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Exeter Township Junior High

151 East 39th Street | Reading, PA 19606
(610) 779-3320

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  • Office

    x3004 Alex Brown, Principal
    x3003 Melissa Taylor, Assistant Principal
    x3001 Susan Purr, Attendance Secretary
    x3002 Patti Suruskie, Secretary

  • Counseling & Guidance

    x3015 Autumn Rheaume, Counselor A-L
    x3014 Kimberly Wickstrom, Counselor M-Z
    x3012 Shannon Buser, Secretary

  • Nurse

    x3016 Kathy Blume

  • Psychologist

    x3006 Chad Rutherford

  • Technology Support

    x3209 Carole McGarry

Note: Faculty phone numbers go to voice mail during school hours

  • Art

    x3214 Ryan Breton
    x3108 Kimberly Lopez

  • Computer Applications

    x3116 Kevin Adams

  • English & Reading

    x3103 Sophie Cannon
    x3104 Alexandria Embert
    x3211 Megan Heller
    x3105 Cheryl Larson
    x3106 Alison Patton
    x3219 Nina Reynolds
    x3117 Brindusa Said
    x3102 Stephanie Walters

  • Fitness & Wellness

    x3126 Anna McNutt
    x3127 Ryan Thomas

  • Librarian

    x3008 Kate Sowers

  • Mathematics

    x3306 Kelvin Altemose
    x3303 Laura DeLong
    x3301 Scott Haag
    x3305 Sara Prout
    x3302 Shawn Seidel
    x3304 Kathy Topper

  • Music

    x3122 Micah Albrycht
    x3123 Melissa Crotty
    x3221 Kyle Luckenbill

  • Science

    x3208 Meredith Heffner
    x3207 Gretchen Hess
    x3205 Brenda Kobie
    x3203 Tracy Powell
    x3206 Darryl Schucker

  • Social Studies

    x3202 Brad Galuska
    x3218 Cynthia Jurasinski-Boyer
    x3201 Janine Lucas
    x3227 Mike Noecker
    x3226 Mackenzie Ricketts

  • Special Education

    x3215 Ryan Contento, Learning Support
    x3210 Abigail Elsavage, Learning Support
    x3114, Justin Blatt, Gifted
    x3216 Amy Lubenow, Emotional Support
    x3113 Alyssa Raab, Life Skills
    x3101 Michelle Raccuglia, Learning Support
    x3215 Alaina Tunnell, Learning Support
    x3220 Sara Werner, Learning Support

  • Technology Education

    x3206 Darryl Schucker
    x3111 Zachary Schools
    x3224 Jason Zalno

  • Therapist

    x3217 Kristin Swartley, Speech Therapist

  • World Languages

    x3112 Cory DiGuardi, German
    x3212 Nichole Mandel, Spanish,
    x3219 Nina Reynolds, French

Home » Every Day is Earth Day at Owatin Creek
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Tomorrow may be Earth Day, but at Owatin Creek, every day seems like a celebration of nature with the school's eco-friendly focus. Each wing is decorated in its own season; school assemblies take place on nice days in the natural outdoor amphitheater; and the school even has its own nature trail cams, outdoor classroom and walking trails. The school, which opened in 2011, also boasts an eco-conscious design with a geothermal HVAC system, energy efficient lighting and solar panels, earning it a Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) certification in 2012.

But what you may not know is that even the gardens at Owatin Creek are thoughtfully planted, with 2nd grade teachers taking lead on this project and partnering with the Owatin Creek APT, Wolf-Run Landscapes and Ridgewood Soils to donate their materials and time to install and plant a certified native garden at the entrance to the school. Since the garden was designed, installed and planted in 2016, all OC second graders go through a rite of passage (and get a little dirty) by helping their teachers maintain and care for the garden throughout the year--with some high schoolers returning in the summer to help with maintenance to earn community service hours.

 
Second grade teacher Dani Jupina said that achieving a certified native garden takes thought with the plant selection and how it impacts the natural environment. "A native garden has plants that are native to this part of Pennsylvania. They help the pollinators, the birds--really, all of the things that are native to this area. These," she says, as she points to the garden, "are the plants they need to survive."

Exeter Township Junior High School

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Address & Contact Info

  • 151 East 39th Street
    Reading, PA 19606

  • District Phone:
    610-779-3320

  • Fax:
    610-249-0171

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Exeter Township Senior High

Exeter Township Junior High

Reiffton School

Jacksonwald Elementary

Lorane Elementary

Owatin Creek Elementary