On the morning of September 23rd, Marlborough Elementary School was officially named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School for the first time since 1994!
Up to 420 schools can be nominated across the state annually. This year, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona presented a total of 356 schools as National Blue Ribbon recipients.
According to Upper Perk Updates, Marlborough, one of only 13 schools in Pennsylvania to receive this award, was recognized as excelling in “academic performance” and making “significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups.”
As stated by the United States Department of Education, “National Blue Ribbon Schools are led by leaders who articulate a clear vision of instructional excellence and uphold high standards.” Schools that receive this reward present effective teaching methods and “offer robust professional development for their staff.”
Marlborough Elementary students and staff celebrated this achievement with a Blue Ribbon Award ceremony! Our very own UPHS Tribe Talk crew went out to cover the event.
One Tribe Talk member who attended, Jeremiah Peguero, said, “It was a great experience seeing how excited everyone at Marlborough was, especially all of the kids.”
To kick off the celebration, the students were brought to the gym, receiving blue shirts and pompoms to show off their Marlborough pride. “They played a special video about the award for all of the kids to watch.” Afterward, they were brought outside to the blacktop, where UPTV staff members recorded the students throwing blue streamers and celebrating via drone. “After the kids went inside some of the camera crew helped the custodians clean up.”
Upper Perk is proud to call Marlborough Elementary its Blue Ribbon School, and it would not have been achieved without the teachers, students, staff, and administrators.
