Nitschmann MS: Manufacturing field trip

Nitschmann students visited the American Millwork & Cabinetry manufacturer and talked about

the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” video competition.

To view more, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9l35qv6jm6qrsoi/AABa6j3WHStIxQVh7n6CZ8-pa?dl=0&preview=American+Millwork+%26+Cabinetry+-Highlights.mp4.

Freedom: Peace Corp grad seeks help

A former FHS student, now serving in the U.S. Peace Corps, is asking for help to raise funds for a project he is heading on Koro Island, Fiji, in the South Pacific. For information, visit https://donate.peacecorps.gov/donate/project/misson-kindy.

Freemansburg ES: Poetry project now online

Freemansburg ES’s favorite poem poetry and reading project, headed by FES fourth grade teacher Jane Gilrain, can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmMGW7zy4Hg.

Mercy School: Several grants received

Mercy School For Special Learning, the Lehigh Valley’s only private school for children and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, based in Allentown, recently received numerous grant awards from several generous organizations.

Mercy received $85,000 in grant monies from the Harry C. Trexler Trust in Allentown that will support both the renovations of the student bathrooms and the daily operation of the school. Also, an anonymous grantor awarded Mercy $25,000 to assist with the renovation of the school’s auditorium.

In addition, the Air Products Foundation awarded Mercy $8,000 for the school’s Work Experience Program, as well as the recent dinner gala.

Hospital Central Services in Allentown also awarded Mercy $2,000 for the Work Experience Program, in which students ages 15 and older apply skills learned in the classroom in a real-world setting, under the guidance of a job coach, at one of 13 current worksite locations throughout the Lehigh Valley.

Mercy received a $500 grant from the TopStar Express in Emmaus to benefit the school’s math and science programs. Also, the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation has informed the school that in early 2016, Mercy will receive $10,000 to support the school’s technology program. And at the Phillies Winter Banquet Jan. 21, Mercy will receive a $1,000 grant award from IronPigs Charities that will benefit Mercy’s monthly visits to Parkettes in Allentown. Students develop their physical and social skills as part of their overall development through exercise and healthy activities at the renowned gymnastics institution.

For more information about Mercy School For Special Learning and these grant awards, please visit www.mercyschool.org or call 610-797-8242.

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