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East High School
5011 Mayhew Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51106
(712)274-4000 phone
(712)274-4670 fax
EHS Website: http://www.siouxcityschools.org/east-high-school
From the Principal—
Holiday 2015
Inside this issue:
Working together, we can help our kids become the leaders of tomorrow and change
the world. Communication is key in this endeavor, so please feel free to contact your
child’s teachers by email or phone to check on his/her progress. Canvas and Infinite
Campus are available to monitor your child’s grades online. Please contact Ms. Williams
(712-224-7440) if you need help accessing either program. You can also ask your child
to show you his/her grades on his/her laptop. The staff at East High School wants OUR
kids to excel and be college and career ready. If you have concerns or suggestions to
improve our communication, please contact us using a new feature on our website
called Let’s Talk!
Registration will start in January for the 2016-2017 school year. Please talk to your child
about the courses they will be signing up for next year. We offer classes in engineering,
health sciences, construction, graphic design, welding, information technology,
culinary, business, automotive, JROTC, and police science just to name a few. With so
many opportunities to take dual-credit classes, many of our students are graduating
high school with twenty plus college credits for free. [Students must be proficient on
the Iowa Assessments and most dual credit classes have a minimum score on the ACT
or CPT. Please contact your child’s counselor for more information.] During Parent/
Teacher Conferences on February 24th and 25th, you will sign the Verification Sheet for
the courses your child has selected.
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Semester tests will be given on January 11 and 12 and account for 10% of students’
final grades. All students are expected to take semester tests. Students will not be able
to take semester tests early. If a student is absent, they will need to make
arrangements for make-ups. Students who miss a semester test will receive a zero on
the test until it is made up. Students will not receive Incompletes or Conditional Grades
at the end of the semester. Wednesday, January 13th is a Teacher Work Day and there
is no school for students. Report cards will be sent home with students sometime
during the week of January 25, 2016.
Canvas Information
2
EHS Debate Team
3
Musical Recap &
Renaissance Madrigal
Dinner
4
Northwest Iowa
Honor Band Members 5
All-State Music
6
Opus & ISU Honor
Choir Members
7
EHS Athletic Honors
8
Football Honors
9
Special Olympics
Hy-Vee Receipts
10
EHS Activity Calendar
11
SCCSD Winter
12
Weather Info. (English &
& Española)
13
SCCSD Let’s Talk!
Our teachers have been very busy during our Monday Professional Development
meetings. They continue to learn how to integrate technology into their lessons to help
increase student achievement and engagement. Teachers are in the second year of
studying AIW (Authentic Intellectual Work) where they share their lesson plans with
colleagues and provide ideas on how to improve their lessons for students.
Please enjoy the holidays and relish the time spent with family and friends. Have a safe
and joyful holiday season.
2015
Richard O. Todd
Principal
East High School
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Robert Gottburg
Hannah Rens
Rotary Student of the Month
November 2015
Honored for her work ethic,
dedication to community service,
and involvement in high school
activities, she has represented East High
well. Congratulations, Hannah!
Named State Finalist
in the $2 million
Samsung
Solve for Tomorrow
Robert Gottburg has become an [Iowa] state
finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow
contest, a nationwide competition to increase interest
in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
by challenging teachers and
students to take topics out of traditional
classroom settings and into local communities.
The school will receive two Samsung Galaxy® Tabs
and the opportunity to win additional prizes.
Honor Council 2015
The EHS Student Council was awarded this fall
for their accomplishments!
Thank you for representing East High!
CANVAS Information
High school parents may utilize Canvas, an online
student management system, to view their child’s grades, assignments and due dates, missing work,
and teacher communication. When enrolling, parents must have their student's district username
and password. You can access Canvas on the homepage of the Sioux City Community School District’s
website main page at www.siouxcityschools.org.
