Eastern Local School District

NO vehicle is to park inside the gates before gates open at 5:30pm tomorrow. Any and all vehicles parked inside the gates before they open at 5:30pm on Friday will be towed at the owners expense. This is an OHSAA rule that must be followed.

For tomorrows first round playoff game against Berne Union, Tailgate parking will still be an option at the regular price of $5 per vehicle cash at the gate. Due to this being an OHSAA tournament site, gates cannot open until 5:30pm. NO vehicle is to park inside the gates before gates open at 5:30pm. Any and all vehicles violating this OHSAA rule will be towed at the owners expense.

REMINDER: Tickets for this Fridays first round playoff game against Berne Union are available for purchase at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets You receive a discount for purchasing tickets online. Students are $9, Adults are $12 online. Ages 6 and older are $15 at the gate. Click the link -> Select Football -> Region 27 -> Get Tickets

Eastern Local bus number 24 driven by Joe Barnhart will begin running the Smith Ridge area again tomorrow morning . Students in Long Bottom, Bigley Ridge, and Mt Olive areas should expect to board the bus approximately 10 to 15 minutes early beginning tomorrow morning.

We are so proud of our Eastern Students, Addi Well and Danielle Epple, for being the only keynote student speakers at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Leadership Conference this Tuesday at Athens High School. They spoke to over 130 high school students about their participation in the AHA! Mental Health Summit from spring of 2023 and how they have developed their leadership skills and public speaking confidence. We were able to take roughly 20 of our finest student-athletes to hear from several high level and motivational speakers about the importance of leadership in sport and life. I'm extremely proud of our Eagles for representing our school and community with pride. Go Eagles!

REMINDER: Tickets for this Fridays first round playoff game against Berne Union are available for purchase at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets You receive a discount for purchasing tickets online. Students are $9, Adults are $12 online. Ages 6 and older are $15 at the gate. Click the link -> Select Football -> Region 27 -> Get Tickets

Tickets for this Fridays first round playoff game against Berne Union are available for purchase at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets Click the link -> Select Football -> Region 27 -> Get Tickets

Eastern Elementary would like to recognize September's Student of The Month Winners! The following students were nominated by staff members for showing their Eastern Eagle PRIDE. They were Prepared, Respectful, Involved, Dependable, and Encouraging. Mrs Wilson's Class - Sianna Hendrix Miss Anderson's Class - Brody McKnight Mrs. Jenkins' Class - Ella Gardner Mrs. Hill's Class - Gage Barringer Miss Spaun's Class - Connor Goeglein Mrs. Blackwood's Class - Jayden Weidner Mrs. Rigsby's Class - Jensen Storms Mrs. Atha's Class - Corbin Weddle Mrs. Wilcoxen's Class - Romy Ault Mrs. Bradford's Class - Abby Murrey Mrs. Weeks' Class - Kolson Jeffers Mrs. Pratt's Class - Jacob Marshall Mrs. Oblisk's Homeroom - Marshall Caldwell Mrs. Lisle's Homeroom - Mia Thomas Mr. Hill's Homeroom - Wyatt Collins Mrs. Harbour's Homeroom - Azalyn Simpson Mrs. Johnson's Homeroom - Jordyn Weddle Ms. Otto's Homeroom - Emma Robinson Mrs. Houck's Homeroom - Reagan Hill Mr. Morgentsern's Homeroom - Kenslie Karr Mrs. Barber's Homeroom - Arabella Ritchie

During the 2023-2024 school year, Eastern Elementary will be offering a new program with support from our PTO called “Doughnuts to Show Up”. Each month, the grade level with the best attendance rate for the month will receive a doughnut breakfast sponsored by PTO. During the month of September our 1st Grade won with an attendance rate of 95.55%. Other classes were close with the following averages: 5th Grade - 95.22% Kindergarten - 94.96% 4th Grade - 94.64% 2nd Grade - 94.47% 6th Grade 94.11% 3rd Grade - 92.56% Congratulations First Grade who enjoyed some yummy doughnuts!

