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Exeter Township Senior High

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

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  • Office

    x2144 Tom Campbell, Principal
    x2146 Matt Bauer, Assistant Principal
    x2147 Frank Vecchio, Assistant Principal
    x1306 Jessica Kaiser, Secondary Special Education Supervisor
    x2128 Alycia Lenart, K-12 Student Support Coordinator
    x2157 Sarah Gibney, Secretary
    x2150 Deb Poznanski, Secretary
    x2156 Jodi Stech, Attendance Secretary

  • Athletics

    x2430 Tom Legath, Director
    x2080 Audrey Dickman, Trainer
    x2401 Cristina Schmehl, Secretary

  • Counseling & Guidance

    x2133 Nicole Daub, Counselor, A-Dough
    x2135 Owen Jones, Counselor, Doughl-Hun
    x2132 Bryan Lefever, Counselor, Hu-Mo
    x2131 Ashley Zappacosta, Counselor, Mu-She
    x2134 Malorie Sassaman, Counselor, Shi-Z
    x2616 Mark Ricketts, Internship Coordinator
    x2138 Mary Matetich-Patton, Guidance Technician & Scholarship Coordinator
    x2136 Lindsey Remigio, Secretary/Registrar

  • Nurses

    x2112 Therese Knabb
    x2110 Dottie Pfeffer

  • Psychologist

    x2318 Lauren Solazzo

  • Technology/Chromebook Support

    x2333 Donna Suchomelly 

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    x2012 Jennifer Buchholtz
    x2010 Christina Pinkerton
    x2011 John White

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    x2606 Sandy Blackburn
    x2604 Sherri McGaffin

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    x2603 Rebekah Achor
    x2104 Julianne Bertin
    x2311 Christopher Farrell
    x2303 Matthew Hummer
    x2803 Lisa McCoy
    x2804 Heather Mills
    x2802 Jordan Sharp-Rosenbaum
    x2502 Alura Shubeck
    x2302 Kaleigh Stewart
    x2801 Robert Wickstrom
    x2301 Mark Wisniewski

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    x2207 Brindusa Said

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    x2205 Cory DiGuardi
    x2315 Trisha Master
    x2402 Courtney Preston
    x2403 Anne Thomas

  • Fitness & Wellness

    x2036 Nick Beisker
    x2034 Maggie Endler
    x2777 Kevan Schaeffer
    x2015 Hannah Woodward

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    x2331 Nancy Gajewski

  • Mathematics

    x2702 Thomas Craver
    x2705 Nathan Fidler
    x2704 Justin Freese
    x2703 Brandi Himmelreich
    x2708 James Mills
    x2706 Jared Guhl
    x2602 Jennifer Seymour
    x2509 Denise Stine
    x2701 Timothy Walsh
    x2605 Gabriella Wegman
    x2510 Todd Wegman

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    x2227 Micah Albrycht
    x2222 Elizabeth Combs
    x2217 Lorraine Selke

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    x2714 Parker Dundore
    x2713 Vincent Ferrizzi
    x2712 Michael Herman
    x2710 Holly Klebes
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    x2407 Matthew Livingood
    x2607 Sean Reese
    x2406 Thomas Shive, Jr.
    x2404 Karen Weinhold
    x2711 Pamela Wetzel

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    x2507 Matthew Burkhart
    x2505 Adrianne Lockard
    x2506 Rebecca Pfennig
    x2508 Stephanie Redding
    x2511 Stephen Todd Shelley
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    x2501 Brian Witkowski
    x2310 Brett Witmer
    x2513 Brandon Ziegler

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    x2305 Michele Bautsch, Emotional Support
    x2316 Alex Dundore, Emotional Support
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    x2504  Stephanie Shade, Learning Support
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    x2103 Dorian Weidner, Autistic Support

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    x2019 Robert Darrah
    x2017 Anthony Kutza
    x2020 Zachary Potter
    x2018 Jonathan Rugg
    x2016 Courtney Sussingham

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    x2208 Tammy DeFusco, Spanish
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Home » Exeter Again Named a Best Community for Music Education
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The Exeter Township School District was grateful and humbled to have been chosen once again as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation--an honor bestowed upon fewer than 800 schools throughout the nation who demonstrate outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education. This is the 12th year that Exeter's received this honor, and continues to be something that Exeter's music department is especially proud to receive.

