Dear Bristol Township School Community,

I hope today finds you well as we move into the holiday season and wrap up 2024. Thanks to everyone for all their efforts on behalf of our school community.

Please take a moment to read our December newsletter as part of your holiday reading. In it, you can find an article about our new online resource hub for parents, the Tiger Pride Parent Academy, as well as other stories detailing the great work our students are doing in the community and in academics, the arts and athletics. With the weather getting colder, I have included our weather emergency letter from last month that contains information about snow days and remote learning days.

Also please note that there are a number of upcoming community events for students and families to attend in January, including the Meet the Principal Night at Brookwood Elementary.

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season to everyone in the Bristol Township School Community! Please enjoy this time with family, friends and loved ones.

We look forward to welcoming back our students, refreshed and reinvigorated, on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Sincerely,

Michael Nitti

Superintendent of Schools

The School Board reorganized for 2025 at the December 2 meeting. Stacy Gerlach was appointed to the empty seat, James Morgan was elected as Board President and Donna Kelly was elected as Vice President. Read more here.

Learn BTSD's weather emergency procedures for potential closings, delays, and early dismissals.

Read the letter from the Superintendent here.

Check out the new Tiger Pride Parent Academy (TPPA) on our website! TPPA is a dynamic series of educational programs and presentations created to empower BTSD parents and guardians. With the strength and spirit of the tiger, TPPA is dedicated to fostering school success and building strong home-school partnerships. Navigate to the elementary, middle, high school, and district sections to see information most relevant to you.

DWA performed in honor of Josiah Grant before tip-off on the 76ers' court on December 6. The high-energy continued throughout the game with a 76ers’ win against the Orlando Magic. A portion of the ticket proceeds were donated to the Grant-Cedeno family.

Truman's NHS hosted a change donation drive for our veterans during student lunches. The funds raised will be sent to Canandaigua VA Medical Center in NY.

Additionally, NHS members created handmade holiday cards, which will be sent to Wounded Warrior Project to be distributed to warrior bedsides in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and other medical facilities.

Students also hand-crafted Christmas ornaments to send to our troops overseas through Soldiers' Angels Holiday Ornaments.

Armstrong's NJHS collected over 80 gifts for the Toys for Tots Drive to spread joy to children this holiday season!

A group of 17 BTSD leaders and educators attended the 2024 Innovate and Integrate: MTSS & PBIS Advanced Implementation Forum in Hershey last month. Armstrong Middle School was also recognized for implementing Tiers 1-2 of the School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) with fidelity during the 2023-2024 school year. Congratulations!

Thank you to Mike Nolan from Queen of the Universe for providing holiday cheer to Mill Creek families, and Joan from Lower Bucks Hospital for donating 10 boxes of non-perishable food and Shoprite gift cards to BTSD families.

Two standout baseball players signed their National Letter of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers. Congratulations to Kevin Pickard for committing to Messiah University and Nate Gilson for signing with King’s College!

Students from Truman's Unified Track team participated in the Polar Plunge held at Pennsbury High School. Students from Abington, New Hope-Solebury, Palisades, Truman, and Upper Moreland School Districts participated in this chilly event to benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania and to help raise funds to support year-round programs for over 15,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Seniors in fall sports nominated a Bristol Township teacher, past or present, who has made a profound impact inside and outside the classroom for Shirt Off My Back!

By giving this award to a particular teacher, the student is acknowledging that teacher’s efforts and successes. Teachers who are selected receive a handwritten letter from their nominator – explaining the reasons supporting the choice, and a T-Shirt with the student’s name on it.

Truman's winter concert featured talented student vocalists and musicians! It was an outstanding night, ringing in the holidays in the beautifully decorated and renovated auditorium.

Armstrong hosted a pancake breakfast to congratulate all its students with 4.0 GPAs or higher. Well deserved!

Ben Franklin Middle School had its annual Grandparents Breakfast on Friday, December 13. This event is sponsored by the National Junior Honor Society, and filled with good food and holiday cheer!

Children can submit to the 100 Wild Words contest by January 5.

Tune in on Armstrong News Network!

Register at https://tinyurl.com/bdz6vnk8

BTSD is once again proud to be part of the GIANT Feeding School Kids initiative! From January 1 – March 31, you can round up at the register to support our school district’s efforts working to eliminate childhood hunger.

Through this initiative, BTSD and other public school districts can use funds to support meal programs to expand food distribution programs, create on-campus food pantries and gardens, supply extra weekend meals, and eliminate outstanding student meal debt.

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