East Alton-Wood River Community High School

Carmela Scroggins--Riverbender Spotlight Student https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/carmela-scroggins-leads-at-east-altonwood-river-high-school-81949.cfm

Student Council took their annual field trip today to celebrate a year of hard work!

Tuesday, April 29 **Seniors: If you have received a scholarship that will not be presented at the Senior Assembly on Wednesday, May 7th, please stop by the Attendance Center and give the information to Mrs. Dixon so it can be read at the assembly. Also, if you are joining the Military after graduation, please give that information to her as well. Only information reported will be read at the Senior Assembly. **Senior Sunset is tomorrow from 6:30-8:00 pm at the stadium. All seniors, faculty and staff are invited to attend. We will have pizza, soda/water, chips, and games at the stadium. **The Senior Assembly is Wednesday, May 7th at 1:20 pm in the Memorial Gym and all senior families are invited to attend. **Seniors–please remember that all community service hours need to be completed by this Thursday, May 1st for graduation. **The senior spotlight link has been shared with seniors multiple times through email. Please encourage your senior student to fill out the link so they can be highlighted on the webpage and facebook page. **Senior finals are Thursday, May 8th hours 4-6 and Friday, May 9th early bird and hours 1-3. Remember that seniors MUST take all finals unless they have an A or a B in the class or are on the exemption list. All information is available to students in Google Drive. **Graduation notes were shared with seniors in Google Drive plus copies of the notes can be picked up in the Guidance Office. All information about graduation practice, tickets, dress for the graduation ceremony, etc is included. **Any student wanting to play football needs to attend a meeting this Friday during academic lab in the CCC. We will hand out our summer schedule and talk about expectations. **Hartford Elementary is looking for volunteers to help with their Spring Fling on Wednesday May 7th from 3:30-6:30 pm at Hartford Elementary School. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up in the Attendance Center. **EAWR Thespian Troupe 733 will present “SpongeBob the Musical” this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 pm. There will also be a Sunday Matinee at 2 pm. Tickets will be sold at the door: $10 for adults and $7 for students and children 5 and under are free. **Yearbooks are still for sale for $60. Yearbooks can be purchased from the link on our school's homepage, or bring cash or check to Mr James in the art room M009. Yearbook distribution will be Monday, May 5th. A list of students that purchased yearbooks has been shared with students through email. **Students, teacher appreciation week is next week. Please take the time this week to stop by the table in the east building to write a thank you note to a faculty or staff member at EAWR. You can write as many as you like and just drop them in the box on the table for Student Council to deliver.

**Senior Spotlight** --Mayonna Jaggie will be attending Illinois Wesleyan University --Jordan Ealey will be attending Southeastern Illinois College --Jamal Burgess will be attending Lewis and Clark Community College Good luck and do great things!! (We will continue to spotlight seniors daily)

Here is our athletic schedule for today, Tue, Apr. 29 along with results from yesterday's contests.

Hosting the Madison County Track & Field Meet this evening!

Online Safety Training

Monday, April 28 **Seniors: If you have received a scholarship that will not be presented at the Senior Assembly on Wednesday, May 7th, please stop by the Attendance Center and give the information to Mrs. Dixon so it can be read at the assembly. Also, if you are joining the Military after graduation, please give that information to her as well. Only information reported will be read at the Senior Assembly. **Senior Sunset is this Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 pm at the stadium. All seniors, faculty and staff are invited to attend. We will have pizza, soda/water, chips, and games at the stadium. **The Senior Assembly is Wednesday, May 7th at 1:20 pm in the Memorial Gym and all senior families are invited to attend. **Seniors–please remember that all community service hours need to be completed by this Thursday, May 1st for graduation. **The senior spotlight link has been shared with seniors multiple times through email. Please encourage your senior student to fill out the link so they can be highlighted on the webpage and facebook page. **Senior finals are Thursday, May 8th hours 4-6 and Friday, May 9th early bird and hours 1-3. Remember that seniors MUST take all finals unless they have an A or a B in the class or are on the exemption list. All information is available to students in Google Drive. **Graduation notes were shared with seniors in Google Drive plus copies of the notes can be picked up in the Guidance Office. All information about graduation practice, tickets, dress for the graduation ceremony, etc is included. **Any student wanting to play football needs to attend a meeting this Friday during academic lab in the CCC. We will hand out our summer schedule and talk about expectations. **Hartford Elementary is looking for volunteers to help with their Spring Fling on Wednesday May 7th from 3:30-6:30 pm at Hartford Elementary School. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up in the Attendance Center. **EAWR Thespian Troupe 733 will present “SpongeBob the Musical” this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 pm. There will also be a Sunday Matinee at 2 pm. Tickets will be sold at the door: $10 for adults and $7 for students and children 5 and under are free. **Yearbook distribution will be Monday, May 5th. If you have questions about still purchasing a yearbook please see Mr James in the art room. **Students, teacher appreciation week is next week. Please take the time this week to stop by the table in the east building to write a thank you note to a faculty or staff member at EAWR. You can write as many as you like and just drop them in the box on the table for Student Council to deliver.

