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Emmaus high school

A message from Mr. Piperato Volume 12, Issue 6 June 2013

Inside this issue:

Final Exam Schedule

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Library Summer Hours

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Mark Your Calendar

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Freshman Orientation Information

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Congratulations 5-6

From The Office Of: Counseling Main Office Athletics Attendance Cafeteria

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Club News 10-14

Summer Reading List

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After Ball (STEP) 16

Graduation Information

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Farewell to our Retirees

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Central Registration

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Summer Learning Academy

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Dear Parents/Guardians: June is a time for goodbyes and reflections. We say goodbye for the summer, reflect on this past school year, begin the recuperation process, and start planning for next year. But for some members of our school community, June represents a more permanent goodbye. While we are wrapping up the school year and working out the final details for graduation, several members of our faculty are preparing to teach their final lessons at EHS. In a few weeks, we will say our final farewells to three outstanding teachers who dedicated their professional lives to the education of young people. With great appreciation for their hard work and dedication, and with a sad but joyous (and maybe envious) pat on the back for a job well done, we bid farewell to the following teachers: Michael Seip, Wellness/Fitness Department Susan Case, Library Steve Baier, Science Department From the entire Emmaus High School community…thank you, farewell, best wishes, and God bless. (See the farewell story on pages 20-21.) The other group that will soon bid farewell is our graduating seniors. Graduation is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 9, at Lehigh University, Stabler Arena (see page 17). The class of 2013 has proven themselves in the classroom, on the stage, and on the athletic field. They have established themselves as one of the finest classes to graduate from Emmaus High School, they deserve to be honored through a dignified graduation ceremony. In order for graduation to be a positive, memorable experience, I need help from the parents and guardians of our graduates. Please read the statement below and pass the information on to any family or friends attending graduation. Commencement is an academic ceremony backed by nearly a thousand years of history and tradition. It is a day of joy and celebration, but the ceremony itself calls for dignity and quiet respect. Noise-making, horns, whistles, and other disruptive behavior are not acceptable at the Emmaus High School Commencement exercises. I respectfully request that you inform all graduation attendees of our expectations, ask for their cooperation in giving this ceremony the respect it Deserves, and provide an opportunity for ALL of our graduates to be appropriately recognized. Sincerely, David F. Piperato Principal Emmaus High School

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Exams will be administered over three days and will follow a period-by-period schedule.

*Dates subject to change

As always, students are required only to be at school during the times they have exams and are welcome to arrange their own transportation to and from school. Cafeteria study halls will be provided for students who have free time between exams and/or are unable to arrange alternate transportation. Transportation to school during exam sessions will be provided at normal time. Transportation home will be provided at 1:00 PM. The exception is when an exam day falls on a Wednesday. On those days, transportation will be provided home at normal time (2:30 PM). Students may find their own transportation home after exams or they will be required to attend study hall in the cafeteria between 1:00 PM and the end of the day. Lunch will be available for purchase in the cafeteria each day between 10:40 and11:30 AM. All day LCTI students will report to LCTI. All other LCTI students will remain at EHS for exams and will not report to LCTI. Please note that if a student misses a final exam due to illness a doctor’s note must be submitted in order for the student to be approved to make-up the final exam. The student must submit the doctor’s note to Mr. Gale’s office immediately upon return to school.

Final Exams 6/4/13 Exam Day 1 6/5/13 Exam Day 2 6/6/13 Exam Day 3

7:25 – 8:55 AM Period 9 Period 6 Period 3

9:10 – 10:40 AM Period 8 Period 5 Period 2

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Period 7 Period 4 Period 1

Final Exam Schedule

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June 7 Graduation Practice (mandatory) 8:00 AM Stabler Arena June 8 EHS Baccalaureate 9:00 AM EHS Auditorium June 9 EHS Graduation 1:00 PM Stabler Arena June 11 Last Day of School 11:00 AM Dismissal August 12-16 Marching Band Camp

Have a wonderful Summer— See you August 26th!

Summer hours for the EHS library are as follows:

The EHS library will be open for book checkouts only from 7:30 AM -2:00 PM Monday through Friday and closed from12-12:30 PM for lunch. Please enter through the Main Office doors. These hours are dependent on staff availability, so anyone interested in coming to the library is encouraged to call 610-965-1675 before stopping by. Students and parents are reminded to bring ID cards, as they are necessary for checking out books. No books will be checked out without EHS student ID.) Summer circulation will begin June 3. Books checked out on this date or after will not be due until August 29, 2013

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Freshman Orientation for the Class of 2017

Thursday, August 15, 2013

A-L – 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM M-Z –10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Freshman Walk-Throughs for Students and Parents:

Friday , August 16, 2013 – 9:00 – Noon Monday, August 19, 2013 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Thursday, August 22, 2013 – 9:00 AM – Noon

Marching Band Camp August 12-16, 2013

What is a Hallowed Hornet? Each month faculty and staff members nominate colleagues who they think contribute to a positive and

successful school environment. All of the nominees’ names are then placed in a hornet hive designed by Regina Oster, EHS art teacher. At the monthly faculty meeting, Mr. Piperato draws a name from the hive. The winner receives his/her dream breakfast provided by Perkins Restaurant located on Lehigh Street, delivered personally by Mr. Piperato, and a Hallowed Hornet certificate. Once again, we had so many nominations at our last meeting, that we selected two winners for the month of May and one winner for June. Way to go faculty and staff! May 2013 winners are Kim Adams and Tracy Maley. June 2013 winner is Andy Moxey.

