Parkland Weekly Update

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WEEKLY UPDATES

 

2/14 – 2/17 – President’s Day Holiday – SCHOOLS CLOSED
2/15 – 2/16 – District XI Coaches Association Jr. High Wrestling Tournament at PHS, 9 AM – 10 PM each day
2/20 – Community Advisory Council Meeting on “Safe2Say Something/School Safety Update,” Admin Center, 7 PM
2/24 – 2-28 – 8th Annual World Language Week at PHS – Door Decorating Contest kicks off the week, Language club service projects will occur throughout the week.
These are a few of the week’s events:

Monday 2/24 International Cake Contest and International Fashion Show 7 PM in the PHS Café, $3 tasting fee

Tuesday 2/25 Fat Tuesday Breakfast Celebration for faculty

Wednesday 2/26 Cultural/Heritage Dress Day

Thursday 2/27 Caribbean Food Fiesta — B103

German Fondue –TBA

French Cooking Lesson — TBA

Friday 2/28 World Language Week Videos and Guest Speaker Presentations

 

2/24-2/28 – National Public Schools Week

 

Tweets of the Week:

    • Thank you to talented @RachelHandler for speaking to Parkland HS Theatre students this week. You taught us to be compassionate towards all people, especially those with disabilities, and you were a total inspiration to all. We’ll look for you on New Amsterdam this season on TV! https://t.co/zdbXY6H3uh Feb 13, 2020 
    • PHS students Sahas Veera, Alex Fuller, & Tristan Quimno took 1st place at local STEM Competition and are headed to States. They designed and built a water filtration system to be used in ponds and streams to remove the harmful chemicals, all housed in a swan decoy. #ParklandProud https://t.co/211HXVLo36 Feb 13, 2020 
    • The Parkland Education Foundation is a proud supporter of the PHS Robotics Team, destined to compete at WORLDS this spring! Check out the students who were featured on PBS39 News Tonight last night at: //www.wlvt.org/reportercorps/pbs39-news-tonight/ https://t.co/D7VFLpOPYw Feb 13, 2020 
    • Parkland School District is seeking a knowledgeable and motivated individual to fill the position of Part-Time English Teacher at Orefield Middle School. This is a contracted position. More info: https://t.co/U6uwUNHhPj https://t.co/VUiZfZ4Rlq Feb 12, 2020 
    • Tonight is WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL night for all 5th grade parents at SMS and OMS! Presentations will be held in the auditorium at 7 PM at respective middle schools. All are welcome to visit the Science Fair Expo in the gyms too! https://t.co/brF4zD55t6 Feb 12, 2020 
    • The PHS Engineering Club’s Senior Robotic team placed 2nd at the National “Night at the Museum,” at the Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. The team: Arjun Vedantham, Ojas Gupta, Ethan Lin, Harper Chisari, Tristin Quimno and Soham Sane, Zeq Yaya & Josh Ye. #ParklandProud https://t.co/sS5t2za1U6 Feb 11, 2020 
    • Springhouse finished 1st and Orefield came in 6th at the MathCounts Competition. Springhouse also had three students finish in the top 10 competitors overall: Brandon Cai, Ryan Wu, and Kevin Yao. They, along with teammate Major Zangari, will move on to States. #ParklandProud https://t.co/bahQf1lGuu Feb 11, 2020 
    • Congrats to the Parkland High School Science Olympiad Team who finished 2nd at the Tiger Invitational at Northwestern Lehigh High School! The competition included teams from around the country and Parkland finished behind last year’s 6th place team in the nation. https://t.co/D27iYhJsu2 Feb 10, 2020 
    • RT @ParklandAthlet1: EPC Boys basketball semi finals vs Allen at PP&L Center. 7:30pm, Monday. Ticket are Adults- $7.00, seniors/Students-… Feb 10, 2020 
    • This Thursday is Dine In or Take Out for Post Prom at Pj’s! Please help support this amazing event for our senior class designed to keep them SAFE ON PROM NIGHT! https://t.co/XeLK5folCR Feb 10, 2020 
    • Congrats to the SMS PPL Bright Ideas Poster Contest for energy conservation and outstanding design: Winner Caitlyn Cashatt Runner Up: Rishita Pulgam They are pictured with Principal Michelle Minotti and teacher Josh Abrams. https://t.co/y52ByaSa7t Feb 09, 2020 
    • This Wednesday night is WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL night for all 5th grade parents at SMS and OMS! Presentations will be held in the auditorium at 7 PM at respective middle schools. Science Fair Expo also that night in the gyms. https://t.co/vhRhRxA2bw Feb 09, 2020 
    • Miss Mirth, 4th grade teacher at Jaindl Elem, ran a Pennies for Patients Campaign last week with a goal of $500, and the school raised $7,353.63 in just a week. Here’s how she did it!  https://t.co/1TCnlHXwMT https://t.co/QDqqusONMs Feb 09, 2020 
    • Girls Basketball Clinic has been scheduled for March 7 https://t.co/MYO1J0vceo Feb 08, 2020 
    • Congratulations to Political Science Club winners Gabe Fahey and Rahul Inaganti who won Best Delegation from the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania. These students competed against over 2600 students from all over the world. https://t.co/fzwfzl57jy Feb 08, 2020 
  • So proud of our @parklandtvfilm students for creating this amazing “Truth About Vaping” video for all students to watch today as their teachers wore the “Escape the Vape” shirts! Thank you @mystlukes and Dr. Corwin for your participation: https://t.co/BS6TMA2vTU https://t.co/Fh2bpF5LvD Feb 07, 2020 

 

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