Welcome to the month of October here at ESK! There are a lot of great things on the calendar this month, including field trips, the Blessing of the Animals, the Boarding School Fair, Grandparents Day, sports teams heading to their postseason tournaments and Fall Break (Oct. 17-18).

Check out all the happenings in Lower and Middle School in this week's edition of Headlines!

OCTOBER EVENTS AT ESK

10/4                 Blessing of the Animals - 8 a.m.

10/8                 Boarding and High School Fair - 3-5:30 p.m.

10/11               Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day - 1:30-3 p.m.

10/12               6th Annual ESK Lobster Bake - 6 p.m.

10/17               NO SCHOOL - Faculty Professional Day

10/18               NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

10/23               Holy Eucharist - 8 a.m. / 10:15 a.m.

                        Open House - 9-11 a.m. / 2-4 p.m.

                        School Picture Retake Day

6th Annual ESK Lobster Bake

Saturday, October 12 at 6:00 p.m.  

Fresh Maine lobster

Corn, potatoes, cobbler

Tickets available until Monday, October 7th!

Contact Alice Smith, smith@esknoxville.org, for more info.  

Preschool Story Time at ESK

Beginning on Monday, October 7th, Lower School librarian, Miranda Clark, will be offering a preschool story time on the first Monday of each month from 8:15am until 8:45am. This story time is open to all pre-K siblings of current ESK students as well as pre-K friends or neighbors and parents. Guests are invited to come and experience our chapel service at 8am then head to the Clayton Lower School Library for a half-hour story time. Mrs. Clark will read two or three books to the group and talk to parents about early reading suggestions for preschoolers. We look forward to sharing stories with you and your preschooler!

School Picture Orders

Proofs from School Picture Day were sent home with students Monday. Completed order forms are due back Wednesday, October 9, with photo retakes scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 8:30-11:00 a.m. in the Clayton Family Library. Please make sure that if you were absent on the first day, you get your picture taken at that time.

Winterfest Holiday Market

It's back! The Holiday Market is returning to the ESK Winterfest Celebration on Saturday, December 7. The fee for tables is $40, which includes a table, tablecloth and chairs. If you will need electricity, there will be a $10 fee in addition to the booth fee. These are flat fees and we do not take any percentage of your profits for the day. We expect this year's market to be even bigger and better than last year, so if you are interested reserve your spot now by contacting Erika Letsinger at 865-777-9032 x352 or letsinger@esknoxville.org. Can't wait to see you there!

Boarding and High School Fair

ESK will host its 10th Annual Boarding and High School Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 8, with about 50 schools expected. Students and parents can become acquainted with the range of options available to them for their high school years. The Boarding and High School Fair will be in the Kline Gymnasium from 3-5:30 p.m. All visitors are welcome to come. For more information, contact the school at 865-777-9032 or email Director of Special Events Alice Smith at smith@esknoxville.org.

Online Tutoring

For all the latest on flag football, volleyball, cross country and tennis, be sure to check out the athletics update section of Headlines. Click here to read all about this week's competition and to see pictures from all the action.   

Basketball Parent Meeting

ESK Athletics Director Red Waller will hold an informational meeting for the parents of all basketball players on Wednesday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Googe Dining Hall. Please mark your calendar! The basketball practice schedule begins October 11 and has been posted on ESKnoxville.org.

Open Gym Dates

The Kline Gymnasium will be available from 2-3:30 p.m. for basketball Open Gym on the following dates: Sunday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 13.

PA News 

October PA Meeting

The ESK Parents' Association held its October meeting Wednesday afternoon with lunch served from the kitchen. Director of Technology Julie King spoke about technology and school-aged children.   A special thanks to the kitchen for lunch and Julie for providing such great information!

New School Store Items

T-shirts and new Bernies have arrived in the ESK School Store located in the Lower School office! Stop by and check it out!

Faculty News 

Knoxville Rotaract Club Chartered

ESK Middle School teacher Curtis Bower became one of the charter members of the Knoxville Rotaract Club on Tuesday evening at Brixx Pizza in West Knoxville. MS Director Kevin Foley, along with Headmaster Jay Secor and ESK founder and President of the Rotary Club of Knoxville Bob Samples, were in attendance. This is the only community-based Rotaract club in Knoxville. Mr. Bower also serves as ESK's advisor to our 8th grade Interact Club. Visit Brixx Pizza between now and October 6 and mention Rotaract to your server and $3 of each pizza will be donated to Rotary International's initiative End Polio Now.  

Alumni News  

Badgett named National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalist

ESK graduate and current McCallie student Justin Badgett was announced September 25 as one of 1,600 National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists for 2014. The National Achievement Scholarship Program helps provide academic recognition to promising African-American high school students.The Semifinalists have an opportunity to compete for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarships worth more than $2.5 million which will be awarded next spring.

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