Bethlehem Area

Southside Stride set for Aug. 19

The third annual Southside Stride will be held from 10 a.m. until noon on Aug. 19. Donegan and Fountain Hill Elementary School and Broughal Middle School are the hosts. Elementary schools staff will be conducting home visits to welcome incoming kindergarten students between Broughal staff will be doing visits to welcome incoming sixth graders. Visits will be socially distanced and take place outside of student homes.

Lehigh Valley

Martina named LVC principal

Lehigh Christian Academy has named Laura E. Martina, of Bethlehem, as school principal for the 2021-22 school year. She will assume all primary academic and educational duties. Elizabeth Hauser, present principal and head of school, will remain head of school and concentrate on matters of school growth and vision, branding and development.

Martina was LCA’s fifth grade teacher in 2018 prior to living abroad in Italy for a year. She was taught grades kindergarten and two through five at Bethlehem Christian School.

She earned a master’s degree in education - Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Scranton. She earned an undergraduate degree in elementary education and art from Moravian University.