School Subjects
Spanish: The Spanish word for the second month of the year.
What is febrero?
This dean used to shave their head.
Who is Dean Lynn?
The proper spelling of the pouch company that provides the pouches we put our phones in.
What is Yondr?
This document, which declared America's independence from Britain, was adopted in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A place known for their breakfast platters that holds a name that could also be used as a morning greeting.
What is "Good Day Deli"?
Math: If a pair of jeans is normally $80 and they are on sale for 25% off, how much will they be?
What is $60?
This staff member was two credits shy of graduation going into senior year so was forced to attend night school to graduate.
Who is Dean Ben?
The street address to our wonderful building.
What is 2027 Chestnut Street
This founding father, who invented bifocals and the lightning rod, called Philadelphia home and played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The name of the first pizza place you reach if you leave our school from the front doors and turn right.
What is Mix Bar and Grill?
English: This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things, as in the sentence, "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
This staff member has a cat named Jojo, named after Joel Embiid.
Who is Dean Chris?
The first name that is held by three different staff members in our school.
What is Chris?
This Philadelphia-born rapper is known for his chart-topping albums and his social justice work, particularly in criminal justice reform.
Who is Meek Mill?
The place that is now where "Wings n Things" used to be.
What is Hangry Joe's?
History: This series of wars between Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages aimed to capture the Holy Land, particularly Jerusalem.
What were the Crusades?
This staff member labeled themselves as "socially awkward" and " a nerd" in high school.
Who is Dean Rayna?
The name used for the office that is shared by Dean Rayna, Dean Ben and Miss Pam.
What is the fishbowl?
This iconic sculpture by Robert Indiana, spelling out a four-letter word in bold red letters, is a famous symbol of Philadelphia and is located in a plaza named after it.
What is the LOVE sculpture?
The place that is frequented by students for their sawicndhes (breakfast and lunch) that boasts that they are good for you in the name of the spot.
What is Healthy Picks?
Science: This is the part of the cell responsible for generating energy, often referred to as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is "mitochondrion"?
This staff member once caught an alligator with their bare hands.
Who is Pam?
The country that Paulo Freire, the namesake of our school, hails from.
What is Brazil?
This river, which runs alongside Philadelphia, was the site of George Washington’s famous crossing during the Revolutionary War.
What is the Delaware River?
The name of the small business coffee spot that teachers like Mr. Brian and Mr. Chad frequent. Can be found in between Dunkin and Starbucks on 20th street.
What is "The Nook"?