News Archives-2002-2010

2010 ASD Sweeps Project Citizen Showcase for 4th Time! 6/22/10 Lehigh Valley Health Network to Flip the Switch for Telehealth at Central Elementary 6/22/10 Honoring Allentown’s ‘Historic’ Finest 5/27/10 Cleveland Trip to Union + West End Cemetery 5/27/10 Renee Haines Promoted to Library Director 5/25/10 Cleveland Elementary Students Promote Breakfast in the Morning with Project Citizen Project 5/21/10 ASD Middle School Students Gear Up For College with Trip to LCCC 5/7/10 Allentown Education Association Honors Inspiring Teachers 5/5/10 Musician Dave Fry Performs For PSSA Celebrations @ Muhlenberg Elementary School 5/4/10 Roosevelt Elementary School Safety Kids Carnival More Than Fun 4/30/10 Fifth Queen of the Court to Be Crowned April 28 4/28/10 Statement on PA Department of Education Secretary Nomination 4/26/10 Allentown School Board of Directors to Announce Appointment of 16th Superintendent 4/22/10 And The Winner Is…ASD Makes Public Names of Three New Schools 4/15/10 District Reports Progress in Naming of New Schools; Dedications Set 4/13/10 Middle School Bands to Perform in the Round 3/27/10 All City Music Festival Strikes a Cord in the District 3/23/10 Allentown School District Students To Compete In Middle School Oratorical Contest 3/23/10 Allentown School District Reports Progress on Superintendent Search; Identifies Four Finalists 3/19/10 Jefferson Elementary School Arts Program Celebrates Its Centennial 1910-2010 3/17/10 Lehigh University Football Players to Visit and Read to Cleveland Students 3/17/10 South Mountain Middle School Students Compete in "Twilight Bowl" Annual Reading Competition 3/10/10 Raub Middle School to Raise Funds for Haiti With “Hoops For Haiti” 3/9/10 Allentown Middle Schools Unite for One Night in a Very Special Concert 3/4/10 Raub's Reading Scholars Give Back with Gift to St. Luke's Hospital Maternity Unit 3/2/10 Successful Cleveland Elementary School Students Reward? Hitting The Slopes Every Week (With Volunteer Teachers And Staff In Tow) Tuesdays, winter Ronald McDonald to Welcome Families to South Mountain Middle School Family Fun Night 2/18/10 ASD Schools Help Haiti 2/5/10 ASD Students Getting into Action with Niños en Acción (Kids in Motion) Program 1/21-2/9/10 Lehigh Valley Health Network Innovative Telehealth Program for ASD Schoolchildren to Be Presented 1/14/10 Former NFL Player Shawn Harper to Bring Message of Choices, Persistence & Will to Succeed for Dieruff Students & Parents 1/14/10 2009 Emmaus High School Key Club to Deliver Over 1,800 Books for All Sheridan ES Students 12/22/09 Children’s Author Marisa De Jesús Paolicelli, Recipient of the International Latino Books Award, to Visit Central Elementary School 12/16/09 Sheridan Elementary School 5th Graders Cook Up A New Restaurant Row In Allentown, Debut Tomorrow 12/15/09 William Allen High School Hosts Community Fun Day 12/5/09 Project Citizen 2009 State Awards to Be Presented At Board Meeting To ASD Classrooms 12/3/09 Jefferson Elementary 5th Graders Show Leadership with Project Citizen Presentations at Muhlenberg College 12/3/09 South Mountain Middle School Donates Walk-A-Thon Proceeds to 6th Street Shelter 11/24/09 ASD Recognizes Service of Three Retiring Board Members 11/19/09 Ritter Elementary Students Set To Help Break Guinness World Stacking Record 11/12/09 Allentown Rotary Dictionary to Distribute Dictionaries to 3rd Graders throughout District 11/12/09 South Mountain Middle School Plans Veterans Day Breakfast 11/11/09 Ritter Elementary Hosts $50,000 Grant Presentation; Aetna Foundation Partners with the Weller Center to Reduce and Prevent Childhood Obesity in Allentown 10/29/09 Midway Manor Early Childhood Center Receives Allentown Garden Club Awards 10/23/09 Allentown School District’s Bullying Prevention Program Reminds