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Reunion News
Class of 2003: Save the date!
Your 20 year reunion is being planned by your class officers. It is tentatively Saturday Sept 9th at a Reading Fightin Phils game. Contact Kevin Hannahoe khannahoe@nullgmail.com for more information. Please share this with members of your class that you know!
Attention class of 1979: Save the date for your 45th class reunion!
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at P. J. Whelihan's Restaurant, 1101 Rocky Dr. West Lawn PA 19609 starting at 6 pm. The committee is working on the details (menu, cost, modes of payment, etc.) and we will let you know when they are finalized - likely May. Until then, mark your calendars and help us spread the word....reach out to classmates who are not on Facebook or who may not see this post to let them know. For more information or questions email Rosie Marquard at rmarquard61@nullgmail.com
Exeter Alums Return to Share Grandparents’ Stories as Holocaust Survivors
From left to right: Aaron Wernick, Brian Wernick, Stacy Seltzer and Michele Leisawitz stand with their grandmother, Esther ...
Rachel Schwenk ’20 Earns President’s Award from Rider University
Rachel Schwenk '20 is one of the recipients of this year's top three awards for graduating students at ...
Exeter to Induct 1981 Girls Cross Country Team into its Athletic Hall of Fame
The Exeter Township School District will induct 13 members and the coach of the 1981 Girls' Cross Country ...
Exeter Inducts Four Into Academic Hall of Fame and 60 Into NHS
NHS Officers: Gavin Marr, Hayden Adams, Brody Oswald, and Rebecca Cherry Mr. Matthew Goldstan inducted Dr. Timothy Wright ...
Exeter Alumnus to Star in Documentary
On Saturday, catch Exeter alumnus, Phil Pinti '01, as he makes his debut in the extreme sports documentary, ...
1971-72 Mens’ Basketball Team Inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
The Exeter Township School District inducted athletes from its 1971-72 Men's Basketball Team into their 2023 Athletic Hall ...
Exeter Inducts Four Into Academic Hall of Fame and 56 Into National Honor Society
The 2022 Academic Hall of Fame Inductees are: Mr. Kevin DeAcosta '84; Mr. Robert Jordan, Dr. Andrea Smith ...
Exeter Alumnus “Racing” For Success
Exeter and Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus Dylan Godinez '18 is on the fast track for career success ...
Exeter Inducts Three Into Athletic Hall of Fame
Left to right: Michael Troutman, Kyle Yocum and Michal Menet The Exeter Township School District will induct three ...
Exeter Alum & Award-Winning Author Holds Workshop at Exeter
"You can make a living in the arts. I make my own hours and make my own rules ...
Exeter Grad Shares his Tales from the Red Carpet
"This is a full circle moment," said Mitchell Rissmiller, a producer for TODAY.com, the digital and streaming platform ...
Exeter Grad Craig Antush coaches golf team to PIAA championship
The outstanding 2021 golf season for the Hickory High girls ended on Monday with the ultimate prize – ...
Berks native A.S. King (1988) wins Printz Award for YA novel “Dig”
"Dig," the latest novel by Berks County native A.S. King, has been named winner of the American Library ...
Michal Menet plans to stay at PSU
Penn State center Michal Menet, the former Exeter standout, will return to the Nittany Lions in 2020. The ...
2003 grad Beth Wysolmerski opens new store on Perkiomen Ave.
Founded in 2011 by Bethany Wysolmerski, the woman-owned and operated business known as Pink Poppy Party Shoppe started ...
Dr. Amanda Gallagher Whetzel – Orthodontist – Class of 2000
Meet Dr. Gallagher Whetzel Dr. Amanda Gallagher Whetzel was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania and attended James ...
Kantner elected to NC Sports Hall of Fame
Dee Kantner, a 1978 Exeter grad, who is one of the preeminent women's college basketball officials, was elected ...
