WCSD Calendar - the Whitehall

T
he Whitehall-Coplay School District has demonstrated to evaluators that it is effectively advancing
the quality of educational experiences it offers its students and meets its responsibilities to the public and
to the profession of education. The Whitehall-Coplay School District meets standards for accreditation
that are established by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and approved by the
members of the Association and is, therefore, granted accreditation for the period of 2016-2017.
Superintendent’s Message
Children represent the future of our country, the foundation upon which all initiatives and
positive changes for the 21st century must be built. It is the challenge for all school districts to
recognize the importance of nurturing the individual abilities of our children and to provide an
educational environment which will help those abilities to develop to their greatest potential.
The Whitehall-Coplay School District is prepared to meet the challenge of enabling
students to reach their potential and is committed to providing an educational environment which
serves all aspects of our students’ needs: the intellectual, the physical, and the emotional. The
Whitehall-Coplay School District is a service oriented organization committed to providing the
finest educational program available.
The district recognizes the need to continue to strive for improvement of curricular
offerings, of facilities improvement, and in the development of each student in the utilization of
computers and the latest technology, a keystone for each graduate in the pursuit of future careers.
It is the purpose of this school district to provide an education which encompasses the broad goals
of educational excellence and the specific goal of helping each child to reach his or her potential.
The Whitehall-Coplay School District will continue to strive toward providing a quality education.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lorie Hackett
Superintendent, Whitehall-Coplay School District
Contents
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
CENTRAL OFFICE
COMMUNITY/EDUCATIONAL PARK
HEALTH SERVICES
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/FEVER
STUDENT IMMUNIZATIONS/TUBERCULOSIS
TESTING
MEDICATIONS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
GOCKLEY ELEMENTARY
STECKEL ELEMENTARY
ZEPHYR ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT RECRUITMENT
GOLDEN AGE CARDS
BUILDING ENTRANCE PROCEDURE
COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
EMERGENCY DRILL
STUDENT RIGHTS/SURVEYS
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
ANONYMOUS TIPLINE
AVAILABILITY OF EVALUATION AND SUPPORT
PROTECTED HANDICAPPED STUDENTS
GIFTED/CHILD FIND
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
FEDERAL DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT
STUDENT RECORDS REGULATIONS
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
BUS POLICY
VIDEO CAMERA SURVEILLANCE
WEAPONS POLICY
BULLYING/CYBERBULLYING POLICY
UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT
DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY/GUIDELINES
SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION
REPORTING & RECORDS RETENTION
REGARDING DISCIPLINE & VIOLENCE IN
SCHOOLS
PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT POLICY
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ACCEPTABLE USE OF THE ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND NETWORK
POLICY
August
Sunday
7
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
16
17
18
19
20
24
25
26
27
MZB Band Camp
14
15
MZB Band Camp
21
22
MZB Band Camp
NEW TEACHER INDUCTION
28
29
First Day of Student Classes
HS-Upperclassmen
Dismissal @ 11am
23
HS-Community
Open House
6:00-7:30pm
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
30
D AY F O R
31
MZB Preview Night
@ Zephyr Stadium
TEACHERS
NEW TEACHER INDUCTION
2016
Notes
September
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
11
11
1
Friday
11
2
Saturday
11
11
3
September is
Internet Safety
Month.
September is
Library Card
Sign-Up Month.
