Parkland Weekly Update – January 19, 2019



 

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Coming Events

January 21 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – SCHOOLS CLOSED

January 23,24 – PHS Midterms – Early Dismissal at PHS only

January 23, Education Summit, 6:30 PM, Steelworkers Union Hall, 53 E. Lehigh St., Bethlehem. Learn the facts about Education Equality and hear from Superintendent Rich Sniscak and other school leaders from across the Lehigh Valley. RSVP to kathyharrington4all@gmail.com

January 25 – Early Dismissal – HS/MS at 1 PM and Elem Schools at 1:45 PM

Jan. 31 & Feb. 1 – Mark Wood of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra will perform on the Parkland stage and Electrify our String Students! Thanks to a grant from the Parkland Education Foundation! Mr. Wood will do a master class with string students in grades 7-12 on Thursday and grades 4-6 on Friday. He will perform with students both evenings. Sponsorships start at just $35 and help fund the music program at Parkland. Click here for sponsorship info: http://ow.ly/hu1K30nfDsm

$15 general admission tickets can be purchased for both shows at https://www.showtix4u.com/events/15799

February 2 – Spring Sports FREE Physicals/ImPACT Testing, PHS Cafeteria

Boys 8 AM – 9:30 AM., Girls 9:30 AM – 11 AM. They are free of charge. ImPACT testing will be available 8 AM – 11 AM.

February 9 – French Fair for 4th and 5th Grade, 10 AM – 12 Noon, PHS.

Learn about French culture with activities put on by PHS students who love their French class! The event is FREE but an RSVP is required at https://tinyurl.com/frenchfair. See the flyer here.

February 9 – Mr. Parkland Contest, 7 PM, PHS Auditorium.

February 24 – The Parkland High School Chorale Sings with Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, 3 PM, Zoellner Arts Center – Lehigh University.
This concert will feature a collaboration with The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, Bel Canto Youth Chorus, Emmaus High School Chorale, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Touring Choir, and Parkland High School Chorale. Discounted tickets for Parkland students, faculty and families are $15 for adults, and $6 for students. To purchase tickets, call the Bach Choir Office at 610-866-4382, x 115 or x110. Discount code: FCD

February 25 – WORLD LANGUAGE WEEK at PHS

Kindergarten registration will occur in March in all buildings. If you have a child who is turning 5 prior to September 1st, call now for your registration appointment

Information Provided By:
Nicole McGalla
Director, Community Relations & Development
Parkland School District
1210 Springhouse Rd.
Allentown, PA 18104
http://www.parklandsd.org/
Twitter: @ParklandSchools
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