Eastlake, along with the entire Lake Washington School District, continues to work on implementing more motivational, equitable grading practices. This is not new work, but the experiences over the past year expedited its implementation for many teachers. Overall, we want grades to reflect what students know and are able to do and not attitudes and behaviors. In education, we break assessments into formative and summative, with formative being an assessment for learning and summative being an assessment of learning. We want to be grading learning outcomes.

This does not mean that we will move to fewer high-stakes assessments. Quite the contrary, if teachers choose to implement these grading practices, they need to be accompanied by high levels of scaffolding, multiple measure over time, and an approach to assessment built around the knowledge that students learn in different ways and need variable amounts of time and support.

Furthermore, summative assessments that grade the learning outcome encompass a lot of different ways for students to show what they know, including graded discussions or explanations, presentations, projects, papers, labs, and tests…as well as multiple opportunities to show proficiency with rewrites, retakes, test corrections and reflections on what they have learned.

We also realize that attitudes and behaviors are incredibly important. They are just the antecedents to success in school. Click here for a description of skills and attributes of a successful learner that all our teachers are fostering in students. Having conversations about these habits at home can support this work.

Other grading practices that have been implemented in parts of the LWSD are the elimination of zeroes because they are six times more negatively impactful than an F and providing more grace on late work. As previously announced, the LWSD will also be giving Ns instead of Fs.

Overall, these changes should empower students with more responsibility and flexibility while simultaneously lessening stress. They will also not punish students for circumstances outside of their control.

For a better understanding of the rationale, please refer to the following resource that the Eastlake Staff has used as a guide: Grading for Equity.

Daily Schedule - Week of September 6th thru September 10th

Eastlake has two 45-minute Wolf Times on Friday. This time provides all students the time and support to meet our high expectations. This flexible time during the day helps Eastlake meet the various needs of all our students. Wolf Time allows students to access extra support from their teachers during the school day, as well as make up missed labs, assignments or tests. Students can sign up for collaborative spaces where they can form study groups or work on group projects. Wolf Time can also mitigate stress and help students balance their busy lives by providing academic work time during the school day. Wolf Time will continue providing a lot of enrichment opportunities for students. In the past, the World Language Department brought in refugees from Venezuela to speak about their experience. We accessed the student interest inventory in Xello to invite individual students to a presentation on aerospace science from Boeing engineers. Counselors put on multiple workshops to help students with career and college planning. Colleges often visit Eastlake during this time. AP teachers used Wolf Time for final preparations before the test. We even offered yoga for students who preferred a calming experience in the middle of the day. We will continue to expand these enrichment opportunities for students during Wolf Time. Wolf Time is also instructional time where all students are required to be in their assigned location. If a student misses one Wolf Time they will be marked absent in their 4th period class. Skipping Wolf Time may also result in school service. For Wolf Time, we use a sign-up program called FlexiSched. Using this website, students or teachers can make requests, and the school can track attendance. Next week students will start making choices of where to be during Wolf Time. Throughout the year, we will keep you posted on upcoming Wolf Time activities. Parents can also help by talking with your student about where they plan to spend their time, or simply just reminding them to sign up for Wolf Time sessions on Wednesday during Period 4. Students can find information on enrichment activities via announcements, Facebook posts or from their teachers.

Pack Time is when students stay with their classroom teacher and occurs when we need to address school business or important issues around school culture. Today students reviewed Students Rights and Responsibilities, Emergency Preparedness and then took an Eastlake Student Survey so we can get to know them as people as leaners. Typically Pack Time is attached to Period 2.

For safety reasons, access to Eastlake High School is limited to the front doors. They are unlocked when supervised, which includes before and after school and during passing periods. During class time and outside of school hours, students and community members will need to enter through the main office, which is just to the right of the main doors.

