East High's Daily Announcements
11/06/2019
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RAIDER NEWS:
Seniors: Have you ordered your cap & gown?
If you haven't Mrs. Burkhart Burns is still taking order
or you may also order online at www.herffjones.com.
The Dance Team Fall Showcase will be on Monday, November 11th at 7:30pm. There will be a pre-performance meal starting at 6:00pm. Show admission is $5.00 for adults and students will be $3.00. We invite you to cheer on the Raiderettes, CoEd, and All Male Dance Teams as they prepare for the State Competition.
The Annual Band Fruit Fundraiser has begun! We are once again selling mixed boxes of fruit from Florida, Texas, and California. In addition to the fruit they will be selling beef sticks, cheese spreads, and new this year beef jerky! Please use the following link (https://shop.minntexcitrus.com/?student_code=BQW78A) to look at the items online. If you are interested in placing an order please contact a band member so that they can provide you with you their online code. If you do not know any band members and wish to order, please call the school and ask to speak with the band department and they can help you out. All orders are due by Monday, November 11. Thank you for your continued support of the band!
Extra 2018/2019 yearbooks are available for purchase. They are $50 and checks can be made payable to East High Yearbook. Pick yours up on A days in room 229. If you purchased a yearbook and have not yet received it, please see Mrs. Shultz in room 229 on A days as well.
East High is collecting Hy-Vee receipts in the main office for Hy-Vee Cash 4 Students. Please drop off your receipts dated from August 1st to present. Hy-Vee will donate a percentage back to East High for every dollar spent.
Battle of the Blizzards School Edition
Soccer Boys Krispy Kreme Doughnut Fundraiser
Murder's in the Heir
SPORTS ACTIVITIES/MEETINGS:
Thursday @ 9:00am - Blood Drive in the Media Center until 2:30pm
Friday @ 6:00pm - Sioux City Varsity Metro Hockey Game vs. Boji Mammoths (Home Game)
Friday @ 8:00pm - Sioux City JV Metro Hockey Game vs. Boji Mammoths (Home Game)
Friday & Saturday - Debate Tournament @ Roosevelt High School
Saturday - NWIA Honor Band Auditions @ Storm Lake High School
-If you are interested in viewing any of the activities, please visit: http://www.missouririverconf.org.
Visit East High Activities on Twitter at @BlackRaiderEHS for all of your activity and school information.
CLUB ACTIVITIES/MEETINGS:
Wednesdays during Homeroom - R.A.P. & Native American Focus Group in the Auditorium
Wednesday during Homeroom - Football Meeting in the Cafeteria/Lunch Room
Wednesday @ 3:00pm - Mandatory Boys Basketball Meeting in the back of the Auditorium
Wednesday @ 3:05pm - After School Study Session in the SWS/AEC Room until 6:05pm
Thursday @ 7:30am - Environmental Club in Mrs. McCaslen-Hibbs room S112
Thursday during Homeroom - Hispanic Focus Group in the Auditorium
Thursday @ 3:00pm - March for Our Lives Meeting in Mrs. McCaslen-Hibbs room S112
Thursday @ 3:05pm - After School Study Session in the SWS/AEC Room until 6:05pm
Friday @ 3:00pm - Stomp Out Stigma Meeting in Ms. Helseth's room 118
Tuesday @ 3:00pm - GSA Meeting in Ms. Fielding’s room 217
Tuesday @ 3:05pm - After School Study Session in the SWS/AEC Room until 6:05pm
Wednesday @ 7:20am - FCA meeting in Mr. Jepsen’s room 208
UPCOMING COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VISITS:
11/11/19 - Western Iowa Tech Community College @ 9:00am
11/25/19 - Western Iowa Tech Community College @ 9:00am
11/27/19 - The Indian University of North America @ 9:00am
12/10/19 - Western Iowa Tech Community College @ 9:00am
-Contact Mrs. Ericson in the Counseling Department with questions or to register for a college visit. During College Visits, Attendance will be taken by the College Rep; you will sign in during your visit.
Scholarships – Please watch your emails for newsletters and communications from the Counseling Department. Local scholarships will be put in these emails as well as other important information! Questions, please see Ms. Ericson.
Last Dollar Scholarship Opportunity Information
Last Dollar Scholarship Opportunity List
COUNSELING INFORMATION:
Seniors who plan on attending an Iowa Community College to study from one of the attached “Last Dollar Scholarship Opportunity List” should check out the “Last Dollar Scholarship Opportunity Information” sheet and visit with their counselor if they are interested.*
Western Iowa Tech Community College will be holding an Apprenticeship Event on Wednesday, November 13th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm for career fields including Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Industrial Maintenance. Check out the National Apprenticeship Week PDF attached below.
