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13TH HIGH NOTES GALA PLANNED
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ASD Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships
Teachers Innovate in Allentown School District
Mayor Tuerk Receives Book at Lehigh Parkway Celebration
Middle School Latin Dance Competition Set for November 16, 2022
CLASS OF 1970 ESTABLISHES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 52 ASD GRADUATES THIS YEAR
Tonya Harris and Ibi Balog Elected to ASD Foundation Board Officers
New Board Members Elected to Allentown School District Foundation
Inaugural Cohort of Board Directors Emeritus Elected to Allentown School District Foundation
ASDF High Notes Gala Raised More than $77,000
Allentown School District Foundation Announces Classic Car Donation
Four New Scholarships Established for ASD Seniors
Save the Dates! 12th Annual High Notes Gala Announced
ASD Foundation Receives $10,000 Endowment to Improve Literacy in Allentown Middle Schools
Teacher Innovation Grants for 2021-2022 SY Announced
William Allen HS Class of 1966 makes Memorial Gift to the ASD Foundation
SUGRA FOUNDATION FUNDS TEACHER INNOVATION GRANTS FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR
Scholarships Awarded to 57 ASD Graduates This Year
Iron Pigs School Supply Collection
ASDF Welcomes Three New Board Members
Bill Wood Track Scholarship Established
Virtual High Notes Gala Raised More Than $64,000
JON AND JOLENE HAMMER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED
Save the Date: 11th Annual High Notes: A Gala Retrospective
Angela Nolan Elected Vice President of ASD Foundation
Julie Ambrose Appointed Executive Director of the ASD Foundation
Julie Ambrose, Ph.D., Appointed Executive Director of ASD Foundation
THE HON. RASHID SANTIAGO APPOINTED TO ASD FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
School Mascot Face Masks in Production, Thanks to Donors
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 44 ASD GRADUATES THIS YEAR
Pennsylvania DCED Approves Two New EITC Programs
THE REV. MARIA TJELTVEIT AND ROB SCHMIDT APPOINTED TO ASD FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ASDF Offering FREE Reading Materials to students in Grades 2, 3, 6 & 9
ASDF Featured in Foundation Forward newsletter - May 2020
ASDF RAISES $104,000, THANKS TO GENEROUS HIGH NOTES GALA SPONSORS
ASD Spring Performance Schedule
10th Annual HIGH NOTES Gala Set for Saturday, March 21, 2020
The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation has provided a $2,500 grant for ASDF Bookshelf Program
ASDF Announces Honorary Co-Chairs for the 10th Annual High Notes Gala
Teacher Innovation Grant Recipients for the 2019-2020 School Year Announced
8th Annual Latin Dance Competition Features Students from 4 Middle Schools
Two New Scholarships for ASD Students Honor Well-Known Morning Call Reporters
Dan Bosket Elected New ASD President, Three New Members Join Board
10,726 Students Participated in ASD Foundation Programs in 2018-2019: ANOTHER RECORD!
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program: $85,750 in Grants from Businesses this School Year
ASDF Summer Camp Scholarships - APPLY TODAY!
High Notes Gala - Interim Sponsorship Report
Wells Fargo Foundation Designates $15,000 for LCTI STEAM Summer Camp Scholarships for ASD Middle School Students
Save the Date - 9th Annual HIGH NOTES Gala!
