It's hard to believe that this is the last week of September and that October begins on Wednesday. The school year has been full of great times already, and we are anxious to see what the future will bring!

With exciting things happening around campus, check out the pictures and stories in this week's Headlines!

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER EVENTS AT ESK

9/26                 Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day - 9:30-11 a.m.

9/27                 KISL Flag Football Tournament - 1-5 p.m. @ ESK

10/1                 Preschool Storytime - 8:15-8:45 a.m.

                        Saints League Basketball Parent Meeting - 3 p.m. Chris Bishop's Room

                        First Dance Team Practice (LS 3:45-4:45 p.m. / MS 4:45-5:45 p.m.)

10/2                 The Blessing of the Animals - 8 a.m.

10/2-10/4         KISL Volleyball Tournaments (JV, Varsity A, Varsity B)

10/3                 7th and 8th Grade to Jonesborough Storytelling Festival

10/7                 PA Meeting - 2-3 p.m.

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

First Wednesday of the Month

(beginning October 1, 2014)

8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Clayton Lower School Library

Beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 1, ESK's Lower School librarian, Miranda Clark, will be offering a preschool story time on the first Wednesday 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. If you would like someone special to receive an email invitation or if you have questions, please contact Mrs. Clark at clark@esknoxville.org or 777.9037, ext. 237.

Middle School Uniform Reminders

ESK Middle School students are now allowed to wear the blue, short-sleeve polo until November 1. Also, with the temperatures getting cooler, students are allowed to wear non-ESK jackets and coats before and after school but during school hours, all sweatshirts and sweaters must meet uniform guidelines.

Bowling Team Plans Announced

MS faculty member Carol O'Donnell will lead our bowling team this year at Strike and Spare Family Bowl. Six, Tuesday-afternoon sessions are planned: 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/4, 1/13 and 1/20. Parents of Middle School students interested in Bowling (who have not done so already) should ensure that their name is in the bowling email list by contacting Mary Walker at walker@esknoxville.org.

Boarding and High School Fair

ESK will host its 11th Annual Boarding and High School Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 7, with about 40 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.

For a full list of schools (local and nationwide), please visit esknoxville.org. 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.

Saints Basketball Parent Meeting Set

Parents of 3rd through 5th graders, there will be an interest meeting for Saints League Basketball on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. in Chris Bishop's classroom in the lower school. 

Middle School Basketball Coaches Announced

This year, Varsity Boys' Basketball will be lead by Greg Jones. Coach Jones has seven years experience coaching middle school boys basketball, eight years running a youth program and two years working in a traveling basketball skills training program. He has joined ESK this year as a new parent (Ella 6th, Cooper 8th) and as the JV girls volleyball coach. 

Morgan Slatery will once again head up Girls' Varsity Basketball. Coach Slatery played middle school and high school ball, primarily as a shooting guard and point guard. She coached our girls last year, and we are thrilled to have her back. Mrs. Slatery is in her second year teaching at ESK, her first year in middle school science. 

JV boys will be piloted by David Spates again this year. Coach Spates reports a lot of pick up basketball games in his youth. He has coached the Saints League for two seasons and the ESK JV boys for one season. He has also coached ESK flag football, ESK softball and numerous softball seasons with CBFO. When he's not shuttling from field to field during various sports seasons with his kids, he teaches math, writing and science to his fifth-graders at ESK, where is been a teacher for five years.

Finally, Margaret Googe will direct the JV Girls this season. Coach Googe is a 3rd Grade Assistant and this is her first time coaching basketball. Coach Googe played basketball from elementary through high school, including two years on the ESK Girls Varsity team! She also played high school volleyball and soccer.  Margaret is currently co-coaching the Lower School Cross Country Team. 

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