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LORANE ELEMENTARY

699 Rittenhouse Drive | Reading, PA 19606
(610) 582-8608

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  • Office

    x4002 Karen Hodge, Principal
    x4001 Jen Hemstreet, Secretary
    x4000 Adele Reilly, Attendance Secretary

  • Counselor & Psychologist

    x4006 Kaley Ryan, School Counselor
    x4101 Lisa Jacobson, Psychologist

  • Nurse

    x4004 Jessica Pinkasavage

  • Technology Support

    x4130 Cathy Bittinger

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

  • Kindergarten

    x4110 Lynne DeCamillo
    x4114 Mary Firestone
    x4113 Kaleigh Stein
    x4112 Chris Young

  • Grade 1

    x4116 Loretta Gaetani
    x4115 Katie Hebel
    x4118 Nicola Kline
    x4121 Adam Ousley
    x4117 Emily Zientek

  • Grade 2

    x4120 Patricia Cupitt
    x4123 Ashley Defiore
    x4119 David Fick
    x4122 Sarah Herchelroth

  • Grade 3

    x4146 Taylor Fasig
    x4147 Kelly Learn
    x4148 Sherilyn Reidinger-Smith
    x4149 Josie Whitney

  • Grade 4

    x4137 Shannon Deiuliis
    x4139 Derek Denunzio
    x4133 Danielle Hernandez
    x4138 Jessie Marburger

  • English as a Second Language

    x4127 Kellee Fries

  • Reading & Intervention Specialists

    x4127 Kellee Fries, English as a Second Language
    x4144 Katie Macrina, Reading Specialist
    x4147 Jodi Moyer, Intervention Specialist
    x4144 Monica Weisser, Reading Specialist

  • Special Education

    x4145 Nicole Angstadt, Learning Support
    x4143 Brigid Curley, Learning Support
    x4134 Justin Blatt, Gifted
    x4142 Lisa Nugent, Learning Support
    x4108 Joe Opalenick, Emotional Support 

  • Specials

    x4131 Tia Cosgrave, Art
    x4103 Nina Delewski, Music
    x4179 Taylor Kerling, Physical Education
    x4104 Emily Remp, Instrumental Music
    x4176 Devon Tarewicz, Library

  • Therapist

    x4141 Tara Koch, Speech Therapist

Home » News

Josie Whitney Sets A Goal to Collect 12,000 Cans of PlayDoh

March 13, 2023
In 2014, third grade teacher Mrs. Josie Whitney had a modest goal to collect 2,000 cans of PlayDoh ...

District to Host Drug Awareness Workshop for Families in January

December 19, 2022
"This," said Exeter Township Detective Sergeant Rocco DeCamillo as he pointed to a table filled with confiscated THC-laced ...

Exeter Spiritwear Holiday Pop-Up Shop Now Open!

December 1, 2022
Exeter Eagles Spiritwear Holiday Pop-Up Shop open now through Wednesday, December 7th only!   Adult and Youth Sizes ...

Budget Workshops Announced

October 24, 2022
As the Exeter Township School District begins to shape the budget for the 2023-24 school year, the District ...

Exeter Area Food Pantry Finds New Home in Old Gym

October 21, 2022
When Karen Williams was a Lorane kindergarten teacher, she mentioned to her husband, Jack, that she had a ...

Exeter’s New Supervisor of Transportation Earns National Recognition

October 18, 2022
It's National School Bus Safety week, and we're so very proud to announce that Exeter's Kaisha McCulley was ...

Homecoming Parade & Bonfire Brings Fairytales to Life

October 7, 2022
Featuring dozens of fairytale-themed floats with students dressed as princesses, dragons, witches and more, Exeter's 2022 Homecoming Parade ...

Homecoming 2022 Parade, Bonfire & Football Game Info

September 29, 2022
We're excited to see you at this year's Homecoming 2022 events! Homecoming Parade & Bonfire: Thursday, October 6th ...

