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Jacksonwald families donate coats, hats and gloves to new clothing bank

jacksonwald students collect coats for donation drive
Today, Jacksonwald APT Co-Secretary Amber Elliott, along with
Bella Elliott, Emma Elliott and Hudson Lutz, delivered the first round of donated winter coats, jackets, hats and gloves that the APT collected to the Exeter clothing closet, which is a central resource at the Administration Building for school counselors to pull items for students in need. Amber said that the response to the coat drive has been incredible so far as she thanked all of the Jacksonwald parents and students who had donated. "It was a huge collection and we are so grateful," she said.
She also mentioned that parents throughout the district could donate any gently used winter coats, jackets, hats or gloves by dropping off their items outside of the entrance to Jacksonwald. The donation box will be set up now through next Tuesday for their final collection of items for students in need.

School messages delivered YOUR way: Get ready for ParentSquare

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As part of Exeter's efforts to enhance communication, in the coming days you'll be receiving more information about a new communications system and app called ParentSquare, which will unify ALL of the messages you receive from your children's teachers, administrators and the district in one safe and secure place with options for you to select how and when you're notified. Parents will be able to keep track of news, activities and events from all of their children’s schools, allowing for easier communication, organization, involvement and awareness of what's happening in your kids' classrooms, clubs and activities and across the district.

With ParentSquare, parents can enjoy photos posted by teachers, fill out forms and permission slips, sign up for parent-teacher conferences and much more. School staff and parents can engage in both one-to-one and group messaging with real-time language translation. We also think that parents will enjoy the built-in calendar that allows parents to set up reminders and download events directly to their phones so that they never miss an important date or event!

With our launch set for Monday, November 15th, please stay tuned as we invite you to join us in the app or online in a few more days!

Freshmen experience behind-the-scenes peek at area businesses

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On Thursday, the Class of 2025 spent the morning getting a behind-the-scenes peek and specialized tours of select Berks businesses as part of a program sponsored by the Berks Business Education Coalition. These tours offered students an opportunity to think about their post-secondary plans, ask questions and learn first-hand from employees what types of skills and training go into making their work successful. At New Castle Lawn and Landscape in Birdsboro, students received a tour throughout their facility to learn all of the different careers available to them in a full-service landscaping business, including office support, design, construction, lawn care and tree care--including a demo of how their arborist safely climbs trees to care for them, much to the students' delight! Our thanks to New Castle and the following businesses for hosting and inspiring our students:

  • Arkema
  • Brenntag Northeast
  • East Penn Manufacturing
  • Good Life Companies
  • Met-Ed
  • Viwinco Windows

The first edition of the 2021-22 “Talon” is here

Under the advisement of Mr. Wisniewski's, students at the Senior High have been busy gathering news about fashion trends to Facebook, and "everything Exeter" in between to publish in this year's first edition of the "The Talon," the online student-run newspaper of the Senior High. Click HERE to check it out!

OH, the places you’ll go with the Junior High’s Production of “Suessical Jr.”

November 19th and 20th at 7pm
Exeter Junior High School Auditorium

From the planet of Who and the smallest of small, to the Jungle of Nool and the largest of all, we welcome you back to live theater at Exeter JHS as you follow the story of Horton the Elephant and many more of your Seuss friends.

To see a copy of the cast list please click here

Reserved tickets can be purchased at https://exeterjhs.seatyourself.biz

Owatin Students Donate 644 Pounds of Candy

photo of owatin creek students and candy drive

Since Monday, students throughout Owatin Creek gave their hearts--and their leftover Halloween candy--to those in need through the school-wide "Got Candy?" campaign. Organized by Physical Education teacher, Mrs. Diana Bogust, this annual campaign is one of her favorites as she says,"Most of the time, our parents are the ones who are giving up their time or providing donations. But when we run this campaign, our students are making the choice to give up something they own. You can just see how proud they are of themselves when they decide to donate." Throughout the school, students collectively donated 644 pounds, which were collected in 26 boxes and shipped off this morning to Opportunity House and Safe Berks.

The classrooms who donated the most candy received a special “TREAT Others with Kindness” traveling trophy. They included:

  • Mrs. Jupina’s 2nd grade class: 38 pounds.
  • Mrs. Cromleigh’s 4th grade class and Mr. Bertolet’s 3rd grade class tied: 38.6 pounds
  • Mr. Hirshorn’s 2nd grade class: 49 pounds!

Thanks to our student representatives who came out this morning to pose with the boxes candy before it left Owatin Creek. They are from left: Jack Ullmann, Kennedy Owens, Olivia Landis, Colin Devlin, Avery Manndel, Liam Good, Teegan Kirby, Kari Shaffer, Ben Johnson, Nora LaRosse and Nathan Nuss.