MONDAY, AUGUST 31 STCE CLUB WEEK 2015 You Can...Join A Club! Join us in the Main Commons during lunch hours this week to learn about clubs at East. Monday we will have information from Art Club, Auto Club, Canoe Club, Chess Team, Creative Writing Club, Debate Team, DECA, Drama Club, Eco‐Minded Club, FCCLA, National Business Honor Society and Operation Snowball. FUTURE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION: There is a FEA meeting on Monday, August 31 in B110 at 2:30. See you then! DRAMA CLUB ‐ SET CREW NEEDED Set Crew for Macbeth will meet after school today and every day this week. Come to the Norris Theater and learn some new theater skills. All are welcome! KICK‐A‐THON 2015: WE NEED YOU! On Monday, August 31, from 5 ‐ 8 pm shop at Mish Boutique (206 W. State Street in Geneva). Your choice ‐ they will donate 20% of your purchase to Kick‐A‐Thon or a 10% discount to you and 10% donated to Kick‐A‐Thon! Please refer to the attached flyer for details, as well as other shop and dine events. Check out our new Kick‐A‐
Thon merchandise, now available on our website at www.kick‐a‐thon.org. Thanks in advance for supporting the Kick‐a‐thon! TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 STCE CLUB WEEK 2015 Tuesday in the Main Commons during lunch hours we will have information from FEA/Educators Rising, French Club, French National Honor Society, Gamers Club, German National Honor Society, GSA, HALO, HOPE, Key Club, Law Club, Political Club and Social Saints. HOMECOMING 2015 Tickets & T‐Shirts Starting Tuesday, September 1, Homecoming t‐shirts and tickets will be on sale in the Main Commons during all lunch periods. T‐shirts are $10 and tickets to the dance are $20 each. Guest pass forms are available in the Student Activities and Deans offices, or you can print one online at East.d303.org. Monday, August 31, 2015 CREATIVE WRITING CLUB Are you a poet and you don’t even know it? Do you have a fiction addiction? Consider joining Creative Writing Club! Our first meeting is after school on Tuesday, September 1 in B214. Everyone is welcome; no prior writing experience is necessary! KEY CLUB Hey STCE! Want to get involved? Come down to Key Club’s first meeting of the year Tuesday, September 1 in the Little Theater to learn about volunteer opportunities! The meeting starts at 2:30 ‐ Don’t miss it! HALO HALO Yearbook is looking for new members to join our team. Are you interested in joining our group of dedicated students who create and publish the school’s yearbook? The yearbook staff needs all types of unique individuals with a range of talents and skills. Please join us for an introductory meeting after school on Tuesday, September 1 in Room E160 (located next to the Art office). SPEECH TEAM Has anyone ever told you you’re a comedian? Has anyone ever told you that you could be a star? Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much in class or you talk too much in general? Come to the Speech Team Kick‐Off meeting Tuesday, September 1 after school in Mobile 2. There will be food! FALL INTERNSHIP STUDENTS This is a reminder that we will be having a MANDATORY meeting on Tuesday, September 1 in B123 from 2:30 ‐ 3:15 pm. Please see Ms. Stone in the Business Ed office with any questions. HEY SOPHOMORES! Remember tryouts for the Homecoming Volleyball team will take place on Tuesday, September 1 in the Sports Complex. The tryout will start at 2:30 pm and there will be a practice for team members after. To try out, you must have a waiver on file. Turn in completed waivers to any Student Council member or advisor, or at the Student Activities office. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 STCE CLUB WEEK 2015 Wednesday in the Main Commons during lunch hours we will have information from EHS Comunidad Conexion, Film Club, History Club, Knitting & Crocheting, Math Team, Math Honor Society, Model U.N., National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Honor Society, Ping Pong Club, Peer Tutoring, Science National Honor Society, and Science Olympiad. HOMECOMING Homecoming t‐shirts and tickets will be on sale in the Main Commons during all lunch periods on Wednesday. T‐shirts are $10 and tickets to the dance are $20 each. Homecoming Court voting begins today. Bring your ID. NEHS Attention senior members of the National English