POTTSTOWN SCHOOL'S WEBSITE
RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
The Pottstown School district’s
official web-site, sponsored by A.D. Moyer Lumber & Hardware,
can serve as a true model for other schools in the
area. In only its second year of operation, the site
has already received national notoriety.
"Our web-site is designed totally
by students" explained William Ziegler, Assistant
Principal at Pottstown Senior High, "and will
be honored by placement on USA TODAY’s national
education site." The students produced a section
on their site entitled "PHS Extra" which
contains a plethora of information on how to utilize
the USA TODAY publication in the classroom according
to Ziegler.
In addition, Penn State University
issued commendations to the students for their work. "The
Career Choice section of the site…was commended
for its’ focus on guiding students to various
careers" said Ziegler. "Career Choice has
brought numerous hits to our site and we anticipate
this section providing career counseling for students." The
Pottstown High School site will be one of only four
schools in a nationwide project to serve as the communication
hub as they build a USA TODAY class beginning in
September.
The web-site, www.pottstownschools.com,
is hosted by Digital Fusion, Inc. of Boyertown and
fully funded by A.D. Moyer Lumber & Hardware. "We
take great pride in being able to add such a terrific
educational project to our list of sponsorships." said
A.D. Moyer's Director of Marketing. "Technology
is growing faster than ever before and we understand
how important it is to make sure that
our students are getting the best education
in this area as is possible. I strongly encourage
other school districts in the area to take a look
at what the Pottstown students have accomplished
in a short time and use this as a guideline for their
own programs." he added.
Darrell Kean, president of Digital
Fusion, Inc. who also hosts the official web-site
for the Boyertown school district, initiated both
projects by contacting the schools and locating sponsors
for both. "The ability to create the web site
has given students in the school district the chance
to learn and discover the pride associated with creating
something for which they can be proud." said
Kean.
A.D. Moyer Lumber, celebrating their
60th year in business, has been actively involved
in supporting student and community projects including:
the American Legion baseball teams, Pottstown Little
League, Boy and Girl Scout organizations, multiple
school districts and youth organizations, and the
Berks Career and Technology center. Other organizations
include, Ambucs, Kiwanis, The American Cancer Society,
YMCA, Pottstown Police, Pottstown Memorial Medical
Center, and numerous fire companies. |