East Alton-Wood River Community High School

Friday, December 15, 2023 **Don't forget to reserve your yearbook! You can order it now for $50 before the price goes up to $60 beginning January 1--just bring $50 (cash or check payable to EAWR) to the Art Room, M-009. You can also order your yearbook online using the link on our school's homepage. **Attention Seniors--if you are submitting a Senior Photo or a Senior Baby Photo for the yearbook, those pictures are due to Mr. James no later than January 12th. Please email any digital photos to him, or deliver hard copies to the Art Room, M-009. **The senior exemption list is updated daily. Please check your email for a list sent by Mrs. Robinson. **The student exemption list is updated daily. Please check your email for a list sent by Mrs. Robinson. **Semester exam notes have been shared by Mrs. Guthrie. Please look at those for next week's exam schedule and other information. **SIU Dental School will have the All Kids Dental Program clinic at Eastwood Elementary School to provide dental services to students starting in January. The services will include exam, cleaning, fluoride treatment and possibly sealants, if needed. If you would like to attend this clinic, pick up a form in the Nurse's Office for your parents to fill out and return. **Students--all community service hours turned in by December 7th have been added to Skyward. If you turned some in and they are not in Skyward please see Mr. Gockel because he has re-submits. **The theme for tonight’s boys basketball game at Roxana is Christmas. **Information Regarding Finals Next Week: Monday the 18th is an attendance day with the normal daily schedule. Students are required to take all finals unless on the exemption list. All information regarding exemption and finals is available to students in Google Drive. The finals schedule for next week can be found in Google Drive. Finals are Tuesday the 19th hours EB-3 and Wednesday the 20th hours 4-6. Dismissal during finals is at 11:55 am. Morning bus routes will run as usual and after school buses will leave at noon. A grab and go lunch will be provided both days of finals. A make-up day for finals will be from 8-10:30 am on Thursday the 21st. This is NOT a required school day. **Any leftover MORP posters will be thrown away at the end of the day today. **The CCC will be closed today during Academic Lab. **Students will be sent passes to attend the PSAT meeting in the auditorium today during academic lab.

Oiler varsity underway at Roxana.

Boys and girls bowling vs. Freeburg.

The Living & Wellness and Job Skills Classes took a trip to Moonlight restaurant & Walmart to shop for area children's Christmas.

Co-Op students Jada Dupy and Lorelai Shemonia gave the very busy Pediatric staff at Alton Memorial Hospital a little holiday cheer with some delicious treats and flowers as their way of saying thanks for all the hard work done every day.

Looking forward to the second session of our February 3rd shootout featuring three excellent boys games!

Look at these girls basketball matchups for the February 3rd shootout in Memorial Gym! If this keeps up, we are looking at some highly relevant games in the eyes of the state pollsters!

Today's schedule and yesterday's results.

Great job by the EAWR and LCJH Bands and Choirs at the winter concert along with Mr. James who was the narrator tonight with the band. Also, the EAWR Art Club is selling handmade Christmas cards. If you're interested in purchasing cards, please see Mr. James or Mrs. Blair.

