East High's Daily Announcements
12/17/2019
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RAIDER NEWS:
Congrats to the Sioux City Metro Boys Swim Team on their win last night against The Carroll Tigers. The boys won the meet with 110-60, in their closest meet of the year.
Students be sure to get your #BeGreat cards in the box as the PBIS team has started their 12 Day of Giveaways! All cards pulled will be placed back into the box before the next nine week drawing.
Seniors: Yearbook pictures are due before the winter break, please email your picture to shultzd@live.siouxcityschools.com.
Sophomore students will be attending a Career Fair Day at Western Iowa Tech Community College on the morning of Wednesday, January 8th. Sophomores will be given the opportunity to speak with professionals in various careers. East High will be busing the sophomores to and from this event. Parents, if you do not want your child to attend, please call East High at (712) 274-4000 ext. 3109.
Yearbooks are on sale online only at www.yearbookforever.com. They are $50 until January 15. After January 15, the price goes up to $75 until April 30. Buy now!
The Iowa State Board of Education is seeking applications for a student member to serve on the board. The application and supporting documents are available on the Iowa Department of Education’s website; please see the attached document below for additional details.
SPORTS ACTIVITIES/MEETINGS:
Tuesday @ 5:30pm - Sophomore Boys Basketball Game vs. North High @ East High
Tuesday @ 7:00pm - Varsity Boys Basketball Game vs. North High @ East High
Wednesday @ 1:00pm - Varsity/JV Bowling Tournament @ Plaza Bowl
Thursday @ 4:30pm - Freshman Girls Basketball Game @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Thursday @ 6:00pm - Freshman Boys Basketball Doubleheader @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Thursday @ 6:00pm - Varsity Wrestling Dual vs. Bishop Heelan @ East High
Thursday @ 7:00pm - Show Choir Preview Performance in the Auditorium
Friday @ 4:00pm - JV Girls Basketball Game @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Friday @ 5:30pm - Varsity Girls Basketball Game @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Friday @ 5:30pm - Sophomore Boys Basketball Game @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Friday @ 7:00pm - Varsity Boys Basketball Game @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Saturday @ 10:00am - JV Wrestling Tournament @ South Sioux City High School
Saturday @ 10:00am - Varsity Wrestling Tournament @ Fort Dodge High School
Saturday (Dec. 28) @ 7:05pm - Sioux City Musketeers (HOME) vs. Tri-City
Tuesday (Dec. 31) @ 7:05pm - Sioux City Musketeers (HOME) vs. Omaha
Saturday (Jan. 4) - NWIA Honor Band Festival @ Morningside Colleges/Eppley Auditorium
Saturday (Jan. 4) @ 9:00am - Freshman Girls Basketball Game @ Le Mars
Saturday (Jan. 4) @ 10:30am - Freshman Boys Basketball Game @ Le Mars
Saturday (Jan. 4) @ 1:30pm - JV Girls Basketball Game vs. Marshalltown @ East High
Saturday (Jan. 4) @ 2:00pm - Sioux City Metro Varsity Hockey (HOME) vs. Des Moines Oakleafs
Saturday (Jan. 4) @ 3:00pm - Varsity Girls Basketball Game vs. Marshalltown @ East High
Saturday (Jan. 4) @ 4:00pm - Sioux City Metro JV Hockey (HOME) vs. Des Moines Oakleafs
Sunday (Jan. 5) @ 10:00am - Sioux City Metro Varsity Hockey (HOME) vs. Des Moines Oakleafs
Sunday (Jan. 5) @ 12:00pm - Sioux City Metro JV Hockey (HOME) vs. Des Moines Oakleafs
Sunday (Jan. 5) @ 3:00pm - After Prom Party Parent Meeting in the Media Center
Visit East High Activities on Twitter at @BlackRaiderEHS for all of your activity and school information.
