Thunderbird Beat · Reece Whaley & Taylor Rollins paged for Senator Bassler and Representative...
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The month of March will be a busy time at EGHS. We recently finished up the first week of ISTEP+ testing and the AP mock exams (practice test). In addition, Friday, March 10 will mark the end of the third nine weeks and students will have tests and projects to complete. I would also like to thank AD Coach Pari-daen, the faculty/staff, and community volunteers who all pitched in to help run a smooth basketball sectional here at EGHS. It was quite the undertaking but everyone did their part to make it a suc-cess.
I encourage everyone to look through this issue of the Thunderbird Beat and read about all the exciting events and activities taking place. The Thunderbird Honor Society will be inducting their new-est members as well as wrapping up several community service projects. Don’t miss the pictures of our successful FFA week. It is just a small snapshot of the many wonderful activities our FFA program does on a regular basis. Just around the corner we will begin the spring sports schedule as well as the spring concert schedule. We will also be hosting several fundraisers for a varie-ty of groups here at the high school. There should be something for everyone to come out and enjoy over the next few months here at EGHS.
Finally, we will have Spring Break during the week of March 13-17. This will be a great time for students and teachers to get away and relax before we come back and finish up what has been a fan-tastic year here at EGHS.
Please feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns. I can be reached at [email protected] or at 812-825-5621.
Be Proud Thunderbirds!
Doug Lewis, Principal
From the desk of…….
Thunderbird Beat
Attendance
Matters!
Help us reach a goal of 96% at-tendance rate. Strong attend-ance has a posi-tive impact on current success in school. Further, setting strong attend-ance habits as a student will help in future career success too.
(Current rates as of March 3, 2017
Grade 9—94.76%
Grade 10—93.89%
Grade 11—95.75%
Grade 12—94.62% Overall: - 94.75%
Eastern Greene High Schools March 2017
11064 E St. Rd. 54
Bloomfield, IN
47424
(812) 825-5621
Fax (812) 825-6661
1. Students who wish to apply for scholarships should start searching by: Go to: www.egreene.k12.in.us
· Click on Eastern Greene High School · Click on Counselor’s Corner
o Explore Frequently Asked Questions
o Click Scholarships
2. Many websites have lists of available scholarships. Listed below are a few popular sites: www.fastweb.com
www.learnmoreindiana.org
www.knowhow2goindiana.org
3. Remember, individual colleges also offer their own scholar-ships. Go to any college website and click on Scholarships and/or Finan-cial Aid to find a list of specific college scholarships for the colleges to which you are applying.
Greene County Health Clinics
are offering sports physicals for
$15.00. Please contact
812-863-4250 to schedule your
sports physical.
Recently, Mr. Atkinson's Government classes and Mrs.
Bohnert's Business Law class had the opportunity to
attend a session of the Indiana State Supreme Court
and to hear oral arguments from a current case. Over
one million court cases are filed each year in the state
of Indiana with approximately 2,000 cases continuing
to the Appellate Court and only 70-100 cases making it
to the Supreme Court. Eastern Greene students heard
the case of Gregg Appliances, Inc. and HH Gregg, Inc.
v. Dwaine Underwood. To learn more about the case
and to watch the hearing, visit https://mycourts.in.gov/
arguments. Following the hearing, the students toured
the State House and learned more about the executive,
legislative and judicial branches of our government.
The Senate chamber, the House of Representatives
chamber and the Lieutenant Governor's office were all
a part of the tour.
To cap off an enriching day, the classes visited the Indi-
ana Motor Speedway where they were able to drive on
the speedway and to visit the museum on site. The stu-
dents ended their day with the tradition of "Kissing the
Bricks" while looking toward the first turn of the track.
Thunderbird Honor Society
Initiation Season! The Thunderbird Honor Society will be having its induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. We will initiate three seniors, two juniors, and 23 sophomores this year! The first part of the initiation process be-gins with the ceremony on Tuesday morning during W.I.N. for the student body. There will also be a sec-ond ceremony Tuesday night at 6:30 P.M. for family members to attend. The evening ceremony will be followed by a dessert bar in the cafeteria. All family members and friends of these initiates are invited to help us celebrate their well-earned achievement!
Group Project #3
Current THS members will be completing the third group project on Saturday, March 25, 2017. We have received local requests for help, so we will be dividing into teams to accomplish as many tasks as possible that day. Sydnee Skinner, THS vice-president, is the project manager for this endeavor. A good pat on the back is in order when you see a THS member, as these students offer smiles and vol-unteer hours to meet the needs in our community.