At local, regional and state events and performances throughout this past school year, Exeter musicians won numerous accolades and ratings--proving yet again they were worthy of NAMM's award. Below, our music department is thrilled to present the following highlights of this year's accomplishments by our musicians:

Senior High

  • Band: The high school band program has had a very active and musical school year. Starting on August 11th and through to graduation on June 6th, we will have had a combined 40 performances for the marching band, concert band, and jazz band. 
    • Marching Band Highlights include: From performing for the ETSD on Opening Day, to the 9/11 Ceremony, Reading’s 275th Anniversary parade, marching down Magic Kingdom’s Main Street, and our first Cavalcade of Bands championship performance, the marching band put in a lot of hard work, dedication, and time into our community and school. Our field show focused on honoring the Armed Forces, Veteran’s, and our community with our theme, “Honor and Valor: A Hero's Journey.” We desire to continue to build an active culture of high quality performances both at home supporting our Exeter Eagle Football team and away from home on parade, in competition, and on the football field. Additionally, for the first time in many years, we debuted brand new uniforms which we thank the Exeter Township School District for purchasing. We continued the tradition of performing in Exeter Township’s Memorial Day parade & ceremony at Forest Hills Memorial, this year on May 27th. 
    • SHS Concert Band Highlights include: Several students went above and beyond learning solo repertoire for their respective instruments and earned spots in various honors ensembles. In January we once again hosted 130 students from 7 counties in Pennsylvania - 4 students qualified for the PMEA District 10 band festival; 1 band member represented Exeter in the PMEA North East Region Orchestra. Additionally, 2 band members qualified for the MEBC Senior County Band; In April, 2 students from the high school band qualified for the MEBC Junior County Band. On May 2nd, we presented our spring concert theme of dance music performing a wide variety of styles and moods, highlighting several soloists on various instruments. Most importantly, the concert band participated in its first PMEA Music Performance Assessment on Friday, May 3rd. This assessment is equivalent to a Keystone or PSSA rating - 4 adjudicators rated our performance on prepared music and sight reading. As it was our first time participating in a music performance assessment, we are excited to report that our rating reflects an Excellent-II/Advanced-A “grade.” Our rating is very close to earning a Superior-I/Outstanding-A+ “grade.” Congratulations to all of the students that collectively earned this rating - this is an excellent start for more great things to come!
    • SHS Jazz Band Highlights include: The jazz band performed in various venues from the Get JazzED show at the Berks Jazz festival to the Wells Fargo arena in Philadelphia! We performed various repertoire and featured many soloists. We have been receiving “Outstanding” ratings from our adjudicators. Our final performance was at the ECEF Food Truck festival on May 31st!
  • Orchestra: Our Senior High School Orchestra had a great 2023-2024 school year. We began the year with having 13 students qualify for Senior County Orchestra and 4 students qualify for District Orchestra. After a successful Disney Trip (December 7-11, 2023), we had our first concert of the year on December 21 that featured the 9/10, 11/12, and Chamber Orchestras in addition to our Exeter Township String Quartet. String Jam was another hit as the Orchestras performed popular pieces by Michael Jackson. Another round of successful auditions saw 10 students qualify for Junior County Orchestra, 2 students qualify for Region Orchestra, and 1 student qualify for All-State Orchestra. Unique to the 2024 school year, one of our students (Andrew Schwenk) had his composition selected as a winner for the All-State composition competition. Our Chamber Orchestra recorded this piece which was presented at the 2024 All-State conference. See video: https://youtu.be/wXqBtJDWvSk Our Spring concert was on May 21st and we enjoyed performing for our seniors at the annual Baccalaureate Service in June. Best wishes to all of our Senior Musicians!
  • Chorus & Concert Choirs: The Senior High School Choirs had a very busy and productive year. In addition to their Winter and Spring concerts, they traveled to Florida where they performed in Disney’s Epcot Candlelight Processional as well as a studio workshop where they created a soundtrack to selections from Lion King. Later in the winter, the choirs were excited to perform at two hockey games, the Reading Royals and the Philadelphia Flyers. Choir members also enjoyed singing the National Anthem at Exeter athletic and school events, such as the Homecoming Football Game and the Cavalcade of Bands Competition.
    Twelve ninth-grade students represented the Exeter Choirs at the Berks Junior County Chorus Festival, eight students participated in the Senior County Festival, seven at the District Level, two at Regions, and one at All-State Chorus in Erie, PA. Four students also participated in the Lebanon Valley College Honors Choir where they each earned $10,000 scholarships.