Alex & Amanda (Scott) 2001 Gingold open donut shop in Pottstown
After successfully launching as a mobile business, Donut NV, Alex and Amanda Gingold, 2001 graduates, opens a brick-and-mortar location. Donut ...
Exeter grad named Alvernia men’s volleyball coach
Jon Keller has been named head men's volleyball coach at Alvernia University after serving as an assistant for ...
Teachers in the Parks founder honored nationally
Matthew Hathaway’s (2000) labor of love in developing the Teachers in the Parks summer program has earned him ...
Leocadia Lellig, class of 2018, will defer college to spend nine months with Disney On Ice
Leocadia Lellig of Exeter Township has passed on her freshman year at Penn State to join the Disney ...
Matt Seifert – Class of 2011 – Trying out for 2020 Olympic Volleyball team
When Matt Seifert landed in Athens, Greece, last August, it was his maiden voyage outside of the United ...
Doug Resh – Class of ’98 40 under 40 Award Winner
Vice President, Sales & Marketing Woodspur Farms, LLC: Coachella, CA Age: 38 Personal Information: Married; One daughter Hobbies: ...
Jonathan Bieber (2014) has golden finish
Exeter grad Jonathan Bieber wins his third straight Middle Atlantic Conference 110 hurdles title earlier this month. Jonathan ...
Taylor Bertolet signs with NY Jets
Former Exeter placekicker Taylor Bertolet has signed with the New York Jets. The former Texas A&M kicker spent ...
Nick Hilton (Class of 2007) wins Disney marathon
Nicholas Hilton didn't need a magic carpet Sunday, as he won the 25th Walt Disney World Marathon in ...
Felix Carr Class of ’86, Chief of Laureldale PD
I GREW UP IN: Exeter Township, but I was born in Reading. I NOW LIVE IN: Exeter Township. FAMILY: Wife, Kelly; ...
Mike Shaffer ’66 Hooping it up in retirement
For years, Mike Shaffer traveled to different states and gave up his weekends to coach his sons’ youth ...
Dr. Debra Powell Class of 1978
Hospital names director for infection prevention The Reading Health System has a new medical director for infection prevention. ...
James Miller (1982) Moon Dancer Winery Owner
Jim Miller just loves people who can’t keep a secret. In fact, as the self-proclaimed “chief cook and bottle ...
Jim Seidel (1969) retiring as Ringgold band leader
James Seidel will celebrate his concert, “A Few of Our Favorites,” Sunday April 30, 2017 at 3 p.m. ...
Karin Wulkowicz (1981) Master Watershed Steward Coordinator
Karin Wulkowicz, right, is Berks County's new master watershed steward coordinator, and will work with volunteers to protect ...
Kevin DeAcosta (1982) Alvernia Award Given
At the Alvernia University President's Dinner on Thursday, where awards were presented, are, from left, the Rev. Philip ...
Chip Lutz (1972) completes Seniors Amateur Championship hat-trick after dramatic play-off victory
Chip Lutz has done it again. The Berks County golf legend captured his third British Senior Amateur title in thrilling ...
Dan Leininger’s (1965) Garden of the Week
Dan Leininger's Exeter Township garden is filled with special plants, objects and memories. There’s a rain lily that ...
Jo Ann Heller (1975) Named Director of Golf at Blackwood
Custy Nairn didn't waste a minute contacting Jo Ann Heller after hearing she left Golden Oaks Golf Club ...
Daniel Hemberger 2003 grad helps detect gravitational waves
Last week I spent my free time binge-watching "Ripper Street" on Netflix. Daniel A. Hemberger, a professional watcher ...
John Crozier (1965) Veteran Preservationist Loves Old Houses
Veteran Preservationists Cheryl and John Crozier like the atmospheric creaking of old houses. Their 18th century home on ...
Joel Harding
Jacksonwald native Joel K. Harding and wife, Denise Portugues Harding, on a visit to Red Square in Moscow. ...