Commitments to Morningside College
Congratulations to the following students, as they have signed with
Morningside College. #FutureReady
Darian Lisle
Softball
Allison Lester
Softball
Gabrielle Roe
Volleyball
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Norfolk Roger Maxwell Debate Tournament
Sioux City East Debate Squad did an awesome job!
In Novice Poetry: 4th-Lydia Prior, 3rd-Whitney Wolf,
2nd-Hannah Ehmcke, and 1st place- Abby Ehmcke.
Informative: 5th-Olivia Tidwell.
Dramatic Interpretive: 2nd-David Ehmcke and
1st place Brittany Todd.
Varsity Poetry: 5th-Rogie Seou.
Impromptu: 5th-David Graham, 4th-David Ehmcke,
2nd-Rogie Soeu, and 1st place-Olivia Tidwell.
The team received 4th place sweepstakes!
Roosevelt Debate Tournament Oct 16 -17
Sioux City East Squad 2nd place sweepstakes!
Poetry- 1st- Whitney Wolf, 2nd-Wilhelmina Blevins,
4th-Ally Belcher and 6th-Salma Rios
Prose-1st- David Ehmcke, 2nd-Rogie Soeu,
4th- Lexus Godina and 5th Baylee Bigbee
Dramatic Interpretation - Brittany Todd
POI-1st-Ally Belcher, 4th-David Ehmcke,
5th-Rogie Soeu and 6th- Vanessa Perez
Informative- 1st place Katt Ortiz
Noah Engle-Cartie places 7th in Congress House. Baylee
Bigbee places 13th in Congress.
David Ehmcke receives
2nd place Top Speaker in Public Forum.
Mid-American Roosevelt
Speech Tournament Sept
26th
Lexus Godina places 3rd in POI!
Olivia Tidwell Places 3rd
in Informative speaking.
MidAmerican Valley Cup
David Ehmcke and Hannah Rens
are Quarterfinalists in
Public Forum.
David Ehmcke places 5th
for Top Speaker.
Sioux City East Raider Joust Oct 9th
Olivia Tidwell - 1st in Informative
Speaking. Jesse Pedersen - 6th Spontaneous
Speaking and Katy McCarthy Placed 3rd in OO!
Heelan Tournament 2015
Congress House- Areeb Irfan placed 1st!!
Noah Engel-Cartie placed 2nd!
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On October 29– 31, the Music and Theatre Departments
production of “Little Shop of Horrors” presented the talent of
East High School. The cast did an AMAZING job of creating
the atmosphere of Skid Row. The Director, Ms.Behan, and
her play production class made a lot of the set pieces, while
the main Mushnik’s shop was built by some amazing parents!! Rehearsals began in September, a lot of work and
time was put into this musical from the cast and crew. Over
50 people were either in the production or on stage crew to
make this production as amazing as it was. This show had
many laughs, brought tears to your eyes, and made you
NEVER WANT TO FEED THE PLANTS!
Great job cast and crew on a FANTASTIC show!
Renaissance Madrigal Dinner
The EHS Chamber Choir will, once again, be presenting a
Renaissance Madrigal Dinner.
We’d love to host you for an evening of feasting, entertainment, and great music!
Date & Time: December 11 and 12 at 7:00p
Location: Event is held at Sunnybrook Community Church.
Cost: Tickets are $22
How to purchase tickets: Visit the East High Choir Room (240) between 6:00 and 8:00p on any Monday or Thursday.
Alternatively, you can call Julie Hanson at 712.203.8960 and purchase over the phone.
If you don’t have a seating preference, you could also give money to any Chamber Choir member, Mr. Fagan or Mr. Hales.
The EHS Show Choirs will give their first
public performance at the annual
Show Choir Preview
on Monday, December 21 at 7:00p
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2015 Northwest Iowa Honor Band
Congratulations on YOUR accomplishment!
