East High's Daily Announcements
01/24/2020
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RAIDER NEWS:
The last day for students to add/drop a second semester course is Friday, January 31, 2020.
Any student interested in participating in the World Food Price this year needs to contact Ms. Helseth as soon as possible in room 118.
The last day to drop a Spring Online Class (16 week course) for WITCC is Monday, January 27, 2020. The last day to drop a Spring Face-to-Face (16 week courses) for WITCC is Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
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. The deadline for submitting an application with all of the required documents is Friday, January 31, 2020.
SPORTS ACTIVITIES/MEETINGS:
Friday @ 4:00pm - JV Girls Basketball Game @ Thomas Jefferson High School
Friday @ 5:30pm - Varsity Girls Basketball Game @ Thomas Jefferson High School
Friday @ 5:30pm - Sophomore Boys Basketball Game @ Thomas Jefferson High School
Friday @ 7:00pm - Varsity Boys Basketball Game @ Thomas Jefferson High School
Saturday @ 8:00pm - District Large Group Speech Contest @ East High
Saturday @ 9:30pm - Varsity Wrestling Tournament vs. Multiple Schools @ Denver Events Center
Saturday @ 11:00am - Sioux City Metro Boys Swim Invitational @ Lewis Central Titan Hill
Saturday @ 4:00pm - Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament vs. Omaha Westside @ DJ Sokol Arena
Saturday @ 7:00pm - Chamber Choir & Nordic Choir @ TBA
Visit East High Activities on Twitter at @BlackRaiderEHS for all of your activity and school information.
CLUB ACTIVITIES/MEETINGS:
Friday during Homeroom - Multicultural Club Chinese New Year Bake Sale in the Commons
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
Wednesday during Homeroom - R.A.P. & Native American Focus Group in the Lunch Room
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 during Homeroom - Mentors in Violence Prevention w/ Freshmen Homerooms
Thursday @ 3:05pm - After School Study Session in the SWS/AEC Room until 6:05pm
BULLYING AWARENESS WEEK:
Monday the 27th - "HERO Help Everyone Respect Others" Superhero Shirt or Costume
(no makeup or full-face mask)
Tuesday the 28th - "We're All on The Same Team" Favorite jersey
Wednesday the 29th - "Sock It to Bullying" Silliest or Craziest Socks
Thursday the 30th - "PUT BULLYING TO REST!" Pajama Pants
Friday the 31st - "Throw Shade to Bullying" Favorite Shades
STUDENT TRAFFIC EDUCATION:
The Sioux City Community School District (SCCSD) plans to offer two sessions of Traffic Education for the summer of 2020. The first session of classes will run June 1 - June 30 and the second session will run June 29 - July 28.
Classes will be Monday through Friday, however some driving sessions may have to happen on weekends in order to have all students complete the session in four weeks.
Registration for summer Traffic Education will begin on Monday, March 2 with the deadline for all registrations ending on Friday, March 27. Cost for the class will be $385. (School waivers are accepted for Summer School.)
In order to register:
- You must be 14 years of age.
- You must have a valid Iowa learner’s permit.
- A complete deposit for the class fee must be made to the high school you are registering at in order to be completely registered.
Registration forms must be filled out at the main offices of one of the three Sioux City public high schools (East High, North High, and West High). Students must complete the registration at the school they plan to attend. Registrations will not be accepted by mail or email. The student’s permit and the payment fee must be presented at the time of registration.
Registration is limited to the number of available openings at each school (West High, North High and East High). Enrollment will be accepted, based on the date order in which registration forms are received, until capacity is met. Students placed on a waiting list are not guaranteed a place in the summer class. For questions, contact John Torno (North High School) at (712) 898-3505 or tornoj@live.siouxcityschools.com.
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY/MILITARY VISITS:
01/28/2020 @ 1:00pm - Western Iowa Tech Community College
02/13/2020 @ 1:00pm - Western Iowa Tech Community College
02/18/2020 @ 9:15am - Wayne State College
02/26/2020 @ 1:00pm - Western Iowa Tech Community College
03/11/2020 @ 1:00pm - Western Iowa Tech Community College
03/24/2020 @ 1:00pm - Western Iowa Tech Community College
04/02/2020 @ 1:00pm - Western Iowa Tech Community College
Contact Mrs. Ericson in the Counseling Department with questions or to register for a college visit.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
Kind World Foundation Scholarship (up to $40,000) due February 1, 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
ELKS APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP 2020 - Tyler S. Bay Scholarship ($1,000) due March 16, 2020
First Friday Breakfast Club Scholarship.pdf ($3,000) due March 16, 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
Bennett Educational Scholarship.pdf ($2,500) due April 1, 2020
Brian Pearson Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) due April 6, 2020
Cobell Scholarship for US Federally-Recognized Tribe (Varies) due May 14, 2020
Students, please watch your email for newsletters and communications from the Counseling Department. If you have questions, please see Ms. Ericson at ericsoa@live.siouxcityschools.com.
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 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.*
Iowa College Aid has started a new texting campaign for high school seniors. The text campaign is designed to make sure you are on track with your 'college going' process. To opt in to receive these messages, start here: https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/texting
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:
Seniors: Yearbook pictures are due no later than Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Please email your picture to shultzd@live.siouxcityschools.com.
Yearbooks are $75 online only at www.yearbookforever.com until April 30. Buy now!
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.
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.
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:
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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East High School
Email: francoa@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/east-high-school/
Location: 3200 South Cypress Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: (712) 274-4000
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Twitter: @BlackRaidersEHS