Eastern Greene Community,

Our Thunderbirds have been busy this first month of school. We have already entered into our Fall sports season and many clubs and organizations have already begun their planning for the year. I want to commend all of our athletes and parents of the sportsmanship you’ve por-trayed so far this year. Parents you can continue to support your athletes by reminding them of the academic eligibility requirements. The full eligibility rules can be found on page 167 of the student handbook. I encourage all stu-dents to find an extra-curricular activity to enjoy and socialize. The end of the first 9 weeks will be on October 9th.

In other news, new graduation requirements called graduation pathways are slowly being implemented throughout schools within Indiana. These pathways have additional requirements outside of the traditional classroom. In an effort to prepare for some of these additional requirements and to bring attention to great opportunities within our communities, Eastern Greene High School will be hosting a college fair tentatively in March. More information to come in the following months.

Finally, I would like to address parents about the dangers of vaping. Although e-cigarettes, or “vapes” may be marketed as a safer way to smoke, they’re not. Vaping is simply a different way to put nicotine into the bloodstream. In fact, vaping can release 20X the nicotine per capsule. Even the nicotine-free vapes have evidence to support they are dangerous to users. Either way, it’s addictive and its illegal for anyone under 18 years old. Students can expect to be ticketed by our Resource Officer and consequenced with no less than 1 day at the Alternative to Suspension complex. Sadly, our students are not im-mune to the vaping epidemic. Please speak to your students about the dangers of vaping.

Your Thunderbird Principal,

Mr. Kirkendall

The Principal’s Office:

Thunderbird Beat

Attendance

Matters!

Help us reach a goal of 96% attend-ance rate. Strong attendance has a positive impact on current success in school. Further, setting strong at-tendance habits as a student will help in future career success too. As of Sept. 3, 2019 Freshmen….96.77% Sophomore…...95.70% Juniors…….94.32% Seniors……...96.53%

Eastern Greene High Schools September 2019

11064 E St. Rd. 54

Bloomfield, IN

47424

(812) 825-5621

Fax (812) 825-6661

Visit us on the web:

www.egreene.k12.in.us Or on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/easterngreeneschools

Fall Home Sporting Events:

Wed. Sept. 4…………..Girls Golf vs. Brown County 5:00pm

Thurs. Sept. 5………….Girls Golf vs. WRV 4:30pm

Sat. Sept. 7……………...V/JV Volleyball vs. Shakamak 10:30am

Tues. Sept. 17…………..V/JV Volleyball vs. Mitchell 6:00pm

Thurs. Sept. 19………….V/JV Volleyball vs. Linton 6:00pm

Fri. Sept. 20……………….Varsity Football vs. Parke Heritage 7:30pm

Mon. Sept. 23…………….V/JV Volleyball vs. Wood Memorial

From the Learning Resource Teachers: Remember that we will be having our case conferences con-

cerning your child in October or November. To help us noti-

fy you about these, please make sure that your contact infor-

mation with the school is up to date.

If you haven’t received papers from us by Oct. 7th, please contact us ASAP.

Thank you for giving us a chance to work with your child!

Mrs. Butler & Mrs. Ragan

FFA Field Trip –Antique Tractor Show Sept. 6th

FFA Skill-a-Thon & Milk Quality/Products’ CDE sign

ups are in Ms. Britton’s classroom. Takes place Sept. 11th.

Popcorn sign ups for football season are posted. Sign up today for your

chance to earn points!!

Sports Passes are now available

at the HS office!!

All Season Passes:

Adults $70

Students $25

(6 and under admitted free)

Family All Season Pass $175

-includes 2 adults & 2 students

(any additional students add $20 each)

Fall only pass $40

Winter only pass $40

There are NO TRANSPORTATION FEES being charged

this year, so any students who don’t purchase a sports pass

will have to pay the regular gate price.

The junior class has started working to raise funds for prom, after prom, and their grad-uation. Juniors are currently selling magazines, and World’s Finest chocolate. They are also looking for sponsorship. For a $10 monthly payment on your credit card, you can help them in these efforts. Please see any member of the class of 2021 for details.

Class of 2020 Info:

*Yearbook Guidelines for Senior Pictures (8/09/19)

(also used for senior composite (wall display) and Greene County Daily World All-

county senior supplement)

In order to maintain the quality of the senior section in the yearbook, the following guidelines will

continue to be used.

