Here are some more students caught doing great things during Halloween week!
Morning Announcements for:
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
**Anyone interested in joining the Scholar Bowl team should meet in Mrs. Miller's room (E224) during Academic Lab tomorrow. If you aren't able to be at the meeting, please stop by and see Mrs. Miller as soon as possible.
**Are you ready to Rock November? Let's get ready with a school wide Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge! Wednesday November 1st - to kick off the month of November - All students will receive 2 beaded necklaces. During passing periods & lunch, you can challenge a classmate with a beaded necklace to a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Winner takes 1 beaded necklace. There will also be Gold Beads to win from staff! Awesome prizes are up for the taking! Wednesday, Beads and Rules will be given during 1st hour. Let's get ready to rock!
**Say "Boo" to Bullying! Stop by the Guidance Office Bulletin Board located in the East Building to read inspirational Boos by students and pick up a sweet treat while they last!
**Coach Colona is looking for volunteers to help with the Great River Road Run on Saturday, November 26, from 8am to noon. If interested please contact Coach Colona at the email address sent to you by Mrs. Robinson.
The Wood River Fire Department would like to give HUGE thanks to Mr. Sitze and his welding students at East Alton - Wood River CHSD 14. They built a hose storage rack for the firehouse to match our existing one, doubling our hose storage space.
Morning Announcements for:
Monday, October 30, 2023
**Anyone interested in joining the Scholar Bowl team should meet in Mrs. Miller's room (E224) during Academic Lab on Wednesday. If you aren't able to be at the meeting, please stop by and see Mrs. Miller as soon as possible.
**There will be a meeting for anyone interested in wrestling this year today, during Academic Lab, in the CCC. See Mr. Beatty or Mrs. Dixon for a pass to attend.
**Stop by the courtyard to see all the faculty, staff, and student pumpkins. Voting will stay open through the end of the day today and winners will be announced on Halloween.
**Are you ready to Rock November? Let's get ready with a school wide Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge! Wednesday November 1st - to kick off the month of November - All students will receive 2 beaded necklaces. During passing periods & lunch, you can challenge a classmate with a beaded necklace to a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Winner takes 1 beaded necklace. There will also be Gold Beads to win from staff! Awesome prizes are up for the taking! Wednesday, Beads and Rules will be given during 1st hour. Let's get ready to rock!
**Say "Boo" to Bullying! Stop by the Guidance Office Bulletin Board located in the East Building to read inspirational Boos by students and pick up a sweet treat while they last!
**The student council blood drive is today in the aud gym. You cannot cut through the gym today and PE classes should report to the big gym unless your teacher told you otherwise. Please do not come to the blood drive until your scheduled time. You will receive a pass.
The following students were caught doing great things and since it's Halloween, how about a Halloween themed graphic to celebrate them!
Oilers at the Wood River Parade this morning.
Congratulations to Madison Holmes for winning the senior MacBook drawing for attending the College and Career Night.
EAWR faculty and staff pumpkin painting contest.
The pumpkins are displayed in the courtyard and voting will continue through Monday.
Morning Announcements for:
Thursday, October 26, 2023
**Attention gamers! The first official meeting for Pokémon Unite, Counter Strike 2 and Splatoon 3 will be after school in the CCC tomorrow 10-26. Please bring your Chromebook if you wish to attend and play competitive esports for EAWR.
**Students: JFL is looking for volunteers this Sunday, October 29th. There are two different shifts: 10:30 am-1 pm and 1 pm-3 pm. If you would like to sign up please do so in the document shared by Mrs Robinson.
**Student Council is hosting a blood drive on October 30th during the school day. You must be 16 or older to donate and those who donate will receive a voucher for a gift card. Please see or email Mrs. Timmins to make an appointment.
