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We're off to a great start with our Owls! 2022-23 school year is going to be AWESOME!

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Seniors are selling coffee &amp; hot cocoa every Friday before school in the library!

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Oct. 24 - Your Future is Now @ CTC Oct. 24-28 Red Ribbon Week Oct. 25 - PSAT for 10th and 11th graders at TJC M/W makeup &amp; 9th grade 			students Stock Market Challenge @ TJC Oct. 28 - Picture Re-take Fall Festival from 4-6PM @ ECHS Gym Nov. 4 - Homecoming Nov. 18 - Junior Achievement at Ramey Elementary SAT Testing Upcoming Dates:&nbsp; 	Nov. 5th 	Dec. 3rd All Seniors are required to take the SAT or ACT. If you need a fee waiver code, you may request it from Mrs. Baucom or Mr. Haas if she is unavailable.&nbsp;

The Booster Club is now taking online membership payments! Membership dues are just $5 a year and proceeds help with special activities here at ECHS. This year, the Booster Club has teamed up with Cheddar Up to make it easier for families to join! Just click <a href="https://my.cheddarup.com/c/join-the-echs-booster-club?cart=2588602d-8e7f-471d-9cbb-70a55f1c0d90%21%2136994759">HERE</a> to sign up and become a part of the Booster Club!

Don't forget! Every Friday is Pizza &amp; Snacks Day here at ECHS! Booster Club will sell pizza for $1 after school. Nom nom nom...

Gone Clubbing! Friday Club Spotlight Mrs. Creel and Mrs. Rose’s Craft Club is creating puzzles that illustrate the college that each student would dream of attending. Mrs. Creel says she is “most excited about seeing the creativity that lives within each student that joined her club.”&nbsp; Mrs. Butterfield started the Cooking Club to enjoy different dishes that students are willing to make for everyone to share. Sophomore Stacy Mendez states, “I am most excited to hang out with my friends and eat different foods.”&nbsp; After recently visiting LegoLand, Mrs. Ellis had the idea to bring out our students' creative side by using this same concept. Mrs. Ellis created the Lego Club to give students a time to relax and use their imagination as a gift and create whatever they may think.

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WHAT A PAL! Peer Assisted Learning offered now! PALS, the on campus tutorial program, is off to great start this year! Students are able to sign up and then be paired with a peer tutor to help them during Advisory. Students meet in the library and work together on various subjects. Elder Owls is set up to help students who may feel overwhelmed or anxious about school or life in general. Students can contact Ms. Orrick if they would like an Elder Owl. PALS has been a very successful program here at ECHS. It allows students a chance to work with someone who has successfully passed a specific class. For those students that tutor, it offers them a way to earn community service hours. If you are looking for a PAL, contact Mrs. Ellis at: lisa.ellis@tylerisd.org or for an Elder Owl, contact Ms. Orrick at: tracey.orrick@tylerisd.org

Community Service with a smile! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community service is a very engaging and vital part of ECHS. Students seeking to get involved, may take advantage of the community service opportunities offered throughout the year. Examples include the Trash Pickup events sponsored by Student Government and volunteering with Junior Achievement, which gets up to 8 hours of community service. For more information about Trash Pickup opportunities contact Mr. Silva. To sign-up for JA reach out to Mr. Brookshire. Students may obtain Community Service logs through their AVID teachers.

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ECHS Math Teachers go the extra mile to support students

It takes commitment, stamina, and some serious calculators to make sure ECHS students are ready for college math at TJC! This year, ECHS welcomed two new math teachers; Kyle Stoltz and Shannon Kinkade who along with Cody Borel, our Math Department Chair, bring their passion for numbers and equations to the classroom. Ms. Kinkade joins us from Hogg Middle School and Mr. Stoltz has been working with Seniors to prepare for the SATs. We are so proud to have them here at ECHS!

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ECHS Takes over Texas A&amp;M during their Fall AVID college trip

ECHS Juniors and Seniors traveled on Oct. 7 to Texas A&amp;M University at College Station as part of their Fall AVID college trip. After a three-hour long drive, students arrived at the College Station campus and attended a Freshman Admission Session which provided them with information about the college's academics, admission process, and financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Afterwards, students were able to tour the campus while learning more about its rich culture, history, and traditions. The tight-knit community culture and great programs in the architecture, veterinary, business, and engineering fields, ultimately inspired several seniors to apply.

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Our annual chocolate fundraiser happened during September. Students sold 2 boxes of chocolate to help fund school programs like test fees and college applications. For each box sold, students also got 2 hours of community service. Those that sold the most won gift cards! 1st place: Mattie Hastings, 2nd place: Austin Harris, 3rd place tie: Tiffany Ibarra &amp; Anna Hortman.

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October is Hispanic Heritage Month and at ECHS, we know how to celebrate!

