The Eagle Viewer

It has been an exciting start of the school year. Eagle View welcomed about 1000 students for the 2019-2020 school year. Students returned to school learning they would be issued laptops to use during the school day. This new opportunity has been a positive benefit for our students and teachers.

Beyond the new changes with technology, Eagle View students found new faces among the teaching staff. Ms. Karalyn Mastrella (Science) and Mr. Taylor Kincer (Math) joined the 7AT team, Mrs. Tanya Whinnie (Reading) is on the 7GO team, Mrs. Christyn Campbell (Learning Support) is now a member of the 8RB team, Mrs. Kimberly Smith joins EV as a Life Skills teacher, Ms. Laura Sweeney joins the Special Ed. Dept, and Mr. Michael Garraway is new to the Technology Department. We welcome these new staff members to Eagle View!

The first marking period will be ending on October 23. Report cards will be posted on Skyward on October 29. Please encourage your students to do their best as we close down the first quarter of the school year.

- John Gallagher

Between 7:45 am and 2 pm, it is fine to pick-up and drop-off students along the front curb of the building. However, at the other times of the day when buses are in that area, we ask that parent/student pick-up and drop-off happen at the back parking lot (near the turf field). Click HERE for further information about the procedures. We ask parents to follow these guidelines in an effort to limit the traffic at a time when the students are loading or unloading from buses.

Email: ev@cvschools.org
Website: ev.cvschools.org
Location: 6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Phone: (717)506-3955
Twitter: @EagleViewMS

Safe2Say Something is a life-saving school safety program that teaches others how (1) to recognize the signs and signals of individuals who may be at risk of hurting themselves or others and (2) to anonymously report this information through the S2S app, website, or 24/7 Crisis Center Hotline. Click HERE to learn more about this program.

If your student:

Will be absent or tardy to school: please report that information to the absentee line 717-506-3955 prior to 11:00 AM.

Is absent, the first day your child returns from an absence he/she should bring a signed note to the main office. The note should indicate the date(s) your child was absent and the reason why. If your child had a medical appointment during this time, he/she should return to school with a medical note for his/her absence. Failure to turn in a valid note within three days of his/her return will result in the absence being unlawful.

An important note: After ten absences excused by a parent note, a doctor’s note will be required for any additional absences. Therefore, if you have a doctor note, send it in so the ten-parent note limit is not reached earlier than necessary.

Is tardy, please send your child into school with a signed note explaining why he/she is tardy. Traffic, car problems, missed bus, or oversleeping are not acceptable reasons for being tardy and will be marked as an unexcused tardy. Once he/she accumulates three unexcused tardies, he/she will receive a warning from the principal. The next incident may result in a detention.

Needs to be dismissed early, please have your child bring a signed note to the main office that morning with: his/her name, grade, time you will be picking him/her up, and the reason for the dismissal. Your child will meet you at the front of the building. If he/she is leaving to attend an appointment, please have him/her turn in an appointment verification slip to the main office upon his/her return.

Is out for a family/educational trip, the parent or guardian must complete an Educational Trip Request Form available in the main office or online. Your child will then take the form to ALL of his/her teachers for their signature. When complete, he/she should turn the form into the main office prior to the student leaving for the trip. Any trips taken without having prior principal approval could result in unlawful absences. Five days is the maximum number of days a student may miss per school year for family/educational trips.

Is riding home on a different bus: a bus note must be turned in with the following information: your child’s name and grade, the date(s) of bus change, if it is for AM, PM, or both, the number of the requested bus, and the bus stop location (or the name of the student with whom your child is riding).

Mr. Brian Dunlap joins the Eagle View staff this year as Security Monitor. Mr. Dunlap is a retired police officer from New Jersey. As an active resident of Cumberland Valley School District and parent of CV students, Mr. Dunlap was quick to develop positive relationships with staff and students at Eagle View. His expertise and support is greatly appreciated!

Mr. Gallagher and Mrs. Trybulski presented a plaque to Mr. Hosenfeld and Mr. Reigel, principals of Mountain View Middle School. The plaque was presented on behalf of the staff and students of Eagle View Middle School and wished the staff and students of Mountain View a great start in the new building!

Each month, Eagle View recognizes students as "Students of the Month." We call these students Pride of the View as they demonstrate the qualities of honor, service, scholarship, leadership, respectfulness, and school pride. The students are selected by teachers of their team and are presented with a certificate and pin.

Mr. Chris Irvin, science teacher on the 7RB team, was recently recognized in Inspire by The Sentinel newspaper. The fall edition of Inspire documented ten area teachers in Cumberland County who lead with passion and enthusiasm. To read the full article about Mr. Irvin, click HERE.

Eagle View students started the school year with a nice surprise! Students were issued a laptop to use during the school day. Each day, students pick up their laptops in homeroom to use for their classes. At the end of the school day, students return the laptops to homeroom for charging. The laptop use has increased the instructional time and educational opportunities in the classes!

This year marks the second year of the advisory program at Eagle View. We call our advisory program TGIF, which stands for "Together, Growing in Friendship." The students meet every other week with their advisory group where they participate in team building activities and various themed lessons. Recently, the students created group goals and personal goals for the school year.

Each year, we need all families to sign-off on acknowledgement of policies, handbook info, directory authorization, etc. We also need medical and emergency contact information updated annually. These forms are completed electronically in our new Student Information System - SKYWARD.

For those who have completed these forms already, thank you. For others, thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Eagle View Middle School offers multiple after school clubs. These clubs are supervised by volunteer staff and provide students an opportunity to be involved in activities beyond the classroom. Click HERE to see the list of after school clubs.

The Cumberland Perry Drug and Alcohol Commission provides a drug and alcohol education and intervention training series called Building Up Our Youth (BUOY). This training specifically addresses questions and concerns regarding adolescent substance use, including: stages of adolescent drug and alcohol use, signs and symptoms of use, paraphernalia used today, and how parents can intervene. Click HERE to learn more about this training.