Celebrating National Computer Science Education Week

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Celebrating National Computer Science Education Week

A message from Mr. Piperato

Inside this issue:

HAC Updates &

Mark Your Calendar

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Student of the Month

& Main Office

Visitor Protocol

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Congratulations! 4-5

From The Office Of:

Counseling/Nurse

Attendance

Main Office

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Middle States Visitors 8

Music, Spanish & Art

News

9-10

Class News 11

Club News 12-14

Computer Science 16-18

STEP 19

EHS Angel Network 20

Peer Mentor Night 21

Awesome EHS

Alumni

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Parent/Teacher

Conference Info

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Hallowed Hornet 24

Mid-Term Exam 25

Child Find 26

Inclement Weather 27

Dear Parents,

First marking period is over and we have survived Hurricane Sandy, a near-miss Nor’easter and HGTV has planned and executed a surprise ambush of Andrew McConville in his classroom. Who says the fall is boring?

Along with the change of seasons, we are preparing for a change in the way that the Pennsylvania Depart-ment of Education administers their state-wide assessment of students. The Keystones are an end-of-course exam required for Algebra 1, Biology and Literature and have replaced the 11

th grade PSSAs as a

measure of accountability. Begin-ning with the Class of 2017, students will need to pass the Keystone Exams as one component of Penn-sylvania’s high school graduation requirements.

We will begin administering these exams in December to all 11

th grade

students. Note there will be some 9th

and 10th grade students who will also

be tested based on their completion of these courses (Biology, Literature and Algebra 1). A letter to the parents of those students who will be required to test will be sent home pri-or to the exams.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for December 6 (see page 24). We will once again utilize Moo-dle for parents to sign-up online to meet with their student’s teachers. Scheduling a conference is a great way to stay informed, while demon-

strating your support for your child and your interest in his/her progress. We look forward to seeing you on the 6

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Another great way to stay informed is through our Home Access Center available to parents of EHS stu-dents. If you do not yet have access to HAC, please stop by the EHS Main Office to complete a request form. You will be asked to provide a photo id to complete the request.

For those who have HAC access and would like a hard copy of IPRs/report cards, you can either print out your own copy via HAC or students can go to the counseling office where they have a sign-up sheet for these requests. Allow 24-48 hours for requests to be processed. Students will have to stop back the next day to pick up their paperwork. Please do not call the counseling office to request these reports. Students are the only persons who can make these requests.

Lastly, we are already beginning to plan for Graduation in June. We are currently working with Stabler Arena to secure this year’s date. According to the school calendar, we are tenta-tively scheduled for June 9, 2013. The actual date will depend on weather related closings and the availability of the arena. Please stay tuned.

Sincerely, David F. Piperato (Mr. Pip) Principal

Volume 12, Issue 2 November 2012

Mark Your Calendars

November 16 Broadway Night 7:30 pm EHS Auditorium November 22-26 Thanksgiving Holiday-School closed November 29 Student of the Month Breakfast 6:45 am EHS Café 1 November 29 Comedy Improv Nite 7:00 pm EHS Blackbox December 1 SAT &Subject Tests 8:00 am EHS Guidance December 4 Choral Concert 7:30 pm EHS Auditorium December 6 Parent/Teacher Conference 6:00 pm EHS December 7 Band Concert 7:30 pm EHS Auditorium-December 14 EHS Act 80 Day-Early Dismissal 11:00 am December 14 Orchestra Concert 7:30 pm EHS Auditorium December 20 Student of the Month Breakfast 6:45 am Café 1 December 20 Comedy Improv Nite 7:00 pm EHS Blackbox December 24 thru January 1 School closed January 9 8th to 9th GIN 6:30 pm EHS Aud/Gym January 10 Financial Aid Night 6:30 pm EHS Auditorium January 21 Martin Luther King day-school closed January 22 End of 2nd Marking Period January 23 8th to 9th GIN-snow date 6:30 pm EHS Aud/Gym

Home Access Center (HAC)

Home Access Center (HAC) applications are now being processed by the Main Offices at each school in the district. Parents/guardians of students attending EHS may stop by their school’s Main Office to complete an application and verify their identification. Your son or daughter will receive notice of your login and password in a sealed envelope in his/her homeroom. Note: In order to access HAC, a user needs a working computer, Internet access and a web browser. If you lose or misplace your sign-in and password information, you may stop by the Main Office to complete a new application. The information will be printed out and sent home in a sealed enve-lope with your son/daughter. Phone requests for this information will not be processed because photo identification must be verified. Thank you to all of the parents who have signed up for Home Access Center (HAC). You now have access to your child’s school information, including demographics, medical information, transporta-tion information, contacts, schedule, attendance, discipline, interim progress reports, report cards and live grade book.

September 2012 “Students of the Month”

Art Department – Lauren Bruns 12th grade Computer & Business Applications Department – Kaitlyn Bolton 9th grade English Department – Jared Earnshaw 11th grade ESL – Lien Tran 9th grade Family & Consumer Science Department – Ja’Juan Mitchell 12th grade LCTI– Brandy O’Brien 12th grade Mathematics Department – Tyler Prescott 10th grade Computer Science – Brandon Smith 11th grade Music Department – Ashley Williams 12th grade Science Department – Lindsey Bray 12th grade Social Studies Department – Cameron Widdoss 9th grade Tech Education Department – Drew Phillipes 12th grade Wellness/Fitness/Driver Ed. Department: Wellness/Fitness – Egan Miller 10th grade Driver Ed– Mackenzie O’Brien 10th grade Health – Brianna McGovern 10th grade World Language Department – Abigail Mauro 9th grade Commitment to Academic Excellence – Maniya Roberts 9th grade LTS (Learning to Succeed) – Samantha Magargal 12th grade

Please be advised that the following protocol will be followed when visitors enter Emmaus High School through the Main Office located on Macungie Avenue. Visitors will not be allowed to enter through any other door.

The visitor must identify him/herself and provide picture ID for verification to the Main Of-

fice staff. The visitor must state his/her intended destination in the building. The Main Office staff will call to confirm the appointment or get approval for an unex-

pected visitor. If the visit is unapproved, or the recipient of the visitor is unavailable, the visitor will be asked to call to make an appointment and return at another time. The visi-tor will not be permitted to enter the building.

If the visitation is approved, the visitor will be issued a visitor’s badge which must be worn

in the building. He/she will then be directed to his/her destination. When the visit is complete, the visitor will proceed directly to the Main Office without mak-

ing any other stops, return the visitor’s badge, and exit the building. This protocol is necessary to maintain security within the building at all times.

