Viking Genius Bar In the spring of the 2020 – 2021 school year, Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation granted $18,000 to fund Dan Pennebacker and Karthik Ganesh’s proposal for a Viking Genius Bar to start in the 2021-2022 school year. The Viking Genius Bar provides a student-powered helpdesk where students can gain real-world opportunities while…
Spanish Makerspace: Sugar Skulls The Spanish Department at Perkiomen Valley High School wanted students to experience Spanish culture because immersing oneself is the best way to learn a language and culture. Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to believe that every Spanish language learner will be able to go on an international language excursion or travel to…
Limelight Images courtesy of Perkiomen Valley Robotics Team RetroRobotics Frc7414 Facebook Page In February 2022, Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation awarded the Robotics Club at Perkiomen Valley High School with a limelight that they could implement into their robot for competition. In the 2022 season, the Robotics Club needed to build a robot that could…
Mega Chess Set Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation awarded the Chess Club with a Mega Chess Set in March of 2022. This mega chess was given to the Perkiomen Valley High School Chess Club which meets weekly who also participates in the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Chess League, which has representation from 24 schools in…
Perk Up Pins In February 2022, Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation granted Ashley Roche, a vocational studies teacher at Perkiomen Valley High School, two-button machines for her grant, Perk Up Pins. She wanted to use these button machines to add a new vocational opportunity for her low-incident special education students. This vocational opportunity provides new…