Welcome back, Catasauqua Middle School students, teachers and staff!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.

Best of luck in 2017!

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The annual CMS spelling bee will be held 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10 in the school gymnasium. The winner will go on to compete against students from other Lehigh Valley schools.

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The Catasauqua Area School Board is scheduled to meet 7 p.m. Jan. 10 in the district administration office board room, 201 N. 14th St.

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A reminder: CMS is currently selling “Team Butter” T-shirts in support of sixth-grade student Julian “Butter” Saleh.

Julian was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. For the next six months, Julian will undergo chemotherapy treatments at St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.

The cost of a shirt is $20. All proceeds will go to the family to help offset costs during Julian’s treatments.

To purchase a shirt, contact the middle school at 610-264-4341.

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If you have any school news you would like to share, email me the information to mjr18017@gmail.com.