Northampton Press

Northampton Area High School held its 19th annual academic awards ceremony May 29.

Valedictorian: Michael Kistler

Salutatorian: Gabrielle Demchak

Moore Elementary School, 2835 Mountain View Drive, will hold its spring carnival 4-8 p.m. June 6.

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Early dismissals will be June 6-7 and June 10-11. Secondary students are dismissed 10:35 a.m., and elementary students dismiss noon. No lunches will be served.

The last day of instruction for students is June 11.

Have a happy and safe summer!

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The last marking period is ending June 11.

Parents/guardians, make sure to check the Sapphire web portal June 15 to see final grades and report cards.

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Northampton Area School District is poised to implement a new grading system.

NASD Board of Education has been briefed about the new system, known as Standards-Based Reporting.

Students and parents have been notified of the changes.

Information, a chart and an explanatory video can be found at nasdschools.org/sbr.

Northampton Exchange Club, at its May 1 dinner meeting held at Northampton Banquet and Event Center, lauded four Northampton Area High School students as a Boy or Girl of the Month during the Service to Youth program portion. Honored were Cameron Chuss, May Boy of the Month; Reem Shadid, May Girl of the Month; Vaughan Bryant, June Boy of the Month; and Bianca Minera, June Girl of the Month. At the time of the event, the students were all seniors. The students graduated June 1.

The honorees received a Lamp of Knowledge plaque, framed certificate and a club pen.

Northampton Area Middle School has announced the students named to the honor roll for the third marking period of the 2018-19 academic year.

DISTINGUISHED HONORS

Class of 1979

Attention, Northampton High School Class of 1979 graduates: Your contact information is needed.

A committee is looking for contact information for upcoming events.

To provide your information, call or text Sheri Miller at 610-390-5290 or email her at sherides@rcn.com.

The faculty and staff of Northampton Area High School are pleased to announce the selection of Michael Kistler Jr. as valedictorian and Gabrielle Demchak as salutatorian of the Class of 2019. They rank first and second in their graduating class.

Congratulations to Moore Elementary School student Colette Ferriere for placing second in the Pennsylvania Council on Literacy spring 2019 stock market challenge competition in the elementary school division.

Under the guidance of teacher Christopher Hoenscheid, Colette started with a $100,000 hypothetical portfolio and ended the 10-week game with $113,036.90.

The competition teaches students about investing and encourages financial literacy.

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Changes to the Northampton Area School District calendar include the following.

Northampton Exchange Club held its Service to Youth program April 2 at Northampton Banquet & Event Center. Five Northampton Area High School seniors were recognized as Students of the Month — Grace Tepes, Girl of the Month for January; Lauren Pague, Girl of the Month for March; Lucas Troy, Boy of the Month for March; Jade Korpics, Girl of the Month for April; and John Kennedy, Boy of the Month for April.