North Penn Hosts 3K Run to Enhance Academic Performance

LANSDALE – The North Penn School District is proud to recognize students and staff at Pennbrook Middle School for pioneering a new program to help encourage and promote healthy living and higher academic achievement in connection with this week’s Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSAs).

Studies show that students who engage in physical activity prior to assessments perform better than those who do not.

According to Principal Jim Galante, staff members at Pennbrook have been hard at work planning ways in which students can participate in physical activity throughout the PSSA testing period to get their cognitive juices flowing.

"The North Penn School District would like to recognize the staff and students at Pennbrook Middle School for their innovative effort to incorporate physical education with academic achievement during this year’s PSSA testing," the school district said in an announcement. "Best of luck to the students at Pennbrook as well as all NPSD students on this year’s PSSAs."

Each day, teachers have arranged for students to participate in daily exercises prior to their PSSAs. Additionally, once testing has finished, Pennbrook will be hosting a 3K walk/run for students in 7th and 8th grade on Wednesday, April 13th. Students in 7th grade will begin at 12:50 p.m. and students in 8th grade will begin at 1:55 p.m.