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Dan Thoman

4/17/2012

The 2012 senior religious commencement event has been moved. Baccalaureate is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2012 in the New Theater. All senior and families are welcome to attend the event. Seniors may wear their robes as they parade into the theater.

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4/11/2012

Senior Celebration

Graduation is less than two months away, and so is Senior Celebration. Please use the following Checklist to be sure you and your student are prepared.

SENIOR CELEBRATION STUDENT/PARENT CHECKLIST

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET – Tickets are $35 before April 30. Ticket sales at school will be on April 26-27. The order form is available online.

BUY A RAFFLE TICKET - Win reserved seats at graduation. $20 for 5 chances or $5 per chance. Drawing on April 30.

ORDER YOUR WALL OF FAME POSTER – Deadline is May 8 to order this keepsake. The order form is online.

VOLUNTEER – Senior Celebration takes lots of volunteers. To sign up to work, the volunteer web address is http://tinyurl.com/EHSSeniorCelebration

MAKE A DONATION – As you can imagine, such a big party takes lot of food and money. We are asking for food, drink, and prize donations. They can be dropped off at the Welcome Center at EHS.

SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES – We need pictures for a senior DVD. Upload your pictures to Facebook. Search for "EHS Class of 2012".

Forms and information for Senior Celebration can now be found on the Class of 2012 page of the PTO website at http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/eurekahs/pto/Pages/Classof2012.aspx. We need lots of help to make this party a success. Please consider signing up to work at the party, honoring your child on the Wall of Fame, donating food or a prize, and participating in the reserved graduation seat raffle.

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Commencement Exercise Information

Graduation Ceremony Information

Date: May 22, 2012

Location: Chaifetz Arena, SLU Campus, 1 South Compton Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Graduates expected to be in attendance by 5:45 p.m.

Traffic can be very stressful in downtown at this time of night, so graduates are asked to allot plenty of time for arrival to the ceremony. We have had some bad luck with rainstorms in the past so graduates are asked to be prepared to protect their gowns from the weather upon arrival.

Graduates enter through special doors on west side of arena. No parents or guests are allowed in the lower-area, graduate staging area once graduates enter.

Graduates must where appropriate attire to the ceremony. No flip-flops, tennis shoes, shorts, jeans, etc... permitted. Graduates will be sent home to change if they arrive in inappropriate attire.

Front doors to Chaifetz Arena open for guests at 6:15 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the arena staff may open the doors earlier.

Seniors are asked to only invite closest of family and friends. We want to keep the ceremony respectful for all families. Guests should be held to a maximum of 10 people or less.

Tickets: Not needed. Chaifetz does not collect them at the doors.

Elderly or handicapped may be dropped off on the sidewalk on southbound Compton. There will be a sectioned off area to stop and drop off these guests prior to parking. The ramped walkway up to the arena from that location is step-free.

Guests with special seating needs: Please ask arena staff upon entering the stadium and they will guide guests to the platform areas where they may view the ceremony from special seating. Usually another guest can sit in close proximity.

The covered parking garage at Olive St and Compton, just north of the arena is open to graduate and guest parking and is free to all. Please refer to http://thechaifetzarena.com/parking_directions for more information on the site and parking.

Pictures with graduates in gowns should be taken prior to the ceremony as we collect their gowns immediately after the ceremony. The nice gowns are rented for this ceremony and need to be returned prior to receiving the actual diploma.

Ceremony usually lasts about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Graduates are welcome to leave after they return their gowns and collect their diploma.

Diplomas will not be given to students with outstanding fines or fees. You can check for any outstanding fines up till the date of the ceremony on your student's Infinite Campus page.

Reminder that Senior Celebration lock-in goes on at EHS the night of the Commencement Ceremony. Graduates are usually required to be checked in at EHS by 10:30-11:00 p.m. that evening.

Any further questions, please do not hesitate to call Cindy in the Senior office at 636-733-3121.

