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As we take a look at what’s new in area school districts this year, Stroudsburg High School is taking the school store idea to a new level.

News13’s Nicole Walters gives high school students and parents a sneak peak at the Mountaineer Market.

Stroudsburg High School Principal Jeff Sodl and District Superintendent Cosmas Curry couldn’t resist doing some back to school shopping of their own today. Even though they were just supposed to be giving News13 a tour of the new school store.

"Can you ring this up for me now?"

High school students are going to have a whole experience at Mountaineer Market.

Sodl says, "We try to promote school spirit and just walking in there, it just screams Stroudsburg Mountaineers so it’s really exciting."

Forget just buying a pencil and some easers.

ALLENTOWN, P.A. – Last week, the Lehigh Valley in PA-07 filed its application to be designated as a Tech Hub: a designation that would qualify the region for $50 to $75 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding to spur semiconductor production and job growth. This is an investment that Congresswoman Susan Wild (PA-07) has been working to bring to the region since she wrote the bill establishing the Tech Hubs program—the Regional Innovation Act—that passed into law through the CHIPS and Science Act.

Announcing two Beacon Hill Concerts—one instrumental, one vocal— by the Chamber Players of Tempesta di Mare

(All the artists are principal players/performers with the Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra)

Sunday, December 3, 2023, 3:00 pm, “UNMATCHED” – six players, six wind and string instruments – flute, recorder, oboe, bassoon, violin, lute, and harpsichord in many combinations. The instruments blend and contrast, call and respond, stand out as soloists, and form a cohesive whole. The program starts with a concerto by Vivaldi followed by works of other baroque composers: Telemann, and lesser-known Zelenka, Janitsch, Fasch, and Boismortier.

NEWS 13 is taking a look at what's new in area school districts this year... and the Pleasant Valley school district is implementing something new as news 13's Ameenah Thompson tells us they're giving students a chance to be more vocal about what they need.

Superintendent James Konrad says, "We do have a new student information system called Power School so one of the big lifts for our community is just to make sure that they're creating the accounts to access all this digital information."

Superintendent James Konrad tells us families will have access to grades, attendance and behavior he says they also changed their bus system.

Konrad says, "PVE the elementary school and then also PVI the intermediate school and so we have students in grades K through 5 on the same buses."

He says that reduces costs for transportation.

As the new school year approaches East Stroudsburg school district is implementing something new. They're helping students get a jump start on their college education. As News 13's Ameenah Thompson tells us they're helping students get a jump start on their college education.

Matthew Trioli Principal here at East Stroudsburg says, "So what we're doing for our students this year is we're offering two programs one is dual credit, dual credit program is when you would take a class whether its through East Stroudsburg University or Northampton community college it would count towards they would get a college credit for it."

South principal triolo says it would go on their college transcripts and then on their high school transcript it would count towards one of their required electives.

They say you should do one thing that scares you at least one time and News 13's Ameenah Thompson did just that, as she jumped out of a plane for this week's summer fun idea.

George there's many ways to see the Poconos but ten thousand feet up may be the best way yet.

Co-Owner at Pegasus Skydive Center says "It's super easy a lot of people call us actually and they say hey what kind of training do I have to do it's actually super simple as you may have seen you come here we tell you exactly what to do you're instructors there to do everything for you in case you forget everything that you forgot that you were supposed to do its relatively safe ish we like to say the equipment has come a long way since the 80's or so when they invented Tandem parachuting."

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For more than 50 years Monroe County Meals on Wheels has provided food and services to hundreds of people in the Poconos.

Monroe County Meals on Wheels in Stroudsburg is seeing a staggering uptick in clients who need their services as they just surpassed helping more than 350 people every week.

“We’re all affected by the increase in cost and things like that, but it could be as simple as somebody has an aging parent and they don’t live in the state,” said Stacey Koeck the special events coordinator for Monroe County Meals on Wheels.

August is always a busy month for the nonprofit as they use it to spread awareness for its donation drives where several townships are collecting household essentials for its clients as well as public libraries collecting pet food donations through the end of the month.

GILBERT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Summer fairs are always packed with diverse activities and attractions.

A week-long fair in Monroe County goes beyond cotton candy and carnival rides.

Thrilling rides, carnival bites, and endless entertainment line more than 90-plus acres of the West End fairgrounds for seven whole days.

Live music from singers like Chris Eckert, dancing, and cheerleading performances on stage even barns full of livestock.

"They're not only our neighbors or friends, but we are one big family here," said Mindy Seese from Reeders.

Sunday kicked off the first day of the week-long fair that runs through Saturday, August 26.