Picture retake day at Whitehall-Coplay Middle School will be Nov. 3.

If you would like to have your school picture retaken, please return the original package. If you were absent on picture day, you may also have your picture taken this day.

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A dine and dance is planned for Nov. 5 to benefit Joey Groller, a 10th-grade Whitehall High School student who has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The event will be held at the pavilion at Cementon Park, 5185 Dewey St., Whitehall, and is sponsored by Lehigh Valley Yankee Fan Club. Doors open 5 p.m.

Tickets are $25. Presale tickets are available at Konkrete Creamery in Northampton, Palace Pizza in Whitehall and Samuel Owens in Coplay. Contact Shelly Alexander at 610-442-9026 or shellyalexander40@yahoo.com for more information.

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The first marking period ended Nov. 2.

Report cards will be sent through SwiftK12 by 10 a.m. Nov. 9.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact your child’s teacher.

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Mark your calendar for early dismissals for the elementary school buildings and WCMS Nov. 18-22.

On Nov. 23, schools will be closed for a professional development day.

Schools will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 24-28.

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Parents/guardians are able to utilize the PowerSchool parent portal to access student information, such as grades and attendance. Single sign-on access allows parents/guardians to have one PowerSchool parent portal account for all of your children in one place using their individual access ID and access passwords.

If you need any help with accessing this, contact your child’s school.

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WCSD’s policy on educational trips limits the number of school days missed to seven 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 WCSD. 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.