The 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 2017-2018. 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 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 MZB Band Camp 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 School Board Meeting MZB Band Camp 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MZB Band Camp NEW TEACHER INDUCTION MZB Preview Night @ Zephyr Stadium PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY FOR TEACHERS NEW TEACHER INDUCTION HS-SAT Test 27 28 29 30 31 First Day of Student Classes
September 2017 September is Internet Safety Month. 1 2 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/15 SCHOOLS CLOSED 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ZEPHYR PTO PLUS BOOK FAIR HS-ACT Test LABOR DAY SCHOOLS CLOSED Breakfast Begins (District Wide) Z-Meet the Teacher Night 6:30-8:30pm 10 12 13 14 15 16
STECKEL PTO PLUS BOOK FAIR School Board Meeting HS-Underclassmen Yearbook Picture Day Grandparent s Day PATRIOT DAY WEAR RED, WHITE, & BLUE Z-Picture Day S-Meet the Teacher Night 6:30-8:30pm 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Constitution Day PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel G-Meet the Teacher Night 6:00-8:00pm MS-Picture Day HS-Meet the Teacher Night 6:00-8:30pm S-SWPBS Kick-Off Autumn Begins 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO PLUS BOOK FAIR MS-Meet the Teacher Night 6:00-8:00pm Z-SWPBS Kick-Off
October 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary HS-SAT & Subject Tests Fall Festival 8 9 10 12 13 14 Professional Development Day for Teachers SCHOOLS CLOSED School Board Meeting Columbus Day FIRE PREVENTION WEEK TEEN READ WEEK NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK G-Picture Day HS-PSAT Test (during school) MZB Music in Motion Competition @ Zephyr Stadium 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Z-Picture Retakes HS-Underclassmen Yearbook Pictures RETAKE Day PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel HS-Homecoming Bonfire 6:00-9:00pm HS-Homecoming Football Game HS-Homecoming Dance 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 vv PMEA District Chorus Auditions @Parkland HS RED RIBBON WEEK Z-AUTUMN ANTICS G/S-Halloween Parade HS-ACT Test HS-Financial Aid Workshop 6:30-8:00pm MS-Hat Day & Candid Photo Day 29 30 31 Halloween
November 2017 1 2 3 4 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary G/S/Z/MS/HS End of First Quarter Z-SWPBS Quarterly Celebration HS-SAT & Subject Tests 5 6 7 8 9 10 Professional Development Day for Teachers SCHOOLS CLOSED Report Cards Issued HS/MS (Electronically) G/S/Z (Given at Conferences) MS-Picture Retakes Z-Honoring Veterans Red, White, & Blue Day Daylight Savings Time Ends Fall Backwards Election Day ESOL Family Night Veteran s Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
MZB Cavalcade of Bands Championship - Hershey Park Stadium School Board Meeting G-Picture Retakes 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Z-Academic Assemblies Report Cards (Electronic) MS-SWPBS Pep Rally PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel G/S/Z/MS-Parent/Teacher Conferences Early Dismissal Gockley-No AM/PM Kindergarten THANKSGIVING BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED 26 27 28 29 30 THANKSGIVING BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED
December 2017 1 2 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary HS-SAT & Subject Tests PMEA District Band/Orchestra Auditions @ Parkland HS 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ZEPHYR PTO PLUS LIL SHOPPER S SHOP MS-Band/Chorus Dress Rehearsal @ HS MS-Band/Chorus Concert @ HS (day) MS-Band/Chorus Concert Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day HS-ACT Test 10 12 13 14 15 16
School Board Meeting MS-Band/Chorus Dress Rehearsal/ Concert (snow date) Z-Winter Concert/ Dress Rehearsal @ HS Z-Winter Concert @ HS @ 1:15pm Z-Winter Concert @ HS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Full Day of School WINTER BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED Kwanzaa Begins Z-Winter Concert (snow date) HS-Winter Concert HS-Winter Concert (snow date) Winter Begins 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WINTER BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED 31 New Year s Eve
January 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary WINTER BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED PMEA DISTRICT BAND @ EASTON HS New Year s Day 7 8 9 10 12 13 School Board Meeting KEYSTONE EXAMS Zephyr Classroom T-Shirt Photos Lehigh County Honors Band Rehearsal @ Parkland HS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. D A Y SCHOOLS CLOSED PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel KEYSTONE EXAMS Lehigh County Honors Band Rehearsal @ Parkland HS (snow date) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 KEYSTONE EXAMS G/S/Z/MS/HS End of Quarter End of First Semester 28 29 30 Z - SWPBS Quarterly Celebration 4th Grade Kindergarten Parent Info Night @ Gockley @ 6:30pm 31 Z - SWPBS Quarterly Celebration 5th Grade Kindergarten Parent Info Night (snow date) PMEA DISTRICT CHORUS @ BLUE MOUNTAIN HS Professional Development Day for Teachers SCHOOLS CLOSED Lehigh County Honors Band Rehearsal @ Parkland HS (snow date) Report Cards Issued G/S/Z/MS/HS (Electronically) HS-Academic Planning Night @ 6:30pm