Families of Warning Signs During “Week without Violence” October 18-24, 2009 10/15/09 Allentown School District Foundation Established for Future Philanthropic Initiatives 10/15/09 LSI Invests in Education with 2009 Backpack Program 9/3/09 Allentown School District Achieves Significant Academic Growth- District Remains in Corrective Action 2 Status 9/3/09 Allentown School District Board of Directors Resolution Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to Approve a 2009-2010 State Budget 8/27/09 Allentown Public Library [APL] to Close South Branch Due to State Budget Cuts 8/20/09 Kathryn Stephanoff to Step Down as Allentown Public Library Director 7/9/09 U.S. Justice Department Motion Filed to Monitor ASD Lawsuit 7/1/09 ASD Board of Directors Certify Act 1 Local Property Tax Relief in the Amount of $529 Per Approved Homestead 6/26/09 Central Elementary School + Baum School Partner on Decorating Plain Mural in Playground Today 6/19/09 South Mountain Middle School Beautifies Landscape with Air Products Assistance 6/13/09 ASD Wins Project Citizen Showcase – Big! 6/12/09 Students Donate Animal Resuscitation Masks 6/4/09 Allentown City Council Welcomes ASD 5th Graders for Civic Presentations Tonight 6/3/09 ASD Celebrates Civic Education Day June 3, 2009 (culminating events happening now throughout the city) 6/3/09 Dieruff High School 50th Finalé 5/27-6/14/09 Harrison Morton Middle School Celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering and Math [STEM] 5/21/09 Canaries Light Up 17th Street for Life 5/16/09 William Allen Latino Leadership Club Welcomes LVH Physician 5/12/09 Dieruff High School Welcomes Vietnam Vets 5/4/09 ASD Elementary Students to Exhibit Artwork 4/29/09 Allentown Gets Active Thanks to Achieve Grant 4/28/09 Cleveland Elementary Joins With PPL to Adopt Their Block for Earth Day 4/27/09 ASD High Schools “Flip the Switch” for Classrooms for the Future 4/14/09 William Allen High School’s Latino Leadership Club Hosting First Annual “Noche De Gala” 4/4/09 Middle School Bands to Perform in The Round 4/4/09 Dieruff High School Enters Musical World with “Back To The 80’s” 4/2 -4/4/09 Prom Pricetag Reduced With Help from Dress upon a Star 4/3/09 Fourth Annual “Eggciting” Egg Drop to be Held on Cleveland Elementary’s Rooftop 4/3/09 ASD Middle Schools “Gear Up” Students for Great Futures 4/2/09 World Renowned Jazz Musician to Perform at Alma Mater 4/2/09 Stand and Deliver! Allentown School District Students to Compete in Middle School Oratorical Contest 4/1/09 All City Music Festival Strikes a Chord in the District 3/31/09 William Allen High School Chorale Leaving for Service Trip to New Orleans 3/28 - 4/1/09 All Parents and Guardians Invited To Gang Awareness Workshop at William Allen High School 3/25/09 Central Elementary Staff and Students Celebrate the First Saturday Scholars Program 3/21/09 PA State Board of Education Visits William Allen High School for 287th Meeting 3/18- 3/19/09 Police Athletic League/Allentown School District 5th Grade Hoops Championship Tomorrow 3/18/09 William Allen Dance Academy Presents “New Beginnings” 3/13-3/14/09 Muhlenberg Elementary Students to Produce Benefit Production for Children 3/12-3/13/09 Governor Rendell’s Policy Speech Can Be Viewed via Live Internet Stream at Mosser Elementary School Governor Rendell's Policy Address to the State Invite 3/11/09 Bacterial Meningitis Case Confirmed 3/6/09 Washington Elementary School Powers Up to Recognize National School Breakfast Week 3/6/09 William Allen High School Student to Be Honored for Bravery 2/19/09 South Mountain Middle School to Open Doors to Community at Family Fun Night 2/19/09 Lehigh Valley Health Network to Demonstrate Dental Sealant Program during Children’s Dental Month at Sheridan Elementary 2/18/09 Emmaus High School Key Club to Deliver