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3/23/2012

Senior Cardinal Game

Yes, on May 3, the senior class is invited to attend a daytime St. Louis Cardinal game at Busch Stadium. Informational fliers with ticket prices and permission forms are currently being distributed through the Senior Office and at lunches. Cost to attend this trip is $30. This fee covers game ticket, which comes with a free soda and hot dog, and transportation. We will load buses from EHS at approximately 11:00 a.m and return around 4:00 p.m. One bus will return early for athletes/performers who need to be at an event. Checks can be made out to St. Louis Cardinals, LLC. We must sell a large portion of tickets in order to attend, so please get your forms in soon. This is a great opportunity to spend a memorable afternoon with your class before graduating. Thanks.

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Senior Graduation Speaker Tryouts

Stop by the Senior Office or Room 410 to grab an informational handout regarding senior graduation speaker tryouts. We will hold auditions for four speaking positions on the morning of April 20 in the New Theater. Students may tryout for opening or closing speaker at graduation or as the keynote speaker. One other senior will be selected to open the Senior Awards Night Ceremony. Speech manuscripts are due prior to the tryouts. Come by and get the information pronto.

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3/1/2012

Senior Celebration Meeting

Find out the latest plans for Senior Celebration. The next parent meeting will be on Monday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. All parents are invited to attend. You should have received a Senior Celebration information packet in the mail. If not, contact one of your class representatives.

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2/22/2012

Mark Your Calendar!

April 23 Gold Standard Awards - Theater - 7:00 a.m.

April 24 Senior Breakfast and Graduation Practice #1 - 8:00 a.m. Commons

April 26 Departmental Honor Cord applications due to Senior Office 4:00 p.m.

May 3 Senior Cardinal Game 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

May 10 Senior Awards Night 6:30 p.m. New Theater

May 15-18 Senior Final Exams

May 17 Graduation Practice #2 - 12:30 p.m. Gym B

May 21 Baccalaureate - 6:30 p.m. Theater

May 22 Graduation - 7:00 p.m. Chaifetz Arena

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12/29/2011

Senior Recognitions

Connor Tinen scored a perfect 36 on his ACT exam.

Christopher Dieckhaus, James Huang, Brandon Sprenger, and Connor Tinen – National Merit Scholarship Finalists.

Brandon Sprenger and Connor Tinen - Missouri Scholars 100 candidates

Jack Abeln, Jeanne Alexander, Kurt Bauer, Vineeth Bhuvanagiri, Dillon Britt, Madeline Brozka, Alicia Buness, Ashley Bushnell, Shelby Cady, Philip Chandler, Chelsea Cook, Alexandra Davis, Ian Davis, Mary Dew, Christopher Dieckhaus, Wolfgang Durchholz, Megan Edmiston, Kathleen Engsberg, Trevor Fain, Christian Frauenhoffer, Jacob Galbraith, Maya Garnaat, Abigail Goldsby, Kelly Guardia, Zachary Hadler, Chelsea Harris, Matthew Hentges, Audrey Herrington, James Huang, Trevor Husman, Jakob Jackson, Aman Jain, Kaitlin Kane, Matthew Ketterer, Courtney Kirchhoefer, Justin Kretzer, Taylor Krickhahn, Michael Lawrence, Hannah Leonard, Parker Levy, Ryan Lupardus, John McDonnell, Monique Mullen, Krishna Neelam, Briant Nickens, Leslie Nicol, Madeleine Ogan, Austin Peters, Kelsey Peterson, Tyler Piccinni-Ash, Zachary Pinnell, Nicholas Plack, Seth Pratt, Caitlyn Priese, Michael Proemsey, Alexander Reichle, Nicholas Reilly, Jacob Rhodes, Nicole Roman, Dane Roper, Eric Solomon, Nicholas Sample, Joshua Sander, Dillon Sandhu, Lauren Schultz, Taylor Schulz, Brandon Sprenger, Caitlin Temme, Cortnee Templeton, Connor Tinen, Luke Twombly, Samantha Vanover, Meredith Vitale, Mallory Weise, Grace Windenhaus, Sara Williams, Gregory Wilsey, Hannah Wischmeier, Jenna Witkowski, Kayla Yettke - Bright Flight students with 30 or better on ACT

Jeanne Alexander, Kaitlyn, Alsup, Chelsea Cook, Kathleen, Engsberg, Jakob Jackson, Kelsey Peterson, Dillon Sandhu, Lauren Schultz, and Mallory Weise – National Merit Scholarship Commended Students.

