Local women participate in Scout summit

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) hosted the 2019 Girl Scout Women’s Leadership Summit: Why You Matter Jan. 5 at the DoubleTree by Hilton with presenting sponsor TD Bank. The morning networking event connected like-minded women, Girl Scout members and non-members, who share a passion for empowering girls and having a greater impact in their communities. Workshops and discussions led by Bethlehem residents Anne Baum, senior executive at Capital BlueCross, and Susan C. Drabic, president and Morningstar Senior Living CEO, invited women to use the networking event to discover new ways to harness their power as a caring volunteer while tapping into their strengths and leadership skills. Breakout sessions focused on topics such as personal, emotional, and financial wellness.

Moravian student named Collegiate Champion

The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) has selected Moravian College senior Will Pelletiers of Bethlehem to its Collegiate Champion program for the 2018-19 academic year. Only 22 students were selected from across the United States and only eight were undergraduate students (most were master’s of public health or doctorate students).

Collegiate Champions serve as liaisons between SOPHE and their campuses, sharing news and information about the field of health education and promotion and making fellow students aware of professional and academic award opportunities. Champions are also charged with organizing and hosting campus events.

Perez earns white coat

Sofia Perez of Bethlehem, a second-year student in the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders master’s degree program in Speech-Language Pathology, recently received her white coat in a ceremony at Rolling Pines Golf Course and Banquet Facility.

The White Coat ceremony honors the transition from full-time, in-class work to full-time clinical externship work.

Bethlehem artists win ArtPop

The fifth annual ArtPop Billboard Competition, presented by ArtPop Street Gallery, Adams Outdoor Advertising, Pocono Arts Council, ArtsQuest and Kutztown University, selected via a juried competition three Bethlehem residents as winners.

Their work will be displayed on Adams Outdoor Advertising billboards in the region beginning the week of January 7.

The winners, their titles and mediums are Lee Riley, Wandering, glass and oil on wood; Craig Werkheiser, The Snow Leopard Trio, pastels; and Mallory Zondag, Growth No. 4; wool, silk and cotton.

Two locals at Tufts

William Kandianis and Arnav Gupta, both class of ‘2022, and of the Bethlehem area, have begun their freshman year at Tufts University, Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts.

Bethlehem resident Cooke Foundation winner

Kayla Valenti ‘19, of Bethlehem, and a student at Northampton Community College, a semi-finalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

Upon her May graduation, she will be transferring to a four-year university.

The foundation that helps support community college students in their transfer process.

For more scholarship and application process information, visit www.jkcf.org/transfer and www.jkcf.org/our-stories/generous-scholarship-now-open-for-top-community-college-students-planning-to-transfer/.

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