Sam Gill
Horn
Red Band
Heidi Uhl
Flute
Red Band
Jessie
Rebstock
Clarinet
Red Band
Rachel Kitrell
Clarinet
Red Band
Paige Susie
Trumpet
Red Band
Anna
Geerlings
Flute
Blue Band
Rachel
Jensen
Clarinet
Blue Band
Andrew
Flory
Trombone
Red Band
Sam
Barnes
Trombone
Red Band
Noah Cvrk
Trumpet
Blue Band
Jessica
Melville
Clarinet
Blue Band
Deb Allard
Flute
Blue Band
Jestin Cam
Clarinet
Blue Band
Ethan Vick
Bass
Trombone
Blue Band
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Conner
Beach
BASS
Jestin
Cam
VIOLA
Logan
Curtis
BASS
Anna
Geerlings
1ST FLUTE
Ally
Belcher
SOPRANO
Austin
Clayton
TENOR
David
Ehmcke
BASS
David
Graham
BASS
Grace
Bucy
ALTO
Jacob
Cook
TENOR
Hannah
Ehmcke
ALTO
Taylor
Henry
ALTO
Please Congratulate our student musicians on this Honor! They will represent EHS in Ames, IA for
the 2015 ALL-STATE Festival and Annual Convention co-hosted by the Iowa Music
Educators Association (IMEA) and with the High School Music Association (IHSMA).
Ensembles that will perform include the: All State Band, All State Choir, and All State Orchestra
(Sioux City East has the 3rd highest number of All–State Vocalists in Iowa,
behind only Waukee and Pleasant Valley)
Alex
Holmberg
TENOR
Alex
Melville
BASS
Jesse
Pedersen
TENOR
Heidi
Uhl
1ST FLUTE
Rachel Jensen
3RD CLARINET
Madison
Miller
SOPRANO
Austin
Sokolowski
TENOR
Sydney
McManamy
ALTO
Hunter
Milner
TENOR
Paige
Susie
1ST TRUMPET
Whitney
Wolf
SOPRANO
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Congratulations to Nathan Kitrell and Jessica Melville for being
selected to sing in the 2015 Opus 9th Grad Honor Choir!
2015 ISU Honor Choir Members
Congratulations on your Achievement!
The student audition included a prepared solo, tonal memory exercises, and sight reading. They are
eight of only 100 students to be selected, state-wide. The Concert will be held mid-February 2016.
Ally Belcher
Austin Clayton
David Graham
Hunter Milner
David Ehmcke
Alex Holmberg
David Suhr
Whitney Wolf
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All Conference Cross Country Team
Conference Results:
Girls placed 2nd
Boys placed 4th
Avery Lester
* Paced 21st out of 123 in
class 4A runners at the
State Cross Country meet.
* All Conference Cross
Country team Member
Samantha Mc Cully
Tyler Danke
* MRAC Conference
Champion
* MRAC All Conference
Jax Hoefling
* MRAC All Conference
Good Luck and we look forward to having
you represent EHS this March!!
Lauren Page
All-Iowa Kick Team
Taylor Strawn
All-Iowa Pom Team
Lauren Van Dyke
Joslyn Hill
Shayna Skokan
EHS Volleyball 2015
1st Team All Conference:
Alexa Lapke
Gabrielle Roe
Kennedy Franko
2nd Team All Conference:
Aislynn Hamann
Haley Steele-Libero
Honorable Mention
Jorden Hansen
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Dom Flemister
1st Team All State-R
1st Team All District-WR
Zach Ingram-K
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Ross Godfrey
Albert Saul-DL
1st Team All State-DB
1st Team All District-DB
1st Team All District
Congratulations Raiders
on a GREAT season!
2nd Team All District
3rd Team All State-OL
1st Team All District-OL
Dustin Moon-REC
Academic All State
Academic All State
Andrew Miller-OL
Ethan Fahrendholz
Keaton Lewis-LB
Connor Koza-QB
Alex Case-LB
2nd Team All District
2nd Team All District
2nd Team All District
Jacob Wiley-DL
Jose Deanda-OL
Honorable Mention
All District
Honorable Mention
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Hy-Vee Receipts
If you shop at Hy-Vee and do not turn your
receipts in to an elementary or middle school,
please turn them in to the main office or the
library here at East High. The receipt funds will
be used by the former PAC now called EAST (East
Alumni and Staff Together). The money will be
used to help our students at East High.
