Activities & Events

Widener celebrated the holidays with a Christmas party sponsored by the Jenkintown Rotary and The Goldenberg group.

 

Widener welcomed our returning students on the red carpet on Welcome Back Day – August 29th!




May 18th was Widener Day at Widener Memorial School!



Welcome to Widener Day!


Students received free dental checkups (courtesy of Penn Dental) and petted miniature ponies


Students enjoyed the Barbera mascot and the many activities on the school campus


Students enjoyed various events inside and outside the school

Students celebrated and participated in various activities and workshops


It was Ainsley’s Angels Racing Day at Widener


The principal, teachers and the staff of Ainsley’s Angels welcome our student racers


Widener students get ready at the Starting Line


Widener students are off to the races


Hockey Day at Widener

Our students and staff took a short break from learning and played several games of hockey.


100 Days of School

Our students, wearing hats and masks, celebrate 100 days of school at Widener Memorial School.








Widener Students Celebrate the Winter Olympics

Widener students march in the Olympic Parade.




Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia visits Widener on 1st day of school

Dr. Hite rings the bell with the principal, Mr. Gaffin, students and staff at Widener Memorial School.





Ballroom Dance Competition

In December and for the 13th year, students competed for the best dance and showed their style and technique.

 

 

 


Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

In collaboration with Penn Charter, Widener’s teachers, students and staff collected and distributed food to the families of Widener students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Students from various classrooms used their imagination and creativity to create awesome pumpkins for this Halloween event. Congratulations to all the classrooms that participated!

Winner – Room 25


First row: Classrooms 112, 103, 20 and 105

Second row: Classrooms 14, 28, 23 and 22

Third row: Classroom 26

 

 

 

 

Ring the Bell and Red Carpet Events

Thank you for an amazing first day!!

Last Monday, our students were so happy being cheered on with ringing bells and welcome signs  as they embarked on their first day of the new school year on the red carpet. Thank you for  the Goldenberg Group representatives  who did a great job supporting this memorable event!

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Bring Your Special Person to Widener Day

On Wednesday, April 25, WMS, held “Bring Your Special Person Day”. 30 special persons attended the event who accompanied their child throughout the set agenda
The special person enjoyed songs sung by our students, a planting activity that was a takeaway and a nice lunch. The students in attendance were absolutely thrilled partaking in all of the activities. That day’s activity truly defined the meaning of Widener Pride!

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Widener Transition Fair

On March 15th Widener Memorial School hosted a transition fair for their high school students and families.  There were over 10 post-secondary partners present, from colleges to adult day programs, to adult residential programs. These partners were on hand to hand out information about their programs and to start getting students registered for the program of their choice

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Harlem Globetrotters make surprise visit to WMS

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The Widener Wildcats played some hoops with Harlem Globetrotters Swish and Zeus! ?

Watch our Wildcats in action


Widener students take on technology with ‘Hour of Code’

 

 

 

 

 

 

Widener high school students participated in the “Hour of Code” as part of Computer Science Education Week.  The “Hour of Code” is a global movement offering children of all ages across the world the opportunity to experience computer programming. The activity is designed to demystify code and show that anyone can learn it.  Students participated in block coding activities, which were provided by Code.org, Scratch, and Tynker. The “Hour of Code” provided an opportunity to apply their knowledge and enhance their understanding of computer science.  Coding, incorporates all school subjects, encourages critical thinking, engages unengaged students to be innovative and inventive and the best of all it’s fun!