Congratulations to Moore Elementary School student Colette Ferriere for placing second in the Pennsylvania Council on Literacy spring 2019 stock market challenge competition in the elementary school division.

Under the guidance of teacher Christopher Hoenscheid, Colette started with a $100,000 hypothetical portfolio and ended the 10-week game with $113,036.90.

The competition teaches students about investing and encourages financial literacy.

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Changes to the Northampton Area School District calendar include the following.

May 29-31 and June 3-5 will now be full days for students and staff.

School will be in session June 4-7 and June 10-11.

Grades 6-12 will be dismissed 10:30 a.m., and grades K-5 will be dismissed noon, June 6-7 and 10-11.

Seniors who have graduated are not required to attend school June 3-11.

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Graduation will be 4 p.m. June 1 at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem.

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PTA groups in the NASD will meet in June.

Moore Elementary, 6 p.m. June 3

Lehigh Elementary School, 6:30 p.m. June 3

George Wolf Elementary School, 6 p.m. June 4

Northampton Area Middle School, 6:30 p.m. June 4

Northampton Area High School (PTSA), 6:30 p.m. June 5

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The last marking period is ending June 11.

Parents/guardians, make sure to check the Sapphire web portal to see final grades.

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Northampton Area Konkrete Kids Educational Foundation is holding its 10th annual golf tournament June 17 at Woodstone Country Club, Danielsville. The foundation is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to “developing, promoting and financing innovative programs, which supplement and enhance the quality of education and provide the school community with extended learning opportunities and co-curricular experiences within the Northampton Area School District.”

The tournament will have a shotgun start 11:30 a.m. and will feature a four-person scramble.

The entry fee ($115) will include golf, cart, hot dogs and liquid refreshments during the day, an awards dinner after the golf, prizes for the top three foursomes in each of three flights (total of 36 prizes), a hole-in-one contest, free replay at Woodstone (Tuesday-Thursdays, no cart), a discounted coupon to play at Jack Frost and a tee gift for each golfer.

For more information, to register and to find sponsorship forms, visit konkretefoundation.org.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the NASD. 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.