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Congratulations To:

March 2013 LCTI Student of the Month

Brandon Acevedo-Pena- Electronics Technology/Nanofabrication Amanda Bennicoff- Commercial Baking Paul Caskie- Culinary Arts Damian Concordia- Masonry Alexandra Guzman- CAP Early Care & Education of Young Children Alex Kavounas- Cabinetmaking & Millwork Rebekah Lenig- Marketing and Business Education Levi McCord- Welding Technology Cody L Miller - Law Enforcement/Security Systems Garrett Moyer- Auto Technology Level 1

April 2013 Students of the Month

Art Department – Amanda Schultz Computer & Business Applications Dept. – Ashton Smith English Department – Valerianne Nuno ESL Department – Nitzette Morales Perez Family & Consumer Science Dept. – Ronald Malischewski LCTI – Cody Furlong Mathematics Department – Alexandria Benjamin Computer Science Department – Michael Hurlbutt Music Department – Josh Light Science Department – Josh Miller Social Studies Department – Sanket Narayana Tech Education Department – Dan Picca Wellness/Fitness Department – Austin Anderson Driver Ed Department – Brooke Cichocki Health Department – Emily Erlich World Language Department – Robin Bryfogle Commitment to Academic Excellence – Zane Landis

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Congratulations To: Drama Department

Congratulations to the cast, crew, and pit orchestra of Legally Blonde: The Musical for their Freddy Award nominations: Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress: Logan Beck; Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress: Allie Fonseca; Outstanding use of Scenery; Outstanding Stage Crew.

Color Guard

At the TIA Atlantic Coast Championships in Wildwood this weekend, the Emmaus Color Guard competed in the Scholastic A Color Guard Division and finished in 13th place with a score of 82.35. The girls did a great job!

Awards for Academic Center Most Outstanding Student

This award is based on the students’ attendance, behavior and academic accomplishments. Damian Concordia, a senior at Emmaus High School, is the recipient of this award.

Freddy Awards Congratulations to Alessandra Fonseca for winning a Freddy Award for her performance as Paulette in Emmaus High School’s production of Legally Blonde. Alessandra, Logan Beck, Christian Urrutia, and Anthony Sharp performed at a live presentation held at the State Theatre in Easton on May 23, 2013. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew for all of their Freddy nominations and for an outstanding production!

Art Show at Emmaus High School Congratulations to the winners of the Annual Art Show held on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The winners are judges’ favorites in 8 different categories. The winners are: Chris Neely ~ AP Studio Art set-up Suzy Antunez ~ 2D/3D Design Shannon McGowan ~ Drawing 2 Katelyn Plarr ~ Painting 2 Nick Capri ~ Ceramics 2 Jayde Wan ~ Crafts 2 Alyssa Sopko ~ 3D category – Level 1 Ellen Park ~ 2D category – Level 1

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EHS’s Counseling Department is offering the Method Test SAT Preparation System through Career Cruising.

This program is accessible through the Career Cruising portal at no additional cost to EHS students. The Method Test Preparation System has been proven to “raise SAT scores in as little as 20 hours” if you follow their study guide plan. This software analyzes the results from a real SAT provided as part of their program. The online study guide then pinpoints exactly where students need to improve their scores. As a result, this program helps students hone in on their problem areas through lessons and other test information. Reduce your child’s anxiety about preparing for the SAT by using the Method Test Preparation System available in each student’s Career Cruising account. To access the test preparation system, students should log into their Career Cruising accounts, click on “Assessments”, and then click on “Matchmaker” and “My Skills”. The Method Test Prep link will be found at the bottom of left hand column.

Main Office Telephone Number: 610-965-1650 Fax Number: 610-967-2198

Summer Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Working paper hours start at 8:00 a.m.

Note: The main office follows the EPSD calendar and will be closed on holidays. The main office is located on Macungie Avenue (the entrance with the flag poles). There is a “1” over the doorway

CONTACTING YOUR CHILD DURING SCHOOL HOURS: If you need to contact your child with important information that cannot wait until after school, please DO NOT TEXT OR CALL YOUR CHILD ON HIS/HER CELL PHONE. Doing so may result in your child being disciplined for using his/her cell phone during school hours (see our website for complete discipline information). Instead, you may call the main office and the staff will be happy to instruct your child to contact you. There is a phone in the

main office available for student use. LOST AND FOUND: Is your child missing a jacket, sweatshirt or gym clothes? How about lunch boxes, jewelry, keys, calculators, cameras, phones and digital music devices? Please have your child visit the main office to check out the lost and found. Our bins are overflowing with lost items that need to be claimed.