Mittens to Sheridan ES Second Graders (Rescheduled) 2/12/09 ASD to Hold 3rd Annual Teacher Job Fair 2/4/09 Trexler Middle School Families Invited to Its First Fun Night 1/29/09 Central Elementary Staff and Students Gear Up for Learning During Saturday Scholars Program 1/24/09 Sheridan Elementary 3rd Graders Save Furry Friends through Stamp Art 1/23/09 Parkway Manor Student Representatives “Booked” to Visit Sheridan Elementary School 1/22/09 William Allen High School Students to Attend Inauguration of President-Elect Obama 1/18/09 Restoration of William Allen High School’s 90-Year-Old Mural to be Celebrated at Dedication Ceremony 1/14/09 2008 Crossing Guard to Be Honored for 4 Decades of Service 12/23/08 Roosevelt Elementary School Students to Leave Indelible Mark on School’s Renovation Project 12/22/08 Cops-N-Kids to Visit Sheridan Elementary School 12/22/08 Roosevelt and Ritter Elementary Classes to be Recognized for High Marks at National & State Project Citizen Finals 12/16/08 ASD Child Nutrition Services Department to Host Holiday Tea for Administration with Student Entertainment and Toys for Tots Drive 12/10/08 Jefferson Elementary School Students to Present Project Citizen Portfolios at Muhlenberg College Today 12/04/08 Miss Pennsylvania to Visit Raub Middle School 11/18/08 WAHS Football Players to Pay Respects, Read to Muhlenberg Elementary Students Who Provided Extra Canary Spirit with Signs and Posters Throughout Season 11/14/08 Roosevelt & Ritter Elementary Schools Students Strive for Guinness Stacking Title 11/13/08 3rd Graders to Receive Dictionaries from Allentown Rotary Club 11/13/08 J. Birney Crum Stadium Upper Bleacher Renovation Dedication 11/01/08 Students Participating in the Democratic Process throughout the Allentown School District 10/30/08 Muhlenberg Elementary School PTA Sponsors Honey Bee Day 10/30/08 Mosser Village Family Center to Hold Spaghetti Dinner and Puppet Show 10/29/08 Central Elementary School to Thank Community for Support of New Playground 10/24/08 Allentown School District Earns Prestigious Compass Award 10/19/08 Parents Beware: Guidelines for School Bus Safety; October 20-24 National School Bus Safety Week 10/18/08 ASD Celebrates Healthy Food Habits During National School Lunch Week 10/16/08 Central Elementary School to Dedicate 8th Street Parking Lot; Gift from PPL to District 10/6/08 Dieruff High School Groundbreaking 10/3/08 William Allen High School Groundbreaking 10/1/08 Jackson Elementary School Groundbreaking 9/24/08 ASD Receives Favorable Bond Rating;Cost of Issuing Debt Expected to Decrease 8/21/08 PSSA 2008 8/14/08 ASD Receives Federal Grant For Emergency Management 6/17/08 Cycling Race Sponsor Commerce Bank Surprises Allentown Elementary Schools 6/2/08 City of Allentown and Allentown School District Leaders Call For Action on School Funding Formula Law 6/2/08 Baum School of Art presents “Allentown Public School Art Teachers” 5/12/08 Not Your Average "Lunch Lady" 4/29/08 ASD Seniors Get Jump Start with College Course Scholarships at Muhlenberg’s Wescoe School 4/28/08 2008 Harrison-Morton Jazz Ensemble Calendar Of Events 3/25/08 ASD Teacher Awarded Grant To Space Camp 3/20/08 Trexler Middle School Students Art to go to National in PTA’s Annual ‘Reflections’ Art Program 3/20/08 South Mountain Middle School Enriched by Community School Designation 2/25/08 ASD 2nd Annual Recruitment Fair 2/20/08 Kindergarten Registration 2/20/08 2007 ASD Files Answer to Claims in Junior Doe Lawsuit 10/5/07 ASD Officials Comment on Junior Doe Lawsuit at Press Conference 9/23/07 2007 PSSA/AYP Results 8/29/07 ASD Board of Directors Expected to Approve 2007-2008 Budget June 28, 2007: Budget Reflects Zero Tax Increase 6/20/07 ASD Board of Directors Selects Retiring Teacher to Seat Vacated by James Reeder 6/19/07 WAHS Chorale