Eagles Wide Receiver Visits Middle School To Recognize Pennsbury Science Teacher

Members of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles came to a Pennsbury middle school Friday afternoon.

Eagles cheerleaders, wide receiver Bryce Treggs, and mascot Swoop visited Pennwood Middle School in Lower Makefield to take part in a pep rally to honor teacher Rebecca Obert-Thorn.

Obert-Thorn was recently revealed and honored as the 2017 All-Pro Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made at an awards banquet held at Lincoln Financial Field and celebrated Friday before students and staff at the middle school.

For being in the top 10, each teacher received $2,000 to go towards their school’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. Obert-Thorn brought back an extra $5,000 for the program when she was named the overall winner.

The program recognizes outstanding sixth through 12th grade teacher and is put on by Axalta, a Philadelphia-based coatings company.

In addition to receiving money for their schools’ programs, the 10 finalist teachers received tickets to an upcoming Eagles game, a football, and a personalized jersey.

“I am besides myself,” Obert-Thorn said at the rally on Friday.

The seventh grade teacher went on to explain how proud she is to represent the science teachers at Pennsbury.

The $7,000 is going to go towards materials to bolster the STEM programs at the school.

“That’s easy money spent,” Obert-Thorn joked, listing improvements the money will go toward.

“It is important to nurture a love of science in students,” she added.

In the past, Obert-Thorn has been on the board of directors at the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol and has done STEM work at the Bucks County Community College.