Bensalem Township School District

High School students, girls and boys, pose with 3 African American men who were Montford Point Marines

Montford Point Marines Present at BHS

BHS social studies teacher, Ms. Christine Elberson coordinated with Marine Corps JROTC to bring history to life on Friday, February 14th. Master Gunnery Sergeant Joe Geeter USMC (Ret.) brought Sergeant Wilcox and Corporal Young to speak about the Montford Point Marines.

Large group of LEGO League team members and their coaches and parent helpers wearing their team shirt. Some are red, purple, orange, blue tye dye and white tye dye

Bensalem's FIRST LEGO League Teams Advancing to Regionals

Our FIRST Lego League teams competed on December 7th, at a qualifying event. 6 out of 8 teams won awards, with 3 teams moving on to Regionals!

20 Bensalem High School DECA students, 15 boys and 5 girls, dressed in suits and dresses pose with their trophy they earned at District competition. 2 winners were not photographed.

BHS Students Shine at DECA Districts

Forty-two Bensalem High School (BHS) students participated in DECA’s district event on December 9th. Approximately 500 students from 10 different schools competed. DECA is a business club that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Black boxes with designs in colors and gold created by Bensalem alumni

BHS Alumni Presents to Engineering Class

Bensalem alumni Cheyenne Fowler guest lectured and presented her work on package design to Engineering 103: Industrial Design students on December 19th. Bensalem Industrial Design students are building prototype devices for the PA Governor’s Stem Competition in May. Their devices address problems faced by Pennsylvanians with disabilities.

Thank You to Our Volunteers

A special thank you to our 510 volunteers who shared their time and talent in our schools and at school events during the 2018-19 school year!

School Closing Information Brochure

Just for the Kids Education Foundation Announces Classroom Project Award Winners

At the November 26th School Board meeting, the Just for the Kids Education Foundation Board announced to the Bensalem Board of School Directors the recipients of the Classroom Project Awards for the 2019-20 school year.

14 middle school students pose for a photo outside the auditorium, prior to performing in Bucks County Music Educators String Day.

Bensalem Students Participate in String Day

Congratulations to the following Bensalem Township School District Orchestra members who participated in the Bucks County Music Educator’s “String Day” Festival on Saturday, November 2nd.

String Day is a one-day festival held in the Council Rock School District featuring the top string students in grades 7-9 from all over Bucks County. The students were given music in the morning, rehearsed all day and performed a concert in the afternoon.

Our students did a great job performing some extremely challenging music!

Congratulations to: Angelina Barbieri, Gabriella Cervantes, Martha Cuna, Maria Davis, Sara Devlin, Keelyn Fitzgerald, Victoria Grigoryeva, Dawn Meo, Victoria Mocarski, Emiliano Quinones, Diana Sosa, Madison Thai, Phoebe Ting, and Audrey Yale.

District Receives 900 Brand New Coats for Students in Need

On Thursday, October 17th, the Bensalem Township School District received 900 brand new winter coats, provided by the Faulkner Auto Group who participates in Driving Away The Cold: Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation.

photo of Bensalem High School senior Tanvi who was recently named a National Merit Scholarship Commended student. She has long dark hair and a big smile on her face.

BHS Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Commended Student

Bensalem High School senior Tanvi Patnaik has been named a “Commended Student” in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented to this scholastically talented senior by BHS principal, Mr. William Ferrara and 12th grade assistant principal, Mr. Stephen Garstka.

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