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INTRO
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TEXT BUMPER
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Good Morning Ephrata! NAMES today is Thursday April 13, 2023. Please rise for a moment of silence and a pledge to the flag.
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SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO
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This week, GSA will be selling bracelets, patches, pins, and more during all lunches! All proceeds from the sales are going out to support the Ephrata Public Library in their mission to be a resource for every community member. So, come out and support Ephrata GSA and the Public Library all at once.
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Attention exchange students traveling to Eberbach this summer — We have a meeting after school TODAY to work on presentations. Please plan to meet in Frau Nace’s room from 3-3:30. Bis dann!
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Is your typical lunchtime banter boring you? Do you want to test your quizzical knowledge? Are you overly competitive when it comes to games that don't matter?
Sign up for lunch time trivia in the library on April 19!
Teams of 2 - 5 will be accepted after their lunch period is verified. A sign-up link has been posted on Schoology!
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NEWS INTRO
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April 13 is the day Scrabble inventor Alfred Mosher Butts was born. He gave the world an iconic board game now played all over the world. Today, more than seven decades later, we live for “Triple Word Scores”! Not to mention, the strategic use of those mysterious blank tiles.
Congratulations to Carly Gilbert who is attending NAFME All Eastern Honors Band this week. During the 2021–22 school year, accomplished music students across the eastern states from Maine to Maryland and overseas in military base schools practiced diligently to gain a chair or part in their local, district, regional and state music honor ensembles. These most accomplished high school music students will take part in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2023 All-Eastern Honor Ensembles being held April 13-16, 2023, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. This event will include several rehearsals with the conductors and workshops with renowned clinicians. Each ensemble will perform in concerts on April 15th and 16th. Ensembles include the Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Mixed Choir.
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now back to the main desk
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Attention Seniors: It’s time to vote for your 2023 Prom King and Queen. Ballots are on Schoology NOW and voting will take place in two segments. April 3-14 you will vote for your top six female and top six male nominees for King/Queen. April 17-21 you will vote for Prom King and Queen. Only one vote per student. Good luck! See you at Prom on April 22nd!
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If you are interested in running for representative of Student Council for the 2023-2024 school year, please fill out the petition with 30 signatures of students in YOUR GRADE ONLY! You will also need a teacher letter of recommendation. We take the top 6 students from each grade to be members of Student Council each year. Petitions and teacher recommendations are due FRIDAY APRIL 14th! Voting will happen the following week. If you have any questions, please stop down to see Mr. Marzock in room 137.
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LUNCH
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SPORTS INTRO
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Yesterday, tennis won 7-0 vs Garden Spot. Baseball won a close match 3-2 at Solanco. Camryn Simes went 6 innings and struck out 7. Softball ?? vs Solanco. In lacrosse action against CV, the boys lost 13-9. Landen Ciran led scoring with 3. The girls won 17-16 in overtime. Ryleigh Warner had 8 goals and Kiera Wene and Alyssa Brown chipped in 3 each.
Today, tennis is home vs Pequea Valley and volleyball is at Cocalico.
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Now back to the main desk
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Students will go to period 1 for ACT today.
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Have a great day Ephrata!
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