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Perfect attendance! Meet the Reading teen who never missed a day of school
A Pennsylvania teen ended his senior year of high school on a high note. Zachary Schrader, a recent graduate of Reading High School maintained perfect attendance from kindergarten through 12th grade. Not only did he have perfect attendance, but he also graduated with straight A's while attending 13th & Union...
Allentown, East Penn school districts dismiss for summer
More students around the region are kicking off their summer vacation. The East Penn School District in Lehigh County wrapped up classes about an hour ago. Students in Allentown were dismissed a little while later. Same for kids in the Quakertown and Hazleton school districts.
Parkland boys volleyball weathers wild momentum swings to reach PIAA semifinals
The Parkland High School boys volleyball team’s season was on the brink again. For the second straight round, the Trojans needed to prevail in a fifth set during the state playoffs. Parkland weathered one final, drastic momentum swing to beat previously undefeated Pennsbury 25-23, 25-19, 20-25, 18-25, 15-12 in...
Northwest Middle School Students excel in state and national Stock Market Game Competitions
The Reading School District has announced the outstanding achievements of Northwest Middle School students in the 2023-24 season of The Stock Market Game, an educational program presented by the SIFMA Foundation and the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education in Pennsylvania. In the SMG’s Fall 2023 session, Gabriel Villar-Baez and Rueben...
Lehigh Valley school districts gear up for summer programs
Summer vacation for some kids is a time of travel, camps and fun, but that's not the case for every one. "We sort of have an idea that we have a responsibility related to equity to provide for those students who may not be able to provide experiences for themselves," said Dr. Jack Silva, superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD).
Whitehall baseball’s season closes with 10-run defeat in PIAA 5A quarterfinals
Whitehall High School’s state baseball quarterfinal started later than originally scheduled. Unfortunately for the Zephyrs, it also ended earlier than anticipated. Whitehall fell to a powerful Governor Mifflin team, 10-0, in five innings during the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals at Kutztown Park on Thursday night. Governor Mifflin (22-5), the...
John Paul II Center for Special Learning celebrates 2024 graduation
John Paul II Center for Special Learning held a graduation ceremony on Monday, June 3 for four students at their location on Welsh Road in Shillington. The members of the JPII class of 2024 include: Jeremiah Feliciano, grandson of Zayda Acosta, Reading. Isabella Mendoza, granddaughter of Alex and Maria Grove, Temple. Aaron Santos, son of Angelina Jeronimo, Reading. Justin Unger, son of Michael and Tisa Unger, Reading.
Lehigh Valley colleges offer to help displaced UArts students
Several schools in our area are offering to help students after the University of the Arts' unexpected closure. Muhlenberg College says it is accepting 10 new students and will be giving them each a $2,000 scholarship. Moravian University is also supporting students who have been displaced. DeSales University has also...
Interpreters bridge communication gap for Penn State Berks student
Jenny Jewell Kramer never dreamed that she could attend college, much less earn a degree. But that’s exactly what she’s doing at Penn State Berks with the assistance of interpreters from Keystone Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (KDHHS) and support from the college. Kramer was born to...
APW Students Present Environmental Research To NASA Scientists
OSWEGO COUNTY – A group of students from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior-Senior High School’s NASA Club recently attended the Northeast Mid-Atlantic GLOBE Student Symposium, which is run by NASA, NOAA and other organizations. The club traveled to the Berks Nature Center in Reading, PA for the event, where they presented...
Parkland knocks off previously unbeaten Pennsbury in Class 3A boys volleyball thriller
SHILLINGTON, Pa. - Defending PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball champion Parkland taking on undefeated Pennsbury in a quarterfinal round clash at Governor Mifflin High School. The Trojans out to a quick start - taking the first two sets 25-23 and 25-19. The District 1 champions would not go down without a fight and take the next two sets to even things up at 2-all heading in to a fifth and deciding set.
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