Inga’s Popcorn Sale:
Also, our annual Inga's Popcorn Sale is right around the corner. THS members are already talking about all of the flavors: Classic Cheddar, Caramel, White Cheddar, Sweet and Cheesy, Snickerdoodle, Cheddar Jalapeno, and Caramel with Pecans. We will be selling the popcorn in April, and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Student Activities Fund at EGHS. If you have purchased popcorn before, thank you! We are sure you will want more of the yummy treat. If you haven't yet tasted Inga's Popcorn, you
Fun times for FFA
week!!!
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Name _______________________ Grade ____ Room # ____ (6th hour)
(Please write room # of your sixth-hour class.)
Address _______________________________ Phone # ________
_____ # of books ordered _____ amount enclosed __check __cash
Seniors only—Name as you wish it to be stamped on cover ($5 extra)
Yearbooks, covering the 2016-2017 school year, may be ordered beginning March 20th. The cost is $38. Partial payments of $20 may be made, with the balance due when the books arrive. Our theme is This. Changes. Everything! Don’t miss out! Please detach and complete the form below, and place in an envelope. Be sure to write on the order form the name, grade, and seventh hour room number of the person ordering. Orders are to be turned in ONLY to Mrs. Bartlett, room 214. Orders may also be mailed to the school—Yearbook Staff, Mrs. Bartlett—Eastern Greene High School, 11064 East State Road 54, Bloomfield, IN 47424. Seniors must pay the full cost upon ordering. Seniors only may order a person-alized book (name-stamping) for an additional $5.
Orders taken Monday, March 20
Through Friday, April 7
Cost $38
Yearbook Orders 2016-2017
Visit us on the web:
www.egreene.k12.in.us
Or on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/easterngreeneschools
Elisabeth Sturgis is our Technology Integration Specialist at Eastern Greene Schools. Elisa-
beth does an amazing job helping our teachers integrate technology into the classroom, as
well as work with students on various projects throughout the school year. She has a tech
page that has a lot of supplementary web based games and programs on her site that your
student can use at home to practice by grade or by subject. She also has a fantastic site for
parents wanting to learn more about Digital Citizenship for their children and ways to talk
to them about their online behavior.
Check it out!
http://easterngreenetechnology.weebly.com/
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators
Special thanks to Mark Myers
and Bennie Flynn for fabricating
and installing our welding ex-
haust system in our AG Building.
Thanks to Dale Snapp and Gary
Wiggington for their assistance as
well.
If you, or anyone you know, is a Schwan’s customer, please consider supporting the Eastern Greene High School Student Activities account. By making your Schwan order online at www. Schwans.com and entering our campaign id of 1997, Schwan’s will donate 5% cash of your purchase to our activities account. This is a very simple way to help us raise money and it costs you nothing extra if you are already a Schwan’s customer. Our activities account provides the following to our students: student con-
vocations for bullying and drug-free campaigns, students awards, and student incen-tives. Please pass this information along to anyone you know that is a Schwan’s cus-tomer. They can live anywhere Schwan’s delivers and as long as they provide our Schwan campaign id of 1997, EGHS student activities gains 5% of the sale. Thank you for your support!
Schwans.com
EGHS campaign id: 22309
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Eastern Greene Class of 2017
Graduation
Sat. May 27, 2017
11:00am
EGHS Gymnasium
EGHS
Band
Mandatory Parent Meeting!!
March 9th 6:00pm Band Room
There will be a Chicago Departure Briefing
for the music department on March 7th at
7:30pm in the band room!!
FFA
NEWS Young Ladies in AG - Career Showcase at Purdue University
Reece Whaley & Taylor Rollins paged for Senator
Bassler and Representative Ellington on President's
Day to kick off 2017 FFA week.
Shakamak FFA Archery Shoot at Parker's
in Spencer, IN
Ag classes starting their seed kits - Seed kits were
donated by Hilltop Nature & Garden Center at
Indiana University.
Ventilation installation - AG Power unloading ma-
terials that were used to build the ventilation
One of the best resources for keeping you informed about
your students grades and classes is Harmony. Harmony can
be accessed through our school webpage. Go to the high
school page and you will need a login and password then you
will have access to the following items:
- Student grades
- Individual classroom assignments
- You can set up push notifications to be sent notifica-
tions from Harmony (alerting you of grade changes, attend-
ance, and discipline referrals)
- Check that emergency contacts are current, in case
your child is sick.
*(If you need your students login or password, please call the
office at (812)825-5621.)
Sporting Events: Tue. Mar. 21……………...Softball @ BNL 5:00pm
Tue. Mar. 28………..……Softball vs. Shoals 5:00pm HOME
Thur. Mar. 30…….……...Softball @ Edgewood 5:00pm
Fri. Mar. 31……………….V Baseball @ Vincennes Tourney 5:30pm
Sat. Apr. 1……..………...V Baseball @ Vincennes Tourney 11:00am
March 13-17 No School!!