Brings Home Canary Gold and Best in Show from Festival Disney Competition 5/3/07 Mosser ES and Parents to Play, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader," at Math Workshop 5/2/07 Central ES Playground Project Within Reach With the Help of Major Corporations 5/1/07 Harrison Morton MS Bids Farewell to Phys Ed Teacher Jennifer Iudecello as She Embarks on a Greater Journey 4/11/07 ASD Board of Directors Appoints Safety Task Force 3/22/07 Superintendent Angello Calls For a Review of Safety Policy and Procedures With the Support and Technical Assistance of the PDE 3/22/07 ASD Elementary and Middle School Bands to Showcase Talents with Performances 3/22/07 Sheridan ES Presents Restaurant Row: An Artistic, Culinary, Multicultural Experience 3/8/2007 ASD Sponsores First Recruitment Fair 2/1/2007 2006 ASD Celebrates Civic Education with Visit by Pennsylvania's First Lady, Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, on December 15 12/15/2006 Aspires Mentoring Program Honors 4 Valley Residents as Mentors of the Year 12/15/2006 ASD Announces Construction Manager and Architect Appointments for   Phase I of Facilities Improvement Plan 11/17/2006 Dieruff High School Graduate Neal Schiff '64 and Special Agent Mike Quirk to Speak on Careers in FBI 10/13/2006 New ASD Cell Phone Policy for Students, Effective Sept. 5, 2006 08/25/2006 ASD Files Formal Complaint Against UGI 08/25/2006 ASD to Hold Kindergarten Registration Days in July 07/13/2006 City of Allentown and ASD Partner for Immunization Blitz for Students-Free of Charge 06/28/2006 ASD Adopts Final Budget for 2006-2007 School Year 6/30/2006 James E. Moniz II Appointed New Principal For Dieruff High School 6/15/2006 Allentown School District's Publications Honored by PA School Board Association 6/12/2006 New Allentown School District Administrators Appointed 6/12/2006 ASD Names New Principal for Midway Manor Early Childhood Center 6/12/2006 Student Success and School Diversity Featured at 2nd Annual Allentown Education Association Showcase (With Parade of Nations) 6/05/2006 Harrison Morton Jazz Ensemble Captures Essence of the Great Improvisers, Gains Following, Holding Fundraiser 4/10/2006 ASD Pushes for Student Registration During Kindergarten Sign Up Days 3/30/2006 ASD Elementary and Middle School Bands to Showcase Talents With Professionals 3/24/2006 Parents as Teachers National Center Honors ASD Parent Educator at International Conference 3/22/2006 American Idol Finalist and Allen Grad, Ian Holmes, to Speak During PSSA School Assembly at Dieruff HS 3/20/2006 Central ES Hurricane Relief Effort Recognized by Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross 3/16/2006 ASD Reminds Parents of Absence Policies & Encourages Them to Keep Students in School 3/15/2006 Personal Safety for Children: A Parent's Guide 2/24/2006 Ritter Elementary School Receives "Getting to One" Grant for $50,000 2/20/2006 2005 PA Elected Officials to Tour Community Based Emergency Food Pantry Located at Central Elementary School 12/15/2005 Mosser Elementary Students and Parents to Score Big at Math Workshop 12/5/2005 2004-2005 ASD Dropout Rate Drops 2.3 Percentage Points In One Year to New Low of 8.5 Percent 12/1/2005 WAHS Earns Accreditation by the Middle States Association Commission on Secondary Schools 11/14/2005 WAHS to Welcome Health Care Panel of Professionals as Part of LV Workforce Investment Board Career Awareness Month 11/14/2005 ASD Realigns Personnel to Meet Leadership Needs 11/07/2005 Central ES Holds Veteran's Day Program 11/07/2005 Trexler MS Welcomes Local Children's Author 11/07/2005 ASD Students Invited to Attend Penncord Conference @ Governor's Residence 10/25/2005 Allentown's Mosser Woods Are Haunted, Really! 