Balazs wins BGC scholarship

David Balazs, a 2018 Freedom High School graduate, was awarded the 2018 Bethlehem Garden Club scholarship.

He was a FHS honors student and participated in Project Lead the Way. He was on the Environmental Awareness team and helped to maintain the building’s courtyard. As a Boy Scout, he participated in area projects such as clearing fields, developing farms and removing invasive species.

He is entering Kutztown University this fall as an environmental science major.

Bin Wang attends national FBLA event

Bin Wang, of Bethlehem, was one of 17 members of the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Phi Beta Lambda Chapter (Future Business Leaders of America) who attended the organization’s annual leadership conference June 22 to 27 in Baltimore, Md. He placed seventh in Accounting Analysis and Decision Making.

The BU students qualified for the national competition that featured more than 1,200 students after finishing third or better in their event at the state level.

Kantor researcher at Muhlenberg College

Patrick Kantner 20, from Bethlehem and a neuroscience major, is conducting research this summer at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, on how people view and interpret abstract and representational art through phenomenology, a philosophical approach to understanding perception.

Assistant professor of psychology Alexandra March is mentoring his study, which focuses on differences in perception such as assumptions, memories and past experiences.

About 60 other students are also collaborating with faculty on summer research projects. Students are typically on campus for eight to 10 weeks of full-time research and receive a stipend, housing and college credit.

Lopez named LVC ambassador

Jennifer Lopez, of Bethlehem, was named a Lebanon Valley College Valley Ambassador for the upcoming year. She is working toward a bachelor of science degree in communication sciences and disorders and Spanish.

She will lead tours for prospective students and their families through the college’s Annville campus.

Rosa studies in Spain

Kelsey Rosa, of Bethlehem, studied abroad during the University of Scranton spring 2018 semester. An international language business-Spanish concentration major, she participated in the Council on International Education Exchange Advanced Liberal Arts Program in Seville, Spain.

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