December

Parkway Northwest
Community Newsletter
Important Dates Principal's Corner
1/4 Students return to school
Following the retirement of our
1/9-13 Keystone Tests & Teen Health Week wonderful principal, Gina Steiner, due to some
1/16 Martin Luther King Day(of Service) very difficult family circumstances, Parkway
1/20 Health Educational Screening Northwest is going to be getting a new
1/24 Community Advisory Board Meeting principal. Untilthen,Ms. Lillian Broaddus, who
has been with the school since October, will
continue as theprincipal.

In order for the selection of Parkway
Northwests next principal to betterreflect the
desires of the entire school community, we need
as many family and community members as
possible to take this 5-question online survey!
The responses from this survey will be used to
decide what interview questions the candidates
will have to answer. You can find it on the
school homepage or at the url below:
11th grader Christina Moses leads the face painting table at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9LSQF2F
the Harvest Festival.

Students in the Community

Parkway Northwest students did some fantastic
volunteer work throughout the past couple months!
Some highlights: Awbury Arboretums Harvest festival
was a big hit, thanks to Parkway Northwest students
who ran fun events like cider-making and face painting.
At the Empty Bowls Dinner in November, students
served up delicious soup and designed creative donation
boxes for a huge fundraiser in support of Philadelphians
encountering homelessness. Lots of students have also
been pitching in at holiday festivals from different
community organizationsfrom helping out at the sales
booth to cookie decorating with kids, students have done
a great job bringing their holiday spirit into
Philadelphia's neighborhoods!

Students can stop by the Student Community
Center in Room 110 to check out upcoming volunteer
and enrichment opportunities in the new year. Now is an
essential time for us to work together towards uplifting
our country and our world - and now more than ever we
12th graders Vanessa Ulysse and Taj Boynton enjoy
are looking for students and parents to take the lead in hot chocolate at Awbury Arboretum after volunteering at
showing us where we need to direct our efforts (any and the Holiday Greens Sale & Open House.
all suggestions welcome at 215-248-6220, ext. 2 or at
parkwayforpeace@gmail.com).
 Counselor's Corner

60% of Parkway Northwest Seniors
have sent their transcripts through Naviance,
the school districts new electronic system for
supporting students college dreams. More
than half of the Senior class has already
received college acceptance letters! Students
with fee waivers can apply for the January
SAT up until January 10th. All 12th grade
students will have completed college

Parent Spotlight

This month we would like to thank
Tedesia Thomas (Neshaya's mother), for her
outstanding level of participation at meetings for
both the School Advisory Council and the
Community Advisory Board. While Parkway
11th grader Chenelle Boothe digs a hole for a new tree at a Northwest's SAC has faced some challenges
Fall Neighborhood Tree Planting event. with getting started this year, one of our goals for
the new year is to support the development of a
parent-led body that, with leadership from
Up and Coming:MLK Day of parents like Ms. Thomas, can have greater
Service at Parkway Northwest influence and involvement in shaping the

Philadelphia has a rich history of honoring direction of the school.
the work of Dr. Martin Luther King by continuing
his legacy of community service and making Martin
Luther King Day into a day on instead of a day
off. This year Parkway Northwest is doing
something special to continue its tradition of
involvement by hosting a Day of Service Project
here in our new school building. Families, staff, and
students are invited to join with volunteers from
other community organizations for a day of painting
and free workshops from 9am-3pm on Monday,
January 16th. Sign up at the link below by January
5th in order to get a free T-shirt and lunch on the
day!

MLK Day of Service Volunteer Registration:

https://goo.gl/forms/JHqJsN2ncWjOJ8qI3
Student ActivitiesHighlights
Parkway Northwest students have been
The Hoyas and the Lady Hoyas tipped
making great strides in their extracurricular
activities, showing off a variety of skills and
talent in the process. After demonstrating their
newly learned cheers at tryouts last week, the
Cheerleading Squad is hosting a bake sale
after school on Mondays and Wednesdays to
raise money for their new uniforms. Students
in the Global Classroom Project have also
The Lady Hoyas began conference play
been testing out their entrepreneurial skills
with a variety of creative fundraising activities
from baked goods to hand-made crafts
which will go towards their service trip to
Costa Rica this summer. Meanwhile, the Chess
Club has done a fantastic job representing
Parkway Northwest in the Philadelphia Chess
League, where they compete with teams from
all over the city.
The Hoyas began conference play with
Sports Update
off their seasons in the Germantown
Friends Community Tournament. Both teams
suffered losses in their opening game but
rebounded the next day to capture third place in
the tournament. Talaythia Hill and Khalief
Medley were named tournament MVP for the
Lady Hoyas and the Hoyas, respectively.
with a strong win over String Theory and
followed that up with an impressive win over
Randolph. Talaythia Hill later highlighted the
tournament with a 38 point outburst against
Girard College. They end the calendar year
sitting atop their conference with a 2-0 record
and an overall record of 3-1. Quite impressive
for the team that only won 4 games last year.
First year coach Mr. Shander is responsible for
much of the turnaround and the team has a
bright future with him at the helm.
a bitter 59-53 loss to SLA Beeber. However,
with the return of Marquise Moore, Joshua
Pasture, and Ronald Fooks the team has won
four straight conference victories. The Hoyas
end the calendar year at 4-1 and in second
place in their conference. They have an overall
record of 5-2 and look to repeat as conference