East Alton-Wood River Community High School

JV Volleyball here in Memorial Gym!

Freshman volleyball vs. Columbia. Home opener!

Mrs Jones Chemistry II students working on a POGIL outside on this beautiful day.

Earth & Space students in Mrs Clendenny's class investigate how mining impacts society and the environment by mining chocolate chip cookies.

Athletic schedule for Tuesday, September 10.

Tuesday, September 10th **Booster Club is looking for 8-10 volunteers for this Friday's football game from 6:30-9 pm. It is now open to all students to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the google doc. **Junior and Senior Girls- Big Sisters is a community service organization at the high school. You must have at least a 2.25 GPA to apply. Applications are available beginning today in Mrs. Parmentier’s or Mrs. Miller’s classrooms. They are due by Monday, September 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Parmentier. **Are you interested in joining our Peer Leadership group? Peer Leaders work together with Chestnut Health Systems to create and lead school campaigns focused on drug and alcohol prevention as well as mental health awareness. Our first meeting of the school year will be held during academic lab on Monday, Sept. 16th in room E121 (next to the Spanish room). Peer Leadership is open to all grade levels. **In recognition of September National Suicide Awareness Month, we are spreading the word for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's upcoming community walk - "Out of the Darkness". This walk will be held at Roxana Park starting at 10:00AM on Sat. September 21st. If anyone is interested in participating, please visit the Guidance Office or see Ms. Linicum in Room M209. **Guest forms for the Homecoming Dance on Saturday, September 28th, are available in the Attendance Center. If a student plans to bring a guest, the form must be turned in by September 20th. Rules about which guests can and can’t attend the dance are listed on the form. More information regarding Coronation and the dance will be available in the coming weeks. **Juniors and Seniors: The Oiler Booster Club is in need of 4-5 volunteers for Saturday’s volleyball game on Saturday, September 14th from 7:30 am-3 pm. If you want to volunteer, sign up in this google doc shared by Mrs Robinson. **We have varsity home games all this week. There are themes for the week and also a free tailgate this Friday for EAWR students/staff from 6:15-6:40 pm. $5 fall athletic passes can be purchased in the Attendance Center and fall athletes and band members get into fall games for free. Here are the themes: Tonight--Varsity volleyball at home--7- Wear White (FR game 5pm/JV 6pm) Tomorrow--Varsity soccer at home--4:30--Oil Spill Thursday--Varsity vs Roxana volleyball home--7--Hawaiian (Fr 5pm/JV 6pm) Friday--Varsity football home--7 pm-Camo (Military Night) Saturday--Varsity volleyball tournament--9 am--Red/White/Blue

JV football vs. CM

Military Night T-shirts--$7

Monday, September 9th **Booster Club is looking for 8-10 volunteers for this Friday's football game from 6:30-9 pm. It is now open to all students to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the google doc. **Junior and Senior Girls- Big Sisters is a community service organization at the high school. You must have at least a 2.25 GPA to apply. Applications are available beginning today in Mrs. Parmentier’s or Mrs. Miller’s classrooms. They are due by Monday, September 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Parmentier. **There is a senior mentor meeting today in room E121 during academic lab. The list of senior mentors is in the meetings folder. **Are you interested in joining our Peer Leadership group? Peer Leaders work together with Chestnut Health Systems to create and lead school campaigns focused on drug and alcohol prevention as well as mental health awareness. Our first meeting of the school year will be held during academic lab on Monday, Sept. 16th in room E121 (next to the Spanish room). Peer Leadership is open to all grade levels. **Students can purchase a fall athletic pass from the Attendance Center for $5. This pass will allow an EAWR student into all fall home games (football/volleyball) except for IHSA contests. All fall athletes and band members get into fall events for free. **In recognition of September National Suicide Awareness Month, we are spreading the word for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's upcoming community walk - "Out of the Darkness". This walk will be held at Roxana Park starting at 10:00AM on Sat. September 21st. If anyone is interested in participating, please visit the Guidance Office or see Ms. Linicum in Room M209. **Guest forms for the Homecoming Dance on Saturday, September 28th, are available in the Attendance Center. If a student plans to bring a guest the form must be turned in by September 20th. Rules about which guests can and can’t attend the dance are listed on the form. More information regarding Coronation and the dance will be available in the coming weeks. **This week there is a home varsity game Monday-Saturday. There are the themes for the week and also there is a free tailgate this Friday for EAWR students/staff from 6:15-6:40 pm. $5 fall athletic passes can be purchased in the Attendance Center and fall athletes and band members get into fall games for free. We look forward to having students and staff cheer on the Oilers. Monday--Varsity soccer at home--4:30--Theme Maroon and Gold Tuesday--Varsity volleyball at home--7--Theme Wear White (FR game 5pm/JV 6pm) Wednesday--Varsity soccer at home--4:30--Theme Oil Spill Thursday--Varsity vs Roxana volleyball home--7--Theme Hawaiian (Fr 5pm/JV 6pm) Friday--Varsity football home--7 pm--Theme Camo (Military Night) Saturday--Varsity volleyball tournament--9 am--Theme Red/White/Blue **There will be a free tailgate with pizza, chips, soda and water and a giveaway from 6:15-6:40 in the new area by the tennis courts.

