Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Cafeteria information:
-Lunch ordering is open! If you need help creating your diner profile to order, please see Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Karsten in the main office.
General Announcements:
-There will be a Karaoke Jam in Mr. Odo’s room on Dec. 19th at lunch time for Jr. High students and teachers (11:15 - 12:15). Mr. Odo is the host! If you attend you must sing! Winter or Christmas style songs are expected. Duets and trios are welcome! Mark your calendar!
Student Council Announcements:
-Senior High Students, the Annual Christmas Auction starts TODAY AT LUNCH! PLease come to the cafeteria at lunch to take in this event, and get some shopping done! Proceeds are going to a really important cause, so come out to show your support. You do not need to have cash on you today to bid on items. However you must honour your bids and pay for your items before next Wednesday.
-Junior High Students, your auction is this week as well! Buy your Ballots at lunch today through Friday. Want to know what you can win? Check out the posters of all prizes posted up in the cafeteria on the stage! Draws will take place on Friday!
-Food Drive!! This is a tough competition! Please remember to keep bringing in food! Let’s see which class can come out the winner!
Band & Music Announcements:
-It’s Concert Day for the band program! The junior concert starts at 6pm and the senior concert starts at 7:30pm, all are welcome to attend and come hear the sounds of the season.
-A reminder that the grade 11 and 12 band students will rehearse during second period today.
-A reminder that all grade 8 and 9 band students will rehearse on the stage last period today.
-Grade 9 band students are asked to come at lunch today to finish up their helmets.
-Jazz band will rehearse today at lunch on stage. Please, come right at the beginning of lunch.
-Musical Theatre will rehearse tomorrow afterschool.
Athletic Announcements:
-Girls hockey home game 4pm vs Bayview
-Boys Hockey game 815 tonight at GEC vs Halifax West
Monday December 8, 2025
Cafeteria information:
Lunch ordering is open. If you need help creating your diner profile to order, please see Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Karsten in the main office.
General Announcements:
-There will be a Karaoke Jam in Mr. Odo’s room on Dec. 19th at lunch time for Jr. High students and teachers (11:15 - 12:15). Mr. Odo is the host! If you attend you must sing! Winter or Christmas style songs are expected. Duets and trios are welcome! Mark your calendar!
-Shout out to the Parade of Lights crew who handed out hundreds of candy canes and cards at the parade on Saturday night. Great job representing ESCS and spreading messages of kindness and cheer to our community!
Student Council Announcements:
-Christmas pickle is today! There is a crochet pickle hidden in the main area of the school, and if you find it at lunch and take a picture of it then you can enter your name into a draw for a prize!
-Christmas auctions are this week! The Jr high is having a penny auction on thursday the 11th and friday the 12th, and tickets for it can be bought currently this week at Jr high lunch. Sr High auction will be at Sr High lunch on Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th.
Band/Music Announcements:
-Tomorrow night will be our Winter Concerts. This concert will feature performances from band students in grades 7 through 12. The Junior Concert will begin at 6pm and the Senior Concert will begin at 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
-Musical Theatre will rehearse this Wednesday afterschool.
-A reminder that all grade 9 band students will be rehearsing last period tomorrow in the band room.
-Jazz Band will rehearse tomorrow during lunch on the stage.
-A reminder that all grade 11-12 band students will rehearse during second period tomorrow.
Athletic Announcements:
-JH Girls Basketball practice 330-430 today
-Boys hockey practice 5pm today
-SH Boys Basketball home game 7pm vs SH. Let’s fill the stands and cheer on our Coyotes
-Jr boys basketball practice Tuesday after school until 430pm and Thursday morning at 730am
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Friday, December 5, 2025 - Jr. High Day E, Sr. High follows Mondays schedule
Cafeteria Information:
-Lunch ordering opens today. If you need help creating your diner profile to order, please see Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Hunt in the main office.
General Announcements:
-There will be a Karaoke Jam in Mr. Odo’s room on Dec. 19th at lunch time for Jr. High students and teachers (11:15 - 12:15). Mr. Odo is the host! If you attend you must sing! Winter or Christmas style songs are expected. Duets and trios are welcome! Mark your calendar!
-All members of the Parade of Lights crew please come to Ms. MacDonald’s room at the beginning of junior high lunch for a very important final meeting before tomorrow night’s parade.
Student Council Announcements:
-Keep bringing in food to your assigned classes for the food drive! The class that brings in the most will receive hot chocolate and Timbits!
-There will be 2 Christmas Auction Events next week! There is a Penny Auction taking place on Dec 11th and 12th for the Junior High. Ballots can be purchased at Jr high lunch all next week for the penny auction! There is a LIVE auction taking place in the Senior High Lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. This is for a great cause so participate if you can!
Band & Music Announcements:
-We’d like to let everyone know that the Winter Band Concerts will be on Tuesday, December 9th. The Junior Concert is at 6pm and the Senior is at 7:30pm. Come and hear some holiday tunes and support your school musicians!
Athletic Announcements:
-Jr boys basketball team is reminded to get their forms signed and handed in to Ms. Whyte ASAP
Wednesday, December 3, 2025-
*****REMINDER THERE ARE NO CLASSES TOMORROW DEC 4, 2025*****
General Announcements:
The green team will be coming around during the second period to collect the recyclables. Teachers are asked to please put your blue bins into the hall if there are any cans or bottles in them.
-This Friday our SH boys basketball team is playing from 2pm - 3:15pm in the gym. We will be selling tickets for $3 if you want to come out and support your Coyotes! Tickets will be on sale for grade 12s only on Tuesday at lunch in the lobby and then the remaining tickets will be sold for Grades 10 and 11 on Wednesday in the lobby.
-There will be a Karaoke Jam in Mr. Odo’s room on Dec. 19th at lunch time for Jr. High students and teachers (11:15 - 12:15). Mr. Odo is the host! If you attend you must sing! Winter or Christmas style songs are expected. Duets and trios are welcome! Mark your calendar!
-School Liaison Dawn Gardiner is available today in space 100 outside the Art and Media rooms if you require assistance with a resume, cover letter, interview skills, job search or career exploration. Please stop by to make an appointment.
-Please check the lost and found!! Today is the last day. The tables will be set up tonight and tomorrow for Teacher Progress Conferences and then it will all be donated on Friday.
Student council:
The next two weeks are FOOD DRIVE! Let’s bring in a crazy amount of food to show our support for our local food banks. Senior High, bring in those items to your C Block Class. Junior High, bring in your items to your designated teacher. Remember the class that brings in the most pounds of food will win a prize!
-There will be 2 Christmas Auction Events next week! There is a Penny Auction taking place on Dec 11th and 12th for the Junior High. Ballots can be purchased at lunch all next week! There is a LIVE auction taking place in the Senior High Lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. This is for a great cause so participate if you can!
Band & Music Announcements:
-Jazz Band will rehearse on Friday morning at 8am, due to the PD day tomorrow.
-Musical Theatre will not rehearse today afterschool.
-A reminder to any students travelling to London that they need to return their raffle tickets to Ms. Penwell right away.
-We’d like to let everyone know that the Winter Band Concerts will be on Tuesday, December 9th. The Junior Concert is at 6pm and the Senior is at 7:30pm. Come and hear some holiday tunes and support your school musicians!
Athletic Announcements:
-Girls hockey game at Centennial Arena 330pm vs HFX West- They will be dismissed at 1:30pm
-SH Girls basketball practice 5-630pm
-Boys Hockey home game 7pm vs Dartmouth High. Lets fill the stands and cheer on our Coyotes
REMINDER THERE ARE NO CLASSES TOMORROW DEC 4, 2025