East Penn Press

The administration of St. Ann School in Emmaus recently marked Catholic Schools Week with a series of activities designed to bring students, faculty and families together in celebration.

Some highlights of the week included a book fair, grandparents’ lunch, faculty versus eighth grade free throw contest and an African drum presentation.

As part of his “Schools that Teach” tour, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera met with administrators and student representatives of the East Penn School District Jan. 23 to discuss Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to replace the current School Performance Profile with the Future Ready PA Index.

The School Performance Profile places strong emphasis on high stakes tests such as the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment and Keystone exams.

Q: In what grade are you?

A: I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q: What is your favorite subject? Why?

A: My favorite subject is math because I enjoy the satisfaction of solving a problem for a concrete solution. Math helps to develop an innovative and algorithmic mindset that can be applied to any subject and helps develop problem solving skills.

Q: Have you received any special awards or recognition?

Q: In what grade are you?

A: I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q: What is your favorite subject? Why?

A: My favorite subject is computer science because it is an intriguing field of study with endless possibilities.

Q: Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A: I have received a few different awards and recognition such as Principal’s Honor Roll and AP Scholar with Honor.

Q: Are you involved in any extracurricular activities?

Q. What grade are you in?

A. I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q. What is your favorite subject? Why?

A. My favorite subject has to be English. I really enjoy reading and writing, especially about great works of literature. Interpreting different components of a work through diverse perspectives with my classmates has always been enjoyable for me.

Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?

Q: What grade are you in?

A: I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q: What is your favorite subject? Why?

A: My favorite subject is biology because I find the study of life very interesting and I enjoy hands-on learning.

Q: Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A: I am a National Merit Semifinalist and I was accepted to the National Honor Society and the German Honor Society. I also placed first in the school and sixth in the state in the National Society of Professional Surveyors Trig-Star 2015 Competition.

Q: In what grade are you in?

A: I am in the 12th grade at Emmaus High School,

Q: What is your favorite subject? Why?

Q. What grade are you in?

A. I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q. What is your favorite subject? Why?

A. My favorite subject is physics. I enjoy it because it teaches me how and why things act in the ways they do in our world.

Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A. I am a member of National Honor Society and German National Honor Society. I also have been named to Principal’s Honor Roll. I won Player’s Player for the swim team and have been a member of the district and state swim teams since freshman year.

In October, Shirley Walbert celebrated her 45th anniversary as a bus driver for the East Penn School District. She has driven three generations of children to and from all levels of school. Walbert also possesses the distinction of having spent her entire career working in the same district.

Q: What grade are you in?

A: I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q: What is your favorite subject? Why?

A: My favorite subject would definitely be biology because of the immense variety and scope of information it provides. From animal behavior to cellular processes, biology offers a flexibility and explanation for life’s structures I appreciate and find fascinating.

Q: Have you received any special awards or recognition?