ECS District Newsletter

ECS announces the official Betsy Cyclones Tennessee car tag! We need 1000 pre-ordered to make this tag official in Tennessee! All proceeds support scholarships given by the EHS Alumni Association to Cyclone students!

Application Link:

https://forms.gle/Jm8x191hgg6mMrwP9

A huge thank you to the Carter County Car Club for their donation to the Betsy Book Bus. Donations like this support our efforts to provide the children in Elizabethton with free books that they can enjoy with their family.

The EHS CTE dual enrollment award from TCAT Elizabethton was given at the ECS November Regular Scheduled Board Meeting. The EHS Betsy Band was recognized for being named the the Division II Tennessee State Champions. Also, The EHS Cross Country Teams were recognized for going to State qualifying. Congratulations!

The Parade of Champions was a memorable night, celebrating the achievements of Evan Carter The World Series Champion, and the Back 2 Back Division II Tennessee State Champion Betsy Band, along with the participation of various school organizations. Thank you to all the ECS staff, teachers, and community members that contributed to the success of the Parade of Champions.

Thank you to Evan & Kaylen Carter for the generous contribution of $35,000 to the Cyclone Dugout Club. Evan Carter, a proud alumnus of EHS and 2023 World Series Champion came to EHS today for a check presentation. He contributed to his local community through the proceeds from his successful "Jesus Won" shirt sales. In collaboration with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Mark Daus, owner of Xtreme Apparel, Carter presented checks to the Cyclone Dugout Club and his local church – Central Community Christian Church. Matt Palmer, representing FCA, alongside Mark Daus, who played a pivotal role in the production and fulfillment of the Jesus Won shirts attended today from Phoenix, Arizona.

Evan Carter's "Jesus Won" shirt campaign gained widespread support from the community. The generous contributions distributed will be a pillar of support for athletes and students, Carter's local church, and the EHS Baseball Team, fostering growth and development within the community.

Rachel Darnell and Lauren McInturff share information about TN All Corps and how this high-dosage, low-ratio tutoring program has been vital to student growth and achievement in our district.

Video link: https://drive.google.com/.../1s-3ssK2.../view...

You will find more helpful Tuffy PEP Talks on the ECS Family Engagement webpage https://www.ecschools.net/Content/810.

The annual Wandell Early Learning Center -WELC caroling and cookie decorating at Central Office was held last week. Children enjoyed singing Christmas carols, decorating cookies, eating pizza, and listening to a Christmas story read by ECS Superintendent Richard VanHuss. Everyone had a great time and loved the cookies.

Ms.Ashley and Ms.Cassie’s classes experienced The Nutcracker last week.

Ms. Rhonda and Ms. Susan’s classes celebrated Thanksgiving with a lunch at Golden Corral with family and friends.

The WELC students visited the Barter Theatre. Everyone had a great time with the #1 requested Christmas gift might just be a hippopotamus.

Happy Monday! East Side's kindergarten classes are organizing an animal shelter donation drive for the Carter County/Elizabethton animal shelter.
We would appreciate donations from all students at East Side. If you would like to donate, please bring in items to any kindergarten classroom no later than Tuesday, December 19th. Thank you!

Congratulations to our winners for the 4-H poster contest!!!! Layla Dommel took first place. Khaliya Regoso placed second, and Brody Hurley and Haleigh Ashline tied for third place! Great job!

Fourth graders had a chance to show off their knowledge of the layers of the earth with an extra credit opportunity! Some of these models included Styrofoam balls, 3D printed models, paper mache, rice and even a tootsie roll!

They partnered with Food City and the United Way to bag groceries for the community. They greeted customers, took donations, and helped gather buggies. It was a fun time serving their community.

Thank you to all the families who invested in their child's love of reading. We used some of the profit to keep books from the book fair to use in the library. The rest of the profits will allow teachers to choose Scholastic books for their classrooms and the librarian to buy books from other vendors to grow our library collection.

Our student sleuths figured out who was behind almost every mask, but they were stumped by a few! After the reveal, our K-2 students completed a writing activity penning a letter to Santa and are now eagerly awaiting the personalized letter they’re going to soon receive. Our 3-5 students completed a winter STEM activity by constructing and testing a marshmallow launcher - a fun (but sticky) job! All families had a chance to visit the Book Fair before and after the activities, too. Thanks to all the families who attended and all the teachers who made it a success. Love to be a Hurricane!

Ms. Livingston's class enjoyed the novel "Charlotte's Web” and celebrated the completion of their unit with some special decorations and snacks.

Just before Thanksgiving, the HME K-Kids led a canned food drive which resulted in 2,016 canned goods for Hale Community Ministries! Thanks to the families who donated canned goods and thanks to the K-Kids for completing this community service project.

Thanks to the Carter County Car Club for the donations to the Accelerated Reader Program and the Angel Tree! We truly appreciate your generosity!

Third grade has been busy learning about the water cycle and clouds. It has been a lot of fun learning all about weather and climate.