Bertolet turns ‘shock’ to success at Texas A&M
Taylor Bertolet was riding a wave of success when he was upended. Bertolet, the former Exeter standout, accepted ...
T J Huckleberry (2001) new director of Berks County Medical Society
In health care, change is the word. “Since the Affordable Care Act, we’re facing tremendous change,” said Dr. ...
David Winterhalter (1972) Had Love Affair with Cycling
Exeter man had love affair with cycling Born: Sept. 1, 1954. Died: April 13. He was 60. Residence: ...
Chip Lutz inducted into Senior Amateur Hall of Fame
Chip Lutz has a flair for accomplishing whatever he sets out to do. In 2010, the year he ...
2002 Graduate – Marine Bobby Grey to appear on CMT special
If you turn your television to CMT around 9:30 tonight, you might see a familiar face. Bobby Grey, ...
1993 Exeter Grad Daniel Simon now captain of reef-mapping ship
Daniel M. Simon, a 1993 graduate of Exeter High School who has served with the National Oceanic and ...
Rich Houck (1990) earns solo show
Houck is the recipient of the 2014 Coggins Award, an annual grant of money and a solo exhibit ...
Charlie Adams Grand Marshal (Class of 1965)
After more than 25 years as the emcee of the Reading Holiday Parade, Charles J. Adams III gets ...
1964 Grad Susan Doll
Ginny was born about eight years before Barbie, whose official introduction was on March 9, 1959. Like Barbie, ...
Rich Houck (1990) Receives 2014 Coggins Award
The Yocum Institute for Arts Education will present the 2014 Coggins Award to local artist Rich Houck on ...
Jill Skaist’s paintings prove both serious and playful (Class of 1962)
An exhibition of oil paintings by Reading artist Jill Skaist is viewing through Oct. 30 at the Jewish ...
Craig DeMartino (1983) Professional Rock Climber
Some of the greatest achievements in professional rock climber Craig DeMartino’s life came after he nearly lost it. ...
Tyler Knabb (2008) Biking to beat cancer
Over the river and through the woods, up mountains and across the state he’ll ride. Eight days and ...
Wendy Lenhardt, Class of 1997
Gus, the Philadelphia Zoo's resident male giraffe, knows when it's snack time. The minute he spots zookeeper Wendy ...
Joseph P. McDevitt, new owner of Fegley’s Violin Shop
At 25, Joseph P. McDevitt has a clear vision of the life he hopes to build. It is ...
Exeter Grad to help at President’s Inauguration
As planning continues for the presidential inauguration in Washington, a Berks County native is working behind the scenes ...
Berks Natives Pen Hollywood Movie
Terrorists have taken over Washington, D.C., the White House is in ruins, the president has been taken hostage, ...
Dr. Terry Smith (1965)
On April 11th 2013, by order of the Secretary of the Army, Dr. Terry Smith was inducted as ...
Michael Senick
Michael Senick: Kindergarten Teacher I grew up in: Exeter Township. I now live in: Cumru Township. My parents are Heidi and ...
Exeter Graduate in Step at Inaugural Parade
When graduation day was upon him and the rest of the Exeter Senior High School class of 2011, Christopher ...
Exeter’s Famous Houck Twins (1965) in the News Again
Thomas Penn Houck of Spring Township turned 65 just before midnight. His twin brother, Richard Penn Houck of Stonersville, turned ...
Berks Best Community Service Winner: Brian Snelling
Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age 9, Brian W. Snelling of Exeter Township has never let the disease ...
Kathy Hertzog
Kathy A. Hertzog was a student at the former Lausch Elementary School in the Exeter School District when ...
Charlie Adams
Charlie Adams receives The Philip Philip Mitchell Alumni Service Award, which recognizes an individual who has significantly contributed ...
Elliot Seifert, Exeter 2002, returns to Reading Express
Standing 6-7 and tipping the scales at more than 300 pounds, Elliot Seifert is a huge presence wherever ...