Teacher Innovation Grants Announced for 2018-2019 School Year
ASD Foundation Volunteer Reading Program Rated Valuable by Volunteers
7th Annual Latin Dance Competition Features 60 Students from 4 Middle Schools
Allentown School District Foundation Receives $116,000 Grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Allentown Rotary Foundation and Capital BlueCross Designate Funds to Provide Uniforms for ASD Students in Need
PPL Corporation Grants $4,000 for ASD Foundation Volunteer Reading Program
ASDF Announces Training for Volunteer Readers
ASD Foundation Hosts First Recognition Event Honoring Champions of Education
Archived News
Save the Date: ASDF High Notes Gala 2018
Embassy Bank Contributes $15,000 in EITC Funding for Foundation Programs
Canary Football: New Scholarship Honoring Coach Halfacre Established by ASDF
Two New Appointments to Allentown School District Foundation Board of Directors
2018-2018 Teacher Innovation Grant Recipients
ASDF Reaches High Notes Gala Goal of Over $140,000
Three New Appointments To Allentown School District Foundation Board of Directors
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program Provides $103,500 in Grants from Businesses this School Year
Tonya M. Harris, Esq, Appointed to Allentown School District Foundation Board of Directors
Save the Date: ASDF High Notes Gala, March 24, 2018
Three Elected to ASD Foundation Board, Two New Officers Elected
77 Scholarships Awarded to ASD Graduates
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Coach George Halfacre Memorial Scholarship
Judge Madaline Palladino Scholarship
Mary Elizabeth Leiby Scholarship
Bill Wood Track Scholarship
Richard and Joyce Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship
Fact Sheet
Donations
Donate to the ASD Foundation
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
High Notes- A Virtual Reality 2021
Gala 2022
Gala 2023
Calendar
Allen Alumni
Allen Alumni External Website
2018-2019 William Allen Alumni Directory Project
Dieruff Alumni
Dieruff Alumni External Website
What's New
Kurt D. Zwikl Memorial Scholarship to be Awarded in 2023
13TH HIGH NOTES GALA PLANNED
Businesses Give $51,750 in EITC Grants
ASD Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships
Teachers Innovate in Allentown School District
Mayor Tuerk Receives Book at Lehigh Parkway Celebration
Middle School Latin Dance Competition Set for November 16, 2022
CLASS OF 1970 ESTABLISHES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 52 ASD GRADUATES THIS YEAR
Tonya Harris and Ibi Balog Elected to ASD Foundation Board Officers
New Board Members Elected to Allentown School District Foundation
Inaugural Cohort of Board Directors Emeritus Elected to Allentown School District Foundation
ASDF High Notes Gala Raised More than $77,000
Allentown School District Foundation Announces Classic Car Donation
Four New Scholarships Established for ASD Seniors
Save the Dates! 12th Annual High Notes Gala Announced
ASD Foundation Receives $10,000 Endowment to Improve Literacy in Allentown Middle Schools
Teacher Innovation Grants for 2021-2022 SY Announced
William Allen HS Class of 1966 makes Memorial Gift to the ASD Foundation
SUGRA FOUNDATION FUNDS TEACHER INNOVATION GRANTS FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR
Scholarships Awarded to 57 ASD Graduates This Year
Iron Pigs School Supply Collection
ASDF Welcomes Three New Board Members
Bill Wood Track Scholarship Established
Virtual High Notes Gala Raised More Than $64,000
JON AND JOLENE HAMMER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED
Save the Date: 11th Annual High Notes: A Gala Retrospective
Angela Nolan Elected Vice President of ASD Foundation
Julie Ambrose Appointed Executive Director of the ASD Foundation
Julie Ambrose, Ph.D., Appointed Executive Director of ASD Foundation
THE HON. RASHID SANTIAGO APPOINTED TO ASD FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
School Mascot Face Masks in Production, Thanks to Donors
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 44 ASD GRADUATES THIS YEAR
Pennsylvania DCED Approves Two New EITC Programs
THE REV. MARIA TJELTVEIT AND ROB SCHMIDT APPOINTED TO ASD FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ASDF Offering FREE Reading Materials to students in Grades 2, 3, 6 & 9
ASDF Featured in Foundation Forward newsletter - May 2020
ASDF RAISES $104,000, THANKS TO GENEROUS HIGH NOTES GALA SPONSORS
ASD Spring Performance Schedule
10th Annual HIGH NOTES Gala Set for Saturday, March 21, 2020
The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation has provided a $2,500 grant for ASDF Bookshelf Program
ASDF Announces Honorary Co-Chairs for the 10th Annual High Notes Gala
Teacher Innovation Grant Recipients for the 2019-2020 School Year Announced
8th Annual Latin Dance Competition Features Students from 4 Middle Schools
Two New Scholarships for ASD Students Honor Well-Known Morning Call Reporters
Dan Bosket Elected New ASD President, Three New Members Join Board
10,726 Students Participated in ASD Foundation Programs in 2018-2019: ANOTHER RECORD!
