Eastern Local School District

We would like to wish good luck to our spring sports as their seasons are starting. Softball opens up their season tonight at Meigs. Junior High Track heads to their first meet tonight at Meigs and High School Track will go to Meigs on Tuesday. Varsity Baseball will host Fisher Catholic tonight at 5pm. Congrats to JV and Varsity Baseball for their wins over Alexander in their home opener on Saturday.

Tonight's Varsity Softball scrimmage will now be played at Warren at 5:00pm.

Meigs County Schools Food Pantry drive through food distribution will take place Thursday the 21st at the Meigs Local Administrative office building (formerly Salisbury Elem.) at 41765 Pomeroy Pike in Pomeroy. First come, first served from 4:00-5:30 PM or until supplies run out.

Summer Bus Registration Form is now available on the Eastern Local Website at easternlocal.com . Please complete this form no later than May 1, 2024 if you would like your students to ride the bus to and from Summer School. The form is also available on the Eastern Ap, under Departments/Transportation.

Kids On Campus who has been a partner in the after school program at Eastern High School is offering a summer camp for students from June 17-July 19th. This camp held in the Grover Center at Ohio University includes breakfast and lunch, field trips, swimming, STEM, cooking and more and it is all FREE! There are bussing pickup options as well. The pickup points are based on enrollment so lets make Eastern a pickup point and get registered. Space is limited so hurry. See the attached Flyer for details or reach out at 740-566-8543, or email kidsoncampus@ohio.edu

Eastern 8th Graders will receive a tour of Meigs Vocational this Thursday from 8:30-9:30. All students are required to go as part of our career readiness curriculum. Also, all freshmen will receive additional career exploration and connection education from our Project-Rise partners in the cafeteria on Monday, 3/25. This will begin at 9:00AM and students will need to have their chromebooks charged and ready. We will do this in two groups to ensure students can ask questions and receive necessary support.

Current Events: Eastern Jr./Sr. High School students have had a lot of activities to celebrate over the last couple of weeks. Last week on Tuesday, Eastern's Choir and Concert Band put on a wonderful performance for our community in the high school gym. Both groups sounded fantastic and we couldn't be more grateful for all of the students' and Mr. Frey's hard work. A big shout out to the community for helping with the clean up afterwards as well. Additionally, Eastern 8th grader, Clay Buckley was selected and participated in the District 17 Honor Band over the weekend. Congratulations Clay! We also had our third student of the quarter luncheon last week on Tuesday. We celebrated the academic achievements of seniors Laikyn Davis, Abby Guthrie, and Kasey Glase courtesy of Ohio Valley Bank. Congratulations to all three of you ladies for your hard work and dedication! Student of the Month: Freshman Ashlynn Thomas was selected as the February student of the month for the Jr./Sr. High School. One Eastern Jr./Sr. High School staff member stated, "Ashlynn Thomas always has a positive attitude, is kind to her peers, and is a hard worker. She Is an ally to any student and sets the example of what Eagle Pride should be." Congratulations Ashlynn! Ashlynn won a $25 Walmart gift card as well. Attendance: Currently our Percent in Attendance Average Rate for grades 7-12 is at 90.9% for the school year. As an attendance incentive, we have a brand new in the box Android Tablet drawing prize for perfect attendance students for the month of March. We will continue drawing names for prizes every month for the rest of the school year as an added incentive opportunity for our students. We will also be doing a drawing for the third quarter perfect attendance students this week. It's always a great day to be an Eagle!

The Jr. High Dance scheduled for this evening has been canceled. A rescheduled date will be released next week.

Due to the power outage Eastern Local will be closed Friday March 15th.

Due to the power outage Eastern Local will start on a 2 hour delay Friday March 15th. Please watch for further updates.

The High School Student Council is sponsoring a food drive next week! Please consider donating any nonperishable food items to help supply our local food banks and blessing boxes. Items may be dropped off at the elementary or high school offices throughout the school day from March 18th through the 22nd. Thank you!

