Eastern Greene High Schools May 2016 Thunderbird Beat 11064 E St. Rd. 54 Bloomfield, IN 47424 (812) 825-5621 Fax (812) 825-6661 Attendance Matters! Help us reach a goal of 96% attendance rate. Strong attendance has a positive impact on current success in school. Further, setting strong attendance habits as a student will help in future career success too. (Current rates as of May 2, 2016) Grade 9 96.35% Grade 10 95.13% Grade 11 96.32% Grade 12 95.47% Overall: - 95.82% From the desk of. The 2015-2016 school year has been fantastic. We have seen students celebrate successes in the classroom, in the music department, and in extra-curricular events. We have truly had a wonderful year here at EGHS. I am especially proud of the numerous accomplishments of the class of 2016. I have had the honor to watch them grow, as their principal, since they were in the fifth grade for many of them. I wish each and everyone of them the best of luck in whatever endeavor they pursue next. I look forward to following them as they continue on their journey after high school. I encourage everyone to take some time and check out this issue of the Thunderbird Beat. It is full of highlights of exceptional achievements of our high school Thunderbirds. Don t miss this weekends presentation of Annie taking place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In addition, coming up this month will be numerous opportunities to recognize our students and their accomplishments from this school year. Please feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns. I can be reached at dlewis@egreene.k12.in.us or at 812-825-5621. BE PROUD THUNDERBIRDS! Doug Lewis, Principal
May 6 & 7-7:00pm May 8-2:00pm Matinee Adults $7.00 Students $5.00 Elementary Gym-a-torium News from the Thunderbird Honor Society: Thanks from THS The annual Inga s Popcorn sale was a huge success once again. Our members sold 220 items, which translated into $1,762.50 of profit. When we added in the donations from community members, THS was able to deposit $1,845 into the Student Activities Fund, which is the largest donation we have ever made. The group enjoys fundraising for Student Activities because it benefits everyone in the high school. THS wants to thank everyone for such wonderful support this year! Graduation Cords for THS Members THS will be adding a new tradition this year concerning the graduation cords. Each senior member who is in good standing will receive the red, black, and gold honor cord at the Senior Academic Honors and Awards Program. Members will receive invitations with specific details.
The Band Concert date was changed to April 11th at 6:30pm. This will include both the junior high and high school bands. Please change this on your calendars!! One of the best resources for keeping you informed about your students grades and classes is Harmony. Harmony can be accessed through our school webpage. Go to the high school page and you will need a login and password then you will have access to the following items: - Student grades - Individual classroom assignments - You can set up push notifications to be sent notifications from Harmony (alerting you of grade changes, attendance, and discipline referrals) - Check that emergency contacts are current, in case your child is sick. *If you need your students login or password, please call the office at (812)825-5621. Attention Parents/Guardians of 2016/2017 Seniors: It is a requirement by the IN State Department of Health that all 12th grade students have two MCV4 (Meningococcal conjugate). This should be done by the August of 2016 when school starts. If it is not done you will receive a letter giving you 20 days to get your child's immunizations up to date or they could be excluded from school until they are updated. If you have any questions please call Nurse Debbie at 812-825-5623 ext. 1008. Last student day is Tuesday, May 24th Teacher day on May 25th
2015-2016 Cheerleading Awards Varsity Awards: Most Dedicated...Brittney Groomer Most Improved.... Lynnly Kirkman Leadership...Lexi Shimkus Spirit Award Victorya Valentine Junior Varsity Awards: Most Improved.... Chloe Kirkman Leadership...Emma Greves Spirit Sierra Ford 2015-2016 Winter Dance Awards 110% Award.Bailey Caswell Coaches Award..Shelby Walters Attendance Award.Emily Terry Attitude Award.Lydia Coons Freshmen students, from Mrs. McConnell s class, presenting books from Homer s The Odyssey.
Girls Basketball Awards Varsity Awards Best Offensive Player Award...Amanda Butler Free Throw Percentage Award..Amanda Butler Teammate Award.Katie Igel Rebounding Award.Kayla Rogers Defensive Stopper Award..Kayla Rogers 4 Year Award...Katie Igel, Miranda Blocher, Amanda Butler and Lauren Miller Junior Varsity Awards Free Throw Percentage Award.Lilly Prince Rebounding Award.Rachael Sparks Mental Attitude Award....Rebecca Deckard and Allison Fields Defensive Award..Taylor Rollins Most Improved Award..Courtney Dwyer Boys Basketball Awards Varsity Awards: Field Goal Percentage Award..Trevor Yoho 3 Point Percentage Award..Nathan Eckerle Free Throw Percentage Award..Nathan Eckerle Assists Award..Colden Roberts Rebounding Award...Caleb Hamilton Offensive MVP..Nathan Eckerle Defensive MVP...Caleb Hamilton Mental Toughness Award..Jobe Gilliatt 4 Year Award..Nathan Eckerle, Jobe Gilliatt, Colden Roberts and Trevor Yoho Junior Varsity Awards: Offensive Award.Isiah Padgett Defensive Award...Collin Campbell Mental Attitude Award.Tanner Carter C-Team Awards: Most Improved..Blayne Campbell Mental Toughness Award.Ben Lindsey
FFA Banquet May 18th 6pm HS Cafeteria FFA Members will be recognized for all their hard work throughout this year. Including Greenhand & Chapter degrees, CDE participation, top fruit sales, etc. Please RSVP to Mrs. Hovious by May 11th shovious@egreene.k12.in.us or (812)825-5621 ext. 2017 Visit us on the web: www.egreene.k12.in.us Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/easterngreeneschools Eastern Greene Class of 2016 Graduation Sat. May 28, 2016 11:00am (doors open at 10:00am) EGHS Gymnasium
Grades 9-11 Award Ceremony Thurs. May 12 @ 9:00am Eastern Greene HS Gym Parents and friends are welcome to attend! Showcase Night!! Come see papers and projects the students have been working on all year! Tuesday May 17th 3:15-6:30pm Senior Awards Night May 17th @ 6:30pm Eastern Greene HS Gym Everyone is welcome to attend!