All seniors should have a picture taken by Inter-State Studio on August 15. First of all, the

office needs a copy. Secondly, this may be used for the yearbook if you have no other

photographer. As this picture may be the one you choose to use in the yearbook and the

senior composite (wall display), please dress appropriately. Senior pictures have histori-

cally been more formal in the area of wardrobe choice. School dress code applies! (No hats, neckline issues, spaghetti straps, etc.) Please keep in mind that you may

need to have pictures for scholarship or job applications, etc.

You may submit a picture from another photographer, BUT there are requirements. (Please

share with your photographer.)

The picture must be e-mailed (jpeg) to Mrs. Bartlett.

tbartlett@egreene.k12.in.us (or bring in memory card/flash drive) We do

edit/crop pics. for sizing and lighting. The picture must be in color. WE MUST SEE YOUR EYES!

We usually have used a head and shoulder shot (for photographer—measurement

should be approx. 1 and 1/8 inch from top of head to bottom of chin). The pic.

should have a vertical format. Other views may be submitted for consideration. If

the picture is lacking in clarity or quality, we will use the best option. No writ-

ing on shirts.

No extras in pictures will be allowed—pets, cars, trucks, or other objects.

The picture is to have NO special effect such as halo or soft touch. Background

should be appropriate and not a distraction.

School dress code applies!

ABSOLUTE DEADLINE!!—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12.

December 12 is the deadline for pictures from other photographers.

Again, please have your picture taken by the school photographer as a backup.

You are a part of this school’s history. We want you to be represented, so please

meet the deadline.

Remember…….You need to fill

out a new application each school year

to be considered for Free & Reduced

lunches and textbooks.

Any questions contact Mrs. Rogers

(812)825-5621 ext. 1903

Picture Retake Day

Oct. 11th

SENIORS!!!

Be sure to check out the counselors page

on our school website. There are scholar-

ships available and some have due dates

that are coming up fast!!

Check out our new Eastern Greene High School Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/EGHSThunderbirds/

Like us on….

If you, or anyone you know, is a Schwan’s customer, please consider supporting the Eastern Greene High School Student Activities account. By making your Schwan order online at www. Schwans.com. Schwan’s will donate 5% cash of your purchase to our activities ac-count. This is a very simple way to help us raise money and it costs you nothing ex-tra if you are already a Schwan’s customer. Our activities account provides the fol-lowing to our students: student convocations for bullying and drug-free campaigns, students awards, and student incentives. Please pass this information along to any-

one you know that is a Schwan’s customer. They can live anywhere Schwan’s deliv-ers and EGHS student activities gains 5% of the sale. Thank you for your support!

Schwans.com

EGHS campaign id: 15362

Attention All Athletes: There will be NO TRANSPORTATION FEES this

year. All students can purchase an all sports

pass for $25 and then you can get into all the

home games for all sports for FREE!

Road Star Driving School will be conducting a drivers education class

at EGHS starting on Sept. 25th and running through Oct. 10th. Any

student, at least 15 years old, is welcome to register.

There are flyers in the HS office or you can go to their website

www.vincennes.roadstardriving.com and register.

Any questions, contact Road Star directly

at 812-882-5555.

Please check out the “Senior Central” web page!! It has

senior photo information and lots

of important dates!! https://sites.google.com/egreene.k12.in.us/mrs-leibacher/home/senior-

central

All student drivers MUST have a parking permit to

park in the student lot. They

are free, just come to the of-

fice and get one!

Thanks!!

Want to stay up-to-date with all sports schedules (games and practices)? Down-load the Eventlink App from the App Store and sign up for any of the sports calendars you want to see for Eastern Greene High School. You will be sent an email and/or text the day of any event. If something changes, you will be noti-

fied of the change as well.

Also download the Eastern Greene Athletics App from the App Store and see game schedules and shopping store where money spent will be given back to

the EGHS athletic department.

Oct. 14-18, 2019

Forgot to order a

yearbook last

year??

No Worries!!!

Mrs. Bartlett has extras for

only $38 each.

Pay for Student Meals Online!

Eastern Greene is excited to offer MySchoolBucks®! This online payment service provides a quick and easy

way to add money to your student’s meal account using a credit/debit card or electronic check.

You can also view recent purchases, check balances, and set-up low balance alerts for FREE!

MySchoolBucks provides:

Convenience - Available 24/7 on the web or with the Mobile App for your iPhone, Android or Windows

phone!

Efficiency - Make payments for all your students, even if they attend different schools within the district.

