Science Leadership Academy
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Uncategorized
SLA Campus Closed October 3rd and 4th
SLA Campus will be closed October 3rd and 4th. Please see attached letter for more information or click here.
SLA Closed October 1st and 2nd
Please see attached letter concerning the closure of SLA on October 1st and 2nd. 093019 SLA Letter
Girls Soccer Tops Kensington with Double Header Win
Freshman Sarahi Franco-Morales scored her first career goal in the Rockets’ first of two wins over division opponent Kensington. Junior, Zoe Zisser and Sophomore Captain, Rebecca Cassel-Siskind also scored, with Senior Captain, Faryn Heffner, adding two goals for a final score of 5-0. In the second match, Freshman Flora Hernandez netted two goals while Zisser…
Girls Volleyball Season Begins!
Congratulations to SLA/Ben Franklin Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Team for an incredible start, winning their last three games against Masterman, FLC, and Bodine! The team welcomed over five new players at the beginning of the school year. During the team’s game against Bodine team captain Siarra Cummings led the team well with stellar hits and digs….
Boys Ultimate Beats Holy Ghost Prep
The SLA Boys Ultimate team took home a win against a very tough Holy Ghost Prep team on Tuesday, eking out a 15-13 victory. The Rockets were led by senior Eli Zimmerman with two goals and six assists, senior Jason Chen with three goals and five assists. Junior Grahm Bacon led the defense with four…
Half Day Schedules-Week of 4/1
We will have half days on Thursday, April 4th and Friday, April 5th. All students will be dismissed at noon. We will have a regular Wednesday schedule on 4/3 with slightly shortened classes to accommodate advisory at the end of the day. Students will be dismissed at 12:50 and expected to attend their ILPs and…
Robotics Takes Home Big Win
SLA’s FIRST Robotics team, 4454 the Artisan Rockets, took first place at the Hatboro Horsham District Competition, and is currently ranked first in the MidAtlantic region. After working to build a robot for the last six weeks, the team approached their first competition with a level of perseverance and engineering ingenuity that not only allowed…
Braskem Capstone Accelerator Video
Braskem, a Brasilian plastics company with a headquarters in Philly, has partnered with SLA for the past two years to provide mentorship and funding to select student Capstones. All SLA seniors have the opportunity to do workshops with Braskem mentors and pitch their Capstone in a shark-tank style session hosted at Braskem. Check out this…
2019 -2020 Student Board Representatives Application
Attention sophomores and juniors! Are you interested in increasing student voice in the way our schools work? Apply to be one of our Student Board Representatives. Learn more here! Link: https://www.philasd.org/ schoolboard/about/student- board-representatives/2019- 2020-student-rep-application/
2-Hour Delay 2/12/19
There will be a 2-hour delay due to anticipated weather on Tuesday, February 12th. The shortened schedule is below. E – 10:15-11:00 Y – 11:05-11:50 X – 11:50-12:35 A -12:40-1:25 B – 1:30-2:15 C – 2:20-3:05