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71st Year, Issue No. 22 USPS 248-700
MAY 31-JUNE 6, 2012 A General Circulation Newspaper Serving The Community Since 1942
SERVING BATH, CHAPMAN, NORTHAMPTON, NAZARETH BOROS; ALLEN, E. ALLEN, MOORE, LEHIGH, BUSHKILL, LOWER NAZARETH & UPPER NAZARETH TWPS.
High schools select Valedictorian, salutatorian Northampton The faculty of Northampton Area High School is pleased to announce the selection of John Veiszlemlein as Valedictorian and Tyler Laubach as Salutatorian of the Class of 2012. They rank first and second in their graduating class. Veiszlemlein is the son of János and Lisa (Yany) Veiszlemlein of Bath. John plans to attend Pennsylvania State University this fall (chemical engineering major) as a student in the Schreyer Honors College. John has been an active student in both community and school endeavors during his high school career. He is a National AP Scholar, a member of the Lehigh University Scholars Program, and a four year member of the 2012 LVC Debate Championship team.
John is also an Eagle Scout and serves as a Senior Patrol Leader. In school, John is editor-inchief of the Courier, the school newspaper, and a member of the Science Olympiad, Chess, and Scholastic Scrimmage teams. In addition to these Continued on page 9
Nazareth Nazareth Area School District will hold the 2012 graduation commencement ceremony at Stabler Arena, Lehigh University on Monday June 4th at 7 p.m. Nazareth High School Principal Alan Davis announced that 396 students will be graduating this year. The senior class is led by Valedictorian Teressa Hamsher and Salutatorian Rachel Kosciusko. Congratulation and best of luck to all graduates!
MOORE ELEMENTARY D.A.R.E. essay winners.
Moore D.A.R.E graduation
By Alice Wanamaker The Home News
John Veiszlemlein
Teressa Hamsher
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Two buildings in the Northampton Area School district held DARE graduation ceremonies last week, Siegfried Elementary and Moore Elementary. The DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program is a world-wide effort that teaches kids the necessary skills to avoid drug and alcohol use as well as involvement in bullying, gangs and violence. The program is led by police officers in the classrooms and is taught to the 6th grade classes at Moore and
Siegfried. The graduation ceremony at Siegfried was held last Thursday. May 24. Over one hundred parents and family members came out to witness the graduation. The DARE program was taught by borough police Chief Ronald Morey along with sixth grade teacher Gary Pierzga. Mayor Reenock and Judge Giordano were also at the assembly. The final piece of the DARE program for the students in class is to write an essay about what DARE means to them. While all students did a fantastic job, the following
students were chosen as best among their peers at Siegfried: Lily Altomare, Olivia Saylor, Sara Sandoval, Billie Kantner, Logan Ninos and Zachary Vilkauskas. Part of Zachary’s essay noted the amount of poisons in cigarettes, “knowing that there are more than 200 poisons in cigarettes will keep me smoke free forever” he said. One student at Siegfried elementary, Rebecca Nothstein, has been accepted into Camp Cadet for the summer and will begin learning about Continued on page 7
Students celebrate success By Alice Wanamaker The Home News
Tyler Laubach
Rachel Kosciusko
The students and faculty at Moore Elementary School celebrated the success of the students in their first full year utilizing the school wide positive behavior support program, called Moore Pride. The positive behavior program is used district wide to encourage students to behave appropriately and act responsibly. Each building in the district has their own
version of the program and Moore encourages students to “Be Ready, Be Responsible, Be Respectful and Be Safe.” The students who show these
criteria while at school are given paw print tickets from their teachers. The tickets Continued on page 7
INSIDE THIS WEEK: 275th Anniversary ......... 5 Volunteers Wanted ....... 10 Cement Worker............ 13 Classifieds.................. 14
MOORE PRIDE means dunking teachers.
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