Week 14: November 10-14, 2025

The purpose of this newsletter is to keep all of our Eagle families connected to what’s going on around campus, to deliver important information, and to have a place where everyone can come to get the information they need.

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Important Dates

Date	Event	Impacted Groups
November 3-14	Pathfinders Mentoring Round 2	All 9th & 10th Grade Students
November 11	No School – Veterans Day	All Students & Staff
November 14	Winter Sports Picture Day	All Winter Sports Athletes
November 15	Saturday School	All Students Needing Attendance Recovery
November 20	Workkeys Testing	All CTE Class of 2026 Concentrators
November 26-28	No School – Thanksgiving Break	All Students & Staff

Happy Veterans Day

As we reflect on the reason for our day off on Tuesday of this week, we hope you express gratitude to all of the Veterans in your own life. East High would particularly like to thank Mr. Hosmer and Mr. Snipes for their service to our country in the US Army. We also thank all Eagles who have made the choice to serve. Happy Veterans Day!

Attendance Recovery

Beginning this week, our attendance recovery options become available. As a reminder, students over 5 absences in any course will not have access to Smart Period privileges (all students), and will not walk in the graduation ceremony (upperclassmen).  One hour of attendance recovery recovers one absence.  Options for making up this seat time include:

	Morning Attendance Recovery will be offered twice per week this year on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6:45-7:45am in Mr. Rotton’s room (B-2). Morning recovery begins October 20th. No advanced sign-up is necessary, and no students will be let in after 6:45am. Please make sure you have things to work on during this time.  Each morning recovery session recovers one absence.
	Beginning on October 21st, After School Tutoring will be offered three days per week in Mrs. Wodzicki’s room (F-10) – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays – from 3:15-4:15pm.  Transportation will not be provided, so please make arrangements to be picked up at 4:15pm if attending. Each after school tutoring session recovers one absence. IMPORTANT: While attendance recovery is awarded for this time, students must be present for tutoring and academic work.
	Saturday School will be offered three times this semester on the following dates: November 15 December 6 December 13 The cost of Saturday School is $20 and advanced sign-up is required. Students have the opportunity to earn 6 hours of recovery at each Saturday School.

Workkeys Testing is November 20th

Workkeys Testing is Thursday, November 20th for all Class of 2026 senior CTE concentrators. Students received an email last week confirming their participation in the test, and an informational meeting was held on Friday, November 7th during Smart Period to give testers all of the details they need.  Many seniors taking the test have been in Workkeys prep classes during Smart Period all semester in preparation for the test. This is the final way for seniors to earn the ACT/Workkeys Incentive Trip to Carowinds this spring. Any senior with a 19 or higher on their ACT from their junior year or a silver or higher on their Workkeys will be eligible to attend this trip. We look forward to fantastic results from all the hard work from our CTE concentrators!  If you have any questions regarding Workkeys, please email Mrs. Lord.

Freshman Academy Students of the Month for October

Freshman Academy would like to recognize our students of the month for October: Brenea Luelen and Damian Angeles-Hernandez. Congratulations to both of these Eagles, and keep up the great work!!
Brenea is a wonderful student and person. She is hard working, thoughtful, does her best every day, and is a joy to have in class. Brenea works hard in class and smart period to achieve her best and works with her partners to ensure they also find academic success. She also checks in with everyone to make sure they are doing okay.	Damian is always focused and positive in class, even when there are those around him who try to distract him. He is dedicated to doing good work, asks for feedback on his assignments, and acts on the feedback that he gets. He is a great example for other students to model themselves after.

Boys & Girls Club Closed on November 18th

The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County will be closed on Tuesday, November 18th. They will reopen on Wednesday, November 19th.

Eagle of the Week

Our Eagle of the Week is Mr. Barnes! Mr. Barnes works really hard to prepare his lessons each day for his classes. On Thursday, he and Ms. Taylor organized an event for the economics classes to simulate how budgeting works in real life. Mr. Barnes is always keeping his students on task and working hard. Thank you so much for being a great teacher, Mr. Barnes.

What’s Your E? Commitment This Week

Elija Mullet ENROLLMENT Western Carolina University History

Last Week in Eagle Country

Elliana Everson represented East Henderson High School at the 2025 North Carolina State Cross Country meet.  It was a challenging windy day but she still ran one of her best times of the season and made us proud.  Congratulations Elli!
Congratulations are in order for our men’s soccer team, who secured a home playoff game on Tuesday for the first round of playoffs and won 6-0 over Stuart W. Cramer High School. On Thursday, they headed to Burns High School for the second round of playoffs and lost by one goal, ending their season. We are proud of these Eagles for their hard work and dedication this season.
Our FFA chapter was invited to the annual Farm Bureau dinner last week, and it was a great networking opportunity for our young FFA members and a chance to show off those corduroy jackets. We are thankful for all the partnerships that keep clubs like FFA running.
Chef Trey’s Culinary II and III students did a fantastic job preparing a delicious Thanksgiving menu for the guests at this month’s county SGA meeting, hosted by East. Guests included the district leadership team, the principals from all high schools, and the Student Body and Senior Class Presidents from each of the HCPS high schools. After an outstanding meal, guests participated in their meeting business and finished the afternoon with a Thanksgiving-themed Breakout EDU box for some friendly competition and fellowship amongst the presidents.
On Thursday evening, our counselors hosted our annual FAFSA night in the media center. Parents and seniors were able to learn about tips and tricks for completing the FAFSA, and BRCC liaison Kate Stucke joined the group for specific help related to enrollment at Blue Ridge Community College. If you still have questions regarding FAFSA, please reach out to your child’s counselor.
On Friday, Upward Elementary School kindergarteners visited East to help pass out commemorative shirts to our seniors. The Class of 2026 is one of the four classes that did not receive a kindergarten shirt, so the district, along with generous sponsors, are making sure they don’t graduate without a special shirt. This year’s design came from student leaders in the county and features pennants from each of our HCPS high schools. We are so grateful for this lovely gift for our seniors that they can proudly wear all year long.

Go Eagles!

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