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A
Peirce
student
placed
first
in
Chester
County
in
the
eighth
grade
division
of
the
annual
history
essay
contest
sponsored
by
the
Daughters
of
the
American
Revolution.
Eighth
graders
at
Peirce
have
been
the
Chester
County
winners
in
this
contest
for
12
consecutive
years.
?
Peirce
Perspectives,
the
student
literary
magazine
at
Peirce
Middle
School,
won
a
Keystone
Award
from
the
Pennsylvania
School
Press
Association
and
was
ranked
superior
by
the
National
Council
of
Teachers
of
English
NCTE
for
its
1999-2000
edition.
Peirce
Perspectives
was
the
only
magazine
published
by
a
middle
school;
all
others
were
published
by
high
schools
and
junior
high
schools.
?
A
junior
at
Henderson
High
School
placed
first
in
the
Information-Based
Web
Page
Design
category
of
the
Pennsylvania
High
School
Computer
Fair
2000
competition.
The
Henderson
student,
who
won
for
his
design
of
the
Henderson
Home
Page,
represented
the
Chester
County
Intermediate
Unit.
National
Merit
Finalists
?
Ten
students
in
the
Class
of
2000
?
four
from
East
High
School
and
six
from
Henderson
High
School
?
were
finalists
in
the
2000
National
Merit
Scholarship
Program.
?
Another
14
students
from
East
and
six
students
from
Henderson
were
commended
by
the
2000
National
Merit
Scholarship
Program.
?
A
senior
from
East
was
commended
by
the
2000
National
Achievement
Scholarship
Program,
which
recognizes
outstanding
African-American
students.
This
program,
like
the
National
Merit
Program,
is
based
partially
on
high
scores
in
the
National
Merit
Scholarship
Qualifying
Test/Preliminary
Scholastic
Assessment
Test
NMSQT/PSAT
.
?
A
Henderson
student
was
named
a
finalist
in
the
National
Hispanic
Recognition
Program,
which
is
also
based
on
high
scores
in
the
NMSQT/PSAT.
Governor?s
School
Scholarships
o
Students
at
East
and
Henderson
High
Schools
were
awarded
a
total
of
ten
scholarships
to
the
highly
competitive
Pennsylvania
Governor?s
Schools
for
Excellence
in
the
summer
of
2000.
At
East,
five
scholarships
were
awarded
to
students
for
the
Governor?s
School
for
the
Arts
at
Mercyhurst
College,
Erie.
At
Henderson,
the
following
scholarships
were
awarded:
one
to
the
School
for
Agricultural
Sciences
at
Penn
State
University;
one
to
the
School
for
International
Studies
at
the
University
of
Pittsburgh;
one
to
the
School
for
Information
Technology
at
Drexel
and
Penn
State
Universities;
and
two
to
the
School
for
the
Sciences
at
Carnegie
Mellon
University,
Pittsburgh.
Awards
in
Music
&
Drama
?
The
theatre
performance
class
at
East
High
School
placed
first
in
the
national
Standing
Ovation
competition
sponsored
by
the
Channel
One
Network.
The
competition
offered
Channel
One
schools
throughout
the
country
the
opportunity
to
showcase
their
theatrical
talent
by
submitting
a
videotape
of
their
interpretation
of
Act
II,
Scene
I
of
The
Taming
of
the
Shrew.
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A
sophomore
at
Henderson
High
School
won
the
Year
2000
Congressional
Art
Award
from
Congressman
Joseph
R.
Pitts?
16th
District.
Her
winning
portrait
is
hanging
in
the
underground
corridor
between
the
Cannon
House
Office
Building
and
the
U.S.
Capitol
in
Washington.
?
The
Henderson
Marching
Band
tied
for
second
in
Group
1
of
the
Atlantic
Coast
Championships
sponsored
by
the
Tournament
of
Bands
Association.
o
The
East
High
School
Marching
Band
competed
in
the
finals
in
the
American
Conference
of
the
Cavalcade
of
Bands,
placing
fourth
overall
with
their
highest
score
ever.