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Athletic Office CLASS OF 2013

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILE

Category Number Sport NCAA National Letters of Intent 13 Estimated Amount $1.5m Sports Represented 6 Field Hockey, Golf, Lacrosse,

Soccer, Swimming, Track Average GPA 3.19 Academic All-American 2 National Honor Society Member 4 Captain 7 Letters Earned 50 All-American 4 All-State 5 All-Area 6 Morning Call Player of the Year 1 All Conference 8 Number of School Clubs 21 National Championship Teams 1 2010 Field Hockey PIAA Championship Teams 1 2010 Field Hockey District XI Championship Teams 7 Field Hockey; Girls’ Swimming LVC Championship Teams 10 Field Hockey; Golf; Soccer Girls’ Swimming; Track

CLASS OF 2013 – NCAA NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT Aislinn Bryan Field Hockey Lehigh University/ Computer Science Lindsey Bray Cross Country/Track Liberty University Maura Brennan Swimming Drexel University Ashley Focht Field Hockey Shipensburg University Kassidy Green Field Hockey Lehigh University/ Business Taylor Iobst Swimming George Mason University/ Neuroscience Sarah Kazmierski Field Hockey Old Dominion University/ Fashion Merchandising/ Marketing Garrett Miers Lacrosse Lehigh University/ Business Shauna Poling Field Hockey Indiana University of PA Ben Roda Soccer East Stroudsburg University Alexis Roth Field Hockey Bloomsburg University/ Business Marketing Jessica Unger Field Hockey Northeastern University/ English/ Law Kyle Wambold Golf Binghampton University

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Attendance REMINDERS If my son/daughter is ill during the school day, what procedures should I follow? The student should request permission from a teacher to go to the nurse’s office. The nurse will then determine if the student is ill and should be sent home. Every student has the right to contact his/her parents to let them know he/she feels ill. A student should not use his/her cell phone to contact and request parents to pick up him/her at the attendance office. If my son/daughter goes on a college visit, what procedures should I follow? Prior to the college visit, the student should pick up a trip request form. This form is available at the attendance office, main office or online at www.eastpennsd.org/Public%20Forms. The form should be completed and returned to the appropriate grade level principal for approval. Please be sure to write your student’s first and last name on any notes for the attendance office to ensure proper credit.

Telephone Number for Attendance Office ~ 610-965-1661 Fax Number for Attendance Office ~ 484-519-3932

Scanned Notes Only~ EHSattendance@eastpennsd.org

Cafeteria (Food Services) Exam and End-of-Year Schedule:

June 4, 5, and 6, 2013 (Final Exams)

Breakfast: 6:45 AM to 7:20 AM

Breakfast/Lunch: 8:45 AM to 9:20 AM Lunch: 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM

June 7, 2013—No Students—Make-Up Exam Day

NO SERVICE

June 10, 2013 (Regular School Day)

Breakfast: 6:45 AM to 7:20 AM Lunch: 9:54 AM to 12:53 PM

June 11, 2013 (Last Day of School)

NO SERVICE

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Communication Class and ETV Team

Congratulations to the members of the EHS Communications 2 class/ ETV team who

received nominations for multiple 2013 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Awards. Students attended the awards ceremony for the Mid-Atlantic region at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on May 7. Our winners this year were Christina Cilento, Megan Famularo, Isaiah Zukowski, Bryce Haines, and Sawyer Long for their PSA on distracted teen driving.

Hiking Club

The EHS Hiking Club made its way back to the Appalachian Trail again this year. Club members completed a very challenging uphill climb com-plete with full-on rock climbing! Hiking club meets once a month and has a hike or event each month. Meetings are in Room 237 after school. The club's president is Mason Trinkle, and the advisor is Madame Fedorov.

Grayson Fedorov, Meredith Heinrich-Schuler, Caroline Smith, Nathalie Swann, Mason Trinkle, Laura Lievre

Fifteen EHS students competed in the Lehigh County Envirothon held at Pool Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Congratulations to EHS Envirothon teams for their second, third place and fourth place wins at the competition. They tested at five stations: wildlife, forestry, aquatics, and the environmental effects of livestock grazing, teams began preparing in September for the competition. Congratulations to the members of the second place team: Dan Barebo, Justen O'Neill, Jessica Lin, Harvey Li and Connor Maake. Members of the third place team are: Hanna Brosky, Katrina Guido, and Murphy Pan, Jake Gilbert, and Viola Yu. Members of the fourth place team are: John Woltornist, Brett Heimbach, Justin Molitorisz, Tobias Haas, and Chinmay Muttur.