Due to the upcoming full solar eclipse on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, Eastern Local will be closed that day. The eclipse will occur in the afternoon during what would have been the time of our afternoon bus routes. With proper eyewear it can be safe to view an eclipse, but close supervision is necessary, especially with young children. Viewing an eclipse without taking proper precautions may result in retinal damage. Closing gives our students and families the opportunity to travel to other parts of the state in the zone of totality. If you are traveling that day, please be careful and take proper precautions and allow plenty of time for travel. For more information on the eclipse or resources visit our website. If you have any questions, please reach out.

Eastern Seniors, An email has been sent out to remind everyone to go to the 7-12 school guidance page with the link attached, multiple additional scholarships have been added today including 4 $500 Eastern Athletic Booster Scholarships! Check the page regularly and apply for any and all of interest!

Our Eagles Archery team competed in a tournament this past Saturday, February 17th. We traveled to Zanseville High School and proved that no matter the distance, our archers are ready to take aim!! HIGH SCHOOL Raeann Schagel - 284 (3rd Place) Sophia Ward - 279 Nevada Johnson - 270 Joseph Putnam - 269 Aiden Hughes - 267 Emalee Marcinko - 254 Nathan Winebrenner - 249 Katie Ryan - 249 Emma Harper - 242 Jase McCray - 236 MIDDLE SCHOOL Emmett Jordan - 288 (1st Place) Clay Buckley - 286 (2nd Place) Emma Myers - 271 (10th Place) Allison Putnam - 265 Braelynn Sims - 257 Baylee Johnson - 257 Riley Koren - 254 Stevie Hulse - 248 Vandier Huber - 241 Cyle Hulse - 236 Sophia Shaw - 218 Beau Durst - 217 Emma Sheppard - 217 Alexia Gillilan - 212 ELEMENTARY Jayla Tripp - 265 (2nd Place/5th grade girls) Grant Brooks - 212 (8th Place/4th grade boys) Avery Lipscomb - 197 (6th Place/4th grade girls) Spencer King - 188 (9th Place/4th grade girls) Brayden Brooks - 187 Emilee Sheppard - 179 (10th Place/4th grade girls) Elijah Browning - 163 Morgan Durst - 158 Cason Johnson - 149 Peyton Lipscomb - 149 Madeline Jones - 115 Again, thank you to our parents and community for your support!! Proud to be an Eagle!! 🎯💚🦅

Let's get caught up on what's been happening with our Eastern Archers. On February 24th, we traveled to Logan Hocking and took aim. With this being a mandatory tournament, our Eagles showed up in full force. High school Joshua Jones - 287 (1st Place) Raeann Schagel - 278 (8th Place) Wesley Milhoan - 275 Gunner Gadis - 274 Joseph Putnam - 272 Aidan Hughes - 268 Sophia Ward - 268 Emalee Marcinko - 265 Alexus Mettler - 260 Nevada Johnson - 254 Jase McCray - 252 Ethan Yonker - 245 Emma Harper - 243 Katie Ryan - 229 Brailynn Lamb - 224 Olivia Wood - 212 Middle Clay Buckley - 287 (1st Place) Emmett Jordan - 285 (2nd place) Allison Putnam - 276 (5th Place) Braelynn Sims - 268 Baylee Johnson - 268 Emma Myers - 268 Grace Frith - 260 Vandier Huber - 258 Riley Koren - 252 Grant Milhoan - 247 Sophia Shaw - 240 Emma Sheppard - 233 Stevie Hulse - 232 Alexia Gillilan - 212 Shaun Bonecutter - 180 Beau Durst - 173 Elementary Grant Brooks - 245 (2nd/4th grade boys) Jayla Tripp - 245 (9th/5th grade girls) Brayden Brooks - 218 (8th/4th grade boys) Keeley Davis - 211 (5th/4th grade girls) Colson Davis - 201 Tristin Frank - 184 Elijah Browning - 183 Morgan Durst - 178 Avery Lipscomb - 175 Spencer King - 171 Peyton Lipscomb - 169 Emilee Sheppard - 168 Cason Johnson - 143 Then, on March 2nd, we traveled to Huntington High School in Chillicothe. This tournament wasn't mandatory, and yet that didn't stop some of our archers. With this being that last tournament before we all compete at state, these archers showed their scores keep climbing. High School Joshua Jones - 287 (2nd place) Nevada Johnson - 279 Raeann Schagel - 278 Emalee Marcinko - 277 Sophia Ward - 276 Joseph Putnam - 272 Aiden Hughes - 271 Brailynn Lamb - 246 Jase McCray - 235 Katie Ryan - 230 Middle school Clay Buckley - 284 (1st Place) Emmett Jordan - 283 (3rd place) Allison Putnam - 282 (3rd Place) Grace Frith - 278 (7th Place) Baylee Johnson - 276 (9th Place) Emma Myers - 267 Braelynn Sims - 267 Sophia Shaw - 254 Riley Koren - 244 Vandier Huber - 228 Emma Sheppard - 225 Alexia Gillilan - 212 Beau Durst - 196 Elementary Peyton Lipscomb - 261 (1st/4th grade girls) Grant Brooks - 249 (1st/4th grade boys) Brayden Brooks - 231 (7th/4th grade boys) Avery Lipscomb - 225 (7th/4th grade girls) Keeley Davis - 201 Morgan Durst - 199 Spencer King - 190 Emilee Sheppard - 188 Madeline Jones - 181 Cason Johnson - 163 As always, we want to extend our thanks to the parents and coaches for dedicating their time to assure that our kids have a club to participate in. 🦅🎯