Main Office Visitor Protocol

Congratulations To:

EHS junior Nancy Dordal is spending her junior year of high school in Alicante, Spain. Thanks to the Emmaus Rotary Club, which sponsors the "Youth Exchange Program," she has been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Nancy departed from the United States at the end of August and will return next summer. So far, Nancy is thoroughly enjoying the Spanish culture and lifestyle. She has been improving her Spanish speaking skills by making new friends and traveling. Some of the places she has visited include beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, and the Santa Barbara Castle. To learn more about Nancy's adventures in Spain, visit her blog: www.alicanteexchange.tumblr.com.

The following students are Semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition:

Daniel J. Brndjar Terence J. Cawley Thomas Y. Fang Ryan A. Jaeger

Connor E. Maake Neeraj K. Tatikola

The following students are Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Program:

Savannah D. Blest Megan A. Cichocki Christina A. Cilento Joseph Hutzayluk

Kyle S. Lievre Christopher J. Neely Zachary D. Schoener Christian A. Urrutia

Congratulations to Ashley Williams for being a standout member of our Emmaus High School marching band. Ashley is a senior this year and has been a member of the marching band (trumpet section leader) and Esquire Jazz Band since her sophomore year. This summer Ashley auditioned for the Macy’s Great American Marching Band and has been accepted as a member. She will be marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was a great honor to be chosen to play in this band. Both Mr. Denmead, and now Mr. Harrington, molded her into a great trumpet player and inspired Ashley to continue her music education into college next year.

http://www.alicanteexchange.tumblr.com

Congratulations!

FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY Societe Honorarire de Francais

Arguello, Yennifer

Butz, Cayleigh

Cobb, Hannah

Daugherty, Keegan Goldstein

Faust, Trisha Lynn

Guido, Katrina

Heiney, David

Lubczanski, Allison

Moxey, Ashley Shaifer

Ruzicka-Butz, Mara

Samuels, Julia

Sharkey, Jane

Stenroos, Taylor

Traynor, Alexandra

Walls, Eric Matthew

Whalen, Niall Scannell

Yu, Viola

LATIN HONOR SOCIETY Association for the preservation of the study of Latin Associationem ad promovendum stadium latinum

Bova, Grace Marie

Duffy, Joseph Edgar

Pukanecz, Savanna L.

Schaeffer, Natalie

Smith, Brandon Scott

Tsai, Annie Marie

Wan, Victoria Ly

Wang, Robert

GERMAN HONOR SOCIETY DELTA EPSILON PHI Deutsche Ehren-verbindung

Bishop, Robert J.

Bisko, Thomas J III

Burgess, Mason

Feiertag, Nathan

Huiras, Julia

Jerry, Charles Edward

McGeary, Brendan Matthew

Ni Chochlain, Aife N.

Ward, Richard

Wilcox, Kevin

SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica Capiltulo Miro Acholonu, Zobaku

Basile, Brianna M.

Bast, Brianna

Benson, Danica Brooklyn

Beuttel, Ryan A.

Bortz, Courtney

Bova, Grace Marie

Brennan, Maura McNally

Brezak, Mackenzie Jo

Brough, Hannah Christine

Casey, Kevin Michael

Chan, Victoria

Chen, Andrew

Danner, Matthew Nicholas

Darawsheh, Zaid

Dordal, Nancy L. (currently studying in Spain)

Fisher, Katherine

Fissel, Raymond H.

Flick, Daniel Francis

Freeman, Seth Edward

Fullerton, Carlos

Gallagher, Caitlin Anne

Gao, Harry Fan (enrolled in college)

Geisler, Allison

Gulliver, Jordan Ashley

Hawkins, Joanna Mackenzie

Hewertson, Mark Lewis Olaf

Higley, Kayla Elizabeth

Hobson, Rowan Patrick

Hofstetter, Emily S.

Houghton, Conor

Hurlbutt, Steven

Jibilian, Megan Catherine

Ke, Justin

Kehm, Emily

Kuczinski, Jenna Marie

Lagler, Jarrett

Land, Jessica Shaina

Laubach, Lexis

Lawrence, Mackenzie

Lawrence, Megan L.

Lessel, Michael

Lysek, Mackenzie Evelyn

MacDonald, Makheila Jordan

Mantone, Andrew

Marks, Katie

McCarthy, Amanda

McGee, Shannon

Melnick, Jack T.

Mikus, Christopher

Miller, Jared

Miller, Jessica Laurel

Mountain, Jason William

Neogi, Nikita

Overholts, Anna

Paradise, Meghan Elizabeth

Phan, Don

Plocinik, Amy Elizabeth

Rieser, Gabrielle Joy

Romano, Vincent J.

Salas, Monica Isabel

Scalzo, Brianna Leigh

Schiermeyer, Christopher

Schwartz, Gillian

Sciacca, Alexandria Maria

Smilgis, Stephanie Elizabeth

Steckel, Andrew

Stephens, Elyse

Sterkenburg, Callie

Thomas, Danielle

Toggia, Megnot

Wang, Emma Caroline

Warner, Haley M

Weihbrecht, Emily

Wetherhold, Annae

Williams, Brett Allen

Wimmer, Mei

Wiscount, Stephanie Ann

Wiseley, Elizabeth

Wood, Courtney

Yackanicz, Victoria

Younger, Esther Marie

World Language Honor Society Induction Ceremony Held on October 4, 2012 at Emmaus High School

2012-2013 New Honor Society Members Congratulations to the following students:

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SATs There are still opportunities to take your SAT and/or SAT Subject Tests at Emmaus High School this school year. Below find the dates on which EHS will administer the ex-ams . Register at www.collegeboard.org.

Financial Aid Workshop

On Thursday January 10, 2013, the Emmaus High School Counseling Office will host a financial aid workshop. Kim Ad-

amson, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Services at Cedar Crest College, will speak to parents/guardians and students

about FAFSA, the financial aid and the application process. The program will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the high

school auditorium. On Thursday January 12, 2013, Ms. Adamson will return to Emmaus High School for a FAFSA com-

pletion session. Parents will have the opportunity to complete their financial aid form and receive valuable direction if

necessary.

Monthly Scholarship Newsletters The EHS monthly scholarship newsletters are posted on the high school website under “Counseling” (see link be-

low). Hard copies are available in counseling for those with limited computer access.

http://www.eastpennsd.org/ehs/counseling/_Scholarship%20Newsletters/index.php

PSAT/NMSQT

The PSAT/NMSQT results will be distributed to students in December. When students receive their scores, they will have the opportunity to view a video explaining how to read the score report and how to log in to My College QuickStart. My College QuickStart is a personalized online college planning kit, which is free of charge to all students who took the PSAT/NMSQT in October. This program offers several online tools that help students improve their skills, prepare for the SAT, and plan for college and careers.