An “Old” Tradition Begins in Kindergarten

September 27, 2022
Exeter kindergarteners across the district today were given a free book and bookmark today thanks to the kind ...

Dawn Harris Appointed as Assistant Superintendent

September 27, 2022
Dawn Harris, who has served as Exeter's Director of Pupil Services since the spring of 2020, was named ...

Eric Seidel Announced as District’s Safety & Security Coordinator

September 19, 2022
This evening, the Exeter Township Board of School Directors approved the hire of Eric Seidel as the district's ...

Exeter Inducts Three Into Athletic Hall of Fame

September 9, 2022
Left to right: Michael Troutman, Kyle Yocum and Michal Menet The Exeter Township School District will induct three ...

9/11 Ceremony Honors Exeter Graduate and Career Firefighter

September 9, 2022
This morning, students filled the stands of Don Thomas Stadium to pay their respects to the brave, the ...

Teachers in the Parks (TIPs) Named National Finalist in Summer Learning

July 21, 2022
Today, Teachers in the Parks (TIPs) was named a finalist for the National Summer Learning Association's Award for ...

Exeter Again Named Best Community For Music Education

June 7, 2022
During a school year that saw a return to plays, concerts, festivals, in-person learning and more, the Exeter ...

Exeter Schools & Community Benefit From Students’ Eagle Scout Projects

May 24, 2022
Richter Bogust delivers "Coping Kits" to the Exeter Township Junior High School. He's joined by Amy Lutz (left), ...

ETSD Board Announces Dr. Christy Haller as the Next Superintendent

May 19, 2022
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors is pleased to announce they selected Dr. Christy Haller to be ...

Special Education Athletes Compete in District-Wide Field Day

May 12, 2022
Congratulations to all of our athletes who took part in today's Field Day! Exeter special education athletes from ...

After serving 2 million meals, Suzie Haas will hang up her apron

May 6, 2022
After 31 years and serving more than 2 million meals to hungry Exeter students, Suzie Haas plans to ...

Lorane student returns to Lorane–This time as a teacher

May 5, 2022
Above: Taylor Kerling (center) is joined by (left to right): Isabella Peralta (4th), 1st grade teacher Adam Ousley, ...

Teacher’s journey inspires students and colleagues

May 4, 2022
During the last 20 years, Michele Bautsch has worked in nearly every building in Exeter, and has held ...

Former teacher’s legacy is alive at Jacksonwald

May 3, 2022
If you spend a few minutes with Kristine and Karlee Schmidt, you’ll soon discover that teaching at Exeter ...

Exeter Alum & Award-Winning Author Holds Workshop at Exeter

April 29, 2022
"You can make a living in the arts. I make my own hours and make my own rules ...

Board of School Directors June Meeting Date Changes

April 29, 2022
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors will meet on the following dates in June at the Exeter ...

Exeter Grad Shares his Tales from the Red Carpet

April 22, 2022
"This is a full circle moment," said Mitchell Rissmiller, a producer for TODAY.com, the digital and streaming platform ...

Exeter Publishes Draft of 2021-24 Comprehensive Plan

April 22, 2022
During the ETSD Board of School Directors' April 19th Voting Meeting, Dr. Eric Flamm, Director of Teaching and ...

Every Day is Earth Day at Owatin Creek

April 21, 2022
Tomorrow may be Earth Day, but at Owatin Creek, every day seems like a celebration of nature with ...

Rabid Animals Identified Near Exeter Schools

April 8, 2022
St. Lawrence Borough officials along with the Animal Rescue League of Berks County have identified a number of ...

Notice: Admin Building Closed During Business Hours April 4-8

April 1, 2022
The Exeter Township Administration Building will be open to the public for the Board of Directors meeting on ...

It’s An Exeter Karaoke Throw-Down!

March 30, 2022
It's an Exeter Karaoke throw-down! Exeter Township Junior High Principal Alex Brown and Exeter Township Senior High student ...

