RESULTS
Congratulations to the JH members of the Marching Mustangs who had a very busy Fall Break. On October 7, the band attended the Indiana State School Music Association Regional competition, receiving a Gold Rating with distinction in General Effect and Visual, and qualifying for Semi-State. This past weekend, they attended the Center Grove Cavalcade of Champions, receiving first place in Class C winning Best Music, Best General Effect, Best Visual, and the People’s Choice Award. This Friday the Mustangs will defend their Bands of America Indianapolis Super-Regional Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium and then compete in the Semi-State on Saturday at Decatur Central High School.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Candy Grams: See Flyer Below
Colts Chronicles: It is officially spooky season, and Colts Chronicles is celebrating with some spooky competitions! Colts Chronicles is hosting a scary story contest and a virtual Halloween Costume contest. Go to coltschronicles.com for competition details. Scary stories and costume pictures must be submitted by October 23rd. Winners of both competitions will get candy.
EJHS GLOW PARTY – Tickets on Sale NOW! The EJHS Student Council and PTO invite you to join us on October 20 at the EJHS Fall GLOW PARTY (2:30-5 pm at EJHS)! We will have a DJ in the gym and will be selling pizza, glow items, candy, and drinks in the cafeteria. All proceeds go directly back to support EJHS students and teachers through your EJHS PTO; this event is open to EJHS students only. Pre-sale tickets are $6–if you purchase a ticket with cash at the door it will be $7. All pre-sale tickets will go home with EJHS students prior to the dance to make entry faster (a benefit of pre-purchasing)! https://edgewoodschools.
Also, make the most of this fall weekend, and don’t forget to check out our student-planned and led PUMPKINFEST on Saturday 10/21. Volunteers are still needed, check out the sign up if you are interested!
PUMPKINFEST – Saturday, Oct. 21st: Sign-ups to help with Pumpkinfest are here. Thank you to our fantastic PTO for pulling this together. You can use this link to set up a trunk or treat, help with parking, or other duties. Thank you in advance! The Pumpkinfest Committee and EJHS PTO
Kirkwood Yearbook Pictures: UPDATE- RETAKES HAVE BEEN RESCEDULED FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 23RD DURING HOMEROOM. Kirkwood has reported that a link to preview pictures should be available later this week.
Pizza X POP Tabs: Love Pizza X? Love EJHS? Eat pizza from Pizza X and save the Proof-Of-Purchase (POP) tabs from the pizza boxes. Ask your friends and family to save them as well. Each Proof-Of-Purchase tab is worth 25 cents. Bring your tabs to the Main Office anytime throughout the year.
Not Feeling Well: Students if you’re not feeling well report to the Health Office. The Health Aide will contact your parent if you need to go home. By-passing the Health Office and contacting your parent yourself will be an unexcused absence. Parents, if your student contacts you, please refer them to the Health Office.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Academic Super Bowl Team: Are you interested in the 1980s and 90s? Do your friends call you smart? Do you like winning competitions and showing off your knowledge? If so, then you should join the Academic Super Bowl Team! It’s kind of like sports, but for your brain! There will be teams for English, math, science, and social studies. The topic this year is the 1980s and 1990s. If you are interested, there will be a callout meeting after school on Monday, October 23rd in Mr. Anspaugh’s room from 2:30 to 3:00. Come to learn more about the teams.
Coding Club: Coding Club will take place today after school in the Design Lab. Pick up is outside Door 14.
7th Grade Boys’ Basketball: Tryouts will be held tonight and tomorrow from 2:30-4:30 pm in the main gym. You must have an athletic physical form on file and in FinalForms dated after April 1, 2023, in order to participate.
8th Grade Boys’ Basketball: Tryouts will be held tonight and tomorrow from 6-8 pm in the main gym. You must have an athletic physical form on file and in FinalForms dated after April 1, 2023, in order to participate.
