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APRIL 28-MAY 4, 2016
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Pa. PTA convenes nearby; Geo. Wolf PTA a sponsor by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
The Pennsylvania PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) held its 107th annual convention the weekend of April 11 to the 15 at the Holiday Inn in Breinigsville. The George Wolf Elementary School PTA in Bath was one of its sponsors as the convention was hosted by the Lehigh Valley for
the second time in seven years. The local convention committee included: Fran Shehab, of George Wolf Elementary PTA, convention coordinator; Toni Daptula, George Wolf; Lisa King, Northampton Area Council of PTAs; Pat Lear, George Wolf; Jamie Molnar, George Wolf; Ken Morrow, George Wolf; Michelle Morrow, Keystone PTA
(a past president); Gail Sterner, Northampton Area High School PTSA; Monica Swallop, George Wolf; Sue Vrabel, George Wolf; and Cher Wiesner, Northampton Area Council. Student volunteers included: Maya Beisel, Nitschmann Middle School; Olivia Dietz and Vanessa Sawyer, Carbondale Area Jr./Sr. High School; Madison Shehab,
Northampton High School “Show Stoppers,” directed by Emily Reinsmith, provided entertainment at the Pa. PTA convention. – Home News photo
Northampton Area High School; Maria Shehab, Northampton Area Middle School; and Brianna Uhnak, WC Middle School. It was a weekend of workshops, general meetings, and guest speakers as well over 100 men and women of the state’s PTAs gathered here. Among the speakers was Charles Scott, board member of the National PTA; Carol Ritter, Pa. PTA past president and a contributor to The Home News; and Philip Horn, Executive Director of the Pa. Council on the Arts. The state president, Debbie Munson, told us that the PTA’s by-laws were brought up to date for the first time in 50 years, when they were destroyed in a flood at Harrisburg. The convention offered supplemental work with children, officer training, and action on such issues as the state PTA’s budget, and all-day kindergarten. On Saturday morning the delegates took action on resolutions that affect the children in schools across the state – (1) rescinding a state resolution that
will be tested in five areas at the competition: Wildlife, Forestry, Soils and Land Use, Aquatic Ecology and a current environmental issue (this year’s topic is Invasive Species: A Challenge to the Environment, Economy and Society). This year, seven schools will compete with a total of thirteen teams. Competing are: Bangor Area High School, Bethlehem Catholic High School, Freedom
High School, Nazareth Area High School, Northampton Area High School, Moravian Academy and Pen Argyl Area High School. At the competition, the teams rotate through the five stations taking written tests with some hands-on application. The team with the highest cumulative score is the winner. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Lou-
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Northampton County 2016 Envirothon submitted by SHARON PLETCHAN On April 28 the Northampton County Conservation District will hold its annual Envirothon competition. The Envirothon is an environmental competition for students in grades 9 through 12. A team consists of five students and an advisor. Each team is given materials and objectives to study in advance. The teams
Top Northampton Students named
ise Moore County Park located in Bethlehem and Lower Nazareth Townships and is sponsored this year by: the Northampton County Conservation District, Northampton County Division of Parks & Recreation, The Pidcock Company, J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc., Base Engineering Inc., Keystone Civic Engineers, Inc., Continued on page 4
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