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2023/2024 Innovator Grant

East Penn School District Education Foundation Announces 2023/2024 Innovator STEAM Grant Winners

The EPSD Education Foundation had another highly competitive year with many East Penn educators submitting detailed grant proposals outlining STEAM ideas for their classrooms. Grant proposals were evaluated and scored in areas of innovation, impact, sustainability, and overall alignment with the Foundation’s STEAM focus.  The Foundation is pleased to announce that nine grants totaling $23,000

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Macy Van Den Elzen Playing Volleyball

‘An indescribable bond’ | How one Penn State athlete, Van Den Elzen(’20), uses volleyball to grow closer to her brother

Since the moment she took to volleyball, Macy Van Den Elzen has been a special player, and her motivation stems from something far bigger than the sport itself. Off the court, her efforts make her a real-life superhero to her brother, Reid. Read More

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David Kachelries Basketball

Emmaus grad David Kachelries (’17) helps Stephen F. Austin upset No. 1 Duke

Nathan Bain stole the ball and hit a layup at the overtime buzzer and Stephen F. Austin knocked off No. 1 Duke 85-83 on Tuesday night, ending the Blue Devils’ 150-game home winning streak against nonconference opponents.They became the first non-Atlantic Coast Conference team to beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in nearly 20 years

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Katie Bacher Portrait

Bacher (’16) Announced as Class of 2020 Siebel Scholar

World’s Brightest Business, Computer Science, Bioengineering and Energy Science Students Join Distinguished Leaders, Growing Scholars Community to over 1,400 September 25, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Siebel Scholars Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2020 Siebel Scholars award. Now in its 19th year, the Siebel Scholars program annually recognizes nearly 100 exceptional

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Jana Houser Portrait

Dr. Jana Houser (’01) is Changing What We Know About Tornado Formation

In 1996, the hit movie “Twister” dramatized an advanced alert system for tornadoes using the fictional “Dorothy,” an instrument designed to be placed into the path of a tornado and pulled into its “suck zone.” Hollywood’s story was a copy of real-life research projects ongoing at the time, and today portable weather stations are still

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