East Union Community Schools

He did it AGAIN! Sophomore, Morgan Cooley broke his own school record for Shot Put at last night's Boys Track Meet at Central College! A record that lasted exactly 1 week, which had previously been held since 1977. Last night, he broke his own record by 3 feet! He won the event and set a new record with a throw of 54' 8"!

East Union has received a couple of opportunities for students to earn community service hours towards graduation. Students in grades 9-12 are required to have 50 total hours to graduate. (9th: 10 hrs, 10th: 10 hrs, 11th: 15 hrs, and 12th: 15 hrs). If you are interested in either of these opportunities, reach out.

Eagles 🦅 Take Flight ✈️ Fundraiser Students are selling delicious pies and bakeshop items through Monday, March 18th, 2024. Items will be delivered just in time for Easter. Items will be picked up and delivered by March 28th. If you would like to order, or would rather make a donation, please let me know. These kids are so excited to embark on their trip to Greece & Italy for 14 days! 😊 We have several options for payment. 1: Cash- 💵 2: Check-payable to Clarissa McColllough 3. Venmo- @EaglesTakeFlight25 What is Eagles Take Flight? A group of students that have signed up through EF Tours to explore the world through hands-on education. It is designed to allow students to become world travelers safely. These students are responsible for paying for their own educational trip. Fundraising is just one of the ways to help the students and parents fund the trip.

Ms. Vaughan's students had the honor of performing in the Junior High Honor Band at Lenox High School tonight. Performing were Eastyn Sick, Asher Aldrich, Cyler Wuebker, and Hayden Mohr.

RECORD BREAKER ALERT! Last night the Eagles Boy's Track team competed at the IATC Indoor Championships and Sophomore Morgan Cooley took home 3rd place in the shot put with a throw of 51' 0.5". This is also a new Eagle Record, previously held by D. Mitchell at 50'7.25" in 1977!

Thank you to everyone who was able and willing to attend the Public Forum on Wednesday evening. The input from all perspectives was appreciated by the Board of Education. Please view this PDF with information shared at the Public Forum: https://bit.ly/4dayCommunityForum A new survey has been created and we'd like your thoughts on the proposed options. There were questions about the validity of the last survey data. Please only respond to the survey one time per person. You will need to enter your email as part of the survey. https://forms.gle/iesLL8GVG4ru9sWF6

Good Evening, Don't forget tonight at 7pm Des Moines Metro Opera Iowa will perform Beauty And The Beast. This event is free to the public. In conjunction with the evening performance, students had a fantastic day with a production of Sid The Serpent along with Masterclasses.

The ASPIRE "More" Thrift Store will be closing at 1:30 PM, March 7th, following the East Union School schedule.

Don't forget! Today is the last day to order your track apparel for the season. The girls track team appreciates your support. https://stores.inksoft.com/EUGTRACK/shop/home

ASPIRE "More" Resource Center & Thrift Store - Conference Week Schedule

This weekend many of our Eagles, HS/MS/Elem. students competed in Volleyball, Archery, and Wrestling. We have some amazing accolades to celebrate! We will start off with Archery! Avery Cheers finished 7th place at the State Archery Shoot. Gaige Mohr finished 2nd place at the State Archery Shoot. Gaige also received a $1,000 scholarship award for his two combined top scores plus his state score. Both Avery and Gaige have earned the honor of representing East Union Archery at NATIONALS in Louisville, KY in May. Our Muscle Mat Club competed in Girls AAU State, Pee Wee State, and Southwest Iowa District 8 AAU Duals wrestling. We have some tough and talented wrestlers. Billie Dike, Azaylea Clear, and Konnor Tucker wrestled extremely well and placed as follows: Billie Dike - 2nd Azaylea Clear - 5th Konnor Tucker - 6th Charlie Dike wrestled as well and owned the weekend! She is Girls AAU State Champ at 124! Weston McFarland, Truett Needham, and Silas Hayes were part of the Southwest Iowa District 8 AAU Duals team this weekend. Congratulations to Truett Needham and Silas Hayes duals team on Dual CHAMPS! Weston's duals team came up just short and placed 2nd. Eagle Elite 11U Volleyball girls placed 2nd and Eagle Elite 13/14U placed 1st in their Winterset Tournament this weekend. Congratulations to all our Eagles on a successful weekend! Keep working hard in and out of the classrooms.

The Girls High School Track team apparel store is now up and live! Check out the store and help support our Eagle Girls Track team! The store is open until Wednesday 3/6. https://stores.inksoft.com/EUGTRACK/shop/home

It was another great day at East Union. We were able to celebrate our State Archery students! They will be shooting at the Iowa State Fairgrounds today and tomorrow in the Jacobson Building! Several of our students qualified for both bullseye and 3D. Avery Cheers, Kayson Harper, Isabele Mohr, Hayden Mohr, Noah Stover, Aiden Denton, Cameron Hamilton, Gaige Mohr, Chaz Cornelison, and Gracie McMillen. Good luck at State, we are so proud of you!! #EaglePride #Bullseye #3D

The East Union ASPIRE "More" Learning Center & Thrift Store Conference Week Hours.

At this point we have 138 responses to the Family/Community Survey. Hoping to get a much broader input data from our families and community. If you haven't, please take a few minutes to share your perspective with us. Survey link: https://bit.ly/EastUnion_SpringFamilySurvey

East Union ASPIRE "More" Thrift Store - Final days of the $5 Winter Sack Sale: includes jeans, long sleeved tops, and winter apparel.

There will be a JH boys and girls track meeting on Friday, 3/1 during Home Room for any JH students planning to go out for track this year. If you're unable to attend the meeting, please reach out to Coach Fariss or Coach Aldridge.

There will be a Boy's High School Track parent meeting on Thursday 2/29/2024 at 6 pm in the High School Concourse.

Saturday, February 24th was an amazing day in our small but mighty town. East Union hosted Individual Speech Events for the first time in over 32 years! It truly took a village to pull this event together. Earning Division 1 ratings and advancing to State Contest at ADM in Adel on March 9th: Rebecca Young, Storytelling; Mia Tallmon, Storetelly; Aiden Denton, Radio News; and Khloe Parker, Radio News. Earning Division II ratings, performing very well: Jensen Waigand, Radio News; Kathryn Lack, Literary Program + Prose; Rebecca Young, Literary Program; Mia Tallmon, Literary Program; Brock Driskill, Spontaneous Speaking + Improvisation; and Hunter Swanson, Spontaneous Speaking. 💙🦅🤍🎭🩵

Hello Eagles, As you are aware the East Union Schools, like many schools in Iowa, is considering the possibility of a four day week in the future. For details: https://5il.co/2fgx8 Family/Community Survey please click this link: https://bit.ly/EastUnion_SpringFamilySurvey