ETSD Names New Member During Special Voting Meeting

March 30, 2022
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors unanimously selected Robert Quinter to fill the vacated seat left by ...

Students Earn Reading Musical Foundation Scholarships

March 28, 2022
March is Music in our Schools month; to celebrate, we hope you'll help us congratulate the following students ...

School Community Survey & Superintendent Application Now Open

March 17, 2022
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors is seeking a dynamic individual with integrity, visionary leadership, superior communication ...

ETSD Board of School Directors Looks to Fill Open Seat

March 16, 2022
The Exeter Township School Board has a vacancy for a school board director. The term of this vacancy ...

Exeter Celebrates National School Social Work Week

March 11, 2022
When we found out that the theme for this year's National School Social Work Week was "Time to ...

Pair of Exeter Bus Transportation Professionals Earn Recognition

March 11, 2022
Benjamin Bernhart, Director of Transportation for the Exeter Township School District, has been approved for initial status as ...

Mrs. Whitney Collects 10,000 Cans of Play-Doh to Honor Student She Never Taught

March 9, 2022
Mrs. Whitney's 3rd grade class poses with the 2,000 cans of Play-Doh they've collected so far this year. ...

Students Showcase Artwork at Exeter Community Library

March 7, 2022
Maddy Mell, 4th (Owatin Creek) Sophie Sowers, 9th Gavin Moser, 6th Logan Alkons, Kindergarten (Owatin Creek) Joel Aponte, ...

Please Be Our Guest at ETSH’s “Beauty and the Beast”

March 2, 2022
Starring Regina Ramirez as Belle and Jeremy Weaver as the Beast, please "Be Our Guest" as Exeter Township ...

Students celebrate Read Across America week with a special guest reader

March 1, 2022
As part of Read Across America Week, Interim Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Mierzejewski dropped in as a guest reader ...

A message of thanks from Interim Superintendent, Dr. Mierzejewski

February 25, 2022
Dear Exeter Families, It has been such a pleasure to be welcomed so warmly to the Exeter community ...

Exeter student is named finalist in the 2022 Audie Awards

February 25, 2022
Ahnya O'Riordan holds up a copy of "Twins" and the accompanying audio book she donated to the Reiffton ...

Exeter students place in BCIU STEM Design Challenge

February 23, 2022
Jacksonwald's Engineering Elves Owatin Creek's Cosmic Quad Lorane's Lorane Train Teams of fourth-grade students from Jacksonwald, Lorane and ...

Dr. Cynthia Mierzejewski Named As Substitute Superintendent

February 16, 2022
During their monthly voting meeting this evening, the Exeter Township Board of School Directors voted to install Dr. ...

National School Counseling Week: Focus on Lorane

February 10, 2022
This week, we're excited to celebrate National School Counseling Week to help bring awareness to the important role ...

A Message from the ETSD Board of School Directors

February 4, 2022
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors would like to inform you that Superintendent Dr. Kimberly I. Minor ...

ETSD will be using a Flexible Instruction Day 2/4/2022

February 3, 2022
On Friday, all schools in the Exeter Township School District will utilize a Flexible Instruction Day (FID). The ...

You’re Invited: EMA’s 3rd Annual Supper Serenade

January 26, 2022
All are invited to slurp up some spaghetti while being sung to during EMA's 3rd Annual Supper Serenade! ...

Health & Safety Update: Contact Tracing

January 26, 2022
As you are aware, over the last few weeks Berks County's COVID-19 positivity rate has more than doubled ...

Exeter Students Earn National Recognition in Noetic Learning Math Contest

January 26, 2022
Congratulations to Exeter students Henry Starr and Landon Green (both 3rd Grade), Declan Cogan (4th Grade) and Eleanor ...

ETSD will be using a Flexible Instruction Day today, 1/20/2022

January 20, 2022
Today, all schools in the Exeter Township School District will utilize a Flexible Instruction Day (FID). The day ...

