October is upon us and our semester is rapidly reaching the half-way mark. There are several events that I would like to mention. First congratulation to all of our JAG initiates and Academic Jacket honorees. In regard to both events, I am very proud of our students and the determina-tion and dedication they have made towards their academic careers. Parent- Teacher Conferences are coming up on October 10th from 3:30-6:30pm. We ask that parents schedule their conferences through Ms. Inman in the guidance office (812-825-5621 ext. 2152). These conferences are a great opportunity to get a snapshot of your student’s academic progress and to meet the many new faces we have on campus. I hope to see you there! Finally, we have a number of testing schedules rolling out. Ac-cuplacer testing will occur for all students wanting to be eligible for dual credit through Ivy Tech. This testing will begin within the week. ASVAB and PSAT testing will take place on October 30th for all 10th-12th grade students. It is incredibly important your students get a good night’s rest, show up to school on time, and are prepared to take these assessments. Freshman will be taking a field trip to Hoosier Hills to see all the opportunities we provide through our Career and Technical Edu-cation Program.

Please remember that school will not be in session for the week of Oct. 13th. We will resume classes on October 21st. We hope that you have a safe and relaxing Fall Break. With Respect, Eric Kirkendall Principal

The Principal’s Office:

Thunderbird Beat

Attendance

Matters!

Help us reach a goal of 96% attend-ance rate. Strong attendance has a positive impact on current success in school. Further, setting strong at-tendance habits as a student will help in future career success too. As of Oct. 2, 2019 Freshmen….95.70% Sophomore…...95.23% Juniors…….95.32% Seniors……...96.18%

Eastern Greene High Schools October 2019

11064 E St. Rd. 54

Bloomfield, IN

47424

(812) 825-5621

Fax (812) 825-6661

Visit us on the web:

www.egreene.k12.in.us Or on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/easterngreeneschools

Fall Home Sporting Events:

Wed. 10-2…………………………...Varsity Volleyball vs. North Daviess 6pm

Fri. 10-4……………………………...V Football vs. North Decatur 7:30pm

Mon. 10-7…………………………...JV/V Volleyball vs. Shoals 6pm

Tues. 10-8…………………………..JV/V Volleyball vs. Clay City 6pm

Thurs. 10-10………………………...JV/V Volleyball vs. North Central 6pm

Fri. 10-11…………………………….V Football vs. Linton 7pm

Fri. 10-18……………………………..V Football vs. North Central 7pm

From the Learning Resource Teachers: Remember that we will be having our case conferences con-

cerning your child in October or November. To help us no-

tify you about these, please make sure that your contact in-

formation with the school is up to date.

If you haven’t received papers from us by Oct. 7th, please contact us ASAP.

Thank you for giving us a chance to work with your child!

Mrs. Butler & Mrs. Ragan

Eastern Greene FFA

Laundry Detergent Fundraiser Sales start November 11th!!

5 gallon buckets of detergent, laundry pods,

personal bath & hair soaps, dryer sheets, bath bombs

See a FFA member to put in your order!!

Sports Passes are now available

at the HS office!!

All Season Passes:

Adults $70

Students $25

(6 and under admitted free)

Family All Season Pass $175

-includes 2 adults & 2 students

(any additional students add $20 each)

Fall only pass $40

Winter only pass $40

There are NO TRANSPORTATION FEES being charged

this year, so any students who don’t purchase a sports pass

will have to pay the regular gate price.

Looking for a great, flexible, job?? You could

be a sub at Eastern Greene!!

Contact Mrs. Helms in the central office 812-825-5722 or Mr. Kirkendall at the HS 812-825-5621 for an application today!!

If you, or anyone you know, is a Schwan’s customer, please consider supporting the Eastern Greene High School Student Activities account. By making your Schwan or-der online at www. Schwans.com. Schwan’s will donate 5% cash of your purchase to our activities account. This is a very simple way to help us raise money and it costs you nothing extra if you are already a Schwan’s customer. Our activities account pro-vides the following to our students: student convocations for bullying and drug-free campaigns, students awards, and student incentives. Please pass this information along to anyone you know that is a Schwan’s customer. They can live anywhere Schwan’s delivers and EGHS student activities gains 5% of the sale. Thank you for your support!

Schwans.com

EGHS campaign id: 15362

Oct. 10th

3:30-6:30pm By Appt. Only……….call Mrs. Inman to set up a time.

812-825-5621 ext. 2152

Congrats to our

Academic Honor Jacket

recipients!!

Class of 2020 Info:

*Yearbook Guidelines for Senior Pictures (8/09/19) (also used for senior composite (wall display) and Greene County Daily World All-

county senior supplement)

In order to maintain the quality of the senior section in the yearbook, the following guidelines will

continue to be used.

All seniors should have a picture taken by Inter-State Studio on August 15. First of all, the

office needs a copy. Secondly, this may be used for the yearbook if you have no other

photographer. As this picture may be the one you choose to use in the yearbook and the

senior composite (wall display), please dress appropriately. Senior pictures have histori-

cally been more formal in the area of wardrobe choice. School dress code applies! (No hats, neckline issues, spaghetti straps, etc.) Please keep in mind that you may

need to have pictures for scholarship or job applications, etc.

You may submit a picture from another photographer, BUT there are requirements. (Please

share with your photographer.)

The picture must be e-mailed (jpeg) to Mrs. Bartlett.

tbartlett@egreene.k12.in.us (or bring in memory card/flash drive) We do

edit/crop pics. for sizing and lighting. The picture must be in color. WE MUST SEE YOUR EYES!

