PATIENTS IN THE NEWS

Allison Hood got a 1979 Ford Bronco in July. "That was the happiest day of my life. That's my favorite kind of car! My Dad worked at someones house and they had it. I was at my Mom's over the weekend so I called my Dad and asked him if he got it but he said, "No". When I got home that night, he was backing the Bronco out of the barn and I was smiling the biggest smile I ever smiled before."

Noah Hish's school, Washington Elementary, had a contest for each grade to design a T-Shirt. Noah's design was chosen as the winner for his 5th grade class. He won a free T-Shirt and the honor to see all of hi classmates walking around wearing his design!

Erin Clement performed with the Schuylkill Valley Regional Dance Company's production of "Jazzerella" on October 14 and the "Nutcracker" on December 1 & 2, 2007 at the Hill School Center for the Performing Arts.

Skylar Sabo just got her first pony. "We always had horses but now I have my pony to ride and take care of by myself." Her name is Princess Sienna.

Megan S. got high honors for her first quarter in junior high school.

Angela Kelly got the top 15 award in gym class. She has played soccer and lacrosse. Angela has been to Nevada, Utah, Germany, Spain, England, Florida, Delaware, New Jersey and Arizona.

Solomon Dorsey just had his 9th birthday and his travel team, the V9 Pottsgrove Falcons, won the Hempfield, PA State Tournament November 17 - 18th. The won 1st place for the Division B Team, beating 5 teams in 2 days.

A.C. Palage goes to Disney World about 2 times every year.

Saige Via is attending Boycrtown Junior High School this year.

Rachel Klien is a member of the Methaction Wolverines Pee Wee Cheer Squad. Rachel and her squad won 1st place and are on their way to Regionals in New Jersey.

Brittany Prestia will be representing the state of PA in gymnastics at the National Competition in San Diego in January. She competed and won a spot on the 6 person team. Competition includes teams from all of the states in the U.S.A.

Holly Fraizer's Dad will be working in the hospital. He has been going to medical school for 3 years.

Danielle McFadden made honor roll for the first time. Yahoo!!!

Zach Lambert got his braces off!

Maia Blaise moved to Maryland over this past summer. She's glad she gets to come back and visit when she has her Orthodontic appointments, we are also!

Jayme DeMedio starred as "Toto" in the Methaction Community Theater group in the production of, "Wizard of Oz". It was a great experience.

Mackenna Chandler got her braces off!

Shannon Beatie got her braces off on October 8, 2007!

Kylie Chandler got her braces off too!

Tara Kenny participated in the walk to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research at Tyler State Park. She raised over $2100!

Christian Talbot placed first in all of 6th grade at the regional Spelling Bee in Philly.

Chase W had an outstanding season in PAL wrestling. He had several pins and currently has 8 wins and 2 losses. Chase has also achieved high honors for the first and second marking periods. Way to go, Chase!

Stephanie P scored 15 points on her basketball team. Congratulations Stephanie!

Nicole P made the honor roll for the 5th time this year. Nicole attends Indian Valley Middle School. Good job, Nicole!

Brittany C. had her first dance at St. Eleanor School on September 15th. She had a lot of fun with her friends. After the dance she had nine girls sleep over at her house! They all had a lot of fun!

Ashley H. has graduated to a 1st degree black belt after 6 years of Karate lessons!

On November 11, 2006 Lance K. earned a first place trophy for sparring and a 3rd place medal for forms in Tang So Do at Vaughn’s Dojang

Mallory S. grew her hair out so that she had a 12-inch ponytail. She had her ponytail cut for Locks of Love on Sunday, November 19th.

Chessie R. go to meet Kasey Kahne in August at the Knoxville Nationals. He came back to her motor home to have some fun with the family.

Tiffany W. was very excited to see the play Beauty and the Beast (put in italics) in New York City on November 18, 2006. She also moved to the Springford School District from the Perkiomen Valley School District and is having fun with her new friends.

Adriana T. was nominated to be the Caption of her Volleyball Team at her new school.

Colleen M. qualified for the 4-H PA State House Show with 2 horses. The show was on October 26-28th. Colleen got second in the state with one horse and had a great go with the second horse. Yeah, Colleen!

On August 23, 2006 Taylor P. cut her hair for Locks For Love. Taylor was growing her hair for 3 1/2 years to do this. She had three ponytails cut from her head, one was 15 inches long and the other two were each 13 inches long! Her passion for helping others, especially children, is something Taylor has always enjoyed doing.

Lauren B. and her softball team The Boyertown Storm 12 and U Team were the champions of 4 NSA tournaments and one Pony Tournament. Their record was 48 wins, 8 losses and 2 ties. Lauren’s positions were centerfield and catcher and her batting average was .350. They qualified for the NSA National World Series in Virginia, where they placed 17th out of 54 teams. Lauren and her team had a great season! Dr. McSurdy supported Lauren’s team and hopes to support it next year also!

