Support the Esperanza Academy Chess “Queens” as they make their way to Nationals in Ohio! On April 22, the girls of the Esperanza Academy Charter School Chess Team took home the third-place school trophy at The 15th Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships in Chicago. Now, they and with the rest of the team will compete…
Last Friday, March 16 the top 100 female students of Esperanza Academy Charter High School were selected to hear from Judy Spires, CEO and Chairman of Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market as part of Esperanza’s ongoing Speaker Series. Mrs. Spires shared a presentation called “Living the Dream” with the students recalling how she began…
Esperanza Academy Charter School students planned and led a school walkout on the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 14, joining the broader National School Walkout movement that students across the country have led in the wake of last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The walkout was opened and concluded with remarks from Jordan…
The auditorium at Esperanza Academy Charter School was full as family and friends gathered to watch the 2018 Winter Dance Concert on Saturday, Jan 20. “The Winter Dance Concert is the end of semester performance for all majors and the Esperanza Academy Dance Ensemble,” said Tania Ramos, the Dance Teacher and Director of the Dance…
The Esperanza Academy Charter School Chess Team just had two big weekends in a row, competing at and winning both the Checkmate Violence Marathon Chess Tournament on Jan. 27-28, and the Masterminds Winter Open Chess Tournament on Feb. 3-4 . The Team traveled to Temple University for the Checkmate Violence Tournament. Hosted in partnership with…
Over 100 Esperanza Academy Charter High School students and faculty, along with family and friends from the community, enjoyed an afternoon of short scenes performed by the Esperanza Drama majors on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Dwight Wilkins, the Drama teacher, presided over the 2018 Winter Drama Showing in the auditorium, and shared with the audience that…
Esperanza Academy Charter High School students had the privilege of meeting with two distinguished guests in October, Quiara Hudes and the Honorable Mickey Ibarra. Ms. Hudes, a Philadelphia native, is a playwright and professor at Wesleyan University. She collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton, to write In the Heights, winner of the 2008…
The 2017 Spring Graduation of Esperanza Academy will have the special participation of Sen. Bob Casey as keynote speaker. Only families with tickets will be allowed to enter the venue.
Tweet this: Join @SenBobCasey as commencement speaker of the @Esperanza_CS #ClassOf2017 at @Penn Irvine Auditorium June 9, 7pm! http://bit.ly/CaseyEAGraduation Philadelphia, PA – June 7, 2017. Sen. Bob Casey Jr of Pennsylvania will join Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza, Rev. Luis Cortés Jr and David Rossi CEO of Esperanza Academy Charter Schools to celebrate the…
NATIONAL: Esperanza Academy Charter High School students will showcase their personal histories in the My Home, My History exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History on Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 P.M. Tweet this: @Esperanza_CS students share their stories at the My Home My History exhibit at @NMAJH!Free reception June 6, 5:30pm.http://bit.ly/myhomemyhistory FOR IMMEDIATE…