If you needed a reason to love the Book Fair, it’s because we don’t let a child leave with a frown. Kids helping each other shop, count, or even make the hard decisions will brighten your day. The volunteers and teachers enjoy it just as much, while making it a magical time. Thank you very much for helping us surpass our goal! The sales came so close to $10,000 before tax. On top of that, no child was left without a book of their choice! Our teachers and library made almost $5,000 in Scholastic dollars that will be used for books, furniture, software and more!

Last Friday, Mrs. Craft's 6th grade ELA students wrote cheerful holiday cards to individuals of all ages battling cancer this season. Students filled their cards with well wishes and heartfelt sentiments along wish festive drawings and some fun stickers! Some students even wrote cards in honor of their loved ones who passed from cancer. These cards will go to Tennessee Cancer Specialists in Johnson City where people like Mrs. Craft's dad will get to pick a card from a basket and enjoy it as they receive a treatment. Happy Holidays!

The Veterans of Foreign Wars organization has awarded T. A. Dugger’s own Alex Jenkins (7th grade) with the youth essay award in their Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition! Great job, Alex! We’re very proud!

The Junior Cyclone Girls Swim Team placed second overall in the middle school championship meet on Saturday December 2. The boys placed fourth. Adalynn Reece broke the 25 Freestyle record, Louis Trivette broke the 50 Butterfly record and along with David Gibson, Thomas Hill and Jaiden Wiles broke the 100 Freestyle Relay record. The girls were undefeated in their dual meet season and, altogether,15 school records were broken during the season. Congratulations swimmers!

The students enrolled in Nursing Education this semester took their certified nursing assistant certification exams last week in order to become industry-certified CNA's.

All students successfully passed their exams and are now CNA's!

(Front row L-R: Emma O’Quinn, Grace Whaley. Back row L-R: Paris Wallin, Caroline Price, Roman Shelby)

The Tenth Annual Northeast Tennessee CSI Competition was held at TCAT on November 17, 2023.

EHS won in the following categories:

Building Search

Firearms Forensics

Law Exam

Photography

Crime Scene Sketch

Blood Spatter Analysis

Congratulations and GO CYCLONES!

On December 2, 2023, 17 high schools competed in the Battle of the Build at Northeast State Community College. Congratulations EHS!!

Northeast state builders choice award

David Crockett

Home choice window and door popular vote

Unaka/Hampton

Hard Rock Stone and Tile 3rd place winner TN high

AO Smith 2nd place winner Elizabethton

Mighty dog Roofing 1st place winner Unaka/Hampton

Thank you to the The Carter County Car Club for donating $1000 to Mr. Linberg’s Automotive Class.

Elizabethton FFA has been honored with a TVA STEM grant to enhance our agriculture department with new technology! We're thrilled to invest in the future of farming and education.

Elizabethton High School Cheerleading competed for the first time

Our goal was surpassed and we raised $10,250! The purchase order for our timing system is all but written. Thank you to all of our swimmers, parents and supporters who made this such a success! The future of our swim programs is in great hands thanks to all of you! Special congratulations to our top 3 Raisers: Morgan Roszel - $880 - $150 Amazon gift card Adriana Steponavicius - $870 - $100 Amazon gift card Ell & Evy Nekvasil - $750 - $50 Amazon gift card

Our very own Morgan Roszel had quite an amazing weekend swimming in the Speedo Swim and Tri Winter Champs in Christiansburg, VA:

2nd place 200 back 1:57.05

6th place 100 back 54.76

7th place 100 free 50.33

4th place 200 IM 2:03.62

Congratulations to EHS Girls Soccer players Camdyn Garland and Izzy Lewis for being chosen for the All-Region Girls Soccer Team. Go Cyclones!

· Reading 101 Guide for Parents

· Story Time with Auntie B

· CDC- Children's Mental Health Information

· The Jason Foundation - Suicide Prevention

· (Chips) Change Is Possible - Family Domestic Violence Shelter

· Coping with Stress- Teens & Young Adults

· CDC- Centers for Disease Control And Prevention

· American Academy of Pediatrics

· COVID Testing in Carter County

· Northeast TN Feeding Site Map

· Carter County Health Department

· Child Care Provider Map

· Carter County Drug Prevention- Youth

· Mental Health Association of East Tennessee

· Contact 211

· Elizabethton Carter County Public Library

· Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. Book Download System

· Tennessee Electronic Library

· Child Mind Institute

· ARM Pantry- food, clothing, and hygiene supplies

· United Way of East Tennessee Highlands

· Northeast Community Credit Union Resources

· Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce

· IRS Issues Taxpayer Guidance

The primary mission of the Elizabethton City School System is the development and growth of its children in knowledge and skills which enable them to achieve their potential as complete human beings, sharing in and contributing to the enjoyment and enrichment of their own lives, the lives of others, of the community, and the world as a whole.

Email: nicole.moore@ecschools.net
Website: https://www.ecschools.net/
Location: 804 South Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, USA
Phone: (423)547-8000
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