Palisades School District

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2025!
Tonight’s Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held outside at the Walter T. Rohrer Stadium!  We are so excited to celebrate this class with our community starting at 5:30PM.  We realize that the weather conditions may not be ideal, however we are hoping that the heavy rain will hold off until after our celebration.

We do recommend that attendees wear weather-appropriate attire (just in case), and if you are bringing an umbrella, kindly bring a small, personal one in case a shower pops up.  Please do not bring a large “golf” umbrella so that you do not obstruct the view of others in the stands.

Just as a reminder, gates will open at 4:30PM and there will be handicapped parking in the Gold lot on the Tennis court (east side) of the building.  Seating on the track for those individuals who cannot climb the steps in the stands.

Here are other upcoming celebrations for our students:
 
Upper Bucks Technical School Graduation for the Class of 2025 on Monday, June 2nd at 6PM in the PHS Stadium; raindate is June 3rd (same time/place)

5th Grade Promotions:

Photos above are from the Senior Walk this week when graduating senior students visited their elementary schools to say goodbye to their teachers!  So many pictures to share - I will post on FB soon!

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS... public attendance is welcome

06/04/2025 - Policy Committee at 5:30PM in the PHS Library
06/04/2025 - Regular School Board Meeting at 7PM in the PHS Auditorium
06/16/2025 - Fiscal Oversight Committee at 9AM in the District Office Conf. Room
06/17/2025 - BCIU Board Meeting at 7PM in the BCIU Conf. Room
06/18/2025 - Regular School Board Meeting at 7PM in the PHS Auditorium
06/19/2025 - Joint Operating Committee at UBCTS at 7PM in the UBCTS Main Office Conf. Room

Noteworthy from our recent committee meetings:

Education Programs and Services - link to presentation regarding "screen time" for kids - interesting information for parents/guardians - The Digital Age's Impact On Youth Mental Health and Process Addictions.pdf

Buildings and Grounds - conversations beginning on renovation of the PALMS auditorium; more to come as this project moves forward.




THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PCF ANNUAL 5K FAMILY FUN RUN AND 1 MILE WALK!

Special thanks to the Kelly family for allowing us to celebrate their son, Ryan "Rooster" Kelly; thank you to all of our generous sponsors (see listed below); we appreciate all of the local vendors and organizations who were on hand with resources and opportunities for families; thanks to our Kids for Kindness students for their help with activities for our younger participants and onlookers; and kudos to our winners who waddled through the mud for recognition and glory!  It was a wonderful day thanks to our community support!

Finally, congratulations to the Tinicum Tigers who won the Golden Shoe Award for their participation this year!  

Thanks to our event sponsor:  Debczak Wealth Management.  Also many thanks to these sponsors:  Wehrungs, The Hsu Family, Colonial Woods Family Camping Resort, Crews Surveying and Engineering, Franconia Insurance and Financial Services, Victor Hsu, M.D. at Rothman Orthopaedics, DiPalantino Contractors, Inc., the John Holroyd Agency, Bloom Chiropractic, Swamps Auto Works, Inc., Ringing Rocks Family Campground, Carol C. Dorey Real Estate, Inc., Penn Community Bank, Travelda Farms, Pleasant Valley Auto, and Solid Products Marketing and Promotions

Remember, PCF is here for you!  Visit Palisades Community Foundation to make a donation or learn about our work - most recently, PCF donated funds to local fire victims, the PHS Music Department, Tinicum Elementary playground, Class of 2025 scholarships, books for incoming kindergarten students, the Lord's Pantry (below) and we are continuing to raise funds to Save Our Ship at the stadium!



From Paula Focazio (left), Empty Bowl Organizer:

A huge thank you to the many people who made the Upper Bucks Empty Bowl Supper a success! We sold 99 bowls and raised a total of $2,330 for The Lord’s Pantry in Ottsville. Without your help, I truly couldn’t do it all. Thank you to Mrs. Sunday, her ceramics students, and all the other artists who donated their beautiful, handmade bowls. Thank you to the restaurants and individuals who donated the soups to fill them: Rolling Harvest Food Rescue, The Narrows, Bri’s Bread & Co, Crossroads Bake Shop, Amanda’s Riverside Cafe, Hagan’s Restaurant, Kimberton Whole Foods, Diane Alex, Arlene Coleman, Susan Rosetty, and Jodi Moore. Thank you to the many volunteers who spent their Friday evening setting up, serving, and cleaning up afterwards. Thank you to Mr. Hong & the Palisades Madrigal singers for sharing their lovely musical talent with us. Thank you to Donna Holmes for securing our venue & the Palisades Community Foundation for hosting us. Thank you to the people who took pictures and texted them to me. Thank you all!

