The Natives' News
Updated 03/17/2020 - Check back often for NEW information!
East Limestone's drive thru service will be on the South side of the school (where carline takes place)!
East Limestone's drive thru service will be on the South side of the school (where carline takes place)!
East Limestone High School's Vision
East Limestone High School's Mission
We LOVE you, Devin Howell!!!
BOOK FAIR!!!! Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20
Red Cross Blood Drive is March 20th. Pizza for everyone who donates. Sign up with Mrs Covin.
FRIENDS 2020 is ONLINE to VIEW and ORDER: March 4th until March 25th
NEW this year is FRIENDS ONLINE. Anyone that had a FRIENDS PIC made on March 3rd will be able to VIEW and ORDER online.
TO VIEW your FRIENDS EVENT ONLINE:
Click on the Link: http://waldrup-studio-and-design.hhimagehost.com/EastLimestoneFriends2020
OR
Go to www.waldrupphoto.com
CLICK View Online Tab
Click VIEW ONLINE Button
Enter Event Name: East Limestone
Enter ANY Email Address
ENTER Password: elh2020
If you order a package with a digital download, a link will be sent to your email address provided, so make sure it is correct please!
If you order a print and want to ADD Ship to Home to your address, then select any number 1-10 in the drop down box. This will add the shipping convenience fee.
Give us a call or email if you have any questions.
Prom ticket sales: $150 for a couple. $75 per single. See Mrs. Norris to purchase.
Girl Talk will start meeting on Mondays at 7:30 in the library!!!
Senior Beta Seniors pay $25 for stoles by April 1st to Mrs Priest or Mrs Covin
Senior Science Club Members who have not paid for their graduation stoles must do so by March 27! See Mrs. Kucejko
Seniors: Reminder, send in pictures to your class officers for the slideshow by March 27th.
Spanish club stoles are $28. Pay $10 more if you want it monogrammed. Order by March 27 with Mrs. Dawson.
Seniors: Reminder, you must let Ms. Medley know if you will be attending Baccalaureatte and Senior Breakfast ASAP.
ELHS pre-registration is nearing!!!
Please make sure you are checking your student's PayPams account regularly. We have several students with negative lunch account balances!
Who: ALL students grades 6-12
What: First Priority Meetings
When: Every Tuesday at 7:30 AM
Where: Mrs. L. Haggenmaker's Room (High School Room 10)
What's going on in SPORTS?
March:
- 5th - Varsity @ Hazel Green 4:30 & 6:30
- 6th - JV vs Hazel Green @ East 4:30 & 6:30
- 7th - Lee/West Limestone @ East Var 11:00/Var 3:00
Lee vs West Limestone 1:00
West Limestone @ West JV Black 11/JV Black 1:00
Lindsey Lane @ Lindsey Lane 8th 11:00/7th 1:00
- 9th - Elkmont @ Elkmont Var 4:30/JV Black 6:30
Ardmore @ Ardmore 8th 4:30/7th 6:30
- 10th West Limestone @ West Var 4:30/JV Black 6:30
Madison Academy @ MA 8th 4:30/7th 6:30
- 12th - Lee @ Lee Var 4:30/JV Black 6:30
- 13th - Sparkman @ East Var 4:30/JV Cardinal 6:30
Priceville @ Priceville 7th 4:30/7th 6:30
- 14th - West Limestone/Athens Bible School @ East Fresh 11:00/Fresh 3:00
West vs ABS 1:00
Ardmore @ East 8th 5:00/7th 7:00
- 16th - Madison Academy @ East 8th 4:30/7th 6:30
- 17th - AREA Madison Academy at MS Var 5:00/JV Black 7:00
- 19th - AREA Madison Academy @ East Var 4:30/Var 6:30
- 20th - Huntsville @ Huntsville Fresh 5:00/Fresh 7:00
- 21st - Westminster/Brewer @ East Var 11:00 /Var 3:00
Westminster vs Brewer @1pm
Madison Academy/Ardmore @ Ardmore JV Cardinal 2:00/JV Cardinal 4:00
- 23rd - Lee @ Lee JV Cardinal 4:30/JV Cardinal 6:30
- 24th - AREA Madison County @ Madison County Var 4:30/JV Black 6:30
- 26th - AREA Madison County @ East Var 4:30/Var 6:30
- 28th - Sparkman Middle @ East 7th 10:00/8th 12:00
- 30th - Spring Break @ Choccolocco Park vs Falkville 8am Big Field / vs Huntsville 1pm JSU
JV & MS Tournament @ West
- 31st - Spring Break @ Choccolocco Park vs New Hope 4:30 JSU
JV & MS Tournament @ West
Congratulations to the ELHS Fishing Team for taking FIRST place overall!!! Three ELHS teams were in the tope 25 out of 204 boats!!!
