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SportsZone: PC/GA Day Wrap-Up
Student-Athletes NLI Signing Day
Two Teachers Recognized for Leadership
SportsZone: Ross Lee
SportsZone: Layla Joshi
Learning in Community: Indigenous People's Day
#ThisIsU/S Play Days
Matt Ryan OPC '03 Inducted into Atlanta Falcons' Ring of Honor
Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx/Latiné Heritage with Dance
Raise That Beam!
School's Underway!
SportsZone: Summer Highlights
Penn Charter Magazine Spring/Summer 2024
Quakers visit Argentina for Exchange Program
SportsZone: Spring Sports Wrap-Up
Class of 2024 Commencement
Eighth Grade Moving-Up Ceremony
Fifth Grade Moving-Up Ceremony
Graduation Livestreams for 5th, 8th, 12th
Students Honored at the Upper School Prize Assembly
Meet PC's New Director of DEIB
Upper School Spring Sports Awards
Physics 500
Sixth Grade Food Security Capstone
SportsZone for May 17, 2024
Cum Laude Society Members Honored
Meet PC's New Director of Lower School
New Lower School on Its Way!
Photos and Video: 131st OPC Weekend
SportsZone for May 10, 2024
Performing Arts Students Excel at Competition
All-School Art Show: VIEWPOINTS
SportsZone for May 3, 2024
SportsZone for April 26, 2024
Eclipse Enchantment
SportsZone for April 19, 2024
Third Grade Change Cultivator Project
SportsZone for April 12, 2024
SportsZone for April 5, 2024
SportsZone for March 22, 2024
Small Ensemble Concert
Collaborative Exhibition: Capturing History Through Maurice Sorrell's Lens
Winter Sports Athletes Honored
Friends Multicultural Day
Great Day to Be a Quaker Wrap-Up
SportsZone for March 1, 2024
Kimberly McGlonn to Speak at FMCD
Photos: That's a Wrap on Shrek!
SportsZone for Feb. 23, 2024
SportsZone for Feb. 16, 2024
SportsZone for Feb. 9, 2024
Summer Camp Registration Open
SportsZone for Feb. 2, 2024
SportsZone for Jan. 26, 2024
MLK Day of Service
SportsZone for Jan. 12, 2024
Introducing the Online School Store!
Holding Up Mirrors, Looking Out Windows
Penn Charter Magazine Fall 2023
SportsZone for Jan. 5, 2024
PC Embraces Argentinian Exchange Students During Two-Week Visit
New Chapter of an Enduring Partnership
Engaging with the Natural World
SportsZone for Dec. 15
Quakerism Is Outside
SportsZone for Dec. 8
Winter Concerts
2023 Fall Sports Awards Ceremony
Why the Butler Family Supports PC
Congrats to New AHS Inductees
SportsZone for Nov. 16: PC/GA Edition
Signing Day for 17 Student Athletes
Photos: One-Act Play Festival
SportsZone for Nov. 10
Register: LS After School Program
SportsZone for Nov. 3
One-Act Play Festival
Fall Field Trips Connect Students with Nature
Order Class Record & Family Messages
Indigenous Peoples' Day
MS Assembly Room Now "Ford Commons"
SportsZone for Oct. 2
New Parents and Caregivers Welcomed
SportsZone for Sept. 22
Introducing New Penn Charter App
SportsZone for Sept. 14
Photos: A Historic First Day
Head of School Opening Remarks, 2023-24
Back-to-School Central
New Beginnings at Penn Charter
Message from Karen Warren Coleman
Congratulations to the Eighth Grade!
Congratulations to the Fifth Grade!
SportsZone for June 6
Spring Sports Awards Ceremony
A Thrilling End to Color Day
43 US Students Receive Year-End Awards
Senior Members of Cum Laude Society Honored at May 17 Ceremony
SportsZone for May 19
Photos: Hundreds Return for 130th OPC Weekend
PC Students Partner with 25 Community Groups During Annual Days of Service
SportsZone for May 12
Darryl J. Ford Receives Award for Contributions to Quaker Education
All-School Art Show, May 5-18
SportsZone for May 5
Pursuing Academic Passions in Clubs
SportsZone for April 27
Spring Concert Preview
SportsZone for April 21
MS Hosts Authors Shusterman & Elfman
SportsZone for April 14
SportsZone for April 6
Photos: Middle School Plays
La Guagua 47
SportsZone Spotlight: Alli DeLisi
A Great Day for a First Pitch!
Winter Athletes Celebrated
Photos: The Joy of "Mamma Mia!"