February 2018 Lehigh County Honors Band Rehearsal @ Parkland HS 1 2 3 Lehigh County Honors Band Rehearsal @ Parkland HS (snow date) Lehigh County Honors Band Concert @ Parkland HS A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary MS-8th to 9th Transition - Parent Info Night @ MS @ 6 pm Z-Academic Assemblies Groundhog Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lehigh County Honors Band Concert @ Parkland HS (snow date) NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR S WEEK PMEA DISTRICT ORCHESTRA HS-ACT Test February is BLACK HISTORY MONTH. 12 13 14 15 16 17
School Board Meeting Lincoln s Birthday Valentine s Day PRESIDENT S HOLIDAY SCHOOLS CLOSED (possible snow make-up day) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Bands in the Round Dress Rehearsal Bands in the Round Dress Rehearsal (snow date) PRESIDENT S HOLIDAY SCHOOLS CLOSED Bands in the Round Concert PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel Bands in the Round Concert (snow date) Washington s Birthday PMEA Regional Band @ Middletown HS 25 26 27 28 Voices Across Whitehall Dress Rehearsal (morning) @ HS Voices Across Whitehall Concert @ HS Voices Across Whitehall Dress Rehearsal (morning) @ HS (snow date) Voices Across Whitehall Concert @ HS (snow date)
March 1 2 3 PMEA REGION CHORUS 2018 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary Read Across America Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 HS-SAT Test (only) Professional Development Day for Teachers SCHOOLS CLOSED 12 13 14 15 16 17
Daylight Savings Time Begins Spring Forward School Board Meeting St. Patrick s Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PMEA REGION ORCHESTRA @ DALLAS HS PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel Spring Begins 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Possible Snow Make-up Day SPRING BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED
April 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK SPRING BREAK SCHOOLS CLOSED G/S/Z/MS/HS End of Third Quarter Z-SWPBS Quarterly Celebration 8 9 10 12 13 14 Gockley Kindergarten Registration PSSA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - GRADES 3-8 Z-PSSA Kickoff G/S/Z/MS/HS Report Cards Issued (Electronically) Z-Academic Assemblies HS-ACT Test @ WHS School Board Meeting SPRING MUSICAL @ HS AUDITORIUM 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
PSSA MATH - GRADES 3-8 SPRING MUSICAL @ HS AUDITORIUM @ 2pm PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel PMEA All-State Festivals - Lancaster, PA 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PSSA SCIENCE - GRADES 4 & 8 Z-Spring Pictures 29 30 Small Ensemble Concert @ HS Administrative Professional s Day Arbor Day PSSA Make-Ups
May 2018 1 2 3 4 5 PSSA Make-Ups A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary HS-SAT Tests Cinco de Mayo 6 7 8 9 10 12 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK HS-AP Chem (8am) HS-AP Psych (12pm) Teacher Appreciation Day HS-AP Eng. Lit. & Comp. (8am) National School Nurses Day HS-AP US Government & Politics (8am) Zephyr Z-Photo G-Open House 6pm-8pm HS-AP US History (8am) Professional Development Day for Teachers SCHOOLS CLOSED 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
KEYSTONE EXAMS Zephyr PTO PLUS Spring Book Fair Mother s Day HS-AP AP Biology & Music Theory (8am) MS-Night of Music Dress Rehearsal @ HS School Board Meeting HS-AP Calc. AB/BC (8am) MS-Night of Music @ HS (am) MS-Night of Music @ HS HS AP Eng. Lang. and Comp. (8am) MS-Spring Open House 6pm-8pm HS-AP World History (8am) HS-AP Stats. (12pm) Z-Open House 6:30-8:30pm HS-AP Microeconomics (8am) MS-Band/Chorus Trip to Hershey HS-Jr./Sr. Prom 5-10pm Armed Forces Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PTO Plus Meeting @ Steckel KEYSTONE EXAMS Steckel PTO PLUS Spring Book Fair Z-Concert Dress Rehearsal @ HS Z-Spring Concert @ HS @ 1:15pm Z-Spring Concert @ HS HS-Pops Concert (7pm) S-Open House 6:00-8:00pm 27 28 29 30 31 MEMORIAL DAY SCHOOLS CLOSED
June 2018 1 2 A HS MS Z S G Administrative Bldg. High School Middle School Zephyr Elementary Steckel Elementary Gockley Elementary HS-SAT & Subject Tests 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HS-ACT Test D-Day 10 12 13 14 15 16
School Board Meeting Last Student Day Professional Development Day for Teachers Flag Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Father s Day Summer Begins 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independence Day 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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