REMINDER FROM THE NURSE’S OFFICE :

PARENTS OF JUNIORS: All 11th grade students need a physical exam this year. Your child received a form for his/her physician to complete in the spring of 2012. Completed forms were due by the end of September, 2012.

If your child has had a physical after the first day of their 10th grade year, another physical is not required. However, you must submit a copy of the physical exam to the School

Nurse’s Office.

Please remind your son or daughter to return completed physical forms to the nurse as soon as possible. Completed forms may also be faxed to 610-966-8449.

http://www.collegeboard.org

http://classic.eastpennsd.org/ehs/counseling/_Scholarship%20Newsletters/index.php

Main Office Telephone Number: 610-965-1650 Fax Number: 610-967-2198

Hours during the school-year: Monday thru Friday, 7:00 a.m. ~ 3:30 p.m. Working Paper Hours start at 8:00 a.m.

Note: The Main Office follows the EPSD calendar and will be closed during holidays.

The Main Office is located on Macungie Avenue (the entrance with the flag poles). There is a “1” over the doorway.

Visitors: Please be prepared to show photo identification.

Working Papers (Hours are from 8:00 am ~ 3:30 pm):

Please remember that a parent/guardian must come in person to begin the process. You must bring the original of one of the following: birth certificate, baptismal certificate or passport for the student who is applying for working papers.

Vacation Permit for minors up to the age of 15: This permit is good for one employer. The student must re-apply for a new permit each time he/she gets a new job. Note: The parent only has to come in person for the first application. After that, the student may come to the Main Office and ask for a new application because his/her information is already on file. (Continued on Page 8)

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Attendance HOME ACCESS CENTER: You can always check your student’s attendance on HAC. If a specific date is color coded, hov-

er your mouse over the date and a box will pop up with an explanation of which attendance codes were entered. Please call the Attendance Office with any questions.

PHONE CALL-OUT SYSTEM: All students who are late or absent will receive a phone call from the school. A phone call is

made whenever a student is not present in school, for college visits, fieldtrips, etc. If you sent in an excuse and/or the proper forms, please consider it a courtesy call.

EARLY DISMISSAL REQUESTS: Please submit all early dismissal notes prior to homeroom. Be sure there is a valid

reason on all notes. Please include student’s ID #, full name, dismissal time, date, and a guardian’s signature on each note.

TRIP REQUESTS: A trip request/college visit form must be submitted a minimum of five days prior to the trip (except in an

emergency). Completed forms must be brought to the student’s assistant principal’s office. These forms can be found on the eastpennsd.org website under “Community” or in the Attendance Office.

ABSENCE/LATE ARRIVAL NOTES: Both notes must be received in the attendance office within 3 days of a student’s re-

turn to school. Notes should include full name, student’s ID #, dates, and the signature, as represented on the signature card. However, in the case of a long term absence (5 days or more), a doctor's note is required when a student returns to school. If possible, notes may be faxed to the Attendance Office at 484-519-3932.

STUDENTS ARRIVING LATE TO SCHOOL: Please drop your son/daughter off at the auditorium door (#8) if he/she is arriv-

ing after 7:20 am. At 9:49 am, the door is locked. Please ring the bell to be admitted; then proceed directly to the at-tendance office to sign in. If you drop your child at the Main Office, he/she will not be let in. He/she must sign-in at the Attendance Office.

STUDENTS WITH DRIVER’S TRAINING: If your child has driver’s training, he/she will be marked “Unexcused” for the peri-

od by his/her classroom teacher. At the end of each day, attendance for driver training classes is sent to the Attend-ance Office. The NEXT DAY, the “Unexcused” absence will be updated for that class period marked “Present. Driver

training”. Please allow 3 days before calling the Attendance Office if there is still a question.

Attendance Office: Telephone Number ~ 610-965-1661 / Attendance Office Fax Number ~ 484-519-3932

Main Office (Continued ) (Continued from page 7) Transferable Permit for minors age 16 ~ 18: This permit allows minors to gain employment multiple times without having to re-apply each time they obtain a new job. The permit is retained by the minor and shown to the employer each time he/she gets a new job. Please see complete details at EHS website at: http://www.eastpennsd.org/ehs/Administration/Working%20Papers.html CONTACTING YOUR CHILD DURING SCHOOL HOURS: If you need to contact your child with important information that cannot wait until after school, please DO NOT TEXT OR CALL YOUR CHILD ON HIS/HER CELL PHONE. Doing so may result in disciplinary action for his/her cell phone use during school hours (see our website for complete disci-pline information). Instead, you may call the Main Office and the staff will be happy to instruct your child to contact you. There is a phone in the Main Office available for student use.

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Emmaus High School Hosts Middle States Visitors

On December 3 – 6, Emmaus High School will host five visitors from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The visiting team will be reviewing the accreditation plan we submitted for approval and, ultimately, determine our status regarding accreditation. Below is an excerpt from the Middle State website: Accreditation is a valuable and prestigious achievement among traditional and nontraditional schools, colleges and uni-versities throughout the world. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes accrediting or state approval agencies, including Middle States Association, as a "reliable authority as to the quality of education.”

In recent years, accrediting agencies, including MSA, have revised their protocols and practices to reflect the latest re-search on school effectiveness, employ established world-class standards, and use volunteers trained in critical peer review. This approach provides an external validation of an educational institution's performance, whether it is serving preschoolers, high school students planning for college, adult community college students, doctoral candidates - or any-one in between. Accreditation is an impartial, third-party validation that an educational institution meets challenging, but achievable standards of quality, and provides a mechanism for continuous school improvement. It is a dynamic process which re-quires the commitment and involvement of a wide range of stakeholders. It engages the community and ultimately as-sures the public of an organization's integrity.

Although attaining high levels of student performance is every educational institution's primary goal, understanding the process by which those results are achieved - or not achieved - is equally important. A school’s effectiveness must ex-tend beyond the measures of student performance highlighted in government rankings or standings published in national and regional magazines. It must also take into account factors such as:

quality and continuity of the school’s leadership and governance

condition of school facilities

finances and fiscal stability

effectiveness of student services

health and safety

Staffing

long-range planning

If you would like to read more about Emmaus High School’s plan for the future, please click on the Middle States button on the front page of our website.