Is college not your plan for after graduation? Are you looking to go to work right away? If so... you need to learn more about Registered Apprenticeships!!!! An apprenticeship is a career pathway where individuals can EARN and LEARN at the same time!! You will start earning a competitive wage at day one and through the apprenticeship you will have structured learning and on the job training. An apprenticeship will enhance your resume with industry-recognized credentials. There are apprenticeships for several different careers including electrician, cook, industrial manufacturing technicians, mechanics, HVAC technicians, plumbers, and more! There is an event happening in Sioux City on Thursday, November 14th from 2:00pm-6:00pm where you can learn more! See the attached link (RA Round Up Flyer Public (002).pdf) or visit with Mrs. Kilburn with any questions!*
During the 2019/2020 school year, the Sioux City Community School District will again offer the ACT to all juniors. Students in the class of 2020/2021 will all be given the ACT test on April 21, 2020. This test will be offered at no cost to the student. Data from this exam will allow the District to analyze how curriculum aligns with the ACT, and in turn, help educators continue to prepare students for success. Attendance is required for all juniors on April 21, 2020. By offering the ACT during a day built into the school calendar, the District is able to ensure all students have access to take the exam. The ACT is beneficial to all students to help them make plans for future success after high school. While the curriculum taught up to this point has helped prepare students for the ACT exam, there are additional supports available for students to consider. The Sioux City Community School District offers ACT Test Prep courses, which are available at no extra cost to the student. The test prep course can be built into the student’s regular school schedule. If you would like to explore having an ACT Test Prep course added to your student’s schedule, please contact the school counseling office. Thank you.
In addition to your school counselors, you can visit http://yourlifeiowa.org, call 1-855-851-8111 or text 1-855-895-3898 (between 2:00pm and 10:00pm) if you or a friend is being bullied (in-person or cyber bullying) or needing to talk about teen suicide. In addition you can visit http://www.caasaonline.org or call 1-877-362-4612 for sexual assault concerns or call 1-800-382-5603 to discuss teen dating violence.*
Visit East High Counseling on Twitter at @_EHS_Counseling for all of your Scholarship, College, and testing information.
STUDENT NEWS & INFORMATION:
Paying School Fees is Quick and Easy Online: Do you have school fees that need to be paid? Visit www.siouxcityschools.org and click on the “Parents” tab to pay your fees online. On the drop-down menu of the “Parents” tab, you can select either “Pay Curriculum Resource Fees” or “Pay Lunch Balance.” Both links will take you to “My School Bucks” to complete the payment transaction. Payment for curriculum resource fees can be made under the “School Store” by selecting “Categories” and then “Curriculum Fees.” If you have any questions, please contact our school’s bookkeeper. Thank you.
Student Handbook Reminder: Students should not be in the halls or classrooms before 7:45am and after 3:05pm unless they have a pass from a teacher or are involved in the current season’s activity. At the end of the day we expect students who are not involved in school activities to leave the school grounds by 3:05 pm. (As always, if you child is needing to be in the school before or after hours and they are not in a current activity please don't hesitate to call the school and make proper arrangements. Student safety is one of the many goals that East High strives for at all times.)
Student Handbook Reminder: The Sioux City Community School District has a Closed Campus Policy. Students are not allowed to leave campus for lunch (see School Board Policy 505.14). Students may purchase a lunch or bring a lunch from home. Outside commercial food is not allowed or to be brought to students for lunch. Students are not to be in the hallways during lunch unless they have a pass from a staff member.
Students just a quick reminder that when you are crossing the street to please use the appropriate crosswalks, this keeps you safe as we have a lot of traffic passing through every day. If you are dropping someone off, please make sure that you do not park over a crosswalk so that students can cross the parking lot safely.
The East High Thrift Shop is located downstairs in the AEC. There is clothing available if needed for any occasion. Did you forget your gym clothes? We can help! Can’t find a coat? We can help! Visit us through the big double doors located downstairs and remember all of the items are FREE! Mrs. Elder is glad to help.
Students that are in need of Food 4 Thought bags can head down to Office 107 at the end of the day on the last school day of the week. These bags are for home use, if opened at school students will no longer be allowed to receive one.
Students, as you may have noticed there are signs on the doors reminding you to not let anyone in the school. Due to recent events we would really like for visitors and students to ring the doorbell to get in the building. If we all follow this protocol we can monitor who is coming into our school at all times. Also, please do not remove these signs from the doors.
