The Bear Bulletin

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable holiday season. We were able to ease our way back from break with a two day week. Looking forward to a solid start for 2025!

• We have potential weather events in the forecast. Please check out our winter weather notification page on how the district will notify families in case of a school delay or cancelation. There is a link to the site at the bottom of the page.
• Keystone Exams start Tuesday. Please review this letter and schedule for the week for more details
• Parents were emailed a copy of this year's course selection process. Please contact your child's counselor with any questions.

Reminder on upcoming dates

• Early Dismissal January 17. No school January 20.
• Final exams will be January 23 and 24. Second semester ends January 24 as well.
• No school on Monday, January 27. Second semester, with new classes for students, starts January 28. Students and parents can access next semester’s schedule in their Sapphire Community Portal accounts.
• We will have our Spring Parent’s Night on February 6. A letter will be emailed to parents when the date gets closer.

Have a great week!

Jason D’Amico

Principal
GO BEARS!

• On the last day before break, our student body was treated to a holiday performance by our band, orchestra, and choir.
• Several students participated in Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success

Tuesday - Day A - 5

Wednesday - Day B - 6

Thursday- Day A - 1

Athletic Announcements & Twitter

• Athletes - AD office checks athletic eligibility each week. Don't forget to make sure your grades are accurate.

The GIANT Company is partnering with EASD to help support our students facing food insecurity.

From January 1 through March 31, everyone who shops at GIANT, MARTIN’S, and GIANT Heirloom Market stores will be invited to “round up” at the register and donate the round-up amount of their bill to support Feeding School Kids. Customers can also give by converting their CHOICE Rewards Points to donations in the GIANT app or purchasing a reusable bag. EASD students and families will be included as a beneficiary of this program.

Starting January 7, 2025 we will begin administering state mandated Keystone Exams in Algebra, Biology, and Literature to students in our tested, or Keystone trigger, classes.

Final exams for first semester classes will be Thursday, January 23 and Friday, January 24. The last day of the semester is January 24.

Starting next week, information about Keystone and Final Exams can be found on our high school website under Academics —> Keystone Exams —> Keystone Exams Center. Additionally, a letter was emailed to families with more details on these annual January assessments. A link to the letter will be at the end of the bulletin as a reference for students and parents.

Parents of current 11th grade students

This is a reminder that the state mandates all 11th grade students to submit a physical exam. Any physical exam from a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant after September 2023 will count. Well child checks, sports physicals, and drivers license physicals all count toward this mandate. If you have any questions or to verify if your student needs to turn in their physical, please contact the nurse's office.

SENIOR CLASS of 2025 YARD SIGNS

• Order online before January 20 for pick up Monday February 3
• Online store will re-open in February for pick up Wednesday March 26
• Pick up location TBA

Click the link, select the Yard Sign, enter your information and pay $13 online.

There is also an option to sponsor a “gift” sign for a Senior student whose family is not able to purchase one. Questions? Contact Jen Creason at jencreason3@gmail.com

Store Link:

https://stores.inksoft.com/eahs_class_of_2025_yard_sign/shop/home

We need your help! On March 11 Junior Achievement of South Central PA will be at the High School with their STEM Summit Program. All students in Grade 9 will be participating in the day-long event designed to explore careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

• The goal of the STEM Summit is to inspire students to pursue an academic STEM focus in the remainder of their high school courses. After the completion of the STEM Summit, guidance counselors have a foundation to work with students on appropriate course work.
• For this day to be a success, we will need volunteers to facilitate ONE of the STEM activities for the day as students rotate through your station. You do not need to have a STEM background to be a great volunteer! If we do not have these volunteer spots filled, we are in danger of not being able to run this meaningful event.
• Please also share this opportunity with friends, neighbors and colleagues who may be interested in helping the students of our school.
• Please see this flyer for more details

Shady Maple Baked Goods for the Mini-THON fundraiser - items will be delivered this week!

Save the date! EAHS Mini-THON and EAHS Wrestling are partnering with Manheim Central to "Take Down Cancer" at the match on Wednesday January 15. You can help support this awesome cause!

• Buying a "Take Down for Cancer" t shirt from any Mini-THON captain, wrestler by Wednesday December 18th!
• Pledge to donate .50 cents or more per takedown for the night of the event. See any wrestler to pledge or email christa_raudenbush@etownschools.org by January 15
• Attend the event and make a donation!

January 13-17 - Keystone Make-Ups

January 17 - EARLY DISMISSAL - Mini-THON Kick Off

January 20 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 23 & 24 - Final Exams

January 28 - Start of second semester

February 3 - SAT School Day Test Registration Begins

February 5 - College Athlete Recruitment Day

February 6 - Scheduling portal window opens for students.

February 6 - Parents Night

February 12 - Scheduling Portal Closes

February 13 - Early Dismissal/Professional Development

February 14 & 17 - No School

February 20 - 10th Grade Class Meeting during FLEX

February 27 - MP 3 Mid Terms

February 27 - Musical preview during FLEX

February 27. - March 1 - Spring Musical

February 28 - Mock Interviews

February 28 - Life Ready Portfolio Presentations

March 17 - Deadline for Elizabethtown-only scholarships