5 MIN FILLER ---------------- INTRO ----------------- Welcome back to the New Year! Goodbye 2020 and Good Morning Ephrata NAMES today is January 4, 2021. Please rise for a moment of silence and the pledge to the flag. --------------- SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO ----------------------- This is a reminder that there is a yearbook meeting tomorrow after school in Mr. Bischoff's room. We need everyone to attend to try to catch back up after the extracurricular shutdown and holiday break. If you have a conflict, please contact your section editor. ------------------------ And now over to ____________ with the news ------------------------- NEWS INTRO -------------------------- In today's news, President Trump tells Georgia election officials to "find" votes to overturn the Biden win. He has been recorded saying "I just want to find 11,780 votes". Throughout the call, republican Brad Raffensperger, rejected Trump’s assertions and explained that the President is relying on debunked conspiracy theories. Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris called Trumps comments a bold abuse of power. ---------------------- Now to the juniors with the lunch ------------------------ LUNCH VIDEO ----------------------- SPORTS INTRO ------------------------ Governor Wolf has reinstated sports and extracurricular activities to begin today! We will keep you updated on all the upcoming events right here on Ephrata AM. ------------------------- Now back to the main desk ------------------------- Today marks 10 days remaining in the first half of the school year. For all you procrastinators out there, you are running out of time to catch up on those first semester classes. ---------------------------- Have a great day Ephrata! ----------------------