CLUB ACTIVITIES/MEETINGS:
Tuesday @ 3:00pm - GSA Meeting in Ms. Fielding’s room 217
Tuesday @ 3:05pm - After School Study Session in the SWS/AEC Room until 6:05pmWednesday @ 7:20am - FCA meeting in Mr. Jepsen’s room 208
Wednesdays during Homeroom - R.A.P. & Native American Focus Group in the Auditorium
Wednesday @ 3:05pm - After School Study Session in the SWS/AEC Room until 6:05pm
Thursday during Homeroom - Hispanic Focus Group in the Auditorium
Thursday during Homeroom - Mentors in Violence Prevention w/ Freshmen Homerooms
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
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VISITS:
Wednesday during Lunches - Army & Army Reserves in the Commons
-Contact Mrs. Ericson in the Counseling Department with questions or to register for a college visit.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
GFOA Scholarships (Varies) due January 6, 2020
BBB Student of Integrity Scholarship Torch Awards ($2,500) due January 13, 2020
Haney Family Archery in Schools Scholarship ($1,000) due January 15, 2020
America's Farmers GROW Ag Leaders Scholarship ($1,500) due January 15, 2020
Simpson College Access Grant - DACA & Undocumented Student Scholarship ($10,000) due February 1, 2020
Simpson College Culver Fellows Scholarship Program (up to $8,000) due February 1, 2020
Grand Lodge of Iowa Masonic Scholarship (up to $2,000) due February 1, 2020 (see Mrs. Ericson)
Morningside Lodge No. 615 A.F. & A.M. Scholarship ($500) due February 1, 2020 (see Mrs. Ericson)
Iowa State Rifle & Pistol Association ($1,000) due February 1, 2020 (see Mrs. Ericson)
Hy Vee Foundation Scholarship ($1,000) due February 10, 2020
Siouxland Community Foundation Scholarships (Varies) due February 15, 2020
Masonic Charitable Educational Corporation Technical Scholarship (Varies) due March 1, 2020 (see Mrs. Ericson)
United States JCI Senate Foundation ($1,000) Due March 1, 2020
Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education Scholarship 2020 ($2,500) due March 2, 2020 (see Mrs. Ericson)
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Scholarships ($10,000) due March 15, 2020
Sioux City Relays Dwight Hauff Scholarship ($1,500) due March 20, 2020
SFM Foundation Kids' Chance Scholarships (up to $10,000) due March 31, 2020
Siouxland Unidad Latina Scholarship ($1,000) due March 31, 2020
State Farm Companies Foundation Scholarship Program ($5,000) due March 31, 2020
Students, please watch your email for newsletters and communications from the Counseling Department. If you have questions, please see Ms. Ericson.
Last Dollar Scholarship Opportunity Information
Last Dollar Scholarship Opportunity List
COUNSELING INFORMATION:
Western Iowa Tech Community College will be offering a ACT Prep Sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4:00pm - 6:00pm and Saturdays from 10:00am - noon. The dates are 1/4/20 - 2/8/20, 2/29/20 - 4/4/20, 5/9/20 - 6/13/20, or 6/13/20 - 7/18/20. If you are interested, please contact Bea.Houston@witcc.edu or call (712) 274-8733 ext. 1334.*
The final days for WITCC Online Courses is Sunday, December 15. Students can start returning their books on Monday, December 16 to the WITCC bookstore.
Students that registered for a second semester WITCC class before December 11 can start picking up their books on Monday, December 16 from the WITCC bookstore. Students still wishing to take online courses during 2nd semester need to visit with their counselor before Friday, January 10th. The first days of Spring Online Classes (16 week course) is Monday, January 13. The first day of Spring Face-to-Face Classes (16 week course) is Thursday, 16. -Finals week of the SCCSD 1st semester begins Monday, January 13th, 2020.
The ACT Test date is Saturday, February 8, 2020 with the Registration Deadline on Friday, January 10, 2020.
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.*
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:
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.
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 March 2nd – April 20th, June 1st – June 24th, or July 6th – July 29th.*
SILVER CORD OPPORTUNITIES:
LaunchPAD is needing about five volunteers this Thursday, December 19th from 4:45pm to 7pm. They are doing their winter event with activities and crafts for the children that come to LaunchPAD. This is generally a lot of fun and an easy way to get in some silver cord hours. Please contact Jess Monroe at (712) 224-2542 ext. 15.
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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Phone: (712) 274-4000
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