REMINDER: EASD schools and offices will be closed Friday, August 29 & Monday, September 1. Best wishes for a safe and relaxing weekend!
HIGH FIVE! We did it! Great job this week, Mountaineers! See you back on Tuesday!
On National Dog Day we’re celebrating our two amazing Facility Dogs, Izzy and Bentley, who bring comfort and joy to everyone they meet. Bentley works hard every day reminding us what true loyalty looks like, while Izzy… well, let’s just say she’s balancing her time between her Facility Dog duties and moonlighting at Penn State. Rumor has it she’s working on her degree in “Advanced Belly Rub Studies” with a minor in Treat Negotiations. Thank you, Izzy and Bentley, for the pawsitive impact you make every single day!
Throwback to their interview training video from last school year - https://youtu.be/_MVr6iuz-5E?si=DXY7mdMCAO1O5Gt8
Throwback to their interview training video from last school year - https://youtu.be/_MVr6iuz-5E?si=DXY7mdMCAO1O5Gt8
There were countless smiles and energetic high-fives this morning! We are happy to report all students have arrived safely and the 2025-2026 school year is officially underway! Let's make it a great one!
Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the Mountaineer family! Look for him at sporting events, in our schools, and throughout the community!
A special thank you to Ryan Rydzewski & Gregg Behr for sharing their blueprint for learning and motivating our staff to embody LRG traits to “Be The E” every day.
Educators are engaged and energized to bring another inspiring school year to students!
It's been a fantastic start to the week with our incredible teachers back in school! This afternoon, we’ll all come together for our official District Opening—the perfect way to kick off a great school year before we welcome students back on Monday.
Congratulations to all of our June School Board Resolution recipients! From impressive athletic accomplishments to academic honors at the state and national levels, it was a pleasure to recognize so many deserving Mountaineers at the final board meeting of the 2024–25 school year.
After a long weekend, it was a great start to the week recognizing students in grades 5-8 with Mountaineer Achievement Awards! These students are celebrated for a variety of successes this school year. Congratulations, Mountaineers!
Please join us in celebrating our record-breaking Senior Awards Night! An incredible $1,980,050 was awarded to graduating EHS seniors — a total that is hard to match, not just locally, but across the state and possibly the nation. We are beyond grateful for our generous community and the amazing support behind our students’ futures.
Did you hear the great news? Our What’s So Cool About Manufacturing team placed 2nd in PA! Over 170 teams from across the state competed, and we’re proud to say we made it to the top! Even more exciting — we’re the first team from South Central PA to place in the top three at the state finals! Way to go, team!
Big congrats to our Ephrata musicians!
🎺 On May 16, the EMS Band rocked Music in the Parks at Hershey with a 91.25 score — 1st place & superior rating!
🎤 On May 20, EMS Mounts Melodic & EHS Camerata Choir also earned superior ratings!
So proud of all our performers
More great news Envirothon news to share! Two Ephrata Middle School teams - Don't Leaf Us Behind & The Ephrata Ecologists - placed among the top five teams in Lancaster County at the middle school competition this week. Great work, Mountaineers!
Huge congrats to Cole McAnany, an 8th grader at Ephrata Middle School, for earning a perfect score in the prestigious Math Olympiad (MOEMS®) — a feat achieved by only the top 2% nationwide!
Cole, who’s been competing since 5th grade, impressed his teacher, Mr. Zeni, with his rare talent: “Cole is a mathematician… he can solve problems in his head with little or no work.”
With over 84,000 students participating, Cole’s achievement is a true standout. Way to go, Cole!
Best wishes to our Ephrata Middle School students who earned a spot in the next round of the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing video contest! They're headed to the state competition in Harrisburg today. GO MOUNTS!
This week, current 8th graders are visiting EHS to get a sneak peek of the high school experience including a school tour, upperclassmen Q & A, lunch in the cafeteria, mini activities fair, and much more!
Our spring concerts were nothing short of amazing—if we do say so ourselves! Missed any or want to relive the magic? It’s the perfect weekend watch. Catch the full performances now on our Events YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ephrataareaschooldistric.../streams
EIMS raised $27,176.47 at their MiniThon this weekend for Four Diamonds who assist children and their families battling childhood cancers and pays 100% of all uncovered medical expenses. Thanks to our community sponsors for helping to make this impactful event such a success!
Kicking off March Madness with our annual EIMS Student vs. Staff Basketball Game fundraiser. Thanks to all players and volunteers who helped to raise over $1,390 for the Four Diamonds Fund.
