We had an amazing week celebrating homecoming! The students participated in dress up days, powder puff football, volleyball, battle of the classes and coronation. We crowned an amazing homecoming queen, Madison Harbarth! East Cougar football took home an incredible WIN during overtime against the Waconia Wildcats. It was truly a wonderful week to be a Mankato East Cougar.

Every month staff at Mankato East nominate students for Student of the Month. They are looking for students who are upholding the Mankato East Cougar CODE (Collaborative, Open-Minded, Determined, Excellent). At the end of the month one student from each grade is chosen. Students and the staff that nominated them are invited to a lunch provided by our PBIS Team. This month the staff and students had pizza from Pagliai's Mankato. September's winners are listed below.

• 9th Grade - Ella Fugazzi nominated by Jon Dierks
• 10th Grade - Edgar Mayorga nominated by Mignon Disney
• 11th Grade - KJ Arntz nominated by Kiera Swenson
• 12th Grade - Haley Juliar nominated by Amber Waibel

Also pictured is Principal Osman, and Adam Arnst, a member of our PBIS Team.

Attention seniors! Please submit your senior photo to our yearbook portal using this link https://photos.jostens.com/3VWUCY before December 2, 2024.

On September 25th, 250 East biology students were led by local experts to experience stream macroinvertebrates, prairies, bison, local fish, and a hike through riparian habitat...this day is the result of a tremendous collaboration between our schools, DNR, MSU, Minneopa State Park, Mahkato Revitalization, Friends of Minneopa, MPCA, and local volunteers.

September was Mental Health Awareness month! Hope Squad is an evidence based and peer to peer suicide prevention program. This is the second year the group has been at Mankato East! The group is funded 100% by donations received through United Way. It's been a blessing to have this program at our school. Below is a link to a recent KEYC article and interview with Hope Squad Advisor, Emma Noren.

Below is information on the Kash 4 Kids program through our local HyVee Grocery Store. Please click on the link below for more information.

Ways to update your student's attendance:

1. Call 507-387-5671 and Press 1 for the attendance line. If the line is not answered please leave a message.

2. Email eastattendance@isd77.org

If your student is leaving early for an appointment please call in the morning and have your student stop into the office to get a pass so they can leave class early. They will not be released from class without a pass.

If your student is marked absent in a class that they say they were in, they need to reach out to the teacher on their own. If the teacher made a mistake in marking attendance they will reach out to the office for changes to be made.

If you have any questions regarding the Mankato East attendance policy please reference our school handbook linked below.

October 9 - 2 Hour Early Out

October 14 - No School - Indigenous Peoples Day

October 16 - Sophomore Ring Presentation

October 17 - No School - MEA

October 18 - No School - MEA

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