BASD

Dr. Roy’s April 21 message

Dr. Roy has posted a brief message to the Class of 2020 at Freedom and Liberty High Schools. Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVsY8AIqyWo&feature=emb_logo. For the BASD 2019-2020 Spring calendar with changes and the 2020-2021 school district calendar, visit www.basdschools.org/calendars#calendar1/20200421/month.

School nurses available

The certified school nurses are available for support and assistance regarding the COVID 19 testing and corona virus concerns. Email the nurse at the child’s school. Call a health care provide for emergency medical needs. The nurses do not provide this information.

Information is also available by calling St. Luke’s Triage Hotline, 208-381-9500. For free online screenings, call Lehigh Valley Health Network, MyLVHN Nurse information line: 1-888-402-LVHN. The Pennsylvania Department of Health phone number is 1-877-PA-HEALTH (1-877-724-3258).

School board adds Alozie

Winston Alozie was sworn recently as a newly appointed BASD school board director. Thanks to him and to all directors for their service to the Bethlehem Area School District.

LHS

Li chosen for Olympiad

Daniel Li, a Liberty HS junior, was chosen to compete in the week-long Canadian Computing Olympiad at the The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The event, which includes workshops, a contest and other activities, is also used to determine participation in the International Olympiad in Informatics. The Olympiad is one of the most recognized computer science competitions in the world.

East Hills

Frantz receives math award

Olivia Frantz from East Hills was presented with a Certificate of Merit for correctly answering Challenge 2 in The Hardest Math Problem student contest. The program is part of the “Expect the Unexpected With Math”, a program of the Actuarial Foundation.

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