East Alton-Wood River Community High School

Today's schedule for Tue, Nov. 1

Wood River-Hartford School District #15 Preschool Screening

Monday, October 31, 2022 **Student council is holding a blood drive Wednesday. You must be 16 or older to donate. See or email Mrs Timmins to make an appointment. **Attention Super Smash Bros. players! There will be a meeting today in the College and Career Center during Academic to discuss the upcoming Super Smash Bros Season. **Stop by the courtyard and check out the pumpkin contest. A ballot was sent by Mrs. Robinson and voting will be open until the end of the day today. Winners will be announced tomorrow. **Big Sisters: Be looking for Walk-a-Thon Sponsors for the event this Wednesday right after school on the track. Bring your completed forms and collected donations that day. Any questions, see Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Parmentier. **Community service opportunity today from 2:30-4:30 helping to prepare for the Oiler community day. If interested, go to the courtyard after school. More details on the EAWR community service google classroom. Seniors still in need of hours, the deadline to be exempt from finals will be extended through this Saturday to allow you to earn hours.

The Oiler Pride Band in the Wood River and Hartford Parades today.

Dress Like A Coach Day—both Mrs Hayes and Autumn picked Coach Garry Herron.

It's postseason time and Aidan Loeffelman will look to qualify for state in cross country while Oiler Football looks for a round one victory in football. Let's go Oilers!

The photo included with this message was sent to faculty, staff, and students this morning. All the information for travel and the video/radio broadcast is included. Looking forward to some great things tomorrow for EAWR! LET'S GO OILERS!

****Reminder**** Tomorrow, Friday, October 28th students are dismissed at 11:25 am.

Congratulations to Tyler Robinson on being Midwest Members CU Oiler Of The Month.

Mr. Forsting and Mr. Zobrist with their classes at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Pumpkin Painting Contest **Students and staff are voting for their top three.

Here is the video link for the live feed for Saturday's game at Coal City. Kickoff at 2:00 pm Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1kRpeP__z8

(2) CUSTODIAL POSITIONS- East Alton - Wood River High School is seeking applications for the following positions: FULL-TIME CUSTODIAN: 12-month position with salary and benefits. Position to begin immediately. PART-TIME CUSTODIAN: 9-month position with salary and benefits. Position to begin immediately. To apply, call Mike Moxey, Transportation/Maintenance Director at 254-3151, Ext. 2561 Criminal background checks will be required for both positions. EAWR #14 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Today's schedule.

Thursday, October 27, 2022 **Student council is holding a blood drive next Wednesday. You must be 16 or older to donate. See or email Mrs Timmins to make an appointment. **The spirit bus for the playoff football game is $10 and must be paid to reserve your spot. Sign up in the attendance center. Bus is leaving at 9 am this Saturday and returning around 9 pm. **Halloween is on Monday the 31st and students are encouraged to wear orange and black to school that day. Please note that students are not allowed to dress in costumes, wear face paint or wear costume masks. **Chief Wells and the City of Wood River is looking for volunteers to walk in the WR Parade this Saturday to hand out flyers for the chili dinner and also hand them out following the parade. You would need to arrive at 10 am and should be done around 12:30 pm. If you are interested please sign up in the Attendance Center. **Attention Drama Club Members: There will be a drama club meeting today at 5pm in the Auditorium. Please attend this meeting to discuss musical auditions and hear the announcement of the Officer Ballot. **Attention Super Smash Bros. players! There will be a meeting on Monday in the College and Career Center during Academic to discuss the upcoming Super Smash Bros Season. **Attention Peer Leaders: If you would like to work on writing "positivity messages" please come to Ms. Mueller's room in E122 during academic lab today. You can email Ms. Mueller if you need a pass. Members' names are also available to teachers on the Peer Leadership roster. **Stop by the courtyard and check out the pumpkin contest. A ballot form will be emailed to you by Mrs. Robinson soon so you can vote. Voting will be open until the end of the day Monday and winners will be announced on November 1st. **Big Sisters: Be looking for Walk-a-Thon Sponsors for the event next Wednesday November 2nd right after school on the track. Bring your completed forms and collected donations that day. Any questions, see Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Parmentier.

The following students were referred to the office for "Doing Great Things". Each received information about why they were referred, a free gift to redeem at the Oiler Express Cafe, and a certificate recognizing them. Thanks for brightening others day here at EAWR by doing great things!

Parent/Teacher Conferences Wednesday, November 9th and Thursday, November 10th from 4-7 pm. --Appointments can be scheduled through Skyward Family Access. --Use parent log-in (not students) when signing in to schedule a conference. --Click on the teacher conference icon on the left. --Select “all conference” and then select time. You will receive an email confirmation after scheduling. If you need assistance, call 618-254-3151, ext. 2520. Please let Mrs. Vambaketes know as soon as possible if an interpreter is needed by contacting her at 618-254-3151, ext 2533.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 **Student council is holding a blood drive next Wednesday. You must be 16 or older to donate. See or email Mrs Timmins to make an appointment. **The spirit bus for the playoff football game is $10 and must be paid to reserve your spot. Sign up in the attendance center. Bus is leaving at 9 am this Saturday and returning around 9 pm. **There are a few spots left for the Student Council pumpkin painting party and contest. If you would like to participate, please sign up in the attendance center. We will paint pumpkins tomorrow after school in the courtyard. All supplies will be provided, but we are limited to 25 participants, so sign up asap! **Halloween is on Monday the 31st and students are encouraged to wear orange and black to school that day. Please note that students are not allowed to dress in costumes, wear face paint or wear costume masks. **Chief Wells and the City of Wood River is looking for volunteers to walk in the WR Parade this Saturday to hand out flyers for the chili dinner and also hand them out following the parade. You would need to arrive at 10 am and should be done around 12:30 pm. If you are interested please sign up in the Attendance Center. **Attention Drama Club Members: There will be a drama club meeting tomorrow at 5pm in the Auditorium. Please attend this meeting to discuss musical auditions and hear the announcement of the Officer Ballot. **There will be a spirit club meeting today during academic lab in room E121.

Saturday's playoff football game at Coal City will be carried live on my mix 94.3 fm and streaming at mymix943.com. Also on alexa by saying “alexa, play my mix 94-3". As of right now, there is no live video streaming of this game.

FAFSA Night at EAWR. Thanks to Mrs. Vambaketes and Mrs. Struif for organizing the event.