The Senior Careers class welcomed Brandi Koscho and Carrie Ramage from Educational Talent Search to provide a fun, learning activity to help them plan and prepare for the future. We are so thankful to have this great program as a resource for our students!
There will be a mandatory meeting on December 5 at 5pm in the high school cafeteria for parents whose child plans to go on the 8th grade trip to Washington DC.
The Junior class LAUNDRY SOAP fundraiser is 13 units short from being able to place the order. The company requires 100 minimum units to place an order, and even more to get free shipping. We are asking our community to please find a Junior class member or come to the High School office and place your order, so they can complete the ordering process. Thank you for always supporting our EAGLES!
Junior Class Advisor,
Heather Wilcoxen & Stephanie Buckley
Updates from Mr. Dettwiller 11/30/22
https://www.smore.com/nx304
EASTERN ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ENDOWMENT FUND OPEN FOR DONATIONS
This is one that can help Eastern kids now and forever. There are matching funds from the state right now for all donations up to $5,000, but those funds won’t last for long. If you get a chance to do ongoing donations, you’ll be helping current students and Eastern students for years to come. There is a link in the upper right hand corner of the website. Please look this over and share and spread the word.
https://www.easternlocal.com/article/923055
Happy Thanksgiving break to everyone! School will NOT be in session 11/23-11/28. Students return on Tuesday, 11/29.
Updated Freshman Boys Basketball Schedule
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month! This year's focus for awareness is building a team to help manage the disease. We are showing our diabetes team spirit today at Eastern by wearing blue to honor Diabetes Awareness Month.
Mr Fogle and our K-4 students have our halls celebrating fall! Awesome work!
Yesterday a message was sent out about lunch charges. The message was sent by staff members who were following the procedures the school had followed a few years ago prior to the pandemic. The last couple of years during the pandemic the government made lunches free for all students and lunch charges were not an issue. This year that program has gone away and Eastern Local does not have enough students who qualify for free lunch in order for us to be eligible for free lunch for all students, so any students who do not qualify for free lunches must pay. We currently allow students to charge multiple lunches and pay for those lunches from an account that receives donations. That fund received multiple donations this year and those funds have been depleted because of so many charges from students who do not qualify for free lunches, but many times forget to bring money. This is most common with our older students.
We are exploring other options at this time to figure out how to best take care of our students and not run our lunch service account further in debt and take funds from other programs to support it. The National School Lunch and Breakfast program that we utilize does not allow us to accumulate debt.
I have had multiple people reach out to ask if there is a fund for these charges and if they can donate. There is a fund and you can donate by writing a check to “Eastern Local School District” with the memo: community lunch donations, or contacting Brian Collins our food service coordinator ( 740-985-3304 bcollins@easternlocal.net ) to help in other ways.
Thank you to all those who reached out to me about the situation. We always appreciate how so many in our community look at a tough situation and want to help, that is what makes me so proud to be a part of this community.
Thank you,
Nick Dettwiller
Superintendent
Eastern Local School District
740-667-6079
ndettwiller@easternlocal.net
Stronger Together
Students with delinquent lunch account balances over $5.60 after Friday 11/18/2022, should be prepared to receive an alternate meal for lunch beginning Monday 11/21/2022. Please add necessary funds to your child's account by Friday. Thank You.
Bus 24, Eastern , running approximately 20 min late.
Breakfast Menu Change for 11/15 and 11/16: Due to supply issues with our grocery distributor, only Grab n Go breakfast items will be offered for those two days.
Sale Period: 11/7/22-11/21/22
The order form is in the office for anyone that stops in to place an order.
Please make checks payable to: EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOLS
Last chance to place your square 1 art order! All orders are due by 11/10/22 and should arrive before Christmas.
https://shop.square1art.com/shop/
Hello. Thank you to everyone who participated in the cheese and summer sausage fundraiser. Items ordered will be passed out as soon as we receive them. We are starting our next fundraiser this week. It is the laundry soap and other cleaning items. Our school has done this fundraiser in the past and it has proved to be very successful. Fundraiser information and order forms are being passed out this week. Your Junior may have already received the forms today. If not, they can get the forms from Mrs. Buckley in the high school. This will run through November 21. All orders and money will be due on that day. Money raised through these fundraisers is what pays for this year's prom.
PICTURE RETAKE DAY is Thursday, 11/10!!
Pictures have not yet arrived back from the lab; however, they are available for viewing @ rootsphotoohio.com/order. Go to the Eastern Fall Portraits gallery and then enter your child’s student ID and add two zeros.
There will be another retake day in December as well.
Substitution for tomorrow’s smoothie.
On November 2nd, Eastern Elementary students were honored at our monthly PRIDE assembly. Teachers nominate one student from each homeroom for showing integrity, citizenship, or demonstrating their Eagle PRIDE by being Prepared, Respectful, Involved, Dependable, and Encouraging.
John Hood & Wayne Thomas of American Legion Post 128, Middleport explained & administered the "Americanism & Government" test to all Juniors - Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The test is a 50 question, True/false & multiple choice test plus a 300 word essay that tests students knowledge of the US flag, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, state, county, city and local government. Winners are awarded a trip to Gettysburg PA and Washington DC.