Hispanic
Heritage Month
9/15-10/15
4
Z-Instrumental
Music Demo
(day)
11
5
11
6
11
7
ZEPHYR
PTO
SCHOOLS CLOSED
11
8
PLUS
BOOK
11
9
11
11
10
FAIR
HS-ACT Test
LABOR DAY
Z-Instrumental
Music
Parent Meeting
(evening)
SCHOOLS CLOSED
11
11
11
12
11
13
11
14
Z-Meet the Teacher
Night
6:30-8:30pm
11
15
11
16
11
17
2016
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
STECKEL PTO
PATRIOT DAY
WEAR RED, WHITE,
& BLUE
School Board
Meeting
@ 7pm
BOOK
MS-Band Parent
Meeting - Grade 6
@ 7pm
Grandparent’s Day
18
PLUS
11
20
11
21
PTO Plus Meeting
@ Gockley
@ 7pm
HS-Meet the Teacher
Night
6:00-8:30pm
19
FAIR
HS-Underclassmen
Yearbook
Picture Day
S-Meet the Teacher
Night
6:30-8:30pm
Z-Picture Day
11
22
G-Meet the
Teacher Night
6:30-8:30pm
Constitution Day
11
23
11
24
Z-SWPBS
Kick-Off
MS-Picture Day
Autumn Begins
11
25
11
26
11
27
MIDDLE
11
28
SCHOOL PTO
PLUS
11
29
BOOK
FAIR
MS-Meet the
Teacher Night
6:30-8:30pm
National Good
Neighbor Day
11
30
11
October
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
11
11
Friday
Saturday
11
11
11
1
HS-SAT &
Subject Tests
2
11
3
11
4
11
5
11
6
HS-Homecoming
Bonfire
11
7
HS-Homecoming
Football Game
11
8
HS-Homecoming
Dance
Rosh Hashana
9
11
10
School Board
Meeting
@ 7pm
11
11
11
12
11
13
11
14
11
15
2016
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Professional
Development Day for
Teachers
SCHOOLS CLOSED
TEEN READ WEEK
N AT I O N A L S C H O O L L U N C H
11
17
vv
Fall Festival
MZB Music in Motion
Competition
@ Zephyr Stadium
G-Picture Day
Columbus Day
16
W E E K
Yom Kippur
N AT I O N A L
11
20
11
19
11
18
S C H O O L
B U S
S A F E T Y
11
21
11
22
W E E K
HS-PSAT Test
(during school)
HS-ACT Test
Sukkot Begins
23
11
24
11
25
11
27
11
26
11
28
RED RIBBON WEEK
PMEA
District Chorus
Auditions
@Parkland HS
Shmini Atzeret
30
Simchat Torah
31
Halloween
HS-Financial Aid
Workshop
6:30-8:00pm
HS-Underclassmen
Yearbook Pictures
RETAKE Day
G-Halloween Parade/
Party
MS-Hat Day &
Candid Photo Day
11
29
November
Sunday
Monday
11
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
111
112
3
G/S/Z/MS/HS End
of First Quarter
6
11
7
119
10
11
Z-Picture Retakes
HS-Report Cards
Issued
ESOL
Family Night
Election Day
11
14
15
114
Z-SWPBS
Quarterly
Celebration
MS-Picture Retakes
Professional
Development Day for
Teachers
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Daylight Savings
Time Ends
Fall Backwards
11
13
11
8
Friday
Saturday
115
HS-SAT &
Subject Tests
12
Z-Honoring Veterans
Red, White,
& Blue Day
Veteran’s Day
11
16
17
11
18
19
2016
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
School Board
Meeting
@ 7pm
M I D D L E S C H O O L H O L I D AY H O P E C H E S T D R I V E
MS-Report Cards
S-Holiday in Song Recording
Issued
11
20
11
21
11
23
22
Z-Academic
Assemblies
24
11
25
26
MS-SWPBS
Pep Rally
M I D D L E S C H O O L H O L I D AY
HOPE CHEST DRIVE
G / S / Z / M S - P a r e n t / Te a c h e r C o n f e r e n c e s
Early Dismissal
Gockley-No AM/PM Kindergarten
THANKSGIVING BREAK
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Thanksgiving
11
27
11
28
THANKSGIVING
BREAK
SCHOOLS
CLOSED
11
29
11
30
11
11
December
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
1
Friday
Saturday
11
11
11
2
3
HS-SAT &
Subject Tests
MS-Winter Dance
Grades 7 & 8
6:30-9:00pm
4
115
6
7
118
119
PMEA District
Band/Orchestra
Auditions
@ Parkland HS
11
11
10
ZEPHYR PTO PLUS LIL’ SHOPPER’S SHOP
MS-Band/Chorus
Dress Rehearsal
@ HS
HS-ACT Test
MS-Band/Chorus
Concert
@ HS (day)
Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day
11
12
13
11
14
MS-Band/Chorus
Concert
@ 7pm
15
11
16
11
17
2016
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
School Board
Meeting
@ 7pm
Z-Winter Concert/
Dress Rehearsal
@ HS
Z-Winter Concert
@ HS @ 1:15pm
MS-Band/Chorus
Dress Rehearsal/
Concert
(snow date)
18
11
19
Z-Winter Concert
@ 7pm (snow date)
Z-Winter Concert
@ HS
@ 7pm
20
21
HS-Winter Concert
@ 7pm
11
22
G-Holiday Party
23
WINTER BREAK
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Christmas Eve
Winter Begins
25
26
27
28
24
29
11
30
11
31
WINTER BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED
Hanukkah Begins
Christmas Day
Kwanzaa Begins
New Year’s Eve
January
Sunday
Monday
1
11
2
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
3
11
4
11
5
Friday
11
6
Orthodox Christmas
Day
New Year’s Day
11
9
11
7
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Rehearsal
@ Salisbury HS
WINTER BREAK
SCHOOLS CLOSED
11
8
Saturday
10
11
11
11
12
11
13
11
14
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Rehearsal
@ Salisbury HS
(snow date)
KEYSTONE EXAMS
PMEA DISTRICT CHORUS @ BANGOR HS
Professional
Development Day for
Teachers
SCHOOLS CLOSED
11
15
11
16
17
11
18
11
19
11
20
Orthodox New Year
11
21
2017
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
HS-SAT &
Subject Tests
MARTIN
LUTHER
KING JR.
