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Parent Portal – Report Cards & Transcripts Unofficial Progress Reports, Report Cards and Transcripts Available Online December 6, 2019 Calendar for Upcoming Week: For a real-time calendar click on: http://www.easterneagles.org/calendar Friday, December 6 Military Ball - Multi-Purpose Room 2:30pm Blousky - Room G4 2:30pm FCA - Deeper Dive - Room G14 2:30pm Senior Class Officers Meeting - Conference Room 7:00pm LAN Party - Small Gym Saturday, December 7 SAT National Test Date 12:00pm Bowling - Boys & Girls - Crimson Classic @ Ken Bowl (away) Monday, December 9 11:15am Eagle Eats - Auditorium Hallway 2:30pm Madrigals Rehearsal - Multi-Purpose Room 2:30pm Quick Recall Practice - Room 310 2:30pm ACE Mentors - Room 142 2:30pm Best Buddies - Off Campus 2:30pm Intervention Lab - English 1 & 2 - Room 13 2:30pm Paranormal Club - Room G4 Tuesday, December 10 2:30pm Madrigals Rehearsal - Multi-Purpose Room 2:30pm Faculty Meeting - Multi-Purpose Room 4:00pm SBDM - Conference Room 4:30pm Basketball - Boys - Fr - vs Christian Academy (home) 4:30pm Basketball - Girls - JV - vs Christian Academy (home) 6:00pm Basketball - Girls - V - vs Christian Academy (home) 7:30pm Basketball - Boys - V - vs Christian Academy (home) Wednesday, December 11 7:00am FCA - Large Gym 2:30pm Asian Arts & Culture - Room 140 2:30pm Madrigals Rehearsal - Multi-Purpose Room 2:30pm Quick Recall Practice - Room 310 2:30pm Art Club - Room G2 2:30pm Common Ground - Room 118 2:30pm Gaming Club - Room 205 2:30pm Intervention Lab - English 3 - Room 6 2:30pm Intervention Lab - Geometry - Room 230 2:30pm Photo Club - Room G4 2:30pm Science Olympiad Practice - Room 328 4:30pm Basketball - Girls - JV - @ Male (away) 5:45pm Basketball - Boys - JV - @ Male (away) Thursday, December 12 2:30pm Madrigals Rehearsal - Multi-Purpose Room 2:30pm Quick Recall Practice - Room 310 2:30pm Intervention Lab - Algebra 1/Geometry - Room 221 2:30pm Intervention Lab - Algebra 2 - Rooms 201/202 2:30pm Intervention Lab - English 4 - Room 11 2:30pm Science Fair Practice - Room 328 2:30pm Spain Trip Student Meeting - Room 129 2:30pm Tutoring @ Hite Elementary 3:00pm IT Advisory Committee Meeting - Library Conference Room 3:15pm Bowling - Boys & Girls - Manual @ Ten Pin (away) 3:30pm Chess Match vs Ballard 6:00pm Boys Lacrosse Parent Meeting - Gym Flex Space 7:00pm Orchestra Winter Concert – Auditorium Friday, December 13 Swimming - Holiday Care-A-Van Meet at UofL 2:30pm Madrigals Rehearsal - Multi-Purpose Room 2:30pm FCA - Deeper Dive - Room G14 2:30pm Senior Class Officers Meeting - Conference Room 5:00pm Basketball - Boys - Fr - vs Henry Clay (home) 6:00pm Basketball - Boys - JV - vs Henry Clay (home) 7:00pm Madrigal Performance - Multi-Purpose Room/Cafeteria 7:30pm Basketball - Boys - V - vs Henry Clay (home) Saturday, December 14 ACT National Test Date 10:00am Basketball - Girls - V - @ PRP Shoot -out (away) 11:45am Basketball - Girls - JV - @ PRP Shoot -out (away) 7:00pm Madrigal Performance - Multi-Purpose Room/Cafeteria 7:15pm Basketball - Boys - V - DeSales @ Iroquois (away) Congratulations Academic Team Congratulations to the Varsity academic team on their 3rd place finish Saturday in the Class Act Quizbowl tournament! The field of 28 teams included the best teams from around the state. The top 5 teams in this tournament earned a bid to the National Quizbowl Tournament in Atlanta on Memorial day Weekend. This was a huge accomplishment for the team! Please congratulate the following team members if you should see them in class or the hallways. National Quizbowl qualifiers Jackson Jones Harrison Evans Robbie Kiser Jackson Mulkins Give the Gift of Travel Need ideas for what to get your student this holiday season? How about something that cannot be returned and will be something that they will remember for the rest of their lives? EF Tours is currently offering a $100 discount for any traveler that enrolls on the 2021 Spring Break Trip to the Galápagos Islands by December 23rd. When a traveler enrolls, they are also given their own personal donation page that can be shared with anyone and everyone. Any donations they receive will be directly taken off of their account and will not be shared with other travelers. Need ideas for other fundraising ideas or have other questions, email Mrs. Payton at [email protected] Band Selling Christmas Trees Hello everyone! If you plan to purchase a Christmas Tree this season, please stop by the Eastern High School Band's Christmas Tree lot starting Friday morning. We are located on Shelbyville Rd. next to Dairy Queen and in front of Annie's Attic. Come out and support the Eastern Eagles! We've been at this for a long time. At the right is a picture from 1957! Yearbook Sales are ONLINE: SAVE MONEY IF YOU ORDER NOW! There is still time to order your yearbook for the discounted price! Order before December 31 and save! All sales go through Balfour.com, so read the attached instructions! It's really