Please join us on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at 7:30 PM in the EHS auditorium for a free evening of music. The evening will include performances by the EHS Concert

Choir, Women's Choir, Chorale, AccaBella, the girls a cappella group, and Fermata Nowhere, the boys a cappella group.

EHS Winter Choral Concert December 4, 2012

7:30 pm ~ EHS Auditorium

Fermata Nowhere Wins Bach Choir Competition! Fermata Nowhere, the all-male a cappella singing group at Emmaus High School won The Bach Choir of Bethlehem’s first a cappella competition, which was open to any high school or college ensemble. As the winning group, Fermata was invited to perform at The Bach Choir’s Gala Concert Fundraiser at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center in early October. The concert’s main attraction was the Swingle Singers, a world-class, multi-Grammy Award-winning singing group, perhaps best known for being featured on the pilot episode of Glee. Fermata spent the afternoon of the concert with the Swingle Singers, watching them rehearse and then participating in a master class with them. The evening was quite successful with the boys performing in front of a packed house at Lehigh’s Baker Hall.

Fermata Nowhere

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 10 Chorus Festival

Congratulations to the 28 students from Emmaus High School who were selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 10 Chorus Festival. This year’s festival will be hosted by Berks Catholic High School and will include over 200 of the best high school choral singers from Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, and Schuylkill Counties. For the 6th year in a row, Emmaus High School has the highest number of singers who qualified out of about 800 students from 65 participating high schools. The 28 students include: Seniors: Logan Beck, Tyler Brown, Christina Cilento, Effe Draklellis, Sadie Dunn, Laura Erle, Jacquelyn Hamati, Joseph Hutzayluk, Courtney Johnson, Alethea Khoo, Gwendolyn Osterwald, Dominic Panunto, Michael Rachman, Neil Ren, Christian Urrutia, Victoria Yackanicz, and Isaiah Zukowski. Juniors: Jordan Frank, Gabriella Galante, Amanda Haag, Sawyer Long, William Martinez, Anthony Sharp, and Megnot Toggia. Sophomores: Teresa Carotenuto, Micah Gilley, and Mason Trinkle. Freshman: Nicholas Quinn.

The EHS Marching Band concluded its 2012 competition season on Wednesday,

October 24, at the Neil Boyer Festival of Bands at Phillipsburg High School. The

band earned an overall rating of Excellent. The band was also awarded Best

Percussion. Throughout the season the band has also competed at Tamaqua

High School on Saturday, September 29, at Easton High School on Wednesday,

October 3, and at Rustin High School on Saturday, October 13.

Mr. Harrington and all the band members would like to thank the EHS

community for their support throughout the season as they continue to

grow and improve.

EHS Fall Marching Band Wrap-Up

EHS Art Students Take Manhattan!

The Level II & III art students and AP Studio art students have been given the opportunity to participate in a NYC art trip on November 30, 2012. They will en-joy the day sightseeing the Picasso Black and White exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum, sketch animals in the Central Park Zoo and view one of Edvard Munch's Scream paintings at MoMa (Museum of Modern Art) that is on view there for a limited time. The day will end with dinner at a re-designed church structure that is now a famous pizzeria. The trip was designed by Mrs. Tracy Ma-ley and led by the art

EHS Spanish Club Celebrates Day of the Dead

On Wednesday, October 24, eleven students from the Em-maus High School Spanish Club visited Mrs. Merrill’s and Mrs. Van Ormer’s third grade classes to do an activity for Día de los Muertos. Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday in which the lives of those who have passed away are celebrated. Before October 24, both

teachers had already read a book about Day of the Dead to their classes, so when Spanish Club arrived the students were ready to share all that they had learned. Each high school student paired up with several third graders to make pasta skeletons. Both the older and the younger students had a great time. Some of the pasta skeletons were very creative, in-cluding dancing skeletons and several doing cart-wheels. October 24 was an afternoon filled with fun and learning about Día de los Muertos for both the third grade classes and the Emmaus High School Spanish Club.

Attention Sophomores

Any sophomore who sold fundraisers should listen for information regarding fundraiser delivery, which will be the week of November 11. Any goods not claimed will be disposed of. Thank you. Class of 2015.

The Freshmen Class Officers are: President: Zhuohong He Vice President: Victoria Nielsen Secretary: Chloe Lawerence Treasurer: Brendan Callahan Historian: Chloe Mathieu

Attention Freshmen

Attention Seniors

The Senior Breakfast will be held on December 14, during school on an Act 80 day. Please send any pictures from school functions to [email protected]. The pictures will be featured in a slideshow at Senior Breakfast on May 26.

Attention Juniors

Barnes & Noble Book Fair will be Sunday, December 2, 2012, at the Promenade Shops and Online

Come out and support the Class of 2014 at our Barnes & Noble Book Fair. We will have special activities and guests as well as free gift wrapping! Shop Sunday, December 2, at the Promenade Shops or get some early holiday shopping done online(12/2-12/7) at BN.com/bookfairs. Just use our book fair ID# 10926624. It doesn't get any easier than this!

mailto:[email protected]

Congratulations to the

Latin Club

Winners of the Club Fair

The Club Fair was held during Meet the Teacher Night on September 27, 2012.

Advisor: Tiffany Snyder, Latin Teacher at EHS

Peer Tutor Program

The peer tutor program, coordinated by Mr. Grabfelder and led by Chris Neely, Shannon McConnell,

Shannon Philips, and Jason Mountain, works in conjunction with the National Honor

Society. The tutor program is designed to help students succeed academically by providing study

skills, test taking skills, and content centered tutoring by members of the National Honor Society.

Students seeking help in any subject area are encouraged to complete a tutor request form. Forms

are located in the tutor room (560), library, or on the school web site. Request forms

are to be returned to the tutor room.

For more information, please contact Mr. Grabfelder at [email protected].

As students prepared for the hurricane and upcoming winter, Key Club began to prepare for fall

events. Like past years, Key Clubbers sold labels during football games for one dollar each. Each

label went toward the Cops N Kids organization, which used all the money to buy new books for un-

derprivileged children in the surrounding area.

Not only did members raise money through labels, they also helped raise money at the local Barnes

and Noble. During this event, members painted faces and helped collect books. Many

customers bought books from the store, which they then donated to the EHS Key Club. Mr. Didra, a

teacher at EHS, held a magic show, which kept the crowd laughing and entertained the whole time.

