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Wednesday, April 9--Area Track @Veribest

Seniors will be touring the campus of Howard College on Friday, April 11.

Juniors will visit TSTC in Abilene on Wednesday, April 16.

Sophomores will head to Angelo State University on Thursday, April 24.

Freshmen will tour Howard Payne University on Friday, April 25.

8th grade will be touring the campus of Angelo State University on May 7.

We will have a parent meeting for 6th grade parents on Thursday, April 10 at 5:00 pm. Our 6th graders have a unique field trip opportunity coming up. You definitely don't want to miss this great informational meeting.

Wednesday, April 9---Freshmen and Sophomores will take the English I and English II End of Course STAAR exams. These are 2 of the 5 EOC tests high school students must pass for graduation. Any juniors or seniors who have not passed these tests, will be taking them on Wednesday as well.

Thursday, April 10-- 3rd-8th grade students will take the English/Reading STAAR test.

PreK-2nd grade students have two field trips coming up. They are scheduled to visit the Donkey Rescue and go to a park for a picnic on April 10. They will be going to the Abilene Zoo on April 30.

Just a few dress code reminders as we head into Spring:

* Bangs must be above the eyebrows.

* Students must be clean-shaven.

* Shorts and skirts for secondary students may be no shorter than 5 inches above the knee when standing up straight.

* Shorts and skirts for elementary students must be fingertip length when standing up straight.

* When wearing tight fitting spandex/leggings, the shirt or top must follow the above guidelines (5 inches above knee for secondary students and fingertip length for elementary).

* If there are holes or tears higher than 5 inches above the knee in jeans/pants, leggings must be worn underneath.

* Shirts/tops must cover the abdomen at all times.

There will be no school on Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday.

What: Physicals

When: Friday, April 11

Time: 1:00-3:30 pm

Who: Current 5th--11th grade students who will be participating next year in any of the following:

Football

Cheer

Marching Band

Basketball

Tennis

Track

Cross Country

Golf

Students will bring home permission slips that must be signed and returned in order for them to have the physicals.

Thank you to everyone who supported the FCCLA Bundt cake fundraiser. Cakes will be delivered on Tuesday, April 8.

FCCLA will be traveling to the State competition in Dallas April 10-12. Good luck to all 5 teams!

Eden High School and the San Angelo Food Bank will do their monthly distribution on Thursday, April 10. Drive through the elementary drop off line between 10:00-11:00.

Friday, April 11 will be the end of 3 weeks. Progress reports will be posted in Parent Portal on Tuesday, April 15.

Any students who lost eligibility at the end of the last 9 weeks will have an opportunity to regain their eligibility. Please encourage your students to get all of their work turned in.

LET'S FINISH THE YEAR STRONG!!!!

One of our goals is to expose our students to career opportunities they may never have considered. Over the next few weeks, we will have several presenters coming in including:

Forest Rangers

Stormchasers

Helicopter pilots

Zookeepers

Entrepreneurs

Please mark the following dates on your calendars for upcoming STAAR tests. These next few weeks we will be reviewing the skills and standards students have learned all year in preparation for their end of year exams.

APRIL 9--ENGLISH I/ENGLISH II STAAR

APRIL 10--3rd-8th GRADE READING STAAR

APRIL 16--5th and 8th GRADE SCIENCE STAAR and BIOLOGY STAAR

APRIL 17--U.S. HISTORY STAAR

APRIL 23--ALGEBRA I and 8th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES STAAR

APRIL 30--3rd -8th GRADE MATH STAAR

On Thursday, May 8, the Eden Theatre Department will host dinner and entertainment as a fundraiser.

The junior high theatre class will present "The Monsters Under the Bed."

The OAP team will present "How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse."

Stay tuned for more information on the menu and ticket prices.

TUESDAY

Breakfast: Breakfast strudel/Cheese stick/Fruit/Juice/Milk

Lunch: Chicken patty/Tater tots/Okra/fruit/milk/Roll

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast: Breakfast pizza/juice/milk

Lunch: Chicken fajitas/Beans/Carrots/fruit/milk/Sherbet

THURSDAY

Breakfast: Breakfast sandwich/fruit/juice/milk

Lunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce/Salad/Tomato cup/fruit/milk

FRIDAY

Breakfast: Donut/Sausage/fruit/juice/milk

Lunch: Hot dogs/Fries/Tomato cups/fruit/milk

April 9--English I and II STAAR EOC

April 9--Area Track @Veribest

April 10--STAAR Reading 3-8 grade

April 10--PK-2nd grade field trip

April 10--Food Bank Distribution

April 10-12--FCCLA to State

April 11--Seniors to Howard College

April 16--STAAR Science 5th and 8th grade

April 16--Juniors to TSTC in Abilene

April 17--STAAR U.S. History

April 18--Good Friday--NO SCHOOL

April 23--STAAR Algebra and 8th grade History

April 24--Sophomores to ASU

April 25--Freshmen to Howard Payne

April 28--Spring Band Concert (4-12 grade bands)--6:00 pm

April 30--STAAR 3-8 grade math

April 30--PK-2nd grade field trip