Exeter was thrilled to host Penn State Coaches James Franklin and Taylor Stubblefield this morning as they arrived by helicopter to meet with Exeter Football Coaches Matt Bauer and Alex Dundore and Athletic Director Tom Legath to congratulate the coaches on a historic season. Watch the PSU helicopter make a landing on the baseball field as the coaches stopped by for a quick congratulatory visit HERE.
Dear Exeter Families,
Our number one concern is to provide the safest learning environment possible for all of our students and staff, which is why we will always take any rumor or threat against our students, staff or school community seriously, and why we will always immediately partner with local law enforcement and other agencies to help us investigate these threats to the fullest extent of the law as soon as they come to our attention. Today, you may have heard that there are rumors of violence at the Junior High School. We want you to know that when we received information about this situation, we immediately involved the Exeter Township Police Department to help us investigate any credibility to this rumor. We also immediately began to open dialogue with our students so that we could investigate the situation with both them and their parents.
We understand that this situation is concerning to our students and their parents, which is why we are taking extra steps to provide additional layers of security at the EJHS. These steps include--but are not limited to--adding additional police presence on campus and in the hallways; searching lockers; and conducting thorough searches of all student backpacks, coats, pockets, etc. before students are able to enter the building.
We appreciate the students, parents and staff who have been so cooperative to assist us in this situation. We continue to encourage our students, parents and community members to come forward to us, the Exeter Township Police Department, or report ANY concerns that they may have to Safe2Say, which is a free and anonymous hotline. Please know that we clearly take threats to our students and staff seriously, and the District will take the fullest legal action against those who are responsible for creating terroristic threats to our school community.
Please feel free to contact the Junior High should you have any further questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Alex Brown, Principal
Keystone Exams will be administered for in-person and ECA students who are completing their Biology and 10th-grade Literature courses at the end of the first semester. Students who must make-up the exams or retest in Algebra, Literature, or Biology will also be scheduled to take the exam. All students who are rostered to test will be notified.
The exams will be administered on the following dates:
Exeter Cyber Academy students who do not normally ride the bus will need to provide their own transportation on the testing days. If you cannot provide transportation, please contact your child’s school counselor or principal to arrange bus transportation.
As we get closer to the assessment dates, more information will come directly from building administration and/or the school counselor(s) regarding Keystone Exam logistics.
If you’d be interested in supporting one of these worthwhile causes to help students in need in the district, please consider making a donation to the Student Outreach fund at the Exeter Community Education Foundation. You can learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/ExeterEducationFoundation
Athletic Director Tom Legath was presented with the Berks County Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship Award on Monday, which is voted on by a committee of athletic directors and coaches throughout Berks County. Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Minor made the announcement during this week's Board of School Director's meeting: “I am extremely proud of this trophy,” she said. “During a year that will likely go down in history… where the world struggled with civility and manners and courtesy, our students rose above all of that and time and again at home games and away games they demonstrated to coaches around the county and athletic directors around the county that our Exeter students are the best of the best when it comes to sportsmanship.” Congratulations to all of our coaches, athletes, parents and supporters for this distinguished honor!
