Lehigh Parkway to Participate in 3rd Annual “Community Walk”
Allentown, PA (September 19, 2017) Lehigh Parkway Elementary School is holding its 3rd Annual Community Walk on September 21 from 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Lehigh Parkway faculty and staff will go out to several different designated locations within our parent community. During this event, the Parkway staff will be advertising for our Open House and Book Fair the following week, providing families with literacy strategies to practice at home, distributing Sapphire Community Portal Instructions, detailing their Leader in Me School status, and handing out free school supplies. Lehigh Parkway has partnered with several local community organizations which will provide our families with information about after-school and family programs available to them. We are still seeking additional school supply donations to distribute. The following organizations, clubs and people made this endeavor possible with their time, effort or donations. Many of these organizations will be present to participate in the Community Walk on September 21: The Allentown Young Professionals, Horace Mann, Sugar Hill Jazz Club, Ringer’s Roost, The Cellular Connection, Egypt VFW Post 7293, Mary Craig, Allentown School District Elect Program, Allentown Symphony Association, The Community Music School, William Allen High School, Allentown Youth Soccer Club, The Civic Theatre, The Allentown Public Library, The Allentown School District Foundation, State Representative Peter Schweyer, Allentown Arts Museum, SkyZone, the Allentown Parks and Recreation Office, The Archive, The Baum School of Art and YMCA.
Lehigh Parkway is located at 1708 Coronado Street, Allentown.
About Allentown School District
ASD serves more than 16,000 students in a network of 22 early childhood, elementary, middle and high schools located throughout the City of Allentown, PA. The Allentown School District is the third largest urban school district out of 500 districts in the Commonwealth. A shared vision of the community, parents, guardians, staff and faculty focuses on “Empowering Students for Life,” providing ASD students with the skills and academics they need to realize their aspirations whether they be college, career or technical focus. ASD goals are aligned and compatible with the Pathways to Success Framework while providing a balanced education to all students. Allentown School District employs approximately 2,200 teachers, staff and administrators. The District, founded in 1866 and celebrating its Sesquicentennial throughout 2015-2016, serves students from 43 countries speaking 26 languages with nearly 90 percent of households qualifying as low income. ASD is committed to providing safe learning environments in which all students have equal access to education programs and resources.
