Peggy Hart, patiently taught him how to comprehend the words he was reading, which, he said, changed the course of his life, allowing him to graduate cum laude from Alvernia University with a degree in accounting following his service in the Navy. Continuing, he recounted how an Exeter Reading Specialist, Mrs. Think of the stigma associated with this,” he said to the hushed audience. Said differently, I could recognize words but I didn’t understand their meaning… I was just instructed to go to the ‘special’ reading room. “I couldn’t comprehend what I was reading. “It wasn’t that I couldn’t read,” he said. In fact, he said, he read his first book in high school. DeAcosta remarked during his speech that he was surprised to have been selected into the Academic Hall of Fame as he did not consider himself an exemplary student while at Exeter. Inductees are chosen for their contributions to society and their impact and credit they've brought to the Exeter Township School District through their achievements, volunteerism and/or work. Andrea Smith ‘97, a maxillofacial prosthodontist and Peggy Fleck, a retired school counselor. Those inducted into the Academic Hall of Fame were Kevin DeAcosta ‘84, president and CEO of the Highlands of Wyomissing Robert Jordan, retired Exeter Township Fire Chief Dr. The Exeter Township School District celebrated the achievements of four notable alumni, educators or community members who were inducted into the Exeter Alumni Association’s Academic Hall of Fame during a moving candlelight ceremony on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
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