Easley Updates

Once we return from break, we will be going nonstop until summer! There will be many opportunities for our seniors to be recognized, several spring concerts to attend, and other ways to cheer on our amazing students. We also will kick off EOCs and AP Exams on May 1st. Keep an eye on our website and social media for all of those dates. Have a wonderful Spring Break! We will see you back at EHS on April 17th.

Our Physics students recently went on a field trip to learn about the science behind Curling! Check out some of the highlights of their trip below.

Our athletes take time during their seasons to visit elementary schools. Our soccer team recently spent some time at McKissick Elementary and Forest Acres Elementary, welcoming students and visiting classrooms.

EHS had a large group of students volunteer at Special Olympics held at Furman University on March 29th. Below are some of the highlights of their time.

NJROTC recently held their annual Military Ball. Students shared a meal, danced, and listened to a message from guest speaker, Mrs. Scott.

Orchestra students from the high schools in Pickens County auditioned for the opportunity to participate in the the SDPC All County High School Orchestra Festival on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The selected students had the chance to rehearse a guest clinician, Alan Clark, from the Southwood Academy of the Arts. Congratulations to the 21 EHS students who were selected to participate!

We would like to invite you to our Spring Orchestra Concert for GMS and EHS! This concert is free and open to the public. This concert will showcase our Orchestra students and their progress this year! The concert will be held in the EHS Auditorium on April 25, 2023. The times for each grade level are listed below. 6:00 p.m. GMS Sixth Grade Orchestra will perform. 6:30 p.m. GMS Seventh Grade Orchestra will perform. 7:00 p.m. GMS Eighth Grade Orchestra will perform. 7:30 p.m. EHS Chamber Ensemble will perform.

Now that the 2022-2023 school year has started, many waivers due to COVID that were put in place by the state regarding attendance have expired. This means that we must ensure that students are meeting the minimum number of seat time hours required for all classes.

State law requires that in a 1/2 credit course (one that lasts for 9 weeks), a student may not exceed 5 unexcused absences.

In a whole credit course (one that lasts for a semester), a student may not exceed 10 unexcused absences. Parent notes will NOT be accepted once a student has gone beyond this.

If your child has more than these 5 or 10 absences, you will be notified at report card time with instructions on how to make up the required seat time. We will have times made available for students before, during, and after the school day in order to do this. Please note that a student may not take time out of their already scheduled credit-bearing classes to make up their seat time for another class.

• Our school day begins at 8:40am
• Students who are not in their assigned classroom at the bell to start each period are tardy. If the student does not have a pass, this is an unexcused tardy, and multiple unexcused tardies will result in consequences from administration.
• Attendance at the high school level is done by course/class period (ex, if a student leaves after 3rd period, even though they have been present for the majority of the day, they are marked absent for 4th period).
• Multiple absences can lead to intervention and/or failure to pass a class.

Students are not to be in the parking lot during the school day unless he/she has an early dismissal or late arrival. This includes lunch time.

Please use the following link to access everything for Yearbook. This includes information needed for Seniors, yearbook orders, etc.

https://www.flowcode.com/page/easleyyearbook

ESOL Students are invited to go to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia on Wednesday, April 19th. We will be gone the entire day visiting the zoo animals, the aquarium and gardens. The cost is $24.00 plus lunch to be purchased on site.

Physical Day at EHS will be on April 25th and 27th. Check-in time is 5:15 pm in the EHS Cafeteria. All athletes must bring a physical form with the history side completed. All proceeds go towards purchasing medical supplies for ALL athletic teams at EHS. Physicals will be good for the 2023-24 school year.

Register at https://easleyathletics.com/buy-tickets/.

Link for Physical https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2039/Pickens/1111857/SCHSL_Athletic_Physical.pdf

Beginning April 4th and every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:15pm-6:45pm during the month of April (with the exception of Spring Break). Open to all girls interested in playing basketball, including rising 9th graders.