ACADEMIC TEAM VICTOR Y 6/6/16 The Academic Teams travelled to Alexandria, VA to compete in the National Academic Championships this past Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, accompanied by team advisors Tracy Heim and Nathan Schlamb. The JV team was 6-1 and WON the JV Tournament (pictured holding their trophy below)! The Varsity team (pictured below) was 5-2 and lost in the final rounds of the tournament. Both teams played really well, conducted themselves in a very mature manner, and displayed excellent

sportsmanship. We are very proud of all 28 of the students and congratulate them on a successful year.

C O MPUT ER PROGR A MMI N G TE AM CO MPET ES AT

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Over Memorial Day weekend the Computer Team was invited to compete at the International ACSL All-Star Contest, held outside of Boston in Nashua, NH. The Intermediate team was ranked 18th out of 20

school going into the contest, and finished 13th. The Senior Team was ranked 23rd out of 23 teams and finished 15th. Jared Franz, Andrew Ford, and Ajmain Hossain each were recognized for high individual achievement at the day-long competition. They were awarded a new HP Chromebook Laptop from Google and HP. Jerry Lan received an Honorable Mention award. Danny Lewis received a plaque for being the highest scoring student in the Metropolitan Division during the “regular season.” Led by teacher and advisor Milt Scholl, students also toured historic Boston, MIT University, and visited the Lost River Gorge in the White Mountains.

DECA'S "PITCH LIKE A PRO" CONTEST 6/6/16 Students in Mrs. Lill's Marketing Honors class were tasked with developing a new advertising campaign for college care packages. Pictured are 3 of the 5 boys who won the "Pitch Like a Pro" contest for Waffatopia. They developed a plan called "golden ticket" in which a golden ticket would be put into each college care pack with a code. The code will drive traffic to the Waffatopia website to be entered for a chance to win a total of three $1000 college scholarships to the student's university. Their image is also being shared on the Waffatopia social media sites. Pictured (L-R): Blendar Namani, Chris DiLallo, Sean Heckler Not pictured: Grant Fisher and Dan Torrance

TCHS STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER 5/23/16 Congratulations to the East students who were nominated as TCHS “Students of the Quarter” for the fourth marking period for demonstrating “outstanding leadership, attitude, skills and knowledge”: Jacob Beltz- Computer Information Systems Dara Grobman- Allied Health Brett Kelly- Allied Health Keon Ridgeway-Hawkins- Automotive Collision Technology Brittany Simmons- Cosmetology

VIKING WITH PRIDE AW ARD WINNERS 5/9/16 Congratulations to the students and staff recognized at the May faculty meeting as "Vikings with Pride". Sponsored by the PTO twice each school year, the award recognizes those who "demonstrate the ideals of character and commitment that exemplify the spirit of West Chester East High School". (Pictured L to R): John Vincent Saddic, Gemma Dufoe, Lucas Naylor, Alicia Monaco, Mrs. Ronnie Gray (Guidance Secretary), TJ Gaspard, Tuyen Nguyen, Brenda Dluhy, and Dean Robinson. Not pictured: Mr. Brian Busby (Social Studies teacher)

MOTHER ’S DAY POETRY CONTEST

5/9/16 Please congratulate the following poets for their prize winning work in this year’s Mothers’ Day Poetry Contest: From L to R front row: Chrissy Brown ’16 - 2nd Place Poem, “A Mother’s Love” Brenda Dluhy ’17 -1st Place Poem, “To You” Kody Gibbs ’18 - Honorable Mention Poem, "Why” Anna Steinmetz - ’17 3rd Place Poem, "Anyone

Can Be A Mother” Jalissa Saddic – ’19 Honorable Mention Poem, “Mother’s Day Poem” From L to R back row: Mr. Stephen Brown – EHS Assistant Principal, Mr. Bernard Harris, Jr. – Contest Coordinator

EH S RE CEI VES SI LV ER ME DA L IN N ATI ON WI DE A N AL YS IS 5/6/16 EHS was one of 9 Chester County high schools to receive a medal in U.S. News & World Report's annual review. Click the link below to read an article in which East's silver medal ranking is mentioned.

http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20160503/chesco-schools-ranked-in-nationwide-education-analysis K AR E CO L L EC TI NG I T EM S TO M AK E " CH EM O TH ER AP Y K A RE K I TS " 5/4/16 Over the next two weeks, the Kare club will be collecting items to make “Chemo Kare Kits” for the women at the UPenn Valley Forge Cancer Center. The kits consist of fuzzy socks, hand lotion, chapstick, mints, and a magazine/book; these kits will make the time the spent at the hospital easier and more relaxing. The club plans on having each homeroom bring in the items to make one kit; therefore, the Kare club wants to reach their goal of composing 60 “Kare Kits.”

