Are you a veteran living in Salisbury Township? If so, Salisbury Elementary School would like to invite you to their Veterans Day celebration Nov. 10. This is for all veterans, not just those with a student in the district. It is a heartwarming event with all the veterans lining the walkway as the students walk into school. For more information and an interest form, visit salisburytownshippa.org or contact the school at 610-791-2800. Registration is required by Nov. 3.

Homecoming weekend will soon be upon us and there is a lot going on. As always, the week leading up to Homecoming is designated as Spirit Week. The days are different for the high school and middle school.

Salisbury Middle School spirit week days are: Oct. 23 - Pajama Day, Oct. 24 - Twin Day, Oct. 25 - Sports Day, Oct. 26 - Blue and White Day, Oct. 27 - Halloween Dress Up Day. SES is also having Blue and White day Oct. 26.

Salisbury High School’s schedule is: Oct. 23 - Rhyme without Reason Day (two students dress up as two things that rhyme), Oct. 24 - Neon Day, Oct. 25 - Barbie versus Oppenheimer Day, Oct. 26 - Pajama Day, Oct. 27 - Blue and White Day.

The Homecoming festivities start with the parade Oct. 26, which begins at SES 5:15 p.m. It winds its way to the high school where the bonfire will be held 6:30 p.m.

The SES Halloween parade of costumes will be Oct. 27; 9:45 a.m. for grades 2-4 and 10:45 a.m. for students in kindergarten and first grade. Students will exit from the main entrance and walk around the parking lot.

Oct. 27 includes trick-or-treat night for Salisbury Township 5:30-8 p.m. The start time was moved to 5:30 p.m. for those students who want to attend the high school Homecoming football game 7:30 p.m.

In the middle of all this excitement, SES will hold its fall book fair Oct. 25 through Nov. 2. Parent night will be held 4-6 p.m. Nov. 2. Information will be sent home with students as to when their class will be attending the fair to make purchases, so keep a look out for it.

The Salisbury Athletic Booster Club is hosting a clothing drive 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 4 in front of the auxiliary gym at SHS. For a complete list of items they accept, visit clothingdrive.net.

The Salisbury Township Public Works Department is looking for a highway equipment operator with experience in road maintenance/repair, snow removal, truck operations and grounds maintenance. For a full job description and application, visit www.salisburytownshippa.org. Applications must be submitted by Oct. 27.

The Salisbury yard waste drop-off sites are open for a few more weeks. The Franko site will be open Oct. 19, 21 and 30. Devonshire will be open Oct. 23, 26 and 28. As always, hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

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