn Wood Foundation Scholarship
These scholarships will be presented to four graduating seniors in 2021. Applicant must be cleared for graduation by a guidance counselor. Applicant must be pursuing higher education at a certified college, university, technical school or military service. Scholarship funds must be used by or before February 2022 or the award/balance will be forfeited. Applicant must submit an essay answering the following:
- Based on your experience within the William Penn School District and taking into consideration your personal and educational goals, how would you envision yourself helping a student in a similar position in 5-10 years? What programs would you implement? What initiatives would you support? How would you get involved to help students achieve their goals and succeed?
Click here for the application form.
Penn Wood Foundation Julian V. Falana Business Scholarship
Given by Julian Falana, a business teacher at Penn Wood High School. This scholarship is presented to a graduating senior who has taken both Business Law and Entrepreneurship, and has achieved an 80 average or higher in each course.
Click here for the application form.
Penn Wood Foundation Linda A. Costello Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $6,000
To qualify for this scholarship:
- Applicant must be a female student.
- Applicant must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Applicant must be planning to attend a four-year university.
- Applicant must major in a STEM field.
- Applicant must submit an essay answering the following:
Think about an experience you had that inspired you to pursue a STEM major. What influenced your interest in that major? What career do you see yourself entering with this major? What steps have you taken to learn more about this major?
Click here for more information
Penn Wood Foundation Vito C. Macri Memorial Scholarship and the Penn Wood Foundation Thomas and Jane Clark Memorial Scholarship.
Applicants must submit an essay answering the following:
- Based on your experience within the William Penn School District and taking into consideration your personal and educational goals, how would you envision yourself helping a student in a similar position in 5-10 years? What programs would you implement? What initiatives would you support? How would you get involved to help students achieve their goals and succeed?
Click here for the application form.
Penn Wood Foundation Scholarship
These scholarships will be presented to four graduating seniors in 2020. In addition to academic success, these seniors have a positive vision of the WPSD education experience and the ability to overcome personal obstacles and challenges to demonstrate an eagerness to “Pay It Forward” through future efforts.
Click here for the application form.
Penn Wood Foundation Julian V. Falana Business Scholarship
Given by Julian Falana, a business teacher at Penn Wood High School. This scholarship is presented to a graduating senior who has taken both Business Law and Entrepreneurship, and has achieved an 80 average or higher in each course.
Click here for the application form.
Dress Down Day
Friday, February 7th, 2020
STEAM
Volunteer for this event!
The Back to School Code-A-Thon is a FREE 48 hour program that gives students an opportunity to use technology, research, and collaborate to address issues and problems confronting the human race on a global scale. Students will work together to learn to code HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while learning to use tools like GitHub to build a website that reflects their ideas and commitment to problemsolving. Prizes are available for the teams that create the top three projects in their location! This is an international event, and students will be able to speak, work, and learn with other students around the world via live video, web, and telecommunication technology!
- Learn web development in a collaborative environment
- Meet students from around the world
- Get international visibility
- Find solutions to real global problems using technology
Locations Include:
Westbury, NY
Penn Wood Middle School, Darby, PA
Fremont, OH
Charlotte, NC
Open to ALL STUDENTS in grades 9 through 12 residing in the William Penn School District. Whether you’re a novice or expert programmer, or just want to build your own website or application, this event is for you! All skill sets are welcomed.
Registration and $20 fee due December 18, 2018. Space is limited!
REGISTER TODAY
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the PENN WOOD FOUNDATION,
and the WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Penn Wood Foundation Showcase
and Volunteer Appreciation Night
Thursday, November 1, 2018 • 6:30 pm
Penn Wood High School – Green Avenue Campus
100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050
Enjoy Hors D’oeuvres, Giveaways, and More!
Come see various technology initiatives in the William Penn School District and examples of projects and programs provided through Penn Wood Foundation grants to help support our students and communities. Also, join us as we thank the volunteers who help make Penn Wood Foundation programs possible. To RSVP, please email pbookman@wpsd.k12.pa.us
Innovator Grant Applications due by November 15
The Penn Wood Foundation is accepting Innovator Grant Applications to support innovative educational projects and programs for the students of the William Penn School District. Grants will be awarded in the amount of $250 to $1,000. Applications are due by November 15th and are available to all staff, H&S and Community in the William Penn School District. Application is here.
