Student Announcements – Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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Upcoming Dates

  • 3/6/2023 – 1st day of Spring Sports
  • 3/10/ 2023 – NO SCHOOL
  • 3/29 – 4/2/2023 – Fiddler on the Roof
  • 4/3 – 4/5/2023  – Senior Ball Tickets go on sale (senior class members only)
  • 4/4/2023 – 4th Marking period starts
  • 4/5/2023 – 11am Early Dismissal
  • 4/6 – 4/10/2023 – School Closed – Passover and Easter Celebrations
  • 4/11 – 4/21 2023 – Senior Ball ticket sales (seniors and underclassman)
  • 4/25/2023 – Spring Orchestra Concert, 7 pm
  • 4/27/2023 –  College Fair, 6pm
  • 4/28/2023 – Broadway Night, 7 pm
  • 4/28/2023 – Wear Red Cross Fundraiser Bracelets
  • 5/2/2023 – Spring Band Concert, 7pm
  • 5/5/2023 – Senior Ball, 6pm
  • 5/11/2023 – Spring Choir Concert, 7pm
  • 5/13/2023 – Junior Prom, 5pm
  • 5/25/2023 – Art Show, 7pm
  • 5/26/2023 – 11am Early Dismissal
  • 5/29/2023 – No School, Memorial Day
  • 5/31/2023 – Senior Awards Night, 6:30pm
  • 6/7/2023 – Underclassman Awards, 6:30pm
  • 6/9/2023 – Last Day of School

           

Late Bus

  • The late bus will run every Tuesday and Thursday. The bus picks up around 3:15pm at door #4. You may only use the late bus for clubs or detention. You must sign up in the main office on the day of the late bus by 10:30am.

Library

  • There is NO EATING in the Library
  • All students coming to the Library must have an Ehall pass to EHS Library or a yellow paper pass.
  • Reminder – students are only allowed to come down during one study hall block per day, students will be sent back if trying to come into the Library during multiple study hall blocks in the same day.
  • This is a reminder that–on M, T, W and F–students may only be in the library during Hornet Homeroom for quick in-and-out visits (claiming an ID, printing a document, or book renewal/return, for examples). HR teacher passes are fine for such purposes. Staying longer requires a pass from a subject teacher and subject work necessitating library support/resources.
  • No students should be visiting during HH on Thursdays.
  • The library houses three permanent HHs every day and often gets a fourth due to coverage needs. We simply do not have the HH space to accommodate students just hoping to “hang out.”
  • The EHS Library area to the immediate right after entering will be a designated quiet-only spot for students, staff members and teachers. Stress-relieving activities such as adult coloring, sticker books, sudoku, etc. remain available; however, in response to patron feedback, gaming items have been removed to allow for booked classes to operate without noise distraction. Additionally, ehall pass requires that our AA be able to hear students as they identify themselves upon arrival and exit. 

Study hall students who wish to socialize should sit elsewhere in the library.

  • Per Mrs. Guarriello, the EHS Library will no longer be available to students after school on Mondays due to faculty meetings being held in the space. The EHS Library continues to be open until 3 PM on Tuesdays through Fridays.

Chromebook / IT Help

The IT department  will hold  Chromebook support for students  during Hornet Homeroom (10:18 – 10:55) and from 2 to 2:30 pm outside the library entrance.

Career Speaker Month

Emmaus High School is pleased to once again present Career Speaker Month for the month of March.  Students interested in participating in one of the career speaker presentations must register through Naviance.  Students are required to speak with their teachers to ensure they have permission to attend the presentation and will be required to make up any work missed during that time.

The complete list of speakers can be found on Naviance.

The following Career Speakers are scheduled to visit EHS during the week of February 27:

March 1, 9:00

Chris DeFrain – Accounting

CPA – Mr. DeFrain graduated from Emmaus High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Muhlenberg College in 1999. He worked in the accounting department for Red Robin – Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group from 1994 through 1997. Mr. DeFrain joined Buckno Lisicky & Company, Certified Public Accountants in February, 1998. Buckno Lisicky & Company is a regional CPA firm headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with offices in Bethlehem, PA, Lehighton, PA and Cedar Knolls, New Jersey and employs over 85 employees. He received his CPA license in March, 2001. In June 2005, he was promoted to Shareholder at Buckno Lisicky & Company. Mr. DeFrain developed a niche working with quick-service restaurants and in particular McDonald’s Restaurant Franchisees. His group of nine employees serviced over 110 McDonald’s restaurants and offered a full range of accounting services from back office support and systems through financial statement preparation and analysis. The accounting services also included tax planning and tax preparation along with business consulting and cash flow analysis. 