Envirothon Team

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Computer Science Department News

Teachable Moments Occur During ACSL All-Star Trip to Raleigh, NC Eight students just returned from a 5-day trip to Raleigh, NC for this year’s invitational All-Star contest for the American Computer Science League. The students attendees are Eric Dai, 11, Jeremy Lim, 12, and Tyler Borwn, 12, on the Senior Division 3-student team and Omar Ahmed, 10, Alex Krause, 11, Amy Yang, 10, Carlos Fullerton, 11, and Conor Houghton, 11, on the Intermediate Division 5-person team. The invitation to attend was a result of finishing 13

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internationally in their respective divisions during the 4 contests that were given locally throughout the year.

The trip included stopping in Washington, D.C. to see JFK’s gravesite and the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The gravesite of Admiral Grace Hopper was visited. Her contributions to the 20

th century were significant in many ways. She invented the compiler and

developed the COBOL language. Without either, the expanse of computer software that affects almost everything we do today would never have been possible. If we have a generation of students who can use technology very effectively but don’t know how to program a computer in any high-level language, just imagine what it would be like if we all still needed to use machine-specific assembly language! We also visited the Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Korean War Memorials in Washington, D.C. We toured the Museum of the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis’ White House in Richmond, VA, and spent a day at Kings Dominion, a Cedar Fair amusement park, on the way back.

Emmaus has participated in the American Computer Science League since 1981 when students were still using Apple IIe computers with 48K of RAM. Incredibly, the conceptual topics that students learn for the competition haven’t changed in 30+ years. They include Finite State Automata, Digital Electronics, Boolean Algebra, Prefix & Postfix Notation, Assembly Language, Graph Theory, Recursive Functions, Computer Number Systems, Lisp Programming, Bit String Flicking, and Data Structures. However, students now program in Java, C++, and Python, none of which existed back then. There are also many more math and science magnet schools, private academies, and alternative schools that compete each year, so Emmaus’ ability to compete at that level is a tribute to our program and our students, even though they didn’t bring home any prizes for winning this year. However, Tyler Brown did receive a plaque for having a perfect 40 out of 40 during the year, an award that has only been given to 2 previous Emmaus High School students. Eric Dai came close with 39 points and received a book for having Emmaus’ highest individual score at the all-star contest.

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The Art and Humanities trip abroad next year will visit England, France and Italy. It is not too late to sign up. Students and adults are welcome. This ten day sojourn will tour London, Paris, Florence, Assissi, and Rome. It will occur over spring break next school year. Check out the tour website for information: Tour Website & Price Quote : www.eftours.com/1369832 . If you have additional questions feel free to contact Ms. Caruso, the head teacher on the Art and Humanities trip for the past 12 years, at: lcaruso@easpennsd.org or 610-965-4172.

Art and Humanities Trip

Madame Fedorov and Madame Swann organized the annual French luncheon at Cab Frye's Restaurant in Hereford for our senior French students. Students enjoyed a delicious, authentic five course authentic meal prepared by owner/chef Ed Galgon. "Fantastique"!

Senior French Students Luncheon

Matthew Acker Katharine Bacher Robert Bishop (Penn State Writing Contest Finalist) Justine Coleman Carter Dech Lena Derr Erifili Draklellis Colleen Grablick Vanessa Huber Melanie Kaplan

James Lindenmuth Allison Lubczanski Nina Mantalaba Quinn Miers Elizabeth B. Mitchell George Morstatt Valerianne Nuno Morgan Ransom Christopher Schiermeyer Micah Slaughter Claire Swanson

Drew Switzer Lien Tran Lukas Wieder Anthony Ziello

English Department News

The English Department would like to take this opportunity to recognize our underclassmen who showed Excellence in the English Classroom for the 2012-13 school year. They are:

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Congratulations for the achievement of the following members of the PA Math League 2012-2013: PA Math League The Emmaus team finished 15

th among 121 highschools in

Pennsylvania. The following students had perfect scores on at least one of the 6 contests throughout the year: Sameer Lal and Robert Wang. Sameer had the highest cumulative score for the year. American Math Competition The school winners were Eric Dai for AMC-12A, Jacob Gilbert for AMC-12B, and Sameer Lal for AMC-10A. Sameer received a Certificate of Distinction and advanced to the next level of competition – the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Calculus League Advanced Calculus students participated in the national Calculus League contest. The school winners (tie for first) were Thomas Fang and Eric Dai. Neeraj Tatikola had a perfect score in the last contest. Trig Star competition (from the National Society of Professional Surveyors) Three students received cash prizes for their scores: 1

st place Omar Ahmed, 2

nd place Katie Xue, 3

rd place Robert

Haag. Omar placed 7th in the state.

