Bellringer Newsletter

Good morning. I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend. If you have not yet chosen courses for next year, please take the opoirtunity to register for classes this week. Continue to check the Important Dates and Reminders section of the Bellringer Newsletter for a schedule of upcoming events. As always, if you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact me directly at everner@easthamptonct.org.

• March 11--Professional Development--NO SCHOOL for students
• Marh 16--Washington D.C Parent Meeting--6:00
• March 18--Student Council Blood Drive
• March 18--Senior Dance--7:00--9:00
• March 21---24--Washington DC Trip
• March 23--SAT School Day Testing--11th Grade Students
• March 25--Early Dismissal--Professional Development
• March 31--Music Department Cabaret Evening
• April 13--NHS Induction Ceremony
• April 15--No School--Good Friday
• April 18--22---April Vacation
• April 26--NGSS Testing--11th Grade Students

Congratulations to Serenity LaChance and Morgan Garcia. They have been chosen as the 2021-22 Connecticut Association of School Arts Awards Winners for East Hampton High School. They will be honored later this year by CAS the Arts Awards Banquet at the AquaTurf Club.

East Hampton High School has been given an additional home test kits that have been specifically designed by the State of Connecticut for use by students in our schools. These test kits are available at no charge to families.

Parents must administer the tests if interested in a home test. School personnel are not allowed to administer the test.

Please contact the EHHS Main Office to obtain a home testing kit.

Girls Ice Hockey Co-op defeated Suffield Co-Op 4-2 and Stamford-Staple-Westhill 5-2. Their current season record is 7-9. They are scheduled to play next in the state tournament TBA.

Boys Ice Hockey Co-Op lost to North Haven 2-5. Their current season record is 9-6-1. They are scheduled to play next on Wednesday 2/23 vs Eastern CT Eagles at the Rose Garden Arena in Norwich and on Saturday 2/26 vs Hand in Northford.

Indoor track competed in the CIAC State Open Championships in New Haven. Nick Rivard-Lentz finished 2nd in the pole vault. Jessica Starr finished 4th in the 300 meters. Brylee Montanari finished 5th in the 55 meter hurdles. Kaylee Gravel finished 12th in the 1000 meters. Jessica Starr, Brylee Montanari, and Nick Rivard-Lentz have qualified to compete in the New England Championships.

Boys Freshmen Basketball defeated Canton 39-28 and Valley Regional 44-31. Their current season record is 3-5. They play next on Tuesday 2/22 at SMSA and on Saturday 2/26 at Morgan.

Boys Junior Varsity Basketball lost to North Branford 40-49 and Canton 36-57. Their current season record is 4-14. They are scheduled to play at SMSA on Tuesday 2/22 and at Valley Regional on Wednesday 2/23.

Boys Varsity basketball defeated North Branford 50-48 and lost to Canton 55-57. Their current season record is 11-7. They are scheduled to play at SMSA on Tuesday 2/22 and at Valley Regional on Wednesday 2/23.

Girls Junior Varsity Basketball lost to North Branford 32-45. Their final season record is 4-12.

Girls Varsity basketball defeated North Branford 47-45, Achievement First 65-10 and Westbrook in the Shoreline Conference ¼ Finals 50-20 . Their current season record is 19-2. They are scheduled to play at home vs North Branford in the Shoreline Conference Semi-Finals on Wednesday 2/23.

The Cheerleading Team placed 3rd in the Shoreline Conference Championships this past Saturday. They are next scheduled to compete at Wolcott High School on Sunday 2/27.

Spring sports registration is now open on FamilyID.com

Follow all game results, highlights and athletic content on Twitter and Instagram at:

Twitter- BellringerSports @EHBellringers

Instagram: bellringer.athletics

For all athletic season schedules/results and CIAC tournament information go to ciacsports.com

All home basketball games can also be viewed on the NFHS network with a subscription.

Throughout the past three weeks School Counselors have visited grades 9, 10 & 11 to discuss PSAT Scores, made sure students had access to their CollegeBoard account and linked their KHAN Academy to it as well.

JUNIOR INFO:

In the past two weeks Counselors visited all of the junior english classes discussing post secondary planning. Additionally - Juniors should check their calandars as individual meetings have already started.

SENIOR INFO:

All students that have completed the transcript release form and shared it with your conselors in an appropriate time, your materials that you requested - letters of rec, transcript, and Mid-Year grades have all gone to your colleges (as indicated on your transcript release) via Naviance. If you recieve notification that the HS materials have not been sent- please know it takes a couple of weeks for them to match our materials with your application materials.

We genuinely hope that all senior families are starting move along in their FAFSA - at this time all familes are strongly encouraged to create an account - click here for a direct link to the FAFSA site to create and/or log in https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Please take a moment to read this important announcement regarding changes to the Counseling Caseloads for 2021-2022 School Year.

Distributions are listed below-

• Class of 2022 (Seniors) will remain with your counselors for next year- completing your four years with Mrs. Catlin (A-K) or Ms. Malcolm (L-Z).

• For ALL other students Classes of 2023 and beyond your counselor will stay with you for your entire high school journey.

• Mrs. Sullivan will have students A-D in grades 9-11

• Mrs. Catlin will have students E- M in grades 9-11

• Ms. Malcolm will have students N– Z in grades 9-11

Throughout the past two years, covid has impacted what education, college and career exploration opportunities were available - we are putting feelers out to all students in grades 10, 11 and 12 regarding the ASVAB Career Exploration Program. Now more than ever, students will benefit from robust career exploration as they plan to step out into a changed world.

