Salisbury Press

Get Involved, Value Everyone, Salisbury High School’s newest club, focuses on giving back to the community. Club members are running an Easter basket drive this spring for New Bethany Ministries.

To accomplish their goal of filling 50 or more Easter baskets, they are asking for donations from the Salisbury community.

Organizers are asking for baskets, fake grass, candy, gift cards to Target or Walmart and small toys for ages 18 months to 17 years old. All donations are greatly appreciated and due at Salisbury High School by April 12.

Salisbury High School’s No Place For Hate club is selling T-shirts for the annual Day Without Hate. Students interested in buying a T-shirt should fill out the form, which can be found in an email sent by Ms. DosSantos. All forms and money are due by April 1.

Salisbury High School juniors traveled to Cedar Crest College to visit the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling College Fair March 7. Students had the opportunity to learn about colleges throughout the country by talking to college representatives and viewing the information pamphlets the schools provided.

Students interested in signing up for the second semester of dual enrollment for the courses Honors Anatomy and Physiology, German IV or Spanish IV should make sure to turn in their registration form and money to Mrs. Moyer by Feb. 19.

Support Salisbury High School’s boys basketball by visiting the Applebee’s in Trexlertown between 8 and 10 a.m. Feb. 2. The event will include a basket raffle as well. The winner will be announced 9:30 a.m.

Support SHS’s girls soccer team by visiting Louie’s Italian restaurant, 2071 31st St. SW, Feb. 18 through 21. Simply present the flyer when you check out and 20 percent of your bill will be donated to the team. This offer applies to dine in or take out orders.

SADD clubs, which support Students Against Destructive Decisions, across the Lehigh Valley have officially changed their name to STARs, Students Taking an Active Role.

While the club will no longer be sponsored by the Pennsylvania state SADD, the students are still able to participate in SADD activities. Instead, the Lehigh Valley Youth House will be working with STARs as the students take active roles in their schools and communities.

The Salisbury cheerleaders will host a Flapjack Fundraiser at the Applebee’s on Hamilton Boulevard 8-10 a.m. Jan. 5. Come enjoy some flapjacks and support the Salisbury cheerleaders.

Interested in supporting Salisbury sports? Come to a sporting event. Basketball games, wrestling matches and swimming meets are occurring throughout the month. Check the schedule to see when you can attend. Can’t make a game? Many of the Salisbury High School sporting events can be viewed on Service Electric Channel 550.

Salisbury High School students will compete in the ugly holiday sweater competition Dec. 20. Students will try and top Mr. Hahn’s ugly sweater for a chance to win best sweater.

Students Lindsey Rapp, Sierra Rauch, Cari Laudenschlager and Nevaeh Robinson are holding a necessities/gift drive to support the Third Street Alliance Women’s and Children’s Center Necessities/ Gift Drive. Dec. 20 is the last day to donate items.

Students at Salisbury High School should plan to look their best Dec. 12, as club photos will be taken during first and second block for the yearbook. Check the email sent out by Ms. Lucas for more information about when your club’s photo will be taken.

The yearbook is holding a holiday sale. All yearbooks are discounted through Dec. 30. Students interested in buying a yearbook should see Ms. Lucas.

The Scouts in Boys Scout Troop 5 have been busy the last few months.

At a court of honor ceremony held Sept. 10, the boys recounted what they had done over the summer. Most of the members of Troop 5 had attended Camp Trexler, where they earned a variety of merit badges including archery, kayaking, citizenship in the nation and swimming.