ETHS Weekly Update

Upcoming Events Calendar

Last week the NASA HUNCH students had the honor of presenting their projects to NASA astronauts, engineers, and the general public at Rocket Park in Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. The group was chosen after a final design review back in February to represent some of the top projects around the country at Johnson Space Center. The group did a research study to find environmentally friendly ways to combat biofilms in space vehicles. Congratulations to the team.

By participating in the NASA HUNCH program the students gain valuable research and presentation skills that they will use in their future endeavors. The students pictured include Eleanor Lafreniere who will be attending UW-La Crosse and majoring in biology, Alex Cook who will be attending MSOE and majoring in civil engineering, Aidan Manske who will be attending UW-Platteville and majoring in software engineering, Lilly Aleckson who will be attending Viterbo University and majoring in biochemistry, and Marissa Cerny who will be majoring in chemical engineering.

The East Troy HUNCH program involves students choosing a task or project to design and present to representatives from NASA. Students form teams in September, choose a project from a list, and use the engineering process to design and present their projects in March. Please contact Ryan Manske (manrya@easttroy.k12.wi.us) at the high school for more information.

*Submitted by Ryan Manske

The East Troy chapter of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) fundraised and studied all year for the opportunity to attend the State Leadership Conference! The event was held at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells April 14-16.

We attended incredible breakout sessions, networked with other schools and health professionals, competed in a wide variety of events and of course spent a little time in the water park!

Congratulations to Riley Fitch for applying for and winning a HOSA scholarship this year!

Congratulations to Cadence Kroll (4th place - Medical Spelling), Isabella Peroceschi (4th place - Healthy Living), Hannah Feyen (5th place - Healthy Living), and Molly Pluess (4th place - Researched Persuasive Writing/Speaking)!

Any high school student interested in being a future health professional should consider joining HOSA!

For National Poetry Month, the ETHS Library is going to crowdsource a poem again this year. Submissions will be due this Friday, April 26. This year the prompts will be "I used to...but now I..." Students will be asked to answer the prompts in a Google form after which they can choose a tasty treat in the library. The library is partnering with Ms. Landherr's fundraising program to provide the treats.

Each participant will be allowed one entry. Enter by using the link/QR code flyer below. After Friday, lines/poetry will be selected to create a final poem which will be shared next week. Thanks to all who participated last year! Looking forward to seeing what this year brings.

~Ms. Amon

Madyson Damaske won the Louise Mergener Memorial Award for outstanding artwork, which is an award of $500, for her art piece The Goose. The award is given in honor of a family member of the foundation who had a great appreciation for the arts. Congratulations to Madyson and thank you to Mrs. Giardini, ETHS Art teacher, for supporting her.

Seniors and Parents/Guardians of Seniors were sent an email about Senior Yard Signs last Friday, but this is a last reminder. We are happy to offer a chance to celebrate Seniors with yard signs again this year. We hope you will be excited to display them and celebrate your completion of high school. The cost will be $10 per sign. Please complete this pre-order form (also posted on the Class of 2024 Google Classroom) before Monday 4/22 and please make sure you are pre-ordering the correct amount of signs you want to purchase. Money will be due at pick-up when the signs arrive. If you would like to have a Senior Yard Sign, but cannot afford it, please contact Mrs. Puestow (puelea@easttroy.k12.wi.us) or Pupil Services and we will help make a plan for you.

The graduation ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 2nd at 1PM. Doors open at noon for the ceremony which is held in the gym. Each graduating senior is permitted 10 guests to attend the ceremony. There will not be tickets for the event.

Graduation practice will be held on May 28th (which is an in-service day) at 1 PM at the HS. All seniors should plan on attending.

Senior Awards Night is Wednesday, May 1st at 6 PM and held in the gym. Students that have received a scholarship or award will be invited to attend along with their family. Invitations will be send via mail.

