Allentown School District announces the following events and activities throughout our District. Highlights include:

 

November 8 – No School for ASD Students. This is an In-Service Day for staff and faculty.

 

• Roosevelt Elementary School – November 2; 6:00 p.m.: The Rainforest: Family Night Show is a performance that reflects a beautiful rain forest setting complete with special effects.  Live birds, monkeys, lemurs, alligators, and snakes are part of the program. This offers a unique educational entertainment.  Admission is $5/person.  (Children under the age of 3 are admitted free.)

 

• William Allen High School – November 3 and 4; 7:00 p.m.: Just a High School Play performed onstage in the Dr. John McHugh Auditorium. The play is a dramedy that deals with the thoughts and reflections of eighteen realistic and profoundly individual high school students as they approach the end of their senior year. Cost is $5 per person at the door.

 

• Dieruff High School – November 8; 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Holocaust Exhibit – open to public. The exhibit features photographs taken by the first companies of American troops to enter the camp, along with posters that depict the rise of Hitler’s “Final solution,” and war-era memorabilia from the American home front.  Many of the materials have been gracious provided by Shari Sparks of the Jewish Federation in Allentown, PA and a private collection by Marylou Lordi. During this time MaryLou Lordi will offer tours of the exhibit and answer any questions.

 

• Lehigh Parkway Elementary School – November 10; 5:30 p.m.: Movie Night Zootopia for Lehigh Parkway families, in the Gym. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person.

 

• William Allen High School – November 12; 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: ASD Community Fun Day in the Gym. Open to all ASD families; Free of charge. The event will feature performances by HALA, the William Allen High School Chorale, the Repertory Dance Theatre, William Allen Guitar Club, William Allen Band, as well as entertainment by a DJ. Other activities include face painting, board games, dominoes tables and BINGO. Families will be able to find out information about community and educational program

 

See attached release for more information.

Information provided by:
Kimberly Golden Benner
Director of Communications
Allentown School District

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