"DOG DAY" ON STRESS-FREE FRIDAY A SUCCES S 5/2/16 Students enjoyed a fabulous day of dog therapy on Friday, April 29th; click the link below to read an article published in the Daily Local News. Some of the dogs that visited are adoptable through Main Line Animal Rescue (www.mlar.org). Another dog therapy event is scheduled for the end of the month. http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20160430/stress-free-friday-brings-dogs-to-west-chester-east-high

EAST DECA TAKES ON N ASHVILLE

4/29/16 The East DECA students had a successful trip to Nashville this past week. The DECA ICDC (International Career Development Conference) host 17,500 DECA members from around the globe. The United States and Canada make up the largest percentage; other countries are also represented. Each competitive event area has 200 top performers from around the world. While we didn’t have any finalists this year, the students felt good about their performance. We will find out in the next few weeks if any of them made ‘Competency Level’ in their event—top 25%; we anticipate some students achieved this level of success. DECA also offers industry certifications in the area of retail and finance; the student’s 100 question comprehensive test is used as the basis for this. Lucy Sumner, 11th grader, was a voting delegate for Pennsylvania and

also assisted Donald LeCompte – a Senior DECA member from East Stroudsburg High School—as he campaigned for and won the position of DECA Executive President for the 2016-2017 school year. Donald was the PA DECA state president this school year. Lucy Sumner and Cameron Cancelliere will both be PA DECA officers next year and attend a summer training workshop in Hershey. In addition to the competition, students heard from two keynote speakers from Marriott International; Melissa Froehlich Flood, Vice President of Government Affairs and Erika L. Alexander, Chief Lodging

Services Officer, The Americas.

INDOOR DRUMLINE AND COLOR GUARD NEWS 4/27/16 The indoor drumline & color guard finished first place in their respective divisions at the TIA Chapter 3

Championship held on Saturday, April 23rd at Downingtown West High School.

MOCK CAR CRASH 4/22/16 11th and 12th grade students attended a mock car crash on Friday, April 22nd, the goal of which was to teach students about the dangers and consequences of impaired driving. Students who participated in the staged reenactment include Spencer Baldyga, Evan Bernhardy, Cameron Cancelliere, Marissa Cupaiuolo, Anthony Cupaiuolo, Maddie Iswalt, Rebecca Logue, Mary Lynch, Rebecca Lynch, Leah Ritchey, Ryah Rossi, JV Saddic and JT Thompson. Click the link below to view a student-produced video of the Mock Crash staged at East on Friday, April 22nd. Travis Fanning (10), Goshen Fire Company EMT 3rd, editor Adam McAlonie (10), camera 1 Eve Carlson (10), camera 2 https://video.wcasd.net/VEMSWeb/VEMSHost.html?VBTemplate=Templates/VideoInfoTemplate.xml&contentID=159&shared=1 B S U G UE S T S P EAK E R E V EN T F E A TU R E D I N KI DS NEW S P UB L I C A TI O N

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NATIONAL LATIN EXAM RESULTS 4/15/16

The following students have earned awards on the National Latin Exam: Latin I Olivia Usilton – Silver Medal Kenny Monique – Silver Medal Tehreem Abdullah – Cum Laude Certificate Martin Gusick – Cum Laude Certificate Johnny Guthrie – Cum Laude Certificate

TCHS STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER 4/13/16 Congratulations to the following TCHS students for being TCHS “Students of the Quarter.” These students were chosen for “outstanding leadership, attitude, skills and knowledge.” Kalina Brown 12 Early Childhood Care and Education Ariana Conde 10 Culinary Arts Dayanara Perez 12 Health Career Academy Meghan Quinn 12 Allied Health Science Technology Kreishla Vargas Colon 10 Culinary Arts Auston Weaver 10 Automotive Collision Technology

