How to Enroll Your Soon-to-be Kindergartner

To start the kindergarten enrollment process, parents must return a completed enrollment form to Nazareth Area School District Central Registration by Feb. 4, 2013.

Kindergarten in the Nazareth Area School District is an all-day program. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old before the first day of September 2013. To start the process, parents must return a completed enrollment form to NASD Central Registration by Feb. 4, 2013. Enrollment forms will soon be mailed to potential kindergarten students who are on our census list. If you live in the Nazareth Area School District, have an eligible student, and do not receive a form, please call (610) 759-1170, x1114 to be put on our mailing list. The information is also available on the District website -- www.nazarethasd.org -- under “Kindergarten Enrollment – Fall 2013.” After processing enrollment forms, school secretaries will …

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Lower Nazareth Elementary Students Send Donation-Packed Truck to New York

Lower Nazareth Elementary School students collect donations for Staten Island residents affected by Superstorm Sandy; a packed U-HAUL made the two-hour trip Friday afternoon.

One day after President Barack Obama toured Staten Island, a New York borough devastated by Superstorm Sandy, elementary school students in a Pennsylvania township loaded up a U-HAUL truck with donations. Students at Lower Nazareth Elementary School -- with special help from the school's Present Young Leaders Of Nazareth (PYLON) Club -- quickly pitched in when a teacher put out a call for donations. Barbara Koegler, a kindergarten teacher at the school, was the driving force behind the donation campaign. Before a recent trip to Brooklyn, N.Y., for a baptism, Koegler's daughter, Katherine, was moved by photos published online of Sandy's devastation. More specifically, the Koegler family wanted to help Staten Island, often called the …

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Mallory Vough

10:23 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Hi Sondra! Thank you for reading and for the compliment! Please take note of the last two paragraphs, where I included information about the district-wide donation drive. I didn't forget :)   more ›

Nazareth Area School District Warns of Man Posing as Intern

On July 5, a man who identified himself as Kai went to the home of a family near the Lower Nazareth Elementary School and requested "family and curriculum information."

A man claiming to be a Nazareth Area School District intern knocked on the door of a district resident on July 5 and requested "family and curriculum information," according to an alert sent to district families via phone and e-mail. The alert, sent July 31 by Superintendent Dennis Riker, says the man is an imposter. According to the alert, the man identified himself as Kai. He is described as Asian and in his early 20s. The imposter knocked on the door of a family who lives near the Lower Nazareth Elementary School. Riker urges residents to contact the district and local authorities if "Kai" or any such person comes to their home. "Please let your family members know that the District did NOT authorize anyone to collect information," …

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Ben Miller

9:56 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

So I take my earlier comment back. If you don't live in Lower Nazareth, don't bother calling anyone. They're not interested in helping catch the guy.   more ›

Blue Eagle Happenings

Blue Eagle Happenings: May 21-27

Here’s a look at what’s happening in the Nazareth Area School District this week.

Monday, May 21: PASA Science Testing for Grades 4-8 and 11: all-day event Chorus Dress Rehearsal (high school and middle school): all-day event in the high school auditorium Shafer Elementary School Market Day Pick Up: 5 to 6 p.m. Nazareth School Board Meeting: 7:30 p.m. in the Walter L. Peters Board Room Tuesday, May 22: PASA Science Testing for Grades 4-8 and 11: all-day event 8th Grade Visitation: all-day event at the high school Chorus Spring Serenade (high school and middle school): 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium Instrumental Concert: 7 to 9 p.m. at Nazareth Area Intermediate School Wednesday, May 23: PASA Science Testing for Grades 4-8 and 11: all-day event 6th Grade Visitation: all-day event at the middle school 8th Grade …

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Blue Eagle Happenings: April 9-14

Here’s a look at what’s happening in the Nazareth Area School District this week.

