The Northeast Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament will take place this Saturday.

The Northampton Area School District will be sending six teams to compete in the 2014 regional tournament at Pocono Mountain West High School. The Northeast region includes Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Odyssey of the Mind students will participate in different competitions. About 700 local students in 100 teams will put their creativity to the test during the tournament.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving program. Teams of up to seven students receive a long-term problem at the beginning of the school year they must solve in an eight-minute performance within a small budget.

A searchable competition schedule is posted at www.nepaootm.com. The snow date is Saturday, March 15.

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Due to inclement weather, district offices and schools will be open Thursday, April 17, Tuesday, June 3, Wednesday, June 4, Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6.

Tuesday, May 27, Wednesday, May 28, Thursday May 29, Friday, May 30 and Monday, June 2 will now be full days of school for students. Also, Tuesday, June 3, Wednesday, June 4, Thursday, June 5, and Friday, June 6 will be early dismissal days (10:35 a.m. for secondary students and noon for elementary and Washington's Crossing students).

Visit the Northampton Area School District website for more details at www.northampton.k12.pa.us and follow the link to updated make up days.

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The school board will hold its next meeting Monday, March 10 at the district offices on Laubach Avenue. The meeting begins 6:30 p.m. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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The high school PTSA will meet Tuesday, March 11 at 6 p.m. The middle school PTA meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 at the Northampton Middle School.

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Northampton Area High School's school store, the Konkrete Korner, now has online purchasing.

This website allows the community to have access to the school store's latest merchandise without having to visit the store during hours of operation. While the merchandise was previously displayed on the Konkrete Korner's website, it now includes online purchasing capability. You can access the website on the Northampton Area High School's site using the quick link on the left side of the high school home page.

With the assistance of the high school administrative team, Tara Mrazik, marketing teacher and DECA advisor, first developed the Konkrete Korner in 2009 when the high school renovations allowed for the space needed to house the store.

The online purchases run through PayPal. Items can be picked up at the high school or shipped for a fee.

Visit the website at: http://konkretekorner.weebly.com/. Any questions regarding the Konkrete Korner website, contact Tara Mrazik at:mrazikt@ nasdschools.org.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the Northampton Area 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 "Northampton School News" in the subject line at least a week before an event.