BOYS' SPEAKING CONTEST RESULTS

4/13/16 Congratulations to the following winners of the Boys' Speaking Contest held on Wednesday, April 12th: 1st Place – Aaron Nelson 2nd Place– Andrew Dunscomb 3rd Place– Joe DiLallo

STUDENT MUSICIAN TO PERFORM IN CHINA

4/11/16 Senior Alex Chen will depart for China this week, spending close to two weeks rehearsing and playing in the Shanghai International Youth Orchestra, where he will meet fellow string players from around the world. The Youth Orchestra will perform a concert in Beijing as part of the China Symphony Spring Festival. They will debut in the National Center of Performing Arts, representing the city of Shanghai. The orchestra’s repertoire will include Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, an original Chinese composition entitled “Revolution” and the entire Carmen Opera.

SENIOR STRINGS COMPETITION RESULTS

4/11/16 The West Chester Senior Strings emerged victorious from the OrlandoFest music competition, one of the two top music competitions in Orlando, FL. They took 1st Place in their specific AAA orchestra classification; received a Superior Rating, with a score of 295 out of 300 possible points; were awarded three Outstanding Soloist Medals (Clare Choi - RHS, Ajmain Hossain - EHS , and Jason Chang - RHS) and finally, the Grand Champion Orchestra trophy, over all of the other orchestra classifications. They are also heavily favored to win the National Orchestra Championship trophy, which is awarded after the season is over, in June. These 28 students leave their school rivalry at the door and become a team that represents the entire school district. That makes this accomplishment even more special.

SPELLMAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD WINNERS

4/7/16 Congratulations to the ten EHS seniors who received the Spellman Humanitarian Award, an annual recognition of volunteerism, integrity, honesty, community service, respectfulness and responsibility. Click here to read an article posted in The Daily Local on Sunday, April 10th. Pictured (seated L-R): Laura Richardson, Tuyen Nguyen, Alicia Monaco, Leah Ritchey, and Neha Gupta Pictured (standing (L-R): Mercedes Mengel, Gavin Bond, Kevin Zabel, Anika Gusick, and Marisa Betz

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS

4/7/16 Congratulations to East's four National Merit Finalists: Hatim Amiji, Gavin Bond, Noah Hertzler and Ajmain Hossain. The students are pictured along with honorees from Henderson and Rustin, Dr. Scanlon, and Dr. Swalm, President of the Board of School Directors.

PMEA ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA

4/5/16 Congratulations to three East students, Alex Chen, Matt Hontz & Ajmain Hossain, for successfully achieving a place in the prestigious PMEA All-State Orchestra, held at the Hershey Convention Center on March 31 - April 2. This accomplishment is unique, considering most schools have only one or two students achieve at this level.

FESTIVAL DISNEY COMPETITION

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The recent band and choir trip to the Festival Disney competition was an overall success! The festival

consisted of 23 schools; various classifications and divisions were represented.

Concert Choir achieved a rating of "Excellent"

o Overall Outstanding Student Accompanist - Sarah Guan

Jazz Band achieved a rating of "Superior"

o Overall Outstanding Soloist - Lucas Naylor

o Overall Bronze Award for the Jazz Division (3rd place)

The marching band also performed on April 2nd in Epcot in a non-competitive route through the World Showcase to Future World.

DECA NEWS

3/31/16 Click the link below to read about guest speakers who recently visited Deca classes, including a psychologist, physical therapist, and East alumnus and local business owner. www.wceastdeca.wordpress.com Chuck Swope, East alumni class of 1999 (pictured below), shared his commercial real estate expertise. Chuck is a partner in Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate located in West Chester. He shared tips on

assisting companies in choosing a location as well as walked students through a case study on repurposing a property.

STUDENT HONORED WITH LEADERSHIP AWARD

3/29/16 Matthew Cote, a current 11th grader, was honored on Wednesday, March 23rd with the NBC 10/Widener High School Leadership Award. Award recipients were recognized for making a difference in a significant way and standing up for what is right. If Matt decides to attend Widener University, he will receive a $20,000 scholarship awarded over four years. Matt was accompanied at the award breakfast at the National Constitution Center by his nominating teacher, Ms. Thompson.

