After months of petitioning from community members and local officials, the Warren County School District Board of Directors voted in favor of the closure of Youngsville Middle High School on January 13, in a 5-4 vote. The emotional and controversial vote was followed by months of student-led meetings to ease the merger of Youngsville High School students into Eisenhower Middle High School. During that period, there were also open house events to allow the Youngsville students to become acquainted with their new school. Youngsville and Eisenhower students, faculty, and staff used these opportunities to meet and build rapport with each other. Recently, TheSquire interviewed students to see how the students think the transition is going and how it has affected them.
With the new school year well upon us, fall sports here at EMHS have long been underway, with some teams approaching the postseason and setting their eyes on the playoffs. EMHS teams have had to adjust to the challenges that come with a new season including loss of seniors, injuries, and tougher schedules. These are all challenges which are common to high school sports; however, something unique to EMHS this year, that will benefit every sports team, is the merger between Youngsville and Eisenhower. New teammates and faces are sure to uplift both the community and the sports teams that they support.
Every year during the week of Homecoming, Student Council plans many festivities to get students amped up for the football game and dance, including a spirit week and pep assembly. This year the dance was Saturday, October 11, themed “The Gatsby Gala,” and the spirit week took place from Monday, October 6, until Friday, October 10, with the pep assembly taking place on Friday. The spirit week was very successful, with many students participating in each of the days.
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