The Phoenix and the Phoenixville Area School District have teamed up to bring you The Purple Press, a blog created by the students of the Phoenixville Area School District!

The idea for the blog was born after Alex Miller, a tenth-grade student at the Phoenixville Area High School, penned an article for the high school newspaper about the Vale Rio Diner, which was posted to The Phoenix’s “Phoenix Files” blog. The article was so well received that people began asking to read more articles not just from Alex, who was affectionately dubbed “Mr. Miller” by blog commentators, but from the students in the Phoenixville Area School District!

In response, Matt Byrd, Online Editor for The Phoenix, created The Purple Press, a blog dedicated to publicizing the work of Phoenixville students. The blog was given the name The Purple Press after the high school newspaper for which Alex Miller writes.

Phoenixville Area High School teacher John Zittel, the faculty advisor for The Purple Press, is very pleased to see the students have another outlet in which to publicize their work.

PASD would like to thank The Phoenix and Matt Byrd for their efforts. We would also like to congratulate Mr. Zittel, the staff of The Purple Press, Alex Miller and all our students.

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Karin Williams