Congratulations to Catasauqua High School seniors Lilyana Gacitua and Jada Key-Pujols who were honored on the field at a recent IronPigs game for their outstanding leadership as members of Student Council. Fellow Student Council members Maya Osorto and Juliana Vazquez joined them on the field for the celebration. Lilyana and Jada were recognized alongside students from seven other Lehigh Valley high schools.

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Catasauqua Area School District has a job opportunity available for a sixth-grade math teacher at Catasauqua Middle School for the 2025-26 school year. Salary and benefits are competitive, as per the collective bargaining agreement.

Interested candidates must possess an active and valid Pennsylvania teaching certificate in any one of the following areas: K-6 certification; middle level mathematics 6-9 CSPG 53; mathematics 7-12-CSPG 50 as per CSPG 104; or grades 4-8-CSPG-70.

Submit your resume and Pennsylvania standard teaching application to Eric Dauberman at daubermane@catttysd.org by May 16.

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CASD also has a job opportunity available for a full-time contracted autistic support teacher at Sheckler Elementary School. The position is for the 2025-26 school year. Salary and benefits are competitive, as per the collective bargaining agreement.

Interested candidates must possess any one of the following valid Pennsylvania special education certifications, as related to CSPG 61: special education PK-12 (new unified certification); special education PK-8; special education N-12; or mental and/or physically handicapped K-12 (9235).

If you are interested in applying, submit your resume and Pennsylvania standard teaching application via email to Eric Dauberman at daubermane@catttysd.org by May 18.

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Catasauqua Area School District will be closed May 26 for Memorial Day.

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Lehigh Career and Technical Institute’s senior recognition night, celebrating the Class of 2025, will be held May 29 at PPL Center, 701 Hamilton St., Allentown. Seniors and their families are invited to attend the ceremony, which begins 6:30 p.m. All of the seniors will be presented with certificates on stage during the celebration.

All questions related to the event can be found at lcti.org/seniors.

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Graduation for the CHS Class of 2025 is set for 10 a.m. May 31 in the school gym. Class officers would like to prepare goodie bags for the graduating seniors to enjoy on this special day. Class funds will be used to purchase some gifts, but the class would greatly appreciate any snack contributions/donations to include in the bags.

If you would like to assist the officers in the collection of snack items, use the following CHS Class of 2025 Amazon gift link: amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/GM0FMS2FY3YF. The items will ship directly to the school.

Reach out to Leslie Estrada, class adviser, if you have questions.

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The end of the year is coming. There will be early dismissal June 5, 6 and 9, with CHS students dismissed 11:15 a.m.

The last day of school for students is June 9.

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Community Music School, 1544 Hamilton St., Allentown, offers a variety of summer music camps and workshops for kids and teenagers ages 7-18.

For kids ages 7-11, camps like Music Exploration, Intro to Piano, Build Your Own Ukulele and Intro to Violin are available. For teenagers ages 12-18, camps include Intro to Music Production, Music and Film Lab and Rock Band Performance.

One-day, one-week or two-week camps are available. All camps begin June 17.

If you are interested, sign up at cmslv.org/2025-summer-camps.

Call 610-435-7725 with questions.

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The annual surplus auction at LCTI is scheduled for 4 p.m. July 17.

Visit lcti.org/auction to follow the inventory auction lists for May and June.