Zephyr Elementary School students and staff, wear your favorite vacation spot T-shirt June 6. It’s almost vacation time!

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Whitehall-Coplay School District students will be dismissed early June 6-11.

Whitehall-Coplay Middle School will dismiss 10:30 a.m., Whitehall High School dismisses 11 a.m., and the Gockley, Steckel and Zephyr elementary schools will dismiss 11:30 a.m.

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The last day of school for students is June 11. Have a great summer!

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A summer kindergarten readiness program, presented by Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers, is being offered to children from WCSD entering kindergarten in September. It will be a fun and engaging summer program to help children and families prepare for reading.

Space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The child must meet pre-K Counts eligibility criteria to participate.

The program will be held at LVCC, 1325 Fairmont St., Whitehall. This program begins July 7 and continues through Aug. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

For enrollment information, email prek@lvcconline.org and include “2025 SKRP” in the subject line.

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Take advantage of the district’s text messaging service. WCSD uses the SchoolMessenger system to deliver important text messages straight to your mobile phones with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more. Parents/guardians are encouraged to participate in this free service by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to the school’s short code number, 67587. You can opt out of these messages at any time by simply replying “Stop.”

It is recommended you save this code and caller ID to your contacts; this prevents any third party call blocking systems from interfering with important messages sent by the school or district.

SchoolMessenger is compliant with the student privacy pledge, so be assured your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

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A first responder camp for teens 13 to 17 years old at Lehigh Valley Health Network is offering an opportunity to learn about the various first responder careers and steps to become a first responder. Teens will also get CPR/first aid/Stop the Bleed certified during the week.

Visit the Whitehall High School’s weekly media page or newsletter for more information. Register at bit.ly/4itm15j.