Senior Academy Announcements
February 8, 2023
Good Morning Senior Academy
CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to Miranda Halterman on her acceptance to Barton College with a $64.000 scholarship.
STUDENTS STAY UPDATED:
EWA K-12 field trip Educational day: Our school spring field trip will be Wednesday, April 12th at the Mudcats Stadium in Zebulon, NC. All students K-12 will be attending an EWA Mudcats Educational Day! The consent form found at bit.ly/EWAMudcats2023 must be completed for each student by Friday, March 3rd. See attached flier for more details.
SENIORS:
If you have been accepted to a university and or college, and if you have received a scholarship, please email Mrs. Ray at dray@eastwakeacademy.org today.
Parents and Guardians of 2023 Senior: Celebrate your student with a yearbook ad. Deadline is 2/9/2023. See attachment for more details.
FORM REQUESTS:
Driver Eligibility forms (Must have completed Drivers Ed class and behind the wheel): Make an appointment with Mrs. Campbell at kcampbell@eastwakeacademy.org
Transcripts: Please email Mrs. Ray dray@eastwakeacademy.org for Transcript requests. Payment may be required on PAYPAL (Graduates)
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Scholarships:
Seniors who live in Wilson, Nash or Franklin County could qualify for the Golden Leaf Scholarship that is worth up to $14,000. Here is the link for more information: https://scholars.goldenleaf.org/
Please see the link provided for upcoming scholarship deadlines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10BdiWzUTkrwp2vG8QvijtEjrAcj-NmSnjD34HAeqCII/edit?usp=sharing
Jobs:
Camp positions:
https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/summer-camp-jobs/rising-2-3-assistant-instructor/
https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/summer-camp-jobs/multigrade-assistant-summer-camp-instructor/
Museum summer camp counselor
https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/summer-camp-jobs/rising-k-1-assistant-instructor/
Do you love the outdoors? Do you enjoy working with children? Then we welcome you to apply for a counselor position with Piedmont Wildlife Center!
Summer Camp Outdoor Counselor:
https://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org/s/PWC-2023-Summer-Counselor-Job-Posting-1.pdf
Summer Aftercare Outdoor Counselor:
https://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org/s/PWC-Summer-2023-Aftercare-Counselor-Job-Posting.pdf
Summer Specialty Counselor:
https://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org/s/PWC-2023-Specialty-Counselor-Job-Posting.pdf
Nash Community College News:
Nash CC will be hosting a CTE showcase and this year we have included activities for students K-12. There will be interactive stations, games, and giveaways for all to enjoy and we hope that students and parents will come with lots of questions and excitement. The event is on Tuesday February 28th from 3:30-6:30pm.
EWA NEWS:
East Wake Academy’s Lottery Application Information:
This is a general message sent to everyone that is currently enrolled at EWA. Our re-enrollment process is complete. This message is for parents of EWA students that have siblings not currently enrolled in EWA at this time.
East Wake Academy's Lottery Application for the 2023 - 2024 school year will open January 9, 2023, at 8:00 am and close on February 10, 2023, at noon. This applies to any SIBLINGS of current students and the General Public.
Please go to www.eastwakeacademy.org and click on the "Lottery Link" on the home page or the Admissions page (OPENS JANUARY 9, 2023). On March 8, 2023, the lottery will take place at 9:00 am in the Eagle Hall in the High School. You will receive an email within 45 minutes of the lottery, letting you know whether you got in and what the next steps will be for you to complete. If waitlisted (not all SIBLINGS are guaranteed admission – you are guaranteed priority in the lottery. Admission is based on open space.), you will receive an email letting you know what number you are on the waitlist. Please KEEP this email as you can check this for updates at any time. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kim Campbell at kcampbell@eastwakeacademy.org.
CLUBS:
"Spanish club will be selling valentine's day basket raffle tickets at the half circle during lunch through this week"
There will be a Feminist Club meeting in the Baker Center on Wednesday during lunch!
The National Art Honor Society meets Wednesday during lunch to work on mailboxes!
All FBLA study guides were emailed last week - please begin studying for your state competition! We will meet THIS Friday Feb 10 at lunch in Warren's room to schedule testing for next week! If you have any questions - or did not receive your study guide information - please contact Mrs. Warren immediately!
Clubs: if you have any news about Spring Semester events, please email Mrs. Ray and your Club Advisor so it can be shared out through Morning Announcements and EWA website’s Live News.
SPORTS:
Congrats to the Varsity basketball teams for their big wins over RTHS last night. Friday night they host Falls Lake Academy for the final regular season home game.
Wednesday-
None
Thursday-
None
Friday-
JV Boys Basketball vs Falls Lake Academy 4:30 (Home)
Var Girls Basketball vs Falls Lake Academy 6:00pm (Home)
Var Boys Basketball vs Falls Lake Academy 7:30pm (Home)
There will be a Softball workout Thursday 2/9 3:45-5:00, please meet in the weight room and come with your softball equipment!
Spring Sport Tryouts will begin the week of February 13th. If you are trying out for a spring sport and you submitted a tryout ticket in the fall or winter through email, you will need to resend it so it can be updated in our system. If you submitted a paper copy, you will need to make sure your physical is up to date. Electronic copies can be sent to Coach Bowman (bbowman@eastwakeacademy.org), paper copies need to be handed into your Coach on tryout day. Email Coach Bowman if you have any questions.
Men's Golf: February 13th and 14th 4:00-5:30pm at Zebulon Country Club
Women's Soccer: February 13th and 15th 4:00-5:30pm at Bailey Middlesex Park
Baseball: February 13th and 14th 4:00-5:30pm at Pilot Lions Park
Softball: February 13th and 14th 4:00-5:30pm at Pilot Lions Park
Quote of the Day
February is Black History Month, in which we pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history. This month, all of our quotes will be from famous African Americans.
“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” ~ Michael Jordan