Due to standing water and flooding in our area, some local roads have been affected. Because of this, please expect possible delays for our afternoon bus routes. Some afterschool activities could also be affected. Please be sure to contact your school before the end of the day for the latest information.
Wednesday, December 20th Wear Your Ugliest Sweater/ and or bring in a new unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive!
You will be entered into a raffle for a prize!
Students participated in the Hour of Code from December 4th to 8th. The Hour of Code began as a one-hour coding challenge to give students a fun first introduction to computer science and has become a global learning and awareness event.
EHS School Store will be open tomorrow from noon until 1:15 pm for students and staff.
Cash or Check made out to EWSD.
The next store hours for students and staff will be:
12/19
12/22
Our first 8th Grade Shadow day is in the books!
Our potential 'Future Hornets" got to shadow 9th-grade students in a few classes, have lunch, and end their day with a student panel discussion.
In the panel discussion topics included: athletics and clubs, academies (STEM, Global Leadership Program, and AVPA), student government, and student and teacher relationships.
Next 8th Grade Shadow Day will be 1/10.
We received an anonymous donation of $1,000 in gift cards for the EHS Winter Warmth Gift Card Fundraiser! Thank you so much to our anonymous donor for the generous donation! Also thank you to all those who have donated so far!
If it's within your means, we are collecting gift cards until January 19th. These gift cards help support EHS families. Thanks for considering and thinking of our EHS community!
EHS School Store will be open today from noon until 1:15 pm for students and staff.
Cash or Check made out to EWSD.
Good morning,
All schools in the EWSD are closed today, Monday, December 11, due to weather. This includes the following schools: Hiawatha, Summit Street, Essex Elementary, Thomas Fleming, Founders Memorial, Albert D. Lawton, Essex Middle School, Westford Elementary, Essex High School, and the Center for Technology, Essex.
Don't miss the Winter Coffee House in the EHS Library on Friday, December 15th 7-9 pm.
Watch the Coffee House Promo Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sG4x0Xvjs
Over 140 students at EHS, in the Mathematics of Financial Literacy class, are participating in a stock market contest. Students started with $100,000 and they will track their stocks for the remainder of the second quarter. Here are the top 20 students who are leading the contest after three weeks. https://bit.ly/3GulLTc 👏👍👍
The EHS chapter of the national music honor society, Tri-M, recently had its annual induction ceremony. Congratulations to all returning and newly inducted members! https://bit.ly/3uKhDMo 👏👏🐝🐝
The AVPA December Newsletter is here! https://bit.ly/3t7jb2o #EWSD
As winter sports season approaches, we wanted to remind families, friends, and fans about a section of the rink that is restricted during games. Please view the image to see the section that will be closed off as an abundance of caution to ensure there are no spectators near the visiting team locker room. Please view this story from the Essex Reporter (https://bit.ly/3T9WOUH) from last year and also take the time to watch the VPA's video on sportsmanship (https://bit.ly/VTsportsmanship). 🧊⛸️🏒
LOST AND FOUND!
There will be tables out this Thursday 12/7 and Friday 12/8 in the Main Lobby with Lost and Found Items.
Take a look to see if you have something on the tables. There are lots of water bottles, coats, sweatshirts!
The EHS chapter of the national music honor society, Tri-M, had their annual induction ceremony on Thursday, November 30th at EHS. In addition to their returning members Hailey Messier, Aaron Ho, Chelsea Larsen, Bria Beckage, Celeste Pullis, Gemma Davis, and Theo Herrin they also welcomed new members Sarah Wildman, Olivia Hood, Logan Fox, Aaron Olson, Sophia Lu, and Ken Lynch. All of these students have rigorous academic expectations in addition to their various service and advocacy based projects. Congratulations to all!
EHS junior Hailey Messier has been selected for an Honorable Mention in Vermont's 2023 Presidential Scholars program. Congratulations! https://bit.ly/3NamvRj 🐝🏆
Winter Athlete Leadership Rally: Saturday, December 2nd, 5 pm-7 pm.
All Winter Athletes and Coaches are required to attend.
5:00 pm Food
5:30 pm Activities Begin
This counts as a practice! Please dress comfortably for activity and bring a water bottle.
Mark your calendars Hornets! Winter Ball is Saturday, January 20th, 2024.
The EWSD is hiring! Visit ewsd.org/jobs to see all new job opportunities 😃👍✨
