E.C. Glass Newsletter

E.C. Glass has lost one of its biggest fans. "J.P." Vaughan passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 12, 2020. J.P. was a constant at Hilltopper athletic events and, along with his wife Kay, worked tirelessly supporting the students of E.C. Glass High School. As stated in his obituary, "Many generations of Hilltoppers have profited and will benefit from J.P.'s support of the E.C. Glass Athletic Boosters. More importantly, his constant presence in the stands or pre-game pep-talks have had a lasting effect on the players and coaches. In May of 2020, along with Kay, J.P. will be inducted into the E.C. Glass Athletic Hall of Fame for their tireless dedication to the school and its athletes. Also in May, he and Kay will be honored with the Humanitarian award by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities for their humanitarian contributions." Thank you, J.P. You have left a legacy and you will be missed. The Hilltopper community will be thinking of Kay and the family during this time. #Hilltoppers #ValueTradition

https://www.newsadvance.com/…/article_53f13e6f-893f-5f1f-9b…

We greatly miss our Big Blue Family. We hope everyone is safe and taking extra precautions. Get out and enjoy the beautiful weather if you can. Take care!

Skills Usa District 3 Contest Winners

Architectural Drafting:

1st Garrett Mann*

2nd Joseph Navolio

3rd Tyler Garrett

Crime Scene Investigation:

1st Team: Hannah Rasso, Chase Bryant & Elijah Friend *

Precision Machining Technology

1st Joe Savelle *

Technical Drafting:

1st Jake Pabis *

3rd Orion Crouse

* All first place winners earned the opportunity to advance to the State SkillsUSA contest.

Students who were going to represent District 3 at the State SkillsUSA Contest:

Extemporaneous Speaking:

Thomas Stokes

Additive Manufacturing (3D printing & Design):

Grant Helm & Bryant Miles

Students please check your emails daily. AP students who have to take modified AP exams at home please make sure you also check in with AP classroom daily.

congratulations to these E. C. Glass students for their amazing showing in the 2020 Young Writers Contest. We had 2 District Finalists and 23 District Winners! Their pieces have gone on to regional competition. Give them a shout-out when you see them!

Katlyn Layne, 9th-grade Fiction; Karah Parker, 12th-grade Fiction; Lilly MacCallum, 12th-grade Essay; Ellie Eckert, 12th-grade Poetry; Elizabeth McNamara, 12th-grade Poetry; Grace O'Connell, 11th-grade Poetry; William O'Lichney, 12th-grade Essay; Kai Starsky, 9th-grade Poetry Back row: Rachel Clough, 11th-grade Poetry;
Amelie St. Clair, 9th-grade Fiction; Shelby Kent, 9th-grade Fiction; Mason McHenry, 10th-grade Poetry; Xavius Hagar, 12th-grade Fiction; Holden Fretz, 12th-grade Poetry; Reese Cooper, 11th-grade Poetry; De'Ante Vaughter, 10th-grade Fiction; Linnea Sumpman, 10th-grade Fiction; Hallie Rooney, 12th-grade Fiction; Margaret Townsend, 9th-grade Poetry; Lizzie Selzler, 9th-grade Poetry; Caleb Callaham, 10th-grade Poetry; Helen Cohen, 10th-grade Essay; Olivia Ownby, 11th-grade Fiction (finalist); Lucy Williams, 11th-grade Essay; Madison Hoover, 11th-grade Fiction; Alexis Hubbard, 11th-grade Fiction (finalist)

The following placed in the Region! Congratulations!

Helen Cohen 1st place 10th-grade Essay

William Olichney 3rd place 12th-grade Essay

Shelby Kent 1st place 9th-grade Fiction

Amelie St. Clair 3rd place 9th-grade Fiction

Linnea Sumpman 2nd place 10th-grade Fiction

Hallie Rooney 3rd place 12th-grade Fiction

Kai Starsky 2nd place 9th-grade Poetry

Lizzie Selzler 3rd place 9th-grade Poetry

Ellie Eckert 3rd place 12th-grade Poetry

In other contest news, Mrs. McCormick's Creative Students used the VR Goggles to "observe nature" and derive inspiration for poems to enter into Randolph College's SciFest Poetry Contest. The following students were recognized as finalists out of over 800 student entries. I'm so proud of all of my students! A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner will be selected at a later date.

Amelie St. Clair "Fires"

Ainsley Eubank "Into the Reef"

Rachel Clough "Cross Section of a Dead Sea"

Grace O'Connell "The Known Unknown"

Way to go ladies! Keep writing!

To all of my students,

I just want you all to know that I miss each and every one of you. I miss your jokes, your questions, your smiles, your hugs, your ideas, and your stories. Find ways to stay positive, help and take care of others, and keep those brilliant and creative minds engaged. Stay well! Love, Mrs. McCormick

Beacon of Hope Updates

The Future Center is still open VIRTUALLY! The attached message was sent to our students and families on Monday, March 23: https://www.smore.com/41kpz.

NEW - Join us for Virtual College 101 on Wednesday, April 1 @ 6:30 PM.