March:
5th - @ East vs West Limestone V/JV 4:30/6:00
6th - 7th - Discovery M.S. Tournament TBA
9th - @ East vs West Morgan V/JV 4:30/6:00
10th - @ Brewer V/JV 4:30/6:00
12th - @ East vs Decatur V/JV 4:30/6:00
13th-14th Calhoun CC Varsity Tournament TBA
16th - @ Ardmore MS (DH) 6:00/7:00
17th - @ East vs Scottsboro V/JV 4:30/6:00
19th - @ East vs Madison Co. V/JV 4:30/6:00
20th-21st - Elkmont Varsity Tournament TBA
26th - @ Ardmore V/JV 4:30/6:00
27th-28th Athens MS Tourn TBA
30th-April 1 - Warrior Classic TN. V TBA
March:
12th - Florence @ East VG 5:00
12th-14th JV Supercup @ Huntsville HS JVG/VG
17th - Bob Jones @ East JVG/VG 5:00/7:00
Grissom @ Grissom JVB/VB 5:00/7:00
19th - Ardmore @ Ardmore VG/VB 5:00/7:00
20th - Ardmore @ Ardmore JVG/JVB 5:00/7:00
23rd - Tanner @ Tanner JVB 4:30
Randolph @ Randolph VG/VB 5:00/7:00
Buckhorn @ Buckhorn JVG 5:00
24th - Hazel Green @ Hazel Green JVG/JVB 5:00/7:00
25th-27th Limestone County Tourn. TBA VG
30th - Columbia @ East VG/VB 5:00/7:00
April:
6th - Lawrence Co. @ East JVG/JVB 5:00/7:00
7th - Hazel Green @ East VG/VB 5:00/7:00
9th - Grissom @ East JVB 5:30
10th - Elkmont @ East VG/VB 5:00/7:00
13th - Elkmont @ East JVG 5:00
14th - Ardmore @ East VG/VB 5:00/7:00
20th - Huntsville @ East JVG/VG 5:00/7:00
Buckhorn @ Buckhorn JVB/VB 5:00/7:00
23rd-25th - Sub-State Round 1 TBA
27th-28th - Sub-State Round 2 TBA
30th-May 2nd - Sub-State Round 3 TBA
May 7th-May 9th - State Tourn. @ Huntsville Soccer Complex TBA
Congratulations and BEST of luck to Andrew Maxwell! He beat the #2 in the south and will wrestle 2/14 in the quarterfinals!
Congratulations, Coach Nave, on your 500th win!!!
Congratulations to the ELHS Scholars Bowl Team for placing FIRST in the County Tournament and to Nathan Williams for placing FIRST in the individual rounds!
We are proud of our ELHS JV and Varsity Winter Guard for all of their hard work and dedication this season!
Black History Month Celebration - THANK YOU, to all of the students and teachers for your hard work and making this a success!
Thank you, Mrs. Melanie Allen with the Extension Service, for sharing the Anti-Vaping Program with all middle schools over the past couple of weeks!
Congratulations to Andrew Maxwell for finishing 6th in the state at the State Wrestling Finals!!!
Congratulations to Nathan Williams for being selected as a National Merit Finalist. We are so proud of you!
Congratulations to John David Broussard, JaShaud Farrar, Haze Solomon, and Crimson Bivens on your signings!!!
Thank you, Cool to be Kind, for the positive leadership you bring to the ELHS campus!
Congratulations to Miss Hicks and Mrs. Babler for being named ELHS's Support Personnel and Teacher of the Year!!! We are thankful for you and appreciate ALL you do for ELHS!!!
Congratulations to the ELHS Basketball Program for all of your success at the 2019-2020 County Tournament!!!
