February 6-10

Junior Parent Night: Juniors and their parents are invited to an informative evening to help you begin seeking direction after you graduate next year. Begin your senior year with a plan! Come join us at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, in the high school auditorium! Please be sure to put this on your calendar.

Mountain Creek: Our next trip to Mountain Creek is this Monday. If you signed up to ride the ECHS bus, it will be leaving from the front entrance of the high school at 3:15 p.m. The bus will be returning to the high school at 10:00 p.m.

"Singing Telegram" Wednesday, February 8 is the last day to be able to sign up to have a song sung to your "special someone" on February 14. A table is set up outside the cafeteria during lunch. All proceeds benefit The Baby Bank, a support center for mothers in need.

Back to School Night Thanks: Special thanks to Mr. Uitermarkt and the members of the National Honor Society for their help at Back to School Night! Your presence and assistance were a huge help to our visiting parents as they made their way through a very busy evening. Thank you for giving your time to help us! Also, thank you to our Faculty and Staff for sharing with our visiting families the many good things happening at ECHS during our second semester...it was a wonderful evening!

AP Test sign ups begin next week Monday, February 13 and run through Friday, February 24. AP Tests are given in May, however, tests must be ordered well in advance. Cost is $90 for each test, which is due at the time you sign up. AP Tests may be taken in many subject areas, such as history, English, math, language, etc. If you excel in a particular subject area, you should consider taking an AP Test in that subject. You can receive college credit if you do well. It is recommended that you speak with your teacher of the subject you would like to take, or see Mr. Minchen to discuss it with him. Sign up with Mrs. Borduin in the College & Career Office.

Coffee with the Principal: Enjoy conversation related to school topics over coffee and treats on Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. on 2/8, 3/7, 4/4 and 5/2. Attend chapel before the "coffee talk" at 9:35 a.m. in the auditorium if you are able.

SENIORS! Free FAFSA help is available! Parents/students may attend at NJIT on Feb 19 or at one of 9 other locations on Feb 26. Snow date is March 4. Help is available 1:00 - 4:00 pm on these dates, with final arrival time at 3:30. Location and registration is available online at www.njcollegegoalsunday.org

The ECHS Music Department will be holding a fundraiser on Friday February 17, 2012 to help with costs associated with the upcoming Six Flags Music Competition. A dinner, consisting of a variety of delicious hot and cold food, will be served from 6:00 to 6:50 pm in the high school cafeteria followed by a service auction in the auditorium at 7:00. All music students will be offering various services as well as items that will be auctioned and sold to the highest bidder. Please come and support the music department and enjoy an evening of food and fun. The cost is $8 per ticket and can be purchased from any high school music student or by calling the ECHS office for more information at (973) 427-0900.

SAT—Next test date is March 10 with a February 10 registration deadline. Register at www.collegeboard.com.

ACT—Next test date is April 14 with a March 9 registration deadline. Register at www.actstudent.org.

Spring Sports: All sports athletic forms (physicals, updates, emergency cards) are due to the Front Office by Friday, February 20. If you forgot to sign up for a Spring
Sport and still want to, you must see Mr. King ASAP.

NJ Challenge: Back in November a team of EC students won their first round in the NJ Challenge, hosted by MSG Varsity. Our team will be competing in Round 2 on Friday, March 2. There will be a spectator bus to NYC for students who would like to support our NJ Challenge Team. The bus will leave at approximately 1:30 pm and return to school around 7:00 pm. The cost is free. Seats are limited. Permission slips are available in theFront Office. Signed slips must be returned by Wednesday, February 15.