March 2025 Newsletter

When: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Where: Quakertown Community High School Auditorium, 600 Park Ave, Quakertown, PA 18951
Time: 7:30pm - 8:45PM

Description:

Quakertown Community High School Band presents their Spring Band Concert, featuring the QCHS Symphonic Band and the QCHS Wind Symphony.

When: Friday, March 7, 2025
Where: Upper Bucks Campus, One Hillendale Road, Perkasie, PA 18944

Time: 10am - 1:35pm

Description: Bucks County Community College is hosting a Future Ready Conference at their Upper Campus in Perkasie. This exciting event will feature a variety of guest speakers who will provide valuable career insights.

Quakertown students have the opportunity to sign up for three different presentations. Students will travel by Levy bus, departing at 9:30am, attend the sessions, and return to school by 1:45pm.

To sign up, please click HERE.

Mr. Gozzard, the QCHS Future Readiness Coordinator, will provide further instructions on how to pick sessions and submit parent permission forms. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Gozzard at egozzard@qcsd.org

When: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Where: Benner Hall, 1260 E. Cherry Road, Quakertown PA
Time: 1pm (Doors Open at 12noon)

When: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Where: Quakertown High School, 600 Park Avenue, Quakertown, PA 18951
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm (Doors open at 12noon)

Description:

Calling all Elementary Lady Panthers (ages 3 - 10)!

Join us Sunday, March 9th from 12:30pm - 2:30pm for our Daddy * Daughter Sweetheart Dance for crafts, food, and dancing. Doors open at 12noon.

Tickets can be purchased in advance until March 6th:

Adult + 1 Child: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZJJQ3OTV00ZYSD_ZZ61S4SMV8LXFZA

Adult + 2 Children: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZJJQ3OTV00ZYSD_ZZ61UI1EVC4R157

Adult +3 Children: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZJJQ3OTV00ZYSD_ZZ61X9K267YTYGJ

When: Friday, March 14, 2025

Where: 2117 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Description:
Get ready to roll into a night of fun! Lace up your skates and join us for our next PAL Family Fun Night! Limited tickets are available, so grab yours now and bring the whole crew!
*Parents must be present with children

Purchase your tickets HERE!

*This event is for Neidig students & families

When: Saturday, March 15th

Where: Quakertown Community High School Cafeteria, 600 Park Ave, Quakertown, PA 18951

Time: 4pm - 8pm

Ticket Info:
$15.00 (adults - out of high school)
$10.00 (high school students)

$5.00 (children ages 4 through middle school

Kids ages 3 and under are FREE!

Don't wait, buy your tickets now. Prices will be higher at the door!

Buy your tickets here: https://shorturl.at/TWnwi

*Tickets sales close online Wednesday, March 12th

Event Highlights:

• Enjoy an amazing performance from the High School Music Program students, with unique solos and small ensembles!
• Special appearances by the Quakertown Percussion, Indoor Color Guard and the QCHS Jazz Band!
• Themed raffle baskets galore, along with a 50/50 raffle!
• And of course, a delicious, all you can eat pasta and dessert buffet!

*This event is open to all ticket holders

When: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Where: Strayer Middle School, 1200 Ronald Reagan Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951

Time: 6pm - 7pm

“Meet The Instruments Night” and parent meeting will be held Thursday March 20th from 6-7:00pm at Strayer Middle School. This event is for any student in grades 2-7 who might like to learn a musical instrument next year in the band and orchestra program! (Current band and orchestra students do not need to attend this event unless you are considering learning a new instrument.)

At "Meet the Instruments Night" your child will get to try out their top instrument choices before you enroll them in the program. Parents will also learn more about the QCSD band and orchestra program, get to meet the teachers, learn about instrument rentals, and ask any questions.

Click HERE to register!

When: Friday, March 21, 2025
Where: Inline 309 Skating Rink, 2117 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

*Open to Quakertown Elementary students and families

When: Friday, March 21, 2025
Where: Quakertown Community High School, 600 Park Avenue, Quakertown, PA 18951
Time: 6:30pm (Doors open at 6pm)

Tickets are on sale now! Click HERE to get yours!

*This event is for Trumbauersville students and families

When: Friday, March 21, 2025
Where: Quakertown Community High School, 600 Park Avenue, Quakertown PA 18951

Time: 4pm - 10:30pm
Description: Mark Your Calendars! More details to come!