simple. www.easterneagles.org/parents/yearbookordering.pdf Early Dismissal Notes for 12/20 Many students sign out after their final exam on 12/20. The exam ends at 11:15am. If you anticipate your student leaving early on that day, you can go ahead and send in notes for the early dismissal to the attendance clerk or you can email her at [email protected]. We must confirm the note/email with a parent/guardian, so please make sure to include a phone number where you can be reached during the school day and the time that you would like your student dismissed. All notes for the 12/20 early dismissal must be received by 8am on 12/18. We will not accept phone calls on 12/20 for early dismissals. Junior Counselor Updates For the latest junior class newsletter click here: www.easterneagles.org/parents/juniorcounselorupdates.pdf Student Volunteers Needed for Louisville Science Center Saturday, December 7 Polar Express Family Movie Night Volunteer Shift – 5 to 8:30pm VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist with this FUN event. Roles include Ice Cream Sundae Bar Assistants and Activity Assistant. Saturday, December 14 Girl Scout Robotics Badge Workshop Volunteer Shift – 12 to 4pm VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist with coding, design, and problem solving you work with scouts and staff as they develop, build, program and share a robot. Sunday, December 15 No Limits Family Night with Frosty the Snowman Volunteer Shift – 5:30 to 7:30pm VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist with this FUN event. Roles include Ice Cream Sundae Bar Assistants and Activity Assistant. Tuesday, December 17 Members-Only Family Science Night Volunteer Shift – 5 to 8pm – FREE PIZZA FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for this FUN event. Serve pizza and drinks, participate in fun activities, greet and check-in visitors. FREE pizza for volunteers working the event. December 23, 26, 27, 30 and 31 January 1, 2, 3, 6 and 20 School’s Out Science Camp Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am – 4:00pm VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist teachers in the classrooms. Classes include: LEGO® WeDo®, Scratch Coding, Machine Madness, Castles & Catapults, Eric Carle Science, Potter’s Potions, and more! If any of your students are interested in volunteering, please have them sign up online: Special Events - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4fa8ad2aaaf49-make Science Camps - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4fa8ad2aaaf49-schools They can also contact me at [email protected]. Students of the Month Field Hockey Honors Congratulations to the following Eastern Field Hockey players for their postseason honors! Macy Lotze made 1st Team All State, was named Defensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the Senior All-Star Game. Zadie Kennedy made 2nd Team All State. Embry Curtis was selected to the Junior All-Star Game. Chelsea Allen ended the season as the 3rd highest scorer in the State. Way to go Field Hockey Eagles!! Campus Store Gift Certificates Looking for a great stocking stuffer for your Eastern Eagle? Purchase a gift certificate for them to pick out a new spirit item in our campus store. Please contact Andrea Delaney, [email protected] if you are interested. The campus store is open daily from 11:15 - 12:30 during the lunch hours. Eagle Eats Sign-ups Happy Holidays! It’s that time of year to spread some cheer. Our staff’s Holiday Luncheon is just around the corner. Eagle Eats will be on Mon. 12/09/19. If you have the knack at whipping together a holiday dish or want to meet other parents or staff, click on the SignUp link & consider volunteering some cheer https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ca8ac2fa4f94-2019 Final Exams Schedule Final exams for the fall will be given on December 17-21. Each final exam will be two periods long. December 17 – periods 1 and 6 December 18 – periods 3 and 5 December 19 – periods 2 and 7 December 20 – period 4 Final exams must be given according to this schedule. Finals cannot be given early and can only be made up with an excused absence. Vacations are not excused absences. From Mrs. Weber, Senior Counselor Happy Thanksgiving Week everyone! How fortunate we are to have a short week in school and the rest to enjoy with friends and family! December 1st is a popular deadline… if it is your deadline and you haven’t already asked me to write your letter of recommendation – I am afraid you are out of luck. It falls on the Sunday of our break and I have family coming in for the holiday. I will have all of my letters completed by midnight on Tuesday (in anticipation of the December 1st deadline). When we return after Thanksgiving break – we will have Advisory on December 4th. It is NOT TOO LATE to sign up to hear from Spalding University or Bellarmine University as they BOTH will be here (in separate areas).
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