BASD: Parent Tech Academy

There will be a Parent Tech Academy series directed towards students currently in grades four through nine to introduce the BASD Empower 1:1 initiative roll-out for the 2019-20 school year onward. Parents, guardians, family and community members are also invited to attend any one of the free sessions. The date, times and locations of the eight sessions are as follows: 9:30 to 11 a.m. on April 24 at Freedom HS; from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on April 15 at Liberty HS, April 23 at Northeast MS, May 14 at Broughal MS; from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on April 15 at Liberty HS, April 23 at Freedom HS, April 24 at Northeast MS and May 14 at Broughal MS.

No registration is neccessary.

Nitschmann MS: Student is GepBee semi-finalist

Rowan Walters, a seventh grade student at Nitschmann Middle School, has been named a semi-finalist in the 2019 National Geographic Society GeoBee Pennsylvania State competition in Harrisburg on March 29. There are up to 100 top-scoring students, one from each state in the union, invited to compete in state GeoBees. The state winners advance to the national championship at the society’s headquarters May 19 to 22 in Washington, D.C.

Charter Arts: Concerts, recitals coming up

There will be a Jazz Cafe program by Charter Arts students t at 7 p.m. on April 26 at the school, 321 E. Third St. Visit www.charterarts.org for information.

There will be a spring Charter Arts students Chamber Ensemble Concert at 7 p.m. on April 26 at the school, 321 E. Third St. Visit www.charterarts.org for information.

There will be a Vocalist Cafe with performers from Charter Arts from 7 to 9 p.m. on March 14 at Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. Fourth St.

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts music faculty will hold a free, public faculty recital at 7 p.m. March 15 in the Charter Arts Theatre, 321 E. Third St. The event is free and open to the public.

The performers are Chet Brown, Neil Chaban Amy Chryst, Erica Dickson, Kelsey Kish, Mike Lorenz, David Macbeth, Thomas Maher, Kim Seifert and Matt Wells.