Just want to send a shout out to Curtis Smith this evening. He has removed all the old ceiling tiles and light fixtures in the East Building Courtyard and replaced them with new LED lighting and tiles. He also has painted every square inch of the metal ceiling tile supports! He started this project last week and is nearing completion. He has been working every day on this and it looks amazing. He has such a positive attitude and he might not realize it but he is setting a great example everyday with his work ethic.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 **The Winter Band and Choir concert will be held tonight at 7pm in the Auditorium. The concert is free! **Don't forget to reserve your yearbook! You can order it now for $50 before the price goes up to $60 beginning January 1--just bring $50 (cash or check payable to EAWR) to the Art Room, M-009. You can also order your yearbook online using the link on our school's homepage. **Attention Seniors--if you are submitting a Senior Photo or a Senior Baby Photo for the yearbook, those pictures are due to Mr. James no later than January 12th. Please email any digital photos to him, or deliver hard copies to the Art Room, M-009. **The senior exemption list is updated daily. Please check your email for a list sent by Mrs. Robinson. **The student exemption list is updated daily. Please check your email for a list sent by Mrs. Robinson. **Semester exam notes have been shared by Mrs. Guthrie. Please look at those for next week's exam schedule and other information. **SIU School of Dental Medicine will have the All Kids School-Based Dental Program clinic at Eastwood Elementary School to provide dental services to students starting in January. The services will include exam, cleaning, fluoride treatment and possibly sealants, if needed. If you would like to attend this clinic, pick up a form in the Nurse's Office for your parents to fill out and return. Information has also been sent to parents by email as well as on social media. **Students--all community service hours turned in by December 7th have been added to Skyward. If you turned some in and they are not in Skyward please see Mr Gockel because he has re-submits. **The CCC will be closed today and tomorrow during academic lab because guidance will be having meetings with juniors regarding PSAT scores. Please don't send students unless they have a pass from guidance to attend the meetings during this time. **Themes for this week are: Tomorrow girls basketball at Roxana--wear white and Friday boys basketball at Roxana--Christmas. **Information Regarding Finals Next Week Monday the 18th is an attendance day with the normal daily schedule. Students are required to take all finals unless on the exemption list. All information regarding exemption and finals is available to students in Google Drive. The finals schedule for next week can be found in Google Drive. Finals are Tuesday the 19th hours EB-3 and Wednesday the 20th hours 4-6. Dismissal during finals is at 11:55 am. Morning bus routes will run as usual and after school buses will leave at noon. A grab and go lunch will be provided both days of finals. A make-up day for finals will be from 8-10:30 am on Thursday the 21st. This is NOT a required school day. **Any MORP candidate that would like their poster back, please get it by the end of the week. After Friday they will be thrown away.

Mrs Higgins College English Class enjoying It’s a Wonderful Life at the Repertory Theater!

Today's schedule and yesterday's results.

Here is the schedule for next week. Remember that everyone MUST take all finals unless on the exemption list. If on the attendance exemption list students must have 4 or fewer excused absences, 4 or fewer tardies, obligations cleared, and a C or better in the class. If you have a D or F you must take the final in that class. If on the senior exemption list you must have 7 or fewer absences, obligations cleared, and passing the class. Monday, December 18th--regular attendance day for all students. FINALS SCHEDULE Tuesday, December 19th EB 7:10-7:50 am 1st hour 8:00-9:15 am 2nd hour 9:20-10:35 am 3rd hour 10:40-11:55 am STUDENTS DISMISSED AT 11:55 am (GRAB AND GO LUNCH) Wednesday, December 20th 4th hour 8:00-9:15 am 5th hour 9:20-10:35 am 6th hour 10:40-11:55 am STUDENTS DISMISSED AT 11:55 am (GRAB AND GO LUNCH) Thursday, December 21st Exam Make Up 8:00-10:30 am (if exams missed–not a required attendance day) Buses will pick-up every morning and will take home on Tuesday and Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. and Thursday at 10:35. Students return on Tuesday, January 9th to start 2nd semester.

Oilers win 4-1 over Alton.

Oilers vs. Alton in varsity hockey!

Information Regarding Finals Next Week –Monday the 18th is an attendance day with the normal daily schedule. –Students are required to take all finals unless on the exemption list. All information regarding exemption and finals is available to students in Google Drive. The finals schedule for next week can be found below. Finals are Tuesday the 19th hours EB-3 and Wednesday the 20th hours 4-6. Dismissal during finals is at 11:55 am. Morning bus routes will run as usual and after school buses will leave at noon. A grab and go lunch will be provided both days of finals. --A make-up day for finals will be from 8-10:30 am on Thursday the 21st. This is NOT a required school day.

The Students of the Month for 1st semester 2023-2024 school year were celebrated by our school today at the Pump House and were accompanied by Mr Lawson.

Santa's helpers, Lakkin Webster and Valeria Salas, delivered Christmas letters to the residents at Cedarhurst in Bethalto. His other helpers, Alisha Buttry and Mykayla Smith, dropped off Christmas presents at Eastwood Elementary as their way of giving back.

Great job by Ms. Arment’s Journalism Class on the November Edition of the Oiler Times. If you are interested in purchasing a copy for 50 cents please contact Ms. Arment.