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All-School Art Show: VIEWPOINTS
Eclipse Enchantment
Third Grade Change Cultivator Project
Collaborative Exhibition: Capturing History Through Maurice Sorrell's Lens
Friends Multicultural Day
Great Day to Be a Quaker Wrap-Up
Kimberly McGlonn to Speak at FMCD
Introducing the Online School Store!
Penn Charter Magazine Fall 2023
Quakerism Is Outside
Fall Field Trips Connect Students with Nature
Order Class Record & Family Messages
Indigenous Peoples' Day
MS Assembly Room Now "Ford Commons"
New Parents and Caregivers Welcomed
Introducing New Penn Charter App
Photos: A Historic First Day
Head of School Opening Remarks
Back-to-School Central
New Beginnings at Penn Charter
Message from Karen Warren Coleman
Graduates Celebrated at Commencement
Congratulations to the Eighth Grade!
Congratulations to the Fifth Grade!
A Thrilling End to Color Day
Senior Members of Cum Laude Society Honored at May 17 Ceremony
Photos: Hundreds Return for 130th OPC Weekend
PC Students Partner with 25 Community Groups During Annual Days of Service
Darryl J. Ford Receives Award for Contributions to Quaker Education
All-School Art Show, May 5-18
MS Hosts Authors Shusterman & Elfman
Photos: Middle School Plays
Photos: The Joy of "Mamma Mia!"
Photos: Kurt Elling Concert
Ethics Bowl Team Makes History
PC Names Eighth Head of School
Kimberley Berndt Ushers in the School Year
Welcome to 2022-2023
Back-to-School Dates
PC Celebrates Class of 2022
Congratulations, Fifth and Eighth Grades!
Graduation Livestreams for 5th, 8th, 12th
A Joyful 128th Color Day
Head of School Addresses Community after Texas Tragedy
All-School Virtual Arts Show
Leadership Change at the Top
Gender-Neutral Pronouns in Spanish Class
Champions! Girls & Boys Basketball Top League
Connecting Home and School
27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Band and Chorus Returns to Kurtz
Speedy Morris Honored with Tournament
Penn Charter Triumphs on 135th PC/GA Day
12 Sign NLI to Play at Division 1 Schools
Three Cheers for "The Alibis"
See for Yourself!
PC/GA Day and Graham Center Opening
Service and Joy in Community
PC Community Runs for Peace
A Big, Joyful, Opening Week
PC's Multi-Layered Mitigation Strategies
Celebrating OPCs 2020 with Fun, Ceremony
Julia Veith OPC '21 Wins Gold
PC Celebrates Class of 2021
Grad Videos for 12th, 8th and 5th
Honors for Teacher-Coach Deb White
Achievement Honored at Prize Assembly
Kenji Onishi's American Experience
Room Dedication Honors Tim Lynch
Learning from Stories of the Holocaust
Upper School Course Receives Award
Jerry Craft: Graphic Novelist
Upper School Athletes Prepare for Abridged Winter Season
26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Liza Talusan: A DEI Conversation
Milestone in Penn Charter Campus Transformation
Resources for Talking to Children about Events at the Capitol
PC Wins PC/GA Week!
The Tradition Continues!
Admissions Events Go Virtual
Welcome to the 2020-21 School Year!
Return to School Plans
Commencement 2020, Like No Other
Student Prizes Awarded, Cum Laude Inductions Announced
Virtually Awesome 127th Color Day
Senior Surprise: Prom-in-a-Box
Connect with @penncharter
Distance Learning @ PC
"Schooled" Visits Penn Charter
China Exchange Ends on Bittersweet Note
Upper School Students Engage in Public Purpose
Girls Soccer Wins State Championship!
Exciting Competition for 133rd PC/GA Day
2019-2020 Distinguished Speakers Series
Celebrating Penn's 375th Birthday!
Campaign Breaks Ground for Athletics and Wellness
Welcome to the 2019-20 School Year!
Remembering Roger Hillas
Joyous Commencement for Class of 2019
Fifth and Eighth Grades Move Up
Sun-soaked 126th Color Day
Student Achievement Recognized at Prize Assembly
Remembering Our Friend
Earth Week at Penn Charter
Cum Laude Society Inducts 33 Students, One Faculty Member
PC Swim Coach Tapped to Helm Team USA
Students Respond to NZ Tragedy
One Great Day!
Celebrate a Campus Milestone
Penn Charter's New Upper School Director
PC Hosts Microfinance Conference
Serving the Community on MLK Day
"Schooled" Recruits OPC Matt Ryan
Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Saydee Signs to Play for the Owls
Join Us for the Downtown Reception
PC Ethics Team Impressive at Regionals
The Field of Our Dreams
Upper School Fall Play
Senior Wins Environmental Essay Contest
Upper School Day of Service
Nov. 7, 2018: Samantha King
Welcome to 2018-2019
Campus Transformation Moves Forward
Class of 2018 Now OPC '18
Fun and Fanfare on 125th Color Day
Go Lance!
Students Protest Gun Violence
Summer Camp Never Gets Old
Dynamic Partnerships, Fulfilling Service
1,100 Gather for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Work
Welcome Home, Adam Goldberg!
Spreading Peace at All-School Assembly
2017 Commencement Ceremony
OPC Weekend
All-School Meeting for Worship
PC Celebrates Community
Welcome from the Head of School
2015 Prize Assembly
325th Convocation Photos and Video
Student Inspired and Led: Friends Multicultural Day
Ford Takes Oath for Presidential Appointment
Presidential Appointment for Dr. Ford
Halloween 2011
New School Year Officially Begins
PC's Senior Prom in Pix
Family Visiting Day in Lower School
PC Halloween 2009: Wacky, Scary Fun