Palisades School District

ATHLETICS SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM - Click on this link for information and registration for camps offered by PSD this summer:  Athletics Summer Camp Flyer 2024

FUN AT THE SENIOR WALK FOR THE CLASS OF 2024!

Here are a few fun photos from the Senior Walk that took place this past Wednesday, where our Class of 2024 took a walk down memory lane.  Each school was visited by their former students in preparation for the BIG WALK TONIGHT!





Also, this past week, 65 students received recognition through our Senior Awards Program - check out this video from Awards Night - Senior Awards Video


GRADUATION IS TONIGHT!  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIOR CLASS OF 2024!

Use this QR Code to view the Graduation Ceremony Program for the 73rd Graduation ceremony of Palisades High School:




Here is the link to the livestream for the Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2024 - The program starts with a video beginning at 5:15PM; the ceremony begins at 5:30PM.

Graduation LiveStream for the Class of 2024

Also, best of luck to all of our students who are moving on up to enjoy their next chapter of their academic life!  Here are the other promotion dates for our students:

Durham Nox Elementary 5th Grade Bull Dogs Promotion is June 6th
Springfield Elementary 5th Grade Panthers Promotion is June 5th
Tinicum Elementary 5th Grade Tigers Promotion is June 7th
Palisades Middle School 8th Grade Pirates Promotion is June 6th

Congratulations to all of our students and families!



PASA  HONORS DR. AMANDA BENOLKEN:

Dr. Amanda Benolken, former Palisades School Board Member and Director of Education for the New Hope - Solebury School District was nominated and received the Wanda McDaniel Award from the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA).  This award is given to an aspiring female school administrator who shows evidence of great leadership potential.

Pictured above:  Natalie Lynch (daughter of Dr. Benolken and current Palisades' student), Dr. Benolken and Superintendent O'Connell.  (Dr. O'Connell, along with Dr. Chuck Lentz of New Hope - Solebury School District nominated Dr. Benolken for this very special award.)

Congratulations to Dr. Benolken for her outstanding leadership in education! 

Congratulations to the PHS World Language Honor Society Inductees!



Congratulations to the French Honor Society Inductees:  Raiven Brunton-Dardaris, Isabella Carson, Sean Camp, Nora Feather, Rhea Greenburg, Felicity Houghton, Mikayla Irvine, Carter Kilhefner, Ilaria LeBlanc (not pictured), Gianna Nastasi, Kelly Reilly, Courtney Roguera and Jane Salva.

Congratulations to the German Honor Society Inductees:  Nathan Clapp, Sean Finnerty (not pictured), Greyson George, Alexia Lopez, Dylan Ofner, Karl Woerner and Andrew Woerz.  

Congratulations to the Spanish Honor Society Inductees:  Stacy Fleck, Samuel LaRosa, Kendralee Mendoza, Lila Stiansen and Molly Stiansen.

Gold Gym Locker Rooms - On Monday, June 3rd construction will begin on the Gold Gym Locker rooms. ALL contractors that are authorized to be on site will be wearing fluorescent green badges on lanyards. None of them will be inside the corridors without a PSD maintenance crew member. However, they will be on the exterior of the property and inside the Gold Gym areas.

WE ARE HERE FOR PALISADES!  Supporting Arts, Education and Wellness in the Palisades community!

To make a tax-free donation, please go to Palisades Community Foundation



AND THE WINNER OF THE GOLDEN SNEAKER IS...SPRINGFIELD PANTHERS!

Springfield Elementary School had the most participants in PCF's Family Fun Run and 1 Mile Walk on Saturday, May 18th!  They are the winner of the coveted Golden Sneaker Award once again this year!  Thank you to everyone who participated in the event and special thanks to all of the wonderful organizations who took part in the Mental Health Resource Fair - more than 25 providers and support organizations were on hand to distribute information to our attendees in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month!  Plans for next year's event are already beginning...Mark Your Calendars for Saturday, May 17th and dust your sneakers off for 2025!

Our generous sponsors who helped to support PCF and the work we do for our community include the following: 

OUR EVENT SPONSOR:  Debczak Wealth Management of Meridian Wealth Management Group - www.johndebczak.com

In addition to:
Wehrung's Home Improvement
Solid Products
Lehigh Valley Health Network
The Hsu Family
Swamps Auto Works, Inc.
Colonial Woods Family Camping Resort
Franconia Insurance & Financial Services
Ringing Rocks Family Campground
Crews Surveying
John Holroyd Agency
Bloom Chiropractic

Thanks to the donations received for this event, we are able to continue to fund projects in the community related to the Arts, Wellness and Education!  In addition, the money donated helps to support our Neighbors in Need in the Palisades community, scholarships for 3 of our graduates from the Class of 2024 and so much more!  Thank you again to our sponsors and participants!  We truly appreciate your commitment to PCF!


