Employee of the Year Voting & Teacher Tailgate
Voting for the 3rd Annual EPSD Employee of the Year is now open! This award winner will receive a $1,000 check from the East Penn School District Education Foundation to spend any way they wish! Help us honor those that have given so much to our students and community! Voting ends October 1st @ 4:00 PM! (One vote per faculty member, more details below)
The top 5 faculty and staff nominees from this vote will be sent through to Round 2 of the East Penn School District Employee of the Year process. These top 5 employee names will then be submitted to an East Penn School District Employee of the Year committee for a final vote. This committee will be composed of faculty, staff, students, parents, administrators, school board directors, and Foundation members. The winner will be announced after the EPSD Tailgate at the Emmaus vs. Allen football game on October 17th!
Vote Now: Click Here to Vote for the 2025 EPSD Employee of the Year [Google Form]
While I have you, we’d also love to see you at our tailgate on October 17th! You can RSVP for that now here: Register for the Tailgate [Google Form] The first 100 EPSD Employees to sign up get a free T-Shirt! (See Graphic Below)
Shave for the Brave
Be a hero for kids with cancer! Celebrate life at the 9th biennial St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event at Emmaus High School! The Emmaus Shave for the Brave will take place on Friday, March 13, 2026 in the EHS Gym at 5PM. The concept is simple; people donate money to “shavees” willing to shave their heads in solidarity with kids fighting cancer. Sign up today at www.StBaldricks.org/events/Emmaus9 to shave or raise money while keeping your hair!
Calling all students interested in joining the 2026 Emmaus Shave for the Brave planning committee! Sign up by Mon. Oct. 6 via the Google form https://forms.gle/1E1fjNVt2CWbRZQZ7 to attend the first meeting in MMR-B on Tues. Oct. 7 during Hornet Homeroom! (Feel free to reach out to Mrs. Petrunak in 307 or at spetrunak@eastpennsd.org with any questions.)
We need club advisors!
We are seeking advisors for the clubs listed below. Please email Carrie Okken if you are interested. A HUGE THANK YOU to those staff who have volunteered to lead clubs!
Economics and Investment Club
Outdoor Adventure Club
Black Student Union – Co-Advisor
Peer Tutoring
If you are interested in meeting with a tutor, please complete the 2025-26 Student Tutoring Request Form. Peer Tutoring will be offered during HHR on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in the Library. Please visit your “Class of” Schoology Group for more information.
Homecoming Week 2025
Homecoming week will kick off on October 6th.
Please note, this year is extra confusing since Christina Simpkins and I advise both SGA and the Class of 2026. The Class of 2026 will be holding the Senior breakfast during homecoming week. So, for your planning purposes, on Friday, October 10th- Senior Breakfast will be held during block 2 and the pep rally will be held during block 4. If you teach seniors block 2, know that many, but not all will attend the breakfast. Only those who purchase a ticket can attend.
Monday, Oct 6- Anything but a backpack
Tuesday,Oct 7- Teacher Twin
Wednesday, Oct 8-PJ Day
Thursday, Oct 9-Dress your age:
9th-Babies
10th-Kids
11th-Adults
12th-Seniors
Faculty & Staff-Teens
Friday, Oct 10-Green & Gold
Powderpuff-Wednesday, Oct 8th, 6 p.m. EPSD Stadium
Pep-Rally-Friday, Oct 10th, Block 4
Tailgate-Friday, Oct 10th 2:30-4:30 Outdoor basketball courts. Free food, games and club fair!
Dance-Saturday, October 11th 6-9 p.m. Tickets will be sold during lunches starting on Monday, September 29. Cash only please. *Students who are not in the building for lunch may purchase tickets in the main office during regular school hours.
Thanks for your patience as we roll out all of the information to the students. Everything they will need will be posted on their “Class of” pages, so send them there first when they have questions.
The link to ticket sales is: https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/40572
Fall Play
Tickets for EHS’s fall play, The Diary of Anne Frank, are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased on the EHS website. Prices are $12 for students and senior citizens and $14 for adults. The show will run November 6,7, & 8 at 7PM in the EHS auditorium. Come out to support our cast and crew!
Academic Support for All Students
EHS is offering free after-school help twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teachers and some students are available to help with homework, studying for exams, or improving the understanding of course material. Teachers will be available after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 -3:30 in the EHS library. Students do NOT need to sign up in advance. They just need to come to the library at 2:30 and make sure they have transportation home at 3:30. If needed, there is a late bus on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:15. If students need to utilize the late bus, they must sign up on this form LATE BUS SIGN UPS before 10 am on the day they need to take the bus. We hope our students take advantage of this great opportunity to help them succeed academically at EHS!
Learning Lab
The LLAB is a full-time academic support room that provides students with a dedicated space for special accommodation testing, make-up exams, SCL retests and/or academic assistance. Keri Crawford, Alicia Longenbach and Karen Sechler coordinate with faculty, staff members and students to schedule time in the LLAB.
If you have a student who needs to access the LLAB for testing or academic assistance, please complete the LLAB Test Form, attach the test and place them in the Learning Lab mailbox in the main office. Copies of the test form can be found in the LLAB, the main office and on Schoology. You can also email the completed form and test to Keri.
Once the form and test are received, the LLAB staff will contact the student, and an email will be sent to both the teacher and student confirming the date and time the test is scheduled. Please remind the student to check their school email.
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) – October 15, 2025
Any students in grades 10-12 who are interested in pursuing a career in the military or interested in finding out more about potential careers should take the ASVAB. Please complete the October 2025 ASVAB Test Registration if you are interested in signing up for the ASVAB test. The registration needs to be completed by October 9th. If you have any questions, you can reach out to your Counselor or Mrs. Wood.
SAT Prep
The math club will be offering SAT Prep for all EHS students interested in working on their SAT & PSAT test taking skills. SAT Prep will be offered every Friday during homeroom in the MMR. If interested, please join the Schoology group QPVB-R6P5-VTM9B and then register to attend on the schoology group page.
Emotional Support Safe Room Update
Just wanted to reach out and let everyone know there has been a change of location for the ES Safe Room. Instead of Room 239 (Mrs. Myers’ old room), the new location is Room 222. If an emotional support student requests to go to the room for de-escalation, a quiet environment, or any other reason, please call 21222 before issuing them a pass.
No Place for Hate Casual Day dates:
10/6, 11/3, 12/8, 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4/13, 5/4, 6/1
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity will be selling donuts for $2 and Celsius for $3 before school in the HIVE Thursday mornings. Bring cash.
Late Bus
The late bus will run Tuesdays and Thursdays. The bus picks up around 3:15pm at door #4. You may only use the late bus for clubs or detention.
Sign up online using the Late Bus Sign Up in Schoology under the Materials section or on the EHS website under Morning Announcements, there is a link under the Late Bus post. The late bus will run Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of May. The form will only accept responses on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:23am until the 10:30am deadline**
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.
** Mondays only, there will be NO tech support during Hornet homeroom, ONLY AT 2-2:30PM **
Upcoming Dates:
No School-10/2/2025-District Closed
PowderPuff Game-10/8/2025
Homecoming Football Game-10/10/2025
Homecoming Dance-10/11/2025
No School Students-10/13/2025
ASVAB Testing-10/15/2025
Early Dismissal-10/22/2025
PSAT/NMSQT-10/22/2025