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Exeter Township Senior High

201 East 37th Street | Reading, PA 19606
(610) 779-3060

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    x2144 Tom Campbell, Principal
    x2146 Matt Bauer, Assistant Principal
    x2147 Frank Vecchio, Assistant Principal
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    x2157 Sarah Gibney, Secretary
    x2150 Deb Poznanski, Secretary
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    x2019 Robert Darrah
    x2017 Anthony Kutza
    x2020 Zachary Potter
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Internship Spotlight: Sydney Burke & Abigail Rathman

February 27, 2024 by etsd

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Sydney Burke & Abigail Rathman are seniors completing an internship at Celebration Villa of Exeter. Sydney is focusing on Nursing, while Abigail is focusing on Human Resources. Heather McCool, the Executive Director of Celebration Villa, says that the district's partnership with the assisted living facility has been advantageous to both organizations. "We have been so thankful for our relationship with Exeter... Two of our interns took positions with us and we couldn’t be more proud to have them as team members on board with us! This has also given our team the ability to learn how to mentor and lead others. Our company has a “Pathway to Promotion” program, and having students start with us through their internship is the perfect way for us to see the growth of people through this program. Thank you so much to Mr. Ricketts and ETSD for your partnership!"

Can you tell us a bit about what your plans are for after graduation? Have you selected a college and a major?
Sydney: After graduating I plan on attending college to study Nursing. I have my colleges narrowed down to three and hope to make a decision soon.

Abigail: I plan to attend a four-year at Bloomsburg University, with a plan to major in Business.

Can you tell us a bit about your internship? What does a typical day look like for you?
Sydney: A typical day would be to meet with Shirley, the Director of Nursing, and discuss the plan for the day. Usually I begin with taking vitals of residents and documenting the information to give to Shirley. In addition, I work with the residents on crafts, cooking or other activities. Finally, I have the opportunity daily to interview and talk with the residents to get to know them better.

Abigail: A typical day at Celebration Villa consists of me sitting at the front desk answering and transferring phone calls while I work on sorting through resident or potential applicant files. I often call applicants for over-the-phone interviews as our team is always-expanding and growing (especially with the introduction of the upcoming memory care unit)! While I work, I also greet anyone who walks in or leaves our facility in order to help create a warm, welcoming environment.

How did you select your internship? Did someone help you select it? Did you seek out the opportunity on your own? Were you asked to do the internship?
Sydney: Once I knew I wanted to study nursing, I knew an internship in this field would benefit me in college. I spoke with Mr. Ricketts who advised me about the opportunities on internships involving nursing, and the internship at Celebration Villa felt like the best fit.

Abigail: I found my HR internship through Mr. Ricketts’s internship website. I communicated my interest to Celebration Villa and traveled there for an interview. Afterward, they told me that they would love to have me join their team! I was also offered a job as a Dietary Aide, and have worked (in that capacity) since April 2023. My internship officially started in August of 2023, and I have enjoyed it every step of the way. I am so proud to be a part of the Celebration Villa family!

Do you think your internship is helping you feel more confident about your decision to go to college and pursue your major?
Sydney: Definitely! This opportunity to begin thinking about my future in nursing, and mentoring with the nurses made me realize the decision to go into nursing was the right one for me. Each day, as I get the chance to take on new responsibilities, I get more excited to enter the field of nursing.

Abigail: I think that my internship has affirmed my decision to pursue a business major in college. I have not yet decided if I want to go for Business Management or Marketing, but I have found that I really enjoy working in an office environment. I love conducting meetings and heading projects! I am unsure if I want to continue working in HR when I graduate because the hiring process can be monotonous, but I am definitely staying within the business world.

What do you like most about your internship? What do you like least?
Sydney: The part of the internship I like the most is the residents. I enjoy talking with them, doing activities and learning about their lives. The part I like the least is the limited interaction medically that I have; I look forward to being able to learn more as the internship progresses.