Eastern will host Berne Union for a first round playoff game, this Friday, 10/27 with a 7pm kickoff. Tickets will be available online through the link provided below. No TVC passes, or Eastern passes will be permissible and all in attendance must have a ticket unless they are an event worker or approved media agent. Tailgate parking will still be an option at the regular price of $5 per vehicle cash at the gate. Due to this being an OHSAA tournament site, gates cannot open until 5:30pm. https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

Eastern students learned about leadership, advocacy, and research in their first session at The Ohio State University Student Leadership Research Collaborative. This year our year two students will be working with the Ohio School Boards Association while our year one students work to tackle another problem-solution complex to better our school and community. Our kids are really working to take ownership of their school by developing a strong leadership voice. Today they learned six things about leadership: Leadership is imagination You must be authentic Strength is key Learn to teach Value the people you're around Leadership is appreciation Our year two students met Dr. Kathy McFarland, the CEO and executive director of the Ohio School Board Association while our year two students learned about the YPAR process and problem solving. It's a great day to be an Eagle.

Congratulations to our Lady Eagles Junior High Volleyball Teams! Both the 7th and 8th grade went undefeated all season long and each won the Championship in the annual Junior High Volleyball Tournament. Their hard work and dedication doesn't go unnoticed. Great job, ladies! You should be so proud; We certainly are proud of you. Eagle volleyball has a bright future.

Congratulations to our Football team for winning the TVC Hocking for the first time since 2000 and earning the #1 seed in Region 27. We will host Berne Union in the first week of the playoffs this Friday 10/27. Information on how and where to purchase tickets will be provided shortly.

Eastern Jr./Sr. High School Upcoming Crucial Dates October 20th: End of 1st Quarter October 24th: OHSAA Leadership Conference @ Athens HS October 25th: Picture Retakes November 2nd: Parent Teacher Conferences/ Senior Graduation Plan Review November 10th: Veteran’s Day Assembly in HS Gym November 15th: ASVAB Testing for Juniors November 17th: 2nd 9 weeks Interim November 21st: Career Fair @ EHS led by OSU Student Leadership Team November 22nd-27th: Thanksgiving Break

Eastern Jr./Sr. High School will be sending home Chronically Absent Notices on Monday for parent signature for grades 7 through 12. The Ohio Department of Education identifies students as chronically absent for missing 10% of instruction or more during the school year. Please sign and return these this coming week. Thank you, Garret Hall Principal, Eastern Jr./Sr. High School 740-985-3329 gahall@easternlocal.net Excellence, Pride, Tradition, Scholarship.

The Meigs County Food Distribution will take place from 4:30-6:00 This Thursday Oct. 19 at 41765 Pomeroy Pike Pomeroy, OH. First come, first served until supplies run out. Fresh produce items this month include apples, eggplant, and peppers.

Tomorrow's junior high football game will be 8th grade night. The main gate and tailgate will be open at 5pm. It will also be a pink out for breast cancer awareness. We encourage everyone to come out and support our 8th graders and wear pink.

Eastern Youth Basketball is accepting sign-ups for athletes in grades 4-6(who attend Eastern Local School District). This is not affiliated with the Upward Basketball program but works in conjunction with them to ensure athletes are placed in an environment that allows them to grow, improve, and enjoy their experience the most. Eastern Youth Basketball is NOT affiliated with Eastern Local School District but utilizes their facilities for practices(and greatly appreciates that!). The link below gives more detailed information. https://bit.ly/23-24-eagle-youth-bball-reg

This school year, the Jr./Sr. High School has decided to mail report cards as a pilot activity to support parent communication for students identified as in need of additional support in hopes of increasing parent teacher conference involvement and participation for secondary school students. As always, please reach out with any questions you may have and know that we would love to see a record year for parent teacher interaction. Please feel free to bring your 7-12 student and siblings to parent teacher conferences on the evening of November 2nd. We will also have a parent review setup for individual senior graduation plans we maintain with Sheryl Roush and would love to see every senior parent available that evening. It is our goal to work our way down by grade level throughout the year at each conference we have so all graduation plans can be reviewed by families during conference evenings. Thank you, Garret Hall Principal, Eastern Jr./Sr. High School 740-985-3329 gahall@easternlocal.net Excellence, Pride, Tradition, Scholarship.

The Upward Basketball Program asked us to get the word out to families that Upward Basketball is available for students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. All practices and games are held at the Bethel Community Center. Registration is open til 10/29. VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION: https://registration.upward.org/UPW85376/volunteer PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION: https://registration.upward.org/UPW85376