EHS Newsletter- Aug. 24- Aug. 30

Our first day of on-site and remote learning will be on Tuesday, August 25th. Our teachers and staff have been working very hard, getting ready for our students and we are all so excited and cannot wait to see our Red Devils! First day of school, here we come!

Yes, some of the formats and processes will be different and there will continue to be adjustments throughout the year, but together as a team, as a family, as an extended community throughout our school district, we will work together to provide a quality education for our students, in a safe and supportive environment.

Listed in this newsletter are several items of information pertaining to our beginning of the school year procedures. In addition, our entire school reopening plan is available on our school website.

Please do not hesitate to contact the high school office if you have any additional questions or concerns.

As a reminder, USD 101 Policy is that all attendees to our attendance centers and school activities are to wear masks. In addition, our students and staff are to wear masks at all times while in school transportation. Thank you to everyone for your understanding and support on this very important issue.

Upon entering our building and outside competitive events, each attendee will go through a screening process, where their individual temperature will be taken, with a non-contact thermometer. No person will be allowed to enter with a temperature of 100.4. or higher.

All of our students and staff are to use only the front entrance of our building, for their arrival to school. Upon entering the building, all student and staff will have their temperature checked. After arriving to school, all students may report to either the EHS Commons or the main gymnasium, until the report to class bell rings at 7:50 AM. Classes will begin at 8:00 AM.

NOTE- At least for the first week of school, EHS will not have the second chance breakfast program, so students need to plan accordingly if they are eating breakfast at school.

To help address social distancing, our students will be using the EHS Commons and Auditorium for eating breakfast and lunch meals. During these times, we are expecting all of our students and staff to practice social distancing. Students are to not sit in any chairs in the commons that have been individually marked and when sitting in the auditorium, they are to practice social distancing.

For school provided meals, we will be using disposable plates, containers and utensils.

Each student and staff member will need to provide their own water bottle, as our water fountains will not be available during the school day, with the exception of our bottle filling stations.

Students will be allowed to use their lockers, but access throughout the day will be minimized and may not be accessible every hour. Students will be encouraged to take materials to multiple classes directly.

Students and staff are encouraged to sanitize their hands between every class, by either washing their hands and/or by using our sanitizer stations. Hand sanitizer stations will be available at the entrance of the building and at the entrance of every classroom.

Our EHS Booster Club is such an integral part of our student support system. Every year, they do so much helping provide financial and physical support to our student athletes and coaches. Already this year, this group has been very active raising a significant amount of money through booster club memberships, hosting the annual golf tournament and soliciting members and sponsors.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE EHS BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERS. Memberships can still be purchased by contacting Melissa Taylor @ Erie High School or Mandy Duling.

Erie High School is so blessed to have so many community patrons and area businesses that continue to support our EHS Students and EHS Staff. Recently, at our EHS Booster Club Golf Tournament we had a full tournament and a waiting list! Also, we had numerous financial sponsors and other donors. Thank you to all of these individuals and businesses for their amazing support for our EHS Red Devils.

Our EHS KAY Club is such a service oriented organization that does so much beyond the scenes supporting our school, community and many activities even outside our immediate area. This past week, they made a significant donation to the Joplin Ronald McDonald House! We are so proud of our student and sponsor for serving others!

This summer, our EHS Custodians and Maintenance Staff have been BUSY working across the district working on their "summer list", getting things ready for school. These special people work hard, doing so many things behind the scenes, with a smile on their face and doing whatever it takes to get the job done! Thank you to our EHS Custodians and Maintenance Staff!

EHS Staff Meeting- 8:00 AM- EHS Auditorium

EHS Work Day

Student Chromebook Pickup- 8:00 AM- 12:00 Noon, 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM

Freshmen and New Student Tours- 1:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:00 PM

Freshmen and New Student Parent/Student Meeting- 6:30 PM

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Breakfast- Pancake Bites or Cereal or Yogurt

Lunch- Spaghetti and Meat Balls or Fried Chicken Salad Sandwich or Chicken Caesar Salad

Breakfast- Cinnamon Roll or Cereal or Yogurt

Lunch- Chicken Patty or Italian Sub or Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad

Fall Sports PIctures- 3:30 PM- Except Girls' Golf

JV Girls' Golf @ Baxter Springs- 3:00 PM

Volleyball Scrimmage- 5:30 PM- EHS Main Gym

Breakfast- Sausage Pancake on a Stick or Cereal

Lunch- Mozzarella Dunkers or Egg Salad Sandwich or Italian Chef Salad

EHS Girls' Golf Team Pictures- 3:30 PM

Breakfast- Biscuits and Gravy with Sausage or Cereal or Yogurt

Lunch- Italian Pizza or Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich or Popcorn Chicken Salad