Thanks to all who participated in Thursday's Students vs. Staff Doubles Tennis Tournament!

SIGN-UP NOW to receive a FREE Goodman Thanksgiving Basket. The last day to register is October 28th. Thanksgiving Baskets contain a frozen turkey, pumpkin pie, fresh potatoes, onions and carrots, eggs, milk, butter, dinner rolls, cooking oil, stuffing, gravy, canned fruit & vegetables, cranberry sauce and macaroni & cheese.

Please contact an East High School Social Worker with any questions:

This week during Purgolder Time students learned about East's Neighborhood Support Systems and the staff that support each Neighborhood. View the slides from the presentation and the video.

Learn more about addressing harmful comments.

This month, we take a moment to celebrate National Bullying Prevention Month. Bullying affects millions of lives and can leave individuals feeling hopeless. But it doesn’t have to be this way. If we challenge it, we can change it. And it starts with us. Whether it’s in school, at home, in the community or online, let’s reach out and show each other the support we need. Our Library Department has provided this "Choose Kindness" List of ebooks and audiobooks from Sora about preventing bullying and spreading kindness.

Congratulations to East High School Counselor, Sarah Elmore, for winning the WSCA (WI School Counselor Association) Equity in Action award for this year. Sarah is doing amazing work with our counseling team as the AVID Counselor and is also working hard in supporting all of our AVID students both in and out of class to be college, career and community ready. This is her 21st year in education (she was first a Social Studies teacher) and is now in her 9th year as a School Counselor. Sarah has had an incredible impact on the East community since her very first year here as a World History Teacher. Sarah works hard every day to support our students and families in order to bring East's equity vision to life.

The East Boys Varsity Soccer Team won the regional semifinals on Tuesday evening with a score of 5-2 against Waunakee High School. Congratulations to our soccer team! Please come help cheer on the East Boys Varsity Soccer Team as they compete against West High School in the Regional Final this coming Saturday, October 22nd at 7pm at Madison College.

High School students will be prompted to their password between October 19th-31st (random students will be selected each day). This will ONLY affect students who haven't changed their password this school year. Students can change their password at any time and should follow these instructions.

The Eastside Players production of We Found a Finger by Kameron Klitgaard will compete in the District Level of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech & Dramatic Arts Association Festival in Middleton on Saturday, October 22nd. They are hosting a preview performance in the Margaret Williams Theatre at East High School on Friday, October 21st and Saturday, October 29th at 7pm and 8pm. There are two separate (and amazing) casts for this project, and each will have a performance for our shows at East. This is a dark comedy recommended for ages 13 and up. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at madisoneast.ludus.com or at the door. We don't want the price of the ticket to be a barrier for those that want to attend, so if needed, please fill out this google form for a complimentary ticket.

Family members interested in meeting with the principal and other staff to share important information and partner in our efforts to provide students with the best educational experience possible at East, should join our us for our next Virtual East High Purgolder United Parent Meeting on Wednesday, October 26th from 6:00-7:00pm via Zoom.

Check out these slides with next week's new scholarships, jobs, events, and college visits.