Elisabeth Sturgis is our Technology Integration Specialist at Eastern Greene Schools. Elisabeth does an amazing job helping our teachers integrate technology into the classroom, as well as work with students on various projects throughout the school year. She has a tech page that has a lot of supplementary web based games and programs on her site that your student can use at home to practice by grade or by subject. She also has a fantastic site for parents wanting to learn more about Digital Citizenship for their children and ways to talk to them about their online behavior. Check it out! http://easterngreenetechnology.weebly.com/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators Every student has to pass a state assessment to graduate from high school called a Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE). In recent years, it has been an End of Course Assessment (ECA) in English 10 and Algebra 1. The state is now transitioning back to the GQE ISTEP model in grade 10. Please see the chart below to see what test your student will have to pass to graduate: Class ECA English 10 and Algebra ISTEP 10 English and Math Science (not required to graduate but taken at the conclusion of Biology) 2016 GQE Will not take Took Bio ECA 2017 GQE Will not take Took Bio ECA 2018 GQE Will take but not GQE Take either Bio ECA or ISTEP 2019 Will not take GQE ISTEP 10 Science Please contact Mrs. Clarke in the guidance office if you have any questions 812-825-5621 ext 2153
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program created by the College Board, which offers collegelevel curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. Students will take the AP exams on: Monday, May 2 nd AM AP Environmental Science Exam Tuesday, May 3 rd AM AP Computer Science Tuesday, May 3 rd PM AP Physics 1 Wednesday, May 4 th AM AP English Lit Thursday, May 5 th AM AP Calculus AB and BC Wednesday, May 11 th AM AP English Lang Thursday, May 12 th PM AP Statistics If you or your student want to know what score is needed for a specific university, please click on the below link: http://www.transferin.net/ap.aspx If you, or anyone you know, is a Schwan s customer, please consider supporting the Eastern Greene High School Student Activities account. By making your Schwan order online at www. Schwans.com and entering our campaign id of 1997, Schwan s will donate 5% cash of your purchase to our activities account. This is a very simple way to help us raise money and it costs you nothing extra if you are already a Schwan s customer. Our activities account provides the following to our students: student convocations for bullying and drug-free campaigns, students awards, and student incentives. Please pass this information along to anyone you know that is a Schwan s customer. They can live anywhere Schwan s delivers and as long as they provide our Schwan campaign id of 1997, EGHS student activities gains 5% of the sale. Thank you for your support! Schwans.com EGHS campaign id: 22309 ECA Testing Math: Wednesday, May 11 or Thursday, May 12 Language Arts: Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18
After Prom Fun!! Thanks so much to all the kids who came to after prom and also to the parents who were willing to chaperone! It was a great night!
Scholar Success Program: Starting with the Class of 2017, student must complete all of the requirements in the chart below: This chart shows all 12 requirements that Scholars must complete during high school to receive their 21st Century Scholarship. In addition to completing these requirements, Scholars are required to PERFORM Academically. Scholars must graduate from high school with a Core 40 diploma and a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Scholars are also highly encouraged to pursue a Core 40 diploma with Academic Honors or Technical Honors to increase their level of academic preparation and to provide them with the widest range of options after high school graduation. http://www.in.gov/21stcenturyscholars/2352.htm Progress should be recorded at: https://secure.in.gov/apps/che/scholartrack/ Senior Scholars All seniors that are 21st century scholars must: 1) Fill out their FAFSA by March 10th 2) Complete their affirmation online. First watch the video at: https://studentaid.ssaci.in.gov/scholarenrollment/affirmation/seniorexitpresentation/index.htm Then complete their affirmation at: http://www.in.gov/21stcenturyscholars/2473.htm 3) Graduate with a 2.5 GPA General Scholar Info For general requirements by graduation year, please click the link below: http://www.in.gov/21stcenturyscholars/files/21cs_requirements_by_grade_level.pdf