District Bowlers—Special Olympics
Special Olympics State
Bowling Competition
Congratulations Team!!
The following athletes got 1st place at the
District Competition in
October and advanced to State in
November:
ProStart serving some tasty meals over lunch hour.
Courtney Peterson, Freddy DeLeon, Josh Rausch,
Jesse Titus, Kaira Bayona, Jada
Hilson, Allyssa Bergenske, Lucie Swanger,
Nicholas Hultquist
Jeremiah Fischer and Hannah Riley ~ Unified
Team
LAS Classes
Making PIES for a Great Cause!
Homeroom Volleyball Winners
Homecoming King & Queen 2015
Rogie Soeu & Madison A. Miller
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Dates to Remember
For Events See the
Sioux City East High Calendar @
http://www.missouririverconf.org
There is a NEW app to keep you updated on the East
High activity calendar. If you would like easy access to
the www.missouririverconf.org website for building and
activity schedule information please download the
rschooltoday app on your mobile device.
November 2015
25:
26:
27:
29:
30:
Early Dismissal @ 1:55pm
Happy Thanksgiving!! No School
No School (District Wide)
Hayworth Hoops, 11a to 6p, East Gym
Basketball- G/Freshmen, 6:00p
B/Freshmen, 7:30p
December 2015
1: Bowling, JV/V, 1p, at Thunderbowl
1: Wrestling, Varsity at Akron Westfield
Sr. High, 5:30p
1: Basketball- G/JV, 4p
G/Varsity, 5:45p
B/Sophomore, 5:45p
B/Varsity, 7:30p
3: Bowling, JV/V, 2p at Plaza Bowl in
Des Moines
3: Basketball– B/Freshmen, 6p
G/Freshmen, 6p
4: Wrestling, Varsity at Fremont Sr. High
School, 3:30p
5: Basketball at Ft. Dodge High School
4p– G/JV
5:45p– B/Sophomore
5:45p- G/Varsity
7:30p– B/Varsity
5: Basketball at Ft. Dodge Middle School
5:45p– B/Freshmen
7:30p– G/Freshmen
6: Hayworth Hoops, 11a to 6p, East Gym
7: Basketball– B/Freshmen, 6:30p-7:45p
8: Bowling, B JV/V at Plaza Bowl, 2p
8: Choir– Sunnybrook Church, 7p
10: School Event 11a-2:15p in AUD
10: Bowling, JV/V at Rush Lanes
10: Basketball– G/Freshmen, 4p
10: Wrestling, Varsity at Heelan HS
10: Basketball– G/JV, 5:45p
10: Basketball– G/Varsity, 7:30p
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11: Basketball– B/Sophomores, 5:45p
B/ Varsity, 7:30p
12: Wrestling, Varsity, TBD
12: ACT Testing, 8a to 12:30p, at East High
12: Basketball– G/JV, 4p
G/Varsity, 5:45p
B/Sophomores, 5:45p
B/Varsity, 7:30p
13: Hayworth Hoops, 11a to 6p, East Gym
14: Band in Auditorium, 7p
15: Bowling, JV/V, 2p at Rush Lanes
15: Basketball at Heelan High School
B/ Sophomores, 5:45p
B/Varsity, 7:30p
15: Choir– Media Center, 6:30p-8p
17: Wrestling, Varsity at East High, 5:30p
17: Basketball– B/Freshmen, East Middle
School, 6:30p-8p
18: Basketball at East High
G/JV, 4p
B/Sophomores, 5:45p
G/Varsity, 5:45p
B/Varsity, 7:30p
19: Wrestling, Varsity at Ft. Dodge HS– TBD
19: Basketball at Heelan High School
G/Freshmen, 4p
G/JV, 5:45p
G/Varsity, 7:30p
19: Basketball- B/Varsity, at Mid-American
Center, Council Bluffs, 5p
20: Hayworth Hoops, 11a to 6p, East Gym
21: Basketball– G/Freshmen, 4p
B/Freshmen, 5:30p
21: Choir– Multiple Locations, 7p
23: 1 Hour Early Out/ District-wide, 1:55p
24— Jan. 3 WINTER BREAK
Friday, December 25- Christmas Day
Friday, January 1, 2016– New Years Day
January 2016
2: Basketball– G/JV, 11:45a
G/ Varsity, 1:30p
3: Hayworth Hoops, 11a to 6p, East Gym
4: CLASSES RESUME, 7:55a, EHS
4: Wrestling, TBD
4: Basketball- G/Freshmen, 5p
B/Freshmen, 6:30p
Grades and Attendance
Do you want to access your child’s
grades and attendance?
