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Hatboro-Horsham Swimmer Competes In Olympic Trials

Hatboro-Horsham's schools superintendent recognized the efforts of junior swimmer Annie Jia.

A Hatboro-Horsham swimmer competed in the Olympic trials.
A Hatboro-Horsham swimmer competed in the Olympic trials. (Dino Ciliberti/Patch)

HATBORO / HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —Hatboro-Horsham junior Annie Jia got a taste of the Olympics.

Schools Superintendent Scott Eveslage recognized Jia at the school board's June 24 meeting for competing in Indianapolis against the best swimmers in the country.

The Olympics begins with an opening ceremony on Friday.

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Meanwhile, the school district has launched a new website and an accompanying app.

The district encourages families to sign up in the app for the most up-to-date information in the district.

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In other school district business:

  • The district also honored the many district employees who are retiring this year and thanked them for their dedicated service.
  • Finance Director Bill Stone said there are three property tax rebate programs available to residents. They are the property tax-rent rebate program sponsored by the state, the Hatboro-Horsham Rebate Program, and the Homestead-Farmstead program.Click here for details.
  • High School Principal Dennis Williams presented awards to the following Class of 2024 students who played significant leadership roles at HHHS: HHTV: Isabella Solofsky (Temple University); Hi-Hatter Yearbook Editors: Mia Bellizzie (Univ. of Tennessee), Isabella Moffa (Bloomsburg Univ.), Sarah Roesing (West Chester Univ.), Natalie Tocci (Northeastern Univ.); National Honor Society: Kali Fullmer (Spring Arbor Univ.) • Advisory Board Leadership: Jackson Birster (Widener Univ.), Isabella Moffa (Bloomsburg Univ.), Jesse Wisnoff (Univ. of Delaware) • Student Council Leadership: Anna Gockley (Grove City College), Arya Patel (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Haley Wallach (Auburn Univ.) • Student School Board Representatives: Ariana Bertrand (Univ. of Pennsylvania) and Harper Sirine (Kutztown Univ.)

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