Abigail: My favorite part of my internship is completing employee satisfaction projects. I had the privilege to plan and host our staff's holiday party at the end of last year, which was a huge success! Just recently, my facility celebrated Caregiver Appreciation Week to spotlight all of our incredibly hardworking employees and the amazing work they do every single day. The residents of my facility and I created ‘Caregiver Survival Kit’ cards, and I decorated the break room bulletin board to help share the love! My least favorite part of my internship is reviewing applications on our hiring software. Sometimes I review and call applicants for days straight, which can become slightly tedious.

And finally, what would be your advice to a high school student who's thinking about Exeter's internship program?
Sydney: My advice is to definitely find a place and take the opportunity. This has been an amazing and eye-opening experience, and helped me solidify my decision to become a nurse.

Abigail: If you are someone who is considering the internship program, I would 100% go for it! I have learned and experienced so much in my time with Celebration Villa, and am always excited to show up to intern each day. Being able to have the opportunity to work in a real business setting has helped me gain more professionalism, improve my communication skills, and has made me more confident that I will be able to survive in the workforce.

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Exeter’s Hills are Alive with the “Sound of Music”

February 20, 2024 by etsd

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One of the most beloved musicals of all time will bring Exeter Township Senior High School's auditorium alive with the "Sound of Music" in March! Starring Alison Applegate (left) as Maria and Ryan Claudfelter as Captain Von Trapp (right), this year's Senior High School production will feature a talented cast of students from elementary through the high school to perform Rodgers & Hammerstein's inspirational true story, which earned five Tony Awards and five Oscars when it debuted on the stage and screen in the 1960s. Rounding out the multi-school ensemble are (from left, after Alison): Adam Crotty as Friedrich, Ella Mackey as Louisa, Gavin Isselmann as Kurt, Kaylen Reynolds as Brigitta, Summer Douglas as Marta and Scarlet Jordan as Gretl. (Not pictured is Zoe Banks as Liesl.)

Sure to be one of your favorite things, catch the "Sound of Music" on March 14th, 15th and 16th at 7PM and March 17th at 2PM before the cast says "So long, farewell." All tickets are $12 and can be reserved online at https://exeterhsmusical.seatyourself.biz/ or at the door before the performance. 

Filed Under: Jacksonwald, Junior High, Lorane, News, Owatin Creek, Reiffton, Senior High

Exeter Seniors to Compete Nationally with Virtual Company

February 16, 2024 by etsd

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Cody Morgan (left) and Braden McCraw (right)

Seniors Cody Morgan and Braden McCraw are headed to New York City in April to showcase their work with “Naturally Threaded,” a virtual sustainable, environmentally-friendly capsule-clothing company. The students manage the virtual company as COO and Co-CEO, respectively, with other students from area schools as part of their work in the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program at Berks Career and Technology Center’s (BCTC) West Campus. In this program, students do not actually create or sell any tangible products. Instead, they create immersive virtual enterprises by conducting market research and developing business plans and products. They then select different career roles in leadership, marketing, human resources, manufacturing and more to manage the day-to-day operations of their business. Once their virtual enterprise is established, they then compete against other students’ virtual enterprises in virtual economies as well as in local, regional and national events where they’re judged by business leaders and professionals to gain insight and feedback into their company's real-world feasibility and potential success.

Describing Naturally Threaded as a capsule closet concept where “your shirt or sweatshirt will never go out of style,” Braden said that the concept of the company is to provide environmentally-conscious clothing using sustainable manufacturing processes. “We’re fighting against fast fashion–like things from Shein or Amazon. (Our clothing) is a little bit more expensive, but it’s not made from plastic or polyester.” 

