🎶 On May 13th, the music and art departments celebrated the 2024-25 school year at the Fine Arts Banquet & Awards Ceremony. It was wonderful to close out the year with friends and family. Congratulations to our senior award recipients and Tri-M Music Honor Society inductees (award winners pictured are listed below). 🌟 🎼 Thank you to Alexa Fink for the photos! 📸: @alexafink.jpg
🏅 National School Choral Award: Greta Kline
🏅 John Philip Sousa Band Award: Rachael Robinson
🏅 Outstanding Senior Musician in Choir: Josh Miller
🏅 Outstanding Senior Musician in Band: Tyler Pham
🏅 RMF Outstanding High School Musician Award: Jared Steventon
🏅 Director's Award for Chorus: Hailey Diefenbach, Olivia Thiel
At the May 5 Board Meeting, we had the privilege of recognizing three amazing educators on their retirement at the end of the school year.
Thank you for being part of our story — we wish you the very best in your next chapter. 📖✨
🎶 We had some excellent soloists at the concert. This was the final spring concert for our seniors, who wore red carnations for the performance. 🌹 🎓 Seniors, thank you for all you’ve done for the Music Department, and we wish you the best of luck! 😊
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🎶 More photos from the spring concert. 🌱 We have incredibly talented students in our music department! 👏 🌟
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🎶 Our high school music students gave outstanding performances at the BHHS Spring Concerts at the end of April! 🌸 The concerts featured the Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Treble Choir, and Jazz Choir, and also included a special performance by the student-run band Big Lunch. 🎤🎺🎹🎸 Thank you to family, friends, and community members who came out and watched the livestream to support our music students! ✨
A huge thank you to BH Music alumnus Alexa Fink for the photos!
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Celebrating Student Success + Staff Shoutouts! 🎉
We’ve got some major wins and well-deserved recognitions to share from our last Brandywine Heights Area School District Board Meeting:
🏃♂️ Athletics Achievements
• Jonathan Shuey set a new school record in the 110m hurdles – 16.63 seconds!
• David Bates broke the 100m sprint record with a time of 10.89 seconds.
• Matt Sterner hit a huge milestone with 100 career strikeouts, including 13 in a single game vs. Oley!
🔧 SkillsUSA Standouts
• Brandon Lenhart took 1st place in Diesel Technology and is headed to Nationals in Atlanta!
• Owen Miller earned 3rd place in Power Equipment Technology – way to go!
🎓 Graduation Support
A big thank you to the Brandywine Heights Education Foundation and The Perk Up Truck for supporting this year’s graduation celebrations — including a generous $500 donation toward our program printing!
🌟 #NewHeights Award Honorees
Congrats to our May recipients who go above and beyond:
• Mrs. Melissa Molis – Intermediate School
• Mrs. Christine Miller – Intermediate/Middle School
🌿 Big shoutout to our 7th grade conservationists!
This winter, they dove into the importance of riparian buffer zones and designed posters that helped shape a brand-new permanent sign—now proudly on display near the stream. It's more than just a sign… it’s a symbol of the meaningful work our students are doing to protect and educate. 💧🪧
📚 The Brandywine Heights Intermediate School Reading Olympics team crushed it at their event last week—winning all three rounds and finishing 2nd in the county overall! 🥈💥
These 14 standout students read way beyond the required list, took detailed notes, and showed up with incredible sportsmanship and focus. We see you, book lovers—and we are so proud. 👏
🎉 School’s almost out… 🚲 but this ride is just getting started.
🎟️ Enter our E-Bike Raffle for a chance to roll into summer in style.
$20 a ticket. Big prize. Bigger vibes.
📱 Scan the code on the flyer or grab your ticket now!
🎶 Here are more photos from the Treble Choir trip to Philadelphia. Thank you to Mrs. Hanych and Miss Yusella for chaperoning and to the BH Music Boosters for their support! 😁
🎶 The BHHS Treble Choir spent the weekend in Philadelphia at the beginning of May. 🏙️ The group attended a joint concert by the Singing City Choir and Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia, which was phenomenal. 🎼 They also explored Center City, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Love Park, Rittenhouse Square, and Reading Terminal Market. Some students even went to a Phillies game, and some ate at Chickie’s and Pete’s. ⚾ 🐔 It was a fun and educational weekend! ✨
💧 Friday is Stay Hydrated Day! 💧
Don’t forget to wear BLUE this Friday as a reminder to drink water and stay hydrated! 💙
Water is essential for our brains to function, our bodies to feel good, and our emotions to stay balanced. Let’s make hydration a healthy habit!