    • Musical: Exeter Senior High School was proud to present their musical, Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music on March 14-17, 2024. The cast, pit orchestra, stage crews, and technical crews pulled together to present a stunning production which featured top-quality singing, dancing, acting, and a gorgeous set design.
    • Eaglaires: In addition to the core Eagelaires group, which includes a balanced mix of all voice parts, two new groups were introduced which feature treble voices (soprano/alto) and bass voices (tenor/bass). This past winter, the Eagleaires performed locally at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Schwarzwald Lutheran Church, and Glick’s Greenhouse. In the spring, they performed at the Berks County Vocal “Get Jazzed” Fest, the Spring Choral Concert, and various end-of-year commencement ceremonies.

Junior High:

  • Chorus: We had a very busy year performing at the Reading Royals, PA Renaissance Fair, and the Fightin Phils.  We competed in Hershey’s Music in the Parks where we placed 2nd and earned the rating of excellent.  We also had 9 students selected to participate in District 10 Intermediate Songfest and 11 students selected to perform with Berks County JHS County Chorus.
  • Orchestra: The Junior High School Orchestras have enjoyed a great year in their musical endeavors. We participated in three main concerts this year: Winter Concert, Spring Concert, and String Jam. Additionally, the 8th grade orchestra enjoyed performing at Hershey’s Music in the Parks. The JHS Orchestras placed 8 students in the Berks County Junior County Orchestra. We want to wish our 8th grade students all the best as they begin their time at the SHS.
  • Band: The students participating in the Junior High bands had a great year, both in terms of performance quality and knowledge gained. The bands performed at the Winter Concert and Spring Concert as well as Band Night with the High School Marching Band in October. The 8th grade band also scored an Excellent rating and a first place finish at Music in the Parks this year. The Jazz Band performed at the ECEF Food Truck festival and pregame at the Reading Phillies. The Junior High had 3 students represent our school at the Berks Junior County Band Festival.

Reiffton

  • Band: The Reiffton Band performed alongside the JHS and SHS band students at Exeter’s annual Youth Night at the Stadium in October. The bands also performed for their families at the Winter Showcase and Spring Concerts. Over a dozen sixth grade band students were selected to perform at the Berks County Band Fest this winter. Once again, the students were challenged to elevate their skills to learn and perform music beyond their current skills. A Reiffton Honors Band was created to perform at this year’s Supper Serenade.
  • Orchestra: The Reiffton Orchestra performed three concerts this year, Winter Showcase, String Jam, and Spring Concert. All three performances were of a high standard and caliber. We continue to challenge our students with repertoire that increases their skills to prepare them for JHS. Several sixth grade members were selected to perform with String Fest, a select group of students from schools across Berks County. Four sixth grade students were selected to accompany the sixth grade chorus at the Spring Concert.
  • Chorus: The Reiffton Chorus performed two concerts this year, the Winter Showcase and the Spring Concert. Both performances were of a high standard and caliber. We continue to challenge our students with repertoire that increases their skills to prepare them for JHS. This spring, the choirs enjoyed learning pieces in different languages. Reiffton choristers also performed the National Anthem at a Reading Royals Game in March. Nine sixth grade members were selected to perform with the Berks County Elementary Honors Choir, a select group of students from schools across Berks County at Wilson West Middle School.