On March 9th our Eastern Archery team made the drive to Columbus to participate in the 2 day state archery tournamnet. As a whole our archers showed up and shot their best. All 3 teams did so well they all get to go to Nationals!! Wonderful job Eagles Archery!! HIGH SCHOOL Team score - 3262 Raeann Schagel - 286 shoot off for 8th place Joshua Jones - 283 Gunner Gadis - 283 Sophia Ward - 278 Wesley Milhoan - 278 Nevada Johnson - 275 Aiden Hughes - 274 Alexus Mettler - 268 Nathan Winebrenner - 261 Joseph Putnam - 261 Emalee Marcinko - 259 Katie Ryan - 256 Jase McCray - 256 Ethan Yonker - 255 Brailynn Lamb - 237 Emma Harper - 221 Olivia Wood - 216 Middle School Team score - 3102 Clay Buckley - 280 - 7th Place Baylee Johnson - 280 Emmett Jordan - 280 shoot off for 8th Place Grace Frith - 269 Allison Putnam - 268 Sophia Shaw - 265 Emma Myers - 263 Riley Koren - 259 Braelynn Sims - 253 Vandier Huber - 229 Emma Sheppard - 228 Grant Milhoan - 228 Alexia Gillilan - 226 Logan Chaffee - 216 Stevie Hulse - 213 Beau Durst - 196 Elementary School Team score - 2581 Grant Brooks - 242 Jayla Tripp - 241 Brayden Brooks - 239 Avery Lipscomb - 225 Keeley Davis - 223 Tristin Frank - 218 Peyton Lipscomb - 204 Spencer King - 203 Madeline Jones - 201 Elijah Browning - 197 Morgan Durst - 194 Cason Johnson - 194 Emilee Sheppard - 187 Colson Davis - 178 We are so proud of all our archers! Again this wouldn't be possible without our coaches and parents. Go Eagles!! 🎯🦅💚🏹

Tonight's Varsity Baseball scrimmage will now be played at Marietta. 211 Linwood Ave. Marietta, OH 45750

Eastern Local Music Department to host a band and choir concert on Tuesday, March 12th at 7:00PM in the High School Gymnasium.

Our Eastern seniors attended the Apprenticeship Day held by Meigs County Ohio Means Jobs. They got to experience some hands on activities and learn about apprenticeship opportunities in our local community.

Just a reminder that the senior class meeting is on for tomorrow evening at 6:30 in the HS cafeteria. Parents are welcome to attend. If you cannot attend, please reach out to Mr.Hall or Mrs. Roush.