A Day in the Life--Coming to a Close

Easy breezy bar lift for Senior Melissa McGregor in Mrs. Geirnaeirt's girl's P.E.

Fancy footwork is needed in Mr. Charleton's Advanced P.E. class today.

Freshmen Elizabeth Syndram and Caitlyn Perlingiero support each other as they make their way from class to class on boot and crutch.

Senior Sarah Hartman is no dummy when it comes to working her biceps on the dumbbells.

Both hugging and attacking simultaneously, Juniors Maddie Plattner, Kylie Davis and Kelli Jones play on the punching bag.

Junior Jordan Punke and Freshman Audrey Jones take their eyes off the screen to focus on the camera.

Mrs. Sweet leads Desi Washburn to the bus at the end of the day.

After a busy Tuesday, Gillian Rocke boards the bus. 

Mrs. Mahannah poses in a selfie with Juniors Travis Sizelove and Tracy Woolard.

Lending a helping hand, Freshmen Zayne Fawley and Gary Bybee work together in Mrs. Wertz's Study Lab.

Mr. Wherley and Mr. McLaughlin get close for a selfie.

Birthday buddies Mr. Wherley and Sophomore Kelly Mahaffey give up two thumbs in support of November 5th!

That's right. 50!

This rainy Tuesday, a seemingly mundane day in the grand scheme of the week, turned out to be a fantastic and fun FIFTIETH photo share. Thanks to Mr. Wherley and all of the teachers for sharing your day. 

A Day in the Life--Third Floor Woes

With no restroom on the third floor, how could one possibly make it to the restroom AND be back in time to greet students as they come to class? Impossible you say? Let's see!

A Day in the Life--Waiting for the Bell

Mrs. Rieke takes a little break to give a sweet smile.

Freshman Drew Worrick is distracted by the camera as the rest of Mr. Miller's Global Culture's students listen intently.

Mrs. Sluder flashes the Speech team's most recent trophy from the Tremont tournament.

Mr. Bill instructs one of his Chem classes.

Senior Meghan Morrow works on the computer in Mr. Bill's room.

Sophomore Mady Reese draws shapes while working diligently on her Geometry in Mr. Glass's class.

Mrs. Kirby's class circles up to complete their work.

Mr. Glass's Geometry class continues to work on their assignment.

Mrs. Brown leads a counselor's meeting with Mr. Bachman. 

A Day in the Life--Afternoon Delight

Mrs. Brace and Sydny Brand discuss what needs to be done in Study Lab.

Working in the lab!

Looks like the coaches team up for a meeting!

A Day in the Life--Lunch Served

Seniors Emily Houlihan, Ross Hettinger, Ashton Mathews, Jenni Phillips and Junior Kennedy Taylor enjoy just another great lunch in the cafeteria.

Serving it up, Seniors Miranda Stahl, Tate Taufer and Robert Howell dish students and faculty their lunches. 

Freshman Justin McCunn serves teachers their mail before going to lunch.

As Student Council service reps, Seniors Alex Evans and R.J. Lorenz sell End the R-Word t-shirts and take pledges during their lunch hour.

Where can Mr. Sinn be found during his lunch hour? He is serving up help to Freshman Spencer Crow.

A Day in the Life--Rolling Through

Mr. Wherley peeks in on Ms. Bertschi and Ms. Lowe in an ACS test study session.

In "Peeping Tom" fashion, Mr. Carr creeps in on the office.

Ms. Zeller's Consumer's Ed students are hard at work.

Along with Mr. Wherley, Gillian, Desi and Justin give a thumbs up for a great Tuesday.

Senior Faith Ford takes charge!

Desi, Gillian and Justin complete their morning job duties.

Freshmen Emma Schrepfer, Grace Punke and Caitlyn Perlingiero complete their lab assignment together.

Ms. Zehr makes sure no mistakes are made in this Tuesday science lab.

A Day in the Life--Morning Bliss

Coach Tapp and Coach Charleton engage in an intense conversation before first hour.

Mrs. Brace starts up her computer to begin a great day!

A great group of sophomores begin their morning with the pledge in Mr. Stromberger's room.

Seniors Brian Spurgeon, Geoffrey Miller, Sarah Hartman and Zach Schaidle enjoy a Spanish food day in Mrs. Axelson's Spanish IV class.

Mr. Wherley gets another surprise on this, his day of birth!

A Day in the Life--The Early Birds

The 3rd floor, free from students as Mrs. Roorda starts her day in the English department.

"Old Man Basketball" gets the gentlemen at Eureka pumped for a great Tuesday.

As usual, Addison Wherley is one of the first students to arrive and is preparing to watch her early morning shows in the best office at EHS.

But what would an early morning be without Coach Tapp? Since there is no morning practice this week, we can only assume he probably slept here all night anticipating his lady Hornet runner's State Cross Country meet this Saturday. 

While most of the building is free from students, Mrs. McClure's Ag room is busy with students and FFA members.

Mrs. Gladson and Mrs. Gilbert, the mischievous secretarial planners for a 50th birthday celebration.

The "Old Man Basketball" players will be glad they had their early morning exercise once they devour Mrs. Wertz's homemade cinnamon rolls!

Cherish Every Moment

Travis Smith is a freshman at EHS and is currently a patient at St. Jude. He was diagnosed with B Cell Leukemia. EHS Student Council is hosting a pulled pork benefit dinner before the first boy’s home basketball game on Friday, December 6 in the EHS Cafeteria from 4:30-7:30 p.m., and we would love your support. 

