HOSA hosted a blood drive on Thursday, November 7th in honor of Amelia Lyford and the turnout was CRAZY!!!
With 140 pre-registered donors the blood center sent extra staff but it still wasn't enough! Donors and staff were determined to collect as much as possible though, so donors waited and staff stayed until 5 pm even though it was supposed to end at 3:00. When all was said and done, we had 87 whole blood units, 24 Apheresis units (doubles), and that's with 21 deferrals, over ten people not being able to wait, and cutting off donors coming in at 3:00 pm. This totals out to 135 units of blood which is the most they've collected from us since February of 2012!!!
Thank you so much to all donors and we wish Amelia the best on her road to recovery!
National Signing Day was buzzing at ECHS! Congratulations to our incredible Birds who are set to soar at the collegiate level! Lane Schulz is headed to Midland College to play baseball, Carlee Bubela will play softball at Sam Houston State, Adeline Hundl will be on the volleyball team at Virginia Tech, and Kamryn Mears is off to play softball at Weatherford College. See the buzz here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGWZCksBi8/g8VeFgJv7e1pQ0mKbz_oVQ/watch?utm_content=DAGWZCksBi8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
The Ricebirds competed in the Gulf Coast District LDEs and are the SWEEPSTAKES CHAMPIONS! Here are the results that landed the chapter with such a big title:
🥇Ag Advocacy - 1st - Jillian Croix, Khaki Erwin, Lizzie Erwin, Ava Simper - Area Advancement
🥇Ag Issues - 1st - Kasey Cerny, Presley Henke, Simone Riha, Lyla Seymour, Kye Yackel - Area Advancement
🥇Jr. Creed - 1st- Jude Thibeaux - Area Advancement
🥇Jr. Skills - 1st - Carson Bystrek, Hudson Bystrek, Mallory Zabodyn - Area Advancement
🥇Jr Quiz - 1st - Cade Konarik, Kendall Riha (1st individual), Olivia Wenglar (3rd individual) Tate Wishert (6th individual), Ann Lout - Area Advancement
🥇Radio - 1st - Nick Fernandez, Ashlyn Peters, Logan Woodruff, Presley Bacak - Area Advancement
🥇Sr. Creed - 1st - Abby Wallis - Area Advancement
🥈Jr Chapter Conducting - 2nd- Julia Farquhar, Paisley Hlavaty, Madilyn Kelly, Kolbie Klatt, Creed Nohavitza, Sophie Porter, Shannon Sanders, Weldon Bowers - Area Advancement
🥈Jr. Spanish Creed - 2nd - Bianca Rangel - Area Advancement
🥈Public Relations 2nd - Meredith Gold, Molly Hubenak, Layni Rawlinson - Area Advancement
🥈Sr. Skills - 2nd - Madelyn Glaze, Krysta Irby, Raley Wied - Area Advancement
🥉Job Interview - 3rd - Abigail Porter - Area Advancement
🥉Sr Chapter Conducting - 3rd- Charlie Anderson, Kate Chilton, Malorie Ellis, Presley Henke, Abigail Porter, Salvador Reyes, Lyla Seymour - Area Advancement
🥉Sr. Spanish Creed - 3rd - Karen Rangel - Area Advancement
💛Sr Quiz - 11th - Tyson Farquhar, Teagan Faas, JayBruce Kocian, Kylie Irby, Grace Cerny
💙 Prop help - Kyle Leopold
A big congrats to all our members and keep working hard.
Ms. Wright’s class had an awesome time on their trip to Lake Texana!
Mrs. Zahn’s Advanced Floral Design class honors Veterans by creating beautiful arrangements of red, white, and blue! 🇺🇸
We are celebrating our School Psychologists this week!
School psychologists provide direct support and interventions to students; consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies; work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies; and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services. We are so appreciative to the ladies who work for El Campo ISD.
El Campo ISD honored our heroic Veterans with a spectacular parade! Students decorated the streets with vibrant signs and flags, expressing their gratitude in a truly special way! See the tribute here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGWNYq_J3E/BRWXPsLA2NYw3qAUtoS46Q/watch?utm_content=DAGWNYq_J3E&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel
ECMS 7th graders enjoyed a field trip to the Goliad Missions with a special day exhibit, Rio! Rio! Students are currently studying the Missions in their Texas History class. See the fun here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGWS-q1dxo/Nc5YQNb0fvdlYZ7iy0YcLw/watch?utm_content=DAGWS-q1dxo&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel
The Pre-K and ECSE students and staff want to thank our Scholastic Book sponsors for the month of October! Each student was able to take home a free book!
First-year floral students had the opportunity to truly celebrate fall with their mum flowers and pumpkin containers. They had fun cleaning their pie-sized pumpkins—many had never done this before—to create their unique containers.
📣Go Ladybirds!
🚨 UPDATE🚨 All tickets will be online. Presale prices are good until noon on Friday. Ticket price increases to $8 for everyone after noon on Friday and no cash at the gate.
El Campo Ricebirds vs Calallen Wildcats in Bi District Playoff
November 15, 7:30PM
Sandcrab Stadium - Port Lavaca, Tx
Presale Tickets available online: Adults $7, Students $4.District and THSCA passes will be accepted. District and THSCA passes will be accepted.
Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/event/2227452?schoolId=TX13013
Mrs. Priesmeyer and Ford's classes were buzzing with excitement as they dove into the world of pollination and discovered how our fuzzy friends, the bees, work their magic to help flowers bloom! 🐝🌸bee
The ECHS Interact Rotarians, along with their sponsor Pam Hunt and Lucas Nyssen, the Rotary foreign exchange student from Belgium, had a delightful lunch with the Rotary Club of El Campo.
THANK YOU, Ricebird School Psychologists for all you do for ECISD!
Veterans meet at the ECHS Strength & Conditioning parking lot on Pecan Street.
We will start at 8:15 a.m. with a Salute to our Veterans with the High School Band performing the “Star Spangled Banner” and “TAPS” to honor fallen soldiers. Veterans will then follow the parade leader to Myatt/Northside, Hutchins, ECHS, St. Philip School, and ECMS.
Veterans, please feel free to decorate your cars. You will be able to stay in your vehicle while being recognized for your service at each campus.
El Campo vs La Vernia Livestream brought to you by First State Bank of Louise:
https://tinyurl.com/ECRicebirds
Our little Ricebirds loved their first RIF party of the school year!
RIF (Reading is Fundamental) is put on by El Campo’s Sesame Club. These wonderful ladies put on a presentation of the story, "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type" by Doreen Cronin. Students also reviewed personification, which means animals are given human characteristics, actions, or emotions in a story.
To complete the party, students were given a book to keep for their home library! Thanks Sesame Club of EC!
A&M Kingsville is commemorating its 100th anniversary and visited ECHS to honor Senior Allison Vallejo as one of the first 100 students admitted!
