The Eagle's Call!

Edgewater High School Community Brief

Monday, December 4, 2023

Dear Mark,

Eagle families, we are closing in on the end of semester 1 and time is of the essence. We have three weeks until the last day of quarter 2 and the start of winter break. Please monitor your children for consistent attendance, timely assignment submissions and truly studying and practicing material ahead of tests. Completing practice assignments after a test does not help the learning process or boost the grade. It is the content mastery shown through in class participation, good note taking and study habits, quizzes, tests, and projects that will determine the outcome.  

We have our quarter 2 "It's Poppin'" parent/teacher event this week. Please attend Wednesday, December 6th, from 1:30 - 2:30 for quick check-in with as many teachers as needed. As always, if you have deeper concerns than can be addressed in this setting, I encourage you to reach out to student services for more support.

As we reach this point in the year it is the habits students have developed that will be a large part of determining their success. As Atomic Habits author James Clear states, we don't rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our habits. Let's work on automating the supporting behaviors that will allow our students to achieve excellence. 

Have a great week and thanks for reading.

Dr. Kreider

Principal  

Edgewater High School  

"The Pride of College Park"

Pictured very top: Ms. Vogan's AP United States History students try the 'Debake dance' as demonstrated by fellow foreign exchange student, Tala El Kardaly. (Please see this Eagle success story below.)

12/4-FCA Kickball Holiday Edition! (6:30pm at the football field)

12/5-FCA Huddle Up (during both lunches)

12/6- Poppin’ Conferences (1:30-2:40 in the cafeteria)

12/11-Biology and US History PMA 2

12/12-FAST ELA PMA 2 (modified schedule)

12/13-STAR Algebra 1/Geometry

12/18-12/20-CFEs (Block schedule)

12/22-Last School day Q2

Education Acronyms:

CFE - Common Final Exams

ELA - English Language Arts

FAST - Florida Assessment of Student Thinking

PR2 - Progress Report #2 (for the 2nd nine weeks of 36 school weeks)

PMA 2 - Progress Monitoring Activity #2

Q2 - Quarter 2 of 2023-2023 school year (total of 36 school weeks)

STAR Alg1/Geo - Progress monitoring test for algebra 1 and geometry

Support "The Pride of College Park" - Edgewater High School Eagle Band - by stopping by Good Crowd (2812 Edgewater Drive) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, with your gifts! We'll wrap them all for you - for a donation!

And be sure to take a stroll through Good Crowd (an Eagle Band sponsor!) and check out their unique offerings. ❤ You're sure to find the perfect gift for someone on your list.

Ally has read over 22 books this school year to complete each category.

*** Do you have a student who enjoys reading? There’s still plenty of time to participate. Make sure they visit Mrs. La Sala in the media center to find out more. ***

Ms. Vogan’s foreign exchange student, Tala El Kardaly, gave a presentation to her APUSH class on Lebanon. She taught the class the Dabke dance, a few common phrases in Arabic, and a TON about Lebanon's history and culture. The class had a blast!  

Our ELA Coach, Ms. Steward-Garcia, circulated through the 9th and 10th grade ELA classrooms this week to celebrate all of the students who have been performing so well on their SBUA benchmarks!!!! Keep up the good work!

Ms. Lowe’s class had been practicing CPR and the important of having the knowledge to this life saving practice.

Evan Carter and Sarah Higgins engaged in their AICE Debate

Ms. Le’Vere’s AICE English Language class held a debate where students were grouped into opposing views on three pivotal parts of the book, Frankenstein. They had to provide evidence to support their view and they were required to counter argue and cross examine. It was so much fun to watch!!!

Chloe McMillan and Phoenix Martin

Evan Carter, AICE Debate

Our tellers were out and about during lunch talking to EHS’s students about the benefits of opening a bank account. Stop by the credit union branch during lunch to open an account, deposit money, or just say hi!!!!

