HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! East Coweta Indian News Friday, October 31, 2014
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! East Coweta Indian News Friday, October 31, 2014
East Coweta Indian News Friday, October 31, 2014 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! ____________________________________________________ Announcements Coweta Special Olympics is having its 2nd Annual “Share the Joy Day” on October 31st . This event will be held during the ECH/Newnan football game. There will be volunteers moving throughout the stands with orange buckets collecting donations (during the first quarter). All proceeds will benefit Coweta Special Olympics. If you are interested in volunteering or making a donation, please contact Renea Walton by email [email protected]. Science Olympiad will meet on Wednesday, November 5th, after school. Our Invitational Tournament is HERE at ECHS on Saturday, November 8!!! Beta Club will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday, November 6th at 3:40 in the 9th grade cafeteria. LAST CALL for the Close-Up Trip to Washington, D.C.!! See Mrs. Thompson BY322 by Nov. 7th!! Attention all service club members (Beta Club, French/Spanish/NHS): if you are in need of service hours for your organization, the World Language Department has a job for you! Please come see Mrs. Barber or Mrs. deAza-Post on Starr Hall, or Mrs. Poling on Brantley to sign up to work the ECHS Poetry Competition on Saturday, November 15th. Advanced Academic members need to attend the club’s monthly meeting on November 19th. Attendance counts towards active membership. If you are interested in ordering a club shirt, you must see Mrs. Stefenelli immediately. Indian Princess Benefit Pageant Entry forms are available from Mrs. Thompson (BY322) or Ms. Williams (BN703). Forms and fees are due to Mrs. Thompson by November 20th. MANDATORY meeting on November 20th at 3:45 in the 9th Grade cafeteria. Can-A-Thon time is here! Every year Coweta County Schools participates in a canned food drive that benefits the Coweta County Food Pantry. Last year ECHS had the highest donation of the ENTIRE COUNTY! Let’s keep the tradition alive! This year’s Can-A-Thon is being hosted by the Newnan Junior Service League, and will be ongoing to the Thanksgiving Break (Friday, 11/21). All 3rd block classes will be competing to see who can collect the most cans/donations. The winning 3rd block will win a party! Cans, cash, and checks (made payable to East Coweta High School) are accepted. The ECHS Chess Club meets on Monday’s at 3:40pm in the 9th grade media center. Followers of Christ will meet in Mrs. Lanave’s room, RD 1008 on Tuesdays from 3:45 – 4:45. New members are always welcome. East Coweta Fellowship of Christian Athletes meets every Friday morning at 7:45 in the football theatre room. Save Boxtops for Education! Academics National Honor Society members: Don’t forget to bring your spare change to donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Fundraising ends 11/11! Who will win…juniors or seniors?... Sports DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME TEAM 10/31/2014 10/31/2014 11/1/2014 Friday Friday Saturday State Finals Newnan(Sr. Night) State Finals Columbus HOME Columbus 7:30 PM 11/1/2014 11/1/2014 11/7/2014 Saturday Saturday Friday McIntosh Region Meet South Cobb McIntosh High School Newnan Utilities South Cobb TBD 7:30 PM V Comp Cheer Cross Country V Football 11/7/2014 11/7/2014 11/8/2014 11/8/2014 Friday Friday Saturday Saturday South Cobb Columbus Blue Devil Invitational Region Tournament State Meet South Cobb High School Columbus Aquatic Center University of West Ga Carrollton H.S. 7:30 AM 5:00 PM 10:00 AM TBD V FB Cheer V- Swim V Comp Cheer Cross Country 11/8/2014 Saturday Weight Assessment Newnan HS 10:00am V/JV Wrestling V-Softball V Football V-Softball The East Coweta Gridiron Club has old East Coweta Football Jerseys available for purchase at $10 per jersey. These jerseys were game jerseys from the 1990s – early 2000s. We thought you might be interested in purchasing a jersey to wear to the game or as a keepsake. All proceeds from the sales of the jerseys will go back into the supporting the football program. All jersey numbers are not available. There are white jerseys, purple jerseys and purple mesh jerseys. Please remember these are game worn jerseys and as such are in game worn condition. Please contact Claire Branch @ [email protected] if you would like to purchase a jersey. Checks can be made payable to the East Coweta Gridiron Club. Check out the new East Coweta Wrestling Team Web Page. www.eastcowetawrestling.com School Notes East Coweta High School is now on Twitter! Follow us at @echs2012 for announcements and any last minute changes or cancellations!! Student parking permits are available for $20 before and after school in the 9th grade office. Guidance Notes Guidance is now on Twitter!!! Follow us at @eccounselors. The Prudential Spirit of the Community Award program is searching for top youth