Read Across America is coming tomorrow, March 2. Students and staff are encouraged to participate. There will be a variety of classroom activities. Families are encouraged to make a special time of reading together and enjoy a visit to local libraries.

March is the birthday month of Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. His books have led generations of children to learn the joy of reading.

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PTA meetings are set. Lehigh Elementary will meet 6:30 p.m. March 5; George Wolf, 6:30 p.m. March 6; and Northampton Area Middle School, 6 p.m. March 13.

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Northampton Area High School Science Olympiad students will compete in the central eastern regional competition March 15 at Kutztown University. More than 700 students representing 26 high schools and 12 middle schools from Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Northumberland and Schuylkill counties will compete in 46 different events.

In its 34th year, the Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of K-12 science education, creating a passion for learning science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, professional development workshops and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state, national and international tournaments.

The Olympiad is organized by schools at the junior high and senior high levels. Each school sends one team to compete in a variety of events. High school teachers serve as the coaches, judges and coordinators.

Competitions are conducted at four levels: local, regional, state and national. The local competition is designed to prepare students for regional competition. No teams are eliminated in the local competition. At the regional level, the top ranked teams move on to the state competition. The Pennsylvania Science Olympiad state tournament will take place April 28 at Juniata College.

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Do you have any Northampton Area School District news? Teachers, administrators, parents, students, coaches, PTAs, club advisers and any other community members are invited to share their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with “Northampton School News” in the subject line at least a week before an event.