* Based upon the lasted financial data as of 9/30/2023, Addition Financial is a 5 Star rated financial institution as per the independent Bauer Rating Service, an independent organization which monitors both commercial banks and credit unions. This is a Superior score, the highest possible. 

Construction Career Days

Are you in interested in the field of construction? Want to learn more about it or possibly get a job in the field?

Construction Career Days is a one of a kind opportunity to explore the dynamic and high-growth transportation construction industry. As more people relocate to or visit Florida, the demand for qualified construction workers grows. The national educational outreach program is designed to foster interest in high school students for a wide variety of skilled construction careers. This field trip is intended for high school juniors and seniors (first preference will be given to seniors as there will be on the spot job offers as well as scholarship opportunities).

If you are interested, please click the following link to sign up.

https://forms.gle/Z9CgNkcqyxnBZsEs7

Please know that there is limited seats and filling out the link does not guarantee that you will attend the field trip. Selection will be based on sign up AND return of field trip forms along with other qualifications. For more information, please contact Mrs. Cox ([email protected]) or stop by Student Services 1-120D.

Valencia College visit Wednesday, December 6:

Seminole State College Application Workshop, Friday, December 8:

Valencia College Application Workshop, Wednesday, December 13:

Fidelity Scholars:

College and Career Resource Center News:

America's top universities based upon 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings:

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Source: Visual Capitalist and U.S. News Read full article

OCPS Alumni Spirit Week begins this Monday:

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Happy Birthday OCPS!

Weekly Superintendent's Message:

Students being connected at school can make a big impact on how successful they are academically, socially, and mentally. On this week's "Mondays with Maria," Dr. Vazquez is joined by two Boone High School seniors to talk about the barriers some students face when it comes to participating in school events and how they are working to help more students get involved.

Boys Basketball

Rotary Tip-Off Classic Championship: Edgewater 53, Dr. Phillips 44

Congratulations to our boys basketball team (5-0) on winning the 2023 Tip-Off Classic vs. DP's Panthers Saturday evening! Below is an earlier Orlando Sentinel article leading up to Saturday's championship game:

Orlando Sentinel (Dec. 1) - "Edgewater advances at Rotary Tip-Off Classic; Montverde Academy takes down IMG" by Nate Marrero

Edgewater senior Zion Mitchell shoots while being defended by Osceola sophomore Julian Sledge at the Rotary Tip-Off Classic on Thursday night. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Excerpt from the Nate Marrero Orlando Sentinel article:

For a young but talented Edgewater boys basketball team that’s looking for senior leadership, newcomer Zion Mitchell rose to the occasion.

Mitchell went to the foul line with the score tied at 59 with 6.7 seconds left and made one of two free throws. That proved to be enough as a defensive stop by the Eagles (3-0) sealed a 60-59 win over Kissimmee Osceola (0-2) in the quarterfinals of the Rotary Tip-Off Classic at Winter Park High School.

“He’s a true point guard, but he has the ability to shoot the ball,“ first-year Edgewater coach Jon Mason said of Mitchell, who scored 25 points. “He can score and he truly is a leader. We’ve just got to continue to build game after game and just get better.”

Lady Eagles Soccer:

Ladies’ soccer team took on Windermere Prep this past week.

Wrestling teams on the mats at home:

Girls and boys wrestling teams in action vs. Oak Ridge's Pioneers

Eagle alum spotlight:

Edgewater alumnus, James Gilbert, was recognized by his college (Minnesota State) as Preseason Field Athlete of the Year!!!! #EaglePride

Above: James Gilbert (Jumps, Sr., Orlando, Fla. / Edgewater HS) - Minnesota State

"As Division II jumps continue to be at an all-time high, James continually puts himself into the mix as a returning two-time All-American, setting a new lifetime personal best of 25-10.25 (7.88m). He looks to better his national finishes while also defending his NSIC title from last season." ~ Head Coach Mike Turgeon

Source: northernsun.org Read full article

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Eagles, make it a great first week of December!

Dr. Kreider, Principal

Edgewater High School

Sunday, December 3, 2023

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