Thursday afternoon King County Public Health stated that masks must be worn by everyone, regardless of vaccination status, starting Tuesday, September 7th for all outdoor events with at least 500 people. The reason is to reduce the risk of COVID spread within our community. We know our local infection rate is high, and we know our county will start implementing this measure on Tuesday, so we will begin moving in this direction now. At our outdoor school assembly today masks were required for all student and staff. And at our football game on Saturday we strongly recommend that spectators wear a mask.

This new King County requirement will be in effect starting Tuesday so we will start moving in this direction now.

Safety is one of our district’s top priorities and to help safeguard our school community, we’ve taken an important step that we want to share with you. Our district is now using Vector Alert, a tip reporting service that allows students, staff and parents to submit safety concerns to our administration five different ways:

If an administrator is not nearby or available to take your tip in person or by phone/email, you and your child can easily report tips on bullying, harassment, drugs, vandalism, threats of violence or any safety issue you're concerned about through Vector Alert. When you submit a tip, be sure to use our district’s identification code: 1342 in your communication.

Every tip Vector Alert receives about our district is immediately logged in the system and our administration is notified so that they can investigate and take appropriate action. And, tips may also be submitted anonymously if you prefer.

Together, using Vector Alert, we can make our district a safer place to work and learn! Thanks in advance for your support.

Students, during your lunch time you can eat or visit with friends in the Commons, or on the tables outside, or in the main 2nd floor hallway that runs from the Upper Commons to the hallway intersection. But please do not enter the B, C, D, or E wings during your lunch period. We need to keep the academic hallways quiet so those classes are not interrupted.

Also, students can exit the school from any door but when you enter you need to come in through the main entrance. Please do not go to the doors at the end of the C or D wing and knock on those doors.

Do you still need to take your school picture? These are used for student ID cards and for our Skyward system. Families can also purchase picture packets if you’d like. Dorian Studio photographers will be in the Upper Commons on September 8th.

Dorian Studio photographers will return to Eastlake on October 20th for picture retake day, which is for students who are not satisfied with their first picture.

What to do if your Student's Photo ID/ASB Card is not correct? If your student needs their card updated to show ASB or Off Campus Lunch permission, please have them check in at the Student Store window on Wednesday, September 8th. Students will be given paperwork to have the photographers update the card.

Parking Permits for student vehicles are not available yet. We will send out announcements when we have those ready to distribute. Your student will need to bring in their WA State Driver’s License to pick up the permit. Please make sure you have paid for the permit AND you have added the vehicle info in our online Parking Permit Application Form . Once those two steps are complete, your student may park on campus but they will need to pick up the permit once those are available at school. Only 11th & 12th graders are allowed to park on campus.

The deadline to purchase the 2021-22 Yearbook is 9/13/21. If you are not sure if you purchased one already, go to the payment portal. You can check your payment history under ‘Reports’ or just try to purchase a yearbook. If you have already paid for a 2021-22 yearbook it will not allow you to purchase a duplicate. If you need help with this, please email kguinasso@lwsd.org.

Get your EHS Swag Gear! Eastlake Wolfpack Association is proud to sponsor the online store with BSN Sports. Use this link to purchase gear by 9/15/21.

Items will be mailed to your home address, approximately end of September. Proceeds benefit EWA and EHS Associated Student Body.

The competitive season has begun! Visit https://eastlakewolves.org/ for schedules.

Come cheer on the Eastlake football team tomorrow Saturday September 4th at 1PM as they play Kentwood! Kickoff is at 1PM. Theme for students is Tropical Paradise.

Save money while you cheer on our EHS Wolves! 10-Game Sports Passes available for just $63 - you save $7! Buy your sports pass at any of our ticket gates- cash or check made out to EHS.

Admission is charged to enter Varsity football and JV and Varsity Girls Soccer and Volleyball games.

2021 Regular season-Ticket Prices - Cash only

Welcome back BSU meeting in Ms. Hilgesen’s room E104 - Thursday September 9th 2:30-3:30pm

Looking to join a fun, interactive club? Want to build your interpersonal and business skills? Join Eastlake DECA! DECA has competitive events for everyone, no matter what your interest!

