Congratulations to our Junior High members of the Marching Mustangs who this past weekend was named the Bands of America Indianapolis Super-Regional Class A Champions. The band competed in the preliminaries Friday and won all three caption awards in Music, Visual, and General Effect. Saturday night, they were invited back to the finals to perform in the exhibition as the Class A Champions.
CORRECTION: The Boys and Girls Club will be open this Friday. There was a misprint on their calendar.
Picture re-takes are today. EJHS Kirkwood School Picture online ordering is now available! You can also purchase Fall Sports pictures online by using this link.
It’s Red Ribbon week! This year’s theme is Celebrate Life. Live Drug-Free. The theme is a reminder that by staying drug-free, you are sending a message to yourself and others about how much you value yourself, your overall health, your community, and your future. Red Ribbon Tip: A good way to be healthy is by eating healthy. A way to do this is to not skip breakfast and to eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
Design Lab will take place Wednesday of this week, in the design lab after school until 3:30 pm.
There will be a callout meeting for Academic Super Bowl on Thursday, October 27th, after school in Mr. Anspaugh’s room from 2:30 to 3:00. Be sure to have a ride home.
7th and 8th grade Parents & Guardians- We will be hosting a 21st Century Scholars information session on Wednesday, November 2nd 6-7:30 in the EJHS cafe. Parents/Guardians- If you are interested in attending please RSVP through this google form https://forms.gle/
School Smiles is coming on October 28th! Please have the completed forms back to the Health Office no later than October 24th. If you need a paper copy contact the EJHS Health Office.
EJHS Fall Flu and Covid Clinic will be held at EJHS, Wednesday, November 9th. Please have the completed forms returned to the EJHS Health Office no later than November 2nd. If you need a paper copy contact the EJHS Heath Office.
Pumpkinfest–We Need Your Help!
Who else is excited for RBB Edgewood Schools Pumpkin Fest? We sure are! To ensure this event is a success, we need lots of help from our community. If you’re so inclined, please consider volunteering–we need a hand hosting trunk-or-treat spots, parking, setup/clean-up, and event check-in. Please sign up online here: https://tinyurl.com/ejhspumpkinfest
Thanksgiving Food Drive for Pantry 279 (See Flyer)
Your EJHS Student Council and PTO have combined efforts to collect boxes of macaroni and cheese to donate to Pantry 279 for their Thanksgiving food basket drive. Any brand of macaroni and cheese is great—please bring them to your homerooms 10/24—11/14; the homeroom that collects the most boxes will win a surprise breakfast treat/prize!
Pantry 279 works tirelessly to feed our local community and they rely on the kindness and generosity of our people to help—they are planning on building nearly 2200 boxes/meals this Thanksgiving! Our goal is to collect 500 boxes of macaroni and cheese.
The Athletic Department is now selling Edgewood socks for school spirit. See Ms. Edgeman in the Media Center to purchase your Edgewood socks in person today. There are two color options to choose from and two different sizes. All socks are $15.
EJHS Yearbook 2023 editors are collecting pictures for the fall sports pages in the yearbook. If you have any pictures, please either:
1) upload them to the link: https://images.jostens.com/01svyeOQB67rjqC841nGesw or
2) share/email them with our sponsor, Mrs. Millick at hmillick@rbbschools.net or
3) text them to our sponsor Mrs. Millick via Google Voice at (812) 727-0680
The EJHS EdgeShop is now open – featuring designs and creations from our EJHS students! Come check out our student-made products and support the design lab. – you can see examples of products in the case outside Mrs. Guest-Scott’s room, or by clicking the link in the announcements or on the QR code on the fliers.
Students if you have a physical form please turn that in to the office as soon as possible. We will be using GoFan to collect transportation fees this season. The cost is $30 and must be paid before the first competition.
EJHS Athletics/Activities
Week of October 24, 2022
Monday, October 24
Detention – Room 117 (Grubb) 2:30-3:15 pm
EJHS Girls Coding Club -Room 223 (Design Lab) 2:30-3:30 pm
EJHS Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4 pm
EJHS 7th & 8th Grade Baking Club – Room 212 (Koontz) 2:30-4 pm
Mini Warehouse Rehearsal (EHS Choir Room) 6-8 pm
Tuesday, October 25
Detention – Room 213 (Musselwhite) 2:30-3:15 pm
EJHS Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4 pm
EJHS 6th Grade Baking Club – Room 212 (Koontz) 2:30-4 pm
Wednesday, October 26
Detention – Room 117 (Grubb) 2:30-3:15 pm
EJHS Design Lab Club – Room 223 2:30-3:30 pm
EJHS Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4
Mini Warehouse Rehearsal (EHS Choir Room) 2:30-5 pm
Thursday, October 27
Detention – Room 213 (Musselwhite) 2:30-3:15 pm
EJHS Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4
6th-Grade Girls Basketball @ Orleans (AWAY) 6-9 pm
EJHS October PTO Meeting (Library) 6-7 pm
Friday, October 28
EJHS Horsepower – Room 207 2:30-4
Saturday, October 29
PumpkinFest 5-9 pm