EHS Student News
11/20/20
In this Issue for Students:
- No School Reminder
- Yearbook Pictures Needed
- 11th Grade Meetings
- EHS Winter Warmth Fundraiser
- Student Government Elections
- Essex Boosters Order Forms
- Winter Themed Virtual Coffee House
- Virtual Instant Decision Day for Seniors
- VSAC VT Applies
- EHS AP Site
- Speech and Debate Results
- Creating a Buzz Around Recycling
- Transgender Awareness Week
- Toys for Kids of VT
- Do you Have an Announcement?
No School Reminder
Thanksgiving Break will be Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 27.
School will resume in person and remotely on Monday, Nov. 30.
Please refer to the District requirements for voluntary travel by clicking this link.
Yearbook Pictures Needed
Please use the following survey to share pictures from your fall with us to potentially use in the yearbook! https://forms.gle/741qoLzyuJycKa6J8
11th Grade Meetings
During December and January, EHS School Counselors will meet individually with all 11th grade students. These meetings will be virtual meetings using Google Meet. These meetings will include:
Future goals for career and/or college
Graduation requirements progress
The college search process, including admission exams, and dual enrollment options.
We will send appointment details to the student using their school email. If we have a
school closure we will send an e-mail to students who have appointments scheduled for that day with their new appointment date and time. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend if they and their student would like to meet together.
EHS Winter Warmth Fundraiser
Would you like to share a little warmth to families in need this winter season?
Essex High School is holding its annual gift card fundraiser to help support some of our families through the holidays and cold winter months ahead. We understand that these are trying times for everyone. This unexpected COVID-19 year has impacted so many families on many levels. If it is within your means, we hope you consider purchasing a gift card to donate to this fundraising effort.
Because this fundraiser is intended to support families through the holidays and long Vermont winter months, please consider donating a gift card from a store that offers a variety of goods - from clothing to food. Stores like Walmart and Target are preferred, but a card from any store is welcome and deeply appreciated.
To limit traffic inside of the building due to Covid-19, gift cards can be dropped off at the Essex High Security Office (located just inside the first door of the main entrance) or can be mailed to Essex High School Main Office ATTN: Arielle Boutwell, 2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 from now until the end of the school day on December 18, 2020. Our EHS student assistance staff will then confidentially coordinate assistance to EHS students and families in need.
Giving can make this winter brighter and more hopeful for all. We had an outpouring of support last year and donations totaled over $3,000 and helped over 50 families over the course of the holidays and winter months. We know we can surpass last year’s collection with your help and know there are even more families who could use extra support this year. Let’s work together to share the warmth this winter season.
We thank you so very much for considering your extended EHS families throughout the next few weeks!
Student Government Elections
The Student Government inquiry form for Student Government elections (for all grades) is due at 3 PM Friday, December 4th. Elections will be held through Google Forms all day on Wednesday, December 9th. See links below:
2020-2021 EHS Student Government Inquiry Form
EHS Student Government Constitution
Essex Boosters Order Forms
If you or someone you know would like EHS gear, fill out the below form and return it (with payment) to Arielle in the Main Office! (Hard copies are also available in the main office).
Virtual Instant Decision Day for Seniors
12th grade students: Are you considering Northern Vermont University (www.northernvermont.edu, formerly Johnson and Lyndon State Colleges) for college next year? NVU offers a Virtual Instant Decision Day for EHS students on Wednesday, December 9 from 8:00 to 12:00. Interested students can register at https://connect.northernvermont.edu/register/?id=d5dce28f-f6f7-4d7d-95b6-b154e5327d2d for a half-hour virtual meeting.
Registered students must submit an application prior to their meeting through one of these three options:
Participating students will receive an instant admissions decision as well as information about the next steps in the application process including financial aid information. NVU will waive the $50 application fee for students who participate in this opportunity. If you can't connect that day the NVU admissions folks will gladly schedule another date that's convenient for you. Questions? Email Lcunninghamfirkey@ewsd.org.
VSAC VT Applies
VSAC is leading a month-long initiative during December called Vermont Applies designed to help 10th-12th graders explore postsecondary options. Vermont Applies includes:
- A free Virtual Vermont College Fair on December 2nd – Register Today!
- Workshops in December related to postsecondary applications - see the list of workshops here: Vermont Applies
- Application fee waivers from Vermont colleges during December. See the list of schools participating here: Vermont Applies
Speech and Debate Results
1st place Original Oratory - Fatima Khan
2nd Place Drama - Faith Awotho
2nd Place Impromptu - Faith Awotho
3rd Place Poetry - Catherine Colley
Essex High School place 2nd overall!
Alex Katsnelson (Extemp) Tanisha Gerg (Extemp) Jesse Roberts (Impromptu) , and Emmerson Stapleton (Original Oratory) helped to push Essex to 2nd Place Team for the second time this season!
Creating a Buzz Around Recycling
Transgender Awareness Week
This week is Transgender Awareness Week! "Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the community by educating the public about who transgender people are, sharing stories and experiences, and advancing advocacy around the issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community."
Toys for Kids of VT
A Toys for Kids of VT donation barrel is located in the main lobby by the main office door from now until Dec. 18. Toys for Kids of Vermont is a volunteer program sponsored by the Vermont Marine Corps League which collects new, unwrapped toys during the Christmas season and oversees their distribution to needy children in Vermont. All money collected stays in Vermont and is used to purchase age appropriate toys to supplement donations, and for older children. Over twenty thousand Vermont kids live below the poverty level and at Christmas time. The Toys for Kids program provides those kids with toys.
Do you have an announcement?
Do you Have an Announcement or an Invitation you would like to share with all students?