Week 7: September 23-27, 2024

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
September 25	Pathfinders Ribbon Cutting (9:00am)	Open to the Publice
September 26	Senior Enrollment Meeting (6:00pm) in the MC	Senior Class of 2025 & Parents (Offered in English & Spanish)
October 4	Movie Night on the Football Field	All EHHS Students
October 14	NO SCHOOL – Optional Teacher Workday	All Students
October 15	NO SCHOOl – Required Teacher Workday	All Students
October 17	Quarter 1 Report Cards Available	All Students

Get Involved!

Club Rotation This Week: Group 1

Take a look at the Club Awareness Slideshow to learn about clubs that might fit your student’s interests. Also, check out the Club Schedule so you know when clubs meet and where. If you have specific questions about a club, please contact the club sponsor via email. We believe ALL Eagles should be tied in at school, and clubs are a great way to do that.

Powder Puff Game – Monday, September 23rd
(Weather Dependent)

Powder Puff Football game ad with football and cheerleader

Our rescheduled Powder Puff Football game is Monday, September 23rd at 7:30pm on E.L. Justus Field, and we are looking forward to finally getting to play! Entry is $5 at the door (cash only), and concessions will be available. Come out to cheer on your favorite team or our fantastic cheerleaders! We can’t wait to see you there! ***NOTE: The weather is looking questionable for this evening. Please check social media throughout the day for updates.***

Free Lunch is Ending

As a reminder, automatic free lunch will end on September 24, 2024. To ensure there is no interruption in meal benefits, we encourage families to complete the application for free or reduced-price meals as soon as possible. The application can be completed online at www.lunchapplication.com, or paper applications are available at your child’s school.

Please remember that Universal Breakfast continues for the 2024-2025 school year for all students across the district. This ensures that every single HCPS student has the chance to start their day with a nutritious breakfast, free of charge and without any questions or forms.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Cafeteria Manager Melanie Quann-Metcalf to learn more.

Senior Enrollment Night


Is your senior considering enrolling after high school? We want to invite you to an informational meeting about college options! Please join us at 6pm on Thursday, September 26 in the EHHS Media Center to learn about all the enrollment opportunities available for your students. Sessions will be available in English and Spanish.

NC College Connect

The UNC System, in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, GEAR UP North Carolina, the NC Community College System and the Office of the Governor, is launching a new pilot program – NC College Connect. This program simplifies the college application process for qualifying students to select North Carolina institutions, allowing students to bypass the traditional application process. We’re thrilled to announce that the NC College Connect website is now live!

Students will be able to sign in to see their eligibility and fill out their simplified applications starting Sept. 30, 2024, on the NC College Connect portal.
School counselors will receive lists of eligible students from NCDPI by the end of September.
Letters will be mailed to eligible students’ homes in early October.

Sam Mills Football Raffle

The East High Football Program is hosting a raffle for a lucky winner to win an Autographed Football from Carolina Panther Legend Sam Mills. This football is valued at $260!Between now and Friday October 25th at noon, raffle tickets will be on sale! We have extended the raffle pull!!

1 ticket for $10
3 tickets for $20
10 tickets for $50

On Friday October 25th, at the end of the 1st quarter of the Senior Night game against Pisgah, we will announce the winner of the drawing! Winner does not have to be on site to be eligible.

Purchase at the table near the ticket gate this Friday, scan the QR code on the concession stand, or use the link below!
https://www.zeffy.com/…/e4ac193a-464a-489f-9e9d…

Reach out to Coach Brackett with questions, and Go Eagles!!

Introducing Ms. Ortiz

This week, Ms. Paulina Ortiz, HCPS graduate, began doing her internship with our social worker, Ms. Griffin. Ms. Ortiz is studying social work at Blue Ridge Community College, and she will be learning the ropes alongside a fabulous teacher. Welcome, Ms. Ortiz! We’re so glad you’re here!

Eagle of the Week

This week’s Eagle of the Week is Ms. Carrillo. Ms. Carrillo started Homecoming Week strong by supporting our Dairio Spirit Night on Monday and finished it strong by doing an amazing job emceeing the pep rally on Friday. Every day when students pass her in the hallway, she always has a smile on her face and will always say hello. We love you, Ms. Carrillo!

Last Week in Eagle Country


To kick off Homecoming Week, we hosted a Dairi-o Spirit Night to raise money for East High, and we piggy-backed this event with an Alumni Welcome event. Alumni were able to enjoy old yearbooks, mingle with fellow alumni, meet current students from East, and enjoy a delicious meal. We are pleased to announce that we raised over $500 thanks to all of you who attended Spirit Night and made a purchase. We are so grateful to Dairi-o and to our greater Eagle community!

This year, we began a new tradition for Homecoming Week – our Ro Sham Bo contest! Students and staff were all playing spirited games of rock, paper scissors all over campus all week long to try to earn the most beads. Four students and three teachers who had the most beads competed Friday at the pep rally for the grand prize, and junior Dalton Halford took home the trophy! This was a great addition to the festivities last week, as it promoted unity and brought unlikely pairs together for the sake of school spirit.

Mr. Allman’s workworking students were hard at work this week with their projects, and they kept a smile on their face while they worked! Keep up the good work!

On Thursday & Friday, students from our four feeder schools – Atkinson, Dana, Hillandale & Upward – came to East to watch Flat Rock Playhouse Jr. perform the play Slowpoke! It was an excellent experience for elementary students to see a performance on stage and to be in their future high school.

Walking around campus during Smart Period, anyone can see a wide variety of activities, learning environments, and opportunities for growth and connection. Connecting with our principal, jarring their famous FFA molasses, hosting AIM Club, finding something silly to do in the library, working on an old tractor, powder puff practice, a jam session, and even enjoying a quiet moment with some seriously decked-out wheelchair wheels were just some of the things happening in our building last week. We are so proud of the variety of offerings we have for all Eagles.

On Wednesday, our Eagles took on West on the soccer field and defeated them 2-1 for our HoCo en Espanol Night. Marbella Salvidar Lopez was our fantastic announcer, who announced the whole game in Spanish as a part of the celebratory evening. Thank you, Marbella! Great work!

Spirit Week is always a ton of fun, especially when people go all out like the students and staff members above. We love the spirit, Eagles!

On Friday, we finished the school day with our Homecoming Pep Rally, complete with games, our Ro Sham Bo finale, a celebration of our fall athletes, the crowning of our Duke and Mr. Eagle, and even a special surprise guest – David Kubec! We are proud to be Eagles and so thankful to be able to celebrate that!