Catholic Schools Week kicked off Jan. 31 with a book drive to benefit Catholic Charities Ecumenical Soup Kitchen and Chew Street Community Center.

Homerooms donated appropriate books, in good condition, for children ages two through 17 which were collected all week. Students were also able to wear team jerseys.

On Feb. 1, Allentown Central Catholic High School students celebrated both student appreciation day and class color day (seniors/blue, juniors/purple, sophomores/red, freshmen/white, staff and faculty/pink).

Other theme days included: Feb. 2 – pajama day and Feb. 3 – adoration in all theology classes and breakfast club day, in which students could choose to dress up as a character from the movie “The Breakfast Club.”

There was a flexible instruction day Feb. 4 due to the inclement weather, so the final celebration was held Feb. 7. Allentown Central Catholic High School held a spirit wear dress down day and had a pep rally. It was also teacher appreciation day.

Viking Nation closed out Catholic Schools Week Feb. 7 with a pep rally, filled with fun events including a Miss/Mr. Central competition, performances from the dance team, cheerleaders and drum line and activities including “Pie the Teacher.”

On Feb. 7, the boys basketball coach, Dennis Csensits earned his 200th win as a Viking basketball coach with a win against Emmaus High School 56-18. Congratulations Coach Csensits!

On Feb. 6 during the Lehigh Valley Showcase held at Parkland High School, ACCHS student Tyson Thomas made a game winning three-pointer with 1.6 seconds left in the game earning him the Lehigh Valley Showcase MVP title. He also hit his 1,000 career point, against Northampton High School in overtime with a steal turned into a layup and a three-point play earlier. Great job, Tyson!

Congratulations to Natalie Woytek who performed with the District Chorus Feb. 5. She joined over 170 students from the surrounding area to participate in the one-day festival. The students sang a variety of music from several different styles and genres. The guest conductor was Russell Shelly from Juniata College. Natalie also participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 10 Chorus Festival hosted by Berks Catholic.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022 swimmers honored at their senior recognition – Isabella Hernandez, Sabrina Yurconic, Nathan Harris, Annabelle Penchishen, Aaron Janis, Ryan Norris, Grace Shucavage and James Manley. Great job, Vikes!

Our Class of 2022 Viking basketball, cheer and dance team members were recently recognized on their senior nights. Congratulations Cael Hines, Liam Joyce, Brendan Reed, Tyler Snyder, Tyson Thomas, Gavin Grim, Angel Rodriguez, Delany Moreno, Libby Sayegh and Haily Semmel.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022 Vikette basketball players: Julia Roth, Hanna Hoeing and Jadeyn Hagadus.

Don’t miss the ACCHS Open House 2-4 p.m. Feb. 20. Tour the school, meet the principal, talk with students and learn about clubs and activities. Register for admission Feb. 20 and save $200 off the application fee.

Call to enroll for the 2022-2023 school year at 610-437-4601. Contact Mrs. Meskill, admissions director, at cmeskill@acchs.info with any questions.

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