EHS Newsletter- April 6th-12th

We have an amazing team of adults that are working so hard, to provide quality breakfasts and lunches for all of the youth of our school district! WOW! This team of adults is a very special group of people that love our students and are working as a team to make this happen! To accomplish this feat is absolutely incredible. A HUGE SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU to our USD 101 Food Service Team! They are incredible!

What do our bus drivers and riders do when the school is shut down due to Covid 19, and they can't transport students? They transport meals! WOW, to think that all of these incredible people are there on the front line, helping deliver these wonderful meals to all of our youth is such a tremendous act of service. A HUGE THANK YOU to our transportation department. They are amazing.

Under the new instructional plan, our students have stepped up to the plate and are doing what it takes to get the job done. Realizing that the instructional delivery models are different and there is much more responsibility placed on our students, they are accepting these challenges. We are SO PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS, for being in the Zoom Meetings, participating in the Google Hang Outs, completing their assignments and being supporters to their classmates. OUR STUDENTS ROCK!

In this new instructional model, our teachers and support staff have been given the challenge of providing educational opportunities for our students, remotely. This has meant that many of our teachers and support staff had to quickly learn new presentation models, requiring them to attend online training and spending considerable time independent learning. They have stepped up to the plate! WOW

In addition, to give students the individual and small group assistance that they need, there has to be great flexibility in when you work with the students. Our entire team of teachers and support staff have been absolutely fantastic in reaching out to individual students and families, doing whatever it takes to provide opportunities and supports for our students! Our EHS TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF ARE AWESOME!

As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. At the same time, it takes the entire educational team to educate our students. As part of that entire team, our parents and guardians have been absolutely awesome. From collecting the initial survey data, to addressing follow up questions, to helping supervise the students and to addressing any questions or needs, our parents and guardians have been absolutely fantastic. Thank you to each and every one of you for working with us as a team, as we work through this new instructional model. OUR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE AMAZING!

As the basketball season came to an end for our players and coaches, many awards and recognitions have been given. Many of our players have been recognized through this process. These awards are as follows:

Maddie Kramer- 2A All State Honorable Mention, All League, All Region Honorable Mention

Molly LaForge- All League Honorable Mention, All Region Honorable Mention

Mark Bogner- 2 A All State Honorable Mention, All SEK, All League

Dawson Lehman- 2A All State Honorable Mention

Matthew Vail- 2A All State, ALL SEK, All League

Tyler Pasquarelli- All League Honorable Mention

NIck Pfeifer- Craw Kan Coach of the Year, 2A State Coach of the Year Finalist

Congratulations to all of these Red Devils. We are proud of you!

Behind the scenes, we have a very special group of people that are working very hard to keep our facilities clean and disinfected, during these historic times. A HUGE SHOUT OUT to all of our EHS Custodial and Maintenance Staff for all of the cleaning and disinfecting that they are doing. In addition, we have people working in our office to ensure that many items are taken care of, behind the scenes to support our students and teachers. A HUGE SHOUT to all of our EHS Building Office Staff! They are awesome. OUR EHS SUPPORT TEAM ROCKS!

If any of our students or families are having limits to internet access, the following locations have drive up hot spots: USD 101 BOE Office, Erie Elementary (near the cafeteria), Galesburg Christian Church Parking Lot and the Galesburg Fire Department. In addition, Craw-Kan has been working on establishing drive up hotspots throughout their service area. An updated map and list can be accessed on their website, but communities in our immediate area with Craw- Kan Hotspots include: Galesburg, Walnut, Elsmore, Savonburg, Hepler and St. Paul. They are continuing to update this list. The most updating information and locations can be found on the Craw-Kan Website.

As a reminder, USD 101 is providing free breakfasts and lunches to every student, ages 1-18 in our school district and 19 year old students that are attending high school. If your family is not receiving this wonderful service, simply call any of the USD 101 School Offices to be added to the list. The EHS Office number is 620-244-3287.

On Wednesday, April 8th, our school nutrition service will be delivering four days of meals, for Wednesday, April 8th, Thursday, April 9th, Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th.

Due to the school staff development and holiday schedules, there will not be actual deliveries on April 9th, April 10th or April 13th.

Please be prepared to accept the four days of meals on Wednesday, April 8th.

Throughout this new instructional model, there will definitely be a much greater level of electronic communication from all stakeholders. To contact most USD 101 Staff Members, the email format is first initial, last name @ usd101.com. Also the site offices will remain open throughout the entire school year, so please do not hesitate to contact the office if their are any issues or needs. Again, the office number is 620-244-3287.

To enhance our communication to our extended Red Devil Family, we are going to be expanding the use of twitter. You can follow the EHS Twitter Account @ErieRedDevils.

USD 101 Board of Education Meeting- 6:00 PM- BOE Office

No School - Staff Development Day

EHS Staff Meeting- 8:00 AM

CLP Committee Meetings- 9:00 AM

Staff Development Activities- 9:00 AM- 3:30 PM

No School- April Break

Monday- April 13th- No School- April Break