Weekly Newsletter | October 8

Edgemont Junior High

Principal's Message

EJH Newsletter - October 8, 2021

For Your Information

Calendar of Events

October 11 - No School - School Improvement Day

October 13/14 - State Testing - English Language Arts

October 15 - Interim Progress Report #1

October 20/21 - State Testing - Math

October 22 - Early Release Day

October 25 - Picture Retakes

October 27 - State Testing - Science

October 28 - PSAT for 9th Grade

2021-22 ASB Officers

Congratulations to our new ASB officers!


President - Sigourney McWilson

Vice President - Layla Torres

Secretary - Maren Santiago

Treasurer - Piper Couch

7th Grade Senator - Bella Wieman

9th Grade Information - Graduation and Winter Sports

Please check the attachments below for information regarding graduation and the winter sports season for PHS.

EJH Holiday Fundraiser

This year, Edgemont will be partnering with Windmill Gardens for our holiday fundraiser. This fundraiser is to help offset many of the costs related to student activities (clubs, athletics, student government...). Here are the details:


  • Runs October 12th - October 29th
  • For sale: poinsettias (various colors and sizes), wreaths, swags, and garlands
  • Sales must be paid for via Cash or Check - checks must be payable to Edgemont Junior High
  • Students will be provided an envelope with which they need to record sales and collect money - this envelope should be returned to the Main Office no later than Friday, October 29th
  • Students may pick up additional envelopes/order forms as needed from the office
  • Delivery will take place between November 22nd - December 3rd; once delivered, we will host an after-school event where students and families will need to pick up their poinsettias and greens


Please see the flyer below to view the sale items.

Interim Progress Reports

We are approaching our first interim progress report of the year on October 15th. This means that teachers will be assigning grades based on work done from the beginning of the school year. These grades will be posted in Home Access Center. In the meantime, you can always check Schoology for the most up to date grades in each class. If you are unsure as to how to navigate this platform, you can check the Schoology resource page at this link.

Telehealth Services

The Puyallup School District has partnered with Hazel Health to offer free virtual mental and physical health services for students. All students can receive up to 6 virtual sessions. For more information, please use this link.

Athletics Calendar

Please check ArbiterLive for all of our fall sports schedules at EJH and PHS. You can access the site using this link.

Drug/Alcohol Prevention Information

DEA National RX Takeback

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue.

According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives in 2019. The survey also showed that a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.

The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.

https://takebackday.dea.gov/

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