Schools will be closed March 10 for a professional development day for teachers.

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Whitehall-Coplay Middle School’s annual canned food drive will begin March 13 and continue through March 17. Each homeroom competes for the most canned food items collected.

The drive is always a huge success, and the students and staff learn to reach out to their community during the collection. All the food collected will be donated to local food banks and Second Harvest to help the Whitehall community.

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Whitehall High School’s Marching Zephyr Band is hosting Music in Movement March 18 at the high school. The first performance will be 11 a.m. The performers include groups from the Lehigh Valley and beyond. Come and see performances by twirlers, dancers, color guard groups and percussion ensembles.

There will be an admission cost.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Enter through the cafeteria doors.

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Gockley parents and friends can catch the latest news via Twitter, Facebook and the monthly newsletters on the Whitehall-Coplay School District website. Parents can keep in touch with Principal Mrs. Denise Saylor’s tweets for important events and activities.

Go to Twitter.com and set up your account. Look for “Gockley Elementary” tweets!

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The elementary schools continue to participate in General Mills’ BoxTops for Education collection program. The products from this company have a special BoxTop marked “Big G BoxTops for Education.”

Each BoxTop is redeemed for a cash reward, which is used for students’ activities. Each school has its own goal. Just trim the BoxTops, save in a resealable bag at home and then periodically send them into school with your child.

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If your child is absent from school for three or more days, parents are encouraged to request that homework is gathered for them. Parents must call the school to request homework and pick up the work 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.