This weekly column is coordinated through Sue Gerhard at Carbon Career and Technical Institute. Schools who would like to participate in this program are invited to email her at sgerhard@carboncti.org.

Carbon Career & Technical Institute

Gracie Heintzelman

March 28 and April 2 will be snow makeup days.

If any senior is experiencing issues or concerns with FAFSA, please see Colosimo.

NTHS students are hosting a collection drive through March 28 for local army reserves. The technical area that collects the most items will win a pizza party.

CCTI DECA will be having a dine and donate at P.J. Whelihan’s in Lehighton on April 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. CCTI DECA will benefit 15% from each order. You can do a dine-in or takeout. Make sure to tell your server that you are there to dine and donate.

Congratulations to all the seniors who were voted for Senior Superlatives.

Here is a list of who got what.

Best Hair – Jason Sliwinski and Jada Saldukas

Nicest Eyes – Evan McGowan and Caylee Strohl

Brightest Smile – Ron Kaminsky and Angelika Gines

Best Dressed – Leland Kunkle and Shantel Burgess

Most Likely to Succeed – Garrett Balliett and Valerie Kruslicky

Friendliest - Carlos Lopez-Rodriguez and Gracie Heintzelman

Most School Spirit – Dominic Collins and Haley Kuehner

Class Clown – Nicholas Reichard

Most Athletic – Aidan Gruber

Class Couple – Anthony Muniz and Valerie Kruslicky

Seniors that are attending Skills USA State Competition: You may see Mrs. Kohutka in the Business Office for Prom Tickets on Tuesday April 2. If you are purchasing a ticket for a guest, you must have your $55 for the guest’s ticket. For all other seniors, prom tickets will be available during lunch starting Wednesday April 3- 8. Underclass student Prom tickets will be available during lunch starting Tuesday, April 9 – April 19.

Seniors please check your Google Classroom and fill out the form for senior spotlights. These will be shown at graduation, so please take a moment to fill it out. You also have the choice for it to be shown on the CCTI Instagram.

Lehighton High School

Koy Wentz and Abby Bauder

Welcome back!

To start, the 63rd Annual Carbon County Band Concert was held on Thursday, March 14. Palmerton High School, Lehighton High School, Pleasant Valley High School, Jim Thorpe High School, Weatherly High School, and Panther Valley High School all participated in the concert.

Students from these bands spent three days learning music and interacting with each other. The county band concert allows students from all types of backgrounds to come together and produce music. Students are able to interact with each other and play music with students they do not usually play with.

National Honor Society hosted their spirit week and annual fundraiser. This year, National Honor Society chose to donate to the Hearing Loss Association of America. Penny wars were held during lunch, in which coins would provide positive points toward a student’s homeroom and dollar bills would provide negative points.

Additionally, congratulations to the Lehighton Academic Bowl Team.

The Carbon County Academic Bowl was held on March 14, and involved high school teams from around the county. The Lehighton team placed second in the bowl! Amazing work.

Wrapping up, the school wide reward day was recently held at the high school. A street hockey tournament was held, where student teams played against each other. The winning student team had the opportunity to play against the “all-star” teacher team in the final. School wide reward days promote positive behavior and engage students in interaction.

Panther Valley High School

Mikayla Yuricheck

Hello everyone, checking back in with the latest edition of what’s happening in PV.

Our Scholastic Scrimmage team recently placed first in their meet at Palmerton against the other Carbon County schools.

Next week, the boys varsity baseball team plays March 26 at Shenandoah and March 28 at home vs. Weatherly. The varsity girls softball team plays March 26 at Shenandoah and March 28 at home vs. Weatherly. The varsity track and field team has a home meet on March 26 against Weatherly.

The PVHS student council is hosting a Corn hole tournament on the half-day before Easter break, they hope that this event will be fun and relaxing for everyone involved.

The third marking period ended on March 22, so report cards will be coming out sometime within the week. Prom tickets will be going on sale during the first week of April.

There are lots of fun events in store for the rest of the school year, so the students should keep themselves eligible to participate. As always, good luck to all of our athletes and teams who are competing. See you next week for a new edition of what’s happening in PV, and thank you for your continued support.

Jim Thorpe High School

Gabriella Cerra

To start off the weekly ongoings at Jim Thorpe, the long-awaited Spring Break begins with the first off day being Wednesday, March 27. The prior Monday and Tuesday are in-session school days. Students return on Tuesday, April 2. This also marks the end of the third quarter.

For FBLA members, Clothes for Pros, run by Jim Thorpe Area High School Chapter Historian and Region 21 President Jon Duffy, is set up in the LGI to accept and offer donations of business attire appropriate clothing to qualifiers of the State Leadership Conference.

The upcoming break is the chance for any SLC qualifiers to cram in studying or buy the things they need. Once break ends, April 7 will come in the blink of an eye. Departure will be that Sunday at 8:15 a.m., and students are expected to arrive no later than 8 a.m.

While there will be no history club meeting, due to no school on Wednesday, the permission slips to attend the Antietam / Harpers Ferry trip are still floating about. Those are wanted to be turned in as soon as possible and require a $25 commitment deposit.

Prom is also fast approaching on May 10. Juniors and seniors who wish to attend should buy a ticket from a class adviser, as well as get a guest form if they wish to bring guests who do not physically attend Jim Thorpe.

During the PODS of Tuesday morning, the student advisory council will be meeting in the commons to discuss cafeteria foods and options. Interested students are welcome to attend.

Once again, the theater crew continues to diligently work on their upcoming performance of “The Addams Family,” which will be shown Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4.

Friday, April 5 is the day on which the Scholastic Scrimmage team will compete in the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit meet. Any student who is interested in attending or possibly participating in this meet or any future ones is welcome to attend the weekly PODS practices on Thursdays, in Mrs. MacCorkle’s classroom.

On Saturday, April 6, the JT Class of 2025 will be hosting a breakfast buffet and basket raffle. They have amassed various baskets with different goods, waiting to be sold to those who intend to eat a delicious meal and support Jim Thorpe.

Weatherly High School

Mellanie Marshman

Weatherly Wreckers will be ending their third marking period and start the final marking period for this year. Spring break will also start this week with no school on Friday and Monday of next week.

Awards will be announced on Tuesday for Middle School manufacturing team at a red-carpet event.

For the first time our Middle School Science Olympiad team will be competing in states at Penn State Altoona.

Our 9 state qualifiers for FBLA are getting ready for states in early April. Make sure to wish these two teams good luck.

The baseball team is also selling T-shirts, so make sure to buy one and support the team.

That’s all for the Weatherly Wreckers.