Cody said that the creation of the company really allowed him to tap into his love of the outdoors by exploring styles and manufacturing processes that are environmentally-friendly: “We want to save the environment while providing quality clothes.” To this extent, Braden said that the company’s newest focus is manufacturing with zero waste by taking manufacturing scraps and turning those into new products in a line called Rethreaded. “This has proven to be very successful in competition,” he said. During the most recent competition, which was the Virtual Enterprises International (VEI) regional event, Cody and Braden were required with their team to submit executive summaries and deliver a compelling ten-minute presentation to a judging panel of industry experts. They then engaged in a five-minute Q&A session, demonstrating their in-depth understanding of their respective business plans. Following the competition, which attracted participants from schools across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, Naturally Threaded placed first, allowing their executive board of students to move onto the national competition in NYC in April. 

Although the virtual company doesn’t actually exist, the immersive experience of creating and running Naturally Threaded inspired them to pursue real-world goals following graduation: Both seniors now plan to pursue business degrees following graduation. Expressing their initial surprise at the “white collar” educational opportunities at BCTC, Cody laughed and admitted that he thought the center was just for “greasy gearheads who wanted to be mechanics–even though I love that stuff.” Braden agreed and recalled how his dad, who went to vo-tech and now holds a job as an engineer, really encouraged him to explore his options at BCTC. “Honestly, I wouldn’t have been able to do this if I didn’t go to Tech,” he said. “(My education and these competitions) allowed me to discover that I have a niche for marketing and sales.”

Congratulations to these Eagles and their teammates on this prestigious honor, and best wishes to them in the VEI national competition in April!

Filed Under: News, Senior High

Students Named as Commended Scholars

January 26, 2024 by etsd

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Left to right: Jason Nester and Alex Nerney

We’re so proud to announce that Alex Nerney and Jason Nester were recognized as Commended Scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Each year, approximately 1.3 million high school students take the PSAT, but only 2.6% of these students are named Commended Scholars based upon their exceptional performance on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. 

Both seniors, Jason plans to attend Lebanon Valley College to study actuarial science and Alex Nerney plans to study chemical engineering at a college or university yet to be decided. Our warmest congratulations to both for this exceptional achievement!

Filed Under: News, Senior High

Engineering Students Present Capstone Projects to Local Professors

January 19, 2024 by etsd

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From left to right: Tai Morgan, Luke Zawilla, Alex Nerney, Connor Stoltzfus, Noah Gates, Trent Jordan, Benjamin Seeberger, Richter Bogust, Sophia Jones and Mr. Zachary Potter. 

Electricity–and a bit of nerves–filled the lobby of the Senior High last night as nine juniors and seniors in Mr. Zachary Potter’s Engineering Design course showcased and presented a semester’s worth of work to a panel of Exeter teachers and local professors from area colleges. Using items such as semiconductors and small, single-board computers, students spent this last semester engineering prototypes (or proof of concept) to solve a real-world societal, health or mental health problem. Their semester’s worth of research, data and built prototypes were then presented last night to the panel of educators, all of whom offered feedback and improvements–as well as praise–for each capstone project. 

In small groups or pairs, students identified real-world problems at the beginning of the semester to solve through their research, design, ingenuity and creativity. To help prevent distracted driving, Trent Jordan, Benjamin Seeberger and Noah Gates engineered a tracker that could be installed into any car to record where a driver’s eyes are in the car. To help identify and prevent panic disorders, Luke Zawilla and Tai Morgan engineered a device to detect the onset of an attack through body temperature and perspiration levels. If the device detects a certain threshold for the onset of an attack, it then offers breathing and mindful exercises to help people calm themselves. To help prevent running injuries such as shin splints, Sophia Jones and Richter Bogust, who both compete on the track and field and cross country teams, engineered a biomechanical shoe insert that would help a person better understand their gait while running–such as if their foot was hitting the ground too far forward or backward or with too much force. To help people sleep better, Alex Nerney and Connor Stoltzfus engineered a sensor that detects and records light levels and temperatures. 

