Eastern Local School District

Friday December 23rd, the Eastern v. Meigs Boys Basketball game will be sponsored by the “BraylynStrong Scholarship Foundation”. Our goal is to continue to help Spread Childhood Cancer Awareness! As well as to help raise money for the BraylynStrong Foundation, which will be handing out a $1,000 Scholarship to a student from each of the 3 county schools. Eastern, Meigs, and Southern. At the game we will have donation tables set up, a message that will be delivered between the JV and Varsity games about the foundation and how to help raise awareness. Plus we will be raffling off that nights game ball that will be signed by both varsity teams with the proceeds going to the Foundation. We encourage everyone to come out to support this great cause and to help spread awareness and also to support our local and area athletes. Tickets are $5 for entry unless you are an Eastern student or pass holder. Hope to see you there! - The Eastern Local Athletic Department

Angel tree gift pick up is TODAY 11:00-1:00 at Eastern Elementary for those families who signed up. Mrs Whitley and Mrs Lisle have done a fantastic job organizing this and will there during the pick up window. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to make Christmas a whole lot more merry for many of our Eastern kiddos.

The Eastern High School Student Council and the American Red Cross will be sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, December 14th from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in high school gymnasium. All donors will receive a $10 Amazon gift card from the Red Cross and free ice cream from the Student Council for donating! The more donors we have, the more scholarships our seniors will receive. Please make plans to help others in need during the holiday season. Again, there will be a blood drive on Wednesday, December 14th from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Shout Out to Eastern Bus Drivers working to curtail the spread of flu! ( Image shows Lee Swain using a Mist Gun to disinfect following his morning route.)

There is a form being sent home regarding the 8th grade trip. Please fill it out and return it to the school by Friday, December 9, 2022. 

Elementary students were recognized today at our monthly PRIDE Assembly for showing good citizenship, integrity, and Students of the Month were named for being Prepared, Responsible, Involved, Dependable, and Encouraging. Congratulations to our awesome Eagles!!

Bus 24, running 10 minutes late this morning

Bus 24 running 10 min late today

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.