Congratulations to Bethany Smith, who received a gold medal in Auto Service and Rey Paulino for earning first place in job interviewing at the recent DECA Career Development State Conference in Hershey.

Fifty students from around the Lehigh Valley competed in this state event.

The International DECA competition is scheduled to take place in Atlanta, Ga. May 3- 6.

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Students in the Catasauqua Area school district will enjoy an early dismissal April 9.

High school students will be dismissed at 12:40 p.m.