There will be no school for students Nov. 12. Teachers and staff will have a professional development day.

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Reminder: Report cards were issued on the parent portal beginning Nov. 10. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your child’s teacher.

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Whitehall High School Leo Club is collecting canned goods and nonperishables to donate to a local food bank for the upcoming holidays. Have all donations in by Nov. 15 to room B109.

The next Leo Club meeting is 3 p.m. Nov. 15 in B109.

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Parent-teacher conferences are planned for Nov. 22, 23 and 24. Your child’s teacher will schedule a Zoom appointment for your conference.

All students will be dismissed noon, so there will be no lunches served on conference days. Breakfast will still be offered.

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Thanksgiving break will be Nov. 25-29. Schools will reopen Nov. 30.

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The 2022 edition of the Whitehall High School yearbook, The Whitehall, will continue the tradition of publishing baby pictures of graduating seniors. This popular feature allows a parent to submit a color photograph of his and/or her child(ren) as a baby and a brief personal message for inclusion in the baby picture section of the yearbook. The picture can be any size; however, the personal statement cannot exceed 125 characters. In an attempt to increase the number of baby picture submissions, the yearbook staff has reduced the fee to have the baby photograph and words published by $5 - from $40 to $35.

In addition to submitting a baby picture, the yearbook staff is offering parents the opportunity to purchase more space in the yearbook for additional photographs and words dedicated to your son(s) and/or daughter(s). These senior advertisements will be located in the seniors section of the yearbook. In an attempt to increase the number of senior ads, the yearbook staff has reduced the fees for the half-page and quarter-page sizes. Parents can submit more than one picture and additional words of congratulations with the senior ad. The new, discounted rates are full page, $200; half page, $100; and quarter page, $50.

In efforts to streamline the process of ads, the yearbook staff will be utilizing AdBuilder. AdBuilder is a service provided by the yearbook company, Balfour. It will allow you to create and pay for your own ad for the yearbook. Visit Balfour.com and search for Whitehall High School. Shop yearbook products and purchase the ad size you want and create an account on Balfour.com. Look for an email within one business day, confirming your ad workspace is available. Log into your Balfour.com account and look under My Orders to design your ad. When ready, choose Submit Your Ad to send it to the yearbook staff.

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WHS yearbooks are currently on sale for $70 until Thanksgiving.

To purchase your yearbook, go to balfour.com and search “Whitehall High School.”

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Picture retake day for Gockley Elementary School is Dec. 1. Students who were absent or who are new to Whitehall-Coplay School District may have their pictures retaken by Christmas City Studios.

To prepay for your order, visit orders.christmascitystudio.com and enter the school code Gockley 21.

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Per WCSD’s policy, educational trips are limited to seven school days per year. Any days missed for travel beyond the seven days of absence will be illegal days if the student’s age is 16 or younger.

The family educational trip request form, available in the school office, must be submitted to the office prior to departure.

WCSD prefers all trips be scheduled during the holiday break.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in Whitehall-Coplay School District. Teachers, administrators, parents, students, coaches, PTOs, 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.