Keith Valley Middle School is a secondary school in the Hatboro-Horsham School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The principal is Jon Kircher, who attended the school as a child. The school is also well known for the Keith Valley Challenge, a large fundraising event.
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Principal: Jon Kircher
6th Grade Assistant Principal: Barbara Whitelock
7th Grade Assistant Principal: Robert Crosby
8th Grade Assistant Principal: Sarah Stout
Keith Valley Middle School is located at 227 Meetinghouse Road in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
The Keith Valley Challenge began in 1977 in memory of Billy Whitehead, an 8th grade student who died of a heart attack at his bus stop. In his memory administrators, faculty, staff and 8th grade students sponsored a hockey marathon and pledged to raise money for charity. Since then, it has become the largest event of its kind in the world.
In February 2008, the event celebrates its 32nd year. Through the years, Keith Valley students, in conjunction with the beneficence of the surrounding communities of Hatboro and Horsham raised over $550,000 for a variety of charities. Pledges have been donated to the American Cancer Society, The Arthritis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Barry Ashbee Leukemia Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, The Ronald McDonald House, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Redland Middle School (devastated by Hurricane Andrew), Montgomery County Association for Retarded Citizens Infant Program, Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Leukemia Fund, Transplant Games/National Kidney Foundation, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation with which they have partnered for several years, helping many seriously ill children and granting their wishes.
Each year a celebrity drops the puck to kick off the start of play with the top two teams, after which a schedule of games unfolds for a period of 17 hours. It now recognized as the largest middle school fundraising event in the world.
Notable Celebrity Guests 2010: Jamie Apody from Action News (WPVI) dropped by, bringing her camera crews. She shot the 8th graders all pepped up for the all-nighter.
2011: Vince Papale (Former Philadelphia Eagle), spoke with the entire school about his story and his struggles.
http://www.hatboro-horsham.org