Good Morning Ephrata, NAMES today is Thursday April 5! Please rise for a moment of silence and the pledge to the flag.
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SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO
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Due to everyone’s super busy schedule, the robotics club meeting scheduled for yesterday afternoon was cancelled. Instead, we are going to meet during homeroom on Friday for a group photo and distribution of the much coveted YELLOW CONES! You need to check into homeroom a bit early on Friday and then hoof it up to 320 as quickly as you can. Questions? Email Mr. Myers.
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Attention Juniors and Seniors:  You are invited to attend an evening of dinner and dancing Under the Stars on Saturday, May 12 at the INN at Reading.  Ticket sales for the 2018 Prom will be on sale next week on Tuesday and Thursday, April 10 and 12, and the following week on Wednesday and Thursday April 18 and 19.

Students who have obligations will NOT be allowed to purchase a ticket.  This includes any fees or obligations such as lost books, library fines, lab fees, missing forms, and time owed.  Get your obligations cleared now, and keep them clear so that you can make a “hassle-free” purchase of your prom tickets.

REMINDER:   Students will be seated at tables of ten (10) so gather your friends and purchase your tickets as a group.

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Attention current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders –The Online Safety and Digital Citizenship 2018-2019 course should now appear in your Courses menu on Schoology. This course is ONE of the requirements that you must complete in order to keep your laptop for the summer and/or be issued your device for next school year. An email has also been sent to your parents with the link to the digital parental acknowledgement form.  Please ask your parents to check their email to ensure that they received it! Both the parent permission form AND the Schoology course must be completed by all students.  Our goal is for everyone to have BOTH requirements completed by the end of the school year. If you intend to keep your laptop for the summer, these requirements must be completed by Tuesday, May 30th. Do not delay!  It is in your best interest to get the course and the digital parental acknowledgement completed as soon as possible.

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NEWS INTRO VIDEO
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Several movie theaters in Saudi Arabia are set to reopen in the capital city of Riyadh, many of which have been closed for multiple decades. This seems to be the next step in King Salman’s plan of moderate and gradual social and economic liberalization, known in the Middle East as Vision 2030, which also resulted Saudi women obtaining the right to drive and to attend sporting events last year. The first movie to be show in most of the theaters will be Black Panther.

On this day in 2008, famous actor Charlton Heston passed away at the age of eighty. He was known for playing larger-than-life characters, and appeared in over 100 movies in his lifetime. He played Moses in “The Ten Commandments” and was possibly most recognized for his role as “Ben-Hur”, a movie which won 11 academy awards. He also played the lead role in the original Planet of the Apes, and of course, if you’ve taken Spanish 3, he performed in the classic film El Cid. 

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Now over to _________ with lunch
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LUNCH VIDEO HERE
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SPORTS INTRO VIDEO
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In sports results,  boys lacrosse won 17-5 at Garden Spot, and everything else was postponed or we don't have a score result. 
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Today in sports, tennis is away at Warwick, track is away at Palmyra, and volleyball is home vs Garden Spot. 
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Now back to the main desk
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This announcement is for any student who is taking an AP exam and still owes a balance for their test fees.  Please stop by the Counseling and drop off your payment ASAP, as final payments are due by Friday April 13th.  If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Ditzler.
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Calling all seniors who want to help out at this year’s Baccalaureate (it’s a church service celebrating our graduating class at the end of the school year).  For more information, there is a meeting in room 108 (Mr.Buck) right after school on Friday, April 6th. Please contact Grace Dalavai, Seth Bollinger, or Ethan Brubaker with any questions.
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PERSON 1: Attention Students of Ephrata High School: If you are interested in running for student council, please stop down to Mr. Marzock’s room and pick up your petition.

PERSON 2:  ONLY 6 members are selected to become representatives of student council per grade to represent our student body. 

PERSON 1: And since you represent our school and student body, we will need to hold elections for those positions.

PERSON 2:  To qualify, you will need to stop down and pick up your petition from Mr. Marzock in room 137.

PERSON 1:  You will need to collect 25 signatures from students in your grade only or your petition will be void.

PERSON 2:  Next, you will need to ask a teacher or administrator at the High School for a recommendation basically saying that you would be a great leader, a hard worker, and would represent our school well.

PERSON 1: But, you can’t ask Mr. Marzock, Mrs. Eshleman, or Senior Cerullo because they are the Student Council Advisors.

PERSON 2:  Finally, a list of all eligible students running to be representatives will be sent out to the faculty for one last look-see.  Just to make sure all said students running are within good standing at the high school.

PERSON 1:  And if everything goes well, which it probably will, elections will be held on Friday April 20th.

PERSON 2:  That means voting people!

PERSON 1: So stop down to see Mr. Marzock and get your petitions and teacher recommendation turned in by FRIDAY APRIL 13th. 

PERSON 2:  Any Petition or teacher recommendation received at FRIDAY APRIL 13th will not be accepted.

PERSON 1:  So stop down to see Mr. Marzock in room 137 and let’s get this show on the road!
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