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program: $85,750 in Grants from Businesses this School Year
ASDF Summer Camp Scholarships - APPLY TODAY!
High Notes Gala - Interim Sponsorship Report
Wells Fargo Foundation Designates $15,000 for LCTI STEAM Summer Camp Scholarships for ASD Middle School Students
Save the Date - 9th Annual HIGH NOTES Gala!
Teacher Innovation Grants Announced for 2018-2019 School Year
ASD Foundation Volunteer Reading Program Rated Valuable by Volunteers
7th Annual Latin Dance Competition Features 60 Students from 4 Middle Schools
Allentown School District Foundation Receives $116,000 Grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Allentown Rotary Foundation and Capital BlueCross Designate Funds to Provide Uniforms for ASD Students in Need
PPL Corporation Grants $4,000 for ASD Foundation Volunteer Reading Program
ASDF Announces Training for Volunteer Readers
ASD Foundation Hosts First Recognition Event Honoring Champions of Education
Archived News
Save the Date: ASDF High Notes Gala 2018
Embassy Bank Contributes $15,000 in EITC Funding for Foundation Programs
Canary Football: New Scholarship Honoring Coach Halfacre Established by ASDF
Two New Appointments to Allentown School District Foundation Board of Directors
2018-2018 Teacher Innovation Grant Recipients
ASDF Reaches High Notes Gala Goal of Over $140,000
Three New Appointments To Allentown School District Foundation Board of Directors
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program Provides $103,500 in Grants from Businesses this School Year
Tonya M. Harris, Esq, Appointed to Allentown School District Foundation Board of Directors
Save the Date: ASDF High Notes Gala, March 24, 2018
Three Elected to ASD Foundation Board, Two New Officers Elected
77 Scholarships Awarded to ASD Graduates
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Coach George Halfacre Memorial Scholarship
A new senior scholarship has been established by the ASD Foundation and named in honor of Coach George “Fritz” Halfacre. George Halfacre was a teacher and the head football coach and assistant track & field coach at William Allen High School from 1965 to 1969. Coach Halfacre’s passion for sports and education made him a motivator on and off the field. He had a lifelong commitment to coaching and teaching where he tried to instill respect, pride and a strong work ethic among his students and athletes.
His children, family
and
friends have established the memorial scholarship for William Allen students in his memory through the Allentown School District Foundation.
The Coach George Halfacre Memorial Scholarship is being awarded annually to a football or track & field participant who demonstrates a strong competitive spirit and possesses all the qualities of good sportsmanship. The scholarship recipient may have a financial need and plans to further his education. Participation in sports beyond high school is not required. The recipient will be selected by the coaches, a guidance counselor and the principal at William Allen.
To date, a total of $5,470 in contributions has been raised. “The Coach Halfacre Memorial Scholarship is a great way to remember the legacy of Coach Halfacre at William Allen while opening doors for current high school seniors who model and share the coach’s sportsmanship and work ethic,” said Kurt Zwikl, President, Allentown School District Foundation. Zwikl was instrumental in establishing this memorial scholarship. “He was my coach,” says Zwikl. “I remember Halfacre strove to instill respect, pride and a strong work ethic in his students and athletes at William Allen.” The scholarship will be for $500 and will be awarded annually as long as there are sufficient funds.
2018 WAHS graduate, Tareek Johnson, who is attending Northampton Community College, was the first recipient of the Halfacre Scholarship, in the amount of $500.00.
Halfacre’s career included 58 years as a teacher, coach
and
mentor. He started his coaching career at Hellertown High School, beginning the football program in 1950 there and went undefeated in the league in 1955. He continued his career at Lehigh University, Moravian College, and numerous other high schools. He attended Palmerton High School, graduated from the Tabor Academy in Massachusetts, and after serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he graduated from Lehigh University with a BA degree in political science in 1950 and an MA degree in guidance and counseling in 1957. He passed away in September 2015 at the age of 88.