Zephyr Elementary School will have its lil’ shoppers’ shop, sponsored by the PTO, Dec. 3-7. Students will bring home an envelope with information for review.

The shop is optional for students.

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Whitehall-Coplay Middle School’s Student Council members are currently working on the annual Holiday Hope Chest program - the collection of new, unopened and unwrapped small gifts for boys or girls in specific age groups.

Students will collect filled shoe boxes, to be delivered to Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley for families in early December.

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Holiday performances are approaching! Come hear some wonderful music by Whitehall-Coplay School District students.

WCMS band and chorus concert, 7-8 p.m. Dec. 6, in the auditorium of Whitehall High School. Snow date is Dec. 10.

Zephyr Elementary band and chorus concert, 7-8 p.m. Dec. 12, in the auditorium of WHS.

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Gockley Elementary School students can participate in Crayola’s Color Cycle program, which involves reusing old, dried-up and used markers for clean energy. Students can learn about simple ways they can help protect our environment.

Instead of throwing used markers into the trash and adding to growing landfills, Gockley Elementary collects them to send back to Crayola. There is no cost on the school’s part, and the program benefits a greener Earth for us all.

Crayola will accept all plastic-bodied marker types of any brand, including permanent markers, dry erase markers and highlighters.

If you’d like to participate in this program, put the markers in a bag and send them in with your child. There is a collection box in the art room, and once filled, it will be shipped to Crayola for recycling.

The program is coordinated by art teacher Chad Brader.

Visit crayola.com/colorcycle to learn more.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the WCSD. 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 “Whitehall-Coplay School News” in the subject line at least a week before an event.