Bucknell U Math Contest The Emmaus team came in 5

th among 29 schools and received an

honorable mention plaque: Jacob Gilbert, Darsh Patel, and Katie Xue. TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science)Competition Team B from Emmaus HS, which in February placed 1

st in the Bucknell TEAM Engineering

Competition, has been awarded 3rd

place in the nation for their division (based on school size and school admission requirements). Congratulations to the team of 8: Eric Dai, Cindy Cheng, Steve Hurlbutt, Eric Junker, Michael Lessel, Jessica Lin, Kyle Reverie, and Robert Wang. The topic was “Engineering a Secure Cyberspace.” The team researched engineering solutions to protect against hacking, phishing, and other cyber attacks.

PA Math League News

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Congratulations to the EHS Pennsylvania State

History Day Participants

Emmaus High School Students Participate at State History Day On Friday, May 3, 2013, and Saturday, May 4, 2013, five Emmaus High School freshmen participated at the Pennsylvania State History Day competition in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, at Cumberland Valley High School. The students began working on their History Day projects in September 2012 and advanced from EHS History Day to the regional competition and then to the state competition. The state qualifiers worked incredibly hard to create their projects, and we are very proud of their accomplishments. The following students competed at State History Day:

Individual Exhibit: Dr. Joseph Bell: A Turning Point in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice

– Malini Ray Individual Website: The Manhattan Project: A Turning Point in Science, World War II, and Warfare

–Elton Veseli Individual Documentary: Democracy in Flames: The Reichstag Fire was a Turning Point Impacting Events, Ideas, and People –Katie Bacher Group Documentary: Sputnik: A Turning Point in America’s Viewpoint on Space Exploration –Sameer Lal and Sanket Narayana

Sanket Narayana, Katie Bacher, Malini Ray, and Tony Veseli at Pennsylvania State History Day

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EHS Students Compete in PJAS and Lehigh Valley

Science Fair Competitions

Emmaus High School was well represented at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy Science Fair and the Lehigh Valley Science Fair. Forty-two EHS students competed at the PJAS regional science fair, held at Easton High School on February 23. First place awards were earned by 34 of the participating students, with fourteen earning special awards from $50 to $100. Of the first place winners at the regional contest, thirty competed at the PJAS State Contest held at Penn State on May 13 and 14. Of these participants, 14 walked away with first place awards, 12 with second place, and 4 with third place. One student, Victoria Reichelderfer, earned a special award, the Karl F. Oerhein Award for Outstanding Junior Biology Student for her perfect score achievement. Seven EHS students competed at the Lehigh Valley Science Fair on March 16 at Lehigh University. Five students, Amirudh Srinivasan, Katie Xue, Kelly Curran, Jocelyn Kelly, and Andrew Dapper earned first place awards and moved on to the Delaware Valley Science Fair competition held on April 3. Jocelyn and Andrew were awarded Future Scientist Awards from the Eastern Regional Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for having meritorious projects related to agricultural research.

Are you planning to take Algebra 3/Trigonometry or Calculus in the fall? Summer packet completion is required for both of these courses. Please be sure to ask your math teacher for the packet prior to summer break. These packets are available at the following link:

http://www.eastpennsd.org/ehs/Academics/_Departments/Math.html

Please see your math teacher if you have questions.

Summer Reading List The Emmaus High School English Department has released the 2013 summer reading list. I strongly encourage each of you to preview the list with your child in order to select a book that is interesting and appropriate. The following statement appears at the top of each reading list: “In the English Department's attempt to provide rich and varied reading experiences for our students, we have selected titles for the summer reading lists written mostly by contemporary authors. Some selections are focused toward mature readers. We encourage parents to assist their children in selecting interesting, appropriate titles for their summer reading. Barnes and Noble’s website provides information including Lexile level, book reviews, and age levels for specific titles. If no age level is specified in the “Product Details” section on the Barnes and Noble site, the book may be focused toward mature readers for various reasons including mature themes or mature content.” Barnes and Noble is suggested as a resource only, not an endorsement of any specific bookseller.

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Congratulations to: Stephen Donatelli, Grand Prize Winner of a Car! It takes many, dedicated volunteers, parents, community friends, faculty and staff to keepapproximately 600 students safe, entertained and fed from 11:30 PM—5:00 AM. I cannot begin to express my gratitude. It was my pleasure to guide an incredible group of committees who, together, planned and implemented this event. I would like to give credit to the committee chairs who began this journey in September: Decorations: Susan Smerker Tickets: Maria Clark Prizes: Sagi Cole Refreshments: Justina Schaefer & Dee Barebo Golf Course: Lee & Cathy Shankweiler Volunteers: Wendy Petrohoy Games & Casino: Sarah Hewertson Clean Up: Jim Long I would also like to thank the wonderful custodial staff of Emmaus High School. They assisted us throughout the year with access to areas of the school after hours, picking up items necessary for the event, setting up and cleaning up. We could never do this without them. My sincerest thanks, Cherie Burke, STEP President

After Ball Party Wrap-Up

Emmaus High School Angel Network Fundraiser at Armetta’s

•Present the fundraiser flyer with your order and 5% of your order at Armetta’s will be donated to the EHS Angel Network.

