Whitehall-Coplay Middle School Theatre’s production of “Disney’s High School Musical Jr.” will be 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15 and 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Whitehall High School.

Visit cur8.com/16049/project/174402 for more information and to purchase tickets.

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Good luck to Steckel Elementary School’s gifted students when they present their health care cart project at the regional Invention Convention competition Nov. 17 at Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21. If the students win at this level, they move to the state competition in late winter/early spring.

Congrats on your hard work — keep it up!

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Science National Honor Society is sponsoring a Thanksgiving food drive for Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative to make everyone’s Thanksgiving a wonderful holiday.

Bring any unopened canned or boxed Thanksgiving food items to Mrs. Cucco’s room in D107. The donation deadline is Nov. 17.

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Order your WHS yearbook by Thanksgiving for the best price. Visit the WHS website to find the QR code to order, or go directly to balfour.com.

The 2026 edition of the WHS yearbook, “The Whitehall,” will continue the tradition of publishing baby pictures and senior ads of graduating seniors. If interested, check the link on the weekly update or see Mrs. Derlunas in E107.

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WHS seniors, be on the lookout for an email from Derlunas for upcoming senior portrait dates and times. If your picture has the wrong name on it, both your student ID and yearbook picture will be mislabeled. Be sure to check it and see Derlunas if you have an issue.

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Parent-teacher conferences will be held Nov. 24 and 25. There will be no classes for students.

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Whitehall-Coplay School District will be closed Nov. 26-Dec. 1 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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The winter sports season will officially begin during the week of Thanksgiving. If you are interested in joining a winter sport, reach out to the various coaches ASAP, as time is winding down. See the athletics department for more information.

The meet the team night will be Nov. 25 in the gymnasium.

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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America will be hosting a holiday drive to help benefit those in need in our community. The drive will continue through Dec. 3. Consider donating unused clothing, canned food and/or hygiene items to the main office.

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There is a free Northampton Community College seminar, set for 5-7 p.m. Dec. 11, for parents/guardians to learn about the federal financial aid application, what your role is as the parent on your child’s FAFSA and how to open your FAFSA account. Laptops will be available to assist with account opening after general information is provided.

For more information, see the weekly update.

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If students want to purchase extra items for lunch, they must have money in their account. This can be done through My School Bucks. If you do not have an account, you can send in cash but make sure it is in a labeled envelope with the child’s name and amount. The child can give this to the homeroom teacher, and it will add it to the account.

If it is lost or without any label, it cannot be accepted at the main office.

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Reminder for parents/guardians: Attendance-related communication should now go through Powerschool, a phone call to the office or the attendance email. Visit the website for any other attendance questions.

When attending scheduled meetings or picking up students from school for any reason, parents/guardians must present a driver’s license or photo ID. This process is in place to ensure student safety.

WCSD thanks you for your cooperation in this matter.

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Take advantage of WCSD’s text messaging service — the district uses the SchoolMessenger system to deliver 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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Lehigh Carbon Community College’s young drivers program is available and is a noncredit class. LCCC’s Schnecksville campus offers a 10-hour driver training program for students ages 15 and up that combines interactive classroom instruction with immersive behind-the-wheel simulation training to equip learners with the essential skills necessary for lifelong safe driving habits.

For more information, contact Lauren Johnson at 610-799-1504 or ljohnson17@lccc.edu.

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