School News

Four members of the Radnor High School Class of 2023 will be honored for their achievement and leadership in career and technical education.

Seventeen talented Radnor High School student-musicians were recently selected by audition to the 2022 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 Ensembles.

Created in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) recognizes high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate the four pillars of the institution: scholarship, service, leadership and character.

Beginning Oct. 1, breakfast will be free for all students following a Sept. 9 announcement from Gov. Wolf that the state would be funding the meal for the remainder of the school year.

Mrs. Kevgas is excited to have students back in the building and fully reengage with families and staff!

Back-to-school forms, permissions and other information are collected from families via an online portal prior to each school year. The 2022-23 portal opened on August 16.

People in crisis or facing emotional distress now have a three-digit dialing code to call or text any time of the day or night that will connect them to trained counselors for support and assistance.

PA Act 55 permits eligible 21-year-old students to enroll next school year. Interested RTSD families must submit an Act 55 Student Enrollment Notification Form to the district by August 1, 2022. 

Radnor residents 65 and up, widows/widowers ages 50 and up, and/or persons with disabilities ages 18 and up who meet income requirements are eligible for tax rebates from RTSD. Apply by Dec. 31, 2022!

Applications are welcome for a variety of open opportunities, including a high school college and career counselor, coaches for various sports, support staff and paraprofessionals at all schools, and more.

To continue RTSD's development of a strong culture of belonging, dignity and inclusion, all staff have been provided a book to read about the importance of these elements toward educational equity.

A new public comment method for Board and Committee meetings will accept submissions via a voicemail line that will open prior to the meeting. The voicemails will then be played at the meeting.

RTSD will deliver instruction to students remotely if circumstances warrant during the 2022-23 school year after a plan was approved by the Board on May 31. Traditional snow days will still be an option.

Lower Courts will be closed June-August 2022.​ ​Upper Courts will remain closed through the completion of the Accessibility & Wellness Project.

Dozens of seniors were recognized for their outstanding achievements with a variety of awards at the annual RHS Senior Recognition Night on June 6.

The goal of the World Languages department is to help develop students into active members of a global society through the study of languages and cultures. 

Results of the College and Career Readiness Study were released June 6. The main recommendations are a RHS Counseling Department restructuring and two more staff members.

Learn a little more about the 309 members of this year's graduating class, including most common names, number of twins, and plans after RHS.

Seniors Preston Breck and Sebastian Kaper-Barcelata are winners of college-sponsored scholarships in this year's National Merit Scholarship Competition. 

In light of the terrible tragedy in Uvalde, TX, we wish to remind our families of the security measures in place at our schools. We have also shared related resources with our school staff. 

Nine standout student-athletes celebrated the next step in their athletic and academic careers by ceremoniously signing letters of intent on Spring Signing Day on May 23.

The accomplished seniors will address their classmates during the Radnor High School Class of 2022 Commencement on Wednesday, June 8 at 4 p.m. at the Finneran Pavilion at Villanova University.

Wanda Taliaferro, a 1979 RHS alumna and management consultant for Fortune 100 pharmaceutical companies, will speak to the Class of 2022 at graduation on June 8 at Villanova.

In a message to the families of the Class of 2022, principal Kevgas shares exciting information about Senior Prom, Graduation, and other events.

Photos: Twenty-five academic awards were given to members of the Class of 2023 accompanied by a book hand-selected by Radnor High School Principal PT Kevgas.

Nathaniel Jean and Prabhgun Oberoi were recently named 2022 National Merit Scholarship winners out of a pool of more than 15,000 finalists. Both awarded $2500 scholarships sponsored by NMSC.

Eleven RHS Future Business Leaders of America members qualified for the National Leadership Conference in Chicago following strong performances at the PA FBLA State Leadership Conference in April.

The first-ever standalone, dedicated mobile app for RTSD is here! Search and download the "Radnor Twp School District" app on the App Store and/or Google Play for the website's essentials.

Students electing to participate in the RHS Microsoft Surface Go Laptop Program are required to contribute an annual fee. Families can review their child(ren)'s balance in Home Access Center (HAC).

Congrats to RHS and all of Radnor for RHS being named the 3rd-best high school in Pennsylvania and 270th in the country in U.S. News and World Report's 2022 high school rankings! 

In celebration of our teachers (and all staff) for Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6) and Day (May 3), students from RMS talked about what teachers have meant to them and shared words of thanks.

The portion of KOP Road between Gulph Creek Road and Radnor Way will be closed on weekdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., now until Tuesday, August 30.