Though Halloween may have been cancelled in some areas, it wasn’t for Key Club! This year, there

was another event at Coca Cola Park, where Key Clubbers dressed up and handed out candy and

other things to kids from Allentown and Bethlehem. And finally, dedicated Key Club members volun-

teered at another event during the beginning of the month held at the 1803 House in Emmaus. This

event featured local vendors, as well as a kids corner with face paint, pumpkin decorating and

games! During this month, Key Clubbers braved the cold weather and storms in order to help out

locally.

Key Club News


WE THINK PINK! In honor of breast cancer awareness month, the EHS Interact Club

donated its time by selling donor cards during all lunches for one week in October. The

combined effort raised $100.00, all of which was given to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure founda-

tion. Thank you to the faculty, staff, and students who made this possible through support

and donations.

EHS Interact Club “Thinks Pink”

Key Club

Key Club volunteered to help at the 1803 House “Merrie Halloween” fall festival

on October 6, 2012. Laura Fetzer, chairperson for the event wrote a letter con-

gratulating some of the students for their hard work, friendliness, and their will-

ingness to help. The committee had only positive comments to make of these fine students. The

students that attended were Taylor Schubert, Sardis Disla, Pooja Joshi, Kevyn McConlogue, Katie

Zemaitaits, Brianna Bast, Jason Masino, Ray Henry, James Then, Nate Iobst, and Maneesha We-

erakkody.

From June 15 to June 18, seniors Erin Evans and Kassie Jacobs attended Camp

Neidig, a leadership camp designed to bring together talented high school stu-

dents. It's a weekend packed with new friends, fun, and team-building activi-

ties. The campers were also given the opportunity to listen to many inspirational

guest speakers throughout the weekend. At the end of camp, a closing ceremony

was held. When the weekend began, nobody seemed to know one another; how-

ever, by the end, campers formed lifelong friendships. Erin and Kassie are the

vice-president and secretary of the EHS Interact club, respectively. The Emmaus

Rotary Club generously sponsored their attendance at the camp.

EHS Interact Club News

Yearbook orders are now being taken:

Please visit www.smart-pay.com

Academic Scrimmage Team for 2011-2012

Congratulations to the following

students who have been

selected as the Academic/

Scholastic Scrimmage team for

2012-13. The team participates

in matches with the Western Di-

vision of the Lehigh Valley League, on Channel

39’s Scholastic Scrimmage, Knowledge Master,

and at the IU21 competition.

Our first Channel 39 Scholastic Scrimmage match will take place December 3

rd, with an air

date of January 12, 2013 against Jim Thorpe High School. Varsity: Devon Reinert, captain, Eric Dai, Tom Fang, Ryan Jaeger, Neil Khanna, Harvey Li, and Stephanie Wiscount Junior Varsity: Ryan Bilger, captain, Rachel Choi, Zhoung He, Lucy Lin, Justine Wang, and Katie Xue

Congratulations!

EHS Hiking Club 2011-2012

The EHS hiking club went to Hawk Mountain for its first hike of the season on Saturday, September 15. We had

30+ members hiking on a beautiful day and we saw several hawks and migrating monarch butter-flies. Our October hike will be at Hickory Run Boulder Fields in White Haven. We meet monthly in Room 237. Watch the morning announcements for infor-mation about the next meeting.

Madame Fedorov is the advisor for the hiking club and Mason Trinkle is the president.

Math Tutoring

The math department teachers offer math tutoring for all students during most periods of the school day. Students may check schedules posted in all of the math

classrooms to determine room locations for tutoring sessions. The students may obtain pre-signed passes from their math teachers, or they can get a pass to the tutoring locations from their study hall teachers. Each math teacher works with his/her students, but this math tutoring schedule offers an alternative for students when they cannot match their schedules with their classroom teachers.

Math Help Period Teacher Location

1 Wagner 361

2 Doyle 516

3 See guidance to sign up for Peer Tutoring

4 Stoudt (Sem 1) 366

5 Burkhardt (Sem 1) 358

6 Porzuczek (Sem 1) 366

7 Hoffert/ Claypoole (days 2,4,6) 359

8 Russo (Sem 1) Claypoole (days 2,4,6)

513

9 Stoudt (Sem 1) 366

Cell Phone Reminder:

Students at EHS are not permitted to display or use cell phones from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm (per EHS Discipline Code 234A). The consequence for the first offense is two Saturday morning deten-tions, and a parent/guardian is required to retrieve the phone from the main office.

The policy exists to keep our children safe. We ask for your support in reinforcing this policy.

Dave Piperato

Principal

To view the EHS Discipline Code: http://www.eastpennsd.org/ehs/forms/acadforms/Board%20approved%20EHS%20Discipline%20Code%202011-12.pdf

Computer Science Showcase Emmaus High School

Organizer: Carlen Blackstone,

Computer Science Teacher,

Emmaus High School

[email protected]

Emmaus High School

500 Macungie Avenue

Emmaus, PA 18049

Phone: 610-965-1650

Immediately after Parent/Teacher Conferences

Time: 8:00 — 9:00 p.m. Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012

C E L E B R A T I N G N A T I O N A L C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E E D U C A T I O N W E E K

Where: Semicircle Lobby - demonstration from the Robotics Club of programmable robots used in competition. Room 357 - Meeting some computer science professionals in our community. Room 354 - Demonstrations by middle school and high school students of their best computer science projects. Room 353 - cake and Apple cider to celebrate Admiral Grace Murray Hopper’s Birthday on December 9, 1906, the inventor of the compiler that made possible all other software development, and to remember Steve Jobs, the APPLE CEO who was a true pioneer by putting a computer into everyone’s hand.

Emmaus High School, along with the entire East Penn School District, will be celebrating Comput-er Science Education Week from Dec. 3 – 7. The U.S. House of Representatives recognize this week nationally in order to highlight the importance of this field in the 21

st century. The future of

our entire society depends on having well-trained people who develop new technologies, not just people who know how to use them. One statistic shows that by the year 2018, only 29% of all U.S. computer-related jobs will be able to be filled by qualified applicants. Eleven percent of all projected job openings today will need to be filled by only 2 percent of all 2010 grads. The US Department of Commerce forecasts that between 2008 and 2018 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts are projected to grow 53.4%, Computer Software Engineers for Appli-cations have a projected 34% growth, and Systems Software Developers is a 30.4% growth. Em-maus High School has always had a strong computer science curriculum, but many students opt to take applications courses instead of programming courses to simply meet their requirements. Whether students choose to major in the field of computer science or not, students with some computer science background will have more job opportunities than those without.

