In honor of Dr. Seuss, whose birthday was March 2, each school is participating and celebrating Read Across America week with fun, creative and educational activities. The events will continue through March 5.

All across America, students, teachers and families set their sights on great reading goals. Students and their families are also encouraged to practice reading habits at home daily.

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Mark your calendar for no school March 12. This is a professional development day for teachers.

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Zephyr Pride Foundation has signed on with the Amazon Smile program. When you sign up to participate and shop on Amazon, Amazon will donate 0.5 percent of eligible purchases to the foundation.

Visit the Zephyr Pride Foundation Facebook group and follow the link to sign up. You may also visit smile.amazon.com/ch/47-4027527 for details.

Check out the many activities and great things Zephyr Pride Foundation makes possible on its Facebook page.

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Whitehall High School seniors, if you need your official transcript sent to a college, university or trade school, visit the counseling website and find the forms area on the left column in maroon. Click on Transcript Release Form and fill out the information.

Once submitted, your counselor will review and approve it, after which your official transcript will be sent. You will be notified via email by the counseling office when the official transcript has been sent.

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The kindergarten registration process for enrolling eligible children for the 2021-22 school year is underway. The child must be 5 years old before Sept. 1. Parents/guardians may begin the process at this time. The registration process will be done entirely online this year.

Here are the steps to registering your child. Visit whitehallcoplay.org and click on Enrollment. Follow all directions to complete the online registration, including uploading all required documents. You will receive an email from Michelle Khouri, district registrar, confirming your child’s registration or requesting other information. Required documents for kindergarten registration include proof of birth (your child’s birth certificate, passport, baptismal certificate or notarized parent statement); your child’s immunization record; proof of residency (if you rent, your signed lease agreement, or if you own, your deed or 2021 real estate tax bill); Whitehall/Coplay moving permit or 2020 per capita tax bill; current utility bill, bank statement or billing statement; and parent photo identification.

If you have any questions regarding registration, email Khouri at khourim@whitehallcoplay.org.

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In an effort to keep parents and students more informed about Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, the school has established social media sites for the public to follow. WCMS will be posting to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Feel free to follow them on all three - facebook.com/wcmszephyrs, twitter.com/WCMSZephyrs and instagram.com/wcmszephyrs.

If you like to search hashtags, check out two they are using to help people find them: #zephyrtough and #webelongatwhitehall.

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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, PTAs, club advisers and any other community members are invited to share their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with “WCSD NEWS” in the subject line at least a week before an event.