Congratulations to Whitehall High School student Nancy Pan, who has been selected to receive the 2016 Horatio Alger State and Specialized Scholarship, awarded at $7,000.

Since 1984, Horatio Alger Association has administered one of the nation’s largest privately funded, need-based scholarship programs, having awarded more than $125 million.

In 2000, Horatio Alger members began funding scholarships concentrated in each state to further its mission of assisting deserving young individuals to pursue higher education.

This year, 556 students were chosen for the scholarship.

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Whitehall High School’s Student Council is sponsoring a Keystone Pub night, along with a Chinese auction, to benefit Four Diamonds Fund (childhood cancer foundation) 6-9 p.m. Feb. 18. Please come out and help Student Council reach its goal of $10,000.

Also, to help raise money for Four Diamonds Fund, Student Council will be hosting a mini-thon 2-8 p.m. Feb. 19. Students will dance for six hours.

Anyone interested in making a donation can send it to the high school, c/o Student Council Mini-Thon, 3800 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, 18052.

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The Strengthening Families program for parents and youth ages 10-14 will begin 5:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the middle school cafeteria. Whitehall-Coplay School District has been offering this program for four years.

This is a seven-week series of activities for parents of young teens as well as the teens themselves. It is designed to help kids stay on the right track, pick good friends, make wise decisions and plan for their futures.

Parents learn things they can do to support their teens while giving them both love and limits, two key ingredients for navigating through the teen years.

The program is free and includes dinner. It is for all families and anyone who is about to raise a teenager.

Families can register by contacting Mr. Bugbee, middle school principal, at 610-439-1439.

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Visit the Whitehall Coplay School District website, whitehallcoplay.org/district site, for helpful resources for parents and students.

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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, PTSAs, club advisers 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.