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PVA Weekly Update — April 28

The spring weather is here to stay and with it come some exciting PVA announcements!   PVA Goes to the Opera Last Wednesday, some students and administrators headed over to the Academy of Fine arts to see an inspiring production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni! Can you find yourself or any of your friends in the…

Weekly Update — April 22nd

As another nice week of weather rolls in, PVA rolls forward. Tomorrow is our trip to the Academy of Music at the Kimmel Center as “PVA Goes to the Opera.”  We’ll be seeing a dress rehearsal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.  Students are welcome to simply meet at the Kimmel Center prior to the start time…

PVA Weekly Update — April 14th

Breaking News:  The weather, it’s gorgeous!  Get outside this week, PVA.  Now onto the real news. Sign ups for “PVA Goes to the Opera” are due tomorrow.  We’ll be seeing a special rendition of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Academy of Music as part of the Kimmel Center. PSSA’s are unfortunately still in the news…

PVA Weekly Update — April 7th

First and foremost, go ahead and sign up for “PVA Goes to the Opera”.  We’ll be visiting the Academy of Music at the Kimmel Center to see Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” on April 23rd. Last week, PVA wrapped up its PSSA testing– great job everyone! But if you missed your testing window, make-ups are going on…

PVA Weekly Update – March 31st

It’s time for Philly Virtual’s update in its usual fashion, weekly. Last week, 6th and 7th graders finished up their PSSA’s, congratulations everyone!  You all worked hard and put forth a commendable effort, great job!  This week the 8th graders will begin their PSSA’s.  Good luck! On Wednesday of last week, both middle and high…

PVA Weekly Update — March 24th

This week and the last are both dominated by the preparation and application of everyone’s favorite testing program, the PSSA’s… We know it’s not the best week of the year, so PVA would like to commend all the students who came to PSSA testing orientation throughout last week. Also, last week we had another PAFA…

PVA Weekly Update — March 17th

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from PVA! Last week, on Wednesday, we had our first Writing Club meeting at 1:30pm in the Virtual Office.  We had a decent turn out as students wrote about the “happiest place on earth” among other exercises. We also held our first “All things Math”- Club/Tutoring Session at the drop-in center…

PVA Weekly Update — March 3rd

First and foremost, drop-in learning centers are closed today.  Students are encouraged to stay home, stay warm, and work at their own pace. Second, PROM!! As we discussed in the senior meeting last Wednesday, deposit money for prom is due by March 13th.  Email Mrs. Kulikowski for more information info@bvapa.org or pvacontact@philasd.org The next Senior…

PVA Weekly Update – Feb. 24, 2014

The past week was a busy one for PVA! Last Thursday, as mentioned in last week’s Weekly Update, the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) came to PVA.  It was an eye-opening experience for quite a few students.  Beyond the Paint proved to be an intriguing program! Last Friday was a welcoming day for Philadelphia…