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'Chasing Lincoln's Killer' at Eyer Middle School [VIDEO]

Sixth graders breathe life into characters from 'Chasing Lincoln's Killer,' by James L. Swanson.

Sixth graders from Pod 3 at Eyer Middle School are this week acting out characters from James L. Swanson's book, "Chasing Lincoln's Killer." Pod 3 Teachers Susan Bauer, Denise Brosky and Jolanda Veseli divided 96 students into groups of four. Each group read, researched and put together quotes and a visual component for the project. Chronologically in the video Ben Wassel portrays Boston Corbett, Nadia Skibinsky portrays Clara Harris and Emily Lenhart portrays John Harrison Surratt.

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Eyer Students Hunt for Lincoln's Killer

Students from Eyer's sixth grade Pod 3 read 'Chasing Lincoln's Killer' by James L. Swanson then portrayed selected characters.

Apropos to the season of Presidents Day—and Abraham Lincoln's birthday in particular—students from Eyer Middle School's sixth grade Pod 3 on Monday took on the hunt for the president's killer after reading "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson. Led by Pod 3 teachers Susan Bauer, Denise Brosky and Jolanda Veseli, 96 students split up into groups of four to bring the book to life as John Wilkes Booth, Everton Conger, Mary Surratt, Clara Harris and others who had parts in the drama that surrounded President Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865. The culmination of their weeks of study made for rich historical entertainment.

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'Guys and Dolls' Tops Eyer's Spring Events

The school community is also holding a bingo night to support the brave fight of one of its own teachers who is battling back from a horrible January car accident.

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LMMS, Eyer Students Shine at Mathcounts

Lower Macungie Middle School student Jereme Chien took 10th place in Lehigh Valley Mathcounts regional competition. Eyer Middle School's Sandhya Sriaam was among the top female contenders.

Jereme Chien, an eighth grade student at Lower Macungie Middle School recently took 10th place in the Lehigh Valley Mathcounts competition, held Feb. 10 at Trexler Middle School in Allentown. Sandhya Sriaam, a 7th grader at Eyer Middle School was among the top female competitors. The 29th annual  event attracted more than 200 middle school competitors from five counties.  The regional competition was organized by Lehigh Valley Chapter of the PA Society of Professional Engineers, Lower Macungie Middle School was fifth top ranking team of the 30 schools that participated. The students spent the morning taking a series of tests that featured questions like: Tests were sent immediately to a scoring room for grading and ranking. The afternoon …

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Eyer Middle Schoolers Rock

Students hold their annual Rock-a-Thon Jan 18

Willow Lane, Eyer Students Aid Storm Victims

The Community Service Club of Willow Lane Elementary School in Lower Macungie collected more than 100 bags of toiletries, cleaning supplies, clothes and food for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

The Willow Lane Elementary School Community Service Club gathered more than 100 bags of donated goods for the New Jersey victims of Hurricane Sandy, which destroyed neighborhoods and boardwalks along the Jersey Shore.  Club members, with the help of Eyer Middle School students and parents, were at the Lower Macungie home of Nancy Schmitt, co-chairwoman of the club, to load the donations onto a truck from Call2Haul.com of Allentown Thursday. Brandon Schiller, Call2Haul.com's project manager, donated his company's truck and services to drive the contributions to Red Bank, N.J. where a group called Project Rebuild & Recover will be distributing the goods to victims of the storm.  Schmitt, who chairs the Willow Lane club with her sister Janet …

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Shop for Groceries, Earn Rewards for Local Schools

Giant Food Stores will launch its A+ School Rewards program for the 2012-13 school year on Oct. 7. Is your BonusCard registered?

Since 2005, Giant Food Stores has donated $13 million to 2,500 public and private schools through its A+ School Rewards program, which will return for the 2012-13 school year on Oct. 7. According to www.giantfoodstores.com, A+ School Rewards are points that accrue with each purchase using the BonusCard, kind of like gas points. At the end of each month, the A+ School Rewards are used in a calculation to determine your school's cash total, which then is automatically credited to your school's account. Customers can support up to two schools. Enrolled schools in the Lower Macungie Patch area include: There is no restriction on what schools can do with their A+ School Rewards. They can be used for technology, scholarships, school programs, …

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East Penn Asks new Residents to Register Children ASAP

Summer registration for 2012-2013 for new East Penn students is ongoing.

Families who expect to enroll their children in an East Penn school for the 2012-2013 academic year are being asked by the district to register their students as soon as possible. Nina Evans, Central Registrar, is taking appointments daily, according to a prepared statement by the district. Plus, new residents will be able to set up evening registration appointments at Eyer Middle School from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 31, Aug. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16 and 21. Call 484-519-3210 with questions or to schedule an appointment.

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East Penn 7th Graders Impress Judges in Bookmark Contest

Business and Professional Women’s Club of the Lehigh Valley honors five local middle schoolers for their entries into the 14th Annual Women’s History Month Bookmark Contest.

On the surface, Women’s History Month and the childhood classic “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” may not seem to have a whole lot in common. But, for Eyer Middle School seventh-grader Justin Hower, the Beverly Cleary work served as the centerpiece of his winning entry into the Business and Professional Women’s Club (BWPC) of the Lehigh Valley’s 14th Annual Women’s History Month Bookmark Contest. Hower’s contest submission, which included an essay and a drawing about Cleary, took first place in this year’s competition. His work has been made into a bookmark, which was unveiled at a BWPC award program on March 19. Hower, as well as the second- and third-place winners, presented their winning essays during the program. Rina Hollinger, an Eyer …

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Eyer Shines in Mathcounts Competition

Eyer 8th-grader takes individual third, team places second.

Katie Xue, an 8th grader at Eyer Middle School, placed third in Saturday’s Mathcounts competition at Trexler Middle School. As a top-ranking female competitor she will receive tuition to Cedar Crest College for advanced math courses. As the student who ranked third overall, she will move on to state-level competition which will be held on March 23-24 at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel. The Eyer Middle School team, coached by Julie Hummell, was the second-highest ranking team. The top team, Springhouse Middle School and the four top individual students advance to the state competition in March. Organized by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers for students in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, …

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