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Three seniors – Joel Johnson, Michael Abrams-Dyer, and Josh LeClerc – were named commended scholars by the National Merit 2014 Scholarship program. Out of 1.5 million students who take the PSATs as juniors, only 34,000 are selected as commended scholars nationwide.

 

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Meetings continue after school, once a week with artist Camille Perrottet, as progress is made toward designing an anti-bias mural in one of the school’s longest hallways. The advisory committee is made up of members from different clubs, from National Art Society to Justice League and Gay-Straight Alliance, along with Hispanic Leaders and more.

 

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Next Friday, Oct. 11, is the evening of the homecoming dance and other student activities, with music provided by DJ K-Alert (student Chris Kalbacher). Principal Adam Fine offers a reminder that the dance is for East Hampton High School students only. The theme is “black-out,” and students are encouraged to dress all in black.

 

Homecoming Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, starts the second annual induction ceremony for the Hall of Fame honorees, with a breakfast in the high school cafeteria at 9 a.m. Tickets are available through the Athletic Office. The afternoon kicks off with a barbecue and carnival on the school grounds at 3:30, followed by the big game versus the Southampton Mariners at 7 p.m.

John M. Marshall Elementary School

Spanish-speaking parents are invited to two separate “welcome back” night at the elementary school – kindergarten through second grade parents on Monday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m., and parents of children in grades 3 through 5 at 3:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The meetings will be held in the kindergarten commons, childcare will be provided, and the parents will have a chance to learn about both the school curriculum and the ESL/Bilingual program.

Students at John Marshall are also getting into the spirit of homecoming week, following the same days as the high school: Monday, pajama day; Tuesday, USA day; Wednesday, neon day; Thursday, flannel day; and Friday, Oct. 11, maroon and gray day.

This is also the week of the PTA’s book fair in the library. Students will be able to browse through books all week.

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