Call 712-224-7441.
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Educational Service Center
627 4th Street • Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Phone: (712) 279-6643 • Fax: (712) 279-6879
www.siouxcityschools.org
The winter in Iowa provides us with some days that make it a challenge to hold classes at the regular time, and
sometimes we must close our schools early, start later, or close school for the entire day. As you know, our weather is
not only challenging at times, it is constantly changing.
Please remember that parents and guardians have the right to make the decision to keep their child home on any day
that they feel it is unsafe for their student to be in school because of weather conditions. If you believe the weather
provides a sincere reason why you may have to keep your students at home, or take your student home when classes
are scheduled to continue, you as a parent or guardian will simply need to contact your child’s school to let them
know.
Parents and guardians notification

Blackboard Phone Message: In the case of late start or school cancellation, a call is sent between 6 - 6:15 a.m. If
school is dismissed early during the day, a call is sent to all phone numbers listed with your child.
Iowa School Alerts: You may subscribe to this free service by clicking on the “Weather Related School Dismissals”
button on the right-hand side of the district web site’s front page at www.siouxcityschools.org. Iowa School Alerts
sends out email notifications to all subscribers.

Social Media: A post is made on the district’s Facebook and Twitter social media pages.
Mobile App: An alert notification is sent to all those who have downloaded the district’s mobile app (available for
iPhones and androids.)
If the schools are dismissed early or if school is called off entirely, there will be NO EVENING
ACTIVITIES. If you have before and after school care, please check with your provider about their procedures.
Please avoid calling the school about delays, cancellations, or dismissals. Unless you see an announcement or receive a phone call, assume school is running as usual.
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Educational Service Center
627 4th Street • Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Phone: (712) 279-6643 • Fax: (712) 279-6879
www.siouxcityschools.org
El invierno aquí en Iowa nos provee con algunos días cuando es un reto impartir clases a la hora regular, y algunas
veces necesitamos cerrar nuestras escuelas temprano, tarde, o cerrar las escuelas durante el día entero. Como
ustedes saben, nuestro clima siempre está cambiando y dándonos más desafíos.
Por favor, recuerde que los padres y guardianes tienen el derecho de tomar la decisión de mantener a sus hijos en
casa cualquier día en que sienten que no es seguro para sus hijos estar en la escuela debido a las condiciones del
clima. Si usted cree que el clima provee una razón sincera por mantener a sus hijos en casa, o de llevar a sus hijos a
casa cuando se ha decido seguir con las clases, usted como padre o guardián simplemente necesita ponerse en
contacto con la escuela de su hijo para hacerles saber.
Notificaciones a los padres y guardianes

Mensaje del sistema telefónico Blackboard: En el caso de una entrada tarde, o si se han cancelado las clases, se
enviará una llamada entre las 6:00 y 6:15 a.m. Si las escuelas tendrán una salida temprano durante el día, se hará una
llamada a todos los números de teléfono que son asociados con su hijo.
