🌱 Professional Development (No School for Students) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 at Ukrainian American Sports Center
• Professional Development (No School for Students) at Norristown Area SD
• Convocation/Opening of School Year @ NAHS Gymnasium at Norristown Area SD

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

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Sunday August 23
• Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 →
  Ukrainian American Sports Center, 1 Lower State Rd, North Wales
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Professional Development (No School for Students)
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
• Convocation/Opening of School Year @ NAHS Gymnasium
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  8:00 am
• Football Boys Junior Varsity Home Exeter Township
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  4:00 pm
• School Board Regular Voting Meeting
  Norristown Area SD 401 N Whitehall Rd, Norristown, PA 19403, USA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Soccer Boys Junior Varsity Home Cheltenham High School (Scrimmage)
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  2:30 pm
• Golf Boys Varsity Away Spring-Ford
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm
• Golf Boys Junior Varsity Home Spring-Ford
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm
• Soccer Boys Varsity Home Cheltenham High School (Scrimmage)
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Nature Explorers – Turtles →
  Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown
  10:15 am
• Golf Boys Junior Varsity Away Upper Merion Area
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm
• Golf Boys Varsity Home Upper Merion Area
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm
• Emergency Services Board
  Plymouth Township Karen B. Weiss Conference Room @ 700 Belvoir Road
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Norristown

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Chesterbrook

• New Women's Boutique Coming Soon To Wayne (patch.com)
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