East Alton-Wood River Community High School

Senior night for Girls Soccer!

Dine to Donate--Support the EAWR Art Club Joe's Pizza--East Alton--Tuesday, May 13th

Monday, May 12 **Summer school is Tuesday, May 27th-Friday, June 27th. If a student needs to take summer school or there are questions regarding summer school, please contact the student’s guidance counselor Mrs. Vambaketes or Mrs. Struif in the Guidance Office. **Mrs. Robinson has shared the 2nd semester attendance exemption list. In order to be on this list a student must have 3 or fewer excused absences and 2 or fewer tardies. If you clear obligations and have a C or better in a class you don't have to take that final. This list has taken a lot of time to put together so there could be errors. If you think there is an error please stop by the Attendance Center. This list will also be updated for attendance daily. Also remember that if you have an A and now a B because of the student council food drive, regardless if you are on the attendance list, you are exempt from the final that you have an A or B in the class. **Junior NHS Members: There will be a meeting today during academic lab in room E121 for all juniors in the National Honor Society to discuss next year's senior mentor program. An email list will be sent before the meeting of juniors that need to attend. **Juniors--If you are interested in joining Spirit Club your senior year please sign up in the document that Mrs. Robinson shared. We will start having meetings at the end of July or beginning of August to start planning for the year so please check your email over the summer. **Free Madison County Transit summer bus passes are here! All students, 18 and under, can ride free from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Pick up your pass in the Attendance Center. **The Wood River Business Alliance is hosting the 2025 Summer Kickoff on May 17th from 11-2pm. The Alliance is seeking volunteers to help with setup, help during the event and help with clean up. Students can volunteer from 10-am-12pm, 12pm-2pm, or 1pm-3pm. Please meet at WestEnd coffee shop 10W. Ferguson Wood River, IL.

Here is our schedule for today along with a Track & Field Report from the large Collinsville Invitational on Friday.

Happy Mother's Day to all the EAWR Moms!!

Graduation Information -Graduation Practice 9:00 am in Memorial Gym on May 14th--Students need to enter through door E2 for practice--Attendance is required -Graduation tickets will be distributed to seniors at practice. Tickets are required to enter the graduation ceremony. -Graduation is at 7:30 pm on May 14th and doors to the gym will open at 7 pm--handicapped seating will be available. -Graduation will be live streamed on www.riverbender.com -Graduates need to line up in the Auditorium on May 14th at 6:45 pm. This is a formal ceremony--students should wear dress clothes/dress shoes--no jeans or shorts–no decorating caps or wearing additional items on gown. Only additional school issued items can be worn (distinguished grad pins, NHS pins, Silver Medallions)

Congratulations to our Baseball Seniors! Their parents warmed them up today and we recognized them today before first pitch. Do Great Things!

Friday, May 9 **Summer school is Tuesday, May 27th-Friday, June 27th. If a student needs to take summer school or there are questions regarding summer school, please contact the student’s guidance counselor Mrs. Vambaketes or Mrs. Struif in the Guidance Office. **Mrs. Robinson has shared the 2nd semester attendance exemption list. In order to be on this list a student must have 3 or fewer excused absences and 2 or fewer tardies. If you clear obligations and have a C or better in a class you don't have to take that final. This list has taken a lot of time to put together so there could be errors. If you think there is an error please stop by the Attendance Center. This list will also be updated for attendance daily. Also remember that if you have an A and now a B because of the student council food drive, regardless if you are on the attendance list, you are exempt from the final that you have an A or B in the class. **Junior NHS Members: There will be a meeting this coming Monday, May 12th during academic lab in room E121 for all juniors in the National Honor Society to discuss next year's senior mentor program. An email list will be sent before the meeting of juniors that need to attend. **Juniors--If you are interested in joining Spirit Club your senior year please sign up in the document that Mrs. Robinson shared. We will start having meetings at the end of July or beginning of August to start planning for the year so please check your email over the summer. **Free Madison County Transit summer bus passes are here! All students, 18 and under, can ride free from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Pick up your pass in the Attendance Center. **The Wood River Business Alliance is hosting the 2025 Summer Kickoff on May 17th from 11-2pm. The Alliance is seeking volunteers to help with setup, help during the event and help with clean up. Students can volunteer from 10-am-12pm, 12pm-2pm, or 1pm-3pm. Please meet at WestEnd coffee shop 10W. Ferguson Wood River, IL.