In order to raise greater awareness this year , we are planning to have a Computer Science Showcase on Thursday, December 8, 2011, from 8:00-9:00 p.m. immediately following parent/teacher conferences. Extra credit will be given in some math and science classes for students who attend. There will be 4 areas available for you to interact and observe computer science in action:

Room 354 – There will be 25 middle-level and high school students demonstrating the best

programs they have written as students in the district. They will include examples of Visual BASIC, Java, Python, Scratch, Alice, Android Apps, etc.

Room 357 - Computer science professionals who live in our community will be available to

demonstrate or discuss projects they have worked on or new technologies they are currently developing and the educational backgrounds that they have. Please contact Ms. Carlen Blackstone at [email protected] if you are willing to participate.

Room 353 – We will celebrate Admiral Grace Murray Hopper’s birthday, which was De-

cember 9, 1906, with birthday cake and beverages. We’ll also remember the incredible legacy that Steve Jobs had. Both of them were true pioneers in the field. Handouts will be available. Students will also be available to assist the older generation with how to use their cell phones, Ipods, IPads, etc., since they all are more able than their parents.

Semicircle lobby - The Robotics Club will use the lobby area to demonstrate tasks that pro-

grammable robots can do. They compete in regional and international tournaments every year and have done quite well in the past. The students in the club are using RobotC which is a GUI version of the C language as well as ProE and Autodesk which

are CAD programs that create virtual environments.

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EHS Celebrates 4th Annual Computer Science Education Week


(Continued from page 17) We are hoping that every student in the district is given the opportunity sometime during that week to see how computer science is needed for any field of study that they may be interested in. Young-er students will be exposed to how exciting this field of study can be since many stereotypes exist that deter students instead of encouraging them. This exposure will include classroom activities, videos, classroom discussion, or simply handing out information. Two former EHS grads were recently hired by Google (Michelle Burroughs and Piotr Fidkowski) and many others have made major contributions in this field over the years. Nine current students re-cently participated in a regional computer competition at Widener University during one of their four days off from school. They include: Keegan Daugherty, 10 Daniel Amankwatia, 10 Omar Ahmed, 10 Robbie Haag, 10 Alex Krause, 11 Kian Dangleben, 11 Robert Wang, 11 Andy Lang, 12 Joey Hutzayluk, 12 Six of our most advanced students competed at Harrisburg Area Community College. They include: Robert Bishop, 11 Eric Dai, 11 Brandon Smith, 11 Arun Doodnauth, 12 Jeremy Lim, 12 Taylor Loz, 12 Congratulations to all who participated. All computer science students also finished Contest 1 of the American Computer Science League’s international problem solving and programming contest. The results were not available yet for inclu-sion in this newsletter, but last year Emmaus qualified for the All-Star Contest in May with both its Intermediate and Senior Division 5-member teams. We hope that many more students will graduate from Emmaus High School with some background in how to program a computer and possibly pursue this lucrative, much needed, and ever-changing field of study. Please encourage your sons, and especially your daughters, who are good at prob-lem solving, mathematics, and/or science to consider taking as many courses as they can before they graduate especially if they are planning for college.

EHS Celebrates 4th Annual Computer Science Education Week

Barnes & Noble Book Fair Supporting the

Emmaus High School After Ball Program Barnes & Noble at the Promenade Shops

Shop All Day Saturday, December 8 thru Monday, December 10, 2012. Shop in stores, nationwide, for three days using the Book fair ID # 10818615 to help support The Emmaus High School After Ball Program. Purchase any item in the store, including books, gifts, toys, Nook devices and Nook accessories, music, DVD’s and café products. A certain percentage of the sale will go towards the fundraiser when you present your Book fair #10818615 to their cash-iers. Complimentary gift wrapping will also be offered by STEP Volunteers: 10am-4pm.

Barnes & Noble “Cheesecake Factory” STEP Fundraiser

Need a Sweet Treat to Serve For the Holidays?

Barnes & Noble is pre-selling Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes for the holidays. 10% of the pro-ceeds will go to STEP (Support Teens of East Penn). Item Price Godiva Double Chocolate Cheesecake $40.00 Original Cheesecake $40.00 Pumpkin Cheesecake $40.00 Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake $40.00 * Orders must be submitted by December 3, 2012. Cheesecakes will have to be picked up on Saturday, December 8, at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Promenade Shops, Center Valley. Bring your voucher or code 10405744. Cheesecakes have 14 individual servings separated by baking paper so you don’t have to defrost more servings than you need. Whole cheesecakes are available for $40.00 (whole cheesecake purchases, excluding tax). These are the same 10” cheesecakes sold online for $41.95 to $52.50 plus shipping and handling! Please email your order to: Cherie Burke, STEP President at [email protected] or call 484-358-6317 to place your order.


EHS Language Classes Help Donate 2000+ Items to Second Harvest Food Bank

Many people remember to donate to their local food bank during the holiday season, but it’s important to donate throughout the year as well. September was “Hunger Action Month” and the EHS World Language Clubs hosted a food drive to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA. The French, German, Latin, and Spanish clubs promised to sponsor a breakfast or pizza party for the language class that had the highest average of donated goods per student in the class. By the end of the month, more than 2000 food and personal care items were brought in by EHS language students. THANK YOU to everyone who donated! Congratulations to Mr. Bisignani’s German 5/AP class who won themselves a pizza party by bringing in 204 items, with an average of 13.6 items per student.

EHS Language Classes Donate to the Food Bank

EHS Angel Network

The EHS Angel Network provides basic assistance to students in need on an im-mediate, short-term basis. We believe that ALL high school kids are OUR kids, and we want them to succeed. We are currently collecting food and toiletries for approximately 240 baskets that will be distributed between Thanksgiving and the winter holiday. These baskets are for EHS students whose families are struggling due to extenuating circumstances, such as the loss of a job or a serious illness within the family. The EHS Angel Network committee would like to thank all the generous donors who have given support with food, clothing, and monetary donations. Your generosity and willingness to help the EHS com-munity is greatly appreciated. If you would like to help by making a food or monetary donation, please go to http://ehsangelnetwork.org/ for further information. Students in need of assistance may receive help by contacting their school counselor anytime throughout the school year. The EHS Angel Network is here to assist with school supplies, clothing, personal items, and any other needs that a student may have. All assistance is kept confidential.

http://ehsangelnetwork.org/

Friday, October 5, 2012 was Mentor Night at Emmaus High School. The seniors on the varsity football team and cheerleading squad chose an educator that they felt had a lasting and positive influence on their educational careers. The mentors enjoyed a pre-game tailgate fol-lowed by a ceremony before the football game against Northampton. Each mentor and senior was announced on the field, had their pictures taken, and each mentor then spent the rest of the game with their family and friends watching the Hornets beat Northamp-ton. Their photos were put on a keepsake plaque. Senior athletes and their mentors are as follows:

