Bravo to the Revolution School faculty in reaching 100% support of the Make a Difference 2023-2024 Campaign!
⏰ It is not too late to make your gift. Join us in supporting the Make a Difference 2023-2024 Campaign! before December 31, 2023!
December Birthdays: Donald (12/21) and Michael (12/25)
Learning: Here are this week’s Chinese phrases we are learning from our Curtis students, Kai-Lang and Xiang!
Enjoy the holidays: Hǎohao xiǎngshòu jiàqī !好好享受假期
Merry Christmas: Shèngdàn Jié kuàilè! 圣诞节快乐
Happy Hanukkah: Guāngmíng jié kuàilè! 光明节快乐
See you next year: Míngnián jiàn! 明年见
Thank you to the Student Leadership Council in leading the Winter Holiday Brunch with Belgian Sugar Waffles with strawberry compote, Turkey Sausage and breakfast potatoes, Winter Citrus Fruit Salad, Breakfast Burritos with Salsa — and for organizing our Third Annual Revolution Gingerbread House Competition! Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season.
Congratulations to our November Perfect Attendance honorees! Ines, Hailey, Camelle, and Makayla celebrate with a breakfast at IHOP.
Our partnership with Broad Street Ministries this December and January for the Seats and Feets Drive! We are collecting underwear and socks in support of Broad Street Ministry! Please donate a new pack of socks or underwear to help adults in need! Please place all items in the yellow Revolution donation box in the entryway — and thank you for your support!
We have a Beable Contest winner!
Congrats to Camelle Wilkins for winning Revolution’s December Beable contest and a $20 Amazon gift card! Beable is a program that works to improve student reading levels and encourage personal interests and career goals. Great work, Camelle!
🏫 2023-2024 Advisors: Families, please reach out to your child’s advisor with any questions that you may have as we begin the new year.
- Grade 9/10: Sydnie, sydnie@revolutionschool.org
- Grade 9/10: Patrick, patrick@revolutionschool.org
- Grade 11/12: Dirk, dirk@revolutionschool.org
- Grade 11/12: Joel, joel@revolutionschool.org
Students at Museums in Philly (STAMP) = free admission to museums!
Through STAMP, any Philadelphia high school student can visit 20 museums and cultural sites for free. Just show your high school student ID and enjoy the STAMP discount. Click here for the list of participating museums.
Important Dual Enrollment Information for Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Families
Any student who wishes to enroll in a course for the spring semester should set up a meeting with Jeanne to ensure all enrollment tasks are complete. Questions? Please contact jeanne@revolutionschool.org
College Funding Webinar
If we missed you, no worries, you can still learn What Every Parent Needs to Know Now about Paying Less for College. This video link will only be available through December so be sure to view it soon.
Next Step: We are providing our 9th–12th grade families with a no-cost, no-obligation, professional College Funding Evaluation because we know how important the financial piece of college planning is, and that it starts as early as 9th grade. We highly recommend you take advantage of this opportunity to ‘stress-test’ your current funding plans.
Create your complimentary SMARTTRACK Parent account. If you already have an account, bookmark this page to login anytime. One parent account per household. We hope you’ll take advantage of these valuable resources.
Students at Museums in Philly (STAMP) = free admission to museums!
Through STAMP, any Philadelphia high school student can visit 20 museums and cultural sites for free. Just show your high school student ID and enjoy the STAMP discount. Click here for the list of participating museums.
December 16 – January 1, 2024 — School closed for Winter Break
December 15–January 15 — Seats and Feets Drive: We are collecting underwear and socks in support of Broad Street Ministry! Please donate a new pack of socks or underwear to help adults in need! There is a donation box in the entryway.
December 15–January 15 — Join us in supporting the Make a Difference 2023-2024 Campaign!
Monday December 25 — Christmas
Tuesday December 26 — Kwanzaa
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 — Classes resume
Students attend a poetry workshop at the Kelly Writers House. As an exercise, the students divided into groups and wrote a poem collectively, each group contributed a few lines.
Our Dance elective spotlighted a “Dancing with the Star!” moment!
Our ninth and tenth graders visited Keller Williams Philly for the Real Estate Unit of their Future Ready Field Trip Series.
Ninth graders hard at work designing a mosque.
Eleventh grader prepares two geckos for her science project which will test what kinds of foods make them healthier.
Eleventh graders take a timed practice SAT to prepare for the real SAT in May. The new SAT is on a computer — not paper — and it is now only two hours long.
Students studying Spanish highlight various Indigenous activists’ calls to action in Latin American countries in short presentations.
More photos of our Gingerbread House competition! Congratulations to all the teams.
Our front desk this week.
Joel and the students make snowflakes.
Lights, a Parade & Free Museum Days: A Guide to the 2023 Philly Holiday Experience — Philly is aglow with new and exciting winter happenings this holiday season!
Free Online SAT Math Classes, Every Friday via Zoom, 7 pm – Infinite Mind Tutors, an online tutoring organization, and Math Girl Movement, a non-profit, are offering free online SAT Math classes, designed to help students develop effective strategies and achieve a high score on the SAT exam. Learn more & register.
Interesting Articles and Resources
- New York Times STUDENT OPINION: Have You Made Any New Year’s Resolutions? Do you find it easy or difficult to set goals and achieve them?
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