East Palestine High School

Reminder for Seniors: cap and gown orders for commencement are due no later than Friday, December 13th. You can order online at Jostens.com or see Mrs. DiCello in the office for more details.

A recently published article in the Youngstown Business Journal, which discusses the importance of infusing the classroom with career skills and real-world experiences, featured some of our staff members and students. To access the article, use the link below. Great work everyone! https://businessjournaldaily.com/county-escs-connect-schools-business/

From the Principal’s Desk (Monday, December 2, 2019): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kRfdh7mH3zaJOlMrp27Ys4CQxhNR1uqv

The East Palestine High School Athletic Department would like to announce, we will be having a HS Boys Basketball Benefit game on Wednesday, Nov. 27th beginning at 6:00 in the high school gym. This event will benefit the Vaughn Brunson Memorial Scholarship Fund. First game will be Columbiana vs. Poland and the second game will be East Palestine vs. Struthers. Ticket prices are $4 for students and $6 for adults.

This week Miss Dawson's Algebra class investigated if there is a correlation between height and wingspan. Students recorded the bivariate data by helping each other measure their height and wingspan. The class then created a scatter plot to share their results. This activity was an introduction to scatter plots and finding the line of best fit which students found using the graphing calculators.

EPHS Rotary Interact was able to pack a record-breaking 90 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child this year! The boxes contain small toys, school and art supplies, hygiene products and more and will be delivered to impoverished children around the world as a way to make Christmas a little brighter. Students in Rotary Interact will be able to track the boxes and will receive updates about which countries the boxes go to. In the past, some of the countries to receive EPHS boxes included The Ukraine, Guatemala, The Congo and Madagascar! Thank you to everyone who donated time, money and items! Way to go Bulldogs!

EPTV (Friday, November 22, 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1WdsxkE-0M&feature=youtu.be

From the Principal's Desk - November 25, 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TgkXX1cuj7I5oT2hRaPsnGy4UD008cSZ/view?usp=sharing

Winter Meet the Team will take place on Thursday 11/21 at 7 pm in HS Gym.

EPTV (Friday, November 15, 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnzwL_4W-KE&feature=youtu.be

From the Principal's Desk - November 18, 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iGpFly137Ar6JPPHwLSQrHQuGLANTKdG/view?usp=sharing

Educators never stop learning. This week several teachers and Mr. Rook attended the Ohio School Improvement Institute in Columbus. At the conference, paid for by a grant through Schools That Work, we learned new ways to positively impact our students and their learning. We are actively working and learning Better Together.

Please congratulate Josh Welch. He has been voted 2nd team All-State Soccer for Div. 3

Did you miss the EPHS Veterans Day program? We have you covered, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOz7bEci0zs&feature=youtu.be. Thank you Veterans and thank you to the sponsors that helped to make our program possible: Mrs. Randolph's Honors English 12 class, Mrs. Spanos' Honors Government class, EPHS Staff Members, EPMS Staff Members, The Bulldog Café, The Original Roadhouse, Grim's Welding, Panera Bread, Christian House Assisted Living, Dunkin' Donuts, The Nutrition Group, Rube and Brenda Ginder, Harley Buzzard and Family, Ms. Linda May, Mrs. Patti Linhart, and Mrs. Bree Hall.

From the Principal's Desk - November 11, 2019 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B6Mm5bId4CWH4Vg6hu4-K8t1JCtlV5qE

From the Principal's Desk - November 4, 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V_ckl2ouRFhPcytdR0gixC_ImPfK1U9j/view?usp=sharing

Follow the link to see the WYTV student-athlete story about senior Cole Rutledge. https://www.wytv.com/sports/student-athlete/student-athlete-cole-rutledge/

Senior Cross Country runner Cole Rutledge is this weeks WYTV student-athlete of the week. You can watch Cole’s story on WYTV at 6pm and 11pm on Thursday October 31 (tonight)

Leadership Columbiana County (LCC) has been developing leaders since 1999 by providing opportunities to explore the diverse industries, leaders, and organizations that are helping Columbiana County grow and serve others. Launched in 2017, the Junior Leadership Columbiana County program continues this mission by providing classroom and hands-on experience to develop informed and responsible citizens who are future leaders of Columbiana County. Three high school students from East Palestine, Emily Berger, Payton Sherry, and Morgan Cheurco, applied and were selected to participate in the program this school year.

After listening to the story of the Cucuy in Spanish class, students did a great job writing and illustrating the legend. According to the legend, when children misbehave and do not listen to their parents, the Cucuy comes and takes them away.