When: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Where: Quakertown Community High School, 600 Park Avenue, Quakertown, PA

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Join us to meet organizations within Bucks County offering great programs to our community!

• Learn about your support options

• Connect with community organizations

• Get help with State Insurance

• Free Giveaways!

Organizations Include:

• St. Luke's Penn Foundation Mental Health Services

• Bucks County HUB

• Nami Alliance on Mental Illness of Buck County

• Bucks County Opportunity Council

and more!

TMA Bucks is collecting data to help the Borough of Quakertown consider road safety issues that may arise during the school day. This data collection will help with our "Quakertown Borough Complete Streets Project" that is seeking to work toward recommendations of specific elements of Complete Streets within Quakertown Borough’s problem corridors by developing recommendation and implementation strategies that may then be advanced as projects for appropriate future funding opportunities.

Click HERE to contribute your thoughts!

When: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Where: VIRTUAL

Time: 7pm & 9pm
Description:

The Quakertown Community School District is happy to share monthly parenting resources available through the Cook Center for Human Connection and ParentGuidance.org.

This month’s workshop focuses on substance use and vaping. Learn how to spot the signs your child may be vaping or becoming addicted to substance use. Learn to ask the right questions, spot the basic signs, and learn to communicate with your child.

To learn more click HERE.

When: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Where: Virtual
Time: 7pm - 9pm

Hosted by Eric Gozzard, Future Readiness Coordinator at Quakertown Community High School, and presented by Karen Carr - Outreach Specialist at PA 529 College Savings Program!

Learn how to save money for your child's future educational expenses from the comfort of your home! Q&A Session will be available.

*Mrs. Carr is employed by the state of Pennsylvania and is not a financial advisor

To Join the Meeting visit:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85481987764

If you have questions prior to the meeting, please contact Eric Gozzard at egozzard@qcsd.org.

Be sure to follow QCHS Future Readiness Center on Instagram @qchsfuturereadiness

When: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Where: Virtual
Time: 8pm

Description:

This might be the most important event of the year for all parents! Support your child’s mental health and wellness by joining us for an informative event for parents and educators. Submit your questions anonymously before or during this live session with skilled therapist, Dr. Kevin Skinner who will provide thoughtful, personalized answers - to as many questions as possible.

Sign-up for FREE HERE

When: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Where: Quakertown Community High School, 600 Park Avenue, Quakertown, PA 180951

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Description:
If your child needs immunizations, please register for our cupoming clinic. Students are eligible for immunizations if they are insured, uninsured, or underinsured.

To register, click HERE.

A Portrait of a Graduate is a vision for the skills and attributes that students should have when they graduate from QCSD. This past month, teachers celebrated students who exhibited being a “Self-Directed Leader.” Students from all our Elementary schools to High School were congratulated at February's School Board Meeting for their stellar self-starting skills for the month of February. Congratulations Panthers!

On February 6th, family and friends gathered at the Sixth Grade Center to honor students for their academic achievements during the second marking period! Congratulations to all those who achieved Honor Roll, Distinguished Honor Roll, Panther Award, Subject area awards, and Sixth Grade Strong Awards! Keep Following the Sixth Grade Strong mantra - be safe, responsible, respectful, and kind!

On February 19th, middle level choir students attended a special Grades 6-12 Choir Event at the High School. This event took place during the school day, giving student a chance to interact with singers grades 6 to 12, as well as all three choir directors. The experience gave students a chance to see the long-term scope of the choral experience, witnessing their growth and the future the choir program holds for them!

Below is a picture of the Sixth Grade Chorus performing:

The Quakertown Community High School athletics department held its annual Signing Day ceremony for student-athletes continuing their education. Coaches and family members gathered at the QCHS auditorium to honor the 10 seniors on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Congratulations to our Quakertown Panther Signees:

(Pictured from right to left): Rachel McMonagle, Ashlyn Calabria, Madison Taylor, Gavin Carroll, Collin Gaj, Aiden Burgy, Matt Thomas, Kara Woods, Madelyn Abel, and Katelyn Landis)

To learn more click HERE.

The Quakertown Community School District is extremely #PantherProud of QCHS Student, Viktor Durr on his incredible academic achievement. We cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!

On February 27, 2025 - administrators gathered to celebrate Viktor's accomplishment, with Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Matthew Friedman, Principal Mattias van't Hoenderdaal, Senior House Counselor, Patricia Sabol, Director of Secondary Education, Dr. Michael Zackon, and House Principal Michael Bolinsky.