HS Bobcat Weekly Blast Sept 20, 2022

High School
9.21.22

Good Afternoon Bobcat families!

Please see the information below, and feel free to reach out to me with any questions at all!

Lindsey

PS: follow my principal instagram account for information around ERA! @PrincipalSealy

Updates:

Hispanic Heritage Month:

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: On September 29 starting at 4pm, Ms. Tinnin’s Spanish II class is hosting an event in our new outdoor learning spaces to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Community Connections:

Community Connections Update: Thank you to all who attended last week’s parent informational sessions. Our meeting agenda is linked here. We are currently in need of parent volunteers for pantry upkeep and assistance with community links. Contact Morgana Hover (mhover@enoriveracademy.org) or Megan Riggs (mriggs@enoriveracademy.org) if you are interested in helping!

Calendar:

Calendar of Events: This document was shared at the last Community Connections meeting. It is a brief overview of the main events, K-12, ERA hosts yearly for our students.

Donations for Food Pantry:

Sign-Up Genius for donations to the HS and K-8 food pantries: Both pantries need items on an on-going basis. Any assistance is appreciated! Donations of lunch orders through My Hot Lunchbox are also accepted.

Senior Parents:

Senior Parents Survey: If you are a parent of a current Senior, please complete this survey by Friday, September 23 to provide information about what types of Senior specific events would be enjoyed by a majority of Senior students.

Kick-A-Thon

The student council’s Kick-A-Thon is coming up on October 1st from 1-4pm! Admission is $5 a person, but it’s free for volunteers! There will be lots of fun games, a soccer tournament, Kona Ice, face painting and more! We can’t wait to see you all there!

Below you will find a form to pledge money for this event. 3/4 of the proceeds of this event will go to Soccer Without Borders!

Also, you can come see us in the commons during lunch this week to sign up to play! We appreciate everyone’s support!

Charitable Contribution Agreement (Pledge) Form

Swim Team Interest Meeting

There will be a swim team interest meeting on Wednesday, September 21st during lunch in Coach Oakley’s room. Room 204.

Virtual Senior Night

Hey Seniors – ERA will be holding a virtual senior night through google meets on Tuesday, September 27th from 6:30PM-7:30PM. We will be providing information on college applications, FASA updates, post secondary info, as well as a short presentation from our Durham Tech liaison, Chase Harris. There will be a recording of the video for those who can’t attend. Application deadlines are coming up in the next 30-45 days and we want all our families to be as prepared as possible. I look forward to seeing you then!

Virtual ERA Senior Meeting

Tuesday, September 27 · 6:30 – 7:30pm

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/yyr-eyvs-pns

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 302-440-5663‬ PIN: ‪857 383 938‬#

FAFSA

The FAFSA opens in two weeks and I will be giving updates and information soon. I have provided a link below that gives some good ideas of what to expect if you are confused about the process.

https://www.fastweb.com/content/fafsa?utm_source=solo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220915_FAFSAPrep

School Pictures:

These have arrived and are with your Advisory Teacher, please make sure to check in with them to pick them up. Next CATS will be September 30.

Covid Dashboard:

3 total (K-12) reported 8/23-8/29. K-8: 0 and HS: 0

Previous cases:

K-8: 49

HS: 12

Athletics:

Good Things:

Last week soccer was 2-0 again!! Currently 2nd place in the conference!
Additionally, last week volleyball was 3-0 again!! Currently 1st place in the conference!
Cross Country had a solid race from both men and women last week! They also had a great showing at Wake Med Saturday!
Golf had another successful match last week!

This week in sports:

Tuesday
- AWAY GAMES:
  - Tennis playing @ Vance Charter
  - Golf
  - XC
  - Volleyball @ Henderson Collegiate
Thursday
- HOME GAMES:
  - Volleyball v Excelsior
  - Soccer v Excelsior
Friday
- Soccer is @ Woods Charter