•Can be used on any Tuesday in June, 2013 at Armetta’s in Emmaus and Macungie (June 4, 11, 18 & 25).

•All day, lunch or dinner, take out or dine in.

•Excludes coupons, tax, alcohol.

•Must present flyer when placing order.

Thank you for supporting EHS Angel Network & the students of EHS whom we are able to assist and help succeed. If you want to explore our website, please go to:

http://www.ehsangelnetwork.org/

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Friday, June 7 MANDATORY MEETING OF SENIOR CLASS

BACCALEAUREATE/GRADUATION PRACTICE COMPULSORY FOR EVERYONE.

All seniors are to report to Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena at 8:00 AM on Friday, June 7, 2013. It is extremely important that all students attend practice. Any student who is unable to attend practice due to an emergency must contact Mr. Piperato by Friday, May 31, before 3:00 PM. If a Student needs transportation, please sign up in the Student Activities office by Friday, May 31. Saturday, June 8 BACCALEAUREATE SERVICES. Students are to report to the auditorium by 8:30 AM. Baccalaureate will begin at 9:00 AM. ALL BOYS MUST WEAR A SHIRT AND TIE. The gown (not cap) is required. STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WEAR JEANS, SNEAKERS OR OTHER CASUAL ATTIRE. The Baccalaureate service is conducted by the class of 2013, and tickets are required for admission. Sunday, June 9 COMMENCEMENT EXCERCISES. Seniors must report to the back entrance of Stabler Arena no later than 12:00 PM. ALL BOYS MUST WEAR A SHIRT AND TIE. Caps & Gowns are required for all graduates. STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WEAR, JEANS, SNEAKERS, OR OTHER CASUAL ATTIRE. Seniors who are unable to attend Commencement must contact Mr. Piperato, in writing, prior to 3:00 PM on Friday, May 31. Monday, June 10 DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION. You will not receive your diploma at the time of graduation. Students need to report to the auditorium between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM to pick-up their diplomas. All unsettled obligations (financial, discipline, unreturned books, or other school materials) must be resolved before a diploma will be issued. Payment may be brought to the Main Office and settled by cash, money order, or certified check. GENERAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.eastpennsd.org/athletics/activities/graduation General information available: Baccalaureate & Graduation tickets and ordering; handicap seating at graduation; hearing impaired; senior ball; STEP After-Ball Party; yearbook; unsettled accounts and outstanding discipline time; graduation awards; graduation stationery orders; commencement speech competition; gradimages; and extra-curricular activity pins.

Graduation Information

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Graduation News A message to our graduates and their guests: Commencement is an academic ceremony backed by nearly a thousand years of history and tradition. It is a day of joy and celebration, but the ceremony itself calls for dignity and quiet respect. We are aware that you have attended sports and entertainment events in arenas and auditoriums where cheering, horns and whistles are appropriate or accepted behaviors. However, noise-making and other disruptive behaviors are not acceptable during Emmaus High School com-mencement exercises. We respectfully request your cooperation in giving this ceremony the respect it deserves and providing an opportunity for ALL of our graduates to be appropriately recognized. Sincerely, Dennis J. Ramella, M.Ed Director of Student Activities

Emmaus High School will have the opportunity to earn cash through Giant A+ School Rewards Program. All you have to do is email cwhite@eastpennsd.org your name, email address and card number and we will enter your card for you! After your card is registered, each shopping trip to Giant earns CASH for our school when you use your Bonus card. Each month, the amount of cash awarded will be updated on Giant’s website. You may track the amount of points you earn for our school by checking your grocery receipt. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program, and the money will be used for the school’s educational needs. Please be sure to register your card to benefit Emmaus High School using ID #03429.

Also, don’t forget to encourage your friends and relatives to do the same.

UPDATE*** We currently have161cards designated to Emmaus High School and have earned $2724.05 for the 2012-2013 school year!

EHS participating in Giant A+ School Rewards

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The East Penn School District! East Penn utilizes a central registration process for all students entering the district. To arrange a registration appointment, please contact the Central Registrar at 484-519-3210. All registrations are by appointment only. Parents and guardians can access the registration forms below, or they may call the above office to have a registration packet mailed. All completed registration forms, the child's birth certificate, immunization records, and proofs of residency must be provided at the time of the registration appointment and prior to the student attending school. Registration appointments for the current school year are ongoing throughout the year. Appointments for the 2013-2014 school year will be accepted starting May 1, 2013. We are pleased to welcome you to the East Penn community and look forward to working with your family.