STUDENT RECEIVES A.C.E. AWARD

3/20/16 On Thursday, March 17th, 12th grade student Mercedes Mengel received the A.C.E. award given by the Exchange Club of West Chester. The A.C.E. Award recognizes courageous high school students who have battled great physical, emotional, or social obstacles and have remarkably excelled with a positive attitude towards their future. Mercedes received a $200 scholarship and a plaque of recognition. Mercedes plans to attend West Chester University in the fall and will major in Special Education. Check out the WCASD Twitter page for a picture from the award reception.

ST U DE NT PR ESEN TS RE S E AR CH A T MED IC AL CON FE RE N CE

3/18/16 Alexandria Hawkins, an 11th grade student, was selected to present her research from a summer medical program at the National Abstract Competition and Scientific Conference held early this month in Puerto Rico. Alexandria worked under a Post-doctoral fellow at the lab of Bio-medical science at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) on a project entitled "The Effect of Tbx5 Gene Deletion on Ajap1 and Cell Adhesion in Heart Development". She studied Holt-Oram Syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the Tbx5 gene that causes congenital deformations within the upper limbs. Alexandria's

research, about which she presented in Puerto Rico, focused on studying the expression of Ajap1 during embryonic and postnatal development of the heart.

DECA RESULTS

3/8/16 Last week 141 East DECA students attended their state conference in Hershey. Students competed in specific areas of business by taking a test, completing a role play and/or presenting a written project. The students were wonderful ambassadors for East High School.

46 students were recognized for excellence on their test, role plays or overall categories

37 students were finalist in their category (top 6)

27 students placed for the international conference in Nashville, TN (top 4)

8 students took 1st place

Lucy Sumner was elected to represent PA DECA on their executive council next year

Cameron Cancelliere was installed as a PA DECA district 9 representative for next year

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

3/7/16 The East Science Olympiad team competed at the Southeast Regional competition on Wednesday March 2nd at Neumann University. The team competed against 33 other schools from the area and had some strong showings in many events. Brenda Dluhy and Katie Foss took home a 3rd place medal in the Write-it-Do-it event. That duo also had a 6th place finish in Dynamic Planet. The trio of Katie Foss, Brenda Dluhy and Brigid Foss finished 8th in Experimental Design and Karl Mobed and Kevin Johnson created a time keeping device made from K’Nex which earned them an 11th place finish in “It’s About Time.” Katie Foss continued success with a strong solo performance in a difficult Astronomy event, placing 12th. The team was missing some key members and still managed to perform very well and improve upon their overall placing from last year’s competition. With a solid core of sophomores and juniors, the team looks to continue the upward trend next year.

S E NI O R NO M I N A TE D F O R U. S . P R ES I D EN TI AL S CH O LA R S P RO G R AM

3/4/16 Congratulations to Ajmain Hossain, who has been named as a candidate in the 2016 United States Presidential Scholars Program. Ajmain is one of 4,000 students (out of 3.3 million high school seniors nation-wide) to receive this invitation. This nomination recognizes Ajmain’s accomplishments in academic success, leadership and service to the school and community as well as talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts. Great job Ajmain and good luck becoming one of this year's U.S. Presidential Scholars!

9 TH G RA D ER S ' O P I NI O N P I E C ES F EA T U RE D I N DAI LY LO CA L N EW S

3/3/16 Click here to read an article about the opinion pieces written by Sarah Guan and Sean Mills.

Q UI Z B OWL TO UR N A ME NT

2/29/16 EHS had three teams in Saturday's Quiz Bowl tournament at Conestoga Valley HS (Lancaster County). All three teams made it into the afternoon "Sweet 16" round. The "A" team was the only undefeated team in the tournament. They were 9-0 for the day and won the tournament.......for the third straight year! Pictured below is the winning team: (from left to right) Sreyas Chacko, Kevin Diestelow, Grace Kier, (Tracy Heim), Emily Bartenstein

PMEA ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL

2/26/16 The following East students have successfully advanced to the PMEA All-State Orchestra Festival: Alex Chen Matt Hontz Ajmain Hossain These three students were the only students from the West Chester Area School District to achieve at this very competitive level.