They
received
an
award
for
the
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improved?.
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An
East
and
a
Henderson
student
were
named
to
All-State
Chorus.
Two
other
East
students
and
another
Henderson
student
were
named
to
All-State
Orchestra.
These
students
underwent
a
rigorous
audition
process
sponsored
by
the
Pennsylvania
Music
Educators
Association.
?
In
Region
6,
27
East
and
Henderson
students
were
named
to
band,
chorus
and
orchestra.
In
District
12,
45
students
were
named
to
band,
chorus
and
orchestra.
Winning
Sports
?
The
Henderson
High
School
girls?
soccer
team
continued
a
winning
tradition
and
earned
a
place
in
the
PIAA
Pennsylvania
Interscholastic
Athletic
Association
record
books
as
the
first
team
to
capture
three
consecutive
state
championships
November
1997,
1998
and
1999
.
o
The
girls?
lacrosse
team
at
Henderson
won
their
sixth
consecutive
ChesMont
championship
and
placed
second
in
District
I
of
the
PIAA
in
the
spring
of
2000.
?
The
girls?
swim
team
at
East
High
School
won
its
third
consecutive
Tn-County
League
and
District
I
titles.
The
swimmers
accumulated
a
record
of
being
undefeated
in
39
straight
meets.
On
the
state
level,
East
girls
placed
sixth
in
the
400
freestyle
relay.
An
East
boy
placed
eighth
on
the
state
level
in
the
100-yard
breaststroke.
?
A
Henderson
High
School
sophomore
became
the
first
wrestler
in
the
history
of
the
school
to
win
a
gold
medal
in
the
PIAA
state
wrestling
championship.
?
A
Henderson
senior
captured
the
state
gold
medal
in
both
the
indoor
and
spring
track
championships
in
the
800-meter.
He
set
a
new
state
record
of
153.53
in
the
indoor
event.
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Lacrosse
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Tennis
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Lacrosse
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Lacrosse
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Tennis
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Lacrosse
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1998-99:
Liz
Donnelly,
Lacrosse
Lauren
Gallagher,
Lacrosse
Melissa
Sweeney,
Lacrosse/Honorable
Mention
Miscellaneous
Awards
Henderson:
1993-94
Greater
Philadelphia
Indoor
Track
Association
Championship
1994-95
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Rich
Stankewicz
Football
1995-96
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Brandon
Montgomery
1996-97
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Will
Ray
1997-98
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Tyler
Voloski
1998-99
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Anthony
Verdi
1999-00
Maxwell
Club
Award
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Omar
Harris
2000-01
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Club
Award
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East
1994-95:
1995-96:
1996-97:
Henderson
1993-94:
1994-95:
1995-96:
1997-98:
1999-00:
Drew
Smith,
Boys
Swimming
500
Yd.
Freestyle
Bernadette
Speer,
Girls?
Indoor
Track-High
Jump
Bernadette
Speer,
Girls?
Indr./Outdr.
