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The youth of today may be frequently portrayed as unambitious and gaming-obsessed, but there’s much more to the story of who they are and who they’ll become, Steel Club owner David Spirk told a group of Saucon Valley teachers in a presentation Friday.
You may have seen large orange signs posted about it recently. The Water Street Bridge in Hellertown will be closed to traffic on Monday, July 29, so a replacement span can be built. Before that happens, here are some answers to commonly asked questions about the bridge project.
St. Michael the Archangel–a local Catholic school with a 40-year tradition of providing challenging young minds in a nurturing environment–will host an informational open house for families on Tuesday, July 30 from 11 a.m. to noon at its Elementary School at 5040 St. Joseph’s Road in Coopersburg, Pa.
Borough council members said Monday they are concerned that the additional traffic traveling to and from Saucon Valley schools will worsen congestion at the Walnut and Main intersection betweeen Aug. 26–when the new school year begins–and the completion of the new bridge.
Lehigh University Police are investigating a “smash-and-grab” theft from a vehicle that occurred at the Mulvihill Golf Learning Center at 902 College Drive in Bethlehem Friday.
The Southern Lehigh School Board on Monday discussed classroom mini-grants that are being used by teachers to help encourage professional developmen and promote critical thinking skills among their students.
Additional charges have been filed against a former Palisades High School teacher and girls soccer coach stemming from his alleged sexual abuse of four female students at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township.
Already smoke-free, Saucon Valley Middle School will have an updated tobacco/smoking student handbook policy that specifically covers vaping–which has become a growing trend among teens–after school board members voted unanimously to approve it at their meeting Tuesday.
For kids in Quakertown, St. Luke’s University Health Network has launched a new Summer Meals Program—running from June 17 to Aug. 30—to make sure no child goes without a nutritious lunch during the summer months.
Students and staff at Hellertown’s St. Theresa School will have a new face to look up to in the fall. The school announced on its Facebook page Wednesday that Deacon Peter H. Schutzler will become principal of the school on July 1.
A Saucon Valley student is celebrating her achievements in a state-wide teen competition that rewards talent, intelligence, fitness and other positive qualities with scholarship money.
