Check out this week's Tower TV episode which includes interviews with track athletes, a spotlight on some of our seniors, updates on the school construction, a comedy sketch starring Mr. Strader's newborn son, a feature on new science teacher Mr. Johnson, news about Mr. Martinez's AVID 4 class fundraising $36K for a trip to DC in June (!!!), Teaching Teachers Tech Terms with Coach Spooner, some Tower TV bloopers and the announcements.

Students are working on the murals from the grant the World Language Department received from Nuestro Mundo. Spanish Language Arts and Spanish IV students worked together to bring the murals to life this week using 5 large boards that were purchased with the grant money to replicate designs students produced for ARTE CALLEJERO (street art). Students voted for winners and are now painting the works on a larger scale using donated paint from the generous management at Farm and Fleet.

Next week, Fine Arts Week (FAW) returns in person for the first time in three years to the Margaret Williams Theatre and grounds of East. There will be many public performances including ensemble performances, student written plays, improv, MSCR showcases, Spongebob reviews, staff showcases, rock bands, open mics, and more. The Visual Art Department has just completed hanging the student show in the Ray Edwards Gallery as well. This will be the cherry on top of a triumfant year of fine arts returning live to East High School. We encourage families to use this as an opportunity to talk with their students about the importance of the arts in our Eastside community.

Students should check their google classroom for learning opportunities from their teachers. This is also a great time to work on academic and career planning and think about summer plans.