ECS District Newsletter

Dear Cyclone Community,

Exciting news! ECS proudly announced the official Betsy Cyclone Tennessee car tag several months ago. It's a unique opportunity to showcase our Cyclone Pride while supporting a great cause – scholarships for our talented students!

We Need Your Support!

To make this tag officially available in Tennessee, we need 1,000 pre-orders. We're falling a bit short now, and that's where you come in!

How You Can Make a Difference:

1. Pre-Order Today: Secure your Betsy Cyclone Tennessee car tag by completing the application: https://forms.gle/Jm8x191hgg6mMrwP9
2. Every pre-order counts and it's a stylish way to show your support for our Cyclone community.
3. Spread the Word: Share this message with family, friends, and fellow Cyclone Fans. We can reach our goal together and make this car tag a reality!
4. WHY? Supporting Scholarships: Remember, all proceeds from the tag sales go towards scholarships for Cyclone students, ensuring a brighter future for our community.

Let's join forces, Cyclone Community! Together, we can hit that 1000 mark, make the Betsy Cyclone Tennessee car tag official, and contribute to the success of our students.

Thank you for your support and dedication to the Cyclone Spirit!

Elizabethton City Schools’ Nutrition Program will implement the Community Eligibility Provision.

December became a bustling month filled with activities, celebrations, and excitement in the Elizabethton City Schools. Students, teachers, and staff were caught up in the whirlwind of end-of-year events, creating an exciting holiday atmosphere throughout the school system.
The school halls transformed into winter wonderlands, with colorful decorations, twinkling lights, and festive displays. Staff and teachers joined forces to bring the holiday spirit to every corner of the school buildings, fostering a warm and welcoming environment for all.
December was filled with many extracurricular activities at every school, from festive concerts to sports games. While the holiday spirit was in the air, academics remained a top priority. Students and teachers worked diligently to wrap up the semester on a high note with final exams, testing, projects, and presentations adding an extra layer of intensity to the month. The dedication to academic excellence was evident as everyone prepared for a well-deserved winter break.
Elizabethton City Schools also extended their outreach to the local community during December. Collaborative efforts to give back to the community by sponsoring charitable events, food drives, and community service projects displayed a sense of unity and compassion from students and staff. The school system embraced the spirit of giving with various initiatives to show that the holiday season is about giving back to the community.

Ms. Ashley and Ms. Cassie’s classes visited Santa and then lunch at McDonald’s!

ESE Kindergarten sponsored a Animal Shelter Donation Drive in December. They received many donations, thank you to those who helped with the animal shelter drive. The items were delivered and staff appreciated the items.

The ESE 5th grade classes celebrated their party fiesta style! They had Taco Johns for lunch, homemade flan, and two huge piñatas!!!

East Side K- Kids delivered donated items to a local nursing home. They sang Christmas carols, read Christmas books to the residents, and handed out some of the goodies! They were so appreciative and loved talking to the residents.They also enjoyed lunch at Mellow Mushroom where they were able to make their own pizzas!!!

Amy Cole, teacher at Harold McCormick Elementary, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner.

Cole applied for the grant to provide Boogie Board tablets for students to use to practice writing. The Boogie Boards will be used in addition to paper and dry erase boards.

“The students will have another way to practice letter formation and then later use them to practice writing words and sentences,” Cole said.

Northeast Community Credit Union awards $300 every month to a classroom to be utilized for classroom needs, classroom activities, and academic enrichment. Helping Teachers Teach is open to teachers within Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Sullivan and Washington counties who are members of Northeast Community Credit Union. Area teachers may become members online or at any NCCU location and can download the grant application on the credit union’s website: www.BeMyCU.org.

Instead of a gift exchange, 3rd graders contributed to Colton’s Toy Box. This is Colton’s second year donating gifts to Niswonger Children’s Hospital. He loves knowing the kids that are in the hospital around Christmas will still have gifts to open. Thank you to everyone who donated or had a part in helping with Colton’s Toy Box and Team Colton

Our Snowflake Dance was a blast! These smiles tell the story! So many PTAC volunteers worked to make this a fun and exciting event for our students and we appreciate them. Thanks to everyone who makes HME so special!

A big thanks to Tom Taylor for visiting HME and reading to our kiddos! We love how he promotes the joy of reading and the importance of kindness.

The 2nd & 3rd graders got us into the holiday spirit with a fantastic show!

HME Chorus performed at the Carter Compassion Center Benefit Concert and Rotary Club lunch. They love spreading holiday cheer to the community.

Students went to stations to explore books in different genres in hopes of finding books to complete the 40 book challenge. They also enjoyed some “coffee” while they browsed.

Kindergarten visited the residents at Hillview and Sycamore Springs. Residents enjoyed seeing smiling faces.

Student Council hosted a Holiday Door Decorating Contest at TAD, and the doors looked amazing! The grand prize winner was Mrs. Waite’s homeroom, Mrs. Price’s and Mrs. Shelton’s homerooms tied for second place, and Mrs. White’s homeroom placed third. To view more decorated doors click here to view the FB Page post.

Mrs. Shelton's ELA classes wrapped up their unit of A Christmas Carol by playing a digital escape room. Students had to solve several clues to unlock their Christmas spirit!

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.

EHS Varsity and Jr. Varsity Cheerleaders will be offering a cheer camp for children pre-k- 8th grade on January 27th! Details about the camp are in the google document below. Follow the link to pre-register!

* Pre-register by JANUARY 17th to receive a camp t-shirt!*

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScEW0wQoI1.../viewform...

Students from the EHS Ensemble's helped with the Salvation Army Angel Tree. A great group of kids helping the community. ECS is blessed with some great staff and students with big hearts during a time of need.

Elizabethton Ag Mechanics students participated in a welding exam at Northeast State Community College Friday. Students had to perform both vertical and overhead welds using 7018 electrodes in addition to a written exam. Thanks to @nescc1966 for hosting our students!

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.

Conference play continues tonight.

EHS vs Crockett @ HOME 6:30 tip

The Cyclone Boys Basketball at home tonight vs David Crockett Pioneers. The Tom Taylor Sports Show will broadcast varsity girls and boys, starting at 6:15pm.

· 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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Twitter: @ElizCitySchools