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362 Northampton H.S. graduates Get diplomas in Stabler ceremony by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
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Northampton Area High School held its 114th annual commencement exercises on Saturday afternoon in Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena. There was a total of 362 graduates who received their graduation diplomas and many hundreds more of their parents and siblings in the stands to watch the ceremony. After the seniors made their entrance to the tune of “Pomp & Circumstance,” played by the high school orchestra, Senior High Principal Stephen Seier had opening remarks and introduced NASD Superintendent Joseph Kovalchik. He first saluted the Class of 1965, who were seated at the far end of the arena and the graduates all stood to recognize them as well. Earlier in the day, they were given a tour of the new school facilities and had lunch together, compliments of the school district. Kovalchik told how he had visited the students in their classrooms and asked them what he should talk about at the commencement, realizing that they,
(Inset) Valedictorian Shreya Bhatt and salutatorian Boris Kobilja. (Above) Class secretary Jennifer Szerencsits gives her reflections as the other officers, Taylor Fullin, Taylor Gollie and Kelly Thoma await their turn. –Home News photos
more than he, are knowledgeable about all the types of social media present today. He said he researched when the graduates were born and how the manners of each generation
differ, especially in comparison to the classes of 1965 and 2015. Kovalchik said he was impressed with the present class, how they progressed through the system very well, both scholastically and
athletically, and how they also helped in the community. “While there have been so many changes, one thing that was consistent was the ThanksContinued on page 9
Firefighters had a busy May with many blazes by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
The Klecknersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Co. of Moore Township, and a number of other fire companies in the Valley, had a more than busy month, fighting fires in brush, mountain forests, two barns, and a hotel. A check of man-hours for the Klecknersville Rangers showed
they used 623 for fire calls, and the Bath Firefighters spent 126 man-hours on those calls. Two barns in Moore Township burned down within days of each other. On Sunday, May 24, along a long lane, a barn owned by Charles Tumpey at 2718 E. Beersville Rd. caught fire at 7:30 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene
until 2:00 a.m. Monday. Two firefighters were treated for injuries in that blaze. Then on Friday, May 29, a barn in the 500 block of Bauer Rd., Bath burned down, with firemen on the scene from 2:00 in the afternoon until 11:00 at night. In both instances, with large quantities of water required in
the rural area, the Rangers needed plenty of help. They had mutual aid from Bath, Bushkill Twsp., Hecktown, Upper Nazareth Twsp., Lehigh Twsp., Plainfield Twsp., East Allen Twsp., Allen Twsp., Hanover Twsp., Nazareth and Northampton boroughs, and Bethlehem and Palmer townships. They provided water from Continued on page 2
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