Sign up for the event link HERE.

NEXT Workshop - Getting Started with Common App & Coalition App

*Virtual workshop schedule will be released next week

Links to FREE Online Resources for Families and Educators

• ACT - Free ACT Prep & other resources for educators, workforce, and families
• AP - Free live daily review sessions for all AP courses & updates on testing format
• ASVAB - Free study guide for Military Placement and Career Exploration
• SAT - Free SAT Prep & updates on SAT testing
• VPT - CVCC Placement Testing has been waived for seniors (Class of 2020). Multiple Measures will be used for fall course placement.

School counselors will be checking email throughout the day as my office hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00 am-3:00 pm. School counselors are also available to meet virtually upon the student (or your family's) request. If students would like to meet via webcast, just send their counselor an email.

Students who still need to be scheduled for next school year; school counselors have their course request sheets and will be inputting requests as is. For students who didn't get a chance to meet with their school counselor to discuss course selections, your school counselor will be in contact. Please keep in mind that you still have until June 5th to request changes. Email me with any scheduling questions or concerns.

We are thinking of you and your family and will continue to support you!

Tracy Miller-Goode

Director of School Counseling

E.C. Glass High School

2111 Memorial Avenue

Lynchburg, VA 24521

Dear Class of 2020,

The E.C. Glass faculty and Staff are thinking of you. When you left school on March 11th, we had no idea that schools would be closed by the Governor for the remainder of the year and that would be the last day your class would be together in our building. We understand that due to the closure, you are missing out on many activities such as prom, spring athletics, senior awards, and graduation. We are working hard to create safe and meaningful experiences for your class as we move forward so we can celebrate your accomplishments. At this time, we are not scheduling or rescheduling any events as we do not know what the future holds. As of March 26, the Governor is not allowing groups more than 10 to congregate.

Class of 2020! Have you seen YOUR new Facebook page!? Please invite other members of the #Classof2020 #Hilltoppers #TogetherWeKeepClimbing #UNITY #Seniors

The Indoor Track Team Banquet was held the first week of March. Receiving the Booster Excellence Awards for Leadership, Scholarship, Athletic Ability and Integrity were Ryan Gallagher and Amanic Brown. They are shown here with Coach Rodney Smith Congratulations! #Hilltoppers #ecgathletics

Yearbook Update: The Crest yearbook staff have worked diligently through the school closure. We are happy to announce that the 2019- 2020 yearbook has been completed on time and submitted to the press. For those of you that have purchased the yearbook we want to reassure you that the yearbook is still be printed with the goal of being available for distribution later this spring. We are in constant communication with the printers and we will keep you posted on how you can pick up your yearbook when they are ready. If you are still interested in purchasing the yearbook, you can still do so on My School Bucks or www.yearbookordercenter.com code: 10464.

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Ashley Marot

Visual Arts M.A.T

ECG Yearbook Adviser

Students can login to the library's eBook collection at https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/200727. Just use your student ID number to login. If you have any problems or have any book requests, email Mrs. Mabery at maberysr@lcsedu.net. We miss you and want you to keep reading!!

CHANGE TO MEAL DELIVERIES
Starting Monday, March 30, we will be giving out two days’ worth of meals on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This will include two breakfasts, two lunches, and four cartons of milk. We will not be delivering meals on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

We are adding meal pick up sites on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the following Parks and Recreation Centers from 11:00 a.m. to noon and reducing bus routes surrounding these locations:

∙ College Hill Neighborhood Center
∙ Daniel’s Hill Neighborhood Center
∙ Jefferson Park Neighborhood Center
∙ Diamond Hill Neighborhood Center
∙ Fairview Heights Neighborhood Center

We will continue to offer curbside pickup on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at our four school Command Centers from 11:00 a.m. to noon:

∙ E. C. Glass High School
∙ Heritage High School
∙ Dunbar Middle School
∙ Linkhorne Middle School

School buses and vans will continue making meal deliveries at bus stops throughout the city on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Please check our website regularly for the latest on bus stop meal delivery locations and to find the meal site closest to you.

Transportation will be in the buildings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only. If your bus did not come to your usual stop and you have a question about the stop or need them to return, contact transportation at 515-5100 on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

CONTINUITY OF LEARNING
Our Curriculum and Instruction team is working hard to develop a plan to continue learning during the school closure. We want to let families know that we are going to need time to ensure we have meaningful lessons for you. We hope you were able to benefit from the enrichment packets and resources that were shared last week. We invite you next week to just take a break and resume with learning and lessons on April 6. It is our goal to not rush this process of creating a new learning environment. We are going to focus on restructuring our staff so that we can continue to focus on essential learning. We plan to provide you with scheduled activities, videos, and meaningful learning opportunities that will help keep your child on track in their grade and subject areas. We will have more information coming regarding continuity of learning later next week.

COMING TO PICK UP ITEMS
We know you may need to come get some of your students’ belongings, such as instruments, school supplies, etc. We will be working on a plan for parents/guardians on this and let you know as soon as you can come get these important items. Stay tuned!