Congratulations to Catasauqua High School and Lehigh Career and Technical Institute student Paolo Demaria, who secured a position at the upcoming Skills USA Pennsylvania State Leadership Conference in Hershey.

Paolo placed first in electronics technology at the recent Skills USA District 11 Championships at Agri-Plex in Allentown Feb. 2. The annual competition pitted LCTI students against their peers from Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Career Institute of Technology, Monroe Career & Technical Institute and Upper Bucks County Technical School in more than 50 contests of skill ranging from advertising design to welding.

Championship award winners were announced during a virtual ceremony Feb. 7.

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Each month, teachers at LCTI recognize students for outstanding effort, improvement, achievement or leadership in their career and technical education programs and academic center classes.

Congratulations to the following CHS students for being selected for January: Elias Bensing (heating/air conditioning and refrigeration) and Jorry Cene (marketing and business education).

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Catasauqua Area School District will be closed March 11 for a teacher in-service/Act 80 day.