D AY
SCHOOLS
CLOSED
11
22
11
23
KEYSTONE EXAMS
PTO Plus Meeting
@ Steckel @ 7pm
24
Zephyr Classroom
T-Shirt Photos
11
25
11
26
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Rehearsal
@ Salisbury HS
11
27
11
28
PMEA DISTRICT ORCHESTRA
@ SHENANDOAH VALLEY HS
Chinese New Year Year of the Rooster
KEYSTONE EXAMS
G/S/Z/MS/HS
End of Quarter
End of First
Semester
11
29
11
30
31
MIDDLE SCHOOL CARNATION SALES
Christa McAuliffe
Day
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Rehearsal
@ Salisbury HS
(snow date)
February
Sunday
Monday
11
11
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
11
11
11
1
Friday
11
11
2
3
MIDDLE SCHOOL CARNATION SALES
HS-Academic
Planning Night
@ 6:30pm
5
11
6
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Concert
@ Salisbury HS
(snow date)
7
MS-8th to 9th
Transition Parent Info Night
@ MS @ 6:30pm
11
9
11
8
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Rehearsal
@ Salisbury HS
(snow date)
4
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Concert
@ Salisbury HS
G/S/Z/MS/HS
Report Cards
Z-Academic
Assemblies
11
10
11
11
HS-ACT Test
MIDDLE SCHOOL CARNATION SALES
N AT I O N A L S C H O O L C O U N S E L O R ’ S W E E K
PMEA DISTRICT BAND @ PARKLAND HS
February is
BLACK
H I S TO RY
MONTH.
11
12
Lehigh County
Honors Band
Rehearsal
@ Salisbury HS
Saturday
MS-Teacher-Parent
Meetings
by Invitation
11
13
14
11
15
11
16
11
17
11
18
2017
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
MS-Grade 7
Assembly
Amazing Animals
PRESIDENT’S
H O L I D AY
SCHOOLS
CLOSED
(possible snow
make-up day)
MS-Carnation
Delivery
Lincoln’s Birthday
11
19
Valentine’s Day
11
20
PRESIDENT’S
H O L I D AY
SCHOOLS
CLOSED
11
26
21
11
22
Bands in the Round
Dress Rehearsal
Bands in the Round
Dress Rehearsal
(snow date)
Bands in the Round
Concert
Bands in the Round
Concert
(snow date)
Wa s h i n g t o n ’s
Birthday
11
27
28
Voices Across
Whitehall
Dress Rehearsal
(morning) @ HS
Voices Across
Whitehall
Dress Rehearsal
(morning) @ HS
(snow date)
Voices Across
Whitehall
Concert
@ HS
@ 7pm
Voices Across
Whitehall
Concert
@ HS
@ 7pm
(snow date)
11
23
11
24
PMEA Regional Chorus
@ Brandywine Heights HS
11
25
March
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
1
11
11
2
Friday
Saturday
11
3
4
HS-Mini Thon
Ash Wednesday
11
5
6
11
7
11
8
Read Across
America Day
11
9
11
11
10
HS-SAT Test (only)
PMEA REGION ORCHESTRA @ BANGOR HS
Professional
Development Day for
Teachers
SCHOOLS CLOSED
11
11
12
13
11
14
11
15
11
16
11
17
18
2017
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
Music in Movement
Indoor Percussion/
Color Guard @ HS
MIDDLE SCHOOL CANNED FOOD DRIVE
Daylight Savings
Time Begins
Spring Forward
11
19
St. Patrick’s Day
20
11
21
11
22
11
23
11
24
25
PMEA Region Band @ East Stroudsburg North HS
Spring Begins
11
26
27
28
MIDDLE
29
30
SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK
11
31
April
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
2
3
11
4
Friday
Saturday
11
11
11
11
1
11
5
11
6
11
7
11
8
Gockley Kindergarten Registration
