Monday-Tuesday, May 4 and 5- Give Big Washington
Friday, May 8 – Teacher In-Service; No School

Tuesday, May 12 – Senior Capstone Presentations
Thursday, May 14 – All-School Zoom Meet-Up and Portrait

We are sad to announce that we will not be able to offer the three-day backpacking trips listed on the calendar this spring; however, we will leave three days open on the calendar this month for families to camp, hike, and recreate together. May 20-22 are designated family activity days. EA will offer all of our gear and expertise to families who need any supplies or suggestions to get out into the woods or to the beach for an extended stay away from their screens. While we do not know what, if any, state or federal lands will be open at that time, we are hopeful that there will be access to some trails and recreational areas.

As state and federal parks begin to slowly reopen this spring, we’ll keep an eye out for opportunities to get away from screens and into the woods. While camping remains restricted for now, many hiking trails are open. Check out this tip sheet from the Department of Natural Resources on staying safe while enjoying the outdoors.

Teacher Jay operates Tariku Farm in Everson with his wife, Beth, producing high quality, humanely raised, forage fed lamb to local restaurants and families. They are currently offering breakfast sausage, Italian sausage, steaks, and stew meat for the incredible price of $8/ lb. These products are processed by a local company rather than a USDA-certified butcher because experience shows they do a superior job trimming and flavoring the meat. All Tariku Farm products meet or exceed standards for USDA Organic labeling. Tariku Farm will donate 10% of sales to EA staff and families back to EA. Contact Jay for details and ordering.

Our yearbook team has put out a call for individual student portraits to include in the yearbook. Since we aren’t able to stage the portraits at school, we will collect photos from home instead. We ask for a high-resolution image of each student, taken from the front. Please submit photos to the yearbook team by next Friday, May 8.

We are attempting the absurd and organizing a school-wide Zoom social. Students are invited to join the entire EA community in a single Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 14, at 10:50 (that’s 3rd period). The yearbook team will take a screenshot to serve as an all-school portrait, and the time is designated as purely social. It may be chaotic and clunky, but it will definitely be fun. Bring your siblings and pets, and please join us! Meeting link will be sent out the week of.

We loved seeing the photos you all sent in of your families at rest, work, and play over spring break. In return, we want to offer a few snaps of EA faculty, at home and having fun.