Iowa School Alerts: Se puede registrar en este servicio gratuito, haciendo un clic en el botón “Weather Related School
Dismissals” al lado derecho de nuestra página web principal al www.siouxcityschools.org. El servicio Iowa School
Alerts manda notificaciones por correo electrónico a todos los suscriptores.

Medios de socialización digital: Habrá una entrada en las páginas sociales del Distrito de Facebook y Twitter
Aplicación móvil: Una notificación de aviso se mandará a todos los que han bajado la aplicación móvil del distrito
(disponible por iPhones y sistemas Android).
Si hay una salida temprano o cancelación de clases debido al clima, NO HABRÁ ACTIVIDADES POR LA TARDE. Si tiene
niñera o alguien que le cuida a sus niños antes o después de las clases, por favor hable con esta persona sobre sus
procedimientos en caso de haya un cambio en el horario escolar.
Por favor, no llame a la escuela para preguntar sobre entradas tarde, salidas temprano, o cancelaciones. A menos
que vea un anuncio o reciba una llamada, se puede asumir que el horario es regular.
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Visit the Sioux City Community School District’s website at
www.siouxcityschools.org to see all district and school
information! Stay up to date, access district or school
information, and utilize the links to outside sources to give
you all the information regarding your child's education.
NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:
The Sioux City Community School District is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or
discriminatory practice for any educational institution to
discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic
status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or
veteran status in its educational programs and its
employment practices. Inquiries or grievances may be
directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services &
Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101,
(712) 279-6075, [email protected].
Spanish
El Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Sioux City es una
institución de empleo con oportunidad equitativa y
acción afirmativa. Es una práctica injusta o discriminatoria de cualquier institución educativa de discriminar
basado en raza, credo, color, sexo, orientación sexual,
identidad de género, origen nacional, religión, edad (para
empleo), discapacidad, condición socioeconómica (para
programas), estado civil (para programas), o
estatus de veterano en cualquier programa educacional o
práctica de empleo. Las preguntas o quejas pueden ser
dirigidas a Jen Gomez, Directora de Actividades
Estudiantiles y Educación de Igualdad al 627 4th Street,
Sioux City, IA 51101 (712) 279-6075,
[email protected]
The next step in Sioux City Community
Schools’ plan to make it easy for you to be
involved in your child’s education is here.
Let’s Talk! has expanded into every school
in the district. Now, you can send your comments, questions and compliments directly
to East High School leaders 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. Tell us what’s on your mind
and, in return, we’ll send you a personal
response within 2 business days. Of course,
if you have something private to share, you
may remain anonymous. Click the Let’s
Talk! link on our school website to start a
conversation. East High School, Let’s Talk!
http://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/
embed.aspx?k=WY6F8ZlT
Vietnamese
Học Khu Trường Học Cộng Đồng Sioux City là một nơi có
cơ hội bình đẳng/ hành động chắc chắn trong việc
làm. Đó là không có sự công bằng hay có sự kỳ thị thực
hành trong bất cứ các cơ sở giáo dục về phân biệt căn
cứ theo chủng tộc, tín ngưỡng, màu da, phái
tính, khuynh hướng phái tính, nhận định phái tính, nguồn
gốc quốc gia, tôn giáo, tuổi tác (cho việc làm), khuyết tật,
tình trạng kinh tế xã hội (cho những chương trình), tình
trạng hôn nhân (cho những chương trình), hoặc tình trạng
cựu chiến binh trong bất cứ những chương trình giáo dục
hay thực hành trong việc làm . Ai muốn thắc mắc hoặc
khiếu nại có thể tiếp xúc trực tiếp với bà Jen Gomez,
Giám Đốc Dịch Vụ Học Sinh và Bình Đẳng (Director of
Student Services & Equity Education) tại 627 4th Street,
Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 2796075, [email protected]
*This material is neither endorsed nor sponsored by East
High School or the Sioux City Community School District.
Fax: (712) 274-4670
5011 Mayhew Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51106-4527
http://www.siouxcityschools.org/east-high-school
Every day is a great day
to be a Raider!