The Rotary Club of Madison Youth Awards Program annually recognizes Madison area high school students for their outstanding accomplishments. Each student receives a certificate and a monetary award provided by the club's associated Madison Rotary Foundation.

Congratulations to the following Purgolders:

Congratulations to our SkillsUSA students for earning a bronze medal at the state skills USA conference this week in the Team Engineering Challenge against 80 teams from around the state. Please congratulate Chris Teggatz, Aiden Schmiedlin, and Jenkin Yang for showing their Purgolder Pride at SkillsUSA.

This week East High students attended a field trip to the McKenzie Regional Workforce Development Center. Students were given a tour of the facility and taught about the various trades that work together to construct a building. Students were also given the opportunity to build work benches for the new facility with the help from local builders from Findorff and Milwaukee Tools.

Members of the Madison365 team joined East students on the visit and featured them on a recent podcast.

This week during Purgolder Time, students explored summer opportunities.

East is working to come up with a common vision for what it means to be a Purgolder that reflects the unique culture and community of the school. As part of the process, we are gathering ideas, stories, and experiences from students, staff, and families. Your voice is an important and essential part of this process. Please share your ideas with us by filling out this google form.

Congratulations to our students who will be inducted into the Madison East High School National Honor Society in May! These scholars met the criteria of a 3.5 or above cumulative GPA, participating in 3 or more school-based extra curricular activities, 45 or more hours of volunteer and community service and a high faculty rating in the areas of scholarship, character, and leadership.

Friday, May 5th, 2023 from 2:45-3:39pm in the East High School Field House (Adjusted Bell Schedule)

Saturday, May 6th, 2023 from 8:00-11:00pm at the Wisconsin Masonic Center (301 Wisconsin Ave, Madison)

Seniors will visit the Spec Gym with their English class throughout the day on Friday, May 5th, 2023 to fill out their name reader card for the Graduation Commencement Ceremony, sign up for Summer Melt, check for overdue fees, ensure they completed the Post High Survey App and Civics Exam Graduation Requirement, receive their class t-shirt, and receive their cap/gown/stole/tassel from Midwest Scholastic. There will also be a photo booth and cupcakes.

Join us for the Eastside Players Spring Musical in the Margaret Williams Theatre at East High School:

Tickets can be purchased online at at madisoneast.ludus.com. East students can request a complimentary ticket if needed.

Twelfth Night is a contemporary adaptation of the comedy by William Shakespeare and features a fantastic score by Shaina Taub. Named one of the best theatrical productions of 2018 by Time, The Hollywood Reporter and The Washington Post, Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess and falls hard for a Duke. As she navigates this strange and wonderful new land, she finds her true self and true love in the process.

Over the last few months East students have provided their insights on MMSD's food service program. Their input is helping MMSD improve the food service program here at East and the other Madison High schools. Over the month of May a team from MMSD and REAP will prototype-test changes based on the student feedback that was received. Next week Tuesday, May 2nd, and Thursday, May 4th, students will have the opportunity to start sampling new menu items. The sampling will take place in the Mall during lunch. Every student at East will have access to try new items and give their feedback.

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