Nominations for the 2019 Freddy Awards were announced May 9 during a live broadcast of “69 News at Noon” on WFMZ-TV.

Of 155 Freddy nominatons, Bangor received the most with 16 Freddy nominations.

Freedom was next with 14 Freddy nominations, followed by Emmaus, 13 nominations; Nazareth, 13 nominations, Parkland, 12 nominations, and Easton, 12 nominations.

Rehearsals for the opening number of the live broadcast featuring four students from each of the 30 participating schools began May 9 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton.

The 2019 Freddy Awards Ceremony will be broadcast live from the State Theatre on 69 WFMZ-TV and wfmz.com at 7 p.m. May 23.

Tickets for the Awards Ceremony May 23 are made available through the participating schools.

The public can get a “sneak peak” of the 2019 Freddy Awards TV production on Dress Rehearsal Night, May 22.

Available are rehearsal tickets for adults and students and the Freddy Awards Preview Party.

Here’s the tally of 2019 Freddy nominations, by school, in alphabetical order:

Allentown Central Catholic, 8

Bangor Area, 16

Belvidere, 2

Bethlehem Catholic, 3

Catasauqua, 0

Dieruff, 8

Easton Area, 12

Emmaus, 13

Freedom, 14

Hackettstown, 6

Liberty, 10

Lincoln Leadership Academy, 1

Moravian Academy, 1

Nazareth Area, 13

North Warren Regional, 2

Northampton Area, 3

Northern Lehigh, 5

Northwestern Lehigh, 1

Notre Dame, 2

Parkland, 12

Phillipsburg, 1

Salem Christian, 2

Salisbury, 0

Saucon Valley, 4

Southern Lehigh, 5

Warren County Technical, 0

Warren Hills Regional, 6

Whitehall, 1

William Allen, 3

Wilson Area, 1

For more information on the Freddy Awards: freddyawards.org