STEAM
The Penn Wood Foundation STEAM Initiative presents a
GIRLS & ENGINEERING WEEKEND
Saturday/Sunday, October 29-30
Starts Saturday at 7 am
and ends Sunday at 5 pm
Penn Wood Middle School
121 Summit Street, Darby, PA 19023
Open to all female students that aside in the William Penn School District in grades 6-12
$20 PER STUDENT – FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
Register by September 15, 2016. Event is limited to 40 students.
Sorry, registration is closed due to this program being full.
To be notified regarding our next program, please go here.
Scholarships are Available for Penn Wood Seniors
The Penn Wood Foundation will award four scholarships at the June, 2016 commencement in the amount of $500.00 to graduating seniors. Application and requirements are here.
STEAM
The Penn Wood Foundation STEAM Initiative presents a
Mini CODE-A-THON
featuring the
Arduino Microcontroller Platform
Saturday, April 30, 2016
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Penn Wood Middle School
121 Summit Street, Darby, PA 19023
Open to All Students Ages 13 to 18
WPSD Students $50
Non-WPSD Students $75
Partial Financial Aid Available
Registrations are due by April 10th, Workshop is limited to 20 Students.
For more information or to register, please visit PennWoodFoundation.org/STEAM
Kindles in the Classroom
Kindles in the Classroom is in its second year as a program adopted and promoted by the Penn Wood Foundation to provide Kindles to Teachers to enhance, support, and complement the curriculum and promote student achievement. In the 21st century, the digital divide is ever increasing not decreasing, and we are focusing on providing our students with the opportunity. With the decrease in price for digital devices, the Penn Wood Foundation was able to provide 30 Kindles to twelve classroom teachers. If you would like to support this worthy cause, please donate directly to the Penn Wood Foundation. Donate here.
The teachers and their projects can be found here:
| Kim Blagmon | Math Stars – Gr. 11, 12 | Students create instructional videos about advanced math topics |
| Judy Jordan | M-U-S-I-C – Gr. 7, 8 | Build a bridge between STEM and the Arts using apps to address Common Core Standards in the Arts |
| Amanda Rieder | Spanish Enrichment and Games – Gr. 9, 10 | Access e-books and games that use simple language structures in Spanish |
| Kevin Reilly | Tools for Math – Gr. 3 | Use math apps to bolster fluency in mathematical facts |
| Mary McManus | In a Language We Understand – Gr. 9, 10 | ELL students can use to provide immediate translations and explanations of language concepts |
| Alice Thomas | Kindles in First Grade – Gr. 1 | To support reading, including using online books, apps, text-to-speech function, and dictionary |
| Diane O’Donnell | LS Students – Gr. K-6 | Students receiving learning support services use interactive technology to stay focused and engaged |
| Warren Danenza | Kindle Fluency – Gr. 8 | Use text-to-speech function to read selected literature to increase fluency |
| Andrea Fink | Blog Writing in Kindergarten – Gr. K | Use Kid Blog program to blog about what they learn through the week |
| Shannon Graham | Kinder Kindle – Gr. K | Use to access apps, websites, online books, and math games |
| Erin O’Brien | Independent Reading – Gr. K, 1 | Use to motivate learning support students to achieve their reading goals during independent reading time |
| Tracy Sanvil-Joslyn | Reaching all Learner – Grade 1 | Use to provide enrichment and remediation for first graders to reach their reading goals |
Apply for a Kindle in the Classroom Grant!
Penn Wood Foundations wants to recognize, acknowledge, and support the excellent work that goes above and beyond to supplement and enhance our student achievement by creating life-long learners through transformational experiences with technology. Please consider applying for an opportunity to get a Kindle–in-the Classroom. Deadline is May 26th. Learn more.
Download Application PDF
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ARDMORE AVENUE RUN LIKE A GIRL PROGRAM
We are pleased that the program, Run Like a Girl, funded by a grant by the PWF, was a great success under the direction of Head Coach, Kate O’Boyle, and her assistant coaches, Shannon Carvalho, Leahann Addis, Gena Germana Morris, and Susan Powell. The girls completed a 5K race today at the Arlington Cemetery. They were confident, strong, and persistent. We are very proud of their effort.
