PSSA state testing is under way for students in grades 3 through 8.

Be sure your child is in attendance through April 24.

Testing starts promptly in the morning, so be sure to be on time for school.

It is also suggested students get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast.

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The high school art show is scheduled for Thursday, April 23 at Northampton Area High School. The show will run 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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The NASD music department presents the middle school band concert 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 in the high school auditorium.

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On April 27, the high school will host "The White Rose" exhibition from April 27 through May 8.

The exhibit originates from Germany in honor of a student-led, nonviolent Nazi resistance movement in 1942 and 1943.

German students and a professor from Munich wrote six leaflets calling for passive resistance and termination of World War II.

Hans and Sophie Scholl, part of the resistance, distributed the sixth leaflet at the University of Munich and were arrested.

The seven core members of the "White Rose" were executed by the Nazi regime. Other members received long-term prison sentences.

Shortly after they were arrested, the last leaflet was smuggled out of Germany by the allies. It was copied and air-dropped throughout Germany.

Two of the "White Rose" members survived the ordeal: Dr. George Juergen Wittenstein, who currently lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. Traute Lafrenze-Page, who immigrated here in 1947 and now lives in South Carolina.

This exhibition will be open to the public.

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The George Wolf Elementary School PTA book fair will run from Tuesday, April 28 through Friday, May 1 at the school.

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The Konkrete Kids Educational Foundation's Buy a Brick fundraiser is under way.

Visit the school's website to find out how you can support the foundation by having your name engraved on a brick paver.

The pavers will be placed in the plaza outside the entrance of Al Erdosy Stadium and the new swimming pool adjacent to the high school's rear parking lot.

You can find purchase forms on the NASD website, http://www. northampton.k12.pa.us.

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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, PTAs, club advisers and any other community members are invited to share their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with "North-ampton School News" in the subject line at least a week or two before an event.