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We hope that each student, family, faculty and staff member had a restful break and will have a joyous 2015. Students and faculty members are back and hard at work in the New Year. Read Headlines to see what's underway!

JANUARY EVENTS AT ESK

1/9      Knoxville Opera Performance - 10-11 a.m. - Kline Gymnasium

1/16    Holy Eucharist honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. - 8/10:20 a.m.

1/19    NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

1/25    Admissions Open House - 2-4 p.m.

1/30    National History Day

It's time to clean out closets and find new homes for all those old toys, children's clothing, bikes, tricycles, scooters, books, TVs, computers, and other items. On Monday, January 12, the first grade classes at the Episcopal School will begin collecting donations for their service project, the Holiday Bureau, and we are hoping to fill TWO U-Haul trucks.

What is the Holiday Bureau? It is an all-volunteer organization in Oak Ridge that collects old toys and other items and cleans them up to distribute to needy families in Anderson and Roane Counties the following December.

What can I donate? The Holiday Bureau accepts a wide variety of used items including toys, board games, puzzles, dolls, stuffed animals, books, play furniture, bikes, tricycles, scooters, skateboards, TVs, computers, radios, CD players, and children's clothing.

When can I donate? We will be collecting donations from Monday, January 12 through Monday, January 26. Please drop your donations off in the Siler Hallway in the lower school.

Over the last 14 years, The Episcopal School has become a huge part of the Holiday Bureau's collections each year and we appreciate your support of such a worthy organization. Help us reach our goal of filling two trucks this year!

If you have any questions please email Chris Bishop at bishop@esknoxville.org or Anna Ottaviano at ottaviano@esknoxville.org.  

There will be no school on Monday, Jan. 19, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

All Episcopal School of Knoxville students, faculty members and families are invited to march in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade for the twelfth year. The 2015 Parade route will stretch from the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Avenue to Greater Warner A.M.E. Church in Burlington. Parents should plan to take their children to the parade route or arrange a carpool for them. The ESK marchers will be part of a larger delegation that typically includes members of Episcopal churches in the Diocese of East Tennessee, as well as the Episcopal Peace Fellowship. Our participation is an ongoing reflection of the church's historic involvement in issues concerning social justice.

ESK students will meet at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 600 S. Chestnut Street. The group will board a bus at 9:30 and travel to the parade step-off at 10 a.m. The parade route will be 2 miles, rain or shine. The bus will return to St. Luke's after the parade. At that point, please join ESK for lunch (self pay) at Mellow Mushroom on Cumberland Avenue.

All ESK students, faculty, staff and family members are invited to run in the YWCA Race against Racism, a 5K/funwalk on Saturday, Jan. 17. Register here:

http://www.ywcaknox.com/news-events/race-against-racism/. Indicate TEAM ESK on your registration.

ESK is proud to announce that the Board of Trustees has voted to approve an expansion to include three-year-old students in August of 2015! We will be using the same innovative model of a Reggio- inspired approach in our new classroom. A Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday class or a Monday through Friday class will be offered. JK-3 will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. Extended care will be available until 6:00 p.m. Lunch and snacks will be served, and the class size will be limited to 16 students. Please tell your friends and family and learn more by coming for a tour or contacting the Admissions Office at 865-777-9032.

MINECRAFT Mission Camp

June 8-12, 2015 * 9am - noon

Rising 2nd-8th graders * $150

Back by popular demand...students come join your friends, and make new ones while you work together solving Minecraft puzzles and challenges. Redstone, mobs, and mods fun for all! For more information, or to register, email king@esknoxville.org or julie@techtutortime.com.