AP exam season is coming soon with exams running from Monday 5/6 to Thursday 5/16. All exams will be held at the district office (formerly Doubek Elementary). All students should arrive at the exam location 15 minutes prior to the start of the exam. If transportation is needed from ETHS to the district office for morning bus riders, please reach out to Ben Hertel (herben@easttroy.k12.wi.us or 262-642-6760 x5227) to request arrangements be made. He can also be contacted with any other inquiries about the AP exam schedule or process.

AP Exam Schedule

Exam Date Time

AP Chemistry - 5/6/24 - 12:00 PM

AP Human Geo - 5/7/24 - 8:00 AM

AP Statistics - 5/7/24 - 12:00 PM

AP English Lit - 5/8/24 - 8:00 AM

AP Psychology - 5/9/24 - 12:00 PM

AP US History - 5/10/24 - 8:00 AM

AP Calculus AB+BC - 5/13/24 - 8:00 AM

AP English Lang - 5/14/24 - 8:00 AM

AP Biology - 5/16/24 - 12:00 PM

The boys varsity golf team won their conference meet at Willow Brook Golf Course in Whitewater with a team score of 171. Junior Logan Redlin led the way with a 40. Junior Trey Smith (42), junior Zach Cesar (47), junior Lucas Hendrickson (43), and senior Josh Erman (46) provided the rest of the team scores.

Coach Manske

The Girls Track and Field Team won the ET Invite on Friday night! They beat surrounding larger schools for the victory! Congratulations to both the boys and girls teams.

Also, the booster club is looking for concession workers! Interested in volunteering? Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0445ADAB28A64-46092434-202324#/

Looking for Trojan apparel? Check out the sideline apparel store here >

Brian O’Leary

Athletic & Activities Coordinator

A Grad Gram is a great way for you to do this!
Grad Gram boxes with blank grams are found in the HS main office, IGA Hansen, and various school events in the upcoming months.

Write the student’s FIRST and LAST name on the line and your message in the blank box. Don’t forget to sign your name as well.
Place the completed Grad Gram(s) and money in the slot of the box. Grad grams are $1 each. Cash or check made out to East Troy Key Club is accepted.
All the Grad Grams will be compiled into booklets by Key Club students and delivered to seniors before graduation.
Deadline to submit a Grad Gram is May 12th.

CESA 2 has some exciting changes to announce to the families at East Troy High School! Please feel free to reach out to them with any questions regarding Drivers Education.

Your teen is or is soon to be eligible for Drivers Education at East Troy School District. Teens are eligible to start the classroom/online portion as early as 14 years, 9 months old. Driver Education is a foundation course which teaches the theory of responsible driving. Emphasis is placed upon introduction of mechanics of driving, execution of most driving operations, and a thorough understanding of rules of safe driving.

We have recently launched a new website which will make registering your teen a quick and simple process. You can click the link below to bring you to the CESA 2 Driver Education website to create an account:

Set up a CESA2 account to register for courses.

We have the following upcoming courses available in addition to the online course at East Troy School District: ZOOM CLASSROOM, Mar 12 - May 14 @ 4:30 pm

REGISTER NOW

Zoom sessions are held 4:30 - 6:30pm *No Class 3/25 & 3/27

Jun 10 - Jul 2 8:00 am

REGISTER NOW

Zoom sessions are held 8-10AM. Link for the zoom session will be emailed the day before the first day of class. Jul 8 - 31 @ 8:00 am

REGISTER NOW

Zoom sessions are held 8-10AM. No Class 7/15/24 Link for the zoom session will be emailed the day before the first day of class.

If you have additional questions, please email: driversedsupport@cesa2.org

If your teen is already registered, please disregard this email.

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Emily Willoughby

CESA 2 Drivers Education Program Coordinator

CESA 2 Drivers Education

www.cesa2drivered.org

P.O. Box 400
Spring Green, WI 53588

608.588.3727

Our message to students this year is to get involved! Join a club, sport, or activity that supports your interests and future goals. If you have questions, please reach out to Mr. Brian O'Leary, our Activities Coordinator, for more information regarding athletics and clubs. Students will be able to sign up for clubs during the first week of school as part of a Resource lesson.

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Location: 3128 Graydon Avenue, East Troy, WI, USA
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