Board members heard a student presentation highlighting a busy April of extracurricular successes at Delaware Valley High School.

Students and staff reported multiple honors at state competitions and conferences: Michael Alara won first place in a radio/TV interview category; Kayla Sykes won second place in editorial writing and third in single-page layout; Olivia Van Tassel and Emma Chancho won first-place awards in news story and single-page layout categories, and the Delaware staff won first place for overall publication. The high school’s Odyssey of the Mind technical and structure teams placed first at states and advanced to Worlds in May. FBLA reported students qualifying for the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim and chapter awards; SkillsUSA and FCCLA also had state-level competitors with several moving on to national events.

The board noted the Special Olympics event held April 15, which brought more than 200 athletes from Delaware Valley and neighboring school districts for track and field competitions; board members encouraged continuing to invite Special Olympians to present accomplishments at future meetings.

Administrators also promoted upcoming arts events: a senior art show opening at 5:30 p.m. with student artists available to speak and a school drama production scheduled for Friday through Sunday evening performances.

Superintendent Dr. Blom and board members praised the students and advisors for broad participation and competitive success across clubs, athletics and arts.