Here is our schedule for the entire week plus today's schedule graphic, a cross country report from Saturday and the scores from Friday night. For home games this week, students need to bring their ID's so our gate workers know you are a student here for the $2 admission or if using your free Fall Athlete pass. Not all of our gate workers work at the school so your ID is needed.

Here is our athletic schedule for the week of September 9-14. We again want to invite everyone to our Military Appreciation Night on Friday night vs. Marquette.

Congratulations to the 2024 Queen Candidates and Escorts

Oiler Dan is ready for kickoff at 7pm at Bethalto.

Seniors in the College and Career Center working on the common app.

The 1st Coronation Assembly Candidates and Escorts.

Friday, September 6th **Next week, we have home games beginning so students can purchase a fall athletic pass from the Attendance Center for $5. This pass will allow an EAWR student into all fall home games for $5 (football/volleyball) except for IHSA contests. All fall athletes and band members get into fall events for free. **The East Alton Soapbox Derby is tomorrow. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the Attendance Center. Volunteers need to arrive at 9:00 am and the event will be over around 2 pm. All volunteers need to meet at the check station by Tropical Sno in East Alton (by the old EA Shop n Save). If you volunteer, please wear an Oiler shirt or another appropriate t-shirt and be sure to sign in and sign out. Again the sign up is in the Attendance Center. **The Oiler Booster Club is in need of 8-10 volunteers for next Friday’s football game on September 13th from 6:30-9pm. The google doc is open to juniors and seniors to sign up first and next week will open up to freshmen and sophomores if the spots aren't filled. **Junior and Senior Girls- Big Sisters is a community service organization at the high school. You must have at least a 2.25 GPA to apply. Applications are available beginning today in Mrs. Parmentier’s or Mrs. Miller’s classrooms. They are due by Friday September 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Parmentier. **There is a senior mentor meeting Monday in room E121 during academic lab. The list of senior mentors is in the meetings folder.

This weekend's schedule and yesterday's results from Oiler Country.

Oiler Tennis against Hillsboro.

Join us next Friday night as we honor our heroes! We will have static displays, recruiters, a humvee demonstration, presentation of commemorative ball, and SKYDIVERS!

Thursday, September 5th **Next week, we have home games beginning so students can purchase a fall athletic pass from the Attendance Center for $5. This pass will allow an EAWR student into all fall home games for $5 (football/volleyball) except for IHSA contests. All fall athletes and band members get into fall events for free. **The East Alton Soapbox Derby this Saturday. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the Attendance Center. Volunteers need to arrive at 9:00 am and the event will be over around 2 pm. All volunteers need to meet at the check station by Tropical Sno in East Alton (by the old EA Shop n Save). If you volunteer, please wear an Oiler shirt or another appropriate t-shirt and be sure to sign in and sign out. Again the sign up is in the Attendance Center. **Seniors--All orders for cap and gown and other senior items are due today during the lunch hours. Jostens is asking for a $60 deposit if ordering additional items. Jostens will accept cash, card or check. Checks need to be made payable to Jostens. If a senior needs a cap and gown packet or if there are questions about orders, please see Mrs. Hayes in the Guidance Office. **Tomorrow is the 1st coronation assembly. The schedule has been shared in the google schedules folder.