Essex High School

Reminder, there is no school Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 for Spring Break. School will resume on Monday, April 28.

🎥 The #EWSD Board Meeting on April 15 is now available to watch thanks to the Media Factory 👉 https://www.mediafactory.org/?modal=77,episode,235648

All parents are invited to join the Caregiver/Parent Discussions Virtual Event: Youth Anxiety. This will take place on Tuesday, April 29 at 5:30 pm. Speakers: Dr Steve Hale (Essex Peds), Annalisa McDonald, LCMHC (Howard Center), Declan McDaid, LICSW (Essex High School) will be leading the discussion. To Join by computer go here: https://meet.google.com/gtn-mgus-hjc To join by phone, see below Join by phone ‪(US) +1 585-948-4347‬ PIN: ‪730 391 088‬#

Signs of Spring Band Concert- Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30 pm.

Festive Friday- April 18! Look alike day- find a friend and wear similar clothing.

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, April 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Families can visit the pantry once each calendar month- either the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. or 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 be on Thursday, April 24, from 3-6 p.m.

Tonight is the EWSD Fine Arts Night! This event will be held at Essex High School. The evening performance schedule will begin at 5:30 p.m. with opening remarks, followed by the orchestra, band, chorus, and then a theater performance. For more information, visit www.ewsd.org/fineartsnight

Tonight is the EWSD Fine Arts Night! This event will be held at Essex High School. The evening performance schedule begins at 5:30 p.m. with opening remarks, followed by the orchestra, band, chorus, and then a theater performance. For more information, visit www.ewsd.org/fineartsnight 🖌️🎨🎭🥳👏💙🎶🎤🎻🎷

Student Body Presidential Elections April 14 and 15th. Vote outside the cafeteria during lunches!

Are you missing something? If so please check the tables in the main lobby which will be out today and tomorrow. Any valuable items such as jewelry or earbuds etc can be found in the main office.

April 7-11, 2025 is Assistant Principal Week! EHS appreciates our Assistant Principals for all the work they do for our students, staff, and families!

Voting will take place today, Tuesday, April 8, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. at the following locations: City residents at the Champlain Valley Expo; Essex Town residents outside the City at Essex Middle School; and Westford residents at Westford School.

This week is National Library Week! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our school and town libraries! Our libraries are a great resource for so many things! Stop by and say hello to our librarians this week if you can!

📚 Today kicks off National Library Week! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions and promote library use and support. Share a memory or shoutout an EWSD librarian 👉 https://bit.ly/42pnXah

The EWSD held five virtual BudgetTalk sessions where Board members and administration had conversations with the public to talk about the proposed budget. If you missed any of those, you can view each of the recordings on the EWSD budget webpage (www.ewsd.org/budget).

Ari Glasser (L) placed second and Emilee Brownell (R) was one of the finalists for the Annual Bernie Sanders's State of the Union Essay Contest. Over 400 essays were submitted. Congratulations to both Ari and Emilee!

One week from today, the polls will be open, and you will be able to vote on the FY26 EWSD budget. Visit www.ewsd.org/budget to learn more about the budgeting process, including the latest updates and answers to many frequently asked questions.

Reminder: Tomorrow is an A Day and the start of Quarter 4! See you tomorrow, Hornets!

As we get closer to the budget vote, we want to explain some of the language you will see on the ballot to help avoid confusion. The proposed budget keeps school spending at the same level as this year, which was a big challenge. To do this, we had to cut $5.6 million. This means that any changes in property taxes will come from the state’s funding rules and rising home values, not from local school spending decisions. 👇👇

🔔 Reminder there is no school on Monday, March 31. School will resume on Tuesday, April 1.