It's not just a military test! The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is the only career planning resource that enables students to explore multiple paths to post-secondary success --college, certificates, apprenticeships, licensure programs, and the Military - in one place. The ASVAB CEP encourages students to explore a wide variety of career options rather than limiting their exploration by telling them what they can or should do. The program promotes career literacy through exposure to the requirements of entering over 1100 specific fields as well as the variety of approaches that can be taken. The program also provides both numerous resources and experienced educators to schools and students at no cost. The materials used in the program meet the National Standards for School Counseling Programs set forth by the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) and the Career Development Competencies established by the National Career Development Association (NCDA).

To those parehnts that have already expressed interest, THANK YOU. Please email or parent square Mrs. Sullivan (ksullivan@easthamptonct.org ) if you are interested in having your child take the ASVAB. Please note that at this time we have not yet scheduled a date- we will compile interest through Feb. 23rd.

Should you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Wyzykowski

lwyzykowski@easthamptonct.org

(P)860-365-4031

Beginning January 26, 2022, Mrs. Zupan will be hosting an after school SAT Prep Course in preparation for the March SAT. The course will cover the Verbal section of the exam (Reading and Writing & Language). You will learn tangible and actionable strategies that will, if practiced, improve your SAT score! All juniors are welcome to join. Please register by joining the SAT GCR (code: oxo4yif).

The SAT course dates will be as follows:

Jan 26
Feb 2
Feb 9
Feb 16
Mar 2

If you have questions concerning the course, contact Mrs. Zupan directly: azupan@easthamptonct.org

It’s time to pre-order your 2021-2022 East Hampton High School Yearbook! The Yearbook Club has been hard at work making sure this year’s book captures all the wonderful activities and happenings around school that we have missed out on with the past two turbulent years. By purchasing a yearbook, you will also have a way to remember both your friends and teachers without masks!

Parents! We are also beginning our Parent Ad sales which allow you to purchase an ⅛, ¼, ½, or full-page advertisement in the yearbook to dedicate to your student. This is a great way to help support Yearbook Club in funding our professional pictures year after year and keeping our hardcover, full-color yearbook at a reasonable cost. Parent Ads are a great way to memorialize family pictures and notes to your students for years to come as well!

Pre-orders and Parent Ads for the 2021-2022 EHHS Yearbook may only be purchased through www.balfour.com. Please see the attached resources below to help you go through the steps of placing an order for a yearbook, an advertisement, or both!

Resources:
Yearbook Pre-Order and Parent Ad Steps
AdBuilder Demo Video

Recently we have been having some issues with student dismissals from school and in particular, being dismissed due to illness without first going to the nurse. We ask that parents familiarize themselves with our attendance policy which is in the EHHS Student Handbook. Some of the main policies/procedures that we are asking for parents’ to help in adhering to are.

• EARLY DISMISSALS: A written request (no phone calls) from a parent or guardian must be presented to the main office before school begins so student may obtain an early dismissal slip. Students will wait in the main office for their parent/guardian to call the office and we will send your child out to meet you after they sign-out.
• NURSE DISMISSALS: In case of illness during school, dismissal will be arranged through the school nurse, or in her absence, through the office. Students feeling ill should report directly to the nurse's office. Students should not be texting or calling home when not feeling well.

Please note that having a parent’s written request before the start of the day allows the students name to appear on the Daily Attendance sheet so their teachers will be aware that they may not be in class on that day. This also eliminates the office staff from calling in and disrupting a classroom to dismiss the student. We do realize that there may be occasions when you may need to unexpectedly pick your child up early. In those cases we will call the student down when the parent/guardian arrives to the school

Our Next meeting is Wednesday, March 2, 2022 @ 630p in the EHHS library.

website: https://ehhsprojectgraduation.com/ (add this to your starred or favorites)

facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EHHSProjectGraduation/ (like our page)

AMAZON Ordering - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/homepage?orig=%2F choose EHHS Project Graduation. An easy way for us to earn money.

1. We are a fundraising group raising funds to provide a drug and alcohol free party for our new graduates every year.

2. We are an all volunteer group.

3. Most of us who have been attending meetings consistently are graduating in the spring, so we need your help to maintain this for classes to come.

Cyndi Buchan

President EHHS Project Graduation

The school community of East Hampton is committed to the mission of honoring and celebrating the diversity of our students, our community, and our nation. We strive to guide our students to conscious, deliberate, individual and collective actions that cultivate the respect of all races, religions, and social backgrounds. Our school community endeavors to produce graduates who are equipped with a greater understanding of the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The East Hampton Board of Education, in compliance with federal and state law, affirms its policy of equal educational opportunity for all students and equal employment opportunity for all persons. It is the policy of the District to promote nondiscrimination and an environment free of harassment regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability (including but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability, or learning disability), genetic information, marital status, or age or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, or age of any persons with whom the individual associates. The District shall provide to all students without discrimination, course offerings, counseling, assistance, employment, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The District shall provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The District shall make reasonable accommodations for identified physical and mental impairments that constitute disabilities, consistent with federal and state statutes and regulations.

Email: everner@easthamptonct.org
Website: www.easthamptonps.org
Location: 15 North Maple Street, East Hampton, CT, USA
Phone: 860-365-4030
Twitter: @EH_CTPrincipal