**Senior Spotlight** --Josiah Daniels will be attending Illinois State University --Violet Stover will be attending Millikin University --Adair Hicks will be attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Good luck and do great things!! (We will continue to spotlight seniors daily)

Here is our athletic schedule for today along with results from a slow weekend in sports due to Prom.

Prom 2025 Great job Mrs Timmins and Mr Marshall on putting together this year's prom. The theme was The Roaring 20's. .

The 2025 Prom Queen is Carmela Scroggins and the 2025 Prom King is Josiah Daniels.

Congratulations to the Oilers Esports SmashBrothers Crew Battle team. They finished second in the IHSA Sectional tournament at Belleville and qualify for the state championship tournament next weekend in Evergreen Park. Go Oilers!

Spring Musical The SpongeBob Musical will be next week on Thursday through Saturday, May 1st - 3rd at 7pm in the Auditorium and Sunday, May 4th at 2pm. Tickets will be $10 for adults, $7 dollars for students K-12, and children 5 and under are free.

Congratulations to Violet Stover on signing with Milliken University today for volleyball!

Camp Otto Summer Program *See Flyer for Registration Information

Oiler Nation--April 28th-May 2nd is Social Media Week

Friday, April 25 **Seniors: If you have received a scholarship that will not be presented at the Senior Assembly on Wednesday, May 7th, please stop by the Attendance Center and give the information to Mrs. Dixon so it can be read at the assembly. Also, if you are joining the Military after graduation, please give that information to her as well. Only information reported will be read at the Senior Assembly. **Seniors: Please follow the link sent by Mrs. Robinson for Senior Spotlight. We will continue taking pictures every morning for the next few weeks, highlighting on social media what you plan to do after graduation. **Seniors that missed the meeting yesterday need to meet during academic lab today in the East Building Conference Room. **Prom is tomorrow at Lewis and Clark Community College. Doors open at 7, dinner starts at 7:15, dancing starts at 8. The crowning of the king/queen will be at 10 pm. Prom ends at 11 pm. **After Prom will be help at the Wood River Recreation Center. After Prom Guidelines: 1. Anyone attending After Prom must arrive between 11:30-midnight or will not be let in. No one may leave before 1:15 am unless a parent is contacted. After Prom ends at 2:30 am. 2. Parents are responsible for making transportation arrangements. 3. Approved guests must arrive with a junior or senior EAWR student. Guests must be under 21. 4. No tickets will be sold at the door. 5. If anyone is believed to be under the influence, parents will be contacted and the police officer will be notified. 6. Once a student is at the After Prom they must stay in the designated areas. 7. After Prom is a parent sponsored event and is not sponsored by EAWR. **Monday morning, we will be handing out donuts in the courtyard for meeting the food drive goal. Thank you, Student Council.

**Senior Spotlight** --Elliott Owens will be attending Lewis and Clark Community College --Gabriel Colvin will be attending Saint Louis University --Chase Butler will be attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Good luck and do great things!! (We will continue to spotlight seniors daily)

Here is our athletic schedule for Friday, April 25. There are no games tomorrow because of Prom. Results from yesterday's games are included.