East High School Black Student Union students read to students at Emerson Elementary School as part of the district's Read Your Heart Out event, when family members, community members and volunteers who identify as African American/Black read books, recite poetry, or connect with students through visual or oral storytelling in the classroom. Part of the mission of the EHS BSU is to promote unity and self-enrichment through community service and volunteerism.

East High School's MSCR Outdoor Adventure Club has been enjoying Winter activities such as snowboarding, cross country skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing. Pictured below is their recent ice skating trip to Tenney Park. The next free trip is snowshoeing at the UW Arboretum on Wednesday, February 22nd. To register, fill out the google form.

A HUGE thank you to Wisconsin State Representative Francesca Hong for visiting the East High School culinary program this week! Students had the opportunity to make ramen with Fran, enjoy fabulous conversation about the restaurant industry, her work as a Wisconsin state representative, and what inspires her. Memories were made, community was built, ramen was made and bellies and hearts were nourished.

East's AP Environmental Science students went to the Ice Age Trail Alliance-owned Steenbock Preserve for a service learning project. They spent the morning cutting and burning brush for the upcoming Gibraltar Rock Segment and Steenbock Preserve Habitat Improvement Program event. The students could get outside for a hands-on learning experience thanks to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin's “Go Outside Fund.” The Go Outside Fund provides funding that helps connect youth to outdoor, nature-based learning experiences. Specifically, this grant paid for the students’ transportation, allowing them to learn about land restoration at Steenbock Preserve. Thank you, National Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, for helping get more kids outside, exploring, and learning on the Trail!

Students and staff showed their Purgolder Pride at the Winter Pep Rally, which featured friendly competitions that involved plungers, scooters, potatoes, and brooms.

East choir students celebrated Valentine’s Day with the long-standing tradition of Singing Valentines by performing hundreds of a cappella love songs for their classmates. Choir students could be seen dressed in hues of pink and red, making their way around school, popping into classrooms to deliver the Singing Valentines, which are often ordered on behalf of a friend or significant other. The love-song serenades brought lots of love and joy to the castle!

Each year high schools across Wisconsin send selected students to participate in the long standing program called Badger Boys State and Badger Girls State. It is open to 11th grade students this year and we are on the search for some East High Students to be part of this retreat! Badger Boys State and Badger Girls State offers students practical processes of self government, good citizenship and first-hand knowledge of the organization and functioning of Wisconsin Government. The representatives from East will spend a week fully paid for on a college campus. Alternates are also chosen in case the original delegates cannot attend. Participants of Badger Boys State and Badger Girls State may also qualify for scholarships (only 11th grade). It is also helpful to include this information on college applications.

For 2023, the dates and campuses are as follows:

Interested students must submit a complete this short Application and Essay to be Eligible.

Check out these slides with next week's new scholarships, jobs, events, and college visits.