Liberty Class of 1985 reunion Nov. 7

The Liberty HS Class of 1985 will hold its class reunion Nov. 7, starting at 10 a.m. with a tailgate party on Grenadier Boulevard before the start of the Liberty/Freedom football game. Alumni Day events will be going on at school throughout the day. There will be a gathering afterward at the Sun Inn starting at 6 p.m. For more information, go to the Liberty HS website alumni link to the class of 1985 or e-mail at LHS1985@verizon.net.

Area residents enroll at Alvernia University

Two Bethlehem residents have begun the fall term at Alvernia University. Olivia Cleary, graduate of Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter and a communication major, is a contributing writer with the Alvernian,for the 2015-16 academic year.

Lauren Maff is a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic HS and an occupational therapy major.

Bethlehem resident in LVC bridge program

Da’Ron Strickland, of Bethlehem, recently participated in the Multicultural Student Bridge program at Lebanon Valley College. The three-day pre-orientation program provided incoming first-year and transfer students with peer mentoring, residential living, academic success and leadership development. The goal is to assist students in making a successful transition to college and the LVC community.

Student completes leadership training

Breanna Schneebeli, of Bethlehem, recently completed a day-long workshop offered by the Oskin Leadership Institute at Widener University.

The Freedom HS senior participated as the winner of a HS leadership award presented by Widener University and NBC10.

During the workshop, students shared their own leadership experiences and learned about the three major competencies of leadership: leading self, leading others and leading change.

Award winners are recognized each year at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, and are offered the free leadership workshop at Widener. University enrollees university receive a $20,000 scholarship.

Two locals named RA’s at Wilkes

Bethlehem residents Santana Velez, a junior biology student, and Danica DeMesa, a junior psychology student, have been named two of the 45 undergraduate student resident assistants at Wilkes University.

They are responsible for crisis management, documenting policy violations, reporting maintenance requests and various administrative tasks for a floor, wing or house in campus residence halls. Additionally, they foster a residential environment supportive of individual student growth and development and encouraging on-campus community participation.

They are appointed for an academic year and must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.25 or higher while carrying a full course load of at least 12 credits.

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