The 2019-2020 Swamp Life yearbooks have arrived. Anyone who ordered and paid for their yearbooks prior to the end of school may go by the front office to pick theirs up. You must sign for your book. Yearbooks for this year AND last year may still be ordered online. Go to www.treering.com and enter the ECJSHS code 1015379714384970.
East Columbus Junior/Senior High School welcomes Jamie Faulk as its new principal. Faulk, who taught previously at East for 18 years, is replacing Jeremiah Johnson, who is now the principal of the Columbus County Early College. While Faulk will be new to the student body, most of the staff and faculty have worked with him.
Yearbook Orders Yearbook Orders! Mr. Royal will be on the front patio on Tuesday, May 12, and Thursday, May 14, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon each day, to take orders and payments for the 2020 ECHS Swamp Life Yearbook. The books are $50 each. Bring exact cash or a check made out to East Columbus High School. Checks may also be mailed to East Columbus High School, 32 Gator Lane, Lake Waccamaw, N.C. 28450. Mr. Royal will also take up money for Senior Ads in the yearbook: $150 for a full page, $80 for a half page. All can be paid with one check if needed. Yearbooks ordered after May 14 will be $60. Yearbooks can be ordered anytime later, online, for $60.
Gator Media has added a special page to the Gators East website just for the East Columbus High School Class of 2020. Seniors who have accepted the invitation to be a part of the Google Classroom Senior Class of 2020 received an assignment with information, questions and photo requests. All senior information is due by April 17. The page can be accessed by the button at the right of the menu at the top of the Gators East home page. It is labelled “Class of 2020.”
At the top of this website, ECHS parents can find an updated Bus Transportation Request Form for the 2020-21 school year. These will be used to help project and plan bus routes for next year. With the number of changes we will be experiencing in the county, early bus assignments will make the first day of school go a little smoother. Click on the link in the menu bar above for your copy.
East Columbus High School is one of five sites in Columbus County where ATMC has set up a free WiFi location. From 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., students can park in the student parking lot at the front of the campus. The signal is greater closer to the building.
The Columbus County Schools IT Department has developed a digital learning help desk to assist students, teachers, and guardians with using the county’s digital digital learning platform. It plans to add content to this site as it learns the areas were users are experiencing issues. Click below to access Columbus County Schools new Digital Learning Site https://ccsdigital.org/
CLICK BELOW FOR WRAL LINK https://www.wral.com/state-oks-major-changes-to-grading-graduation-requirements-due-to-coronavirus/19032062/
To all ECHS students, especially our seniors. WE WILL HAVE A YEARBOOK. Most of it is laid out with much of it complete. Because we are using TreeRIng, we have total flexibility over how big it will be and when it will be finished. The pages that were designated for now-cancelled spring events, and for club photos, etc. are being reassigned to the senior section. We are tripling the size of the section dedicated to this year’s seniors. Mr. Royal needs for all Class of 2020 seniors (and parents) to go to Google Classroom and join the Senior Class of 2020 Classroom. Use the code blik3h2. You will soon receive information and an extensive questionnaire relating to your high school experience, and a request for current and previous year photos you have. We will resend information about purchasing your yearbook and purchasing senior ads.
N.C. Superintendent: ‘We are not coming back to school April 1st’ CLICK THIS LINK for the WTVD Channel 11 Interview https://abc11.com/education/nc-superintendent-we-are-not-coming-back-to-school-april-1st/6029051/?fbclid=IwAR0xlckJYXEi0tLEeG3A–6XzA4awQ-NaEhm65q8Qsx0BpZs_llvzaL8gL0
If there’s a high school senior in your life, give them a hug and pray for them. To them, the cancellation of school is not a vacation. It’s wasted time they don’t get to spend with their friends the last few months before they graduate. They’re anxious, realizing they may never be able to walk the halls for the last time, do their senior walk or attend their last prom. They’re sad hearing their senior prom they’ve been waiting on all year has a chance of being canceled. They’re nervous that they may not be able to walk the stage and get the diploma they have been working hard on for 12 years. Show them support and love them during these hard times. #classof2020 If you are the parent of a 2020 grad, copy and post on your wall with their pic!…… I love you ❤ Luke Watts ❤️
