Bensalem Schools
Your direct line to the Bensalem Township School District. We translate official board meetings and superintendent emails into plain English for busy parents. Find updates on the school budget, “Mega School” construction news, weather delays, and student achievements at BHS and beyond.
Bensalem Schools
Bensalem Girls Basketball Reaches State Tournament for First Time Since 1983 After McShane’s 36-Point Night
In a packed visiting gym on Wednesday night, junior guard Grace McShane delivered the kind of performance that rewrites a program’s history, pouring in a career-high 36 points to...
$3M Energy Project Approved, Robotics Trifecta and Budget Concerns – Regular Action Meeting Recap
The Big TakeawayThe Bensalem Township School Board approved a major Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) agreement worth $2.5–$3 million,...
$3M Energy Project, Major Policy Votes & Personnel Changes – Board Meeting Preview
The Big TakeawayWednesday’s Regular Action Meeting moves a long list of February committee items to final vote.The Board is...
Bensalem Middle School Hockey Wins Division A Title on Frankie Voce Overtime Goal
The Bensalem Middle School Ice Hockey team capped its 2025–2026 season with the kind of championship game kids dream about and parents will be...
Bensalem Students of the Month – January
It’s not easy to stand out when you’re surrounded by so many great peers, but these students went above and beyond. Whether they were...
BHS Principal Per Responds to Student Walkout: “Mutual Respect Must Always Remain Our Standard”
Bensalem High School Principal Geoffrey Per responded Wednesday to Bensalem Weekly's request for comment on the student walkout, offering his account of how the...
School Board Adopts Preliminary Budget After Stunning Administrative Error Upends Meeting
A special meeting of the Bensalem Township School District board on Wednesday night opened with a bombshell: the administration had been operating under a...
Bensalem High Musician Hits a High Note at Districts!
Our very own Bensalem High School students have been busy crushing it on the regional stage.
A huge shout-out to senior Julian Sliwinski. Julian was...
Board to Consider Preliminary 2026–27 Budget, Act 1 Exceptions Preview
The Bensalem Township School Board will hold a special meeting to declare its intent to adopt the preliminary 2026–27 budget and consider Act 1 exceptions, formally beginning the next fiscal year’s financial planning process.
Bensalem High Students Walk Out Over ICE, March Through Township
Approximately 30 to 40 Bensalem High School students walked out of class Tuesday morning in protest of I.C.E. operations, marching from the school to...
BHS Students Divided on How to Protest Tuesday as Security Concerns Mount
As Bensalem High School prepares for a planned student walk-out on Tuesday, February 17, a divide has emerged among student protesters over how to...
Bensalem High Principal Responds to Planned Student Walkout
Bensalem High School Principal Geoffrey Per sent a letter to families on Friday afternoon about a planned student walkout on Tuesday, February 17.The walkout,...
Pennsylvania’s New Cursive Law: What Bensalem K–4 Parents Need to Know
Heads up, everyone! Starting this fall, elementary schools across Pennsylvania—both public and private—will be teaching cursive again. House Bill 17, which passed in February...
