From our Special Education Department:
If you are a member of the Horizons Club, please vote for club officers using the form posted to our chapter Google Classroom page.
Votes may be submitted through Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 3pm.
Officers will be announced on the Wednesday morning EHS news cast.
Congratulations to our Fantastic Friday Attendance Allstars! Brittany Barlow, Jaxsyn Collins, Colton Yates, Jessalee Evans, & Emily Roberts! Winners got their choice of DECA Depot Bucks or Free Admission for them and a friend to the Football Game tonight! Keep up the great work Eastside! We see you!
Congratulations to our Fantastic Friday Attendance Allstars! Brittany Barlow, Jaxsyn Collins, Colton Yates, Jessalee Evans, & Emily Roberts! Winners got their choice of DECA Depot Bucks or Free Admission for them and a friend to the Football Game tonight! Keep up the great work Eastside! We see you!
There will be a meeting of the Horizons Club on Friday, Sept 30th, in room 103.
The meeting will begin at 11:40am.
Nominations for officers will be accepted, and club planning will be discussed.
If you would still like to join the Horizons Club, dues are $5.
Seniors- The Slemp Scholarship is now available online. Applications and all supporting documents are due by October 30. This scholarship is worth $2500 per year for four years. Please apply at slempfoundation.org.
Roman Williams from UVA Wise will be in Room 104 this tomorrow beginning at 9AM to help Seniors complete free applications to UVA Wise.
Please plan to meet with him if you are interested in possibly attending UVA Wise next Fall.
A virtual support group is being offered by The Appalachian Substance Abuse Coalition for Parents and Grandparents who are dealing with a child/grandchild who is having problems with drug abuse, mental health issues, etc.
The Lifetime Sports Club will be taking a field trip to the Basler Team Challenge and Aerial Adventure Course on the campus of ETSU on October 5th. The bus will leave at 7 AM and return by the end of the school day. Sign up and pick up a waiver in the guidance office. Turn in your waiver and your $20 fee NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.
Roman Williams from UVA Wise will be in Room 104 this Friday, September 30 beginning at 9AM to help Seniors complete free applications to UVA Wise. Please plan to meet with him if you are interested in possibly attending UVA Wise next Fall.
Students who posted signs for Homecoming elections are asked to please take down your signs today.
A Talent Show Contest and Fair will be held on Oct 15 at Gap Golf in Big Stone Gap.
There will be cash prizes awarded. All the fees go towards the prize money and so far we are up to $300 for 1st Place! That will grow as participants grow, and allow for more categories for prizes.
AND...there are special prize for the High School that wins!!
Students and staff that may be interested; including band, chorus, OneAct performers, dance teams, etc. are welcome to participate.
Below are link with more information and the registration form. You can also check us out on our website.
http://bigstonegapgolf.com
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9EVVLcLFrJkI2ARUM14YDn-cK8Vy9nq/view?usp=sharing
Seniors- A representative from UVA Charlottesville will be at Eastside on Thursday, September 29th at 11 AM for an in-person admissions event. Please plan to attend this presentation if you are interested in applying to UVA Charlottesville.
Seniors need to to come to room 106 to sign the back of the senior shirts.
Before school and during break - please do not interrupt class.
Congratulations to our Fantastic Friday Attendance Allstars! Amy Farmer, Alexa Amthor, Alyssa Fox, Gabe Raymond, Alex Collins, & Dalton Phillips! Winners got their choice of DECA Depot Bucks or Free Admission for them and a friend to the Football Game tonight! Keep up the great work Eastside! We see you!
The VDH has scheduled flu clinics to be held at each of our schools per the schedule below. Pre-registration required at https://redcap.link/lenoflu
P-EBT Phishing Scam Alert
There is a phishing scam attempt circulating and P-EBT recipients are being asked to call or text a phony 1-866 number ending in 0486 from "VA EBT". Do not respond to or engage with any unsolicited phone number asking for your card number or PIN. Please be aware that the DSS Client Customer Service Helpdesk will never call cardholders and ask them to activate their cards. Contact the Virginia EBT Client Customer Service Helpdesk at 1-866-281-2448 to report a stolen or compromised card.
