Congratulations to Catasauqua High School 11th-grade student Collin Paone on being named to Lehigh Career and Technical Institute’s inaugural principal’s list. Collin is in the welding technology program. Beginning with the first marking period of the 2025-26 school year, LCTI recognizes academic center students who earned a grade of 90% or better in all of their academic courses and with no unexcused absences.

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Catasauqua Area School District is closed through Jan. 4 for winter break. Students return to school Jan. 5.

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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.

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

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On Jan. 26, 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. CHS students will be dismissed 12:50 p.m.

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LCTI’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.