Freedom and Liberty seniors celebrate their 2021 prom together (PHOTOS)
Updated 9:11 PM;
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Freedom and Liberty High School seniors celebrated their prom Friday night at the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem.
Last year, proms were canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but this year, many local schools were determined to find a way to celebrate it.
Due to decreased student interest in attending and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Bethlehem Area School District decided to hold a joint outdoor prom for its students this year.
This year’s prom looked much different than past years. All students had to wear masks, there was no traditional sit-down dinner and no dance floor.
2 COVID vaccine clinics planned for Bethlehem parents and students 12 and up
Updated May 13, 2021;
The first clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Wind Creek Bethlehem. The second clinic will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 20.
To register for the May 15 clinic, visit here. To register for the May 20 clinic, go here.
More than 200 teens 16 and up and their parents were vaccinated Monday at the district’s first vaccine clinic.
A parent or guardian must accompany a student to the vaccine clinic. The Bethlehem Health Bureau will be administering the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has emergency use authorization for children 12 and up.
Bethlehem school district strives for 5 days of in-person school next year
Updated May 10, 8:45 PM;
Posted May 10, 8:45 PM
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The Bethlehem Area School District hopes to have all students K-12 back in school five days a week next fall.
Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer Jack Silva announced the goal at a Monday evening school board meeting.
District middle and high school students remain on a hybrid learning schedule, where they learn in-person two days a week. Elementary students returned to school four days a week last month.
“Things are definitely looking up in terms of both vaccinations and the success of the mitigation we’ve had at the elementary level since spring break,” Silva said. “. The general trend is down, and we’re hopeful that that continues for the rest of this school year and allows us to do the planning for the 2021-22 school year, where our goal is to return students to school five days a week.”
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