The good that came out of the COVID pandemic in this Nazareth-area home | Commentary
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Abby Miller spends a lot of time crafting in her Space Room. Photo from April 2, 2021.Rudy Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Can you hear it? That collective sigh of relief across the Valley? That’s the sound of parents exhaling as more and more schools open for more and more days of in-person instruction.
It’s been a long, trying journey of online and hybrid instruction for many families over the last year. That includes my family.
While I look forward to a return to normalcy, I feel compelled to take a moment and point out something that went right over the past year.
Nazareth Area Middle School to close for a week due to COVID cases
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Nazareth Area Middle School on Tuesday announced it will close for a week because of COVID-19 cases.
Robert Bauder, the school’s principal, explained the closure in a letter to the school community that was posted on the Nazareth Area School District website.
It went into effect Tuesday and will continue through next Monday, March 22. The plan is to reopen to students and staff the following day.
“During the targeted closure, the building will be closed to all students and staff for cleaning and contact tracing, and all instruction will be provided remotely,” the principal said in the letter.
Sindura Sridhar of Wilson Southern Middle School is the champion of the Diamond City Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by Diamond City Sports.
Khalid Tounsi from Exeter Township Middle School finished second. Veeren Sheka from Nazareth Area Middle School placed third.
The competition involving 24 spellers from 24 local schools lasted 16 rounds. To prepare, spellers studied Words of the Champions, the 4,000-word study resource provided by the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Spellers competed at the F.M. Kirby Center on March 7. Kevin Sickle, president of Diamond City Sports, served as pronouncer for the competition and the judges who tracked every word and verified spelling accuracy were Erika Jacobs, Valerie Monick, James Fedor, and Jessica Sivick.