Winning Numbers: Montgomery Elementary Sweeps Math Tournament

Students and teachers knew the formula to math success Wednesday at A.M. Kulp Elementary.

It doesn't take a math whiz to figure out this formula: Montgomery Elementary School swept the "Math 24" Tournament Wednesday. That adds up to three smart kids, and one proud school principal. "These students worked so hard for this," principal Sean Arney said of Jared Culp, Scott Schwartz and Eric Mondelblatt, who respectively took the top three spots in the tournament at A.M. Kulp Elementary School. "This is really a testament to their teachers who prepared all the students for this comeptition. This is their passion."   "Math 24" uses a deck of cards with four numbers on each card, explained Rosa Apple, a teacher's assistant at Kulp. Students must use all four numbers in any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication and …

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Five Things to Know Today

It's predicted to be a gloomy Tuesday, but there's always something going on in Montgomeryville and Lansdale

1. Passover began sunset Monday and ends April 25. The Jewish holy day and festival commemorates the story of Moses in Exodus when the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Congregation Beth Or, 239 E. Welsh Road, Ambler, will hold worship services at 9 a.m. today and a community Passover Seder will take place at 6 p.m. Tiferet Bet Israel, 1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, holds worships services at 9:30 a.m. today and Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. April 25 and April 26; and 8 p.m. April 25 and 26. School is closed Shabbat morning April 16 to April 26. Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park holds services at 7:30 a.m. today, Wednesday and Friday; 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday evenings; and 9 a.m. Sunday morning…

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Five Things to Know Today

It's Monday—and a drab one at that considering today's weather forecast. However, there's still some interesting things going on today to keep you happy.

Are you a regular Ansel Adams or Annie Leibovitz? The Lansdale Camera Club meets tonight at 7 p.m. at Lansdale Library, 301 Vine St., Lansdale. Say cheese! Montgomery County Community College holds its Spring Arts Celebration this week featuring an annual Art Student Exhibition. North Penn School District Safe Schools Task Force Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Educational Services Center. The committee comprises school officials, educators, administrators and law enforcement officers, and it develops ways to prevent drug and alcohol abuse among students. Montgomery Elementary School and York Avenue Elementary School are practicing TV Turn Off Week. Students are asked to turn off TV and computer screens three to five days this week. …

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North Penn Sports Week in Review

A look back this week on the winners and losers of North Penn's sports teams

The North Penn softball team rose to the occasion in the battle of the unbeatens. The Maidens took on Central Bucks South in an early season Suburban One League Continental Conference showdown and came away with a 4-1 victory.  The Maidens broke the game open with three runs in the third inning.  The victory pushed North Penn’s record to 6-0 and 4-0 in the conference. The North Penn baseball team began the week with an impressive 8-5 win over Central Bucks West.  The Knights banged out ten hits and scored in all but on inning of the game. North Penn senior Kayla Charles is heading to the Penn Relays.  Charles will be seeded 19th in the girls 400-meter hurdles.  Charles will be heading to St. Joseph’s after graduation. The boys' lacrosse …

North Penn Knight of Jazz at Penndale

A brassy ensemble performed Monday night at the middle school.

The North Penn Knight of Jazz at Penndale Middle School was another success for the school district.

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Gwyn-Nor Wants Your Clothes

For a second straight year, the elementary school is hosting a multiple-day clothing drive

On a beautiful Saturday morning, Becky Conrad was seated in the back of a nearly-full U-Haul truck in the parking lot of Gwyn-Nor Elementary, as vehicle after vehicle pulled into the lot to donate clothes. "Look at the size of this truck!  And we just started!" said Conrad.  "I think this is a good one for us." Indeed, only four hours into the clothing drive, the U-Haul had little to no space left, forcing Conrad and her partner, Cathy Halberg, to move donations to a secondary collection point, a few parking spaces away. "This weekend is the mommy market, which helps.  People come out with stuff they didn't sell, and throw it right in the truck," said Conrad with a laugh. The amount should come as no surprise, as the school raised more …

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Whiz Kid

Eagle Scout Whiz: Matthew Gibbs

The 18-year-old Eagle Scout beautified Lansdale parks by planting more than 20 trees and repairing benches

You can breathe easier out there, knowing that Matthew Gibbs made the parks in Lansdale a little more beautiful. Gibbs, 18, is an Eagle Scout with Troop 62, sponsored by St. John's United Church of Christ. He recently completed his service project in the borough. "I planted 23 trees in parks around Lansdale," he said. Those parks are Fourth Street Park, White's Road Park and Wissahickon Park. "I wanted to help my community as an Eagle Scout," the North Penn High School senior said. "I was in Boy Scouts a while, so I wanted to take the next step." Gibbs approached Lansdale Borough Parks and Recreation Director Carl Saldutti about what projects needed completion in the borough. "He said there were all these trees in the nursery, and nothing …

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