Since no snow days were used this year, the three days built into the calendar at the end of the year were removed, moving the last day of school from June 21 to June 16.

Hundreds of supporters of Radnor A Better Chance attended the program's 50th Anniversary Soiree on April 29 to celebrate Radnor ABC's history and help raise funds for continued success.

Sixteen RMS students and one RHS student earned their places in the state round following top three finishes at the Southeastern PA National History Day Regional Contest on April 1 and 2.

Administration provided the Curriculum Committee a report on April 5 that reviewed the current progress of the district's DEI work as part of a district initiative approved by the Board in 2020.

At RTSD's 8th annual Legislative Breakfast, students serving on the Board and in student government joined Board members and staff for honest conversations with state and local representatives.

In a message to families, Principal Kevgas announces that, for the first time since 2019, the RHS graduation ceremony will take place inside the Finneran Pavilion at Villanova University on June 8, 2022.

Senior Prabghun Oberoi was awarded Honorable Mention and sophomore Arav Menon and junior Lauren Yoo Certificates of Merit for their performances on the USABO Online Open Exam.

Skyler Le was first RHS student in almost a decade to qualify to take the USAMO based on his scores on the American Math Competition 12 and American Invitational Math Exam. 

Thirteen students earned medals for their performance on the National German Exam sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German, which was administered online in January.

Olivia Brubaker, Noah Conen, Ellie Davis, Sammy Rosin, Ian Sun and Sarah Tachau were recognized for their work, earning two 1st-place awards, three 2nd-place awards, and six honorable mentions.

Mrs. Kevgas informs RHS families that traditional cafeteria seating is returning as mitigation protocols continue to be adjusted in response to current conditions.

A cast and crew of more than 70 Radnor High School students performed Mamma Mia!, a jukebox musical featuring the music of Abba, for community members from March 3-5 in the RHS auditorium.

The last school day is currently June 21 and no snow days have been used so far this year. If the district continues to not have to use any snow days, the last day would move to June 16.

The 53-page report is the first to reveal data from a full school year during the pandemic.

The RHS junior earned an award for her acrylic and resin painting, “Wave”. Seven other RHS students had their original artwork displayed at the exhibit at Delaware County Community College.

Special guests and staff visited the elementary schools to read to joyful students on March 2 in celebration of Read Across America Day. Students and staff also dressed as favorite book characters. 

All 17 members of the Class of 2022 previously named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists met requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. Congrats!

Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares today's students for tomorrow's opportunities. RTSD celebrated CTE Month in February, highlighting students participating in the program this school year.

Victoria De Freitas, Isabelle Deputy, Ridhima Jain, Kaitlyn Lee, Lia Lenthall-Cleary, Alison Miltenberger, Prabhgun Oberoi, Grace Purcell, Anna Ramesh, and Lauren Sciuchetti will be inducted on March 23.

Based on 2/25 CDC guidance, students and staff are no longer required to wear masks on school transportation. Masks are also no longer required at after-school indoor spectator events. 

All students, staff and visitors can determine their own masking status beginning Feb. 24 after an unanimous Board vote approving changes to the Radnor Health and Safety Plan on Feb. 22.

Cara Miller is slated to become Interim Assistant Director of Special Education, taking over for George Reigle, and Joe Daniele to become Director of Transportation.

Administration is recommending a change to Radnor's Health and Safety Plan to remove the mask requirement when positive case counts are less than 2.5% of a school or building's total student and staff population. 

As part of the development of a Comprehensive Long-Term Facilities Plan for RTSD schools and buildings, input from community members is sought at events on March 3, 7 and 16. Register now.

Based on their performances at the FBLA Regional Leadership Conference in December, 35 RHS students qualified for the Hybrid PAFBLA State Leadership Conference in Hershey in April.

Audrey Niedland is one of only ten student-musicians from PA, and four flutists, selected to the 122-member NaFME All-National Symphony Orchestra. (Story and video)

An update was provided at the 1/25 Board meeting on the district's refinement of Covid-19 mitigation strategies. Masks will continue to be required at this time and potential adjustments to our Health and Safety Plan will be considered at the 2/22 meeting.  

Congrats to the 21 student-musicians recently selected to the 2021 PA Music Educators Association District 12 Ensembles, the highest number ever selected from RHS in a single year! (Story and video)

RTSD.org's new "AudioEye" accessibility tool was launched along with the redesign to ensure all visitors could access website content in a way that best suit their needs.