Elementary Strings and Band 

  • 3-4 Strings/ Band: Our elementary musicians started their journey by attending the String Fair or Band Fair the first week of September to try different instruments and see what they like. After making a decision and having all of the instrument orders placed, our instrument rental companies provided over 220 instruments to our third and fourth grade musicians. We began weekly lessons in September and students worked really hard this year to perform in multiple concerts.

    Our third and fourth grade strings students got to showcase what they learned at their building’s winter and spring concerts as well as at String Jam, our district wide strings concert. Students learned classics like Jingle Bells and Frere Jacques, as well as larger works like the Orpheus in the Underworld Finale (also known as “The Can-Can”) for our grades 3-12 combined piece at String Jam. First year students went from learning how to hold their instrument to being able to play a full scale, and second year students expanded on their skills by learning new notes and techniques to prepare them for more challenging music next year.

    Our 4th grade bands also performed for their building’s winter and spring concerts and got the opportunity to attend a football game with the high school marching band. They also learned favorites like Old MacDonald and Let’s Go Band, which they energetically performed at their Spring Concerts. Almost all of our band students were first year players, and they worked so hard to go from learning how to set up their instrument in September to being able to play marching band stand tunes in May.

Elementary Music:

  • Lorane: The students at Lorane have had a wonderfully busy year with music. We hosted a Veterans Day concert featuring every grade level along with the Recorder Club. The Sing-a-Long in December showcased the instrumental students in grades 3-4. We also sang holiday classics and had a visit from Rudolph. The Spring Concert will feature the instrumentalists and the fourth grade. We have two special guests performing with the chorus: first grade teacher, Mr. Ousley and second grade teacher, Mr. Fick. They will be playing the electric bass and guitar with the ukulele song in the concert.
  • Jacksonwald:  The Jacksonwald music students finished the year strong with an upbeat and energetic spring concert featuring three ukulele songs, two choral pieces, two recorder pieces, and a fantastic performance by the 3rd and 4th grade string ensemble and 4th grade band ensemble.  In the fall, our students prepared a tribute to our Veterans for Veterans Day and enjoyed time together singing for the Holiday sing-a-long in December.  All of our 3rd and 4th grade strings students performed for the annual String Jam concert in February.  The general music classes spent the year learning how to read and write music as a language, learning how to use their singing voices to get the best sound, and playing instruments while learning new songs.
  • Owatin Creek: Owatin Creek Music students have had a busy year! We welcomed Ms. Sarah Soriano as Mrs. Mrenna’s student teacher from October - December. She was a wonderful addition to our music classes and was loved by both staff and students! In November, our entire student body sang four songs to honor our servicemen and women at our Veteran’s Day assembly. December featured our Holiday Sing-along, which included our staff performing Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer for our students.Our 3rd and 4th grade strings students were also showcased performing holiday music at that evening’s Winter Concert.

    January brought about our annual Music and Movement Unit, co-taught by Mrs. Mrenna and Mrs. Bogust. In March, we were proud to support Owatin Creek 4th-Grader, Scarlet Jordan, as she played Gretl in the Senior High School production of The Sound of Music. May started off with 27 third and fourth grade instrumental students playing solos, duets, and trios as Owatin Creek families enjoyed our annual Art Show. The end of May featured the Spring Concert, with fun and energetic performances by 3rd and 4th Grade Strings, 4th Grade Band, 3rd Grade Recorders, 4th Grade Ukuleles, and 4th Grade Vocalists. Owatin Creek will finish out the school year with our annual Year-End Sing-along on June 5, giving our entire school population the opportunity to sing together one more time before saying goodbye. 

 

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  • 201 East 37th Street
    Reading, PA 19606

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    610-779-3060

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