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East Central To Host Sub-Section One Act Play Competition

On Saturday, January 28, East Central School will host the South Sub-Section 7A One-Act Play Contest. The competition is sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League and is open to the public. There is an admission charge of $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors for the event.

Seven schools will be participating in the contest. They are Aitkin, Barnum, Cromwell-Wright, East Central, Hinckley/Finlayson, Isle, and Onamia. The first show begins at 9:00 a.m. Shows #2, #3, and #4 perform at 10:00 a.m, 11:00 am, and 12:00 noon respectively. The three afternoon shows take place at 1:30 p.m, 2:30 p.m, and 3:30 pm. There will be a brief awards program at approximately 4:30 p.m. Two plays will be chosen to advance to the Section 7A competition which will be held at Hibbing Community College on Saturday, February 4.  East Central is the defending South Sub-Section Champion with their performance of "The Anatomy of Gray."

As per State High School League rules, play titles cannot be identified with the name of the performing school. The order of presentation is "Fog on the Mountain," "Note to Self," "I Know I Saw Gypsies," "Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful Tales," "Wake-Up Call," "A Bright, Clear Sky," and "Judah's Daughter." Once a production has begun, there is no admittance to the theater. The doors will be opened between shows to allow spectators to come and go.

As a fundraiser, East Central PTO will have lunch and concessions available all day in the Elementary Cafeteria.

 Posted: January 22, 2012

Green Sneakers EcoChallenge

Please donate your old sneakers! 

Now through April 22, 2012 (Earth Day). 

Help raise money for your school!

• 0.50 cents per pound of sneakers will be awarded to East Central
• Once the school reaches 1,000 pounds of sneakers we will be eligible for the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place cash prizes in addition to the 0.50 cents per pound
• Collections gathered after the completion date, but before the date of pick up by the GreenSneakers, will be awarded as 0.50 cents per pound to our school
• Other local schools competing in this Challenge are Barnum & Moose Lake.
  

There will be twelve (12) cash awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places respectively, in four (4) school sizes.

Donated sneakers become reused as affordable footwear for people in need around the world.

Let's See How Many Sneakers We Can Collect

Between Now and 4/22/2012!

• Did you know that sneakers take anywhere from 50 to 1,000 years to break down in a landfill.
• 70,000 donated sneakers saves 500 cubic meters of landfill space.

 Posted: January 9, 2012

Students Learn Interviewing Skills

On December 20, 2011, East Central’s Business Writing class had the opportunity to gain interviewing experience through the first Speed Interviewing day.  Community members volunteered to assist in interviewing junior and senior students for five minutes.  Students interviewed for careers in journalism, ministry, law enforcement, social service, school nursing, teaching, military, and theater.  Students were rated on first impression, ability to answer questions, and overall interviewing skills.

 Posted: December 21, 2011