RELAY FOR LIFE CLUB NEWS

2/25/16 The Relay for Life Club has continued its efforts to raise $1000 dollars for the American Cancer Society throughout February. In support of National Cancer Prevention Month, we have been selling purple ribbons for backpacks around school. Also, in light of this month we created posters about cancer prevention to help spread awareness within our school community. We hope to continue fundraising and will be hosting a bake sale March 17th. The Relay for Life Club would like to thank everyone for their participation in our efforts to raise money for this great cause!

TCHS STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER

2/24/16 The following EHS students are being recognized as TCHS “Students of the Quarter.” They were chosen for “outstanding leadership, attitude, skills and knowledge.” Dulce Juarez-Barrera (11) Marketing and Financial Services William Rodgers (12) Cooperative Education Ian Street (12) Allied Health Xianni Torres (11) Early Childhood Care & Education William Vargas-Colon (11) Automotive Service Technology Meghan Ward (12) Allied Health

JAZZ FESTIVAL

2/22/16 The Jazz Band performed at the Unionville jazz festival this past Friday night and received an excellent rating from the adjudicators. Ardhika Aziz won a soloist award for his two guitar solos and Lucas Naylor won an overall best solo medal from The Cavalcade of Bands Association for his soloing on piano. EHS will be hosting our own annual jazz festival featuring 7 high school jazz bands on Friday, March 18th from 7-10:30pm. Mr. Bernard Harris will be MC'ing the event. EHS jazz band will be performing in exhibition at the end of the evening before the awards ceremony.

MOCK TRIAL TEAM NEWS

2/18/16 Co-captained by Grace Kier (12) and Lucy Sumner (11), the mock trial team of 12 students just completed a successful two-day competition at the Chester County Courthouse. On the first night, the plaintiff presented its case involving an insurance coverage issue relating to aerial drones, defeating another local high school. Based on a vote of the opposing team, the best attorney was Grace Kier (12) and best witness was Kira Ciccarelli (11). On the second night, the defense put on a valiant effort but was narrowly defeated; best attorney was Lucy Sumner (11) and best witness was Sravya Basvapatri (10). In addition to Grace, Lucy, Kira and Sravya, other team members were: Meena Al-Tikriti (10), Hatim Amiji (12), Katherine Berman (11), Dan Coyle (10), Joe Delaney (9), Shane Droogan (12), John Ipek (10), Aaron Kaplan (11), Mel Moktan (12), Holly Painter (12), Manaas Tammara (10) and Allie Voehringer (11).

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

2/10/16 On Saturday February 6th, East Science Olympiad competed at the Manheim Central Baron’s Invitational. The team competed against 28 other teams in events involving chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy, medicine and earth science. Of the 28 teams who competed, Brenda Dluhy and Rohit Krishnagopal took home a 5th place medal in Bridge Building and Katie Foss and Brenda Dluhy took home a 5th place medal in the Dynamic Planet event. Top ten finishes were also recorded by Sreyas Chacko and Marco Nescovic (10th in Astronomy), Sravya Basvapatri and John Ipek (9th in Cell Biology), and Rachel Girard and Sravya Basvapatri (8th in Disease Detectives). The team is back in action on March 2nd at Neumann University for the southeast regional competition.

CONGRESSMAN COSTELLO VISITS EAST

2/7/16 Organized by Social Studies teacher Todd Lorback, Congressman Ryan Costello visited students of American Government on Friday, February 5th to discuss and answer questions about current issues affecting our area and the country at large. An article about the visit, prepared by Tracey Dukert, Digital Communications Coordinator for WCASD, appeared in The Daily Local on Monday, February 15th. Click the link below to read the article. http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20160214/us-rep-ryan-costello-visits-west-chester-east-high-school

SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM 2/7/16 The speech and debate team competed in the league championships on Thursday, February 4th at Marple Newtown High. On the speech side, Meena Al-Tikriti and Sean Semanko both took first place in their respective categories. Meena performed an informative speech on the dangers of Islamic stereotypes. Sean gave performances on President Obama’s legacy and his disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal. On the debate side, Kevin Diestelow and Dylan Golden argued about the pros and cons of a carbon tax. They went 2-1 on the night and performed extremely well. The team will attempt to qualify for the state championships later this month. STUDENT BECOMES EAGLE SCOUT 2/5/16 Congratulations to 10th grade student Seth Fox, who became an official Eagle Scout on Sunday, January 31st. A member of Troop 78 and previously Glen Acres Elementary Pack 108, Seth managed a team of 20 volunteers (including fellow 10th graders Jordan Brown, Kyle Ryan and Nick Ruth) for 181 hours in order to build 4 picnic tables for a playground at Christ Community Church. Seth's Court of Honor is on February 28th.

EAST DECA NEWS 2/5/16 East Deca welcomed 58 Fugett 8th graders to their "what is Deca?" Workshop on Thursday, February 4th. The students enjoyed a snack and student-run workshops in hospitality, management, finance and marketing. Thanks to all the east Deca members who made it a great event. Two East DECA seniors have made it to the final round of a national DECA scholarship; Kevin Zabel and Akhil Maheshwari. On Tuesday February 2nd, Waffatopia visited the East Entrepreneurship classes and on Wednesday, February 3rd, the Marketing Honors classes were visited by Stratus Interactive. Visit the East DECA blog to read more about these class visits.

NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

1/21/16 The Introduction to Business students are learning about Investing in the stock market. A guest speaker, Mr. Akhil Chittajallu from Penn State University Smeal College of Business class of 2018, shared his experience as an Associate Analyst for The Nittany Lion Fund. Akhil is a former EHS student and DECA award winner who currently specializes in investing in the healthcare industry for The Nittany Lion Fund,

a hedge fund managed by undergraduate students at PSU.

Dr. Scanlon recently visited the Marketing Honors class. He shared a vast amount of information related to all types of careers in the field of education: teachers, administrators, accounting, finance, communications, marketing

and technology.

STUDENT RECEIVES LEADERSHIP AWARD 1/14/16 Congratulations to junior Matt Cote, who was recently selected to receive the Widener University/NBC10 High School Leadership Award. Click here to read more about

this award honoring students for making a difference in their school communities.

EAST SWIM & DIVE CURE4CAM 1/4/16 The East Swim and Dive teams participated with the rest of the WCASD teams in the Cure4Cam relays, which supports finding a cure for children’s cancer. Along with participation in the event itself each school ran a coin drive during the week leading up to break. East High School raised $2,097.07 with $534.07 of that being only in coins. This total was more than the other two high schools combined! Thank you if you donated or allowed an athlete to solicit their classmates for donations in class.

KARE MAKES AN IMPACT 1/4/16 Throughout the past month, East’s chapter of KARE has made a very positive impact on the community. In early December, members of KARE visited each homeroom and assigned them an Angel for the Angel Gift Project run by the Salvation Army. The homerooms raised money to buy the gift, purchased the gift itself or did both. In total, $580 was collected and about 60 gifts. These generous gifts were donated to the Salvation Army on December 10th. Over the holiday break, members of KARE volunteered to wrap gifts at the Exton mall. They wrapped hundreds of gifts for members of the

community. Thank you so much for all of the support for KARE this year!

INTERACT CLUB PARTICIPATES IN WREATHS ACROSS

AMERICA 12/14/15 On Saturday, December 12th, 48 members of Interact participated in Wreaths Across America by laying 100 wreaths on graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America is a nationwide initiative to recognize and remember those who have fought for our country. Volunteers donate time and resources to decorate grave sites for the holidays. This event takes place at cemeteries across all 50 states on 12/15. Interact members joined thousands of volunteers at Arlington National Cemetery for this event to help place wreaths. Interact donated

their time as well as 100 wreaths towards this cause.

DECA DISTRICT RESULTS 12/10/15 228 East DECA students competed at their district competition in King of Prussia on Tuesday, December 8th. There were over 750 students in attendance; East DECA had 104 students advance to the state conference held in Hershey in early March with approximately 2,000 other PA high school students. Cameron Cancelliere (11th grade) was introduced as the 2016 DECA District 9 representative and Lucy Sumner (11th grade) will campaign at the state conference for an executive office position. To read more about the district competition and to view pictures from the event, visit the East DECA

blog at https://wceastdeca.wordpress.com/.

