Senior Academy Announcements
October 16, 2025
Good Morning Senior Academy.
HS EVENTS:
Thursday, October 16th
11:30am – 12:05pm - HS Gaming Club - Harrington's room
11:30am – 12:00pm - HS First Priority Meeting - J. Massey's room
3:50 – 5:30pm -HS Gaming Club - Harrington's room
Friday, October 17th
11:30am - 12:00pm - HS Book Club Meeting - J. Massey’s room
11:30am - 12:00pm - HS FBLA Meeting - Warren’s room
COMING UP:
Oct. 20-26 - Free College Application Week (cfnc.org)
Oct. 22nd - 10th Grade ACT Testing - 9th, 11th & 12th Asynchronous
Oct. 29th - K-11 Absentee & Senior Make Up/Absentee Pictures - K4 Dining Hall
Nov. 3-7 - HS Spirit Week
Nov. 5 - Senior Cap and Gown pictures (not required) and Club pictures
Nov. 7 - Pep Rally
Nov. 13 - Fall Dance Concern - Louisburg College
Nov. 14 - HS Homecoming Dance
Nov. 23-28 - Holiday
STUDENTS STAY UPDATED:
Stay aware of the updated Code of Conduct Policy and the Cellular Phones and other Wireless Communication Devices Policy. If there are any questions please refer to the email sent out on 10/12/2025.
STUDENT SERVICES: (Scholarships, FAFSA, Common APP, Forms, Community Service info) https://sites.google.com/eastwakeacademy.org/senioracademystudentservices/home
Nash Community College is hosting two Spring 2026 CCP virtual information sessions on October 21. Both sessions are scheduled for 6 pm. Use this link to register.
If you are a Wake Tech CCP student or would like to take CCP classes at Wake Tech next semester, Spring enrollment forms are now available. Current Wake Tech CCP students will need to complete the continuing student enrollment form to be eligible to register for classes starting on November 4. New Wake Tech CCP students will need to fill out the application at this link.
SENIORS:
Cap and Gown Pictures - Senior if you are interested in this picture opportunity please see Mrs. Ray to sign up.
Attention senior parents and seniors:Please send a baby/toddler photo, candid, and senior quote to yearbook@eastwakeacademy.org
Seniors, stay updated on scholarships, deadlines, and all college information by joining Ms. Shearin's College Google Classroom. https://classroom.google.com/c/Njg1NjMyNjUxMjE5?cjc=dz7xexa
YEARBOOK Order: Attention parents and students! Please order your yearbooks now while they are at the lowest price of the year. visit jostens.com/yearbooks If you order between now and Oct. 17, the yearbook price is $60. If you order personalization, you can receive four free icons for the cover
If you wait until the end of the school year, the price increases to $80 so please order now!
EWA NEWS:
EWA Events Calendar: https://www.eastwakeacademy.org/events
CLUBS:
Attention Book Club: we will meet this Friday at lunch to discuss Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Please bring your book and your lunch to room 211.
"The Unity Club next Meeting is Monday 10/20 at lunch in Mrs. Keene's office."
Art and Design Club will have a meeting on Monday during lunch in Mrs. Wade’s room. Please attend as we have important information to go over.
"EWA is honoring Unity Day on Tuesday, October 21st, as part of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. This day is designed to show unity and encourage kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Students will be allowed to wear an orange top (shirt, sweater, sweatshirt, etc) with uniform bottoms that day to communicate that no one should experience bullying."
SPORTS:
High School Basketball Tryouts: Tryouts for high school boys’ and girls’ basketball will be held on Tuesday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 23 in the gym.
Girls: 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Boys: 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM
All students must have a completed and up-to-date tryout packet as well as an up-to-date physical on file in order to participate. These forms should be turned into Coach Bowman.
If you are unable to schedule a physical with your primary care physician before tryouts, you may visit Ortho NC in Knightdale, which offers walk-in sports physicals.
Thurs 10/16-
TBA/None
Fri- 10/17-
TBA/None
Quote of the Day
"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." ~ Joshua J. Marine