Mr. Zachary Potter, who teaches the students in Engineering Design, believes that the course is a unique offering at the Senior High. “This is an experience that I believe is second-to-none at Exeter,” he said, expressing pride in his students’ capstone projects and presentations. “This course gives students the opportunity to experience the entire process of identifying a problem, and working through the design process to create a potential solution, and then an opportunity to present their work to the judges.” Further, he says that the semester-long capstone project, as well as other STEM courses at the Senior High truly allow students to prepare for the pursuit of an engineering or technical degree after graduation. “I have been doing this long enough now to have lots of alumni from our program come back and tell me how much this experience, and the others we provide as part of our STEM Pathway, have benefited them,” he said. “I have definitely had a lot of positive feedback from alumni in the last few years about the benefits of our program and how much the experiences we offer help our students at the next level. So many of our students are shocked to learn that the vast majority of their peers at the next level have not had the same experiences that we offer at Exeter.”

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Senior High Musicians Selected for County and District Ensembles

January 12, 2024 by etsd

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County & District Band:
Nathan Bayer, Jillian Crotty, Riley Mazur and Ava Diaz

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County & District Chorus:
Bottom row (left to right): Raelin Tufariello, Leoni Choy, Alison Applegate, Kaelyn Reynolds, Rebecca Cherry
Top row (left to right): Lillian McNally, Adam Crotty, Evianna Jones, Tyler Casiano-Rodriguez, Jillian Crotty and Ryan Claudfelter

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County Orchestra:
Bottom row (left to right): Ian Carr, Jordan Wolfe, Evan Harvey, Katharin Hoover
Middle row (left to right): Amy Ipsen, Harrison Brumbaugh, Charlotte Rismiller, George Hajj
Top row (left to right): Macy Feather, Andrew Schwenk, Simon Bolich, Frank Conte, Carson Frederick

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District Orchestra:
George Hajj, Esetban Ruiz, Nathan Bayer and Grace Campling

Congratulations to the following musicians who auditioned and were selected for county and district ensembles. County performances for all ensembles will be on January 20th at Conrad Weiser Senior High School, and District performances will be on January 11-13 for Band at Exeter Township Senior High School, January 25-27 for Chorus at Jim Thorpe Area High School, and on February 8-10 for Orchestra at Bethlehem Area School District. Congratulations to all!

County Band:

  • Nathan Bayer - French Horn
  • Riley Mazur - Trumpet

District Band:

  • Nathan Bayer - French Horn
  • Jillian Crotty - French Horn
  • Ava Diaz - Clarinet
  • Riley Mazur - Trumpet
County Chorus:
  • Alison Applegate - Sop 1
  • Lillian McNally - Sop 1
  • Raelin Tufariello - Sop 2
  • Rebecca Cherry - Alto 1
  • Kaelyn Reynolds - Alto 2
  • Leoni Choy - Alto 2
  • Tyler Casiano-Rodriguez - Tenor
  • Ryan Claudfelter - Tenor
District Chorus:
  • Alison Applegate - Sop 1
  • Evianna Jones - Sop 1
  • Rebecca Cherry - Alto 1
  • Jillian Crotty - Alto 1
  • Ryan Claudfelter - Tenor 1
  • Tyler Casiano-Rodriguez - Tenor 2
  • Adam Crotty - Bass 2
County Orchestra:
  • Ian Carr - Violin
  • Georg Hajj - Violin
  • Amy Ipsen - Violin
  • Carson Frederick - Violin
  • Macy Feathers - Violin
  • Jordan Wolfe - Violin
  • Simon Bolich - Viola
  • Frank Conte - Viola
  • Evan Harvey - Viola
  • Katharine Hoover - Viola
  • Charlotte Rismiller - Viola
  • Harrison Brumbaugh - Cello
  • Andrew Schwenk - Cello
District Orchestra:
  • Nathan Bayer - Horn
  • Grace Campling - Bass
  • George Hajj - Violin
  • Esteban Ruiz - Violin

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