⏰ Daylight Saving Time starts tomorrow! ⏰Don't forget to set your clocks ahead by one hour before going to bed tonight!
On Monday, March 6th, several Essex High School Student Government members volunteered at the Essex Town Showcase and Soup Night event.
The students helped to serve soup and assisted in distributing materials and information.
According to Tammy Getchell, the Essex Town Public Information Officer, "involving students in local government activities is an excellent way to encourage their interest in decision-making processes within their local communities in the future. The event was a great success."
Conferences will be held virtually (using either Google Meet or a phone call). Teachers may also be offering conferences on other dates.
PTC Fast is the scheduling software for conferences. PTC Fast is a quick way to sign up for multiple conferences all at once. PTC Fast makes it easy to schedule conferences for multiple students at EHS as well.
To schedule a conference, please find the link on the EHS Website.
All conferences must be scheduled by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
The EHS cheer team placed 3rd at the State Cheer Championship! 🏆🏆👏🐝
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Monday, March 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Families arriving will be given a number when they enter through the front doors of the church and directed to the sanctuary where they will wait until their number is called for registration. They will then be sent into the Fellowship Hall for food.
A volunteer will greet and escort them around the pantry, allowing them to make selections of their choosing. After food is gathered, it will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry.
As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food is provided by the USDA once a month to eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 Ext. 102 between
9:00 and noon today and Monday to leave contact information (name, address, phone number, and number of people in household) so delivery arrangements can be made. Calls to complete registration will be made Monday morning.
Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 3-6 p.m. (except for November and December when it is the 3rd Thursday). The next food pantry distribution will occur on Thursday, March 28 from 3-5:30 p.m. The pantry will be closing early on this day only to accommodate Church services being held later that evening.
Join the EHS Athletic Leadership Council's Hope Happen Here Chapter for a viewing of the film Our Turn to Talk by Beth Murphy and Patrice Howard on Wednesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. in the EHS library. This event is for students, guardians of teens, and anyone who works with teens. After the movie, there will be a panel discussion.
EHS sophomore, Gabrielle Stevenson, was recently accepted to the Harvard Summer School's Secondary School Program for the summer of 2024. The Secondary School Program is a 4- or 7-week academic program for motivated high school students ready to excel in academically rigorous college courses for college credit.
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., March 12 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
● Center for Technology, Essex FY25 Budget Presentation
● 2nd Quarter Financial & Personnel Reporting Q and A
● 2.5. Emergency Superintendent Succession
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/page/schoolboard
You can also stay up to date with information on the FY25 budget by visiting: www.ewsd.org/budget
Lost and Found tables will be out in the main lobby again this week this week until Tuesday, March 12th.
Take this opportunity to look to see if you have anything missing!
Any items left will be donated at the end of the Quarter 3 (March 29th).
The 2024 EWSD annual meeting will take place on Monday, April 8 at 7 p.m. in the EHS auditorium. The following day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m.
View the annual meeting warning online (https://bit.ly/ewsd2024annualmeeting) and visit www.ewsd.org/budget for detailed information on the budget!
The Child Nutrition Team will be putting a spotlight on school breakfast by encouraging all students to participate in the EWSD Breakfast Participation Challenge for the entire month of March. The rules of the challenge are simple - start each day by accessing FREE school breakfast! The school that increases their breakfast participation the most, by the end of the month, will win an all school recognition prize. Only one breakfast per student will be counted, so make sure to encourage your students who don’t typically eat breakfast to access it! 🍌🍊🥯🥞
School resumes tomorrow, March 6th. Tomorrow is an A day.
EHS will welcome back students and staff with a new display in the main lobby!
"Where will your wings take you?"
Keep an eye out for this display being linked to a scavenger hunt!
We hope you had a restful winter break! See you tomorrow, EWSD! 😊😊
EHS STEM faculty member Shane Heath invited the Vermont Institute of Natural Science to bring some raptors to EHS for a demonstration in his Wildlife Ecology class! 🦅🦉
EHS Plant Club hosted their annual plant swap and giveaway! 🌱🪴🌼
Hope Happens Here invites you to join students, counselors, educators, Howard Clinicians and First Call to view and discuss the movie Our Turn to Talk.
This movie was created by teens who are sharing their personal stories around mental health. This movie is for teens and anyone who lives with or works with teens. The movie is not intended for audiences under the age of 13.
Please join us on March 13th at 6pm in the EHS Library. If you have any questions please contact Siobhan Barber sbarber@ewsd.org or Pam Hemingway phemingway@ewsd.org.
This event is brought to you by the Essex High School Athletic Leadership Council's chapter of Hope Happens Here.
We know it's winter break, but there are only 20 more days until Spring!
Have you heard the expression 'Common Level of Appraisal' and wondered what that was? Find out in this short video! https://bit.ly/ewsdcla
Learn more about the proposed #EWSD budget by visiting: www.ewsd.org/budget
The EHS/CTE Library hosted a book tasting for students in celebration of Black History Month.
Essex Has Talent was a lot of fun this year! 🎶🎤