A R T ST U DE NT'S D ESI GN CHOS EN FO R W C ASD HO L ID A Y C AR D

12/9/15 Congratulations to senior Guang Yu Zhang for having her holiday card selected by Dr. Scanlon’s Cabinet as this year’s WCASD holiday card to businesses and community organizations. Guang is enrolled in Mr. Niedziejko’s AP Studio Art and Portfolio Development Honors classes.

VIKING WITH PRIDE AW ARD WINNERS 12/3/15 Congratulations to the students and teacher recognized at the December faculty meeting as "Vikings with Pride". Sponsored by the PTO twice each school year, the award recognizes those who "demonstrate the ideals of character and commitment that exemplify the spirit of West Chester East High School". (Pictured L to R): Michael Jampo, Brianna Benditt, Taylor Connor and Sreyas Chacko Not pictured: Chase Miller, EHS Building Substitute

WC HARRY POTTER ALLI ANCE FOOD DRIVE 12/2/15 For its November project, the WC Harry Potter Alliance hosted a Hunger Games themed food drive. The East English classes competed for the ultimate prize of baked goods by bringing in canned and nonperishable items. In total, the classes collected 544 items which were donated to the Chester County Food Bank. The victory went to Mr. Bonds’ 8th period class with 157 cans collected. Thank you to everyone who participated!

STUDENT RECOGNIZED FOR VOLUNTEER WORK 11/24/15 Senior Anika Gusick recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for volunteering over 100 hours this past summer at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Click here to read about Anika's recognition.

VIDEO PRODUCTION NEWS

11/24/15 The WVIK broadcast every morning continues to build more student participation. EHS Video Production student, Travis Fanning, interns with local cinematographer, Pascal Dieckmann on West Chester University's Ovidiu Marinescu, composer/cellist video.

STUDENT COUNCIL HONO RS EHS VETERANS 11/18/15 On Veterans Day, Student Council honored the servicemen and women of our school. They were surprised to see their doors decorated with flags, bows, and signs. A big thank you to Mrs. Patterson for her time and donations to help make this possible.

STUDENT MUSICIANS GI VE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENT 11/13/15 On Friday, November 6th, seniors Katie Quinn and Alex Chen gave of their personal time after school to perform music for patients, families and staff at the Neighborhood Hospice Center here in West Chester. The Neighborhood Hospice Center is a 24-hour care facility for those patients (of all ages) who are in the final stages of their lives. Music is a powerful tool, yet it can be comforting and soothing for those in distress or pain. When invited to participate in this volunteer activity, Katie and Alex couldn't wait to get started. They played cello duets on the second floor of the Hospice Center for about an hour and many staff members and families expressed their gratitude for their beautiful gift of music.

JV ACADEMIC TEAM MAK ES HISTORY 11/12/15 Wednesday, November 11th was a good day for both Academic and JV academic teams. Although they did not "win" their matches, both teams scored well enough to keep them at the top of the league standings. Even better, history was made! East JV had an all-female JV team play for one round. East has never had an all-female team in competition before!

Pictured: Emily Bartenstein, Katie Foss, Sydney Towell, and Sarah Guan

EHS HALL OF FAMER FEATURED ON HBO'S REAL SPORTS 11/11/15

In 2013 Dr. Lauren Lieberman (Class of 1983) was inducted into the East Hall of Fame. In 1996, she started Camp Abilities, a sports camp for children with visual impairments. Camp Abilities is now replicated in 14 states and six other countries. Dr. Lieberman and her program are now being featured on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. You can watch the full episode here. To learn about other EHS Hall of Fame winners, visit the Hall of Fame page on the East website. BESTSELLING AUTHOR VISITS EHS LIBRARY

11/6/15 New York Times bestselling young adult author, Jennifer Donnelly, visited the East library on Wednesday, October 28th. She shared information about her background, novels, research process and writing techniques with Mrs. Solomon's and Ms. Fishman's English classes. Thank you to Chester County Book Co. for arranging Ms. Donnelly's visit.

