December 2019
Upcoming Events Downtown Reception Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020
Mix and mingle with fellow alumni, parents and teachers, and join the Penn Charter community to hear Rob Salkowitz OPC '85, a respected voice on the business of popular culture, share insights about fan culture as a worldwide phenomenon. Register. Winter Concert Series
Upper School Band & Choral Concert
Middle School Band & Choral Concert
Lower School Winter Concert
Three opportunities to see PC's winter performances, featuring the musical talents of our student body in each of the three divisions. Expect fun and festive tunes aplenty to get you in the spirit of the holiday season! Penn Charter Family Service Day at Cradles to Crayons Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Cradles to Crayon's Giving Tree Factory, Philadelphia
We welcome OPCs and their children to join pre-K to 12 students and families to learn about and participate in the great work of Cradles to Crayons. Children must be 5 years old to participate. Let us know you're coming.
Today at PC Upper School Day of Service
In keeping with the theme for the academic year, Honoring the Light, Upper School students and teachers spent Dec. 11 engaged in service in nearby neighborhoods and across Philadelphia. Details and photos.
Events Recap OPC '14 Fifth Reunion
The Class of 2014 had a stellar turnout at Ladder 15 on Saturday, Nov. 30, where old friends rejoiced in reunion, and even new friendships were formed. Couldn't make it? Join the Clock Tower Society and catch up with us at future events!
OPCs in the News Elias Tanner OPC '08 has landed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the sports category.
Jack Mahoney OPC '16 finished the 100-yard freestyle with the second fastest time in Cornell Swimming and Diving history.
Muhlenberg football team placed a record 18 players, including Michael Hnatkowsky OPC '17 and John Washington OPC '18 on the All-Centennial Conference team. Hnatkowsky was also named offensive player of the year.
Great Jones, cult-favorite kitchenware brand co-created by Sierra Tishgart OPC '08, was highlighted in a Vogue article on "cookware brand to know."
Senior basketball guard Hannah Fox OPC '16 became the 19th member of the Amherst College women's basketball 1,000-point club in Amherst's 60-49 victory over Ithaca College in the first game of the Women's Basketball Tip-Off Classic at LeFrak Gymnasium.
Tim Lynch Hon. 1689 published his sabbatical research paper in Acta Neuropathologica Communications.
On Sunday, cousins Mike McGlinchey OPC '13 (San Francisco 49ers) and Matt Ryan OPC '03 (Atlanta Falcons) meet on the gridiron. It's like the news stories write themselves!
OPC Sightings Aaron "Ace" Carter OPC '99 spoke to the Food Security Club late last month. Ace and the Upper School students discussed a topic he has written about in the Philadelphia Inquirer: food insecurity among high school athletes in Philadelphia. We let Franklin & Marshall (and then Penn) have her; now we're so happy she's back! Rachel Codkind OPC '11 has stepped into and is shining this year in her role as Penn Charter's assistant director of admissions. Always fun having Sammy Siani OPC '19, Dom Toso OPC '17, Steve Lorenz OPC '17 and Harrison Timberlake '16, come back to workout on our new Palaia Field.
Bundle up for winter in PC swag! Order your Penn Charter spirit wear today. Save 20 percent off orders of $85 or more with promo code DEC19.
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