Photos: Kurt Elling Concert
Ethics Bowl Team Makes History
Thankfulness Downtown
SportsZone for Jan. 25
Big Moments at Small Ensemble Concert
Portrait of a Penn Charter Learner
PC Honors MLK Through Service
Photos and Details: 136th PC/GA Day
PC Names Eighth Head of School
Ci'Nya Vincent Leads at PC & Beyond
Kimberley Berndt Ushers in the School Year
Welcome to 2022-2023
Students Direct Their Own Learning
Spring Athletics Recap
New Views of the New Lower School
Spring Athletes Honored for Accomplishments, Sportsmanship
Girls Lax Wins PAISAA; Strong Finishes for Baseball, Crew
Congratulations, 2022 Prizewinners!
Quakers Compete for State, National Titles
Seniors and Juniors Inducted to Cum Laude Society
Middle School Students Take to the Stage with Frozen Jr.
OPC Weekend: Joy Shines Through
Great Day Is Here!
Winter Athletes Honored by Coaches, League, Teammates
Building Excitement for Great Day!
Artists, Authors Earn Accolades
Future Cities Firsts for PC
Student-Athletes Honored for Achievement, Sportsmanship
First Game in the Graham!
Cum Laude Society Inducts New Members
Three Quakers Named League MVP
Quakers: Week in Review
PC Softball Coach Earns 400th Win
PC Crew Wins Big at City Champs
The Bands Are Back Together
Girls Lacrosse Climbing the Chart
Great Day 2021: One for the Ages
Spring Sports Return in March
Summer Camp Returns!
Downtown Reception: It's a Wrap
Quakers Commit to College Athletics
Riding a Wave of Momentum
Student Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent
Remembering Reid Bush Hon. 1689
Remembering Joe Perrott Hon. 1689
Thank You For a Great Day
Winter Athletes Honored by Coaches, League, Teammates
Addams Family: Curtain Goes Up
2020 MLK Day of Service
Keeping Athletes Healthy
Two PC Hoopsters Reach 1000-Point Milestone
Winter Concerts Delight
College-Bound Athletes Celebrate Signing
Girls Cross Country Repeats as Inter-Ac Champs
Athletic Honor Society Induction
Football Captures Milestone 700th Win
SportsZone Roundup: July 2019
Run for Peace
Three Quakers Selected in 2019 MLB Draft
OPC Weekend: It's a Wrap
At Penn Relays, Girls Distance Medley Finishes Ninth in Nation
Earth Week at Penn Charter
Welcome to Our Field of Dreams!
Winter Sports Recap
OPC Wrestling Coach Wins State Honors
Girls Blaze to Finish at National Meet
Winter Athletes Honored at Awards Ceremony
Swimming and Diving Wins Big at Eastern Champs
Student-Athletes Commit to Play in College
Girls Swimming & Diving Wins Second Consecutive Inter-Ac Title
Julie Thompson Bender OPC '99 on Jeopardy!
Season in Review: A Winning Fall
Charlie Brown Schools Hollywood
Three Commit to Play their Sport in College
PC Wins 132nd PC/GA Day!
Girls Soccer Inter-Ac Champions!
Cross Country Brilliant at Belmont Plateau
Mike Siani Graduates, Goes Pro
Athletic Honor Society 11th Induction Class
Food Insecurity: Connecting Service and Academics
McFarlands Boost Plan for Campus Transformation
To Honor My Father
Creative Confidence
Upper and Middle School Sports Awards
Students Honored at Prize Assembly
Siani Brothers and Baseball
Baseball Moving across School House Lane
OPC Weekend 2018
Mike McGlinchey OPC '13 Drafted by 49ers
Cum Laude Society Inducts 32 Students
Online Spirit Store Opens
WHYY Speaks to Student Actors about Guns
Girls Swimming Wins Easterns
Les Miserables Adds Sunday Show
Six PC Athletes Sign to Play in College
Model UN at Ivy League Conference
Middle School Robotics Team Competes Up
Champions!
One Night, Two Wins and a Milestone
Winter Break Sports Round Up: Dec. 11 - Jan. 1
Sports Awards Honor Athleticism, Sportsmanship
131st PC/GA All Tied Up
PC Celebrates Athletes Who Will Play On in College
Fifth Grade Students Drive Artist Collaboration
Upper School Day of Service
Capital Campaign Reveals PC's Future
Why We Take Trips
Crew Award for Maria Perry
Congratulations, 2017 Prize Recipients!
Spring Concerts in Photos
Film Crew for BBC Films in Third Grade
Middle School Serves Across Philadelphia
Cum Laude Inducts 35 New Members
PC Latin Visits Greece and Italy
Modern Language Program Wins Top Award
Musical Talents on Display at PC
Ray Benson in the House
Goldbergs Spinoff in the Works
MLK Jr. Honored at PC
Eighth Grade's Meaningful Field Trip
19th Louis Savino Day of Service
Strategic Vision Progress Report
Cancer Confab Raises Awareness, Funds
PC Student Film Captures Attention
Family Art Workshops Attract a Crowd
Smithsonian Educators Visit PC
E-Book Features PC's Philadelphia Bestiary
Redesigning the Bell Tower