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Laurel program set Laurel Highland School District will hold its Community Spirit Day Friday at 5 p.m. regardless of weather.
The district is developing a contingency plan for the event in case of inclement weather. The event will be held at the high school.
Community Spirit Day will be held until 630 p.m. with the Homecoming football game later that evening.
Anyone with questions should call the high school administration office at 724-437-2821.
Donations sought
Uniontown Area High School is holding a drive to raise funds and collect supplies for John Quincy Adams Middle School in Metairie, La., which was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The most requested items are: loose-leaf paper, pocket folders with three prongs, one-inch binders, pens, pencils, spiral notebooks, scissors, glue, and colored pencils.
People can drop off the items or make their donations Friday from 12 to 4 p.m. at the high school entrance, from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday during the varsity football game at Bill Power Stadium, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Uniontown Mall.
Worship planned
Walnut Hill United Methodist Church, 132 Collier Road, Uniontown, worships Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The church will emphasize the Children’s Sabbath on Sunday. Supplies for birthday boxes will be collected and sent to Scott’s Run Settlement, Morgantown, W.Va. The Rev. Arnold G. Husk will give the sermon “Standing Strong in the Face of Injustice.’ For more information on other activities, call 724-430-1031.