Both 9th grade basketball teams finished their seasons with a win over Texarkana last week! The 9th grade girls finished the season with an overall record of 18 wins and only 4 losses! The 9th grade boys' team ended with a 10-11 overall record. Way to go, Cats!
Ms. Leake's Algebra 1 classes played Candyland Review for the exponent power and product rule. As students answered questions correctly, they moved through the board until they reached the Hall of Fame. "They did such a phenomenal job," Ms. Leake said. Way to go, Math Cats!
Congrats to the Small Business Operations class that operates the Wildcat Cafe! The class, along with their teacher and sponsor, Mrs. Phillips, worked hard to prepare for their annual certification. They are Gold Certified again! Awesome job!
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
—Langston Hughes
There will be a meeting for seniors and their parents on Monday, February 17th at 5pm in the Commons. Information about the Promise and other scholarships will be discussed. There will be a FAFSA workshop in the library from 12-5pm. Bring a parent and the most recent tax return to have experts help you complete your FAFSA application.
Students in AP Lit worked to piece a scrambled sonnet back together, using their knowledge of poetry form and structure. Cool activity, Mrs. Antoon!
Reminder: Students are out tomorrow for Winter Holiday! Enjoy your long weekend!
MASH Program Application due March 18th. See your school counselor to apply!
EHS would like to give a huge CONGRATS to the ESD February Teacher of the Month: Lauren Cross, Classified Employee of the Month: Darlene Williams, and Student of the Month: Erinn Roblee. Your Wildcat spirit shines in all you do! We are proud to call you ours!
There will be a meeting for seniors and their parents on Monday, February 17th at 5pm in the Commons. Information about the Promise and other scholarships will be discussed.
There will be a FAFSA workshop in the library from 12-5pm. Bring a parent and the most recent tax return to have experts help you complete your FAFSA application.
ACT INFO FOR JUNIORS
All juniors will take the ACT test for FREE at the end of February. The following dates are important for juniors to be present at school to prepare and take the ACT:
ACT Pre-Administration February 19th 8:00AM
ACT Test-February 25th 8:00AM
Reminder: ESD is closed this Friday, February 14th for Winter Holiday!
Business Law II students had the chance to observe criminal and drug court in the Circuit Court of Union County at the Criminal Justice Facility. This real world experience gave students the opportunity to further their knowledge of the law and legal proceedings.
Make plans to attend!
The Martha E. Deichler Memorial Union County Math Contest was held January 25th. There were 169 students from 6 Union County schools competed. The following EHS students were winners:
Calculus II 1st place-Zander Jones, 2nd place-Aidan Price, 3rd place-Scott Ratchford, Honorable Mention-Jansen Shaffer.
Calculus I 1st place-Jadon Cunningham, 3rd place Tanecia Boone, Honorable Mention-Doug Bartlett.
Pre-Cal/Trig- 1st place-Alaina Nolden.
Algebra II 1st place-Robert Boerwinkle, 3rd place-Calvin Huang, Honorable Mentions-Kendralyn Henry and Benny Williams.
Geometry 1st Place-John Stipp-Bethune, 2nd place-Levi Shaffer, Honorable Mention-Kieran Obiozo.
Algebra I Honorable Mention-Patricia Burris.
“Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.”
—Susan L. Taylor, journalist
The El Dorado FBLA members represented the Wildcats in an awesome way yesterday at the FBLA Spring District IV Conference!
Mrs. Martindale and Mrs. Phillips are proud to announce the following students who competed in the following events. All are eligible for State in April:
Connie Barrette-Accounting I, 4th Place
India Cain-Agribusiness, 5th Place
Mackenzie Caver-Introduction to Public Speaking, 6th Place
Devin Ellison, Owen Jackson, and Delaney Virden- Entrepreneurship, 4th Place
Christin English and Jourdyn Smith-Hospitality Management, 4th Place
Ryleigh Flen, Lauren May, and Jacob Phillips-E-Business, 1st Place
Kendra Frazier-Graphic Design, 3rd Place
Kennedy Langston-Public Speaking, 5th Place Ramiyah Miller-Computer Applications, 5th Place
Alaina Nolden and Jordan Vines-Business Ethics Team, 1st Place
Coleigh White-Accounting II, 1st Place
Vicky Zhu-Introduction to Financial Math, 4th Place
Military ball tickets are on sale during all three lunch shifts. Couples are $25, and singles are $15. All EHS students are welcomed to come. The military will be on the April 25th.
Seniors that are interested in participating in Follies need to see Ms. Lowe to get a sign up form! Follies will be Feb. 28th!
GLOBAL CLASSROOM UPDATE
Hawaii traveler meeting today at 5:30pm in Room 2523. This meeting is for the 16 who have already signed up to travel. If you are interested in traveling to Hawaii this summer, see Mrs. Parker ASAP because the deadline is approaching.