Congratulations to the February Roughies of the Month! The honored students are Gavin Savercool, fifth grade; Giuseppe Mazzola, sixth grade; Yeiser Sanchez Puello, seventh grade; Victoria Rodriguez-Ramos, eighth grade; and Kenna Surita, related arts.

The students will be recognized at the next Catasauqua Area School District Board of Education meeting.

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Read Across America Week continues through March 6. Students should wear a college or school spirit shirt March 5 for “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” day and a fun hat March 6 for “Cat in the Hat” day.

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A vaping epidemic presentation, provided by Center for Humanistic Change, will be held March 5 for seventh-grade students.

Sixth-grade students will have their presentation March 16.

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The Miles to Smiles dental van will be visiting Catasauqua Middle School March 5 and 6. Contact the school nurse for a form or use the Lehigh Valley Health Network portal to register if available.

Contact the nurse by email at terchad@cattysd.org or by phone at 610-264-4341, option 3.

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A basket raffle fundraiser is planned to help support the end-of-year eighth-grade formal dance. The event is set for 5-8 p.m. March 6 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 7 at Salem United Church of Christ, 615 Third St., Catasauqua.

The drawing will be held 12:30 p.m. March 7.

The event will include food and refreshments, including hot dogs, baked goods and snacks, for purchase.

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CASD Board of Education will meet 7 p.m. March 10 in the district administration board room, 201 N. 14th St.

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The CMS parent teacher forum is next scheduled to meet 6 p.m. March 17.

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Catasauqua High School counselors will visit the eighth-grade American history classes March 19.

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There will be no school for students March 20. Teachers will have an Act 80 day.

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The end of the third quarter is March 31.

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