Track-High
Jump
Erika
Flamer,
Girls
Gymnastics
Sarah
Almond,
Track
Rich
Stankewicz,
All
State
Football
Sarah
Almond,
Track
Ben
Showers,
Cross
Country
Jermaine
Jones,
Wrestling
Joe
Plevelich,
Indoor
Track
&
Outdoor
Track
Henderson
1994-95:
Rich
Stankewicz,
Boys
Lacrosse
Jennifer
DiNagoli,
Girls
Lacrosse
1995-96:
Catharine
Rohall,
Soccer
Regional
Kristin
Off,
USWLA
Mike
Kamon,
Boys
Lacrosse
Dusty
Smith,
Boys
Lacrosse
1999-00:
Brooke
Young,
Girls
Lacrosse
Joe
Plevelich,
Track
Nate
McCreary,
Track
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1995-96
1995-96
1995-96
1995-96
1995-96
1997-98
1998-99
1998-99
1998-99
1998-99
1999-00
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McArdle
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Brie
Clapp,
Girls
Swimming
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All
Area
Mark
Mansueto,
Wresting
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All
Ches-Mont,
Sectional,
District,
&
Regional
Champ
Steve
Kovach,
Wrestling
-
All
Ches-Mont,
Sectional,
District
Champ
Bernadette
Speer
&
Gema
Robles,
Girls
Basketball
-
All
Ches-Mont
&
All
Area
David
Hardy
&
Matt
Jackson,
Boys
Basketball
-
All
Ches-Mont
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Drew
Babinecz
Maxwell
Club
Award
-
Matt
Schaub
McDevitt
Award
-
Matt
Schaub
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of
the
Years
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Robles,
Girls
Basketball
Daily
Local
News
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of
the
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Hardy,
Boys
Basketball
McDevitt
Award
-
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Celebration
of
Achievement
For
the
1999-2000
Academic
Year
Standardized
Tests
?
College
Boards
?
The
average
verbal
score
for
the
Class
of
2000
was
525.
The
average
mathematics
score
was
540.
These
scores
were
above
both
state
and
national
averages
for
2000.
Eighty-six
percent
of
the
class
of
2000
took
the
College
Boards.
?
ERB5
?
The
Educational
Records
Bureau
provides
nationally
normed
tests
in
reading
and
mathematics.
These
tests
were
administered
to
grades
four,
seven
and
ten
in
the
fall
of
2000.
Scores
were
all
above
national
norms.
?
Pennsylvania
System
of
School
Assessment
?Average
district
scores
for
fifth,
eighth,
and
11th
grade
students
in
both
reading
and
math
were
above
state
level
scores
by
a
range
of
110
to
150
points
for
math
and
90
to
110
points
for
reading.
General
Excellence
?
Throughout
the
years,
Blue
Ribbon
Awards
have
been
presented
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education
to
East
and
Henderson
High
Schools,
Fugett
Middle
School,
and
Mary
C.
Howse
and
Sarah
Starkweather
Elementary
Schools.
East
High
School
received
the
award
twice,
and
Mary
C.
Howse
received
it
three
times.
Academic
Competitions
?
East
and
Henderson
High
Schools
continued
a
winning
tradition
in
national
Science
Bowl
competition
in
April
of
2000,
with
East
coming
in
first
and
Henderson
second
against
18
other
regional
high
school
champions
from
across
the
United
States.
Both
East
and
Henderson
had
won
national
championships
in
the
past;
East
was
also
first
in
1994
and
1997,
and
Henderson
placed
first
in
1998
and
1999.
A
team
from
Fugett
Middle
School
was
fourth
in
the
nation
in
the
junior
high
division
of
the
April
2000
competition.
?
In
March
of
2000,
East
won
its
fifth
Chester
County
Academic
Championship
within
the
past
six
years.
?
In
the
Pennsylvania
State
Science
Olympiad
for
the
year
2000,
a
team
from
Henderson
finished
third
and
took
two
gold,
one
silver,
and
one
bronze
medal.
Henderson
has
traditionally
done
well
in
the
State
Science
Olympiad,
also
placing
third
in
1998
and
1999,
and
first
in
1997.
?
In
the
Southeastern
Regional
Pennsylvania
Science
Olympiad
for
the
year
2000,
Henderson
finished
third
and
took
seven
medals.
Included
were
four
silver
medals
and
three
bronze.
Fugett
Middle
School
finished
fifth
with
one
gold,
one
silver,
and
four
bronze,
while
Stetson
Middle
School
finished
seventh
with
four
bronze
medals.
?
An
eighth
grader
from
Fugett
Middle
School
captured
first
place
in
the
annual
Chester
County
Spelling
Bee
in
March
of
2000.
