Northampton Press

Northampton Exchange Club capped its Service to Youth program, lauding a female and male Northampton Area High School senior. The club selected Nicole Somers and Chase Clapp as Youths of the Year.

The awards program was held June 20 at Northampton Banquet & Event Center. Each recipient received a $500 scholarship and a plaque from the Exchange Club.

A public hearing for the $34.2 million Lehigh Elementary School project will be held 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Northampton Area School District Administration Building, 2014 Laubach Ave., Northampton.

The NASD Board of Education voted unanimously 9-0 at its Oct. 23, 2017, meeting to demolish the 63-year-old school and build a new school at the site, 800 Blue Mountain Drive, Walnutport, Lehigh Township.

An assistant to the Northampton Area School District athletic director has been appointed.

NASD Board of Education voted 9-0 to appoint Matthew Frailey as assistant to the athletic director, effective for the fall, winter and spring seasons of the 2018-19 school year, with a stipend of $3,100, per sports season, with no additional benefits.

At the July 16 board meeting, school directors also voted 9-0 to approve:

Northampton Area High School has announced the students named to the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2017-18 academic year.

DISTINGUISHED HONORS