• If this is the 1st time you're taking pictures this year, please give your picture order envelope to the photographer - envelopes are available in the office
• If you are retaking your picture from August, please bring back the photo packet you received - you will get the same packet you originally ordered with your new photo.
• Student ID cards will not be reprinted with new photos; only students that are having their photo taken for the 1st time will receive ID cards.

Please let us know if you missed us at registration but would like to volunteer in our East community! We have opportunities on committees and leadership roles! Email Lindsay: lblainbarnes@hotmail.com

Staff Appreciation Committee:

Your East Staff Appreciation Committee has mobilized, and we have a great year planned to spoil our staff! We are dotting the i's and crossing the t's on each of the events planned and will let you know the details so that you may all participate.

The SAC committee only has $700 for the entire year for 80 staff members, so we count on donations. If you own a business interested in sponsoring a lunch or would like to help by making and/or donating food items, contact a SAC co-chair or PTO member or sign up when we push out SignUp Genius with opportunities.

• Our first opportunity is to help stock the teacher lounges. Click here to see opportunities each month: East Junior High Parents and Volunteers: EJH Staff Appreciation (signupgenius.com)
• The second opportunity will be a dinner for Parent/Teacher Conferences on 10/19 & 10/20. A Signup Genius with donation opportunities will be posted soon.

If you have a fun idea to show appreciation for the EJH staff, we are all ears! Let us know!

Thanks!

Your SAC Co-Chairs
Allyson Gatzemeier, Louise Stephens and Catie Wiseman

Freshman Farewell:

Let's send the Freshman off in style! Let us know if you want to help plan the Freshman Farewell Party! Contact Amber: Amberjeanpearson@gmail.com

Chairs: Amber Pearson and Tiffani Bates

School Dances:

School dances are back!! The planning for these quarterly dances will be student-led, but we are looking for a chair(s) to help with communication and be the PTO liaison. Please let us know if you are interested in helping bring some fun back into our school! Contact Lindsay: lblainbarnes@hotmail.com

Open PTO Positions:

The East PTO Board is looking for some great new members to take on leadership roles. These positions require minimal time and are a great way to engage in our East Community.

Vice President: This role helps coordinate volunteers and works on projects with chairs and the PTO Board. This position can be 1-2 years and usually assumes the role of the President.

Treasurer (in training): this role is a co-chair position and will take over sole duties in 2023-2024.

Please contact Lindsay Barnes if you would like more information on either role. lblainbarnes@hotmail.com

East Sign Update:

The installation of our new information sign for the front of the school has been delayed, but we are still hopeful that it will run before the school year ends.

Thank you to those who contributed to the East Sign Campaign last spring. The sign will cost approx. $25,000! It is not too late to donate- Please make your check payable to BPSEF or East Junior High PTO. Donations are tax-deductible!

A HUGE Thank You to Dutch Bros. for supporting East with a very generous donation!!