Central Registration Process in East Penn School District

EHS LATE BUS Tuesday & Thursday

Departs EHS at approximately 3:20 PM

Students must sign up in the Main Office by 10:30 AM to use the late bus. Students participating in after school activities (i.e. detention, school sanctioned clubs or testing) are eligible for this service, and their attendance and/or participation is verified. Students are not permitted to use the bus for any other reason. Students are picked up in front of Mr. Piperato’s office. Once a student leaves school property, he/she is not allowed to return to school to take the bus. Discipline referrals will be given to students who do not adhere to this policy.

New Working Paper Procedures

1. A student must come to the Main Office to pick up an application. 2. Applications will be sent home with the student for a parent or guardian to sign. 3. The student will return the application to school with a proof of age. Accepted forms of identification are an original birth certificate, a baptismal certificate, a passport, or a student’s driver’s license. 4. Student will then be given the work permit.

Work permits are valid until the student turns 18. Working paper applications will be processed during the school year from 8:00 AM-3:30 PM. Working paper applications will be processed during the summer from 8:00 AM -2:00 PM.

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We bid a fond farewell to our retirees…

You will be missed

Below are short biographies of the high school teachers who are retiring this year. They have positively influenced the lives of many young adults throughout their careers. Their colleagues and students will miss them, but we wish them well as they embark on new adventures. Michael Seip When inducted into the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame in 2002, Michael Seip was described as “Truly one of the outstanding coaches in PIAA history.” Mike’s incredible swimming career began at Dieruff High School when he became a District XI Champion. At East Stroudsburg State College, now East Stroudsburg University, he captained the swim team. He coached the Emmaus High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams from 1982 to 2001, a total of nineteen years. Before securing a teaching position at Emmaus, coached at Central Columbia and Northampton High Schools. At Emmaus, Mike’s record as coach of the boys’ and girls’ swim teams proves his devotion, enthusiasm, and skill. His boys’ team record is 230-26-1 with 16 league titles and 12 district championships. His girls’ record at Emmaus is 235-10-1. He coached 26 state champions, and his 1999-2000 Green Hornet girls’ team won the PIAA title. Mike founded the Emmaus Aquatic Club, which bridged the gap between club sports and high school sports. During this time, he designed the aquatics curriculum. His peers describe him as one of the most dedicated, committed, and highly motivated people ever to coach in Pennsylvania. In addition to his contribution to the sport of swimming, Mr. Seip has always been a pioneer in his depart-ment. He was a pivotal force in leading the district to adopt policies to closely monitor and evaluate student health. Procedures such as examining students’ BMI (body mass index), a program that Mr. Seip spearhead-ed, have since become state mandates. A few years ago, he and his colleagues wrote a grant that allowed the department to purchase heart monitors and fitness equipment. When the district considered eliminating driv-er training, Mike conceived the self-sufficient program, and with the help of his colleagues, he created one of the best driver education programs in the state. His vision for the department has always been fitness-based. He truly believes in educating young adults about adopting healthy lifestyles. His involvement also extended to advising Students Against Drunk Driving from 1983 to 1996. For over a quarter of a century, he has been a proactive leader and gifted liaison for his department. During his thirty-four years of teaching, 31 of which he spent at East Penn School District, Mr. Seip has left an indelible impression in PIAA history and brought immense pride to the East Penn School District and the

teaching profession.

Pictured: Steve Baier, Dave Piperato, (Principal) and Mike Seip.

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Steve Baier During his 35 years as a science teacher, Mr. Baier has been the recipient of some prestigious awards for his innovation and creativity in the classroom and his dedication to the environment. In 2012 he accepted the DaVinci Science Center Hall of Fame Grand Master Award for Outstanding Science Teaching. In 2008, he was the recipient of the Friend of the Lehigh Valley Award from Wildlands Conservancy. In 2005, he earned the Keystone Technology Integrator Award, an accolade the state presents to teachers who demonstrate in-novative integration of technology into their instruction. Finally, in 1995 Mr. Baier was elected by the Lehigh County Conservation District as the Conservation Teacher of the Year. Mr. Baier taught one year in Danville before he was hired by the East Penn School District. He taught seventh grade at Eyer Middle School for eleven years before transferring to the high school. During his tenure at the high school, Mr. Baier designed the Advanced Placement and College Preparatory Environmental Science courses. He advised the Earth Watch Club from 1997 to 2008 and the Envirothon from 1996 to 2013. When he directed the Envirothon competition, the high school achieved first place in the county every year but one. Teams of students advanced to the state level seventeen times to compete with 66 other counties.

Steve Baier is known throughout the Lehigh Valley for his commitment to conservation and environmental awareness, and over the course of his career, he has inspired many students by making them more cognizant of their impact on the environment. Mr. Baier admits that he will miss working with students. Their enthusiasm has motivated him to do his best every day. Often we are not aware of others’ backgrounds or private stories, so, he says, it’s important to be empathetic and recognize everyone’s gifts.

