Students participated in the Hour of Code from December 4th to 8th. The Hour of Code began as a one-hour coding challenge to give students a fun first introduction to computer science and has become a global learning and awareness event.
Our first 8th Grade Shadow day is in the books!
Our potential 'Future Hornets" got to shadow 9th-grade students in a few classes, have lunch, and end their day with a student panel discussion.
In the panel discussion topics included: athletics and clubs, academies (STEM, Global Leadership Program, and AVPA), student government, and student and teacher relationships.
Next 8th Grade Shadow Day will be 1/10.
We received an anonymous donation of $1,000 in gift cards for the EHS Winter Warmth Gift Card Fundraiser! Thank you so much to our anonymous donor for the generous donation! Also thank you to all those who have donated so far!
If it's within your means, we are collecting gift cards until January 19th. These gift cards help support EHS families. Thanks for considering and thinking of our EHS community!
EHS School Store will be open today from noon until 1:15 pm for students and staff.
Cash or Check made out to EWSD.
Don't miss the Winter Coffee House in the EHS Library on Friday, December 15th 7-9 pm.
Watch the Coffee House Promo Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sG4x0Xvjs
Good morning,
All schools in the EWSD are closed today, Monday, December 11, due to weather. This includes the following schools: Hiawatha, Summit Street, Essex Elementary, Thomas Fleming, Founders Memorial, Albert D. Lawton, Essex Middle School, Westford Elementary, Essex High School, and the Center for Technology, Essex.
Over 140 students at EHS, in the Mathematics of Financial Literacy class, are participating in a stock market contest. Students started with $100,000 and they will track their stocks for the remainder of the second quarter. Here are the top 20 students who are leading the contest after three weeks. https://bit.ly/3GulLTc 👏👍👍
The EHS chapter of the national music honor society, Tri-M, recently had its annual induction ceremony. Congratulations to all returning and newly inducted members! https://bit.ly/3uKhDMo 👏👏🐝🐝
The AVPA December Newsletter is here! https://bit.ly/3t7jb2o #EWSD
As winter sports season approaches, we wanted to remind families, friends, and fans about a section of the rink that is restricted during games. Please view the image to see the section that will be closed off as an abundance of caution to ensure there are no spectators near the visiting team locker room. Please view this story from the Essex Reporter (https://bit.ly/3T9WOUH) from last year and also take the time to watch the VPA's video on sportsmanship (https://bit.ly/VTsportsmanship). 🧊⛸️🏒
LOST AND FOUND!
There will be tables out this Thursday 12/7 and Friday 12/8 in the Main Lobby with Lost and Found Items.
Take a look to see if you have something on the tables. There are lots of water bottles, coats, sweatshirts!
The EHS chapter of the national music honor society, Tri-M, had their annual induction ceremony on Thursday, November 30th at EHS. In addition to their returning members Hailey Messier, Aaron Ho, Chelsea Larsen, Bria Beckage, Celeste Pullis, Gemma Davis, and Theo Herrin they also welcomed new members Sarah Wildman, Olivia Hood, Logan Fox, Aaron Olson, Sophia Lu, and Ken Lynch. All of these students have rigorous academic expectations in addition to their various service and advocacy based projects. Congratulations to all!
EHS junior Hailey Messier has been selected for an Honorable Mention in Vermont's 2023 Presidential Scholars program. Congratulations! https://bit.ly/3NamvRj 🐝🏆
Mark your calendars Hornets! Winter Ball is Saturday, January 20th, 2024.
Winter Athlete Leadership Rally: Saturday, December 2nd, 5 pm-7 pm.
All Winter Athletes and Coaches are required to attend.
5:00 pm Food
5:30 pm Activities Begin
This counts as a practice! Please dress comfortably for activity and bring a water bottle.
The EWSD is hiring! Visit ewsd.org/jobs to see all new job opportunities 😃👍✨
The EHS Environmental Club will be putting on a Nifty Thrift event on Friday, December 8th from 1:20 pm (Flex ) until 4:15 pm in the Library.
Students, drop in to shop a selection of used clothes for free!
Essex High School is holding its fifth-annual gift card fundraiser to help support some of our families with accessing essential goods, such as clothing, for the cold winter months in Vermont.
This can be a hard time of year for families and we recognize that it may not be possible for some families to donate at this time.
If it is within your means, please consider purchasing a gift card to donate to support students and families this winter.
What type of gift card would work best? A gift card to a store that sells a variety of goods can be optimal to support families with accessing essentials such as food and clothing. Target and Walmart have been cited as preferences in the past, and please know that any gift card is welcome and appreciated.
Where to bring them? Gift cards can be dropped off at the Essex High School Safety Office (located just inside the first door of the main entrance) or can be mailed to Essex High School Counseling Office, ATTN: Allie Short, 2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 from now until the end of the school day on January 19, 2024. Our EHS Student Assistance Program Coordinator/Counselor will confidentially coordinate assistance to EHS students and families in need.
This fundraising effort has been successful in the past in providing much needed essentials to students and families- in one past school year more than 30 students benefited from your donations! Thank you for your generosity in past years and thanks for considering your fellow EHS families throughout the next few weeks!
Bravo to all those who participated in the EHS Fall Musical production of the Little Shop of Horrors! 🎶🐝🎭
