East Alton-Wood River Community High School

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!

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.

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.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 **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 this Wednesday 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. **EAWR will be hosting a FAFSA workshop in the College and Career Center located in the Main Building tonight at 6 pm. If any senior and parent/guardian would like to attend to learn about financial aid please contact Mrs. Struif. FAFSA completion is a requirement for graduation. **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 THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27th 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 tomorrow during academic lab in room E121. **Reminder that Boys Bowling tryouts start today and run through Friday (3-4:30). There will be a bus to take you to Airport Bowl at 3pm. If you came to the meeting and haven’t registered on 8to18 you will need to do so before coming to tryouts. See Mr. Beatty, Coach Herron or Coach Kinkel if you need help registering.

Good morning OilerNation! October is National Principals Month. Mrs. Robinson, Mr. Gockel and Mr. Beatty, thank you for being guiding lights for our schools. Each of you influence student and adult performance daily. We are proud to support you as Leaders of Hope. OilerNation please reach out and THANK our great district leaders today! #ThankAPrincipal

Results from Monday night and today's schedule.

Here in Trenton preparing for the Oilers IHSA regional match with the Shells. Let’s go Oilers!

Here are the details for the 2:00 pm playoff football game at Coal City on Saturday. Tickets may be purchased on GoFan for $5. You may also purchase at the gate on game day for $6. We will have a fan bus leaving at 9 am from the bus circle for EAWR students only. It is $10 per student and the sign up sheet is in the attendance center. Students who ride the fan bus must ride it back to EAWR after the game. Passes are not accepted as this is an IHSA postseason event.

Monday, October 24, 2022 **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 this Wednesday 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. **EAWR will be hosting a FAFSA workshop in the College and Career Center located in the Main Building tomorrow at 6 pm. If any senior and parent/guardian would like to attend to learn about financial aid please contact Mrs. Struif. FAFSA completion is a requirement for graduation. **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 THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27th 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 this Wednesday during academic lab in room E121. **Reminder that Boys Bowling tryouts start tomorrow and run through Friday (3-4:30). There will be a bus to take you to Airport Bowl at 3pm. If you came to the meeting and haven’t registered on 8to18 you will need to do so before coming to tryouts. See Mr. Beatty, Coach Herron or Coach Kinkel if you need help registering.

Student Council and Spirit Club is sponsoring "Win The Week" in celebration of the football team's state playoff game.

**Community Donations** If anyone is interested in making donations to the Oiler Store for the community day, drop off will be available today, Monday, October 24th from 3-6 pm at the East Building/Bus Circle Doors (E2). Please no knives, large furniture, or appliances.

Today's schedule along with some celebrations!

At our IHSA playoff viewing party last night, Coach Herron announced that Seth Slayden has officially broken the school's all time single season rushing record. The record was previously held by Oiler great Travis Williams who went on to play at the University of Illinois.

The EAWR football team, coaches, parents, and admin getting ready to watch the IHSA Playoff Selection Show. Special thanks to Steve and Mary Scroggins, as well as, The Pump House for providing food.