Exeter to host COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic

January 10, 2022
The Exeter Township School District will partner with Walmart to host a Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic for ...

Kindergarten Registration Opens on January 24 – March 28, 2022

January 10, 2022
Kindergarten enrollment for the Class of 2035 will begin on Monday, January 24 through March 28. 2022. Incoming ...

Winter Weather School Closures, Delays & Dismissals Reminders

January 4, 2022
To be alerted by phone, email, text and app notifications when school needs to close, dismiss early or ...

School Board Votes to Institute Mask Mandate and Update Quarantine Guidelines

January 2, 2022
Due to the rising COVID cases in the community, the Exeter Township Board of School Directors met tonight ...

ETSD Board Calls Special Voting Meeting on 1/2/22

December 30, 2021
The ETSD Board of School Directors have called a special voting meeting on Sunday, January 2, 2022 to ...

From the Superintendent: Mental Health Resources

December 27, 2021
Dear Exeter Families, This week our school community suffered a tremendous loss with the sudden and unexpected death ...

Exeter Launches New District Website

December 23, 2021
Featuring a news-forward focus, a clean design and community-centered content, the District launched a new website this month ...

Mask Update

December 13, 2021
Dear Exeter Families, The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court struck down Pennsylvania's school mask mandate yesterday, effectively ending masking ...

To the ETSD Community

December 8, 2021
Dear Exeter Families, Our number one concern is to provide the safest learning environment possible for all of ...

Break out the Blue & White! Support our Eagles as they play in the 5A State Semi-Finals!

November 29, 2021
EXETER EAGLES WIN FIRST DISTRICT III 5A CHAMPIONSHIP!   In celebration of a phenomenal fall sports season and ...

Exeter teams with local groups to help distribute 57 Thanksgiving boxes to those in need

November 23, 2021
Members from Reformation Lutheran Church, along with ETSD employees, Ashley Rinehart (front row, left), who is a school ...

Exeter wins BCIAA’s Sportsmanship Award

November 19, 2021
Athletic Director Tom Legath was presented with the Berks County Interscholastic Athletic Association's Sportsmanship Award on Monday, which ...

Exeter inducts four into Academic Hall of Fame and 50 into National Honor Society

November 19, 2021
The Exeter Township School District's Alumni Association and Academic Hall of Fame Committee along with the Claude W. ...

School messages delivered YOUR way: Get ready for ParentSquare

November 8, 2021
As part of Exeter's efforts to enhance communication, in the coming days you'll be receiving more information about ...

Quarantine Update for Students 5-11 Years Old

November 5, 2021
As you are likely aware, this week the CDC granted emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID vaccine to children 5-11 ...

APT Sells Sweets to Raise Dough

October 26, 2021

Meet Lorane’s New Principal, Karen Hodge

October 21, 2021
Karen started this week at Lorane Elementary as the new Principal. Karen's worked since 2015 in the Reading ...

Band Night offers elementary musicians a chance to play at the stadium

October 12, 2021
Elementary band students were very excited to participate in Band Night earlier this month during Exeter's home football ...

Homecoming 2021 Parade Celebrates the Decades

October 12, 2021
From spirit days to a parade of the decades to the crowning of a king and queen, Homecoming ...

2021-22 School Supply Lists are Here!

July 9, 2021
Don't worry--there are still 52 days left of summer! But if you're ready to buy and sharpen your ...

Eagles represent at the Elmwood Park Zoo

July 8, 2021
  Today, a group of our Talons & TIPS students enjoyed a fun-filled field trip to the Elmwood ...

Please contribute your feedback for our Health & Safety Plan

June 27, 2021
As we look forward to the 2021-22 school year and a full return to in-person instruction, we are ...

Camp Invention comes to Exeter

June 23, 2021
If you thought summers were for playing and not learning, a group of Exeter students are proving that ...

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  • 699 Rittenhouse Drive
    Reading, PA 19606

  • Phone:
    610-582-8608

  • Fax:
    610-249-0173

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