Student Mentor Micah Fick Mr. William Montepeque Daniel Flick Mrs. Denise Teles-Carl Francisco Garcia Mrs. Donna Waterman Ethan Hovanic Mrs. Christina Simpkins Gonzalo Hurtado Mrs. Jillian Zarnas Prosper Jolo Mr. David Brown Andrew Kerson Mr. Jonathan Wenner Nicholas Kerson Mrs. Pam Hunter Travis Kulp Mr. Jason Geist R. Dalton Landis Mr. Scott Didra Jacob Maehrer Mrs. Christine Gogel Kalfani Meade Mrs. Melissa Moxley Kevin Nguyen Mrs. Tammy Kita John Ruggiero Mrs. Lisa Wells Kyle Schaffer Mrs. Susan Arnold Brandon Toala Mr. Brent Ohl Michael Weldon Mrs. Eleni Assise Michael Winter Ms. Kelsey Torpey Caitlin Bull Mrs. Anne Nero

Emily Jolley Ms. Lori Schaffer Nicole Reeves Mr. Mike Carolla Kendra Wise Mr. Todd Burkhart

Peer Mentor Night

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YOU WERE HERE ! You walked the halls of Emmaus High School.

You lugged books around in a book bag. You carried your girlfriend’s books to class.

You hated gym class, especially when they taught ballroom dancing.

Lunch was at the same time everyday for every-one & you anxiously waited for it when you could

cross the street & eat at Kaldy’s Luncheonette or go uptown to Dundore’s to grab a hot dog. You went to the noontime dances in the gym.

You wondered if your science project

would embarrass you. You wanted to at least get a passing

grade at the science fair. You sang songs on the band bus &

wore your majorette boots to school on game days. You listened to John Phillip Sousa march

music at the football games instead of Broadway music. You communicated with each

other by meeting in the hall after class & not with a cell phone.

You went to a school assembly and the

entire high school population could fit in the auditorium at the same time.

You had one principal, one assistant principal, one guidance counselor, & one home/school

visitor who would keep you on track.

Some of you liked school…..some of you didn’t and could not wait to get out. In spite of every-

thing, you took something positive from the experience of being a Green Hornet.

You were here…..now you are there….with a bucketful of treasures, ambitions, trials, errors,

falls, trips, successes and achievements.

This column seeks to find you! We will be focus-ing on the achievements of the awesome EHS Green Hornet alumni. The concept is that we want to boast of the significant life experiences and goals achieved by alumni to share with current students, showing them that they too can soar if they just stick with it, listen to the guidance from their teachers, work hard, and follow their dreams. If you have anything you would like to include in this column, please contact us. Information is also sought on contact numbers, email addresses, etc. Photos to scan are helpful as well. Go back as far as you like….EHS grads from the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, when the school was housed in the old Jefferson building (Allen Heller, Principal) as well as recent grads would be a treat for us to share. Items such as who became a doctor, Mother of the Year, is in the movies, sings with a band, dances on Broadway, is a successful artist, playwright, wrote a book, ran for president, or became a shoe designer (this kid was probably drawing in class instead of focusing on classwork). All accomplishments are great, not only those that garnered national recognition. Alumni may be living or not. Let’s get this started, folks. We look forward to hearing from all of you. Contact: Joann Litzenberger at [email protected] or

call 610-965-1650 Ext 21506

AWESOME EHS ALUMNI


Dear Parents: Welcome to the start of a new school year and another year of A+ School Rewards. Starting October 7, 2012, through March 30, 2013, Emmaus High School will have the opportunity to earn cash through Giant A+ School Rewards Program. All you have to do is email [email protected] your name, email address and card number and we will enter your card for you! After your card is registered, each shopping trip to Giant earns CASH for our school when you use your Bonus card. Each month, the amount of cash awarded will be updated on Giant’s website. You may track the amount of points you earn for our school by checking your grocery receipt. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program, and the money will be used for the school’s educational needs. Please be sure to register your card to benefit Emmaus High School using ID #03429.

Also, don’t forget to encourage your friends and relatives to do the same.

UPDATE*** We currently have 161cards designated to Emmaus High School and have earned $350 for the month of October!

EHS participating in Giant A+ School Rewards

East Penn Information Line: 610-966-8480

East Penn School District implemented the Emergency Call Out System (Edulink) to notify parents and staff of important information relating to East Penn School District and its stu-dents. In the event of inclement weather, parents will receive a phone call at approximately 5:30 a.m., regarding the status of the school day. Parents may opt out of the Edulink System by re-moving the phone number in the Edulink field in HAC. If you do not have HAC, send a writ-ten note to your child’s school office. Please understand that removal from the systems means you will not receive calls relative to an emergency situation. In the event of inclement weather, the decision to delay openings or close school will be made before 5:30 a.m. by Dr. Seidenberger, Superintendent of Schools. He will then activate the Emergency Call Out System (Edulink), as well as the website, information line and WFMZ stations. For more information regarding when and how this decision is made, please refer to the district website www.eastpennsd.org. Select the tab “About Us,” and then “Info for Parents” from the drop down menu. On that screen, you will then select “Weather Related Closings.”

Emergency Call Out System (Edulink)


What is a Hallowed Hornet? Each month faculty and staff members nominate colleagues who they think contribute to a positive and successful school environment. All of the nominees’ names are then placed in a hornet hive designed by Regina Oster, EHS art teacher. At the monthly faculty meeting, Mr. Piperato draws a name from the hive. The winner receives his/her dream breakfast, delivered personally by Mr. Piperato, and a Hallowed Hornet certificate.

September: Claudia Risi obtained her BA in Spanish from Millersville University, and she is a Masters candidate at NOVA Southeastern University. Before the East Penn School District hired Mrs. Risi, she worked for the Brandywine School District in the state of Delaware and the Upper Darby School District in Delaware County, PA. She currently teaches Spanish II, Spanish IV CP, and Spanish IV Honors, and she advises the Zumba Fitness club. She is also a professional photographer and uses these skills to assist Mrs. Kuebler by photographing the headshots for the high school plays. This year, for the first time, the headshots will appear in the program. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her daughters. This year will be her twenty-first year of teaching.