In retirement, Mr. Baier looks forward to spending more time outdoors. He enjoys bicycling, organic garden-ing, fishing, and hunting. He plans to travel more with his family. They plan to visit Southeast Asia and Africa in the near future. Mr. Baier will also continue working with the Emmaus Upper Milford Advisory Council, and he hopes to volunteer at the Wildlands Conservancy.

Susan Case Susan Case has been an integral part of the Emmaus High School library for 13 years. Before she was hired by the East Penn School District, she worked for other public school districts and public, state, and academic libraries in several different states. She is retiring after 37 years as a librarian. During her years as head librarian at the high school, Mrs. Case strived to make the library a true resource for all members of the building--students and teachers alike. Over the years, she brought the library into the 21st century by allotting funds for the purchase of ebooks and electronic databases. Under her direction, a com-puter room was added to the library so teachers and students can work in an isolated area when developing research projects or other types of project-based learning. Outside of the library, Mrs. Case was an active leader. She served on various committees, including the high school technology integration team and the Classrooms for the Future implementation team. She served as an indispensable leader on several Middle States committees and the social studies, art, and English curricu-lum revisions teams. She also served with the team of teachers who chooses the Academic Hall of Fame award winner at graduation. As the advisor of the academic team, she led the team to five CLIU wins. Of the five times the team advanced to the state championships, they won three times and attended the National Panasonic Competition. They were Lehigh Valley League champions three times. Four times the team advanced to the semi-finals and once for the finals for the Scholastic Scrimmage competitions. During retirement, Mrs. Case will enjoy reading, spending more time with her family, and exploring new intel-lectual endeavors. She says that she enjoyed working in public education because students give her hope for the future. They remind her that change is imminent and good.

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Providing a broad learning experience

Courses will be offered in the following manner: Acceleration- A course that serves as a prerequisite to prepare students for the subsequent sequential course. Class periods meet for 140 minutes per day. Students must pass the course and score an 80% or higher on the midterm and final exam to earn credit. Geometry and Algebra 2 are offered for acceleration. Remediation / Grade Improvement- A course taken to improve the grade from the course taken during the regular academic year. The student can either take it to attain a passing grade or for the improvement of a low grade. Remediation for full year courses requires a time commitment of 70 minutes per day for five weeks. Remediation for half-year courses requires a time commitment of 70 minutes per day for two and a half weeks. Accelerated Graduation Requirement Courses - A one-half or one-quarter credit course that is a graduation requirement and does not fit readily into the student’s schedule during the regular academic year. Health/Wellness, Driver’s Ed., Aquatics, Independent Living, and Word Processing are offered for graduation requirement. These courses will require a time commitment of 70 minutes per day for five weeks.

Please Note: Courses may not run depending on teacher availability and/or student interest.

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No Classes on Thursday, July 4, 2013

Mrs. Laura Witman,

Summer Learning Academy

Principal

Phone: 610-965-1650 ext. 21945

Main Office: 610-965-1650

500 Macungie Avenue

Emmaus, PA 18049

E M M A U S H I G H S C H O O L

2013

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 19, 2013

12:00 Noon

FEE SCHEDULE: Courses Resident Non-Resident 2.5 Week Course $160.00 $200.00 5 Week Course $230.00 $275.00 1.0 credit Acceleration 140 mins/day $260.00 $300.00

REGISTRATION BEGINS:

Monday, May 6, 2013

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East Penn Board of School Directors 2013:

Charles H. Ballard, President Alan C. Earnshaw, Vice President

Kenneth Bacher Lynn Donches Francee Fuller Rebecca Heid

Michael Policano Samuel Rhodes, III

Julian Stolz

Cecilia R. Birdsell, Board Secretary Lynn Glancy, Treasurer

Marc S. Fisher, Esq., Worth, Magee & Fisher, Solicitor Thomas L. Seidenberger, Ed. D.,

Superintendent of Schools

EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOLEMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL

OUR VISIONOUR VISION Emmaus High School will empower students to maximize their individual

potential and become lifelong learners and contributors to a global society.

OUR MISSIONOUR MISSION Emmaus High School will provide a learning environment in which students

become problem solvers, collaborators and critical thinkers.

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EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL 500 Macungie Ave. Emmaus, PA 18049-2296

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Web Site Address: www.eastpennsd.org/ehs E-mail Addresses: dpiperato@eastpennsd.org

Emmaus High School

Phone Numbers Main Office - 610-965-1650 Counseling Office – 610-965-1660 Attendance Office – 610-965-1661 Athletic Office – 610-965-1670 Nurse’s Office – 610-965-1673

Fax Numbers Main Office – 610-967-2198 Counseling Office – 610-967-5974 Athletic Office – 610-965-1501 Nurse’s Office – 610-966-8449 Attendance Office – 484-519-3932