December 15th Update

Dear Erie High School Families,

Thank you for your support and engagement in another great week at Erie High School. It was encouraging to see our students and teachers place great focus throughout the course of this week on a strong finish to the semester in preparation for final exams. I wish all of our students the best in the successful completion of exams and end-of-semester projects for their classes. Please review the fall 2023 semester final exam schedule prior to next week.

Erie High School Boosters

As we prepare for the upcoming Winter Break, I would like to shine a light on an outstanding organization that provides incredible support to Erie High School students, faculty, staff, and community - the Erie High School Boosters. This group of dedicated volunteers has provided robust support to EHS over the years, including $350,000 in financial contributions in just the last four years. The Boosters support EHS students in academics, athletics, performing arts, and co-curricular activities, in addition to their commitment to providing scholarships to students in support of their postsecondary endeavors.

With the installation of our new digital scoreboards in Tiger Stadium and the EHS Main Gym, the Boosters are working to enhance their support of our students with various advertising and sponsorship opportunities. Additionally, the Boosters recently provided a cart of 15 MacBooks for student use in Music Technology and Computer Science courses. The EHS Boosters make a huge impact in our school - to learn more about this outstanding organization and ways that you can support the Booster Club by volunteering or contributing, please visit the Erie High School Boosters official website.

Congratulations to our EHS Music Programs

Over the past two weeks, we have been fortunate to host our winter concerts for band, choir, and orchestra. It brings me great joy and appreciation to see our students perform in these concerts, and it is uplifting to see the incredible community support with outstanding attendance at these concerts. Our Erie High School student-musicians are having a great year!

Congratulations Erie High School Cheer & Football!

On Thursday, we had a great assembly to recognize our fall sports team state champions - the Erie High School cheer team and football team. I am proud of both of these programs, and commend the student-athletes and coaches for their hard work and dedication to excellence over the course of their respective seasons. It is not often that one school is able to win two state championships in the span of six days, but as a result of the outstanding performances by both our cheer and football teams in their respective state championships, we are fortunate to have two fall team champions this year at EHS.

Erie High School Education Foundation Scholarships

The Erie High School Education Foundation scholarships website is live and ready for student applicants! Winter Break would be a great time for our Class of 2024 members to review scholarship opportunities and complete applications provided by EHSEF. To learn more about the EHSEF scholarship program, please visit their new and improved website.

Best wishes to our students on a successful finals week. I hope that you and your family have an incredible upcoming Winter Break (December 22nd - January 5th)!

Sincerely,

Josh Griffin

Erie High School Principal

Registration for the 24-25 school year is an important process for our students. EHS boasts a rich variety of courses and programs, from CU Succeeds and Front Range Community College partnerships to St.Vrain's CETC and IC options. Navigating these options can be overwhelming, so we offer robust support, including a Course Selection Website, to guide students and involve parents in this vital process. The timeline provided ensures everyone is informed and engaged, making course selection an informed and collaborative step in each student's educational journey.

📘 December 6, 2023 - EHS Course Descriptions Updated for 24-25

Course description website will be updated to include all of the courses that are available for student registration for the upcoming school year (including CETC, IC, Front Range and CU Succeeds).

🗓️ December 6, 2023 - SVVSD Registration Opens

St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) registration will open.

📅 January 8 - 12, 2024 - EHS Registration Week in Advisory

From January 8 to January 12, 2024, we will be hosting EHS Registration Week in Advisory. This is a dedicated time for students to work with their advisors and counselors to select courses for the upcoming school year.

🌟 January 11&18, 2024 - Registration Nights at EHS

Check out the Save the Date below.

🔒 February 5, 2024 - Erie High School Registration Closes

Infinite Campus will close for registration on Monday, February 5, 2024. Timely registration enhances a student’s likelihood of securing a spot in the courses they desire.

🎉 May 1, 2024 - Student Schedules Released

Finally, on May 1, 2024, student schedules for the 24-25 school year will be released!

Please do not hesitate to contact your student’s counselor or administrator if you have any questions as we move into this important registration season.

Please consider joining the booster club by becoming a member. Click this LINK

Look to our website: www.erieboosterclub.com for our meeting times and locations.

Click this LINK and sign up to volunteer for the Booster Club.

Tuesday: December 19th

Period 1 Exam: 7:45am – 9:15am

Period 2 Exam: 9:25am – 10:55am

Period 3 Exam: 11:05am – 12:35pm

Wednesday: December 20th

Period 5 Exam: 7:45am – 9:15am

Period 6 Exam: 9:25am – 10:55am

Period 7 Exam: 11:05am – 12:35pm

Thursday: December 21st

Period 4 Exam: 7:45am – 9:15am

Period 8 Exam: 9:25am – 10:55am

**Make-up - individually scheduled: 11:05am – 12:35pm

TWO amazing students from Erie were accepted into this year's groups!

Atlas Momier (11th grade - cello) - Philharmonic Orchestra

Vittoria Pugina (10th grade - 1st violin) - Symphony Orchestra

- EHS makes up 33% of accepted string students from SVVSD (6 string students - 8 total including band students)

- Only 135 string students are accepted into All State Orchestra each year

Atlas and Vittoria will be in Fort Collins at CSU for this event (February 1-3, 2024). I know they would love to see the Erie community in the audience at their performance on 2/3/24 :)

Women in Engineering Medtronic Wise Summer Internship (Due Date: Jan 31st)

video link

2024 Community Foundation Scholarship Application (Due Date: Feb 15th)

Accessed on our website or by clicking on the link.

Erie Education Foundation Scholarships (Due Date: Feb 1st)

ehsedfnd.awardspring.com

Gold Star Financial Award (Due Date: March 1st)

https://www.peointernational.org/

Elevations Foundation’s Scholarship (Opens Jan 1st)

See Brochure -->

This past weekend EHS Theatre took 29 students to ThesCon at the Colorado Convention Center for a three day theatre conference. Students took part in nine different workshops over the three days. A small sample of the over 100 workshops included: stage combat, special effects makeup, broadway choreography, and making it in the film industry. All master classes were led by national and regional professionals in the theatre and film business.

Wrestling Travels to Ball Arena: EHS Wrestling is excited to travel to Ball Arena on Friday, December 22nd, to take on Mead High School in a dual at 1 pm. This is an exciting event that is also paired with a ticket to watch the Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse team play at Ball Arena that night at 7 pm. The ticket will serve as your entry to the dual and also grant you access to the Colorado Mammoth lacrosse game that will follow the dual. Seating during the dual will be open, first-come, first-serve.

• Please use this link to purchase tickets: Tickets to EHS Dual vs. Mead AND Mammoth LAX Tickets

Athletics Calendar of Events

Saturday, December 16th

• Boys Wrestling Tournament @ UNC 8:00 am

• Creative Writing Club with Ms. Amanda

• Final Exams block A1, A2, & A3
• Stugo Bingo Night 6:00

Wednesday, December 20th

• Final Exams block B5, B6, & B7
• Stugo Eating Contest 6:00

• Final Exams block A4 & B8
• Swim and Dive Varsity Meet @ Brighton High School 5:30
• Stugo football watch party 6:30

Friday, December 22th

• No Student Contact Day
• Varsity Boys Wrestling Dual vs Mead @ Ball Arena