Gockley Elementary School’s second annual kindergarten Valentine’s Day ball is scheduled for Feb. 14. Kindergarten students will be participating in special celebrations, such as making a craft, reading a Valentine’s Day story with a special friend, making an autographed Valentine’s Day card, enjoying a disco dance party and writing a Valentine’s Day card to local police officers and firefighters. A lot of sweet activities are planned!

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As a reminder, Student Council’s annual carnation sale at the middle school runs through Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Students will have the opportunity to purchase carnations for special friends, staff members and even family.

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Mark your calendars for McZephyr Night, scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Feb. 16 at the McDonald’s located at 2137 MacArthur Road. This a great event and fundraiser for the school.

Come out to see your teachers and staff serving up your food!

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Schools will be closed Feb. 17 and 20 for the Presidents Day holiday.

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Zephyr Elementary School’s Key Club has begun the Pennies for Pasta annual fund drive. Students and staff will be collecting spare change to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

For more than 20 years, Olive Garden, the national sponsor of LLS’ Student Series, also participates in Pasta for Pennies and has rewarded elementary and middle school children for their participation in LLS’ Student Series. Student Series is a unique service-learning, philanthropy and character-building initiative in which students collect donations, including their own spare change, to support LLS’ efforts to find cures for blood cancers and ensure that patients have access to treatments.

The top fundraising classroom in each school receives a pasta party courtesy of Olive Garden. Join in the effort to help this great cause by sending in your donations of loose change. The drive will be held for the next few weeks, and each homeroom will be collecting and competing.

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Gockley students are participating in Crayola’s Color Cycle Program. It involves reusing dried-up markers for clean energy. Instead of throwing away old markers, send them to school with your child.

The program is coordinated by the building’s art teacher, Mr. Chad Brader.

Parents can visit crayola.com/colorcycle for more information.

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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.