Lots of inexpensive items will be available for students at the Santa shop 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 8.

The Santa Shop will be set up in the multipurpose room at the Siegfried building and will feature a wide selection of inexpensive shopping available for the students.

Book fair: The George Wolf PTA Book Fair is scheduled for Dec. 4-7, just in time for the holidays. Books make great gifts.

Concerts: The high school band and chorus holiday is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14. The holiday music begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at the high school auditorium.

Lehigh Elementary's Band and Orchestra Concert will be held Monday, Dec. 10, beginning at 7 p.m.

The Borough Holiday Concert will be performed at the Northampton Area High School auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 11, starting at 7 p.m.

The George Wolf Holiday Program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Holiday craft night: Crafts, holiday music and refreshments will be available during holiday craft night, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the multipurpose room at Siegfried.

Bus trip: Northampton PAGE (Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education) is sponsoring a bus trip Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Participants will visit the Tenement Museum and the 911 Memorial in New York City.

The bus departs at 7 a.m. from the high school and returns at 7 p.m.

For more information on the destinations, visit www.tenement.org/ and www.911memorial.org.

For more information on Northampton PAGE, email Chuck Longacre at cplongacre1@verizon.net.

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