Tinicum Yard Sale Flyer:  Tin Yard Sale Flyer Spring 2024.pdf



CLASS REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW FOR PRE K COUNTS AT DURHAM NOCKAMIXON!

SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE: 

School Board Approved Calendar for 2024-25 - Calendar 2024-25



The following upcoming meetings are open to the public.  To review the agenda/sign up for comment, please go to the School Board section of our website and click on Board Docs or use this link - Board Docs (information regarding how to make a public comment is found on the agenda document; they are listed by date.)

All meeting minutes and agendas are posted here:  Board Docs

UPCOMING MEETING DATES/TIMES/LOCATIONS:

06/04/24 - Extra Curricular Committee Meeting (special night) - 6:30PM in the PHS Library
06/05/24 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7PM in the PHS Auditorium
06/11/24 - Education Programs and Services Committee Meeting - 6:30PM in the PHS Library - CANCELLED
06/17/24 - Fiscal Oversight Committee - 9AM in the District Office Conf. Room
06/18/24 - Bucks County IU Meeting - 7PM BCIU Board Room
06/19/24 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7PM in the PHS Auditorium
06/20/24 - Joint Operating Committee Meeting - 7PM UBCTS Main Conference Room

Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, an athletic resume listing coaching experience, and 3 non-family member references (name, phone number and/or email address, job title). Applicants with incomplete or missing information will not be considered for an interview. Position posted until filled.

Clearances will be required prior to beginning employment. Clearances may take up to two weeks for processing, so we strongly encourage interested applicants to start this process immediately. Required clearances include: Acts 24, 34, 114 & 151 (dated within the past 12 months of the closing date of this posting. Complete clearances  for “employment” not “volunteer”) and disclosure form(s) Act 168. If needed, please contact Sue Keogh, HR Associate, at 610-847-5131, extension 4028 for technical assistance completing the application. 

Letters of interest can be addressed to Mr. Brian Gilbert and emailed to [email protected] 

Palisades requires a pre-employment drug test as a condition of employment

Link to clearances: https://www.palisd.org/our_district/employment_opportunities/employment_forms_clearances/

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GETTING READY FOR THE TINICUM ARTS FESTIVAL... 

** The Tinicum Civic Association is getting ready for the Tinicum Arts Festival - July 13th & 14th!  A Great Bucks County Tradition where the whole family can enjoy themselves AND the community receives the benefits!

For the treasure seekers and spring cleaners the White Elephant & Book Wagon tents are festival favorites. Get ready and clean out those closets, attics and bookshelves.

All SUNDAYS, June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 10-1, volunteers are collecting all kinds of Books, paperback novels, hardcover books so bring your donations to the back of the barn at Tinicum Park.  NO magazines, Reader's Digest or Encyclopedias/textbooks.

As for the White Elephant collection dates will take place on All Sundays in JUNE from 10 am- 12 noon by dropping off your donations at 226 East Dark Hollow Road in Pipersville, PA. Tools, vintage items, clever kitchen gadgets, home décor items and attic treasures will be accepted! (no baby cribs/strollers & no electronics & no exercise equipment)

So this month get into those closets, barns and attics and find some treasures to pass along AND join us on July 13th & 14th and have some fun - all for a great cause!




Tinicum Environmental Advisory Committee is presenting PART 2 of the  B.E.S.T. Initiative, a GUIDED HABITAT WALK adjacent to the Delaware Canal - June 2, 2024 A free copy of Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas guidebook will be distributed. The EAC welcomes students and their families to participate. Please  SIGN UP @ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA5AE23AAF9C16-49252552-backyard#/










Click here for event details:  Bats Across Bucks County

The pilots at Van Sant Airfield in Erwinna (https://www.vansantairport.com), with The Ninety-Nines (https://www.ninety-nines.org), an international organization of women pilots who promote the advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support, are holding an event at Van San Airfield on Friday, August 9, 2024. Our target audience for the event is young women from the age of 14. The event is called Women’s Aviation Day.

This will be a free, fun, day-long introduction to aviation through various presentations and discussions with a panel of women from general aviation pilots to professionals working in commercial aviation, air traffic control, the military and maintenance. The day will be structured to encourage discussion and break down the barriers that might deter women from pursuing opportunities in the field - from pilots to the engineers and scientists that make all of aviation possible.  Then the attendees will experience a 15-20 minute flight over Bucks County.

The airplanes at Van Sant Airfield include a number of beautiful vintage airplanes such as a 1929 Travel Air, Stearmans, a Waco, Piper Cubs and more, some of which will be used for the flights.

Registration and information link:  https://vansantairport.com/letsflynow.html

Girls Empowered 2024 - Registration is Now Open for Summer Camps!.pdf

Sponsorship and registration information is included in the link above.




YMCA IS HIRING SUMMER COUNSELORS - AGE 18 AND UP - Please contact [email protected]  

PLEASE NOTE:  Upperclassmen from high school may reach out for employment as well!





Fab Lab Summer Camp 2024 - Registration Now Open 011824.pdf