School will be in session Feb. 14. This date was originally scheduled for Presidents Day weekend break.

Also, school will now be in session April 17. This date was originally scheduled for spring break.

A third date has been added for an in session school day. May 5 will now be a school day. The day was originally scheduled for professional development for staff.

Make note of these snow make up dates.

If any more days need to be added to the calendar due to inclement weather, they will be added to the end of the 2013-14 school year in June.

School will still be closed as planned for Presidents Day, Feb. 17.

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The next PTO meeting is 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Steckel building. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings.

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PTO Market Day Pick-Up is set for Feb. 19. Items may be picked up in the middle school cafeteria between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.

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Gockley School Spirit Day is Feb. 28. Since February is the month of hearts, everyone is encouraged to wear red and white. The children will also be celebrating with a Valentine's Day Party in their classrooms as part of the School Wide Positive Behavior Reward Program.

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The middle school canned food drive will begin at the end of this month.

Begin collecting and saving canned foods to donate to the school's annual collection drive. The students and staff at the middle school continue to make this a huge success.

Each homeroom has a friendly competition to collect the most items. The middle school will then help Second Harvest and the local Whitehall Food Pantry by donating the items collected for those in need.

Start stocking up. The drive begins Feb. 24.

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Dream It. Do It. Dreamitdoitpa.com will be the ultimate resource for "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" news and updates.

In addition to offering resources about manufacturing careers, the website also hosts student videos for the project and the video voting later this month. A team of Whitehall Middle School students recently entered a video contest in conjunction with the project. The students along with teacher Mr. Tony Pangaio teamed up with Atlas Machining & Welding in Northampton to create a promotional video for their company and manufacturing in general.

Viewers can vote Feb. 24 through the 26 and choose their favorite video. You can visit the website and link to see more details and watch the video the students created.

Students and others are invited and encouraged to get involved and tag themselves in posts that may feature them in the future.

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The school district has a new registration process for enrolling eligible children in kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year.

The child must be 5 years of age before Sept. 1, 2014. Parents or guardians may begin the process starting Jan. 6.

Parents or guardians must access and complete the online registration by logging on to the district website at www.whitehallcoplay.org. You then must select a date and time to meet with the enrollment secretary, Michelle Khouri, to present all the required documentation (see website). Parents or guardians will then be assigned an appointment to bring their child to meet with the guidance counselor, school nurse and reading specialists for a brief assessment at Gockley Elementary School March 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31.

The deadline to register kindergarten students online is March 14.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the Whitehall-Coplay School District. Teachers, administrators, parents, students, coaches, PTOs, club advisors and any other community members are invited to share their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with "Whitehall-Coplay School News" in the subject line at least a week before an event.