Tanya Rontz, 22, of Whitehall, was named new director of the Lehighton Boys and Girls Band Hall.

She succeeds Dan Troxell, who served in the position for several years after succeeding Kenneth Leffler as the director.The band hall, formerly known as the Lehighton Boys Band, was founded in 1911 by an industrialist by the name of James I. Blakeslee, for whom Blakeslee Boulevard in Lehighton was named.Boys and girls in grades 4-12 who are interested in playing an instrument are eligible to join the hall.