Browse past news stories for Pottstown Middle School in Pottstown, PA.

• Shippensburg program just right for Krok (The Mercury)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:20:56 am
  POTTSTOWN -- There was always a special bond on the Pottstown girls lacrosse team, knowing the Trojans would have to fight hard for every win because of a lack of depth. It drove Amanda Krok even more to excel every season. She was searching for the same kind of team spirit checking out colleges.
• 2 incumbents among 5 seeking spots on Pottstown School Board (The Mercury)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 01:01:58 pm
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• Former assistant Randall takes helm at Pottstown (The Mercury)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 02:25:18 pm
  POTTSTOWN — He's compiled a diverse resume through his years of involvement with the sports of basketball.
• PSSA results: All area schools meet state standards (The Mercury)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:29:32 am
  All nine school districts in The Mercury coverage area met the state's annual progress standards for student achievement, according to the most recent test results released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
• Pottstown board wants new pacts for 4 officials (The Mercury)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:27:51 am
  POTTSTOWN — This time the 5-4 school board vote was not about firing a superintendent, or hiring a new one. This time it was about keeping the one who is already here, along with the district's three other top administrators.
• Some students get to listen to President Obama in real time (The Mercury)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 10:51:06 am
  POTTSTOWN — Unlike most area school districts, which had decided last week not to broadcast President Barack Obama's speech to schoolchildren live, a broad swath of students in Pottstown schools watched it in classrooms Tuesday.
• Fall Sports Preview: Cross Country (The Mercury)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 02:47:19 pm
  BOYERTOWN Head coach: Steve Fegely, 2nd year. Last year’s record: Boys 6-3, Girls 9-0. Key runners: Boys - Seniors Justin Kelly and Kenny Wilkinson; juniors Clinton Bowen, Greg Mellor, Brendan Quay and David Schumaker; sophomores Don Bullock, Brett Kelly and Nick Manna. Girls - Senior Elizabeth Simpson (2008 PAC-10 ad District 1-AAA champion, 12th at states); juniors Krista Cadlwell and Tasha ...
• Pottstown schools meet No Child Left Behind challenge (The Mercury)
  posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:43:40 am
  POTTSTOWN — Like many professions, the language involving education has developed its own lingo and its own set of acronyms. So after reading that all schools in the Pottstown School District have made AYP on the PSSA scores required by the NCLB law, you might not be expected to break out the champagne.
• Pottstown planning reunion of the century (The Mercury)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:49:57 am
  ebrandt@pottsmerc.com
• News Around Town (King of Prussia Courier)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 05:53:16 am
  Upper Merion Township meetings KING OF PRUSSIA — A schedule of meetings can be heard at 610-265-2860. Agendas are also shown on the township’s government-access station, UMGA-TV, airing on Cable Channel 22 and Verizon 33, and on the township Web site, www.umtownship.org. The township building is at 175 W. Valley Forge Road.
• Meeting To Be Held On Proposed Rt. 422 Changes (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 06:52:02 pm
  Montgomery County residents will get a chance to voice their opinions on a major proposed change to Route 422.
• Public gets chance to voice opinions on Route 422 plans tonight (The Mercury)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 11:22:53 am
  Few ideas have excited as much opinion in recent years as the proposal to turn Route 422 into a toll road and using the proceeds to fund passenger rail service's return to the region. Tonight and tomorrow the public has the opportunity for their opinions to be shared with those who will ultimately influence the decision on whether to press forward with the idea.
• Phoenixville industrial building sold (Daily Local News)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 10:17:58 am
  GVA Smith Mack said Tuesday it sold a 25,200-square-foot industrial building located at 1100 Schell Lane in Phoenixville for an undisclosed amount.
• Pottstown school board may extend admin contracts (The Mercury)
  posted on June 16, 2009 at 02:44:04 pm
  POTTSTOWN — When the school board meets Thursday to vote on the $54 million budget, it will also take up a recommendation by the personnel committee to extend by three years the contracts of the district's four top administrators.
• Heros honored with Memorial Day parade, service (The Mercury)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 04:16:00 pm
  "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." — Joseph Campbell
• Enthusiastic supporters outpace voters (The Mercury)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 08:20:59 pm
  The candidates and their supporters were out in force Tuesday, bombarding voters with what they hoped would be positive, last-minute influence in the form of a pamphlet, sticker, magnet or even a bottle of water.
• Residents join forces to deal with THP quandry (The Mercury)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 11:03:04 am
  UPPER POTTSGROVE — The "suspension of operations" by Harleysville developer THP has sent ripples throughout the region: contractors looking to be paid, homebuyers in limbo about their deposits and homeowners in new developments wondering when they will be finished.
• Local homeowners concerned about THP problems (The Mercury)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 05:25:14 pm
  UPPER POTTSGROVE – About 60 residents of a townhouse development off Farmington Avenue gathered Monday at Pottstown Middle School to find out what options they have in the wake of the suspension of operations by THP, the developer of Coddington View.
• Don't miss the Healthy Lifestyles Expo today (The Mercury)
  posted on April 17, 2009 at 04:01:29 pm
  POTTSTOWN — Don't miss the fourth annual Healthy Lifestyles Expo, held today at the Montgomery County Community College's West Campus. This free event promises to be fun and educational for all ages and lifestyles.
• Family Literacy Night Thursday (The Mercury)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 12:09:25 pm
  POTTSTOWN — Family Literacy Night will be held Thursday, April 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Pottstown Middle School on North Franklin Street.
• Youth Sports: Coventry U-14 squad completes perfect season (The Mercury)
  posted on March 30, 2009 at 10:39:32 am
  POTTSTOWN — The Coventry Wildcats under-14 girls soccer team capped off an undefeated season, beating the Oley Lynx, 5-3, in the championship game at the Route 422 Sportsplex indoor soccer complex.
• 'Kids today ...'Local schools commended for programs that teach values (The Mercury)
  posted on March 30, 2009 at 10:25:32 am
  POTTSTOWN — It didn't take long after the story about a scuffle at a teen dance was posted on The Mercury Web site for the comments to start flying.
• Young Pottstown readers prove success comes from within (The Mercury)
  posted on March 29, 2009 at 10:41:53 am
  It was to their team's benefit, I suspect, that they didn't know.
• Competitive reading (The Mercury)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 11:24:19 am
  POTTSTOWN — More than 30 teams of young readers descended on Pottstown Middle School Tuesday night when it played host to the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit's Reading Olympics event.
• Annual Family Fest set for today (The Mercury)
  posted on March 12, 2009 at 10:31:23 am
  POTTSTOWN — The annual Family-Fest event will be held today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Pottstown Middle School.
• 5-school vote follows public outcry (The Mercury)
  posted on February 21, 2009 at 03:11:35 pm
  POTTSTOWN — The school board reversed course for the third time Thursday, rescinding with a 5-4 vote its November decision to consolidate elementary education into three buildings and returned to the concept of keeping all five elementary schools.
• School meeting moved (The Mercury)
  posted on February 19, 2009 at 12:08:55 am
  POTTSTOWN — In anticipation of a large turn-out at the Feb. 19 Pottstown School Board meeting, the location of the meeting has been changed.
• Edgewood mailer upsets board member (The Mercury)
  posted on February 17, 2009 at 12:53:53 pm
  POTTSTOWN — A letter issued by the school district administration outlining how Edgewood Elementary School would be changed under a plan to turn it into an early learning center has at least one board member and head of the school's volunteer organization hopping mad.