Day 1
Good Morning East High School, it is a great day to be a Red Devil and these are your morning announcements. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
GSA will be meeting after school in the LMC. All students are welcome to attend. If you have any questions about the club, please see Ms. Wetzel or Ms. Frank.
Blood Drive: How much water have you drunk today? Be sure to drink plenty of water today & be ready to donate blood! The East FFA invites you to their annual Spring Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 19, from 8 until 3. If you are age 18, 17, or 16 with parent’s consent, sign up for a time by going to: www.bit.ly/eastblood and type the sponsor code “OT134” If you have any questions, please contact your blood drive coordinator, Josie Van Beek! Again: Donate blood TODAY, save all the lives! Thank you!
Seniors: This is the last week for your family to buy and submit a Senior Tribute for the yearbook at yearbookforever.com. The cut off date is this Friday the 21st.
Attention 10th and 11th Graders: Link Crew is looking for future leaders who want to give back to East, build leadership skills, and earn service hours by working with incoming freshmen. If any 10th or 11th graders are interested in becoming Leaders for next school year, click the link in the virtual announcements, see the signs posted around school, or see Mrs. Baumann in Room 301 by Friday, April 21st.
Have you taken an Agriscience class this year, between March 2022 through March 2023? Then your Green Bay East FFA chapter has a cash award application for you! By submitting your Supervised Agricultural Experience (or SAE) Portfolio done in Agriscience class, you can apply for awards through the FFA. Top placing applications have the potential for a cash award, thanks to generous community support from the FFA Alumni. Just go to https://bit.ly/eastsae & complete the quick Google Form application. You have until Tuesday, April 25, to apply! Feel free to email Mr. Mark-cart ([email protected]) if you have any questions!
Attention 9th-10th and 11th graders: Please check your emails for the Intra city student council ballot so you can vote for East's representatives next year.
Attention Freshmen: In preparation for Earth Day and this Saturday's school cleanup, please join Link Crew after school on Wednesday to paint some rocks that we can then leave in the community as we work to clean up our planet. Again, this is for freshmen. Come and join us with rock painting after school on Wednesday, April 19th.
Students: Have you purchased your yearbook yet? The cut off date for purchase is May 1st . Please purchase in the main office or at the website yearbookforever.com for $55.
Seniors: Please check your emails for the senior superlatives form. Directions are included in the google form and responses are due next Wednesday, April 26th by 3pm.
FFA’s Blood Drive is today! Did you know 1 person every 2 seconds needs blood in the US. There are still 25 open slots so…. walk-ins will be welcome!! FFA has a contest: The largest number of friends donating today will win a Culver’s Party! Gift Cards & Pints for a Pint to each of the friends! To participate you must be 17 years old (16 with parental permission), weigh 110 pounds, and be in good health. All eligible students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate! Just bring your photo ID to the New Gym where your 1 donation can help to save up to 3 lives!
Girls Soccer fought hard against Menasha last night, but came up short. JV lost 1-3
Varsity lost 0-3. Both teams play again this Friday at home vs Ashwaubenon at 4:30 and 6:30pm.
Congratulations FBLA: Six members of the Green Bay East Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America recently attended the Wisconsin FBLA State Leadership Conference at the KI center here in Green Bay. They competed in a variety of events for a chance to represent Wisconsin this summer in Atlanta at FBLA nationals. The following students from East placed in the top 4 for their event and qualified for nationals: Anthony Muskovitz-Karl – 3rd place in Mobile App Development, Isaac Munchoff and Tallon Baird– 2nd place in Network Design. Placing in the top 8 for their event and earning honorable mention are: Brisset Torres Alvarado - event finalist and placed 6th in Banking and Financial Management, Giovanny Rodriguez - 5th place in Computer Problem Solving and national team alternate, ChaNtuj "Sunny" Lee - 8th place in Computer Problem Solving. Since 2007 East High School has had 58 FBLA National Qualifiers and 17 top 10 National finishers. Congratulations East FBLA!
Library: Everyone is welcome to be in the library for study hall. A pink pass from your teacher is required if you are not passing a class this trimester. Check IC, so you know your current grades.
Earth Day is Saturday! You can celebrate outdoors by meeting at East High for our annual Earth Day Cleanup. Clean up starts at 9 AM this Saturday. Wear clothes and shoes that allow for walking and trash collecting. To sign-up, see the Google Doc in your Homebase or in the library.
Live in the Library is back! As a culminating event during National Library Week, you are invited to share your voice in the library. Your performance could be musical--singing or instrumental--or spoken word--poetry or short story. We also have a karaoke machine! Live in the Library is taking place all day on Friday, April 28. Stop in the library to sign up or ask questions.
Book Club: Book Club meets today during lunch hours. Please bring your copy of How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe to the discussion. The book is about love and food and the love of food, so there will be a special treat for readers today!
We at East High School acknowledge that we are located on land and water that is the current and ancestral homeland of the Menominee Indian Nation, the Ho-Chunk Nation and home of the Oneida Nation. We honor and respect the many diverse Indigenous spiritual and physical caretakers of this land who have retained tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, and cultural resilience. We uphold our responsibility to repair relationships, initiate partnerships, and stand with members of these and all First Nations.
Word of the Day: Undergird, verb, to strengthen or support something from below or to form the basis or foundation of.
These have been your morning announcements.
Have a great National Garlic Day and a great learning day!