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Parkland High School Prom | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Parkland High School prom as students dress up for the big night.

Parkland High School held its prom Friday, May 2, 2026, at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. Students and their guests arrive to the big night.

Whitehall High School students and their guests arrive for prom Saturday, May 2, 2026, at The Palace Center in Allentown. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Whitehall High School Prom | PHOTOS

HiJinx Brewing Co. owner Curt Keck pours a beer from tap Monday, April 27, 2026, in the brewery’s new home in the former Tatamy Fire Company social hall in Tatamy. After hosting brief preview days in April, HiJinx will be fully open starting May 1 at the site after its Allentown location closed in December. In addition to beer, the new site will offer space for banquets and private events, outdoor space for patrons, improved parking and activities like cornhole. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

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Sen. John Fetterman speaks at the Penn Ag Democrats Luncheon on Jan. 4, 2025, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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Emmaus field hockey coach Sue Butz-Stavin (center) receives a plaque from Green Hornets athletic director Rebecca George during a college signing ceremony on Friday in the school auditorium. Gwen Armitage, the former Emmaus athletic director who hired Butz-Stavin in 1976, is on the left. (Keith Groller / The Morning Call).

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Bangor Area High School students and their guests gather Friday, May 1, 2026, ahead of their prom. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Bangor Area High School Prom | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Bangor Area High School prom as students dress up for the big night.

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