Remind.com

Please see this important announcement about remind.com, an application that many of our teachers use.  If you would like to contact remind to encourage them to settle this issue, you may contact them at rmd.me/help.**

We’re sorry to write with disappointing news. Recently, we learned that Verizon will be charging Remind a new fee that makes it impossible for us to continue supporting free text messaging for anyone who has Verizon Wireless as their phone carrier. Please read on for all the important details—we promise to keep this as short as we can.

What’s happening?
To offer our text messaging service free of charge, Remind has always paid for each text that our users receive or send. Now, Verizon is charging Remind an additional fee intended for companies that send spam over its network. Your Remind messages aren’t spam, but our efforts to resolve the issue with Verizon haven’t been successful.

As a result, the Verizon fee will increase our costs of providing text messaging by 11X—pushing our annual costs into the millions of dollars. This isn’t financially feasible for us to support, and it’s forcing us to end Remind text messaging for everyone who has a wireless plan with Verizon.

How will this affect you?
Beginning January 28, 2019, the people who normally get Remind messages as texts will no longer receive these messages if they have Verizon Wireless as their phone carrier.

What can you do?
To make sure you continue receiving your messages,  download the mobile app or enable email notifications—both of which are free of charge. Our team’s also working hard on a solution that allowsyou to continue to use Remind by text, and we’ll share more details with you before January 28.

In the meantime, we’ll keep fighting to make sure educators, students, and parents have access to effective communication. To do this, we need your help: If using Remind has made a positive impact in your classroom, at your school, or anywhere in between, please ask Verizon to reverse the fee here: www.remind.com/verizon-fee

Effingham County FFA Boston Butt Fundraiser

The EC FFA Alumni and Supporters is selling Boston Butts this year to raise funds for the IB Johnson Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded each year to deserving Senior FFA Members who plan on attending college. 

AP Night Power Point Presentation

If you were unable to make it to AP night and still have questions about AP classes and your child, click the link below.  You will be directed to a power point that should answer many of your questions about AP classes at ECHS.

AP Presentation

Testing Opportunities

Dual Enrollment Meeting

The ECHS Counseling Department will be hosting a Savannah Technical College Dual Enrollment Information Meeting Tuesday, January 29th at 6:00 in the ECHS Cafeteria.  All students interested in dual enrollment at Savannah Technical College for the 2019-2020 school year should plan to attend along with their parents. Information about all of the dual enrollment opportunities available at Savannah Tech College including academic core classes will be presented.  Program Deans and representatives from Savannah Technical College will be present to answer questions.

Rebel Football Presents:
One Pitch Fundraiser Tournament
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2019
Location: Sand Hill Ballpark, 300 Stagecoach Ave., Guyton, GA 31312
Tournament Cost: $250 per team (you supply the balls)
Divisions: Coed & Mens
Game Duration: Two forty-five minute warm-up games, all games will be one hour or drop dead (except for the championship). Brackets preset instead of pool games.
Awards: Winners of the tournament and Home Run Derby will receive season passes to Rebel Home Football Games + Parking
HR Derby: $20 per 10 pitches

Please contact Jeff at (912) 429-8493 or Buddy at (912) 656-5690 for more information

Morning Announcements
Click here to view today's morning announcements.

Uniform T-Shirts

The only t-shirts that are approved to wear to school Monday - Friday are the white and blue shirts shown here.

These shirts and any others are for FRIDAY ONLY.  The two shirts shown above are the ONLY t-shirts that are legal every day of the week.

Shop for these and many more items in our school store!  We have lots of Christmas gift ideas in stock!

Prom 2019

ECHS Prom 2019 will be held Saturday, April 6, at the Hyatt Harborside Ballroom in Savannah.

 Prom dues will be $55 beginning September 1.  Everyone will have to pay a $15 date fee if your date is not a junior or senior at ECHS or does not attend ECHS.

Pay on-line here.  https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Prom-Dues/IdC65?p=yes

Senior Calendar

Seniors, don't miss an important date.  Please click on the link below for a senior calendar of events.

Senior Calendar

Student Parking Permits Now on Sale

Free & Reduced Lunch Notice

The 1st day of school is just around the corner. One thing that you can take care of now is to apply for free and reduced price school meals. If you think that your family may qualify you may complete an online application at

https://www.nlappscloud.com/Welcome.aspx?api=0083b3d85294d0935ae5b8ed21c48e95#loaded

Paper applications will be available at your child's school.

Yearbooks  & Senior Ads on Sale

2019 Yearbooks go on sale starting June 26, 2018.  You can order at www.yearbookforever.com or print the order form from the link attached and return it to ECHS to Mrs. Aiken in room 912.

If you wish to reserve a senior ad for the 2019 yearbook, please see the attachment below for more information.  Your $50 deposit is due by August 31.

If you wish to purchase a 2018 yearbook for only $50, contact Mrs. Aiken at taiken@effingham.k12.ga.us.

Yearbook Order Form                           Class of 2019 Senior Ad Information

Attention Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services:

The 2016-2017 Parent Survey is now available and we’d like to know what you think. This survey is a Georgia Department of Education initiative. All responses are anonymous and your responses will help guide efforts to improve services and results for children served by Special Education in Georgia schools and their families.

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Parent-Survey.aspx