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Freedom HS hosted the second annual  Bethlehem Area School District mini-THON April 26. Students from Freedom and Liberty were involved in the fundraising event which was held at Liberty last year. Photo: Hundreds of students from Freedom and Liberty high schools fill the gymnasium as they emotionally prepare themselves for the start of the second annual Bethlehem Area School District mini-THON.

MORAVIAN COLLEGE

Bryon Grigsby, a 1990 graduate of the college, was inaugurated president of Moravian College, the sixth oldest college in the nation.

HISTORIC BETHLEHEM

Congressman Charlie Dent helps Charlene Donchez Mowers, president of Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, unveil a plaque noting the designation of Historic Moravian Bethlehem as a National Historic Landmark District. Cynthia MacLeod, superintendent of Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia, watches the unveiling.

HISTORIC BETHLEHEM

A variety of special activities such as demonstrations, scavenger hunts and tours were part of the daylong agenda for residents and visitors in downtown Bethlehem, the Colonial Industrial Quarter along the Monocacy Creek, and the 1748 Burnside Plantation. Free downloads of the Heritage Trail by Historic Bethlehem were also available. Photo: Blacksmith John Sexton rings a triangle for Lillian Hubbard and her grandmother Barbara Hubbard of Bethlehem.

CLASSROOM

Notre Dame HS’s Theatre Company presented the Tony Award winning musical “Sweeney Todd” by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler for a three-day run April 10 to 12. A cast of 30 and crew of 18 presented the macabre story of the mudering barber under the direction of Rod Gilkeson with choreography by Meghan Koehler, music direction by Elizabeth Gilkeson  and technical guidance by Andy Burns. Photo: Anthony Hope (Nikola Georgievski) restrains Sweeney Todd (Patrick Davis) as he reaches to grab the Beggar Woman (Fernanda Culichia) who has forecasted his future.

CLASSROOM

Casts from the four Bethlehem middle schools’ spring musical performances joined forces for an April 12 middle school musical showcase at Northeast MS. Photo: East Hills drama director Jennifer Klenk rehearses students from Broughal and Nitschmann on the showcase’s opening song “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.”

THE ARTS

William Earle Williams explains why this photograph of the interior of Fort Morgan, located at the Mobile Bay battle site in Alabama, was printed larger than most of the others in the show. The angle of the shot, with the multiple sequential arches drives the viewer’s eyes into the image. “A Stirring Song Sung Heroic” is on display until May 25 at the Zoellner Arts Center Main Gallery.

THIS WEEK IN BETHLEHEM SPORTS

If there’s one thing that’s certain for former Liberty star Devin Street, it’s that he will be drafted by an NFL franchise this week. The uncertainty of it all is when and where Street will be taken when the draft officially kicks off Thursday night in New York City. Street, a star wide receiver at Liberty during the team’s 2008 state championship run, will be making his childhood dream come true when the draft gets underway this week.

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