Congratulations to the 48 ELHS All County Honor Band Participants! We are so proud of you!!!
Warrior Project:
The Character Education classes have decided to start the Warrior Project at East Limestone Middle School. Students and teachers will vote on a student that shows Warrior qualities for that month. I would like to congratulate Mackenzie Mwaura for being selected as East's first Warrior! Mackenzie was nominated by her peers for exceptional kindess, leadership, and initiative. Congratulations Mackenzie!
Congratulations to the ELHS Boys Bowling Team on a 10-0 area play this year and on capturing your 3rd AHSAA Area 14 Title! Help us cheer our boys on as they work to defend their AHSAA North Regional Title and to gain a spot in the State Championships in Pelham! Regionals play time for the boys will begin Thursday (1/16) at 11:00am and will continue at 8:00am on Friday (1/17). Good Luck, Boys!!!
Congratulations, Jackson Dollar, for placing 2nd in the American Welding Society Greater Huntsville Section Welding Competition at Calhoun Community College!
Limestone County Schools robotics teams, Rocket Team 34 and Sky Rockets, present at the monthly Board Meeting:
Thank you for helping Girl Talk to furnish the Boys and Girls Club with some toys and gift cards this season!!!
YOUR East Limestone High School was honored at the National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Conference in Orlando, Florida as being a 2019 Point of Light School! With YOUR continued support, we are on our way to becoming a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Lighthouse School!
Working to make ELHS an even more MAGICAL place to work and learn!!!
Congratulations to ELHS's James Norris and the Limestone County Middle School Robotics Team, the Skyrockets, on winning the Championship at the Regional Qualifier! The Skyrockets will compete at the Alabama State Competition! GOOD LUCK!!!
Congratulations, Carson Collins, on your 3rd place win at Hartselle!
Thank you, ELHS Soccer Team, for spreading Christmas cheer at a local nursing home!!!
2019 Athens Christmas Parade
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Mrs. Daly's students show their festive creativity using recycled materials. THANK YOU, MS. DALY!
Congratulations, Sam, for going undefeated in your first ever wrestling tournament over the break!!!
ELHS Leadership Team Sharing Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Results with the Faculty
2019 Special Olympics Bowling
Congratulations, Olivia, on signing to play softball at Calhoun Community College! We are so proud of you!
Congratulations to Mary Foss for representing East Limestone for Miss Merry Christmas and Cameron Bivens for representing LCCTC for Miss Merry Christmas!
Jirah Rogers surpassed the 2,000-career points mark, scoring 15 points in a 51-32 win over West Limestone on Friday. She also had 21 points in a 45-41 win over Class 7A Bob Jones!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to the ELHS Marching Band for being invited and marching in the 100th Anniversary NYC Veterans Day Parade!!! You make us proud!!!
ELHS Veterans Day 2019 - We are thankful for our Veterans!
THANK YOU, Lowes, Scott Franklin, and Cindy Tribble for taking such GREAT care of us at ELHS!!!
Thank you, Steve Turner, for making sure our buses have a safe place to park on campus!
Thank you, Kathy Norton, with RE/Max Realty for helping to sponsor ELHS with the National Blue Ribbon Process!!!
Thank you, Preston's Western Wear in Athens, for helping to sponsor East Limestone High School with the National Blue Ribbon process!!!
Thank you, Sides Body Repair, for helping sponsor East Limestone High School with the National Blue Ribbon Process!
Thank you, Legacy Premier Homes, for your donation to East Limestone High School for the National Blue Ribbon Process!
Thank you, Candi Williams, for your donation to East Limestone High School for the National Blue Ribbon Process!
Thank you, Matthew and Ann Kyle, for sponsoring East Limestone High School with the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence process!!!
Thank you, Joey Ursery, for being one of ELHS's sponsors for the Blue Ribbon School of Education process!!!
Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Erckenbrack, for your service to our country. Thank you for sharing your personal 9-11 experience with our students. We are thankful for individuals like you who were willing to stand up for what is right and helped those who could not help themselves during that devastating time in our history. Our students will never forget your visit. THANK YOU!
Thank you, Representative Whitt! Your generous contribution to East Limestone High School will be used to benefit our students and teachers!