**This week is National Red Ribbon Week, sponsored by Peer Leadership. This year's theme is "Be Kind to Your Mind - Live Drug Free." During lunch be sure to grab a self-care bingo card. Get a bingo and collect a prize from Ms. Mueller or Mrs. Miller. Also be on the lookout for some creepy crawlers posted around the school with prevention facts. Finally, snap a selfie with friends by the media backdrop in the East Building. Props are provided. You can DM your photo to the School Spirit facebook page for posting.
**Anyone interested in joining the Scholar Bowl team should meet in Mrs. Miller's room (E224) during Academic Lab on Wednesday, November 1st. If you aren't able to be at the meeting, please stop by and see Mrs. Miller as soon as possible.
**There will be a meeting for anyone interested in wrestling this year on Monday, during Academic Lab, in the CCC. See Mr. Beatty or Mrs. Dixon for a pass to attend.
**Stop by the courtyard to see all the faculty, staff, and student pumpkins. A ballot will be sent later today so you can vote for your favorite. Voting will stay open through the end of the day on Monday and winners will be announced on Halloween.
EAWR Student Council sponsored a pumpkin painting party for students after school on Tuesday. All the students that participated had a great time and the pumpkins have been entered into a contest for students/staff to vote for their favorite.
Thank you to the guidance counselors for organizing the College and Career Night. We had a good turn out at the event.
College and Career Night is 5 to 7 PM in the Courtyard located in the East Building. They are starting to set up now, and there will be a variety of colleges/universities, military, and careers to speak with students and parents.
Morning Announcements for:
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
**Students: JFL is looking for volunteers this Sunday, October 29th. There are two different shifts: 10:30 am-1 pm and 1 pm-3 pm. If you would like to sign up please do so in the document shared by Mrs Robinson.
**Student Council is hosting a blood drive on October 30th during the school day. You must be 16 or older to donate and those who donate will receive a voucher for a gift card. Please see or email Mrs. Timmins to make an appointment.
**Don’t forget, the pumpkin painting party is being held right after school today in the courtyard. You must be signed up to attend.
**The EAWR College and Career Night is tomorrow from 5:00-7:00 pm in the East Building Courtyard. All EAWR students and parents, as well as students and parents from other districts, are welcome to attend. Also, there are attendance prizes for EAWR students only…..one freshman, one sophomore, and one junior will win a $50 Visa gift card, and one of our lucky seniors will win a Macbook!
**This week is National Red Ribbon Week, sponsored by Peer Leadership. This year's theme is "Be Kind to Your Mind - Live Drug Free." During lunch be sure to grab a self-care bingo card. Get a bingo and collect a prize from Ms. Mueller or Mrs. Miller. Also be on the lookout for some creepy crawlers posted around the school with prevention facts. Finally, snap a selfie with friends by the media backdrop in the East Building. Props are provided. You can DM your photo to the School Spirit facebook page for posting.
The EAWR College and Career Night is Wednesday, October 25th from 5 to 7 pm in the East Building Courtyard. All EAWR students and parents, as well as, students/parents from other districts are welcome to attend. EAWR students will also be entered into a drawing for attendance prizes.
The power is restored in the Main and South buildings so students will remain in school.
Here is our athletic schedule for the week of Oct. 23.
Congratulations to the EAWR Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2023!
Mark Burris-EAWR Class of 1971
Steve Haug-EAWR Class of 1971
Dr. Marvin Havens-EAWR Class of 1966
Starlin Haydon-Greatting-EAWR Class of 1976
Bob Kasten-EAWR Class of 1966
Lt. Cmdr. Ernie Maguire-EAWR Class of 1939
Erin Phillips-EAWR Class of 1994
Cappie Stanley-EAWR Class of 1963
It was also Senior Night tonight. We love celebrating our seniors and know they'll do great things!
STAR Night in Wood River. Staff and Teacher Appreciation and Recognition. They got to come out of tunnel, presented with medals by our football players, and after the anthem a massive hand shake line. We appreciate the STARS of Oiler Nation!
Oiler Hockey gets underway tomorrow evening as JV plays the Edwardsville Tigers at RP Lumber Center!
