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Good Morning Ephrata, NAMES today is Friday Sept 28! Please rise for a moment of silence and the pledge to the flag.

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SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO

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Students interested in National Art Honors Society should meet in Mrs. Yeo’s room, 309 for a brief information session at 2:40 on October 2.

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College-Bound Juniors and Seniors! Plan to come to the EHS Fall Financial Aid Night Thursday October 4th at 6:30 PM in the Auditorium.  A representative from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency will be here to provide information on all things financial aid.  Don’t forget to bring your parents!

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HACC Health Careers Field Trip update! The field trip permission slip deadline has been extended to TODAY Friday September 28th.

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Your new Media Center Café is open and ready to serve you! Breakfast meals are available daily until 9:15.  Our wide selection of a la carte is available all day including coffee, kickstart, cookies and chips.  And, coming soon, Menu 305-an afterschool menu with even more selections!  We can’t wait to see you there!!

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Are you interested in interior design? Are you interested in engineering? Are you interested in being an elementary teacher? If you said yes to any of these questions, we have an opportunity for you. There will be a brief 15 minute meeting TODAY at the start of period 3 in the cafeteria for students interested in helping with the EASD makerbus project. The makerbus is a district project that involves EHS students and a local company partnering to help build and use a makerbus for elementary students. The project encompasses more than you may think, so come an learn more about it Friday at the start of period 3 in the cafeteria.

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NOW OVER TO ____ WITH THE NEWS

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NEWS INTRO VIDEO

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In recent news,

Airport officials say a passenger aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it missed the runway. The Air Niugini plane from Papua New Guinea was seen sitting in shallow water just off the coast. Locals responded by approaching the plane in small vessels to help rescue the 36 passengers and 11 crew.

In local news,

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, are making small-batch ice cream flavors in support of seven Democratic congressional candidates in the midterm elections. Those candidates include Jess King, who is running for Congress from the 11th District that includes Lancaster County.

1928- Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin when he notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory; it remained for Howard Florey and Ernst Chain to isolate the active ingredient, allowing the “miracle drug” to be developed in the 1940s.

In 1976, Muhammad Ali kept his world heavyweight boxing championship with a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at New York's Yankee Stadium

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Now over to _________ with lunch

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LUNCH VIDEO

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SPORTS INTRO VIDEO

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In sports results, boys soccer won another close match 1-0 vs garden spot, volleyball lost 3-1 vs garden spot

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Today in sports, field hockey is away at garden spot, football is home vs Elco and it's a GOLD OUT!!!  Tomorrow, boys soccer are home vs Exeter, and the girls are away at exeter. 

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Now back to the main desk

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Hey seniors.  We have two big announcements.  First we would like to announce the class motto.  After an extremely close vote, your Class of 2019 Motto is:

 

“We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all.”

 

Anyone interested in submitting a speech for the graduation ceremony can start thinking about ways to incorporate the motto into the theme of their speech.

 

Also, class apparel forms are now available on Schoology or can be picked up from Mr. Geyer in room 129 or Mrs. Brenner in 101.  You have the option to purchase either performance or cotton t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts or hooded sweat shirts.  Order forms are due on Friday October 19th, so don’t put off ordering.

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Attention Juniors Interested in CTC.  Field trip permission forms are available in the Guidance Office.  The deadline for permission slips is Monday oct 1.  You can go on 1 trip or visit all three campuses.

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If you're taking the PSATs on Oct. 10, there is a mandatory meeting in the caf TODAY at 8:00AM.  Your HR teachers will be getting a pass for you to use to leave your 1st period class.

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This announcement is for students in 9th grade. YouthMax is starting next Thursday October 4th. YouthMax is a leadership development program established by international leadership expert, John Maxwell. The program consists of 5 small group meeting with a local consultant who has been trained as part of the Maxwell team. This is a great opportunity to invest in yourself by being part of a small group of student working with a local trainer. The meetings are during the school day and while they require a commitment, it is short term yet high quality.

A schoology message is being sent to all 9th graders with more information about the program. Oh and your parents are being sent a message about YouthMax as well so they are aware and can have conversations with you about participating. Space is limited and first come first served, so sign up by completing the form sent to you on schoology and hand it in at the high school office.

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