District News: Grades for WHS students available Feb. 29 on PowerSchool
The third marking period grades for Whitehall High School students will be available Feb. 29 in PowerSchool.
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The Class of 1972’s scholarship fundraiser will be held March 4 at Keystone Pub, 1410 Grape St., Whitehall. The fundraiser is for dine-in or carryout, and 10% of sales will benefit the scholarship fund.
The class awards two $1,000 scholarships to deserving graduating Whitehall High School seniors.
There is a cost per person, which is refundable the day of the event.
To purchase your ticket, visit myevent.com/WHSCLASS72.
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Zephyr Elementary will be participating in Read Across America Week by celebrating the works of Dr. Seuss. Each day will include a dress-up theme and reading activities.
The themes for the week include the following:
March 4: Wear green for “Green Eggs and Ham.”
March 5: Wear a funny hat for “Cat in the Hat.”
March 6: Wear crazy socks for “Fox in Socks.”
March 7: Wear location apparel for “Oh the Places You’ll Go.”
March 8: Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character for “Drop Everything and Read Day.”
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The Class of 2024 group yearbook picture will be taken 9:45 a.m. March 5 in the WHS gymnasium, with a snow date of March 12.
This portrait of the senior class will appear in the 2024 edition of the yearbook. All seniors will report to class and wait for an announcement over the public address system.
The senior class wants the theme to be a unified picture of the senior class wearing school colors. All seniors are asked to wear Zephyr/WCSD apparel or plain maroon, gold, gray, black or white shirts for the photo.
Seniors who are part of a virtual learning network or full-day Lehigh Career and Technical Institute or participate in a morning LCTI program are welcome to join for the photo. Students will be transported to LCTI 11 a.m. on the normal midday bus. LCTI students will wait in the library until the photo is taken. VLN students may be dismissed when done.
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Registration is now full for Zephyr Elementary School’s after-school STEM by Da Vinci Science Center, set for 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 and April 3 and 10.
This program was designed by the Museum of Science and was limited to 25 students.
The program, titled Music to My Ears, involves learning how to become a sound engineer, figuring out how sound works through a series of hands-on experiments, building instruments and amphitheaters to amplify your music and heading to the recording studio to combine your knowledge and creativity to put on the best show ever.
The cost is free for Zephyr Elementary students.
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Whitehall High School cheerleaders are hosting a Cheer Eggstravaganza, planned for 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 17 at Zephyr. Enter through the back of the building.
There will be dancing, cheering and an Easter egg hunt. Come meet the pet bunny, Peter Cotton Tail. The cost is $30.
For questions, email whitehallcheerboosterclub@gmail.com. To register, see your child’s weekly communication email from his or her school.
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Whitehall High School Theater Club will be presenting “Mean Girls: High School Edition.”
Show times are set for 7 p.m. March 21, 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. March 24.
In-person box office hours to purchase your tickets are 9 a.m.-noon March 2, 9 and 16. The box office will also be open on show dates, 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are also on sale at showtix4u.com/event-details/79677.
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