WE SAY GOODBYE TO 2023

As we close out the 2022-23 school year there are a number of Thank You’s that we’d like to make in recognition of our journey together this year! First, we thank our community for their constant support in so many different ways this school year. From your support of our teachers and staff during the year and your generous donations to support school-wide events like our family fun night, 8th grade celebration, and semi-formal dance in the winter. To our students, who constantly have inspired us in so many different ways through their perseverance, advocacy, and success (classroom, sports fields, and the arts). To our teachers and staff, you have done so much to put the needs of our students and the success of our school community at the forefront of your daily and weekly efforts! To our amazing custodial team, your efforts before school, after school, and on the weekends to make our 30 year old school look brand new every day are amazing. Your tireless efforts do not go unnoticed! Finally, to our office staff, thank you for being that constant helpful presence for our students, community, staff, and administration.

As we look ahead with optimism to another school year together we also wish you and your family a safe, happy, and healthy summer together. Enjoy the moments and the time together.

Take a look below at general information as we look ahead to the summer months.

Be on the lookout for additional updates and information as we get closer to August and the start of the school year.

Use the following links to access our grade level specific school supply suggestions.

6th GRADE

7th GRADE

8th GRADE

Be on the lookout for a notification from our School District regarding the release of report cards for the 4th marking period. Report cards will continue to be released electronically and accessed through Power School.

We anticipate this notification occuring during the week of June 20th.

8th Grade Finale

With the help and support of William Penn’s PTO and generous donations from our school community we celebrated our 8th grade class with their final social event of the year on Friday, June 2nd. This annual celebratory event brought together over 250 members of our 8th grade class in a beach themed celebration that included everything from an open gym opportunity, to a DJ, and even a visit from a World Famous Water ICE truck. Our 8th grade class played, sang, danced, and ate the night away during this final celebration of the school year.

8th Grade Clap Out

For the third year in a row William Penn provided our 8th grade class with a celebratory Clap Out on the last day of school. As our 8th grade class traveled the hallways of William Penn one final time together they were cheered on by our 6th & 7th grade students, teachers, and staff who lined the hallways. Ultimately, our 8th graders were greeted by their families who were waiting for them outside to see them in their final middle school dismissal of the school year. We thank everyone for their support of this great tradition that we started three years ago.

On Thursday, June 8 William Penn welcomed back our alumni from Pennsbury’s graduating senior class for one final lap through their middle school. It was truly a community building event and one that brought smiles all around the school from our Alumni to our own staff. We even had some families of our Alumni present to witness the event. This Senior Clap Out helped provide us with a practice walk through for our 8th grade clap out on the last day of school.

On Tuesday, June 13 William Penn held its 2nd Annual Yearbook Release and Faculty Student Basketball Game. This event pitted some of our staff members against William Penn’s own student team made up of 8th grade students and many members of our Boys and Girls Championship Basketball teams. The student team proved too much to handle for our faculty team as they hit nothing but the bottom of the net on their way to an impressive victory and fun for all. There were a few staff members still in recovery a few days after the event! Great job to all and especially Mr. Cassidy and our Yearbook Committee who helped to plan, organize, and execute both our yearbook distribution and the Faculty vs Student Basketball Game.

As a friendly reminder, we can not allow volunteers at William Penn without valid volunteer clearances on file.

If you have never submitted volunteer clearances you MUST complete all the steps and upload your documents electronically. We cannot accept hard copies in the office. Please click here for the instructions and upload your documents into the App Garden - Volunteer Tracker.

If your clearances were done prior to the 2018-2019 school year, they are no longer valid. You MUST complete all the steps and upload your documents electronically. We cannot accept hard copies in the office. Please click here for the instructions and upload your documents into the App Garden - Volunteer Tracker.

If you already have an account through Volunteer Tracker, please make sure that William Penn is selected as one of your preferred volunteering locations. If you have designated another school (e.g. an elementary school) you will need to upload your clearances again and designate William Penn as your preferred school.

Click here 2023-24 Volunteer Affirmation Form to fill out the 2023-2024 Volunteer Affirmation Form. All volunteers need to fill this out every year. Even if you have already uploaded your clearances and/or have valid clearances already uploaded into APP Garden - Volunteer Tracker - you still have to fill out this form.

If you have any questions, please call the main office. Thanks!

Looking to stay sharp with your Math Skills over the summer? We HIGHLY recommend taking advantage of the access that students have over the summer to one of our supplemental math resources IXL.

CLICK THE IXL ICON BELOW TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

Are you a future 7th or 8th grade student who is looking to participate on William Penn's Sports Teams next year? If you are now is an excellent time to make sure that you have an updated physical in preparation for next school year. In order to try out and participate in sports next year you must have an updated physical dated after June 1, 2023.

The following link provides the necessary documents that must be completed by both parents and a licensed physician.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PHYSICAL FORM (Updated March 2023)