PSSA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - GRADES 3-8
HS-ACT Test
@ WHS
Z-PSSA Kick Off
HS Musical
@ 7pm
G/S/Z/MS/HS
End of Third Quarter
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
13
HS Musical
@ 7pm
11
14
HS Musical
@ 7pm
11
15
2017
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
HS Musical
@ 2pm
Palm Sunday
16
Gockley
Kindergarten
Registration
(snow date)
Possible Snow
Make-up Day
HS-Report Cards
Issued
G/S/Z/MS-Report
Cards
SPRING BREAK SCHOOLS
CLOSED
Good Friday
Passover Begins
17
11
18
11
20
11
19
11
21
11
22
PMEA All-State Festivals
Orthodox Easter
Easter Sunday
23
MS-Spring Dance
Grades 6 & 7
6:30-9:00pm
SPRING BREAK
SCHOOLS
CLOSED
24
Earth Day
11
25
11
26
11
27
11
28
PSSA MATH - GRADES 3-8
Small Ensemble
Concert
@ HS
@ 7pm
30
Administrative
Professional’s Day
MS-Student -Faculty
Basketball Game
Arbor Day
11
29
May
Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
2
3
4
Friday
5
Saturday
11
11
6
PSSA SCIENCE - GRADES 4 & 8
T E A C H E R A P P R E C I AT I O N W E E K
HS-AP Eng. Lit. &
Comp.
HS-AP Chemistry
MS-Spring
Community Service
Evening
6-8pm
Teacher
Appreciation Day
7
8
11
9
10
11
HS-AP Calculus
AB & BC
HS-AP US History
HS-SAT &
Subject Tests
Cinco de Mayo
12
11
13
HS-AP Statistics
HS-AP
Microeconomics
PSSA Make-Ups
Steckel PTO PLUS Spring Book Fair
HS-AP Music Theory
HS-AP Gov. &
Politics
S-Open House
6:30-8:30pm
MS-Spring Photos
Z-Spring Photos
Zephyr Z-Photo
National School
Nurses’ Day
14
15
11
16
17
18
Professional
Development Day for
Teachers
SCHOOLS CLOSED
19
11
11
20
2017
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
KEYSTONE EXAMS
Zephyr PTO PLUS Spring Book Fair
MS-Night of Music
Dress Rehearsal
@ HS
MS-Night of Music
@ HS
@ 7pm
MS-Band/Chorus
Trip to
Hershey
Z-Open House
6:30-8:30pm
PTO Plus Meeting
@ Zephyr @ 7pm
Mother’s Day
21
HS-Jr./Sr. Prom
5-10pm
22
11
23
Armed Forces
Day
24
25
26
11
11
27
KEYSTONE EXAMS
Z-Concert Dress
Rehearsal @ HS
Z-Spring Concert
@ HS
@ 1:15pm
11
28
11
29
MEMORIAL
D AY
SCHOOLS
CLOSED
Steckelwood Pops
Concert @ WHS
@ 7pm
Z-Spring Concert
@ HS
@ 7pm
G-Open House
6:30-8:30pm
11
30
31
11
Ramadan Begins
11
11
June
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
11
11
11
1
Friday
11
2
Saturday
11
11
3
HS-SAT &
Subject Tests
HS-Spring Pops
Concert @ 7pm
4
11
6
5
11
7
11
8
11
9
11
11
10
HS-ACT Test
G-Children’s Day
S-Children’s
Day
Z-Children’s Day
Z-SWPBS Quarterly
Celebration
D-Day
11
12
11
13
11
14
11
15
11
16
11
11
11
17
2017
Notes
A
HS
MS
Z
S
G
Administrative Bldg.
High School
Middle School
Zephyr Elementary
Steckel Elementary
Gockley Elementary
Last Student Day
Professional
Development
Day for Teachers
Flag Day
18
19
11
20
Father’s Day
25
11
21
11
22
11
23
11
11
24
11
29
11
30
11
Summer Begins
26
11
27
11
28
July
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independence Day
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
27
28
29
30
31
26
2017
Notes
August
Sunday
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
30
31
27
28
29
2017
Notes