Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

115 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 NORTH WHI TEHALL TOWNSHI P Theater, the oldest Drive-In in the US, as well as the popular Lehigh Valley Zoo. Another attractive component to the township are the schools. “Parkland School District is a very popular and well-respected school district here in the Lehigh Valley… if not the most highly sought after [district] for young families to move into the township. It encompasses three townships, with North Whitehall as one of them,” Cope says. The district has the stats to back up that statement, too, with a 96% graduation rate. In addition, 79% of the 783 AP tests taken by students in 2021, received a 3 or higher (on a 5 point scale). These scores earn them college credit, with colleges typically accepting a 3, 4, or 5. Founded in 1971, Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is Pennsylvania’s largest career and technical center. They offer 45 skills-based programs for high school students in Lehigh County’s nine public school districts. Photo Credit: Susan Williams Photo Credit: Gabriella Williams