Good Morning Ephrata, NAMES today is Friday May 4! Please rise for a moment of silence and the pledge to the flag.
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SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO
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Do you learn best with your mind AND your hands? If you want to be trained in a fast growing technical career field for employment after high school there are many exciting opportunities available for juniors and seniors at the Lancaster County CTC next year in Medical Administrative Assistant, Painting & Interior Finishes, Precision Machining & Computer Aided Manufacturing, and others. Please see your school counselor today to get more information about open programs and an application for CTC.

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Attention all 9th and 10th grade students planning to attend college or another post-secondary school! We will be hosting a Spring Financial Aid Night in partnership with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency on Thursday May 10th from 6 PM to 8 PM in the EHS Auditorium.  Come to learn more about career exploration, post-secondary planning, and student borrowing.  Don’t forget to bring your laptop and your parents!  This is a great opportunity to start planning for your future TODAY!

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The Cloister FFA is proud to announce the results of spring regional CDEs. Our chapter was very well represented on Tuesday, competing against students from other chapters in Schuylkill, Lebanon, Berks, Chester, and Philadelphia counties in a variety of agricultural topics. Many have been studying since the fall in preparation for this event. Some of the things they had to do were identify different wild bird, plant, and mammal tracks, make a corsage and floral arrangement, demonstrate how to restrain a dog and cat and calculate the appropriate amount of medication to give to a specific animal, and identify different scents and food safety violations. Without further ado, here are their results:

Floriculture 2nd in the county and 15th overall, freshmen Madison Stewart
 
Food Science 7th in the county, sophomore Maxi Bodnari
6th in the county, sophomore, Hannah Marnoch
3rd in the county, senior Chey Marnoch
1st in the county and 5th overall out of 42, junior Safi Sindhar
 
Vet Science 10th in the county, sophomore Jenna Lang
2nd in the county and 9th overall out of 62, senior Taylor Kozlowski
 
Wildlife 9th in the county, senior Lauren Kachel

7th in the county, sophomore Genna Ellis
5th in the county, sophomore Abby Zorrilla
2nd in the county and 10th overall, junior Brooke Wilson
1st in the county and 6th overall out of 110, freshman Lily Moore
 
If you see any individuals in the hallway, give them a fist bump to help celebrate their accomplishments!

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NEWS INTRO VIDEO
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Mount Kilauea (Kill-uh-way-uh), a large shield volcano on the island of Hawaii in the Hawaiian island chain has begun to erupt. The volcanic activity began yesterday, after a series of minor to moderate earthquakes struck the island, most likely exciting the subterranean magma beneath the mountain. The governor of Hawaii has declared a state of emergency and has activated National Guard Reservists to help evacuate people from the area immediately around the volcano. Thus far, 1700 people have been evacuated from areas where large lava fissures have begun to open up in streets and backyards. It is unknown when the climax of the eruption will occur.

On this day in history, 4 students were killed at Kent State University by National Guardsmen. In 1970, some 2,000 students had gathered on campus to protests the harrowing Vietnam War. When the students refused to disband and actually began to throw rocks and taunts at the guardsmen who had been called in, they fired sixty rounds into the crowd, killing eight and injuring nine. Despite the Kent State massacre and other violent protests, it took another five years for the Vietnam War to officially end 

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Now over to _________ with lunch
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Insert lunch here
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SPORTS INTRO VIDEO
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In sports results,  boys lacrosse lost vs Manheim Twp, volleyball lost vs Manheim Central, and girls lacrosse lost at Manheim Twp
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Attention all current juniors, sophomores, and freshman interested in Playing fall sports.  Signups will be on Schoology again this year.    Signups will be available from May 1st thru May 18th.  Sign up today, don’t put it off.  Fall sports include:  boys & girls soccer, football, field hockey, girls tennis, girls volleyball, co-ed golf & co-ed cross country
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Today in sports,  baseball is home vs Solanco, and softball is away at Solanco
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Now back to the main desk
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Pick on a senior bidding will be from May 1st -May 7th. You can bid on your favorite senior during homeroom and lunches in the cafeteria.  The bidding will go up by increments of $0.25. You can secure your senior for $20.00
Get your bids in ASAP! Pick-on-a-senior-day bidding ends on May 7th
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Hey students.  Be sure to tune in to WGAL TV 8 this Sunday at 12:30 to see your Quiz Bowl team take on Middletown in the semifinals of the WELLSPAN BrainBusters competition.  The team has already won at least $1000 and is playing for a chance for $5000, so be sure to tune in.  We are sure you will enjoy it.

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Hey Juniors, we know what you've been thinking...how much better you could make the morning announcements if you were on them. Senioritis has hit us...we play the same videos time after time, we haven't had lunch videos in months. This is the first time we have done something different in a long while. Well, now is your chance to show how much better it can be! Just send Mr. Jeremy Bischoff a Schoology message and you could be a part of the best show here at Ephrata AM studios. Get out your laptop and do it now!
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