BASD

District-wide hurricane fundraiser

The Bethlehem Area School District is holding a district wide fundraiser at all BASD schools.The event has been organized by Freedom and Liberty HS students.

The “BASD Helps Heal Houston” bracelets will be available for purchase at all BASD schools and at the high schools atheletic offices on weekdays and at football games at the BASD stadium.

Donations are welcome; checks are payable to Freedom HS Student Council with “Houston Independent School District Foundation in the memo area.

Mail checks / donations to Mr. Joseph Stellato, 3149 Chester Road, 18017.

Public Poem event Oct. 18

The BASD and the Favorite Poem Project will host a public reading event at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in the rotunda at city hall, 10 E. Church St. Several pre-selected poems will be read. For information, visit http:favpoembeth.weebly.com.

BASD Foundation fundraiser

The Build a Foundation - Buy A Brick project to benefit programs supported by The Foundation for the BASD is selling custom bricks keepsakes.

Mail checks (visit website listed for a form) payable to The Foundation for the Bethlehem Area School District to P. O. Box 646, Bethlehem 18016; for credit card purchases, visit thefoundation.beth.k12.pa.us. Call 610-861-0500, ext. 60255 or email TheFoundation@basdschools.org.

Purchased bricks must be picked up at the new Nitschmann MS open house between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 or at the school between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5.

Charter Arts

Photography workshop Oct. 3

There will be an Introduction to Photography Workshop with Michael Fickes from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 3, 10 and 17 at the Lehigh Valley Charter HS for the Arts, 321 East Third St.

Students must have access to a functioning digital camera. For other requirements and to register, call 610-868-2971, ext. 3185. For general information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Open house dates set

The Lehigh Valley Charter HS for the Arts will host an open house at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Nov. 14, and Jan. 18 for tours. There is a presentation in the theater beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. All events will take place at the school, 321 E. Third St. Visit www.CharterArts.org.

Moravian Academy

Open house Oct. 28

There will be a lower and middle school admissions open house from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 28 at the school’s Church Street campus, 422 Heckewelder Place. Reservations may be made by contacting Ingrid Gerber by phone at 610-868-8571 or by emailing igerber@moravianacademy.org for the lower school; or Meredith McCambridge, phone 610-866-6677, for the middle school.

The upper school open house will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 21 at the Merle-Smith Campus, 4313 Green Pond Road. Contact Dan Axford, senior admissions director, by calling 610-691-1600. Visit https://www.moravianacademy.org/page/visit for more information.

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