Parkland Weekly Update
September 21, 2016
Coming Events
October 3, NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day/Rosh Hashanah
October 10, NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day
October 11-15 - Homecoming Week at PHS
October 14, Mock Election at Orefield Middle School, Three 8th grade Civics teachers at Orefield Middle School will conduct a mock election using six voting machines from the Lehigh County Voter Registration Office. Students will study the candidates and make campaign posters for the event.
Oct 25 - State Police Drug Awareness Academy Begins
The Pennsylvania State Police in cooperation with Lehigh Carbon Community College, Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, Lehigh County Probation, Lehigh County Coroner and Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol are offering a Drug Awareness Academy focusing on the Heroin Epidemic that is currently impacting our communities. This Academy is intended to have presenters from multiple facets to discuss a variety of topics but to also give community members an opportunity to ask questions. For more information, click here. The discussion on October 25th will include individuals in recovery and their family members who will tell stories about how they were introduced to the drug and negotiated their way away from it.