Monday, April 9: No School for Students and Staff Tuesday, April 10: Facilities, Operations, Athletics, Transportation, Food Service Committee Meetings: 6:30 p.m. in the Walter L. Peters Board Room Football Booster Club Meeting (high school): 7 to 9 p.m. in the high school cafeteria Girls Softball Booster Club Meeting (high school): 7 to 9 p.m. in the high school cafeteria Parent Teacher Student Association Meeting (Nazareth Area Middle School): 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11: Variety Show Preview / Rehearsal (Lower Nazareth Elementary School): 7 p.m. Track and Field / Cross Country Booster Club Meeting: 7 to 9 p.m. in the high school cafeteria Thursday, April 12: Library Teen Literature Day / Poetry Slam (high school): all-day event Eighth …

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Blue Eagle Happenings: March 19-24

Here’s a look at what’s happening in the Nazareth Area School District this week.

Monday, March 19: PASA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math-Modified and Reading-Modified for Grades 4 to 8 and 11: all-day event Nazareth School Board Meeting: 7:30 p.m. in the the Walter L. Peters Board Room Tuesday, March 20: PASA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math-Modified and Reading-Modified for Grades 4 to 8 and 11: all-day event Wednesday, March 21: PASA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math-Modified and Reading-Modified for Grades 4 to 8 and 11: all-day event…

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Local Blood Center Calls for O Negative Donors

There are eight local blood drives scheduled in March, or you can call (800) 223-6667 to schedule an appointment at the Miller-Keystone Blood Center in Bethlehem.

Miller-Keystone Blood Center has issued a call for blood donors with the O negative blood type. While donations of all types are needed, O negative donations are critical, as individuals with the O negative blood type are referred to as universal blood donors. This means that the red blood cells of an O negative donor can be transfused to anyone, regardless of their blood type. These donations are particularly important in cases of accident and severe trauma, when there may not be time available to confirm the specific blood type of the patient in need of a life-saving transfusion. To schedule an appointment call (800) 223-6667, or visit GIVEaPINT.org to find a blood drive in your area. The Bethlehem office is at 1465 Valley Center Parkway…

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Blue Eagle Happenings: March 12-16

Here’s a look at what’s happening in the Nazareth Area School District this week.

Monday, March 12: Nazareth Area Middle School Report Cards Head Home PASA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11 -- all-day event PSSA Math-Modified and Reading-Modified for Grades 4 to 8 and 11 -- all-day event Girls Lacrosse Booster Club Meeting (high school): 7 to 9 p.m. in the high school cafeteria Girls Softball Meet the Coach Night (high school): 7 to 9 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria Tuesday, March 13: Early Dismissal and Parent/Teacher Conferences (for intermediate and middle school students only) PASA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11: all-day event PSSA Math and Reading for Grades 3 to 8 and 11 -- all-day event PSSA Math-Modified and Reading-Modified for…

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How to Enroll Your Soon-to-be Kindergartener

To start the enrollment process, parents must return a completed enrollment form to Nazareth Area School District Central Registration by Feb. 3.

Editor's Note: This information was provided by Nazareth Area School District's Office of Pupil Services. Kindergarten in the Nazareth Area School District is an all day program. To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child must be five years old before the first day of September, 2012. To start the process, parents must return a completed enrollment form to NASD Central Registration by Feb. 3. Enrollment forms will soon be mailed to potential Kindergarten students who are on the district's census list. If you live in the Nazareth Area School District, have an eligible student, and do not receive a form, please call (610) 759-1170, x1114 to be put on the mailing list. This information is also available on the district's website -- www.…

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Nazareth Schools Meet AYP for Second Year in a Row

The full report cards for Adequate Yearly Progress won't be available until early November; however, each of the six schools in the Nazareth Area School District met their AYP targets.

All Nazareth schools met their Adequate Yearly Progress targets for the second-straight year -- more evidence of students' strength in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) tests. As required by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the PSSA is Pennsylvania's statewide standards-based assessment. The goal is for all students to be "proficient" or "advanced" by 2014 -- meaning they have mastered Pennsylvania's assessment content standards at their grade level. A school or district's performance on statewide math and reading assessments is the primary factor in determining AYP, which is also required under NCLB. The math and reading tests are given in grades 3 through 8 and 11th grade. Student participation and graduation rate …

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