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Cheltenham High School WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Club and Cheltenham Elementary‘s Room 4 kindergarten class continued their partnership for the fourth year in a row! Mrs. Baron’s Room 4 CES class took a short bus trip up to CHS where the WISE club members taught the concept of gravity, impact and cushion. The kindergarteners, along with their “big kid” helper, designed, engineered and tested their protective structures for an egg drop experiment. On behalf of Earth Day, the kindergartners and high schoolers used recycled materials (boxes, cotton balls, paper towel rolls, plastic bags and so much more) to engineer a structure to protect their egg from cracking from the impact of falling from a high distance. View more photos>

Congratulations to EASTERN students senior Ashley Vargas (Allied Health) and junior Giovanni Francis (Automotive Technology) who placed first in their categories at the Pennsylvania SkillsUSA competition and will lead a delegation of 10 EASTERN students at the national SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta in June. Vargas, a member of the Allied Health program, won the “Facilithon” competition, while Francis, an Automotive Technology student at EASTERN, placed first in the “Job Interview” category. Senior Bella Bowden (Allied Health) finished second in the Career Pathways Showcase - Health Services category. Congratulations to all!

The Cheltenham Communities That Care youth group created a “Family Feud”-style game show called “Keep It Safe” and invited CHS students to be audience members. The game focused on drug and alcohol facts. CTC gave away tons of gift cards and CJ’s Sweet Palace served pretzels and water ice afterwards!

Cheltenham Elementary's annual Tech Discovery Night was a huge success. Students and their families had the opportunity to check out the robotics team’s project, play some mini golf, participate in a CodeJoy lesson, and much more! Huge shout out to Dr. Aungst for putting on this fantastic event, and thank you to all of the families that came out to participate! View more photos>

The votes are in! Last month, Myers students participated in their annual schoolwide "Mock Caldecott" unit. The Caldecott annually recognizes the preceding year's most distinguished American picture book for children. The entire school read four new picture books in library classes after learning about criteria for the book award. Carefully selected by librarian Deirdre McKeon and library aide Sherry Hazlewood, the books were chosen for their skillful artwork, visual storytelling, and (most importantly!) appeal to children. Student cast their vote by drawing their favorite's covers or an illustration from inside the book. With 126 student votes, the winning book was "Don't Trust Fish" by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by Dan Santat. Runners up were "Cranky, Crabby, Crow (Saves the World)" by Corey R. Tabor, "Broken" by X. Fang, and "Every Monday Mabel" by Jashar Awan.

Fifty Cheltenham High School juniors learned about the Holocaust Tuesday in a unique and immersive way: a visit to the the first Holocaust awareness museum in the United States, the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (HAMEC) at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, to visit a cattle car exhibition brought to Elkins Park by the group Hate Ends Now. Groups of 25 students stepped into a replica World War II cattle car used by the Nazis to transport Jews to concentration camps. Students were packed in tight, which helped them understand the effect this would have had on the 80-100 Jews who were crammed in during the Holocaust. Inside the car, where shoeprints of all sizes marked the floor, played a dynamic audio and visual presentation, complete with interviews from survivors, about the rise of hate that led to the genocide. Following the cattle car experience, the students visited HAMEC, where Hate Ends Now was exhibiting artifacts like shoes, coins and postcards, and learned how Nazis used everyday items like children’s books and clocks to normalize hate.

Big shout out to the CHS Boys Tennis team. On Wednesday, the squad defeated Lower Moreland High School 5-2 to finish its regular season undefeated in league play! The win crowned the boys as the 2026 Suburban One Freedom Division Champions. Next stop: District One playoffs. Congratulations!

Friday, April 24 - Early Dismissal

• Schools dismiss at the following times: K-4 Schools, 1:20 p.m.; 6-8 Schools, 12:40 p.m.; Cheltenham High, Noon

Friday, May 15 - Early Dismissal

• Schools dismiss at the following times: K-4 Schools, 1:20 p.m.; 6-8 Schools, 12:40 p.m.; Cheltenham High, Noon

• No classes

Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day Holiday

• Schools/offices closed

Thursday, June 4 - CHS Commencement

Friday, June 12 - Final Day of School

• Schools dismiss at the following times: K-4 Schools, 1:20 p.m.; 6-8 Schools, 12:40 p.m.; Cheltenham High, Noon

Monday, June 15 - Professional Development Day

• No classes

Tuesday, June 16 - In-Service Day

• No classes

Friday, June 19 - Juneteenth

• Offices closed
  
  

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• In his superintendent’s report, Dr. Scriven shared updates about the Center for Safe Schools safety and behavioral assessments and the strategic plan, and recognized Autism Awareness Month.
  
  
• New interim principal Mrs. Shareese Nelson presented on behalf of Cheltenham Elementary, showing a video and delivering a presentation about her impressions of and goals for the school. Cheltenham Elementary students Myles Henry and Ava Alexis spoke about their experiences at CES.
  
  
• The board approved the preliminary final budget.
  
  
• The board accepted a donation of $25,000 from the Friends of Cheltenham. The funds are earmarked for the renovation of the existing weightroom spaces and other indoor athletic facilities at Cheltenham High School.

With co-chair Dr. Caroline Watts presiding, the Facilities Committee convened for its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 7 at the Administration Building and on Zoom. The agenda included project updates from across the district. CSD Director of Facilities and Maintenance Anthony Carter opened the presentation discussing building access control and the need to find a new vendor offering more advantages due to the current system’s reaching its end of life. Mr. Carter also delivered updates on the strategic plan projects at Cedarbrook and Glenside, also stating the stadium project was on course to be ready to host graduation and on budget, though contingencies are in place to use Arcadia for graduation. Regarding the Cedarbrook and Glenside projects, the projects are in the beginning stages and on budget. Mr. Carter also updated the community on the progress made with updating the baseball fields at Cedarbrook and the high school. Mr. Carter then spoke about issues with the generator at Glenside and how it is being rehabilitated. Finally, he addressed a heating issue in the kitchen at Myers. The next Facilities Committee meeting is May 5 at 7 p.m. at the Administration Building and on Zoom. Slide deck>

CSD is extremely excited to be participating in the annual Special Olympics Games at Hatboro-Horsham High School on May 20. Students throughout the Cheltenham School District are invited to attend and participate. The goal is to provide every attending student with a free Special Olympics T-shirt. You have the opportunity to help us reach our goal by purchasing the official CSD Special Olympics tee! Skills for Life classes at CHS designed the shirt. Shirt costs $20 and you would receive it in mid-May. Email Mr. Cohen with a cash order or submit an electronic order. All orders must be submitted by Friday, April 24, 2026.

We are writing to share an update to our Algebra 1 placement process for rising 7th and 8th grade students for the 2026-2027 school year. We want to provide access to Algebra 1 to every student who is ready to take it. As our understanding of student readiness for Algebra continues to grow, we have refined our criteria and process. Read more>