Lehighton Area School District announced the elementary students who achieve Student of the Month in December.

East Penn Elementary School, student recognized were:kindergarten, Mrs. Betz - Lauren Frantz and Mrs. Zehner - Blake Steele; first grade, Mrs. Bruch - Evan McGowan and Mrs. Zerbe - Skylar Santee second grade, Mrs. Bonser - Tyler Solt and Mrs. Haupt - Kylie Kuntzman; third grade, 3Mrs. Schnell - Alyssa Frey; fourth grade, Mrs. Breiner - Alaina Strohl and Mrs. Kattner - Avery Mulroy.At Franklin Elementary School, students of the month were: kindergarten, Mrs. Barilla - Brielle Frable and Brody Frable; Mrs. Hlavaty - Jack Cressley; and Miss Kibler - Brookelyn Breisch; first grade, Mrs. Bussey-Williams - Avery Hosler and Alexa Martin; Mrs. Hydro - Gabriella Brown; and Mrs. Kirsch - Brady O'Donnell; second grade, Miss Cox - Jami Gaydula; Miss Hoppes - Molly Ott; and Mrs. Roberts - Zachary Wilusz; third grade, Mr. Gilotti - Hunter Crum, Mr. Snyder - Sherry Nametko, Mrs. Zimmerman - Shelby Kuzma and Miss Strohl - Timothy Reichard; fourth grade, Mrs. Gerber - Kendra Williams, Mrs. Hedash - Carter Strauss, Mrs. Strausberger - Jade Schleicher and Mrs. Sirsky - Jacobi Zigarski.Students of the month at Mahoning Elementary School were: kindergarten, Mrs. Geiser - Cora Fretz and August Hertweck, and Mrs. Kocher - Kaitlyn Oswald and Bryce Miller; first grade, Miss Miller - Abby Bauder and William Trach, and Mrs. Rodgers - Cierra Shipwash and Joshua Neeb; second grade, Mrs. Boyle - Allie Hawk and Eric Smale, Mrs. Lewis - Amy Dwojewski and Owen Kovach and Mrs. Stahler - Alyssa Zehner and AJ Light; third grade, Mrs. Blisard - Kaylee Appleton, and Mr. Kresge - Mikayla Marks and Kenneth Wallace; and fourth grade, Mrs. Rupell - Olivia Kondrosky and Roger Pomposello, Jr. and Mrs. Cardel - Brandon Gable.Students of the month at Shull-David Elementary School are: kindergarten, Mrs. Gandy - Sarah Schlough and Damon Eckhart, Mrs. Maloney - Julia Smith and Sameer Hameed and Mrs. Rakos - Eidan Mooney and Jacob Ferguson; first grade, Mrs. Matika - Katie Kattner and Joshua Kemmerer, Mrs. Petit-Clair - Ella Miller and Nathanial Leone, Mr. Schaeffer - Elizabeth Schlegel and Connor Drakely; second grade, Mrs. Barth - Emma Gaston and Ethan Heiser; Miss Grasso - Cady Gustafson and Kadin Brunell, Mr. Herman - Cierra Fenstermaker and Dade Long; third grade, Mrs. Boyle - Amanda Anger, Mrs. Weiss - Autumn Madea and Katelyn Yerance, Mrs. Wentz - Emma Harris and Quinton Heiland and Miss Wilk - Amanda Steigerwalt; fourth grade, 4Mrs. Cressley - Kathryn Nanovic and Ryan Smith and Mrs. Dillman - Paige Wehr and Dakota Johnston.