On Friday, Oct. 25, the Lehigh Valley Christian High School will host a community universal recycling event from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Everyone is invited to recycle unwanted or broken items and the school will have a truck from Advanced Green Solutions at the school on Howertown Road, Catasauqua, to collect the items.

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On Saturday, Oct. 26, we will host a craft and vendor fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The community is invited to stop by and see all that we have to offer.

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On Monday, Oct. 28, we will have a clothing drive pick up. Donations can be dropped off in well-tied garbage bags at our gym door.

We are accepting wearable clothes and coats; shoes, paired, in separate bags; accessories such as purses, backpacks, briefcases, belts, hats, gloves, scarves and ties; household linens including blankets, sheets, pillows, quilts, comforters, tablecloths, curtains, towels and bath rugs; and stuffed animals, rag dolls and Beanie Babies.

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The week of Oct. 7 was Spiritual Life Week. The Axis team from Colorado came in and spoke to us over a period of three days. They challenged us to think outside of what is normally accepted such as what we listen to and how we act.

During the same week, our annual field day and talent show took place. The beat box duo of Joshua Brennan and Robert Gaudreau came in first place in the talent show.

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The cross country team has done extremely well this year.

At the Northampton Invitational Oct. 5, they competed very well against 20 other local high schools. Ninth-grader Austin Wiegand came in second place with a time of 19:18 and Stephen Holden came in sixth with a time of 20:03. Rachel Loar also medaled, coming in fifth place, and Rachel Prusak finished in seventh. The boys team qualified to go to district competition and a few of the girls qualified to run singly. Congratulations!

The boys soccer team beat High Point Christian School in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Christian Athletic Conference Oct. 15. They played in the semifinals against Valley Forge Christian Oct. 18. They also qualified for the PIAA district XI class A playoffs.

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The PSAT was administered Oct. 16. The next two days our teachers attended the ACSI NEXUS professional development simulcast, so there were no classes.

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On Oct. 5, several LVCHS students volunteered at the Catasauqua Fest O' Fall as a part of their community service project. All of our students will be out serving in the community on Friday, Nov. 1, as part of our annual Outreach Day.