Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
The following 5th graders closed out the first week back with a D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony.
Wesley Blalock
MaRaya Brodie
Ayden Cosby
Marshall Craft
Dylan Domizio
Kiley Hamby
Aiza Khan
Ellie Kisse
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Landon Mohler
Shums Parkar
Himanshu Patel
Bricelynn Shields
Keira Stofleth
Kaylyn Tackett
Gwyneth Traylor
Yann Van Dael
William Vraney
Congratulations 5th graders!
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| Five students presented their ideas about what Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education means to them. From left: Mr. Sogard, Wesley Blalock, Marshall Craft, Kiley Hamby, Aiza Khan, Bricelynn Shields, and Deputy Brian Spradlin from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's office. |
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Upcoming Events
- Thursday, January 14 (school in session) and Friday, January 15 (no school): Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Friday, January 15: Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school) ACADEMY DAY
- Monday, January 18: MLK Day (no school) ACADEMY DAY
- Monday, January 25: Friends of EDS "FUNraiser" from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Lots of activities for all ages, including bounce houses, face painting, crafts, a photo booth, Tracy Zeller jewelry showcase. Food available for purchase from Pizza Revolution. More information to come!
- Friday, February 12: Faculty In-Service (No School)
- Monday, February 15: President's Day (No School)
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Action Required
Step Up Soup Supper Follow Up
Thanks to all who attended the Step Up Soup Supper and Panel Discussion last evening in the Upper School Commons. We had a great turnout, and lots of fantastic information for parents of and current students in 7th and 8th grade as they prepare to "step up" to the Upper School. If you are interested in being added to the distribution list for the Upper School weekly e-newsletter, please click
here. Thanks again for giving us the opportunity to share the Day School Difference with you!
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General Updates and Campus Happenings
A warm welcome to the following new Middle School students:
Alaina Meckler - grade 5
Shriya Naraya - grade 5
Jacob Fink - grade 6
Andrea Echevarria - grade 8
The upcoming varsity boys' basketball home games will be theme nights! C'mon out and support the Eagles!
1/8: America
1/12: Neon
1/19: Blue Out
1/22: White Out
1/30: Blue & Gold (Homecoming)
2/2: Black Out
2/6: Gold Out
2/12: Preppy
2/16: Pink Out
2/20: Tie Dye
2/26: Blue & Gold (Senior Night)
EDS Parent Receives Award
Congratulations to Day School parent Chris Traylor (Courtney, Class of 2030, Sydney, Class of 2027, Marshall, Class of 2025, and Gwen, Class of 2023), and his company, Traylor Brothers Inc., on receiving the 2016 Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Lifetime Achievement Award! Chris is being honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for his outstanding work in completing two major construction projects. The award will be presented in March at the ASCE's annual OPAL Gala. Way to go Chris!
Happy birthday wishes go out to Derek Stofleth (January 1), and Landon Mohler (January 5).
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| Congrats to both the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams for a victory against St. Ben's on Thursday evening. |
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| The Middle School cheerleaders give a shout out at Thursday's 7th and 8th grade boys basketball game against St. Ben's. |
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