Friday, March 31, 2023
**Any senior that would still like his/her picture taken with the college/university/branch of military for senior spotlight please come to the Main Office tomorrow during announcements. In order to be spotlighted you need to have a picture taken. My goal is to spotlight seniors all the way up until graduation if I have enough seniors get a picture taken.
**Prom guest forms are available outside of Mrs. Timmins and Mr. Marshall’s rooms. A guest form must be completed for anyone who is not an EAWR student as well as EAWR underclass students that are invited by a junior or senior. Guest forms are due back April 21st.
**After Prom tickets will be on sale April 3rd and 4th in the cafeteria during lunch hours. After Prom is a parent sponsored event and will be held at Edison’s in Edwardsville on April 29th from 11:30 pm-2:15 am. After prom tickets are $15 each. Junior and senior EAWR students must buy tickets for their guests. Rules for guests are the same as prom. 
**Tomorrow is the community event in the courtyard. This is an opportunity to earn up to 5 hours of community service. You will be assisting people who are looking with their items and help with cleanup after. Time is 7:45am-12:30pm.
**Attention Peer Leadership: Our next meeting will be Monday, April 3rd, during Academic Lab, in E121. Please attend as we will be discussing Prevention Week ideas with our Chestnut Health Rep.
**Charlies opens Monday and they are getting their lot prepared to open. Please do not park in Charlie’s lot.
**Today is an 11:25 dismissal.
Here is the weekend schedule and the results from Thursday.
Freshman Gina Truax broke the 300 m. hurdle school record today at the Belleville West Invitational! The old record was 49.8 and she ran a 49.2. She also finished 2nd overall in the entire meet. This was only her second outdoor meet of her high school career. Big things ahead!
The following students passed Mr Beachum's Digital Literacy Certification test in computer concepts class. Kolden Stanton, Peyton Stark, Colton Niethe, Fallon Sanders, Abbie Wright, Abigail Hersman, Brooklyn Ruot and Brooklyn King.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
**Prom guest forms are available outside of Mrs. Timmins and Mr. Marshall’s rooms. A guest form must be completed for anyone who is not an EAWR student as well as EAWR underclass students that are invited by a junior or senior. Guest forms are due back April 21st.
**After Prom tickets will be on sale today and April 3rd and 4th in the cafeteria during lunch hours. After Prom is a parent sponsored event and will be held at Edison’s in Edwardsville on April 29th from 11:30 pm-2:15 am. After prom tickets are $15 each. Junior and senior EAWR students must buy tickets for their guests. Rules for guests are the same as prom. 
**This Saturday will be the community event in the courtyard. This is an opportunity to earn up to 5 hours of community service. You will be assisting people who are looking with their items and help with cleanup after. Time is 7:45-12:30.
**Attention Peer Leadership: Our next meeting will be Monday, April 3rd, during Academic Lab, in E121. Please attend as we will be discussing Prevention Week ideas with our Chestnut Health Rep.
**Help! The Easter Bunny came early! Find as many eggs as you can and bring them to Mrs. Miller's room by 2:30pm, Thursday, March 30th. The top 5 collectors will win a prize! The eggs seem to be scattered around the East and Main buildings! But there aren't any in the East Building Courtyard, so don't waste time looking there!!!! Keep an eye out! Thank you to Big Sisters for the inside information and the eggs!
**Charlies opens Monday and they are getting their lot prepared to open. After today, please do not park in Charlie’s lot.
**Tomorrow is an 11:25 dismissal.
We have a busy day of athletic events today! Let's go Oilers!
Yesterday Mrs Parmentier took Seth Slayden, Miguel Romero, Justin Franklin, Aidan Loeffleman, Conner Humbert, Jason Gould, Joey Hills and Richard Seitzinger to compete in the Madison County Senior Olympiad in Edwardsville. Great job boys!!
Thank you to Diane Cox for taking the photos and Full Deck Print & Design for the senior banners. We love our local businesses!
Mrs. Blackwell and Mr. Strohmeier took the ecology class on a stream field trip to Elsah and the Nature Institute today.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
**The Village of East Alton is holding the annual Easter event this Saturday, April 1st. They are looking for volunteers to help with the event from 9:00 am- 12pm. If you would like to volunteer at this event, please sign up in the Attendance Center. The event is being held at the East Alton Keasler Center.
