Every marking period, teachers at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute recognize students for outstanding effort, improvement, achievement and leadership in their career and technical education programs and academic classes. Honorees are presented with certificates and gifts.

Congratulations to LCTI and Catasauqua High School students Jason Coffin (carpentry), Jennifer Dries (health and medical sciences) and Joseph Hernandez (protective services) for earning Students of the Quarter for Marking Period 1.

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Reminder: The district will be closed through Jan. 4, 2026, for winter break. Students return to school Jan. 5, 2026.

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CASD Board of Education meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Directors will meet in the board room at the administrative offices, 201 N. 14th St. The next meeting is Jan. 13, 2026.

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Students will be off from school Jan. 19, 2026, for Martin Luther King Day.

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On Jan. 26, 2026, there will be no classes for students. Teachers will have an in-service day.

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CASD will have early dismissal Feb. 4, 2026. CHS students will be dismissed 12:50 p.m.

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Lehigh Career and Technical Institute’s emerging health professionals and animal sciences programs are perfect fits for high school seniors who plan to pursue careers in health care or the care and treatment of animals.

These programs are made possible by the partnerships of LCTI, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Penn State Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lehigh Valley Zoo and Macungie Animal Hospital.

The programs are intensive and dual enrollment, designed to give students a head start on college and expose them to a variety of professions in health care and animal sciences and veterinary medicine through job shadows, hands-on training and clinical study at facilities across the region.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2026-27 school year, and the submission deadline for applications is Jan. 23, 2026.

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The new student application window for LCTI’s 2026-27 school year is open now, but the school will not begin accepting applications for the programs that serve students in grades 9 through 12 until January 2026.

If you would like to receive notification when it’s time to apply, you may complete an application email reminder request form by sharing your email address on LCTI’s website at lcti.org.