Congratulations to the following Whitehall-Coplay Middle School students, who were named Students of the Month for September and October.

September

Sixth grade: Jada Booker, Alexis Bundra, Angelina Cascioli, Yancel Franceschini, Sophia Gallo, Joseph Hahn, Grace Hana, Peytin Miller, Alisa Powell, Emily Proctor, Chloe Rogers, Megan Wallitsch, Celeste Yunez-Cosme

Seventh grade: Yazline Aponte, Rachel Dolan, Anam Mohammad, Joshua Prince, Mai Quach, Edward Rehrig, Gabriel Rodriguez, Joy Sabbagh, Seth Thomas, Angel Vasquez, Sean Vializ, Isabella Younes

Eighth grade: Faseeh Achi, Raniya Brown, Peter Busch, Angel Chen, Michelle Espinoza, Bervely Exantus, Andrew Kibblehouse, Brianna Minnich, Isaac Moore-Ogola, Natalia, Pedraza, Aspen Schache, Emily Thomas

October

Sixth grade: Mariah Avila, Emma Bonshak, Matthew Caley, Vinson Eggleston, Rachel Ganser, Joy Haroun, Maisey Hartman, Hannah Ibrahim, Andy Lora Pimentel, Nathan Mak, Christen Makhoul, Zachary Onsinyo, Calvin Scheller

Seventh grade: Jasmin Abdalla, Tamarah Abdullatif, Rasool Barton, Riley Bolton, Katelyn Buchfuhrer, Griffin Corteen, Alexander Derkits, Kenneth Jiang, Lyndsey Larkin, Mackenzie Laub, Jaiden Lee, Martina Shelor

Eighth grade: Destiny Abreu, Caleb Camacho, Madison Cunningham, Yasier Herrera, Tyrone Mbiu, George Moussa, Zachary Ringenberger, April Scarl, Katelyn Scheller, Hannah Sierra, Margaret Tran, Connor Zappe

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Steckel Elementary students will wear pink tomorrow, Oct. 7, for breast cancer awareness.

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Students will not have classes Oct. 10, Columbus Day. A professional development day is scheduled for teachers.

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Picture day at Gockley Elementary is scheduled for Oct. 11. Students will be bringing home a detailed flier and an order form for your review.

Orders and payment are due the day pictures are taken.

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The district has an anonymous tip line for anyone who believes a student could be in danger from another person or from himself/herself. If you are aware of a possible situation, call 610-435-4638 and leave a message.

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Please be sure your children wear socks and sneakers on the days they have gym class. Wearing proper footwear ensures full participation and safety in gym class.

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Please continue to support the PTO. The organization will continue to provide numerous educational and cultural programs for students in grades K-12. Many special events could not occur without the assistance and financial support of this dedicated organization.

During the upcoming weeks, parents/guardians will receive information about becoming a member. Please enroll your family as a member; there are no commitments when you enroll, and it will only benefit your child. Fundraising information also will be distributed.

Volunteers are welcome to actively participate in the following opportunities: hospitality, school volunteers for grades K-12, holiday party, school spirit functions, fundraisers, publicity, book fairs, Children’s Day and other various programs and special projects.

The PTO exists for all children’s benefits. Please consider being an active member.

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If your child is absent from school three or more days, parents are encouraged to request that homework is gathered. Parents must call the school to request homework, which must then be picked up in the main office before 4 p.m.

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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.