Aliya H. played with her team in the soccer championships on September 16, 2006. Her team made it through each level of the championship games and into the finals. The final game ended in a tie after 45 very muddy minutes and went into overtime. Overtime also ended in a tie, which then led to penalty shots. The penalty shots were still tied which then led the ENTIRE TEAM taking shots on goal! The goalie for the entire game, overtime and all of the penalty shots was Aliya! Aliya was the one who took her team through the finals and hoped to make it one of the most memorable finals games.

Kristina D. received straight A’s for the 1st quarter at Amity Intermediate Center. Kristina is on the "Amity A-Team"

Holly F.’s big sister, Falisha, had a baby and named him Logan. Holly is very excited about this good news.

When I Got My Dog - by: Spencer T. My cousin who lives by my house got a dog and they told my family there was another dog in the pet store that was the brother of my cousin’s dog. So, my dad went to the Pet Show with my sister and decided to get a dog for an early Christmas present. My Mom and I were waiting at the house. My Dad and my sister came home with a Bashon Poodle who was the brother of my cousin’s dog. We named him Vegas because my sister and me were born there.

Jessica K.’s softball team went to the National Softball States in Allentown.  Her team played 7 games of softball in two days.  They came in second place out of 16 teams.  This is the best they have ever done and they all received trophies.
Congratulations to Jessica!

Jamie M.  was on T.V. at the Reading Phillies game for being an outstanding student at the Amity Intermediate Center.  She also made the "A-team" at her school.  We are proud of you, Jamie!

Deanna M. plays for the Ber-Mont Vipers and is gong to Nationals at Kings Island in Ohio.
Good Luck, Deanna!

Mariah H. won 1st place for her DARE essay.  Mariah is a 6th grader at Washington Elementary School.
Nice job, Mariah!

Mindi G. has a "Rock and Roll" party at her school. After the party she attended a sleep-over at her school.
Sounds like fun, Mindi!

Andy G. is a member of the Boyertown Rod, Gun and BB gun team.  His team made it to the National Championships in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Congratulations, Andy!

Alysia M. just made it on to her swim team.  She is very excited about competing.
Good luck, Alysia!

Kara G. completed and passed a yearlong project called "I-Search".
Good work, Kara!

Erica G. a fifth grader at SFIS received a Presidential Award for Excellence for the entire school year.  She also was nominated by her teacher to receive a Citizenship Award for being a great student and a great person.  Erica’s mom, Pat (a patient also) is very proud of her!
We’re proud of you too, Erica!

Natalie D. won 1st place in the Methacton Community Writing Contest for the 2nd and 3rd graders for her expository essay "My Dog Champ"
Great job, Natalie!

Ashley M. is a member of the Visitation Competition Cheerleader squad. Her squad brought home eight 1 st place and 1 Big Spirit award … She and her team are very happy, but sad becasue they will lose ten 8th graders when they graduate this year. Ashley says, ‘We will always be “visi” girls first”. Congratulations to Ashley and all of the “Visi” cheerleaders!

Neel M., a third grader at Audubon Elementary School won second place at the National Math Bee held in Phoenix, Arizona in September 2004. Neel was in two newspapers, the Montgomery Life and The Time Herald. Congratulations, Neel!

Allya, Kyle and Colin H. decided that they wanted to collect movie VHS and DVD’s for Children’s Hospital for Children to boost the moral of the patients there. They ran a collection from their elementary school, pre-school and synagogue. From January 10 th through January 28 th they collected 753 tapes and DVD’s that they personally delivered to CHOP!

Brooke P. and her sister Brittany won the U-11. Classic Soccer Tournament, November 21, 2004. Brooke played sweeper and scored the winning goal to take them to the finals. This is the second year they won this tournament. Brooke plays for the girls Townmencin Travel Team.

Danielle K. performed in the Nutcracker for Steppin Out Dance Academy on December 19 th. Danielle performed 4 rolls-Claris friend, a soldier, candy cane and lead Ginger Sweet. She worked very hard and gave up her free weekends and free time to practice. Way to go, Danielle!

When Alix A’s dad turned forty she and her family had a birthday party for him. Her family went out to dinner and it was fun! Alix says her dad is very special to her and a lot like her! Happy 40 th Birthday, Mr Abraham!!

Brittany P. is a level 5 gymnast who competed in the “Wintertime at Brandywine” meet on December 5, 2004. She placed 1 st all Around Champion with a score of 36.25. 1 st on beam, 2 nd on bars and floor and 3 rd on vault. This was her first meet. Congratulations, Brittany!!