February
27, 2019
Isis
Irizzary goes to Mexico
By
Douglas Graves
Art
as healing art
The healing properties of art, whether
from making or participating in it, or from just observing and enjoying it, are
well documented. The list of benefits ranges from alleviating depression to
reducing stress, lowering blood pressure and actually alleviating
symptoms. With that in mind, the St.
Luke’s University Health Network officially established a Healing Arts Program
last fall for cancer patients at its Bethlehem, Allentown and Anderson
campuses. That was only the beginning,
though. In addition to the cancer centers, the program is being expanded to the
St. Luke’s Baby and Me Support Center, where new mothers have worked on art
projects. Soon it will also be available to the inpatient pediatric department
at the Bethlehem campus. Photo: Vicky Picard and Heather Nieves-Ramos were
cheerleaders together with Erica Curtis at Liberty HS. They were on hand for
the dedication of “Erica’s Art Carts.”
Picard lives in Bethlehem, and is sports coordination for Service Access
& Management (SAM). Nieves-Ramos, from Philadelphia, is Erica’s best
friend.
By
Carole Gorney
What
did I learn from the March for Life
“Who loves babies?” “We love babies!”
This was one of the many chants I heard one month ago when in Washington, D.C.,
for the March for Life. Along with about 20 of my fellow students from
Bethlehem Catholic, I had gotten on a bus the morning of Jan. 18 prepared to
walk, to pray, and to have (hopefully) a good time.We got to D.C. after the
March had begun, racing to take a photo with Notre Dame and Central Catholic
students before finding a spot to blend into the stream of protesters. To
someone who had never attended a march before, it seemed like the whole nation
had turned out to lobby for the unborn’s right to life. This obviously wasn’t
the case, but a thousands-strong crowd impressed me in a way I doubt anything
has. Photo: Senior Issaiah Lopez was one of 20 Bethlehem Catholic HS students
making the trip to Washington, D.C., for the March for Life.
Mary
Frances Scheidel
Hawks
advance 9 to regionals
It was probably not a coincidence that Ryan
Anderson and Jagger Condomitti were slated as the final matchup of last
Saturday’s District 11 3A wrestling finals. The 145-pound showdown set up a
rematch of Condomitti’s upset victory at the PIAA team championship and
Anderson knew this would be an opportunity at redemption and he took care of
business. Anderson scored a four-point in the second period with a takedown and
two back points to control with a 4-1 lead and held on for a 5-3 decision to
give Bethlehem Catholic their second gold medalist on the night, as Cole
Handlovic (152) started the finals with a 16-7 major decision over
Northampton’s Michael Kistler for his first district title.
By
Peter Car
Shakespeare
meets the classics
William
Shakespeare is often considered the most influential writer in the English
language. We studied Shakespeare in school and some of us can even recite
famous quotes from his plays: “To be or not to be: that is the question” from
“Hamlet”; or “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” from “Romeo and
Juliet,” or ”If music be the food of love, play on.” from “Twelfth Night.”
By
Diane Wittry
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Classroom:
MATHCOUNTS – even on weekends
Northampton
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Northampton
County: McClure questioned about Gracedale
State:
Sunday hunting makes some progress
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