Eastern Local School District

The Lady Eagles Volleyball program started the season off with a clean sweep over River Valley. 7th grade, 8th grade, and JV won in 2 sets and Varsity won in 3. Go Eagles!

The Preschool Staff at Eastern Local will be present at the District Open House on Thursday August 22nd from 5:00-7:00. If you have any questions or want to come and meet the staff and look at the rooms we would love to have you.

The Eastern Local School District has been declared CEP eligible by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce for Fall of 2024. This means universal free meals for the district! Also, no Free and Reduced Lunch Forms to complete for the start of school! Learn more on the District Website Cafeteria Page.

Athletics Schedule for this week 8/19-24 Monday 8/19 - Girls Golf @ Waterford (4:30pm) Tuesday 8/20 - JH/JV/Varsity Volleyball Home vs. River Valley (6:00pm) Wednesday 8/21 - Boys Golf @ Belpre (4:30pm) Thursday 8/22 - JH Football @ River Valley (6:00pm) Friday 8/23 - Varsity Football @ River Valley (7:00pm) Saturday 8/24 - Cross Country @ Marietta (9:00am), Varsity Volleyball @ Athens Invitational (11:00am)

Good Evening, This is a reminder of our district wide open house, Thursday August 22nd from 5 to 7pm. K-6 students can participate in a new student and new family orientation session starting at 6pm in the elementary gym. K-6 students will have class rosters posted in the lobby. Students in grades 9 through 12 will have schedules available in the High School Cafeteria, and Junior-High students and parents will be directed to their first period teacher to receive their schedules in the junior high wing. An optional new student and family 7-12 orientation will begin at 6pm starting in the high school gym. District provided school supplies will be with your child's teacher. Eastern Archery will also be in both buildings to discuss archery for this coming school year with students and parents, and Eastern PTO will be in the elementary building with a photo booth and releveant PTO events and information available. Hopewell will also be present and available for family needs and questions. Brian Collins and the transportation department will be in the elementary cafeteria for busing information and questions. Food will be served to families as well. We hope to see you there! Thank you, Eastern Local School District

Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Meigs County families, with school-aged children, mark your calendars for this Thursday, August 15th. The monthly, drive through food distribution will take place at the Meigs Local Administrative office building (formerly Salisbury Elem.) at 41765 Pomeroy Pike in Pomeroy. We will have fresh produce from the Meigs Farmer's Market. First come, first served from 4:30-6:00PM or until supplies run out.

Today is the last day to register your student rider for bus transportation. Be sure to take time to register your students on the Eastern Website. Thank You!

Congratulations to the Eastern Boys Golf Team for winning the Logan Invitational today! A very hardworking group of young men and coaching staff.

Newsletter from Eastern Junior-Senior High School August, 2024 I hope everyone has been having a wonderful and relaxing summer break! With the first day of school just around the corner, I wanted to reach out with some reminders of procedures, and changes happening around our building. First, I would like to discuss academic and extracurricular activities available this year. Our High School now has more college credit plus and workforce study courses offered in house than at any time in school history. This is the third year of our agricultural program and we are offering courses within that program that provide students with the opportunity to learn in-demand career skills and potential college credit, AG-Science, and FFA Membership opportunities. Career education is a major component of our district mission statement, and will be a heavy focus area for students on campus while finding their “E.” As for extracurricular activities, we are proud to offer over a dozen programs for junior high and twenty for high school with many expanding beyond traditional athletics. All students are highly encouraged to participate in as many of these programs as they choose too. With the junior-high’s successful reintegration into the high school building last school year, students in grades 7 and 8 are getting opportunities to study career readiness earlier and exploration of careers is higher than ever before for middle grade students in our building. Students with work obligations who are seniors are also welcomed to meet with myself and Sheryl Roush to discuss schedule options to better accommodate them. Additionally, we have updated our grading scale and graduation policies to better support all students in our learning community. Officially beginning this school year, Eastern Local will operate on a ten point grading scale to better match that of modern college universities and other learning institutions. As for graduation, Eastern Junior-Senior High School will transition to a Latin Graduation System effective with the Class of 2028. For more information regarding the Latin Graduation System, please click the link below or copy and paste into the browser. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sKzJPPXOKe3Fo49LBk5JhWgwSIMDDNzh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118283889208975724223&rtpof=true&sd=true Let’s have a wonderful year together, Garret Hall, Eastern Junior-Senior High School Principal

Information for tomorrows volleyball preview.

The Bus Registration Form is now available on the Eastern Local Website for 2024-2025. Please complete this mandatory form for your student riders before close of business 8/13/2024. You can access the link on the website by going to "Departments" at the top of the home page, then click on Transportation to open the Transportation page. Then, click on the " Bus Registration2024-2025 link , complete, and submit. Thank You for your cooperation!

This is a reminder that Fall Sports Physicals are due by this Thursday August 1st. Any student athlete who does not have a physical turned in by August 1st will not be able to participate in any practices or games until it is turned in. Physical forms and Athletic Paperwork packets can be picked up in the High School office.

This is a reminder that Fall Sports Physicals are due by August 1st. Any student athlete who does not have a physical turned in by August 1st will not be able to participate in any practices or games until it is turned in. Physical forms and Athletic Paperwork packets can be picked up in the High School office.

On Tuesday 8/6, Eastern High School will host its Mandatory Player, Parent, and Coaches meeting in the gym at 7:00pm. All coaches, players, and at least one parent or guardian must attend for all student athletes grades 7-12.

Reminder: The Meigs County Schools Food Pantry drive through distribution will be held this Thursday, 7/18 from 4:30-6:00 PM or until supplies run out. Meigs Local Admin Building at 41765 Pomeroy Pike in Pomeroy.

I am so proud of our team at Eastern Local. Their hard work and collaboration helped us once again receive grant funding this year to provide Eastern students with the classroom supplies for each grade level. We apologize for the late notice and any inconvenience, but due to the timing of the grant funding we were not able to get the message out there sooner. We are excited to be able to offer this to our students. Our hope is that helping families with this burden will allow them to use those resources to get students involved in more extracurricular activities. We know students who are engaged in more extracurricular activities here at school, at church, or in the community are more likely to have better academic outcomes, better attendance, and have more connections. We know the skills they learn and the relationships they build can have a major impact on their ability to find their "E" after graduation: Enrolled, Employed, or Enlisted. We want our students to gain the skills to be leaders in our school and community. If you have any questions, please reach out. Our plan currently, as long as our suppliers can complete the orders, is to hand out the supply kits at our open house as we did last year on August 22nd from 5:00-7:00. We are excited to see everyone there. Nick Dettwiller Superintendent Eastern Local School District 740-667-6079 ndettwiller@easternlocal.net Stronger Together

Volleyball is doing a Pick A Date & Donate fundraiser. Please contact Coach Courtney Whittington if you wish to support our Lady Eagles Volleyball Program.

Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Meigs County families, with school-aged children, mark your calendars for this Thursday, June 20th. The monthly, drive through food distribution will take place at the Meigs Local Administrative office building (formerly Salisbury Elem.) at 41765 Pomeroy Pike in Pomeroy. We will have fresh produce from the Meigs Farmer's Market. First come, first served from 4:30-6:00PM or until supplies run out.

See the attached flyer for information about the Community Health Worker Training Program for High School Students.

The high school girls’ basketball team has had to cancel tomorrow’s (Tuesday) summer league game due to a lack of players. We will still be in the gym on Wednesday morning and play at Southern on Thursday.