Pottstown Grads, Sisters, Make Town Proud As One Returns To Serve

POTTSTOWN, PA — Two sisters who graduated not so long ago from Pottstown High School are succeeding in their preparation to serve communities, even as one returns to Pottstown to work as a preschool teacher.

Pottstown High School graduates Keirsten and Alexandra Hickey have been busy at Gwynedd Mercy and Temple universities. Alexandra Hickey recently graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

She is returning to her home in Pottstown to serve her hometown community as a preschool teacher at the YWCA, said Pottstown School District Communications Director John Armato.

Keirsten Hickey will be a junior at Gwynedd Mercy in the fall, majoring in occupational therapy. She was named to the dean's list there in the most recent spring semester. Keirsten is a member of the American Association of University Women, Black Student Union, Pride Alliance, and the University's New Student Orientation Program.

After graduation Keirsten hopes to become a pediatric occupational therapist.

"They have demonstrated they learned a lesson they heard many times while students at PHS, hard work pays off," said Armato. "We are Trojan Proud of all they have accomplished and know that their hard work will continue to pay off in positive contributions to our community."

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