Superintendent Batchelor thanks the community for its collective work as we return to school from break; shares new guidance from CHOP that the district will follow; and confirms results of at-home Covid rapid tests will now be accepted by RTSD.

We are excited and ready to welcome our students and staff back on Monday, January 3 as planned and will need everyone's support to keep school fully open.

We are proud to present the completely redesigned and reorganized RTSD.org. Responding to feedback from families, students and staff, the new site's modernized design prioritizes ease of access to in-demand information in a visually appealing format. The last site refresh took place in Feb. 2015.

Radnor Township School District was full of holiday cheer on Dec. 22 as students across the district sang songs of the season before heading out for Winter Break. Classes resume January 3, 2022.

The top-seeded Radnor team finished an historic 2021 season by making the State Championship in Hershey on November 20. The state appearance followed the team's first District Championship since 2000.

Board-approved on Dec. 21, the calendar includes five, two-hour late starts to the school day to provide for professional development and maintains a full Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break and Spring Break.

Announced at the Dec. 21 School Board meeting, the district will continue to require masks in all buildings at least through January 2022, as well as further develop "guardrails" for the when the time is right to remove the requirement.

Radnor Model UN earned the top team recognition, as well as seven other awards, at the Model United Nations Conference in New Brunswick, NJ in late November, the team's first in-person competition in nearly two years.

In response to the Dec. 10 PA Supreme Court ruling, Superintendent Batchelor reminds our school community that masks are still required in RTSD buildings. Discussion on possible next steps concerning masking in RTSD will take place Dec. 21.

In effort to "save summer days," asynchronous, synchronous, or both methods of teaching and learning will take place when school must be closed for a weather or other emergency. Snow days will still be called depending on the storm and circumstances.

The Board unanimously elected Goldman and Dunn to the leadership positions at its Reorganization meeting on Dec. 7. Dunn was also sworn in to a new four-year term with fellow re-elected Board members Andrew Babson, Esq., Lydia T. Solomon and Susan Stern.

Live theatre returned to Radnor High School when the Radnor Actors Workshop production of "Clue: On Stage" hit the stage from November 18-20.

In response to the Nov. 10 PA Commonwealth Court ruling, this update is meant to provide clarity on masking in our district.

This October, Radnor Township School District orchestra students performed in a series of outdoor concerts for friends, family, and community members.

The Class of 2022 honored a beloved classmate by selecting Pete, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy and passed away in 2018 while a student at RMS. He would've been a senior this year. Lucy is Pete's twin sister.

Created in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) recognizes high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate the four pillars of the institution: scholarship, service, leadership and character.

Pawling previously served as Director of Business Affairs at Souderton Area School District since 2019. Current Business Administrator Michelle Diekow is set to retire in early November.

Daniele joined the district as a school bus driver in 2008 and has served as Transportation Router for the past nine years.

Sophia Kaisermann will have her original play "Date/Month/Year" featured as part of Philadelphia Young Playwrights' "New Voices" virtual event on Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 30.

Congrats Natalie, Deborah, Preston, Ellie, Lindsay, Sofia, Nora, Reese, Nathaniel, Sebastian, Petros, Hyeonjin, Audrey, Justin, Prabhgun, Anna and Shreya.

The $29.7 million ADA Accessibility and Wellness Infrastructure Project at RHS addresses outdated and inaccessible facilities at Prevost and Encke fields.

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The new "bird of prey" logo and the traditional standalone "R" logo are available for use by requesting individuals and groups. Go Radnor! Go Raptors!

With face masks now required for all RTSD students, staff, and visitors when indoors, gaiter-style masks are again no longer permitted as an acceptable form of mask. This adheres to CDC guidance first announced in a message and followed by the district in February 2021.

With RTSD since 2006, Raines has experience with career and technical readiness; diversity, equity and inclusion; and other initiatives centered on student supports. In addition to the Assistant Principal of Student Affairs, Raines will be the RHS House Principal for grades 10 and 12.

Theodore He, Nathaniel Jean, Jessica Wang, Mia Xie, Lauren Yoo and Benjamin Zhao were honored during the FBLA-PBL Awards of Excellence ceremonies for the FBLA high school division on July 1 and 2.

Nineteen members of the Class of 2021 were named scholarship recipients by the Radnor High School Scholarship Fund. The students received notification by mail of the awards received.

RHS and RMS students recently competed in the Southeast PA National History Day Regional Contest. Ten projects placed in the top three in their category and are eligible to compete in the state round.