Honor Society: Our first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, September 2 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm in B200D. All members are expected to attend. Bring your ideas for the year and a smile! DECA Interested in the world of business? Want to be a successful entrepreneur or business professional? Then join DECA! DECA is a club for students who are interested in business career paths. Come to our meeting to learn how DECA will help you develop the skills to be successful through leadership conferences, marketing seminars and competitions. Our first meeting will be after school on Wednesday, September 2 in room B200C. See Ms. Stone or Mr. Livermore in the Business Education office for more details. DRAMA CLUB Interested in finding out more about how Drama Club is involved in Homecoming? Come to our Drama Club meeting Wednesday, September 2 in the Black Box at 2:30. See you there! FCCLA FCCLA will meet after school in room B110 on Wednesday, September 2. All are welcome! RING NIGHT On Wednesday, September 2nd, Herff Jones will be at STCE for Ring Night! They will be in the main lobby from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (enter the main entrance, Door #1). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 STCE CLUB WEEK 2015 Thursday in the Main Commons during lunch hours we will have information from Anime Club, Scholastic Bowl, School Store, SkillsUSA, Social Studies National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Speech Team, Studio Theater, STC Guides, Trunk Full of Funk, and X‐Ray. HOMECOMING 2015 Tickets & T‐Shirts Homecoming t‐shirts and tickets will be on sale in the Main Commons during all lunch periods on Thursday. T‐shirts are $10 and tickets to the dance are $20 each. ORANGE FEVER ‐ CATCH IT! Come join us! Orange Fever will meet after school on Thursday, September 3 in the Little Theater. We will be making signs and preparing for the parade. Orange Fever t‐shirts are available in the Student Activities office for $10. DEBATE CLUB What club can say the following? We have learned to argue, won a state tournament and had a national qualifier, we make you think on your feet, colleges like us, we are student run and fun! Come join Debate for our first meeting on Thursday, September 3 after school in room F179. DRAMA CLUB Would you like to help out behind the scenes of the school shows and work with costumes, hair, makeup or props? Come to the Cloak and Dagger meeting in the Black Box Theater after school on Thursday, September 3 for more information. FILM CLUB Do you like watching movies? Are you interested in discussing film with others? If so, Film Club is the club for you! Come for a short informational meeting after school on Thursday, September 3 in room B214. We will be discussing movie choices, preferred meeting days and more. MODEL U.N. Model United Nations is seeking students to take part in making our world community a better and more peaceful place. Here’s a chance for you to develop solutions for real issues impacting our world. If you have an interest in climate change, defending human rights, preventing terrorism, cyber‐security, protecting the environment or eradicating disease, then we invite you to join us in our preparations to resolve our world’s most pressing problems. Come to our informational Model U.N. meeting at 2:30 on Thursday, September 3 in room F249 to learn how you can become part of the global solution. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Spanish National Honor Society will meet after school on Thursday 9/3 in room B200C. BOYS BASKETBALL If you are not playing a fall sport, there is a meeting for anyone who is interested in playing Boys Basketball. The meeting is Thursday, September 3 at 2:30 in the back gym. We will cover try‐out information and open gym dates. Please see Coach Woods if you are unable to attend the meeting. HERFF JONES ORDERS On Thursday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 9 Herff Jones will be in the Main Commons during lunch hours to take orders for caps and gowns, rings, and graduation announcements. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Teacher Institute Day ‐ No School for Students STAY FIT, SAINTS! The weight room is now open 2:45 ‐ 4:00 pm Tuesday through Friday for any student who would like to work on their strength and conditioning. STCE WRITING CENTER Are you an upper‐classman who has a knack for writing? Do you love helping others? Do you have a study hall, lunch, or free period during 4th ‐ 7th period? If you answered yes to these questions, then you would be a great fit for the STCE Writing Center! If you are interested in becoming a Writing Center tutor for the 2015‐16 school year, pick up an application in the English Office and return the completed application to Mr. Biernacki. MATH TEAM The Math Team will hold its first practice on Monday, September 14. We will meet in B126 from 2:35 to 3:15 pm. All interested students are invited! Please come check out this fun and engaging team. Our first meet is September 30. MATH HONOR SOCIETY Are you interested in applying to Math Honor Society this year? If you would like to apply, application meetings will be held on Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 am and 2:30 pm in B126. You must attend one of these meetings in order to apply. Applications will not be available outside of these meetings. See Mrs. Trevarthen with any questions. HOMECOMING 2015 Get involved! Bring your student ID to all events. Saturday 9/5 ‐ Window Painting in downtown St. Charles ‐ 8:00 AM; Display Case and Wall Decorating at STCE ‐ Noon Monday 9/7 ‐ Labor Day ‐ No School Tuesday 9/8 ‐ Class Color Day ‐ Seniors wear red, Juniors blue, Sophomores green, Freshmen purple, Staff black. Homecoming Kick‐off Assembly ‐ 9:00 AM ‐ Main Gym Co‐ed Volleyball Games ‐ 7:00 PM ‐ Main Gym Wednesday 9/9 ‐ Theme Day ‐ Seniors are the East Coast, Juniors West Coast & Hawaii, Sophomores the South, Freshmen the North & Alaska, Staff the Midwest. Wednesday is an Early Release day. Thursday 9/10 ‐ Pajama Day Golf Cart Decorating ‐ after school ‐ Sports Complex Small Games Assembly ‐ 7:00 PM ‐ Main Gym Friday 9/11 ‐ Orange & Black Day Mr. and Ms. Orange & Black Competition ‐ 2nd Hour Homecoming Parade ‐ downtown St. Charles ‐ 1:00 PM Football Games vs. Elgin ‐ Sophomores @ 5:00 PM, Varsity @ 7:30 PM Saturday 9/12 ‐ Homecoming Dance ‐ 8:00 PM ‐ Main Gym Enter through the Underpass. CALLING PEER TUTORS Would you like to be involved in the “Saints Helping Hawks” Tutoring Program? Tutors must be Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors, and are needed on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Wredling from 3:15 ‐ 4:30. Contracts are available in the Student Activities Office. You’ll need Mrs. Dandre’s signature on the contract before you can start to help at Wredling. Our first tutoring session is September 15. See Mrs. Dandre as soon as possible if you are interested. PSAT The PSAT test will be given on Wednesday, October 14. If you are in Algebra 2 or higher and wish to take this exam (it is an optional exam), the deadline to sign up is September 17. Late registrations cannot be accepted. Please fill out the attached form in this Orange and Black newsletter. Please note that there are separate forms for Freshmen/
Sophomores and Juniors. If you have any questions, please contact the College & Career office at 331‐228‐5622. FOOD POLICY Effective immediately, we are not accepting food deliveries at the Meet & Greet desk for students. In addition, students cannot order and have food delivered directly to classrooms. It is still acceptable for parents to drop off food/forgotten lunches. However, students cannot leave a class to pick‐up their forgotten lunch. The lunch will sit at the Meet & Greet desk until the next passing period when it can be reunited with the student. The purpose of this food delivery policy is to eliminate classroom disruptions. Enrollment Assistant and Teaching Assistant Positions Available Would you like to work part‐time? Do you enjoy working with children? District 303 is hiring Enrollment Assistants and Special Education Teaching Assistants for this school year. Enrollment Assistants work in the classroom at an elementary school assisting the teacher for 4.5 hours per day or less, while teaching assistants work with students in various setting for up to 7 hours per day. Please apply online at d303.org/employment. The District is collecting applications through the online application system and will start contacting candidates after September 1, 2015.