volunteers. School level recipients will be sent on to the statelevel judging panel. If selected, students could receive $1,000, an impressive silver medallion, and a trip to Washington, D.C., next May. If you feel you've made a positive difference through a volunteer activity during the past year, visit spirit.prudential.com to apply. Applications must be submitted through a certifier, who is Mr. Horton for ECHS. This must be done by November 4, 2014, and his email address is [email protected]. West Georgia Technical College will offer the High School COMPASS exam exclusively for East Coweta High School on Tuesday, November 11, here at EC. Students will need to sign up in the guidance office. Seniors will be first priority. SAT/ACT Test Prep Class offered at ECHS: Elite Test Prep will offer a twelve week ACT prep course to EC students after school, on campus, November 13 through December 11th. Class will be held on Mondays and Thursdays; 4:00-5:30 pm, beginning November 13-December 11 ( Actual ACT on Sat. December 13, Deadline to register, November 7). Cost --$315.00 for course and materials. Sign up in EC Guidance, payment due on first day of class—check payable to Elite Test Prep. Deadline to sign up is November 10. For more info, contact Camille at [email protected]; website: www.elitetestspecialist.com. Attention Parents of Juniors! Please plan to attend JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT @ ECHS on Thursday, November 20 at 6 pm in the EC Main Cafeteria. Information on College and Senior Year Planning, Dual Enrollment and College Admissions will be given. DUAL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION NIGHT, Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 6 pm @ ECHS Main Cafeteria. Parents and students are invited to attend this informative session on Dual enrollment /Early college credit. On Campus College Information Sessions: The EC Guidance Counselors will host On Campus College Visits for Juniors and Seniors throughout the fall and a few in the spring. Space for these sessions will be limited and students will be required to sign up ahead of time in the guidance office. These sessions will be widely advertised in the Indian News, on the Counseling Twitter (@eccounselors.com) and Edmodo accounts and during daily announcements. College Lunch Visits November 7 – University of West Georgia Senior News Senior Dues are $30.00 until December 19th. Beginning January 1st they are $40 until April 1st, and $50 after April 1st. Senior dues must be paid in order to attend the Senior Picnic. You will receive your picnic ticket at the same time that you pick up your yearbook, report then to the stadium for lunch and yearbook signing. Turn in formal and casual pictures . DUE DATE is December 16th. Senior Yearbook Ads need to be turned in NO LATER THAN December 16th Room 1001. None will be accepted after this date. January 15, 2015- Financial Aid/HOPE Scholarship Night at ECHS Scholarship Information The Colored Rocks Foundation will award 15 cash prizes to male students of color who graduate from a high school in Georgia and who set positive examples and make worthy commitments to the success of their peers. To enter, students are asked to register at www.coloredrocks.org and submit an essay that describes why they believe themselves to be a Colored Rock, along with an outline of a personal plan to help develop future Colored Rocks among at-risk students attending middle, elementary or high schools in Georgia. Applications are accepted until midnight, December 6, 2014 for the cash award. Graduating high school seniors who operate their own small business are eligible to receive a 2015 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award from the NFIB You Entrepreneur Foundation. Visit www.NFIB.com/YEA for more information and to apply online between October 1 and December 18, 2014. Attendance Notes Certificate of Attendance (COA) and ADAP Alcohol and Drug Awareness Certificate should be signed up 24 hours in advance. The cost is $1.00 each to sign up. Please refer to the student handbook for information concerning all attendance policies including CCSS Truancy and TAADRA laws and consequences. As always we do not take phone calls for CHECK OUTS. - If you are needing to CHECK OUT your student: you may send an e-mail or a fax with a copy of your ID attached to it. Send e-mails to: [email protected]; fax number is 770-254-2857. Change in Certificates of Attendance: all students including 15 to 18 years of age or currently enrolled in high school - YOUR ATTENDANCE COUNTS- if you miss 40 blocks or 10 days from ECHS or CEC you will lose your right to drive in the state of Georgia. PUBLIC NOTICE : Be it known that all schools in the Coweta County School System have been duly inspected for asbestos according to EPA regulations and an Asbestos Management Plan is available at each school. If you would like to be removed from the distribution list, please reply to this email or email [email protected]. The Indian news will go out once per week on Friday.