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Picture Day for East Middle School is scheduled for
Monday, Oct 6.

This event's Order Code is 0060VJF.

Due to not reaching the needed amount of volunteers to cover the required positions, PTA sadly announces that we will not be having Turkey Bingo this year. This is a large event that takes weeks to plan and we have simply run out of time before this decision needed to be made.

We would like to thank those who reached out with an interest to volunteer, we greatly appreciate it. We also would like to thank those who showed an interest in attending our next meeting. Our October meeting is Thursday the 9th at 6 pm in the library. It is extremely important that we have representation at our monthly meetings and we hope to see you there!

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, October 16th, from 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

To help manage traffic and allow time for everyone, please attend during your assigned time based on your student’s last name:

• A–I: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

• J–R: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• S–Z: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

We’ll have schedules available when you arrive. Please understand that we have over 600 students, so we ask that conversations be limited to about 5 minutes per teacher.

If you need a more in-depth discussion, please leave your preferred contact information with the teacher or schedule a follow-up meeting for a later date.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Lifeways Student Support Program
East Middle School partners with Lifeways, a nonprofit agency focused on youth substance use prevention and healthy decision-making. Through classroom lessons and individual support, students learn skills such as goal setting, decision-making, managing emotions, and resisting peer pressure. The program uses evidence-based curriculums (Project Success and Too Good for Drugs) to help students build positive relationships, make healthy choices, and stay substance-free. Services are free, and referrals can be made by staff, parents, or guardians.

For more information, visit www.lifeways.us.

The 6th Grade Musical for 1st Quarter General Music students will be held on Wednesday, October 8th at 2:20 PM in the cafeteria. We look forward to seeing you there!

The EMS 7th & 8th Grade Chorus will perform their first concert of the year on Tuesday, October 7th at 7:00 PM at the Performing Arts Center Historic Theater (Rapid City High School, formerly Dakota Middle School).

The concert will feature five jazz selections accompanied by a live jazz combo on piano, drums, and double bass. The students are excited about their music and are sure to put on an amazing performance!

This event is free, and we hope you’ll join us for a wonderful evening of music.

🎶 The East Middle School Orchestra will be performing their first concert of the year on Monday, October 6th at 7:00 PM in the EMS cafeteria. We look forward to seeing you there!

Oct. 6, 7 & 8 (Monday. Tuesday, & Wednesday)

📍 Raptor Den takes place in room 203 after school until 4:00 p.m.

If you would like your child to sign up for Raptor Den, please reach out to their EI teacher. You can contact them by email using the general format: firstname.lastname@k12.sd.us.

Game nights will be Thursdays, and gametime will be 3:07-5:00 with pickup/cleanup starting at 4:50. Room 231.

Student Council meets every other Monday in Room 204. Next meeting is Tuesday, October 14

Practices will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 3:15-4:15 in room 226.

-Competitions:

• Sat. October 4 in Hot Springs at 9:00am

• Sat. October 18 at North Middle School at 9:00a

Fans attending athletic events are reminded that they are still on school grounds, and all school rules remain in place.

• Fans waiting out front are expected to behave appropriately and show respect to visiting teams and families as they enter East Middle School.

• Fans/spectators must remain in the stands and should not move to other areas of the school or grounds, or roam/play/hang out outside the game location.

• Administrators have the authority to restrict continued entrance to after-school sporting events if a student repeatedly misbehaves.

• If a student is asked to leave, parents will be contacted for immediate pick-up.

• After each game, we kindly ask everyone to clean up their area and help pick up any trash left behind.

Student Academic Requirements

• 5 or fewer missing assignments

• No more than 1 F on Skyward

Requirements to participate in sports:

• A current physical on file

• Activities concussion form completed (found under Online Forms in Skyward Family Access)

• $25 registration fee paid

Sports Questions
If you have any questions about sports, please email the coach for your child’s grade level.

Girls Basketball and Wrestling will begin on October 14.

To sign up, please stop by the office. Make sure you have:

• A current physical on file

• An activities concussion form completed

• The registration fee paid

Don’t miss out—get signed up today!

Tuesday, October 7:

7th grade football- Location: South Middle School

East vs South

5:15pm

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Thursday, October 9:

8th grade Championship- Location: Sioux Park

East vs West

5:30pm

7A City Championship

• Tuesday, Oct 7

  • Location: South Middle School at 4:00pm

    • East A vs South A

  • Location: East Middle School

    • East Red vs Southwest Purple at 4:00pm

    • East Raptors vs East Gold at 5:00pm

  • Locations: West Middle School at 4:00pm

    • West A vs East A

Tuesday, Oct. 7: All City Meet

Location: East Middle School

Time: 3:30pm