Here is our athletic schedule for the weekend with results from Thursday's games.

Here is our athletic schedule for today (Thu, May 8) along with our results from yesterday's contests.

Thursday, May 8 **Summer school is Tuesday, May 27th-Friday, June 27th. If a student needs to take summer school or there are questions regarding summer school, please contact the student’s guidance counselor Mrs. Vambaketes or Mrs. Struif in the Guidance Office. **Mrs. Robinson has shared the 2nd semester attendance exemption list. In order to be on this list a student must have 3 or fewer excused absences and 2 or fewer tardies. If you clear obligations and have a C or better in a class you don't have to take that final. This list has taken a lot of time to put together so there could be errors. If you think there is an error please stop by the Attendance Center. This list will also be updated for attendance daily. Also remember that if you have an A and now a B because of the student council food drive, regardless if you are on the attendance list, you are exempt from the final that you have an A or B in the class. **Junior NHS Members: There will be a meeting this coming Monday, May 12th during academic lab in room E121 for all juniors in the National Honor Society to discuss next year's senior mentor program. An email list will be sent before the meeting of juniors that need to attend. **Juniors--If you are interested in joining Spirit Club your senior year please sign up in the document that Mrs. Robinson shared. We will start having meetings at the end of July or beginning of August to start planning for the year so please check your email over the summer. **Free Madison County Transit summer bus passes are here! All students, 18 and under, can ride free from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Pick up your pass in the Attendance Center.

Home run by Drake Champlin over the fence at the Grizzlies Ballpark.

Oilers baseball playing Dupo at Grizzlies Stadium.

Senior Assembly Congratulations Class of 2025! Do Great Things!

Congratulations Drake Champlin on being selected as the St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year for EAWR! Drake has been a three sport athlete his entire high school career and an outstanding student in the classroom. We wish him great things after high school!

Wednesday, May 7 **Senior finals are tomorrow 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. **Hartford Elementary is looking for volunteers to help with their Spring Fling tonight from 3:30-6:30 pm at Hartford Elementary School. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up in the Attendance Center. **Seniors: The final Distinguished Grad List was emailed to seniors on Friday--If you think there is an error, contact Mrs Robinson ASAP. **Summer school is Tuesday, May 27th-Friday, June 27th. If a student needs to take summer school or there are questions regarding summer school, please contact the student’s guidance counselor Mrs. Vambaketes or Mrs. Struif in the Guidance Office. **Mrs. Robinson has shared the 2nd semester attendance exemption list. In order to be on this list a student must have 3 or fewer excused absences and 2 or fewer tardies. If you clear obligations and have a C or better in a class you don't have to take that final. This list has taken a lot of time to put together so there could be errors. If you think there is an error please stop by the Attendance Center. This list will also be updated for attendance daily. Also remember that if you have an A and now a B because of the student council food drive, regardless if you are on the attendance list, you are exempt from the final that you have an A or B in the class. **We will follow the senior assembly schedule today. Teachers please escort your class to the Memorial Gym at 1:15 and sit with your class in the assigned area. Seniors are dismissed at 1 pm to get seated. **Junior NHS Members: There will be a meeting this coming Monday, May 12th during academic lab in room E121 for all juniors in the National Honor Society to discuss next year's senior mentor program. An email list will be sent before the meeting of juniors that need to attend. **Juniors--If you are interested in joining Spirit Club your senior year please sign up in the document that Mrs. Robinson shared. We will start having meetings at the end of July or beginning of August to start planning for the year so please check your email over the summer.

**Senior Spotlight** --Milla LeGette will be attending Lewis and Clark Community College --Grace McLagan will be attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville --Gavin Eyer will be attending Lewis and Clark Community College Good luck and do great things!! (We will continue to spotlight seniors daily)

Today the Top Oilers were treated to an off campus lunch.

Here is our athletic schedule for today (Tue, May 6) along with game results from yesterday.

**Senior Spotlight** --Deagan Ridenhower will be attending Southwestern Illinois College --Nick Mugge will be attending Lewis and Clark Community College Good luck and do great things!! (We will continue to spotlight seniors daily)