Gockley Elementary School will celebrate Earth Day with a school spirit day April 22. Students and staff are asked to wear clothing green in color.

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Congratulations to Whitehall High School students Sage Harakal and Katie Lutterschmidt for their winning entries in the 2016 Regional Scholastic Art Award competition.

Sage earned a silver award for her drawing titled “Fishtown.”

Katie earned an honorable mention for her drawing titled “Among The Ruins.”

An exhibition of top award-winning entries will be displayed in Corpora Gallery at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 Third St., Bethlehem, until April 24. It is open to the public 1-4 p.m. April 24.

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The high school and middle school’s small ensemble concert will be held 7 p.m. April 26 in the auditorium of Whitehall High School.

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The middle school PTO book fair will be held May 2-5.

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The middle school will have its spring open house 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 5. Mark your calendar and plan to attend.

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There will be a professional development day May 6. Schools will be closed throughout the district.

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A reminder for required absence notes for students: Parents or guardians must have a written note to be given to their child’s teacher within three days upon returning to school after an absence. The best method is to write a note promptly on the day of return.

Remember to include the date, child’s name, teacher’s name, specific reason for the absence and parent’s signature.

If no excuse note is received within this three-day period, it is an illegal absence. When there are three or more illegal days without notes, parents or guardians will be required to appear before Whitehall’s magisterial district judge on truancy charges.

This is a school district policy.

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Visit the Whitehall-Coplay School District website, whitehallcoplay.org, to stay up to date on resources for both parents and students.

Also, the Whitehall-Coplay Middle School newsletter can be read online at whitehallcoplay.org/middle/index.html.

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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.