Faculty and staff at can sign up to help on Google Drive under "Team Travis Benefit Dinner Sign-up." Tickets are available through Mrs. Karie Rieke and any EHS Student Council member. Tickets are $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for children ages 4-8 and free for children under age 3.

If you have any questions or would like to help in any other way, please e-mail Mrs. Stephanie Brown at browns@district140.org or Mrs. Janelle Brace at bracej@district140.org. Support Team Travis.

Wearing the Ribbon

“A Healthy Me is Drug Free.” Red Ribbon Week 2013 used this quote to reach out to people of all ages to stay drug free. Davenport Elementary School participated in Red Ribbon Week in more ways than one. During every child’s PE classes, Mr. Dohner, their PE teacher, had the students go on a walk. The older students were able to go on a hike at Eureka Lake while the kindergarten classes walked and ran around the high school track. It’s important for the kids to learn about substance abuse at an early age, so they walk not only to support Red Ribbon Week but also to appreciate living drug free. 

EHS Key Club, sponsored by Mrs. Terri Kuebler, also promoted substance abuse awareness by implementing dress-up days for students wearing their red ribbons in support of remaining drug free. Students wore hats, silly socks, pajamas, team jerseys and orange from Wednesday, October 23 to Wednesday, October 30. Mrs. Janelle Brace’s 3rd hour class won the dress up challenge with over 58% of her students participating in the five days.  

Written by: Seniors Darci Eastman and Kylie Alwood, Journalism staff

Bundled up and energized, Davenport kindergartners walk laps around the EHS track.

eSharing is Caring

Are you one of those people who just has an eye for photography? Do you attend EHS events and find yourself snapping professional-looking pictures from a camera or phone? Do you wish that your son, daughter or best friend had more pictures showcased in the yearbook? Don’t hold back any longer! Parents, students and community members can now share their pictures to be used in the 2014 EHS yearbook, Our Story.

The high school has created an eShare account with the yearbook company, Herff Jones. You can go to http://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/Index.jsp from any computer and then type in the school code, “eureka,” all lowercase letters. If you have an Apple product, you can download the app for free on your Smartphone at Herff-Jones eShare, or if you have a Droid, you can download it searching for HJ eShare.

Once you go to the site, you will need to give your consent for EHS to use your photographs in the yearbook and then begin uploading. With each upload, you will be asked to give some information about the photograph. This helps to ensure that our yearbook is free from mislabeling students and/or the time and place of events but still provides the publication with diverse and quality photos.

Please assist the EHS Journalism staff in their goal to have every student pictured in the yearbook! Share your photos, and see them in color in one of the most lasting and important pieces of history for a high school student. Contact Ms. Courtney Lowe at lowec@district140.org if you have any questions.
Below is an example of a photograph that was taken on an iPhone and then uploaded to eShare.

Juniors Haley Rokey, Hannah Hirstein and Kailee Getz gaze into The Bean at the final stop on their ACS field trip to downtown Chicago.

Celebration Ends Soon--MAKE THE COMMITMENT

A chance for big bucks! Eureka High School is currently participating in a contest put on by State Farm Insurance called "Celebrate My Drive." This contest promotes safe driving as well as gives EHS the chance to win between $25,000 and $100,000 in grant money. EHS has been bouncing between 5th and 9th places over the past five days, but our goal is to lock into 5th place or above in the small school category which would ensure the $100,000 grant! 

How can you help? All you have to do is go to http://celebratemydrive.com/, select "Make Your Commitment Now," register your e-mail address, select Eureka High School, answer two quick questions about safe driving, and then make your safe driving commitment. It only takes a few minutes out of your day, and you can vote once a day with every valid e-mail you have until this Saturday when the contest ends. (You will not receive e-mails from State Farm unless you select that option.)

Please help us reach our goal, and celebrate safe driving! Boost EHS into the top 5!!!!

Speaking to the Top

While many students spend their summers disconnected from school-related obligations, Junior Zach Harper decided to utilize part of his summer vacation by attending the Illinois State University, two-week long speech camp this past July 2013. He would begin each day bright and early at 8:30 a.m. and would finish each day filled with fluent speech and diction at 9:00 p.m. Throughout the fun-filled day, Zach honed his skills in his Extemporaneous Speaking to prepare for this year’s speech competitions. Repetition of Extemporaneous, the category of speech Zach competes in for the EHS Speech team, is giving a personal view on how problems should be solved in relation to current events. Topics of interest include recent court cases and recent news stories. Knowing that some new topics may be inappropriate for the high school level, Zach said, “It is important to stay away from hot or controversial topics.” Many students from all around Illinois were in attendance which brought many different viewpoints to the camp. His primary reason in attending this camp was to gain knowledge and experience, and he commented, “I threw myself into the event [of extemp] last year because they needed someone.” Zach first competed in extemp his sophomore year and has high hopes for this coming speech season because of his participation in the camp. “It’s really fun to go but a lot more fun to know what you’re doing when you’re there,” said Zach.  Zach dreams that with the new set of spiffy speech tools in his pocket that he will be able to medal at state this year in extemp. Harper hopes the future holds a further speech career in college. Whatever the future holds for Zach, he is confident he will be speaking his way to the top.

By: Senior Katie Schwanke, Journalism editor

Zach Harper