Join us for a winter concert this month! Check out all of our events at: https://www.parklandsd.org/schools/calendar

December 18 – School Board Meeting Workshop, 7 PM, Meeting, 8 PM

December 19 – SMS Change for Change and Pay it Forward Day, 11:30 AM – 2 PM.

Look for Springhouse Middle School students out and about in the community as they plan to give out $2,000 in gift cards to random shoppers to show how a random act of kindness can brighten someone’s day.

December 19, OMS Got Talent Show, 7 PM. $3 tickets sold during lunch, $5 at the door.

OMS students will perform their best talents to raise money for Tails for Valor. The Student Council is sponsoring this charity fundraiser fun school community event.

December 21, Parkland 8th Graders on the Boys/Girls Basketball Teams Take on the Faculty at OMS and SMS, 1:15 PM. The games will be livestreamed – stay tuned to Twitter or Facebook. Games will be played simultaneously at each school.

December 21 – Parkland Winter Festival at Bear Creek Mountain, 5-10 PM.
Everyone is welcome to experience winter fun as we come together as an entire school community! Lift Tickets $22.00 per person, Single Rental for Ski or Snowboard $22.00 per person, Helmet Rentals $6.00, Tubing $15.00 per person (first 200 only). No pre-sale required – simply buy your tickets the night of the event. Show this flyer at the ticket window. The flyer has links to the registration forms that should be completed prior to arrival.

The deadline to register for the Children’s Theater Workshop has been extended to January 4 – FLYER.

The Dance Team Hip Hop Clinic is coming to PHS in January – FLYER.

December 22 – January 1 – Winter Break/Schools Closed

Mary Redline, Latin teacher at PHS, was recognized as one of six American teachers to receive a grant from the American Turkish Society this school year. The grant includes a year long membership in International Education and Resource Network and an online course, Introduction to Online Collaboration and Global Projects.

The Parkland Dance team visited the Sixth Street Shelter on Friday, December 7. They read to children and passed out gift bags and cookies to the families. In addition, the dance team had adopted 7 individuals ranging in age from 6 months to 35 years old. Each individual received 5 gifts from their wish list. Then, the Dance Team delivered homemade cookies and performed a holiday dance for senior citizens at Phoebe, Heather Glen Senior Living, Country Meadows and Luther Crest Nursing homes.

For the first time in history, Parkland had the most students make District Band, Chorus and Orchestra as compared to any other school in District 10. Students audition for the honor and the best musicians are selected from schools in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, and Schuylkill Counties which comprise District 10. Congratulations and best of luck auditioning for Regionals!

DISTRICT CHORUS – 200 total: Olivia Behr, Colin Bowers, Dylan Buckner, Coltrane Conner, Nate Cowling, Ava Del Rio, Jenny Delorimier, Noah Erlemann, Raphael Ettinger-Finley, Isabella Fedele, Brycen Geiger, Paige Herman, Abby Hill, Shanyn Kaiser, Akaash Kapoor, Christopher Kern, Justin Kuhlman, Julianne Lane, Mackenzie Lynch, Matthew Melchior, Robert Moore, Lauren Petrocelli, Jacob Roth, Carter Sachse, Aylor Scandola, Taylor Shortell, Natalie St. Hill, Daniel Stewart, and Michaiah Watkins.

DISTRICT ORCHESTRA – 111 total: Suchir Agarwal, Anam Ali, Ashleigh Budlong, Victor Cai, Jane Cho, Yechan Cho, Joshua Chou, Raphael Ettinger-Finley, Amanda Giltz, Christine Hutchinson, Seana Isaac, Olivia Latshaw, Jared Lazansky, Conrad Lee, Sophia Lee, Lucas Lee, Coby Lindenmuth, Hasun Noh,

Ee-Ning Ooi, Anya Pant, Angelina Roccamo, Jacob Schultz, Megumi Takahashi, Alex Tang, Aija TIghe, Kevin Tong, Jessica Tseo, Serena Vrablik, Olivia Wilkinson, and Ella Wu.

DISTRICT BAND – 146 total: Jordan Bucks, Maggie Gareca, Olivia Latshaw, Jared Lazansky, Coby Lindenmuth, Laura Ruozzi, Brody Segan, Andrew Syslo, Meg Takahashi, Alex Tang, Serena Vrablik, and Olivia Wilkinson.

The 2018 JV & Varsity Squads surpassed their goal and set a new record, collecting $20,240.50. The Girls Soccer program has raised $59,101 in the past three years for charities.

This past month, the PHS Girls’ Soccer Team met a child whose wish they fulfilled in partnership with the Dream Come True organization. Players made homemade cards and presented the child with a plaque with their EPC & District XI Championship medals attached (thank you to CJ Wagner Trophies for donating the plaque).

The team has sponsored two children in the Dream Come True program this year, one little girl who is getting a new bedroom and Chromebook and another little girl who is going to Disney World. They also made a donation to a young girl in the Allentown School District who is fighting a very rare disease. Her family, instead of accepting the gift for their family,

worked with Amazon and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to purchase Christmas toys for patients, helping 46 children who spent Christmas at CHOP this year. They also made a donation to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of Lehigh Valley, another organization that assists families with children diagnosed with cancer.

Al Haddad, the Girls Soccer coach stated, “This campaign over the past three years has truly empowered these young ladies in making a difference.

They see first-hand the difference they make in the life of one or many children and I can tell you, they have gone on to college and have continued

to give back.”