East Alton-Wood River Community High School

Morning Announcements for: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 **Lockout Hunger is well underway! After day one, two of the six Ramen noodle lockers are full and the canned meal locker has a few items in it. As soon as a section fills up we will draw the first prize, so get those items in ASAP! **Coach Colona is looking for volunteers to help with the Great River Road Run on Saturday, November 25, from 8am to noon. If interested please contact Coach Colona at the email address sent to you by Mrs. Robinson. **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. **EAWR has partnered with Toys for Tots. Donation boxes are outside of the attendance center if you would like to donate a toy for a child. **The City Of Wood River is hosting a Downtown Christmas Night this Friday, November 24th from 4:30-8:30 pm and they are looking for volunteers to help with different tasks at the event. It will be held on Ferguson Ave. in Wood River. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the Attendance Center. **There will be a spirit club meeting on Wednesday November 29th during academic lab. **Students who signed up for lunch please pick it up in the East building before you leave for the day.

Varsity boys basketball final: Gateway Legacy 57, Oilers 36

Halftime here in Roxana. Gateway Legacy leads the Oilers 32-18 in varsity boys basketball.

Oilers down 10-15 against Gateway Legacy end of 1st quarter.

Oilers Girls Basketball vs. New Athens in the home opener!

Congratulations to Timothy Melton on being named Midwest Members November Oiler of the Month!

Our esports program is really thriving! 30 students today in the winter season meeting. Coach Drew and Gerry do an amazing job with this program!

Oiler fans can see a lot of basketball this evening starting at 4:30 in Roxana with JV boys. Varsity girls will tip off back in Memorial Gym at 6:00 pm. The Varsity boys will tip off at 7:30 pm back over at Roxana High School.

Morning Announcements for: Monday, November 20, 2023 **Help student council lock-out hunger. The annual food and hygiene begins today! Each time a section of lockers is filled, you will unlock a prize. Prizes include-1 extra pizza day per month in the cafeteria, 1 extra absence added to the final exemption policy, a 2nd semester rock, paper, scissors day, and more. Prizes will be randomly drawn and announced as lockers are filled. See the flyer in your email for more information. **Coach Colona is looking for volunteers to help with the Great River Road Run on Saturday, November 25, from 8am to noon. If interested please contact Coach Colona at the email address sent to you by Mrs. Robinson. **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. **There is an ESports meeting today during Academic lab in the CCC. We’re playing Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Fortnite, and Overwatch 2. If you are interested in playing competitive Esports for EAWR, make sure to attend. **EAWR has partnered with Toys for Tots. Donation boxes are outside of the attendance center if you would like to donate a toy for a child. **Students can purchase a winter athletic pass from the Attendance Center for $5. This pass will allow an EAWR student into all winter home games for $5 (basketball/wrestling) except for IHSA contests. All winter athletes and band members get into winter events for free. **The City Of Wood River is hosting a Downtown Christmas Night this Friday, November 24th from 4:30-8:30 pm and they are looking for volunteers to help with different tasks at the event. It will be held on Ferguson Ave. in Wood River. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the Attendance Center. **Attention Peer Leadership:There is a meeting today during academic lab in room E121.

The Sunday matinee edition of Puffs did not disappoint. What a great show!

Great job by the EAWR students tonight with their production of Puffs. The last performance is tomorrow, Sunday, at 2 PM.

Oilers finish 2nd in the Dupo Cat Classic. Congrats players and coaches.

Girls basketball in Cat Classic Championship game in Dupo. Oilers down 7 to 10 to Roxana after first quarter.

Puffs play teaser today. Shows are tonight 7 PM, Saturday, 7 PM and Sunday 2 PM.

Tomorrow's championship game will be played at 10:00 am so everyone can get back home in plenty of time for the big football game tomorrow afternoon at Roxana High School.

Look at this large group of students who were caught doing great things this week. Nice work everyone!

Morning Announcements for: Friday, November 17, 2023 **We want to give a BIG thank you to all of our cafeteria workers for the delicious lunch that was prepared for us yesterday. Thanks also to all of the student cafeteria workers, Mr. Matttix-Wand and Mr. Verdun for their help in making it run smoothly. We truly appreciate you all! **Help student council lock-out hunger. The annual food and hygiene drive will begin on Monday, November 20th. Each time a section of lockers is filled, you will unlock a prize. Prizes include-1 extra pizza day per month in the cafeteria, 1 extra absence added to the final exemption policy, a 2nd semester rock, paper, scissors day, and more. Prizes will be randomly drawn and announced as lockers are filled. See the flyer in your email for more information. **Coach Colona is looking for volunteers to help with the Great River Road Run on Saturday, November 26, from 8am to noon. If interested please contact Coach Colona at the email address sent to you by Mrs. Robinson. **Cardinal calendar orders and money needs to be turned into the Attendance Center today. **This year's Fall Play "Puffs" will be held this tonight and tomorrow night at 7pm, and Sunday at 2pm in the Auditorium. The tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for K-12 students and children under 5 are free. Tickets may be purchased at the door and doors will open 30 minutes before showtime. **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. **Today is the play teaser during academic lab. If you would like to bring your class please escort them over to the auditorium. Please check the email sent by Mrs. Robinson of students who will be participating. **The Winter Season Esports meeting has been moved to Monday during Academic lab in the CCC. We’re playing Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Fortnite, and Overwatch 2. If you are interested in playing competitive Esports for EAWR, make sure to attend. **EAWR has partnered with Toys for Tots. Donation boxes are outside of the attendance center if you would like to donate a toy for a child. **Students can purchase a winter athletic pass from the Attendance Center for $5. This pass will allow an EAWR student into all winter home games for $5 (basketball/wrestling) except for IHSA contests. All winter athletes and band members get into winter events for free. **If you would like to take home a sack lunch next Tuesday, November 21st on the 11:25 am dismissal day please complete the survey sent by Mrs. Robinson and mark yes. If you don't want to take home a sack lunch please disregard the survey. We will start providing take home lunches on half days but need to have an approximate count on how many lunches to make. This form needs to be completed by today at 8 am if you would like a sack lunch next Tuesday. **The City Of Wood River is hosting a Downtown Christmas Night on Friday, November 24th from 4:30-8:30 pm and they are looking for volunteers to help with different tasks at the event. It will be held on Ferguson Ave. in Wood River. If you would like to volunteer please sign up in the Attendance Center. **Attention Peer Leadership: our next meeting is this Monday, the 20th during academic lab in room E121.

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

Thank you to the EAWR cafeteria staff for preparing a delicious Thanksgiving lunch for students and staff.

Tip off! Girls basketball vs. Marissa in the Cat Classic semi finals!