10/18/2005 ASD Appoints Heather Bennett as Principal of Roosevelt Elem. School 10/14/2005 Dieruff H.S. Students Induction Into the Future Educators of America 10/04/2005 Muhlenberg Elementary School Celebrates Library Renovation 10/03/2005 Harrison Morton MS Hosts Open House and NASA Lift-Off to Learning 09/19/2005 2005 PSSA Results Demonstrate Challenge Ahead 09/20/2005 Ritter Elementary Class Takes Top Honors at Project Citizen National Showcase 09/19/2005 ASD Announces Administrative Appointments for 2005-2006 09/08/2005 ASD Students Receive Awards for Essays & Poems on those Living the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. 06/13/2005 Harrison Morton MS Named One of Fifty NASA "Explorer Schools" in Country 06/03/2005 ASD Students Awarded First Place in Statewide Civic Education Program 05/22/2005 William Allen Construction Company Dedicates Exterior Electronic Sign at Willam Allen H.S. 05/20/2005 Mosser Elementary Students to Celebrate Nature 05/06/2005 William Allen H.S. Students Build Life Experiences Through ABLE Program 05/02/2005 ASD Elementary Students to Exhibit Artistic Talents at the Allentown Public Library, May 2 through May 9 04/25/2005 PPL Corporation to Dedicate Sign to Central Elementary School at Summer Activities Fair 04/23/2005 Famed Jazz Saxaphonist to Rehearse and Perform with Dieruff High School Jazz Band 04/21/2005 ASD Civic Education Program Culminating Events Announced 04/20/2005 Dieruff High School Student Honored for Good Citizenship 04/06/2005 William Allen High School Chorale Takes the Big Apple By Storm 03/30/2005 Trexler Students Shine at Lehigh Valley Science Fair; Winners Advance to Regional Competition 03/30/2005 ASD Students Deliver at Middle School Oratorical Contest 03/12/2005 ASD Civic Education Program to Demonstrate Best Practices at International Conference 02/22/2005 Technology Partners Take ASD Students on an "Out of This World" Experience 02/21/2005 Allen Theater Program Nominated for Performing Arts in ASD; ASD Spring Cultural Calendar 01/26/2005 New Community Based Emergency Food Pantry at Jefferson Elementary School to Open 01/20/2005 ASD Middle School Annual Spelling Bee 01/19/2005 2004 Sheridan ES Celebrates Harry Trexler Day with a New Children's Biography and Meals on Wheels Gift 12/15/2004 ASD Students Travel to D.C. to Take Part in National Civics Conference 12/01/2004 ASD Cancels Classes on Election Day to Encourage Turnout and Manage Voter Traffic 10/26/2004 ASD Teacher, Melissa Marcks, from Ritter Elementary, to Receive U.S. Dept. of Education "American Stars of Teaching" Award 09/20/2004 Look for Revised ASD Code of Conduct During the First Days of School 09/01/2004 2004 PSSA Results Prove It: ASD, Performance-Driven, Student-Focused and Making Gains in Meeting the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Targets of No Child Left Behind 08/24/2004 ASD Students Achieve High Merit In Project Citizen National Finals 08/19/2004 Trexler MS Selected for State-Sponsored "Closing the Gap" Achievement Program 8/10/2004 Jackson Elementary School Teacher Participates in National No Child Left Behind Summit 8/10/2004 ASD Public Communication Efforts Result in State Awards of Excellence for Third Consecutive Year 6/08/2004 2003 Scholar Awards 5/20/2003 2002 Allentown School District PSSA Overview Shows Positive Results for 2002 10/16/2002 ASD Appoints New Principals 8/21/2002 ASD Welcomes New Teachers for Orientation 8/20/2002 ASD Kindergarten and 7th Grade Students Must Meet New Immunization Requirements for 2002-2003 7/23/2002 Allentown School District Appoints New Superintendent 7/11/2002 ASD Summer Enrichment Program Expanded with PA Business Tax Credit Gift by PPL Corp. 7/8/2002 ASD's Public Affairs Efforts Garner State Awards of Excellence 6/26/2002 Allentown SD Reports Progress on Superintendent Search 5/15/2002 Communities in Schools Receives Grant 1/03/2002