Parkland Weekly Update
April 22, 2016
Coming Events
April 23, Parkland Community Resource Fair, Jordan Church, 11 AM - 2 PM.
A fun, family-friendly, community building event featuring the many services, programs, and volunteer opportunities available to those living in the Parkland area. Snacks, prizes, give-aways, and more. Click here for more information.
April 23, Parkland Teacher Tech Con, Parkland HS, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM.
Parkland teachers will deliver 26 workshops to Lehigh Valley area teachers on best practices in blending technology with classroom initiatives. Topics include: Blended Learning, Formative Assessment Tools, Google Tools and Apps, Makerspaces, Mastery Learning, Microsoft Certification, Presentation Tools, Social Media and more. Click here for more info: www.psdttc.org.
April 25, Cliff Crosby, former NFL Player, at OMS, 12 noon - 1 PM. Cliff Crosby will visit students at Orefield Middle School to share his message of the importance of setting goals, following through and asking for help when needed. He will share his story of how hard choices, faith and hard work helped him avoid the pitfalls of growing up in family circumstances that would defeat most children.
April 26 ELECTION DAY - REMEMBER TO VOTE!
April 28 - Elementary Chorale Concert at SMS (this is a change to the calendar from PHS)
May 2, Parkland Foundation 5th Year Anniversary Gala and Auction recognizing Five Alumni who will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor, 6 PM, Fogelsville Holiday Inn. http://www.parklandsd.org/foundation/gala/. Plus, Inductee Denise Donatelli will be performing jazz vocals at a benefit show at Allentown's Symphony Hall on May 1st. For tickets: http://www.millersymphonyhall.org/calendar/event/364/
May 3 - Fifth Grade District-wide Band and Strings Concert - 365 musicians on one stage at Parkland High School!
The Library is currently displaying a Holocaust Exhibit through April 29th, which is on loan from Mrs. Marylou Lordi, who in conjunction with the Jewish Community Center of Allentown, lends this display to various libraries throughout the area.
Announcements
Parkland High School was named a Silver 2016 Best High School by US News and World Report when the rankings were released this week. See the full list
at:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schoolsForty four
Hyunbin Kim, Joshua Yang, Ojas Patel - 3rd place Hospitality Management
Arvind
Parthsarathy
- 3rd place - Business CalculationsRoy Ghosh - 4th place - Insurance and Risk Management
Aryaman Khandelwal - 3rd place Securities and Investment
Yousef Elzalabony, Mitch Dobbs, Andrew Fine, Young Kim, Sam Zahn - 4th place Parliamentary Procedure
The Parkland Athletic Department is again proud to announce two Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) Scholar Athletes for Spring Sports:
Boys Lacrosse: Erik DiGirolamo
Girls Lacrosse: Alex Borrelli
The EPC Scholar Athlete for a given sport in the league is viewed as the highest individual accomplishment for any athlete.
The Visual Arts Department is honored to announce the results of the Regional Scholastic Art Awards 2016. See the list by clicking here.
The Parkland News Network had many winners in this week's Regional Greenfield Youth Film Festival which includes more than 300 film submissions from nearly 25 schools from Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Berks and Lehigh counties. Parkland was represented by more than 20 films and dozens of filmmakers this year in the three main categories; Documentary,
Experimental
and Narrative. There are 3 places for the main awards and the judges can recommend films for an "Official Selection" of the Film Festival based on the films' individual excellence. View many of the films at the PNN Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/K6hwa6NxPC4Fire and Ice- Emily Kapelsohn-- Winner- Best Experimental. Official Selection- Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design
Stand Up- Emily Kapelsohn- Official Selection, Best Director, Best Producer, Best PSA, Best Acting, Best Make-Up
(Rylee Longenbach)
The Translator- Graham Burrell-- Winner, Best Director, Official Selection, Best Narrative, Best Comedy, Best Acting, Best Screenplay
Future Focus- Graham Burrell- Official Selection, Best Director, Screenplay, Narrative, Cinematography, Editing
The Pair and the Pine- Graham Burrell- Winner, Best Narrative. Official Selection, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Producer, Best Acting, Best Screenplay
Legacy- Kaylee Wenderoth & Emily Reichling- Winner, 2nd Place Best Documentary. Official Selection- Best Director, Best Producer, Sound Design, Cinematography- Official Selection, Best Documentary, Best Director
Bliss- Matilda Kitabwalla-Official Selection, Best Cinematography
The PHS Leo Club is running the 4th Annual Rubber Duck Race on Sunday 5/15/16 at 1 pm at Covered Bridge Park. This year's proceeds will benefit Angel 34, a local charity that supports Lehigh Valley families with children who are battling cancer. The Leos were inspired to support Angel 34 because a PHS freshman is currently battling Ewing’s Sarcoma. Due in part to Angel 34's efforts, in the
fall
Lehigh Valley Hospital will be opening a pediatric infusion center. With an infusion center in the Lehigh Valley, children battling cancer will no longer have to travel out of the area to receive chemotherapy. The cost of each duck is $10 (cash or check made payable to Parkland High School) and the prizes are as follows:1st place $1,000
2nd place $200
3rd place $100
Last place $50
You can buy a duck from any Leo club member, Christy Keating (keatingc@parklandsd.org) or Margaret Buell (buellm@parklandsd.org). Due to a group effort in the first three duck races, the Leo Club has raised over $23,000 for charitable causes.
PHS Music Boosters are hosting a Giant Yard Sale at PHS on Sat, May 14th. Sellers are wanted to set up a $20 lot space or $5 table. You keep the profits. Contact Mariann Danko at 610-533-7503 for more info.