Thank you, Joe's Pharmacy, for taking such good care of East Limestone High School!
Thank you, Suzanne's Bakery, for supporting our Cool 2 Be Kind Club!!!
Thank you, Senator Tom Butler, for supporting our East Limestone Baseball Program!!!
Thank you, Z7 Graphics! We LOVE the new look on our Band room doors!!!
Thank you, East Limestone Community, for supporting us with your prayers!!!
Thank you, NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, for your donation of paper!!! We appreciate your support!!!
Thank you, Limestone County Flea Market, for donating school supplies for our students and teachers!!!
TEACHER INFORMATION:
February 22 - Mock for APUSH - Jacques 8:00-12:00
February 22 - APUSH - Cavnar 8:00-12:00
February 24-28 Learning Rounds
February 26 - Half Day for Students/PD
February 28 - Scholars Bowl (HS)
March 2-6 - Read Across America Week
March 2 - April 10 - ACAP Alternate Assessment
March 3 - Board Work Session
March 10 - Board Meeting 6:00 PM
March 10 - ACT with Writing (paper) - All Juniors
March 14 - AP Mock Exam AP Stats
March 18 - Principal's Meeting
March 20 - Scholars Bowl (MS)
March 21 - AP Mock Exam Calculus 8:00-12:00
March 24 - PreK Lottery Drawing
March 24 - AP Mock Exam CSP (2 hours after school)
March 27 - Report Cards Go Home
March 30-April 3 - Spring Break - No School
March 30 - May 1 - ACAP Summative (grades 2-8)
March 31 - ACT with Writing make-up
April 4 - PROM
April 7 - Board Work Session 6:00 PM
April 7-9 - ACT with Writing Makeup (Online Only)
April 13 - Kindergarten Pre-Registration
April 14 - Board Meeting 6:00 PM (at East)
April 20-21 - ACT WorkKeys retest option
April 21 - Advisory Council Meetings
April 29th-May 13 - Spring Scantron
April 30 - Fourth Mid-Term Ends
April 30 - Student Senate EOY Meeting/County Tour - 9:30-1:30
May 3-9 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 4 - Kindergarten Pre-Registration
May 4-15 - AP Exams
May 6 - Principal's Meeting 8:00 AM
May 12 - Board Meeting 6:00 PM
May 14 - Advisory Council Meetings
May 21 - Board Meeting 7:00 AM
May 21 - Half Day for Students/PD
May 22 - Teacher Work Day
June 2-3 - Leadership Academy
PST Meeting Dates:
High School Dates:August 30
September 30
October 24
November 21
December 18
January 30
February 20
March 26
April 23
May 14
Middle School Dates:
August 28
September 27
October 25
November 22
December 19
January 31
February 21
March 27
April 24
May 15
Public Service Announcements:
Please remember: Faxes or emails are not allowed for students to check out. A signed, written note must be turned into the front office in the morning and/or a parent/guardian must check the student out in person.
Ways to stay In-The-Know:
Don't be shy! If you have questions about what is going on at ELHS, ask! You are more than welcome to:
-Talk to your student! Chances are, they know more than they are sharing.
-Email your student's teachers and/or administrators
-Call your student's teachers, administrators, and/or our WONDERFUL office staff
(Make sure you keep your contact information up-to-date so we can give you a call back!)
-Request a conference. Sometimes face-to-face is the best way to have a conversation.
-If your student's teachers offer REMIND - sign up!
-Check out our school's website - eastlimestonehigh.org
-Make sure to look at the "Natives' News" on our website for up-to-date and future information.
-Follow East Limestone on Twitter - @limestone_east
-School-wide All Calls
-Get an Inow/Chalkable account set up
-Ask your student if his/her teachers are using Moodle or Google Classroom, have them SHOW you.
-Check out the East Limestone Community Information Page and the East Limestone PTO page on Facebook. Please remember that we are a FAMILY. Keep it positive. We are working hard to create, not only, a safe, loving, learning environment for our students, but also, a working environment where our teachers and staff are as supported as our students. Again, if you have a question, just ask.
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Congratulations to the East Limestone Wind Ensemble for getting ALL ones at the MPA performance!!!
We are so proud of the ELHS JV and Varsity Winter Guard for all of your dedication this season!