Vineeth Bhuvanagiri, Antonia Carter, Chris Dieckhaus, Chelsea Harris, Parker Levy, Erin Meyer, Cade Netscher, Leslie Nicol, Sabby Reed, Nicole Roman, Taylor Schulz, Ben Southards, Connor Tinen and Hannah Wischmeier - Glory of Missouri Candidates.

Kathleen Engsberg – winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement in Writing Award, only eight winners in the state and 502 nationwide.

McKenna Brown – St. Louis County Department of Human Services 2011 Outstanding Student Leader

Chelsea Harris - Presenting at the National-level National Honor Society Conference in Chicago

Melanie Hopkins - Competing nationally in Orlando in the Culinary Knife Skills competition and placed 3rd in District Baking competition.

Katie Boling – All State Choir member.

Dane Roper - Earned Alternate Position at the All-State Band Auditions.

Christian Frauenhoffer - Earned Honorable Mention at the All-State Band Auditions.

Jenna Witkowski - Selected as an NDA All-American Dancer.

Baleigh Proffer and Jenny Weiss - Academic All State 2nd Team in Softball

Levi Littman, Luke McClimens, and Darius Terrell - Qualified for the State Wrestling Torunament

Aaron Schnurbusch - 1st Team All State Wide receiver and 2nd Team All State Punter.

Spencer Stein - 2nd team All State Runningback.

Ian Davis – All Suburban Orchestra member.

Lindsey Davis, Christian Frauenhoffer, and Dane Roper – All Suburban Band members.

Rachel Boillat, Katie Boling, Madeline Brozka, Leslie Gonzalez, Katie Grimshaw, Travis Hughes, Miranda Luze, Jaclyn Nischbach, Renee Schuppe, and Lauren Skornia all earned St. Louis Suburban All-District Choir status.

Antonia Carter - November Student of the Month through South County Technical School and Crestwood-Chamber of Commerce.

Jeanne Alexander, Katie Bauer, Abbie Huskey, Zach Lubinski, Erin Reed, and Jenni Weiss - art work selected to display at the St. Louis Bread Company Art Show.

Caleb Biddlecome - Renaissance December Senior of the Month

Andrew Stemmler and Vineeth Bhuvanagiri - On the Championship Robotics Team at the McKendree College Qualifier Tournament. Tyler Piccini-Ash was also a finalist at that tournament.

Andrew Stemmler, Austin Peters, and Tyler Piccini-Ash - Robotics Teams all competed well in the St. Louis area qualifying competition and qualified for the State Championship.

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General Newsletter Information

Class of 2012. Welcome to the final semester of your secondary public education experience. Congratulations on being in the position to graduate. Take a good look at your schedule and make sure your last requirements are included. Hang in there and try to have some careful fun during your last term. I know you might have slight anxiety and fears as you head to the next step or level, but stay focused, visit with the resource personnel EHS offers, and good things will happen. During this last semester, take the time to appreciate those who have helped along your educational journey. You will soon be leaving their presence.

One reminder to seniors and their parents as we enter the last semester of high school education: Please maintain strong attendance. We will be consistent with the attendance policy during your last semester. Seniors usually have certain privileges, such as being dismissed during testing days and part of the week of graduation, if they maintain good attendance. Those who fall past the boundaries of ten absences risk losing credit and not graduating. Do not expect breaks because you are seniors. You have the same, if not higher, expectations to attend school and be role models for the underclassmen.

Remember that obtaining an A in any of your subject areas this last semester will earn you the privilege of exempting their final exams. Earn straight A’s and exempt all finals!

Remember that this year’s seniors are the first to be able to parade in graduation wearing Department Honor Cords. Look up Department Honor Cord criteria on our website's ebackpack main page and apply for the cords in which you are eligible.

Senior Parents - If you are interested in helping with the decorations for Senior Celebration, please contact Amy Ward at homerealtor@aol.com or 636-527-0072.

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