We usually have used a head and shoulder shot (for photographer—measurement

should be approx. 1 and 1/8 inch from top of head to bottom of chin). The pic.

should have a vertical format. Other views may be submitted for consideration. If

the picture is lacking in clarity or quality, we will use the best option. No writ-

ing on shirts.

No extras in pictures will be allowed—pets, cars, trucks, or other objects.

The picture is to have NO special effect such as halo or soft touch. Background

should be appropriate and not a distraction.

School dress code applies!

ABSOLUTE DEADLINE!!—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12.

December 12 is the deadline for pictures from other photographers.

Again, please have your picture taken by the school photographer as a backup.

You are a part of this school’s history. We want you to be represented, so please

meet the deadline.

Remember…….You need to fill

out a new application each school year

to be considered for Free & Reduced

lunches and textbooks.

Any questions contact Mrs. Rogers

(812)825-5621 ext. 1903

SENIORS!!!

Be sure to check out the counselors page

on our school website. There are scholar-

ships available and some have due dates

that are coming up fast!!

Check out our new Eastern Greene High School Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/EGHSThunderbirds/

Like us on….

Jobs for America's Graduates has hit the ground running. Students are hosting guest speakers, learning lead-ership skills, and working towards getting the year planned out. This years Career Association Officers are Ali Harper, Sarah Hoff, Zoe Logston, Sam Mitchell, Sadie Morguson, Kate-

lyn Stewart, Makayla Taylor, Felicity Walters, and BJ Yoho. A few of the officers recently attending the Leadership Development Conference to help with learning leadership skills. The JAG class is cur-rently working on a couple projects, the first one is hosting a Blood drive through the American Red Cross on Friday October 4th, and the second one is creating something to show Eastern Greene Schools is one com-munity. This project is based on the story "Only One You" by Linda Kranz. Look for more details on the project they are calling "EG Rocks" in upcoming months.

Update on the Riley Dance Marathon. We have of-

ficially set the date of our Thunderthon Riley Dance

Marathon for Saturday April 4th. Listen for more

information on ways to donate in the upcoming

months.

Photos from the I&I ceremony on 9/30/19:

Please check out the “Senior Central” web page!! It has

senior photo information and lots

of important dates!! https://sites.google.com/egreene.k12.in.us/mrs-leibacher/home/senior-

central

All student drivers MUST have a parking permit to park in the student lot. They are free, just come to the office and get one! Thanks!!

Want to stay up-to-date with all sports schedules (games and practices)? Down-load the Eventlink App from the App Store and sign up for any of the sports calendars you want to see for Eastern Greene High School. You will be sent an email and/or text the day of any event. If something changes, you will be noti-

fied of the change as well.

Also download the Eastern Greene Athletics App from the App Store and see game schedules and shopping store where money spent will be given back to

the EGHS athletic department.

Oct. 14-18,

2019

Pay for Student Meals Online!

Eastern Greene is excited to offer MySchoolBucks®! This online payment service provides a quick and easy

way to add money to your student’s meal account using a credit/debit card or electronic check.

You can also view recent purchases, check balances, and set-up low balance alerts for FREE!

MySchoolBucks provides:

Convenience - Available 24/7 on the web or with the Mobile App for your iPhone, Android or Windows

phone!

Efficiency - Make payments for all your students, even if they attend different schools within the district.

Eliminate the need for your students to take money to school.

Control - Set low balance alerts, view account activity, recurring/automatic payments & more!

Flexibility - Make payments using credit/debit cards and electronic checks.

Security – MySchoolBucks adheres to the highest security standards, including PCI and CISP.

Enrollment is easy!

1. Go to www.MySchoolBucks.com and register for a free account.

2. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your account.

3. Add your students using their school name and student LUNCH ID.

4. Make a payment to your students’ accounts with your credit/debit card or electronic check. A program fee may apply. You will have the opportunity to review any fees and cancel if you choose, before you are charged.

If you have any questions, contact MySchoolBucks directly:

parentsupport@myschoolbucks.com

1-855-832-5226

Visit myschoolbucks.com and click on Help/FAQ’s

Thank you,

Don Hymer, Foodservice Director

Chartwells / Eastern Greene Schools

812-825-5621 – option 5

*Jostens will be at Eastern

Greene for the Graduation

product info meeting

on Monday, October 21st

@ 8:52 AM. (WIN)

*The Graduation product orders will be taken on Tues,

Oct. 29th @ 8:52 AM (WIN Period)

One of the best resources for keeping you informed about your students grades and classes is Harmony. Harmony can be accessed through our school webpage. Go to the high school page and you will need a login and password then you will have access to the following items: - Student grades - Individual classroom assignments - You can set up push notifications to be sent notifications from Har-mony (alerting you of grade changes, attendance, and discipline referrals) - Check that emergency contacts are current, in case your child is sick.

Important Info from the School Nurse: Please contact Nurse Debbie at 825-5623 ext. 1008 if your

child has a health condition that we need to put a health plan

in place. Examples for this would be an allergy that requires

your child to have an epi pen or some type of emergency

care, history of seizures, severe asthma or any chronic condi-

tion that may need some type of intervention from the staff.

Check out our Tech Website:

easterngreenetechnology.weebly.com

Parents………….you can use this website to talk to

your kids about Digital Citizenship and eSafety!

Reminder:

Winter Sport Athletes that haven't

participated in Fall Sports this year

need to make sure that a physical is

on file before the 1st day of practice. Girls Basketball starts on

Oct. 21st and Boys Basketball starts on Nov. 11th.