VAPES ARE ILLEGAL regardless of what is in them. Getting caught in possession with one is a violation of the student code and will result in school consequences, an athletic code violation (making you ineligible for athletics and activities), and a $50 ticket plus a mandatory court appearance from the police. YOUR AGE DOES NOT MATTER, it is a violation for all students. SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURES OF YOU VAPING CAN LEAD TO THESE SAME CONSEQUENCES.
This includes “Juuling”, Juul pods are not permitted on school grounds and the consequences are the same as any other tobacco products.
PARKING NOTICE: Just a reminder to students that there is to be no parking along or on any yellow curb, on a sidewalk, in front of any entrance, on the grass, in front of any gate leading to any part of the school grounds, in visitor parking or handicap parking, or where any cones have been set up, etc. The bottom line, students should be parking in actual parking spots and not making up their own parking spots. This is so O&M, contractors, delivery drivers, bus drivers and (if necessary) emergency personnel can easily access those parts of the building and grounds. Students that are parking incorrectly may not be warned going forward and take the risk of being towed. Also, if you are parking on the street please make sure that you are not parking in front any of East High’s neighbor’s driveways, mailboxes, etc.
MINOR SCHOOL PERMIT: Students and Parents of students who are driving on a minor school permit should read over the school driving permit rules attachment. A quick few bullet points are:
- Students must take the most direct route from their home to their school and vice versa.
- Students can only travel to and from their school between the hours of 5:00 AM and 10:00 PM; this rule supersedes the curfew law.
- Students can ONLY travel to an activity they are involved in as long as the school is a bordering school to the Sioux City Community School District and not more than 25 miles away.
- Students cannot drive to an activity they are not participating in even if it is at their school of enrollment.
- Once the student’s activity is over, the student must go home (for example, a JV player cannot stay to attend a Varsity game).
- Students can have one minor household member in their vehicle at a time as long as they are traveling to the same school.
- Students can stop for fuel at the closest station to their route home or to school
If you have any questions about these rules, please call the Iowa DOT at (515) 244-8725.
Western Iowa Tech Community College offers a variety of Teen Driver’s Education classes, to register for one of their classes please call WITCC at (712) 274-6418. The class dates are either October 28th – December 16th, March 2nd – April 20th, June 1st – June 24th, or July 6th – July 29th.*
SILVER CORD OPPORTUNITIES:
Siouxland Rocks hold a free public Kindness Rock painting once a month at the public museum. The basic hours are 1 Saturday a month at the museum from 12:30-4:30pm (event is 1-4pm). We get around 100 to 300 guests each time. The guests come and create and take their own kindness rocks to be placed with-in the community to help continue the mission of spreading kindness one rock at a time. The coordinators of Siouxland Rocks provide all the supplies needed, rocks, paint, brushes, sealer, etc. We also have other events during the year. Volunteers would help set up and tear down tables, chairs, tablecloths, fill and set out water jars for the paint brushes. Once the event starts they would continue helping pour paint, assist children in helping with their creations, help answer basic questions like how it works what is the process from picking your rock, picking your paint, creating your creations, drying your creation, and sealing your creation, dump and refill water jars, help clean up messes, we are always in need of extra helping hands. If you are interested check out our website at www.SiouxlandRocks.com. Events, dates, times, and locations are posted to this site 3 months in advance.
Unity Point Health St. Luke’s has a Junior Volunteer Program for high school students up to 18. The areas of service for Junior Volunteers a include The Pediatric Unit, Rehabilitation Unit, General recovery floors, The Education department, The Foundation, The Gift Shop and many other areas and projects as assigned. The application to become a volunteer can be found at the following: https://www.unitypoint.org/siouxcity/volunteer-1.aspx or contact Jackie Stellish at Jackie.stellish@unitypoint.org or (712) 279-3220.*
Beyond the Bell is always looking for volunteers to help with their afterschool and before school program, please contact kkoser@beyondthebell.us.com if you’re interested.*
There is a terrific resource for students who are working on earning their Silver Cord or meeting community service requirements. This is an online volunteer center for Siouxland, there are now more than 100 nonprofit organizations on VolunteerSiouxland.org, with more than 50 active needs for volunteers on any given day. It is absolutely the EASIEST way for students to find and sign up for volunteer opportunities. It’s also the easiest way to track their volunteer hours – confirmed by the organization. We’ve even added a field to volunteer profiles so they can identify which school they attend, allowing us to provide reports to the schools. And, it’s completely free for the organizations and the volunteers! Finding volunteer opportunities has NEVER been easier!*
Please see Ms. Benson in the Main Office for Silver Cord (http://www.siouxcityschools.org/east-high-school/general-academic-information-2/) opportunities.
NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:
The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW. The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices. Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.
*This material is neither endorsed nor sponsored by East High School or the SCCSD.
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