Eliminate the need for your students to take money to school.

Control - Set low balance alerts, view account activity, recurring/automatic payments & more!

Flexibility - Make payments using credit/debit cards and electronic checks.

Security – MySchoolBucks adheres to the highest security standards, including PCI and CISP.

Enrollment is easy!

1. Go to www.MySchoolBucks.com and register for a free account.

2. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your account.

3. Add your students using their school name and student LUNCH ID.

4. Make a payment to your students’ accounts with your credit/debit card or electronic check. A program fee may apply. You will have the opportunity to review any fees and cancel if you choose, before you are charged.

If you have any questions, contact MySchoolBucks directly:

parentsupport@myschoolbucks.com

1-855-832-5226

Visit myschoolbucks.com and click on Help/FAQ’s

Thank you,

Don Hymer, Foodservice Director

Chartwells / Eastern Greene Schools

812-825-5621 – option 5

*Jostens will be at Eastern

Greene for the Graduation

product info meeting

on Monday, October 21st

@ 8:52 AM. (WIN)

*The Graduation product orders will be taken on Tues,

Oct. 29th @ 8:52 AM (WIN Period)

One of the best resources for keeping you informed

about your students grades and classes is Harmony.

Harmony can be accessed through our school

webpage. Go to the high school page and you will

need a login and password then you will have access

to the following items:

- Student grades

- Individual classroom assignments

- You can set up push notifications to be sent notifica-

tions from Harmony (alerting you of grade changes, attend-

ance, and discipline referrals)

- Check that emergency contacts are current, in case

your child is sick.

Important Info from the School Nurse:

Please contact Nurse Debbie at 825-5623 ext. 1008 if

your child has a health condition that we need to put a

health plan in place. Examples for this would be an al-

lergy that requires your child to have an epi pen or

some type of emergency care, history of seizures, se-

vere asthma or any chronic condition that may need

some type of intervention from the staff.

Check out our Tech Website:

easterngreenetechnology.weebly.com

Parents………….you can use this website to talk to

your kids about Digital Citizenship and eSafety!

Procedures for Student Lunch/Meal Accounts:

School corporations must adopt a procedure regarding student lunch accounts. Every effort must

be made to collect delinquent debt. If the uncollectable debt is a student lunch account, it cannot

be an expense to the school food service account and must be covered by non-Federal funds.

Keep in mind the following prohibitions when developing a student lunch/meal account

procedure. Schools are not allowed to deny meals to any child for disciplinary reasons. Schools

cannot deny a meal to a reduced or paid child, if the child has money in hand for the day’s meal,

and schools cannot deny a meal to a student eligible for free meals even if money is owed.

Whatever procedure the school or food service establishes, the school must assure that the

procedure does not discriminate against or single out any group of students.

In addition, the Indiana State Board of Accounts requires student accounts to be accounted

separately from the School Lunch Fund (800). Student’s accounts should be in the Trust Fund

(8400), until the student actually receives a meal. The money can then be transferred into the

School Lunch Fund. The Trust Fund (8400) should be reconciled to the detail of student account

balances.

Procedure for Student Lunch/Meal Accounts:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) requires school food authorities to establish written

administrative guidelines and procedures for meal charges. Eastern Greene School Corporation

will adhere to the following meal charge procedure.

● All cafeteria purchases are to be prepaid before meal service begins by bringing lunch

money to school or electronically on myschoolbucks.com.

● Elementary and middle school- aged students may charge tray meals (one charge per

meal) as long as they establish and maintain a good credit history of making payments on

their food service accounts. They will receive a tray meal even if they have an unpaid

balance, but an accounting will be kept to bill the parents and/or pursue through legal

channels, if necessary.

● High school students may not charge any meals.

● The high school will provide an alternative meal to a student who pays reduced or full

price and who does not provide the required payment for that meal.

● A student who has charged a meal may not charge or purchase "a la carte" item(s),

including extra main entrees or other items.

● The Food Service Director will coordinate communications with the parent(s)/guardian(s)

to resolve the matter of unpaid charges.

● If food services staff suspects that a student may be abusing this policy, written notice

will be provided to the parent(s)/guardian(s) that if he/she continues to abuse this policy,

the privilege of charging meals will be refused.

Breakfast Program Information

Who: K-12 Students

What: Breakfast served

Where: Middle School Cafeteria and High School Cafeteria

When: 7:40 am DAILY *This institution is an equal opportunity employer.