Mr. DeFrain left Buckno Lisicky & Company in May, 2009 and rejoined Red Robin – Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group as their Vice President of Accounting and Restaurant Support and was eventually promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2010 and remained the CFO until 2020.  LVRG’s accounting, finance, payroll and technology teams worked directly with him. In 2020, Chris became the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development for LVRG and Talon Management Services LLC. He is now primarily responsible for growing their Wingstop restaurant brand.

Mr. DeFrain is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). 

March 2, 8:50

Jeff Machik – Engineering

Mr. Machik is a Professional Engineer registered to practice in multiple states that specializes in the design of Mechanical systems for Commercial, Municipal and K-12 buildings.  He is a graduate of Parkland and Penn State but currently resides in East Penn.  His son attends Willow Lane and his daughter attends Eyer Middle School.  Mr. Machik’s firm is located in Bethlehem and has been in business for over 30 years.  Five years ago he became a partner in the firm and serves as Vice President.  His firm has a staff of 27 employees (including some Emmaus HS grads) and a large majority of their work is within 2 hours of the Lehigh Valley.  Besides K-12 work, they handle medical facilities, including hospitals and outpatient facilities for St. Luke’s and the Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Within the East Penn School District; his firm designed most of the systems that are currently in Eyer and the High School.  They designed Willow Lane from the ground up and most recently we provided the district with air conditioning in the High School Gymnasium.  Currently they are working on replacing one of the HVAC units at Eyer (responsible for cooling a majority of the building) as well as the boilers at Wescosville.  Since the firm’s inception in 1987 they have completed approximately 25 projects for the District and look forward to more in the future.

EHS Local Scholarship Program

The 2023 EHS Local Scholarship Program for seniors is now open. Here is the link to the EHS Local Scholarship List, Applications & Instructions on how to Apply.

All applications will be due by Monday, March 27th at 2:30 PM, no exceptions.  Good luck!

Email questions to ehssccholarships@eastpennsd.org

Fiddler on the Roof

Ticket sales are now open for EHS’s spring musical, Fiddler on the Roof.  The show will run March 29 through April 2 in the auditorium, and tickets are selling fast.  Tickets can be purchased through the EHS website.  Prices are $12 for students and $14 for adults. Come out and support our incredible cast, crew, and musicians!

Senior Ball

Important Announcements for the Class of 2023 about Senior Ball:

Please see the attached schedule for dates and times of ticket sales for the Senior Ball during lunch at EHS. Tickets will not be sold to any students who have any outstanding obligations to the high school (debt or behavioral/ detentions).  Once students pay or take care of the outstanding obligations, they can then purchase tickets.

Remember if you plan to bring a non-EHS student as your guest, you MUST FIRST fill out  and submit the Senior Ball Guest Pass form, available at your assistant principal’s office or you can print it yourself using the link above.  You CANNOT purchase a guest ticket until after your Senior Ball Guest Pass form is approved by your assistant principal.

Field Study

Attention 10th and 11th grade students:  Field Study applications are now being accepted for the 23-24 school year.  The application is available in the “Scheduling” folder in your Class of Schoology course and can also be found on the EHS website.  All applications must be submitted by Friday March 3rd to be considered for the program for next year.  If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Duffy at kduffy@eastpennsd.org.

Athletics

Clubs

  • Attention students interested in taking Child Development 2 or 3:

Applications are due to Mrs. Day by March 3. Applications can be found on the high school’s website under the guidance department. Submissions can be emailed to hday@eastpennsd.org or submitted in-person in room 603. 

  • Habitat will meet after school on March 7 and 21 after school in 513 at 2:30. Everyone is welcome. 
  • The EHS Interact Club is continuing to collect soda tabs to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.  This collection will run for the entire year and soda tabs can be dropped off outside Mrs. Kaunitz’s room, 524.  Thank you!

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