NORRISTOWN â Rock legend Jimi Hendrix once sang about a girl who dreams of zebras and moonbeams.
The Norristown High Class of 2021 is sure to create its own share of moonbeams June 9 as Elmwood Park Zoo provides the zebra experience, in more ways than one.
A zebra-themed party, to be held from 6 to 10 p.m., the night before graduation, will spotlight guests dressed in their finest stripes and black and white attire.
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Al Zone and Elmwood Park Zoo, in collaboration with the Norristown Area High School Student Council, are hosting this prom-like âwildâ party to celebrate the Norristown High School 2021 graduating class. Guests will enjoy a catered affair, in addition to food offered by zoo partners Petrucciâs Ice Cream, Zacharyâs BBQ and Tosco Pizza, and dance to music played by the world renown DJ Aktive, who has worked with the likes of Janet Jackson, Â Kanye West and P Diddy.
EXTON â Citadel Credit Union is honoring teachers from across the region for going âabove and beyondâ in teaching. Twenty-one teachers from across the Greater Philadelphia region have been named as recipients of the 2021 Citadel Heart of Learning Award.
Three grand prize winners will be announced May 20 during a live Facebook event, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. More than 1,000 teachers were nominated this year â by their students, peers, parents and administrators and community members.
âCitadel is proud to build strength in education through the Citadel Heart of Learning Award program,â Mike Schnably, senior vice president, Citadel Credit Union, said in a press release. âFor the past 20 years, weâve been honored to recognize teachersâ tireless efforts; but this year was certainly unique. Seeing how our local educators have adapted throughout the pandemic just reaffirms how vital they are to the community.â
The 2020 Coatesville winner Heather McBall of East Fallowfield Elementary receiving her award.
During an academic year unlike any other, Citadel Credit Union is building strength in education by honoring 21 local teachers with the Citadel Heart of Learning Award. Teachers from across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties have been recognized after being nominated by their students, peers, parents, and administrators. The Citadel Heart of Learning Award, one of Citadel’s longest standing initiatives, was started 20 years ago in partnership with the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), to recognize teachers who show dedication in and outside of the classroom, and truly go above and beyond in their role as educators.
NORRISTOWN — Hundreds of people tuned in Wednesday evening as Montgomery County health leaders tackled the ins and outs of the local COVID-19 vaccination rollout amid the ongoing public health
Company building drive-thru COVID vaccination site in Montco, while waiting for vaccine supply
Building a Montgomery County COVID vaccination site in the hope to help more people get vaccinated
Hank Flynn details a company building a car-based vaccination site, even while they aren t sure they will be needed
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Just outside the King of Prussia Mall, construction is taking place.
The company doing the job is hoping to get COVID-19 vaccines and they hope that if they get approved, they will play a role in helping more people get vaccinated. The car-based model is extremely efficient and, frankly, in some cases, a lot safer for the patient. So, I really believe it could be used as the backbone of the nation’s vaccine strategy, said 15 to Know CEO Mike Dershowitz.