BASD E-News from Dr. Roy If you have news or upcoming events you would like to share with the staff in the BASD E-News, please e-mail my administrative assistant, Barbara Clymer at bclymer@basdschools.org. BASD in the News Five things to know about Monday s Bethlehem Area School Board meeting This article appeared in Lehigh Valley Live highlighting items that were approved at the monthly Board meeting. It can be viewed at http://blog.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem_impact/print.html?entry=/2014/10/fiv e_things_to_know_about_mond.html Bethlehem schools settle Zhou dispute This article appeared in the Morning Call regarding the legal battle with a BASD parent. It can be viewed at http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mcbethlehem-school-board-1020-20141020-story.html Freedom High School National Honor Society News The Freedom High School National Honor Society is pleased to announce the acceptance of 118 juniors and seniors to our chapter. This is the largest group in FHS history. The induction ceremony will take place in the FHS auditorium at 6:30 PM on Wed., 11/12. Rob Thomas, FHS 78, will deliver the keynote address. There will be a reception for our new members following the ceremony in Cafeteria Right. Liberty High School to honor former football videographer on Friday LHS will hold a ceremony to honor the late John W. Jack Guidon during the halftime game on Friday, October 24, against Central Catholic at Bethlehem District Stadium. More on the event can be found at http://highschoolsports.lehighvalleylive.com/news/article/340738690497065433 2/liberty-high-school-to-honor-former-football-videographer-on-friday/#incart_river.
BASD EVENTS Fountain Hill is Celebrating #Socktober Fountain Hill Elementary is now participating in # Socktober. We are starting a sock drive as a way to give back to the community that has always given so much to us. Could you believe that an estimated 600,000 people live on the streets? That is not OK! Kid President inspired us by reminding us that even the smallest act of love can make a big difference. For the next month, we will be collecting NEW socks and donating them to The Bethlehem Emergency Homeless Shelter. If you would like to donate socks, please send them to Fountain Hill Elementary School. If at this time you cannot donate socks, please help by sharing this message and getting the word out to all communities! Remember to #Socktober to really get the word out! October 20-November 3 - Governor Wolf PTA Fundraiser with Kiffle Kitchen Bakery Governor Wolf PTA has partnered up with the Kiffle Kitchen Bakery to bring you and your families some yummy Thanksgiving Day treats! This fundraiser will run Oct. 20 - Nov. 3rd. Here is a list of items (and prices) that are available: Kiffles (10 pack) $8.50 - Nut Kiffle - Apricot Kiffle - Raspberry Kiffle - Prune Kiffle Hungarian Rolls (14-16 oz each) $8.50 - Nut Roll - Apricot Roll - Raspberry Roll - Prune Roll - Poppyseed Roll Walnut Tossies (10 per pack) $9.00 Almond Cookies (10 per pack) $7.00 Shoofly Pie (8" slightly wet bottom) $8.50 Orders due - November 3rd. Pick-up: Monday, November 24th 5-8pm @ Governor Wolf Elementary School (in the gym). If you have any questions or would like an order form, please email Donna Frantz at dfrantz@rcn.com.
BASD Mini-Thon Fall Fundraiser Throughout the month of October, Unangst Tree Farm will team up with the BASD Mini-Thon for our Fall FUNdraiser. The farm will donate 10% of profits when you present the attached flyer with your purchase. Thank you for your support. Thursday, October 30, 2014 The School Reform Debate: Is there Common Ground? The School Reform Debate: Is there Common Ground is presented by Dr. Gary M. Sasso, Dean, College of Education, Lehigh University. The event will take place on October 30 from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm in the Sinclair Lab Auditorium. Registration cost is $10. For more info on the event or to register go to http://mylehigh.lehigh.edu/s/1127/interiorhybrid.aspx?sid=1127&pgid=7605&gid=1&cid=13366&ecid=13366&post_id=0.
Friday, October 31, 2014 Fall Spirit Day at Thomas Jefferson The students and staff at Thomas Jefferson Elementary will be participating in Fall Spirit Day. Students from Liberty High School s fall sports teams, cheerleaders, band members and Big Brothers and Big Sisters will come to TJ and participate in a pep rally to support the Liberty High School versus Freedom High School football game that is being played on Saturday November 1 st. The event is being held to promote public education. All of the students from Thomas Jefferson will attend Liberty High School. Sunday, November 2, 2014 National Brain Tumor Walk Race for Hope The National Brain Tumor Walk Race For Hope is November 2, in Philadelphia. This our 4th annual walk. Deb Williams and family and friends are walking in memory of her husband Bill Williams. Bill coached girls basketball at Freedom High School for several years. Please check out Race For Hope Philadelphia on the www.braintumor.org website and join Team Bill (Captain Ashley Williams). For more info contact Ms. Williams at dwilliams@basdschools.org. Thursday-Sunday, November 6-9, 2014 FHS Theatre Presents Curtains This multi-toni Award winning musical comedy is a parody of the 1950s whodunit theater mysteries, where a lone Boston police detective investigates a series of murders that have taken place behind the scenes of a fictional 1950s cowboy musical, Robbin Hood. The cast and crew are forced to stay inside the theater while the detective unravels the mystery, getting involved with the show and falling in love with the ingénue in the process. Dates, times, ticket prices, and order forms can be found at: http://wwwfhs.beth.k12.pa.us/pdfs/curtains%20ticket%20order%20form.pdf Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Hanover Celebrates Veterans Day Hanover Elementary School will be honoring local veterans at its annual Veteran's Day Celebration on November 11, 2014. The festivities will begin at 9:30 A.M. Representative Marcia Hahn will be attending the celebration honoring the veterans, as well as Liberty High School Brass Ensemble and Liberty High School Bagpipers. Hanover Singers will also lead the school in song in order to celebrate our local heros. Please join us as we honor those who keep our country safe and make us proud to be Americans! Saturday, November 15, 2014 NCC Horizons for Youth 13 th Annual Fall Youth Scholastic Chess Championship Northampton Community College is holding the Horizons for Youth 13 th Annual Fall Youth Scholastic Chess Championship on Saturday, November 15, 2014, 9 AM. For more information or to register go to https://lifelearn.northampton.edu/modules/shop/index.html?action=section&offeringid=671§ionid=10063
Bethlehem Pennsylvania Earl E. Schaffer Municipal Ice Rink The City of Bethlehem features the only outdoor Olympic sized ice rink in the LV. 2014-2015 Season is November 14-March 21. Session, fees, passes and additional information can be found on the attached. Bethlehem Public Library Events Children who need practice reading are paired with gentle dogs who love to listen at the Read to Dogs program at the Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church Street on Saturday morning, October 25. More at http://www.bapl.org/youth/ysprograms/ys14_read2dogs.html The Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church Street, will host a Halloween party at Family Fun Night on Tuesday, October 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Spooky stories, games and crafts are in store for costumed guests of all ages. The
Library s Teen Advisory Board is helping! Details at http://www.bapl.org/youth/ysprograms/ys14_halloween.html It s Hello Kitty Reading Day on Saturday, October 25 to celebrate the 40 th birthday of the cute little feline. Stories and activities from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. in the children s room at the Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church Street. Visit http://www.bapl.org/youth/ysprograms/ys14_hellokitty.html FREE Health and Wellness Clinic There will be a FREE Health and Wellness Clinic on one Saturday of each month of the school year at Broughal Middle School Family Center FREE to all uninsured residents of Bethlehem and Fountain Hill. For more information please see the attached flyer.
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