HS Bobcat Weekly Blast 2/6

High School
2.15.23

Good afternoon Bobcats!

This week is National School Counseling Week!

We have the BEST counselors out there, Ms. Harkey and Mr. Schaffer – please show them your appreciation this week!

See the updates below and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Ms. Sealy

IG: @PrincipalSealy

Updates:

Monday, February 13

Is a teacher work day, no classes for students! If you would like to participate in a teacher appreciation lunch for that day please check out this sign up genius.

Bobcat Weekly

Check out the latest volume of the Bobcat Weekly!

Registration continues this week!

Students have until Friday, February 10 to complete and submit their course selections in powerschool.

Parents – you can also join the registration canvas class as an observer to see what they are working on! Click here for instructions.

Efland Ruritan Club Scholarship

Seniors have the opportunity for two scholarships that are guaranteed money for ERA. One scholarship is for students who are trying to enter four year college/community college and one is for technical school. Please see the information linked here and here and drop off your application by April 4th.

Orange County Summer Camp Counselor Positions

I am reaching out to broadly spread the word that Orange County is now accepting applications for Recreation Summer Camp Counselor positions for 2023. This year we will be differentiating between Senior and Junior Counselors and hiring accordingly. Full position descriptions are available on the HR website at www.orangecountync.gov/jobs. Both positions close Friday, February 24.

ERA Ice Skating Night:

Please join the ERA community for a family skate night on Friday, March 10th. Please see this flyer for details.

2023 Track Information

Please follow this link to join BAND for more information

First day of practice – 2/14/23

Time: 3:45 – 5:00 PM

Location: Commons

We will be running so please plan accordingly.

Men’s Volleyball Tryouts:

Coach Young and Couch Kimbrough will be holding men’s volleyball tryouts on February 21st and 22nd. Reach out to them for more information!

ACT Prep

The ACT will be Tuesday, March 7 for all 11th grade students.

We will offer self-paced, free, online prep materials for students who are interested. Please complete this form if you would like this ACT prep.

Bobcat Spotlight

In an effort to highlight our amazing staff and students we are initiating the Bobcat Spotlight.

Each month has a different character trait (February is Courage). When you see someone exhibiting this behavior then you nominate them using this link. You can also snap a picture if you like!

Both students and teachers can be nominated! Check out the bulletin board in the commons to see printed pictures and blurbs about how our nominated students and staff displayed the character trait!

Board of Directors Meetings

The next Board of Directors meetings will be held on February 28th and March 22nd both at 5:30 pm.

February Zoom Link

March Zoom Link

Athletics:

This week in Athletics:

Tuesday, February 7

4:30 JV Men’s Basketball @ Henderson Collegiate release at 2:45
6:00 Men’s Basketball @ Henderson Collegiate

Wednesday, February 8

4:30 JV Men’s Basketball v. Bartlett Yancey
6:00 Women’s Basketball v. Bartlett Yancy
7:30 Men’s Basketball v. Bartlett Yancey

Our school store is open once again. It will be open until February 10th so place your orders as soon as possible. The link is here.

In addition, our athletic director and coaches have created a wish list of items they would like or need. If you would like to donate, please use this link to access the information. If you decide to place an order, please reach out to Charlie Oakley to let him know. If you would prefer to just donate money, please make the check out to Eno River Academy and put ‘athletics donation’ in the memo line.

If you have specific questions about the apparel or wish list, please reach out to our athletic director, Charlie Oakley. His email address is coakley@enoriveracademy.org.

Thanks for your support!

Upcoming Important Dates:

Click here for the 22-23 ERA School Calendar

February 6 – 10 – National School Counseling Week
Monday, February 13 – Teacher Work Day
Friday, February 17 – CATS
Monday, February 20 – No School Presidents Day
Thursday, February 23 – Progress Reports available on PowerSchool
Wednesday, March 1 – Early Release
Friday, March 3 – CATS
Tuesday, March 7 – ACT for all 11th graders, only 11th graders report to school on this day.
Monday, March 13 – End of Quarter 3
Friday, March 17 – Teacher Work Day
Monday, March 20 – 3rd quarter report cards – CATS
Tuesday, March 21 – ACT Makeup
Tuesday, April 4 – CATS
April 7 – 14 – Spring Break, No School
April 17 – 28 – Driver’s Ed after school
Monday, April 24 – 4th quarter progress reports available on PowerSchool
April 24 – April 28 – Spring Spirit Week
Tuesday, April 25 – Band Concert 6pm
Friday April 28 – Prom
May 1 – 5 – Teacher Appreciation Week
May 1 – May 11 – AP Exams
- Monday 5/1 – 8:00 US Gov, 12:00 Chem
- Tuesday 5/2 – 8:00 APES, 12:00 Psych
- Wednesday 5/3 – 8:00 Literature, 12:00 Comp Sci A
- Thursday 5/4 – 8:00 Human Geography, 12:00 Seminar & Stat
- Friday 5/5 – 8:00 US History
- Monday 5/8 – 8:00 Calc, 12:00 Comp Sci Principles
- Tuesday 5/9 – 8:00 Language
- Thursday 5/11 – 8:00 World, 12:00 Physics
Monday, May 1 – Teacher Work Day
Thursday, May 11 – Performing Arts Show, 6pm
Tuesday, May 16 – CATS & Art Show, 6pm
Wednesday, May 17 -Teacher Made Exams 1st & 3rd
Thursday, May 18 – Teacher Made Exams 2nd & 4th
Friday, May 19 – Math 3 EOC
Monday, May 22 – English 2 EOC
Tuesday, May 23 – Biology EOC
Wednesday, May 24 – Math 1 EOC, 2pm Graduation Rehearsal
Thursday, May 25 – EOC Make Ups, 4pm Graduation
Friday, May 26 – Early Release Day, End of 4th Quarter
Wednesday, May 31 – Report Cards