SOPHOMORE VOLUNTEERS ABROAD IN TAIWAN 10/20/15 Sophomore Kaylen Bond, fluent in Chinese, visited Taiwan this past summer to teach English to kindergarten through 5th grade students in the Xi-Hu, Erl-Lin and Po-Yen areas. Kaylen served in 3 different elementary schools where the students began referring to her as “Big American Sister". In the ceremony concluding Summer Camp, the students taught her how to play traditional Taiwanese games such as gyro, stilts, Chinese yo-yo, and calligraphy. Kaylen's father, Dr. Michael Bond, and mother Fenfang Bod, were there to join the fun. To thank Kaylen for her service, the students and staff wrote "

天天想你 盛情不息" in calligraphy, which translates to " I appreciate your eternal efforts and will miss you every day".

MATT HONTZ TO PERFOR M AT GRAND OLE OPRY

10/20/15

Click here to read all about this amazing accomplishment.

ACADEMIC TEAM NEWS 10/13/15 During the week of September 28th the team won the Avery Recent Events Challenge. This competition is held across the nation and asked 60 questions based on events that occurred between May 1st and September 1st, 2015. East scored 55 out of 60 to win. On Thursday, October 1st, the East varsity team won the online Quiz Net competition. Nineteen teams from across the nation competed; East won on the last question of the match with a solo shot! On October 13th the East teams competed in their first Chester County Intermediate Unit League match. Both teams won.

N A TIO N AL MER IT SE MI F I N ALI STS A N D CO MME ND E D ST U DE NTS

10/12/15 Click here to read an article published in the Daily Local about our National Merit semifinalists and commended students.

AUTHOR SIGNS BOOKS AFTER ASSEMBLY 10/9/15 Following her presentations on Friday, October 9th, Caitlin Alifirenka, co-author of I Will Always Write Back, happily signed books for over 100 students.

Click here to read an article published in the Daily Local about the I Will Always Write Back assembly held on October 9th.

DRUM MAJORS INTERVIEWED ON WCHE1520 10/2/15 The Viking marching band drum majors, Taylor Connor and Megan Short, were interviewed on the local "WCHE1520 Morning Magazine" show on Friday, October 2nd. They had an informal discussion with Bill Mason and Doug Stirling about how they got started playing in the band, this year's field show and tomorrow's competition.

It was an exciting opportunity for them and they spoke very well on-air! Great job, ladies and thank you for representing your Viking family! - Lorraine E. Selke, Director of Bands

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS I N TAIWAN

10/2/15 Senior Gavin Bond is a globally conscious young man who leads by example. He has volunteered his time teaching English and coaching soccer to young children in the outlying hills of Taiwan every summer since his freshman year. Gavin lives with no plumbing nor electricity in 100 plus degree weather while he volunteers abroad. The principal at Chung-wen elementary school said it best in a thank you letter to Gavin. He stated,

“The students not only learn English but life lessons from his wisdom and patience.”

MILITARY APPRECIATIO N GAME A SUCCESS 10/2/15 Student Council would like to thank everyone who came out in support of the Military Appreciation game this past Friday, September 25th. The event was a great success, raising $340.13 for Wounded Warrior Project while allowing us to honor over 10 members of the military who are currently serving/have served our country. The stadium was filled with red, white, and blue and everyone in the stands showed their team spirit waving their rally towels. Special thanks to the cheerleading team for their great tribute routine during halftime. This is just the first of many fun events Student Council hopes to host this year so once again thanks for making it a success!

CONGRATULATIONS TO M ARCHING BAND AND GUA RD 9/28/15 Our WC East Marching Band and Color Guard competed in a cavalcade on September 26th at Downingtown West HS. West Chester East were in Cavalcade of Bands Division American and placed 2nd with a score of 69.05 and Color Guard got 1st in Auxiliary (High Guard).

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STUDENT COMPETES AT BATON TWIRLING OLYMPICS

9/3/15

Junior Madison Nickel competed in the AAU Jr. Olympics for Baton Twirling, held in Virginia Beach in

August. She returned home with six medals, earning four in individual events and two in team events.