**Prom guest forms are available outside of Mrs. Timmins and Mr. Marshall’s rooms. A guest form must be completed for anyone who is not an EAWR student as well as EAWR underclass students that are invited by a junior or senior. Guest forms are due back April 21st.
**After Prom tickets will be on sale today and tomorrow and April 3rd and 4th in the cafeteria during lunch hours. After Prom is a parent sponsored event and will be held at Edison’s in Edwardsville on April 29th from 11:30 pm-2:15 am. After prom tickets are $15 each. Junior and senior EAWR students must buy tickets for their guests. Rules for guests are the same as prom. 
**There will be a Relay for Life meeting today in E121 during academic lab.
**All juniors will be completing pre documentation for the SAT this Friday during the half day in 2 different groups. We are required to have consent for students to participate in the additional consent questions, so groups will be split according to who turned in the form. Forms for the additional pre documentation questions were mailed home and need to be turned into the Attendance Center by Wednesday. If you need a new copy of the form stop by the Attendance Center.
**This Saturday will be the community event in the courtyard. This is an opportunity to earn up to 5 hours of community service. You will be assisting people who are looking with their items and help with cleanup after. Time is 7:45-12:30.
**Attention Peer Leadership: Our next meeting will be Monday, April 3rd, during Academic Lab, in E121. Please attend as we will be discussing Prevention Week ideas with our Chestnut Health Rep.
**Tomorrow is a half day with an 11:25 dismissal.
Today's schedule and results from Tuesday.
Today Ms Gardner and Mr Gockel took students from College English, European Studies, and English III to see Murder on the Orient Express at the Repertory Theater.
EAWR students participated in the trebuchet at LCCC on Friday, March 24th.
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/local-high-schoolers-compete-in-2023-trebuchet-contest-at-lewis--clark-64652.cfm?fbclid=IwAR1NCWzGRqXPYbKeL0LXV5YV9vhZpAd3vhuMicANeRYWcDNzy_BRnuGN_7M
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Results from Monday and Tuesday's schedule.
Bad news for JV baseball. The weather has won again. Tried moving game to Norris Dorsey Field but even it is unplayable today. Need the sun to come out. Good news is, JV has games Tue and Thu and the weather does look good!
Monday, March 27, 2023
**The Village of East Alton is holding the annual Easter event this Saturday, April 1st. They are looking for volunteers to help with the event from 9:00 am- 12pm. If you would like to volunteer at this event, please sign up in the Attendance Center. The event is being held at the East Alton Keasler Center.
**All wrestlers have a meeting in the wrestling room tomorrow during Academic Lab.
**Prom guest forms are now available outside of Mrs. Timmins and Mr. Marshall’s rooms. A guest form must be completed for anyone who is not an EAWR student as well as EAWR underclass students that are invited by a junior or senior. Guest forms are due back April 21st.
**After Prom tickets will be on sale beginning tomorrow through March 30th and April 3rd and 4th in the cafeteria during lunch hours. After Prom is a parent sponsored event and will be held at Edison’s in Edwardsville on April 29th from 11:30 pm-2:15 am. After prom tickets are $15 each. Junior and senior EAWR students must buy tickets for their guests. Rules for guests are the same as prom. 
**Seniors: Booster Club will be selling concessions tomorrow for the baseball game. If interested in volunteering, please email Mrs. Robinson and arrive at 3:30 pm.
**Mrs Kinkel will have community service hours available this week in E110 today & Tuesday from 2:30-4.
**There will be a Relay for Life meeting this Wednesday in E121 during academic lab.
**All juniors will be completing pre documentation for the SAT this Friday during the half day in 2 different groups. We are required to have consent for students to participate in the additional consent questions so groups will be split according to who turned in the form. Forms for the additional pre documentation questions were mailed home and need to be turned into the Attendance Center by Wednesday. If you need a new copy of the form stop by the Attendance Center.
Road warriors today as we have several bus trips scheduled. Let's go Oilers!
The following students received positive referrals for doing great things at school this week. They each met with Mr. Beatty and received a gift certificate to the Oiler Express Cafe. Also recognized but not pictured is Tyrea Stewart and Ana Muzingo Ewalt.
Cheer tryouts are tomorrow.