Edgewood Youth Volleyball League:
Who: 3rd/4thGrades & 5th/6th Grades
When: Beginning October 16th and ending November 18th
Where: Edgewood Junior High School Gym
Click this link for more information and the registration form
Cost: $75 (includes player shirt) – Use this Eventlink to pay
Try Lacrosse: TRY LACROSSE event for this fall! Sunday, Oct 22nd, 2-4 pm, Karst Farm Park Bowl field. No need for equipment or experience to participate! FREE Lacrosse is a great sport: fast-paced, works well for all body types, team-centered, and more! This is a Spring sport with optional, low-key fall and winter practice/conditioning. We offer an all-area middle school team (co-ed), an all-area high school girls’ team, an all-area high school boy’s team (“North”), and a BHSS boy’s team. We are super excited to be getting ready for our newest team: Middle School Girl’s LAX starting Sp25. For Sp24, we ask Middle school gals to play on the co-ed middle school team.
ATHLETICS INFORMATION
EJHS Fall Sports Images for online ordering:
Online Ordering: https://
Athletic Physicals: Student-athletes must have a completed physical before they may participate in tryouts or practice. A physical dated after April 1 is good for the entire school year. We encourage parents to take advantage of the athletic physical night at Edgewood High School each spring in order to have their student-athlete prepared for any activity they choose to participate in for the following school year. Athletic Physical Form
FinalForms: All physicals are now completed through FinalForms. All athletes MUST be registered on FinalForms. Register HERE
Transportation Fees: Each student-athlete will be required to pay a $30 transportation fee for each sport in which he/she participates. Make payments on Eventlink. Under contact information, please enter your athlete’s name and the sport you are paying for. for example “John Doe – Cross Country.” If you are paying for more than one athlete, please purchase them separately.
Event Tickets: We are cashless. We will have a card reader for bank and credit cards at the gate. Or you can pre-purchase tickets on Eventlink HERE.
- Gate Ticket Prices: $5 per person
- EJHS All Sports Season Passes: Each pass is good for admission to all home EJHS athletic events excluding County and WIC tournaments. Non-Transferable – Edgewood High School events are not covered by this pass.
- 2023-2024 Family Pass (Immediate Family Only) – $100
- 2023-2024 Adult Pass – $40
- 2023-2024 Student/Child Pass – $20
- 2023-2024 Senior Pass – $20
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Students who would like to request to see their counselor should complete this Google form: EJHS Counselor Sign up. The form should only be completed using the student’s RBB email.
JOKE OF THE DAY
Why can’t basketball players go on vacation? They would get called for traveling.
Anyone who wants to submit a joke for consideration should fill out this form.
EJHS Athletics/Activities
Week of October 16, 2023
Monday, October 16
Detention – Room 205 (Sparks) 2:30-3:15 pm
Coding Club – Room 223 (Design Lab) 2:30-3:30 pm
Student Council (Media Center) 2:30-3:30 pm
Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4 pm
7th & 8th Grade Baking Club – Room 212 (Koontz) 2:30-4 pm
7th-Grade Boys’ Basketball Tryouts 2:30-4:30 pm
8th-Grade Boys’ Basketball Tryouts 6-8 pm
Tuesday, October 17
Detention – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-3:15 pm
Theater Club – Room 206 (Finn) 2:30-3:30 pm
6th Grade Baking Club – Room 212 (Koontz) 2:30-4 pm
Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4 pm
7th-Grade Boys’ Basketball Tryouts 2:30-4:30 pm
8th-Grade Boys’ Basketball Tryouts 6-8 pm
Wednesday, October 18
Detention – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-3:15 pm
Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4 pm
Thursday, October 19
Detention – Room 205 (Sparks) 2:30-3:15 pm
Design Lab Club – Room 223 (Design Lab) 2:30-3:30 pm
Robotics – Room 221 (Grimes) 2:30-4 pm
Friday, October 20
GLOW PARTY 2:30-5 pm
Saturday, October 21
PUMPKINFEST 5-9 pm
All events to be held at EJHS unless in red print
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Chromebooks: If you are a student and do not have a Chromebook, please visit Ms. Edgeman in the Media Center. Any issues, repairs, etc. also need to go to the Media Center.
Boys and Girls Club Calendar
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