East Fairmont High School

Celebrate Freedom Week educates students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded (WV State Code §18-2-9 ). In social studies classrooms, students will be learning of the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, and Constitution of the United States with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights. This includes the environments and the study of historical documents that inspired the founding fathers for the purposes of safeguarding our Constitutional republic.

9th - 11th graders may sign up with Mrs. Copenhaver in the counselor's office starting this week, September 7th - 14th, to take the PSAT . The PSAT costs $20 and will be given at school on Wednesday, October 13th. (The original message said to sign up with Mrs. Butcher. Sign ups will now be with Mrs. Copenhaver.)

There was a report of bed bugs in an isolated location at EFHS. An exterminator is being brought in this weekend in an abundance of caution and heightened cleaning will occur while students and staff are on an extended holiday weekend.

East Fairmont Bees vs Grafton Bearcats *Home Opener for the Bees! *Location: East-West Stadium *Gates open at 5:30, Kickoff: 7pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!! 🐝🏈 *East Fairmont Fans will enter through Handicap entrance *Grafton fans will enter through Gate#11 *Main tunnel will be closed to all spectators. *Concession will be available on far end of stadium and upstairs. *Senior Night will be held for our Football, Cheer, XC, and gold teams. *WV Attorney General’s office has selected EF vs Grafton as their game of the week. They will be spreading information outside the stadium to all students and parents on awareness on opioid abuse.     •    EF Girls BBall will be selling stadium blankets for $35 - 14 blankets of our first shipment are left. First come first serve.     •    EF Athletics Fan Gear table will be set up beside our handicap entrance with loads of EF clothing and merchandise! New this season “For the Brand” t-shirts..  GO BEES!! James Beckman, AD

9th - 11th graders may sign up with Mrs. Butcher in the counselor's office starting next week, September 7th - 14th, to take the PSAT . The PSAT costs $20 and will be given at school on Wednesday, October 13th.

MCS will gather information about the levels of proficiency in English Language Arts and Math for grades 1 to 10 today through Sept. 17. This beginning of the year benchmark will help teachers plan instruction and interventions for the coming school year to recover instruction.

MCS provides insurance for our Dell 3100 Chromebooks . The enrollment window is open through October 4th at https://gpo.worthavegroup.com/gpo/marioncounty. Kindergarten students will get packets at their school.

On Monday, students participated in a Coping Skills lesson during homeroom. Students reviewed what a coping skill is, the different types, examples, pros, and cons. We want the students to focus on being positive and always having healthy coping skills versus unhealthy coping skills. Then students developed a list of coping skills that they can use.

As we enter the months of inclement weather, MCS is releasing information so our families may proactively plan for any weather-related interruptions that may occur. Find out more: https://5il.co/y5es.

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For updates on COVID-19 cases in MCS, visit our homepage daily or this link: https://www.marionboe.com/page/covid19-reporting

Academy Day 2021: All middle & high school students, parents can ask questions about U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy as well as ROTC scholarship process. No registration required.

"Grit and grace" and "stick together and take care of each other," are the words of 1986 graduate of North Marion High School and the first female WVU Mountaineer and former WV Secretary of State Natalie Tennant: https://5il.co/xos8 #MCSgetbackinthegame

Marion County Schools releases 2021-22 Quarantine Guidelines Summary Document at https://5il.co/xmt5. In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, a quarantine excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time. See more information at the above link.

MCS New Challenge! Join the NASA TechRise kick-off event and learn more about this 2021-22 challenge where 6th-12th grade teams will compete to fly experiments on a rocket or a high-altitude balloon! Sign up and learn more at: https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise

Given a review of Marion County trends in COVID-19 cases, in collaboration with the MC Health Department, MCS will extend the current mask mandate in all indoor spaces for all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, to the end of the first semester. This mandate was originally in place through August 25 by MCS. It will be assessed regularly in collaboration with the MC Health Department, and it is our sincere hope that it can be lifted when local cases fall within acceptable levels.

A special thank you to Baptist Temple for beautifying our campus! Pictured are faithful EFHS alums Alan Kerekes ('67), Danny Rosenberger ('67), and Gary Deavers ('82).

Exposing MCS to the arts with Fairmont State University Academy for the Arts: Future activities in the works for theatre camps, scholarships, WV Folklife Center field trips, school performances, and a $10,000 George W. Bowers grant. See https://5il.co/x626 #MCSgetbackinthegame

To read about some of the supplies and preventative measures in place for 2021-22 in MCS through the Maintenance/Facilities Department, please see https://5il.co/x9u4 #MCSgetbackinthegame

In an on-going effort to keep families up-to-date on mitigation strategies in place, MCS provides information about various departments' protocols in place as we welcome our students in grades 1-12 back on Aug. 24. See Transportation: https://5il.co/x9q0 #MCSgetbackinthegame