HEADS UP FROM PCF...The Harlem Wizards will be coming to Palisades on Monday, November 10, 2025!  More information will be forthcoming...SAVE THE DATE!



Check Out New Postings Listed:  Click on this link - https://palisades.schoolspring.com/

COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS SPRING 2025:  Community School Programs

ANNOUNCEMENT - Spring/Summer Ceramics Class:  This class will be held on Wednesdays starting on May 12 and run through July 30.  Please see link above for registration.

Also, check out the CERAMICS BOOT CAMP Offering for the summer!  Learn a new hobby that you can enjoy for years to come!

 
If you are interested in facilitating a course for our community next Fall, please contact [email protected] or call 610-847-5131, ext. 2401.

This Tuesday, PALMS teachers took 20 students in NJHS at PALMS to the Village at Lifequest (an assisted living facility in Quakertown). They played games like Bocce ball, cornhole, and Uno, and chatted with some residents. We had a great time, and we plan to go again in December next school year! LOVE THIS FOR OUR KIDS AND RESIDENTS AT LIFEQUEST!!!

FROM SENATOR COLEMAN'S OFFICE:

Congratulations to the Bucks Intermediate Unit (IU), which received a $450,000 PAsmart Innovation Grant for its Fab Lab Program. The grant will help the Bucks IU bring hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education and digital fabrication experiences to even more students.

I’m excited my support helped to secure funding that will enable the Bucks IU to provide staffing for a year of programming and acquire a new van equipped with advanced computer science and digital fabrication tools. The grant will allow the IU to increase its reach from 12,000 to 30,000 students and develop a comprehensive “playbook” to help others implement their own Mobile Fab Lab programs.

As a happy coincidence, my office visited the Mobile Fab Lab last Friday at Springfield Elementary observing the computer science lessons for 3rd and 5th grade students.

Read more about how the grant will enhance student experiences across Bucks County.

While all of our elementary schools participated in the Fab Lab Program this spring, Springfield Elementary students are pictured above.

SUMMER CAMPS/ACTIVITIES:





The Fab Lab, a part of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, has announced a variety of summer camp opportunities. For more information, click on this link:  Fab Lab Summer Camps 2025

Review Brochures and Camp Info - for Summer of 2025

NOTE:  Palisades School District provides transportation to and from the YMCA for campers from our school district.

Print Version Here:  Summer Camp 2025 (updated).pdf


Summer Camp Registration - https://www.davincisciencecenter.org/summer-camp/

** Tinicum Arts Festival
Bookwagon & White Elephant Collection Dates

** Time to Spring Clean and get your donations ready for The Tinicum Civic Association because they are getting ready for the Tinicum Arts Festival - July 12th & 13th!  This is a Great Bucks County Tradition where the whole family can enjoy themselves AND the community receives the benefits!

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 :  drop off your items for the Book Wagon & White Elephant tents for the festival.

Be sure to drop off your Books on all Sundays in JUNE from 10-1.  Volunteers will be collecting all kinds of Books, paperback novels, hardcover books so bring your donations to the annex (back of the barn) at Tinicum Park.  NO magazines, no Reader's Digest or no Encyclopedias/textbooks.

Be sure to drop off your White Elephant items all Sundays in JUNE from 10 am - 12 noon.  So drop 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).

TINICUM ARTS FESTIVAL 2025:
Save the Date! Join us on Saturday and Sunday, July 12 & 13.  

The Tinicum Arts Festival will return to the shady grounds of Tinicum Park for the 74^th time!

Join us on July 12th and 13th to once again gather with friends and neighbors to enjoy the works of over 300 regional artists in the centerpiece Art Barn. Delight in the creations of over 130 craft artisans displayed under the trees. Discover treasures at the White Elephant Tent. Choose from literally thousands of volumes at the Book Wagon, visit the Author’s Table. place a bid at the Silent Auction.  Enjoy the outstanding live musical entertainment while savoring a fresh-squeezed lemonade, a tasty sandwich, or a home-baked dessert in the picnic grove. Special activities for children and summer fun for everyone. 

We are inviting those who wish to enter the Art Barn Exhibition Click here for application & for the Artisan Crafter application Click here.  We look forward to seeing you soon.  For more information on the Tinicum Arts Festival.

The Tinicum Arts Festival is the primary fundraiser for the non-profit  Tinicum Civic Association. The Festival is planned and run entirely by volunteers. Proceeds maintain the 1832 Stover Mill & Gallery in Erwinna, PA and benefit over 30 other non-profit organizations that serve Tinicum Township. If you want to volunteer www.tinicumcivicassociation.org “volunteer now”.  Thank you to the community for supporting the Tinicum Civic Association.