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North Penn Celebrates 50th Birthday Friday

Happy 50th, North Penn!

Lansdale, PA -- The 2015-2016 school year marked the North Penn School District's 50th birthday, and the school said that they couldn't have had a better time celebrating.

From the first ever Thanksgiving Alumni Flag Football Game and Bus to the Past, to our selection of the Inaugural Class of North Penn Knights of Honor, the district said that 2015-2016 has been a year for the books.

On Friday, July 1st, the official 50th Anniversary date of North Penn, the district celebrated by hosting a birthday party at the Educational Services Center, they announced in a press release.

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The celebration was open to the public and included the unveiling of a timeline mural in the entrance of the building, the showing of a culminating video of students throughout the district wishing NPSD a happy birthday, the display of commemorative items and memorabilia from each of our 18 schools and other festive celebratory activities.

"On behalf of the North Penn School District, we'd like to thank all of our students, staff, volunteers and community members for helping to make this year's 50th Anniversary celebration events so exciting and successful," the district said in a statement. ."We look forward to continuing traditions such as the Alumni Football Game, scheduled for Thursday, November 24th at 10:00 a.m., as well as our North Penn Knights of Honor Induction, scheduled for Wednesday, November 23rd at 6:00 p.m., for years to come."

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