#StayHydratedDay #WearBlue #HealthyHabits #HydrationMatters #WellnessWeek
Mrs. Hook’s 4th graders are in the middle of a novel study on The BFG and today’s focus was Phizzwizards—very good dreams. ✨
Students created their own dream jars and used circuits to make their Phizzwizards come to life, refreshing their knowledge of how batteries work to complete a circuit. A fun mix of reading, dreaming, and science! 💡📖🌟
For today's Mental Health Awareness video, we're doing "Count Down to Calm." Try it with us here: https://youtube.com/shorts/dKRBU5YEKqw
Need a gentle way to unwind after a long day? Try Countdown to Calm—a simple bedtime practice to ease your mind and body.
Start with Five Finger Breathing:
✋ Trace each finger as you slowly breathe in and out.
Then move to High Five Hands:
🫱 Breathe In – open your hands
🫳 Breathe Out – close your hands
🔁 Repeat 5 times while counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…
This calming ritual helps slow your breathing, relax your nervous system, and prepare your body for rest. Try it tonight—you deserve the peace. 💙
#MentalHealthAwareness #CountdownToCalm #BedtimeRoutine #MindfulBreathing #SelfCare
For today's Mental Health Awareness video, we're doing "Count Down to Calm." Try it with us here: https://youtube.com/shorts/dKRBU5YEKqw
Need a gentle way to unwind after a long day? Try Countdown to Calm—a simple bedtime practice to ease your mind and body.
Start with Five Finger Breathing:
✋ Trace each finger as you slowly breathe in and out.
Then move to High Five Hands:
🫱 Breathe In – open your hands
🫳 Breathe Out – close your hands
🔁 Repeat 5 times while counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…
This calming ritual helps slow your breathing, relax your nervous system, and prepare your body for rest. Try it tonight—you deserve the peace. 💙
#MentalHealthAwareness #CountdownToCalm #BedtimeRoutine #MindfulBreathing #SelfCare
🏃♂️ Get Ready for Active Day 🏃♀️
Tomorrow students are encouraged to wear sports gear to school as a fun reminder to stay active, reduce stress, and take care of both our bodies and minds 💪🧠.
Whether it’s your favorite team jersey, athletic wear, or sneakers—let’s move through the day with energy and purpose!
#ActiveDay #HealthyBodiesHealthyMinds #StayActive #StudentWellness
Check out today's Mental Health Awareness video here: https://youtu.be/Lrp2HWkVpeY
Feeling overwhelmed? Try the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique—a simple way to bring yourself back to the present moment using your senses.
✨ It helps reduce stress, calm anxiety, and reconnects your mind and body.
Take a few quiet minutes to go through each step. Let your senses anchor you in the here and now. 🧘♀️💚
#MentalHealthAwareness #Mindfulness #GroundingTechniques #54321Method #SelfCareTools
🌿 Reminder! 🌿
Tomorrow is Mental Health Awareness Day! Let’s come together to support, uplift, and spread awareness by wearing GREEN 💚.
Join us in showing that mental health matters — for our students, our staff, and our community.
#MentalHealthAwareness #WearGreen #EndTheStigma #WeSupportEachOther
🧠 Check out our latest Mental Health Awareness week video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B5RFqjL18QU
Mental Health Awareness Week Tip
Take a moment to breathe deep and reset with this simple technique: Hot Chocolate Breath 🍫💨
It’s a fun and easy way to reduce stress, calm anxiety, and boost overall well-being.
Here’s how:
1. 🌬️ Imagine holding a warm cup of hot chocolate.
2. 👃 Smell the delicious aroma as you breathe in slowly.
3. 😮💨 Cool it down with a gentle breath out.
4. ☕ Sip and quietly say “ahhhh…”
5. 🔁 Repeat 3 times.
This calming exercise helps relax your nervous system, improve lung function, and bring you back to the present. Try it—your mind and body will thank you. 💚
#MentalHealthAwareness #BreatheDeep #SelfCare #HotChocolateBreath #MindfulnessMatters
🌞 Tuesday is Sunshine & Positivity Day! 🌼
Let’s brighten the halls and our hearts by wearing orange and yellow tomorrow to spread warmth, kindness, and support for Mental Health Awareness Week.
💬 A smile, a compliment, or a helping hand can go a long way. Let’s lift each other up and shine some light together! ✨🧡💛
#MentalHealthMatters #SunshineAndPositivity #WearOrangeAndYellow #BrightenSomeone'sDay