To learn more, join us at our interest meeting on Wednesday, September 8th @12:45PM in the theater! We hope to see you there!

Come and audition for Eastlake Drama's fall production of Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. It will be a fun experience full of laughs and creativity that will not only be a memorable addition to your High School experience but a great asset to your creative future! Auditions will be held after school on September 10th. Sign up for a time slot in Room C226. Please have prepared a 1-minute comedic Shakespearean monologue. Looking forward to seeing you all there

Contact Adam Richardson if you have questions

If students kept their school issued laptop over the summer and still have it, they must turn it in for reimaging otherwise it will not work properly. The student can get a loaner to use from the Library while their laptop is being reimaged. The district requires all laptops to be reimaged each year which is why students need to turn them in when school ends.

Students who want a quiet place to read or study can sign up for Wolf Time in the Library. It fills up fast so sign up as soon as you can. During Wolf Time the Library is CLOSED for all other needs. Students can get what they need from the Library before or after Wolf Time.

Eastlake has returned to a normal textbook checkout workflow. All students should wait until they get instructions from each teacher about textbooks and follow accordingly.

There has been a change to our counselor alpha breakdown posted last week, as we are hiring for a new counselor. Students and families with the last names CHAN-D will be updated once their new counselor is assigned. Please see the updated breakdown below. Click here to view the Counseling webpage.

(A - CHAM) - Stephanie Bailey

(CHAN-DZ) - Cameron Miller until new counselor is named

(E- HUI) - Paula Olson

(HUL-LU) - Yvette Cook

(LY-PO) - Brett Muskavage

(PR-RUI) Melanie Conroy

(RUN-TE) Cameron Miller

(TH - Z) - Shawna Beresford

The LWSD College and Career Center Team will host a series of virtual visits with colleges and other postsecondary speakers this fall. This series is called Live Wednesday. Please join us!

Eastlake will nominate two seniors for the WSU Regents Scholars Program. Our nominees receive a Regents Scholars award which provides $4,000 per academic year for four years. Nominees will go on to compete for a Distinguished Regents Scholar Award which covers full tuition and fees for four years. Interested seniors with a 3.6+ GPA should complete the Eastlake Scholarship Nomination Form by Friday, September 24th to be considered for this nomination.

Eastlake is occasionally asked to nominate one or two senior students for scholarship opportunities. Eligibility criteria varies widely. Seniors who would like to be considered for Eastlake nomination opportunities should submit the Eastlake Scholarship Nomination Form. Eastlake evaluates submissions against the nomination scholarship criteria and asks the best qualified student(s) to move forward with the nomination process. Please remember that most scholarships do not require a nomination. Stay informed and check the EHS Scholarship Bulletin, WashBoard, national scholarship search engines and college websites throughout the year for scholarship opportunities.

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) will offer multiple virtual college fairs this fall, including the upcoming September 12th event. NACAC fairs feature college advisers from hundreds of colleges and universities from the US and worldwide. Sign up now for free.

Find the latest on events, contests, scholarships and more on the College and Career Center calendar.

Eastlake partners closely with our PTSA by aligning our goals to support and enrich our students’ experience at Eastlake. Please sign up to become a member of our PTSA and add your support to our effort! By becoming an EHS PTSA member, you are adding your voice to all WA State PTA members in advocating for our students. You can join online here. Mark your calendars for the first Membership Meeting on September 22nd, 6pm (event will be virtual). Everyone is invited (but only members can vote).

PTSA also shares information over multiple channels to help keep you informed of all that is going on. Sign up for the Wolf Tracks newsletter here, and like/follow the PTSA Facebook Page and Instagram account. In addition, you can find support from other Eastlake parents in the Eastlake Parents Facebook group, managed and moderated by our PTSA.

If you are interested in joining the Eastlake PTSA as a board member or chair, open roles are posted here and they will love to hear from you!