East Union Community Schools

Tonight's Varsity Baseball contest at East Union against Mt. Ayr has been moved to 5:30 pm due to field conditions and potential for additional precipitation. JV to follow if time and field conditions allow, due to weather. Thank you

On Tuesday, May 20th, four of our FFA members went to Ames and competed in the State Ag Mechanics Competition. Ronnie Riemenschneider, Brock Jones, Gaige Mohr, and Seth Ripperger received a Gold rating and 6th overall team score! Individually, Ronnie received 7th overall. 💛🦅💙

State Track has concluded for our East Union athletes. 💥 Congratulations to Junior, Morgan Cooley! Morgan threw 157-01 in discus and placed 3rd 🥉 in Class 1A. 🩵 Morgan also threw shot put with a throw of 48-01.25, landing him just outside of podium placement at 9th. 🤍 Junior, Tristin Lear had a fantastic showing with her first trip to the Blue Oval. She finished 17th with a time of 17.09 in the 100m hurdles! #GoEagles 🦅

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🩵🎓🦅🤍

Elementary Awards Day Ceremonies will take place this week. We look forward to seeing you there as we celebrate our Little Eagles!

HIgh School Baseball Schedule Updates : Wednesday 5/28 @ Twin Cedars - Varsity 1st @ 5:30 PM with JV to follow. Friday 5/30 @ Southwest Valley - JV @ 5:30 pm - will play 2 innings -- Varsity will start at 7 pm Thursday 6/5 @ Wayne - Varsity only at 7 pm Thursday 6/12 @ CD - Varsity 1st at 5 pm Tuesday 6/24 vs. Wayne - Varsity only at 7 pm

Morgan Cooley and Tristin Lear's state send-off as they headed to the Blue Oval! 🎉 #StateBound #TrackAndField #EaglePride

Girls' STATE Golf Apparel!! Get your official HISTORIC golf gear and show our Lady Eagles just how PROUD we are! Orders are due by Monday, May 26th — no late orders will be accepted!! Please also note that, due to Memorial Day, orders will arrive later than the start of the event. #EaglePride #1stEverGirlsStateGolfTeam #ForeverBlue https://stores.inksoft.com/eastuniongolf/shop/home

Local Law Enforcement and Juvenile Court Services held two events Tuesday, “Greater Lunch with the Law” and “Popsicles with the Police”. These were outreach events to strengthen interactions with law enforcement and students in a fun way. For more fun pictures and details from the event see the article “Greater Lunch with the Law” and “Popsicles with the Police”. These events were supported by Greater Regional Health and Fareway. https://www.eastunionschools.org/article/2233084

Where did the time go? These once wide-eyed preschoolers, clinging to their parents' legs on the first day of school, are now ready to leave the nest, stepping out into the world on the brink of greatness! Congratulations, Class of 2025! We are so proud of you! https://5il.co/3guq9

Our East Union Girls Golf Team punched their ticket to STATE!! The team consists of freshman Kaelee Buffington, sophomores Marlys Mitchell, Kathryn Lack, Mia Tallmon, and junior Gwen Nixon, who also qualified as an individual!! Congratulations ladies!!! 🩵🤍⛳️🏌🏻‍♀️

Today we complete our celebration of the members of the Class of 2025. Keep shining and never stop chasing your dreams! #EastUnionSeniors #Classof2025

ASPIRE "More" & Friends will host this month's Mental Health Matters event Wednesday, May 21st, 5:30 pm at the Afton Community Center. Chris Doster will be the featured speaker. Refreshments will be served!

May 11th, we lost a staff member and recent EU graduate in a car accident. Amber Lacina graduated from East Union High School in 2021 and had been working with us as an associate in the elementary school this year. Services for Amber are on May 22nd. The East Union ASPIRE "More" Thrift Store will be closed on Thurday, May 22, so that staff can attend the funeral. Please keep Amber's family and friends in your prayers.

Yesterday, May 19th, we hosted our annual End of the Year Luncheon, when we honor our retiring staff members. This year, we bid farewell to Mr. Mike Cooley, Mrs. Barb Tomas, Mr. Steve Kinyon, Mrs. Kit Mostek, Mrs. Cindy Norman, and Ms. Dawn Arnold. We are so grateful for these individuals and their years of service to our school. And, a big “THANK YOU” to Greg Bailey and Isaac Detweiler from the Union County Cattlemen for grilling burgers for our main course.

Reminder, East Union will not have school on Thursday this week.

Today we continue our celebration of the members of the Class of 2025. Keep shining and never stop chasing your dreams! #EastUnionSeniors #Classof2025

State Track info! Tickets go on sale Monday at 9 am and can be purchased at Home Town Tickets. https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/ Morgan Cooley : Shot Put : 5/22 @ 4:30 pm - 2nd flight Morgan Cooley : Discuss : 5/23 @ 4:30 pm - 2nd flight Tristin Lear : 100m Hurdles : 5/23 @ 4:00 pm - Heat 1

Due to our lower numbers for High School Softball, all home softball games this season will be Varsity first with a 6 pm start time. We'll then play as much JV as possible following the Varsity game.

Congratulations to our 2025 East Union Honor Society Inductees! Seniors inducted include: Brooklyn Mitchell, Brenna Cass, Ivy Eklund, & Chaz Cornelison. Juniors inducted include: Kelsey Claiser & Tristin Lear. Please join us in congratulating these students on this honor!