Parent / Teacher Conferences December 6, 2012

6:00—8:00 pm at EHS

The parent/teacher conference schedule will again be an online process. The online registration process eliminates unnecessary paper, is in-line with our “Go Green” initiative and gives parents a real-time view of conference availability. In

order to sign-up to meet with your child’s teacher(s), you will need your child’s Moodle login infor-mation. Moodle can be accessed under quick links at the East Penn School District or the Emmaus High School web page. After signing on to Moodle, you will see a link for the parent/teacher conference schedule. Click this link and follow the directions on this page. Parent/teacher conferences have been changed to a new time. Please note conferences will begin at 6:00 PM and end at 8:00 PM, unless other arrangements have been made with your child’s teacher(s). The window for signing up for conferences is November 20—December 3, 2012. An Edulink call and ENews email will be generated by the principal as a reminder prior to this date.

If you have any questions or require assistance, please feel free to contact the Emmaus High School main office at 610-965-1650. Please note that the main office will only be able to assist those with NO internet access (verified per your HAC login information on file here at EHS).

Exams will be administered over three days and will follow a period-by-period schedule.

*Dates subject to change

As always, students are only required to be at school during the times when they have exams and are welcome to arrange their own transportation to and from school. Cafeteria study halls will be provided for students who have free time between exams and/or are unable to arrange alternate transportation. Transportation to school during exam sessions will be provided at normal time. Transportation home will be provided at 1:00 p.m. The exception will be when an exam day falls on a Wednesday. On those days, transportation will be provided home at normal time (2:30 PM). Students may find their own transportation home after exams or will be required to attend study hall in the cafeteria between 1:00 PM and the end of the day. Lunch will be available for purchase in the cafeteria each day between 10:40 and 11:30. All day LCTI students will report to LCTI . All other LCTI students will remain at EHS for exams and will not report to LCTI.

Midterm Exams 1/16/13 Day 1 1/17/13 Day 2 1/18/13 Day 3

7:25 – 8:55 Period 1 Period 4 Period 7



Mid-Term Schedule January 2013

EHS LATE BUS Tuesday & Thursday

Departs EHS at approximately 3:20 PM

Students must sign up in the Main Office by 10:30 AM to use the late bus. Students are participating in after school activities (i.e. detention, school sanctioned clubs or testing) are eligible for this service, and their attendance and/or participation is verified. Students are not permitted to use the bus for any other reason. Once a student leaves school property, he/she is not allowed to return to school to take the bus. Discipline referrals will be given to students who do not adhere to this policy.

The East Penn School district engages in numerous public awareness activities to alert residents about procedures for accessing special education programs. Public awareness activities are included in the district activities calendar, district newsletters, the newspaper (2 times per year), TV, and radio announcements. The district also sends a letter to families in non-public schools, making them aware of their ability to access evaluations for special education.

In compliance with state and federal law, notice is hereby given by the East Penn School District that it conducts ongoing identification activities as a part of its school program for the purpose of identifying students who may be in need of special education and related services. If your child is identified by the district as possibly in need of such services, you will be notified of applicable procedures. Individualized services and programs are available for children who are determined to need specially designed instruction due to the following conditions:

Autism; Deaf-blindness; Deafness; Emotional disturbance; Hearing impairment; Mental retardation; Multiple disabilities; Orthopedic impairment; Other health impairment; Specific learning disability; Speech or language impairment; Traumatic brain injury; Visual impairment; Mentally gifted.

If you believe that your school age child may be in need of special education services and related programs, screening and evaluation processes designed to assess the needs of the child and his/her eligibility are available to you at no cost, upon written request. Early intervention services are available through the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 for young children (age 3 to school age.) You may request screening and evaluation at any time, whether or not your child is enrolled in the district’s public school program. Requests for evaluation and screening should be made in writing to the Director of Special Education, 800 Pine Street, Emmaus, PA 18049.

All information gathered about your child is subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in federal and state law. The district has policies and procedures in effect governing the collection, maintenance, destruction and disclosure to third parties of this information. For information about those policies and procedures, about rights of confidentiality and access to educational records, as well as for further information on rights of parents and children, provision of services, evaluation and screening, you may contact in writing the Director of Student Services, 800 Pine Street, Emmaus, PA 18049, or any building principal.

Child Find

East Penn Board of School Directors: Charles H. Ballard, President

Alan C Earnshaw, Vice President Ken Bacher

Francee Fuller Lynn Donches Rebecca Heid

Michael Policano Samuel Rhodes, III

Julian Stolz

Marc S. Fisher, Esq., Solicitor Cecilia R. Birdsell, Board Secretary

Lynn Glancy, Treasurer Thomas L. Seidenberger, Ed. D.

Superintendent of Schools

When extreme weather conditions exist, schools may be closed, or starting times may be delayed. The public is notified through the Emergency Call Out System (Edulink) and through regular channels by 5:30 AM (radio stations: Soft Rock 100.7; 107.5 Alive; 99.9 The Hawk; Cat Country 96; on television - WFMZ Channel 69; and at www.wfmz.com). The infor-mation is also available on the East Penn Information Line at (610) 966-8480.

2-HR DELAYS— 9:23 am homeroom start time We will run a regular scheduled day using shortened periods.

DCO Students: Those with Period 4 dismissal do not report to school. All others report and follow delay procedures. LCTI Students: AM LCTI: 11th Grade— Buses depart EHS at 9:35 AM. Buses depart LCTI at normal time (approx

11 AM). Students arrive at EHS at 11:30 and report to the auditorium until the end of period 5. Students will eat lunch period 6.

PM LCTI: 9th, 10th & 12th grade — These students are to follow the normal delay schedule. Bus-

es depart EHS at 11:45, and students eat lunch upon arrival to LCTI. Students depart LCTI as normally scheduled.

All-Day LCTI: All day LCTI students do not need to report until 9:15 am. At that time, they may take

the AM LCTI bus at 9:25 AM. Late Arrival/Early Dismissal Students: Students with late arrival privilege will need to report no

later than 10 AM. Students with early dismissal privilege will be excused following period 8.

School Closings for Inclement Weather

** Please do not call the district or building administration. **

EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL 500 Macungie Ave. Emmaus, PA 18049-2296

Web Site Address: www.eastpennsd.org/ehs E-mail Addresses: [email protected]

Emmaus High School

Phone Numbers Main Office - 610-965-1650 Counseling Office – 610-965-1660 Attendance Office – 610-965-1661 Athletic Office – 610-965-1670 Nurse’s Office – 610-965-1673

Fax Numbers Main Office – 610-967-2198 Counseling Office – 610-967-5974 Athletic Office – 610-965-1501 Nurse’s Office – 610-966-8449 Attendance Office – 484-519-3932

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