EPHS Weekly: Volume 2, Issue XXVII

March 28, 2022

A Message from Principal Virgin

EPHS Families,

Welcome back from what I hope was a restful week filled with time for family and fun! It’s great to see our students back here today for our last two weeks of Term 3 (next Thursday, April 7, is the last day of the Term). Please keep an eye on this weekly update throughout the spring as we will have several important dates and happenings to relay.

At 7:00 pm on April 4, for our April edition of EP Connects, in collaboration with our PTO, we are pleased to welcome Deb Cavitt for a presentation on adolescent mental health warning signs, strategies, and interventions. Deb is an advocate, trainer, and project director for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). Cavitt gives presentations and works on projects with schools, children, youth, parents, and professionals to increase understanding and reduce the stigma related to children’s mental health disorders. As a parent coach and advocate, she helps families navigate systems when seeking care for a child with mental health challenges.

Deb will discuss how Youth mental health challenges have greatly increased during these unprecedented times. The COVID Pandemic, global warming, and world events have added to the everyday teenage stressors of homework, peer pressure and navigating relationships. This presentation helps parents to distinguish typical teen mood swings and troubled teen emotions and behaviors. Parents will learn to recognize signs of serious mental health concerns in teens. Strategies and resources will be shared for prevention, early intervention and a teen mental health crisis. The presentation will conclude with a question and answer session. EPHS social worker Lindsay Hanenburg and school counselor Lisa Quiring will join Deb and me this night. Click here for the Zoom link.

Have a great week and see you soon!

Robb

LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GIVE BACK?

We have had incredible interest in our school lunch volunteer program, so we are continuing to offer this opportunity to assist our Food Service personnel during lunch hours. If you or someone you know would be interested in volunteering, please sign up!

EAGLES HOMEWORK HELP & TUTORING PROGRAM

Community Education has launched the Eagles Homework Help & Tutoring Program. This is a free program in which vetted volunteers provide additional academic support to Eden Prairie School District students grades K-12. The program is currently facilitated on Zoom and will be hosted at Central Middle School when in-person sessions begin.

For questions or to sign your student up for the program, click on the button.

Learn More!

NEW SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE

2022-23 district calendar & 2023-24 preliminary district calendar now available

Calendars are now available for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.

Eden Prairie Schools calendar page.

2022-23 district calendar

2023-24 prelim. district calendar

PARENTS OF ALL GRADE LEVELS - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SENIOR PARTY!

The EPHS Senior Party is back after a two year hiatus and we need your help! This exciting, action packed party is an annual tradition at the high school that immediately follows graduation on June 10^th. Seniors celebrate graduation with their friends and classmates at this overnight lock in event that includes games, raffles, entertainment, and food! Parents from all grade levels are needed to help decorate and volunteer the night of the party.

Parents of freshman, sophomore, and juniors - sign up for decorating, donating, and 1^st shift at the party: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0548A5AB28A3F85-epsenior5 (Parents of seniors, see below.)

NEWS FOR SENIOR PARENTS

Parents of seniors – sign up to donate, decorate, or to work the 2^nd shift at the party: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0548A5AB28A3F85-epsenior4