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The first Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Early College High School was held at 9 a.m. on Thu Oct. 13, 2022 at the ECHS gymnasium. The celebration united the ECHS student body as they witnessed a traditional Hispanic folkloric dance, and received a speech from a surprise guest speaker.&nbsp; 	Anticipation grew as students gathered in their advisory classes for the first hour on Thursday morning while they waited for the festivities to begin. Once it was nearing 9 a.m. students were seated in their designated areas in the gym. Amanda Horton, ECHS principal, welcomed Nancy Rangal, Executive Director of The Tyler Hispanic Business Alliance, to share an uplifting message about Hispanic heritage to those in attendance.&nbsp; 	Through quoting statistics illustrating the impact of the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States and sharing personal experiences, Rangal emphasized one critical message to the student body in her speech: "Be proud of your culture, be proud of who you are," Rangal said. While highlighting the progress and future of Hispanic/Latino communities, Rangel also took time to reflect on the struggles faced by both older generations and Hispanic/Latinos today.&nbsp; She shared a meaningful anecdote about her grandparents facing punishment for merely speaking Spanish at school.&nbsp; 	Rangal's description of her grandparents' experience reminds us that it was not long ago that children were kept out of school for the color of their skin and punished for the language they spoke, but it also brings up another point that afflicts the Hispanic/Latino community.&nbsp; Fear of punishment by American society leads many Hispanic/Latino families to teach primarily English to their children. This results in many Hispanic kids losing a majority of their Spanish speaking skills, and in an ironic twist, they are then punished and labeled as "No Sabo" kids through no fault of their own. It is true that, as Rangal said "we have come a long way, we not only embrace our culture, but we embrace the language, we embrace our traditions," but we must also remember to maintain unity among our own community in order to continue with progress. We must look to the future, while learning to mend the scars of our past.&nbsp; 	After Rangal's speech, 14 ECHS students demonstrated a traditional Mexican folkloric dance commonly seen in Latin America. After practicing for weeks they showed an important aspect of Hispanic culture, dance. Afterwards they invited others to join them in a rendition of Spanish square dancing.&nbsp; Students were then dismissed to enjoy complimentary pan dulce and drinks.&nbsp;&nbsp; - by Nayeli Carrillo &amp; Carla Andazola

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Yeah, school and home can feel overwhelming at times, but there are ways to cope

As a highschool student it almost seems that there is always another project on the horizon, another exam next week, and another essay due at 11:59 p.m. It is no secret that school can be stressful. The rigorous academic environment at Early College High School, in particular, can create a culture of stress among the student body. While it is not possible to completely eliminate stress, we can learn how to manage it.&nbsp; 	In order to implement strategies to help manage stress, it is important to identify major stressors. First, identify the sources of your stress. It is not enough to just say "school" or "my significant other." We must specifically identify what situations act as major stressors. Once you have identified those stressors a good rule of thumb is to address what you can change and learn to manage what you cannot. For example, you can change your schedule to allow for more study/homework time, but in many cases you may have limited power to change a stressful situation at home or at work. In some cases, you may also take actions now to prevent or diminish future stress. Some senior advice is to space-out your study sessions at least a week before an exam so you're not left pulling an all-nighter.&nbsp; 	Additionally, one of the best ways to alleviate stress is sleep. Unfortunately, ECHS students are notorious for their unbalanced sleep schedules. Skipping a good night's rest may not seem to have serious consequences, but this habit can wreck your health in the long term. Getting enough sleep will help you perform better during the day, ward off stress, and increase your energy levels. 	Again, we can't completely eliminate stress from our lives, but we can and should learn how to manage it. It is certainly much easier said than done, but ultimately living in a constant state of stress is unhealthy and will eventually begin to take a toll on other areas of your life. By Carla Andazola

Click on this link to find out more: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpolpKTWrp4">Anxiety Explained</a>

Whooooo's ready for a great year? WE ARE! 

ECHS Owls went gold September for Childhood Cancer Awareness

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) is recognized every September by childhood cancer organizations around the world. With a goal to increase awareness and raise funds for those affected by childhood cancer, the American Childhood Cancer Organization encourages everyone to Go Gold® during September in honor and in memory of kids with cancer!“ A group of parents picked gold as the official color for the childhood cancer awareness ribbon. The color gold symbolizes how precious children are and the resiliency of childhood cancer heroes. Unlike other awareness ribbons that symbolize one specific disease, the childhood cancer ribbon stands for dozens of diseases. Aneesa Cedillo is a junior at ECHS she stated that the purpose of “Go Gold Week” is to bring awareness to childhood cancer. To find ways to support Cancer there was an initiative that includes, but is not limited to donations of extension cords, chap sticks, blankets, bibles etc. As well as monetary donations, and any resource as well as a dollar can go a long way. Aneesa is said to be very passionate about “Go Gold Week,” because at the age of 6 she was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer that affected her femur. “I consider myself lucky because most kids diagnosed with cancer never get the chance to start school life,” Cedillo said. “In a district as big as ours, so many kids are affected by cancer each year. For the past four years, I have partnered with the Gold Network of East Texas and the principals at my schools to raise awareness for childhood cancer and raise funds for the Gold Network, which has helped me and many others. “I want to honor all the kids before me and those who will come after me affected by cancer, so they know they matter,” Cedillo said. “I want them to know their school district and community cares. She stated that at the time people didn't really think that children couldn’t get cancer until she was one of them. She is passionate and supportive of this initiative because she wants to tell people that kids can also get cancer, it's not just adults. There are many kids in the TISD and other districts that suffer from cancer. Lastly, Aneesa said, she is trying to bring weariness in general. - by Diego Oblitas &amp; Johnny Rodriguez

FIND OUT MORE AT https://www.goldnetworkoet.com/

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Aneesa Cedillo looks over the donations from ECHS students and staff. This year, the Go Gold Network asked for extension cords, notebooks, throw blankets, and Snuggle-scented air fresheners.

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Food Trucks for the WIN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This year, ECHS has scheduled different food trucks for Fridays. Every other Friday, students and staff have an opportunity to sample various food truck specialties. So far, they have been a big hit on our campus! Just a reminder, students are able to order food on Fridays however, unless they are upper classmen, they still are not allowed to leave campus.

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