ECS Dictionary - (E-C-S dik-shƏ-nēr-e) noun Origin: Shelby Farms and Lower School campus - Words and events that are part of the ECS vernacular that Eagle families need to know.
Awards Day
Separate events for HS and MS held in the Mark Brink Auditorium toward the end of the school year, usually in April for HS students and in May for MS during a school day. Academic awards are given to students by teachers, and parents may attend. LS end-of-year awards are given by grade near the end of the school year.
Chapel
Chapel is held during Community period in the Mark Brink Auditorium once a week for HS and on another day for MS. Students sit with their small groups, watch a short video clip and answer questions, Worship is student-led worship. Lower School Chapel is held on Friday mornings at 8:30 a.m.
Community Period
Scheduled time for students to meet with clubs, sports teams, or to just hang out in the SUB or Eagle Hall, Snacks are available for purchase in the SUB.
Dog Day
For MS and HS on the Shelby Farms campus, hot dogs, pretzels, chili, pickles, nachos, lemonade, chocolate chip cookies are served by ECS moms during lunch four times a year. Cost is minimal and students pay cash only,
Fall Fest
All 9th -12th grade students and teachers go off campus by bus during the school day for a western-themed day of games, lunch, and line dancing in October. Cost is charged through SmartTuition.
Flight
A capella group for US
Friday Fun Day
MS/US lunch time in the SUB with music and faculty DJ's
Grandparents Day
Special program and activities by students to honor their grandparents who are invited to attend. This celebration alternates between the Lower School campus and the Shelby Farms campus each year.
Homecoming Dance
HS event held in the Legacy Center after the Homecoming football game from 9:00-11:30 p.m. Dress is casual and faculty/staff chaperone. Students cannot leave dance and come back in and the must have permission from principal to leave early.
Homecoming Week
Special week during football season and sponsored by the HS Leadership Council. Each day has a different dress up theme for MS and for HS,
HS
High School
Logo Wear
Any shirt/sweatshirt with ECS logo. The Soaring Eagle Shop is the only official source for logo wear.
LS
Lower School
Mark Brink Auditorium
Located in the center of the Shelby Farms campus. building used for weekly chapels, MS and US plays/musicals, parent meetings, MS and US student body meetings, etc. It is named for our senior Bible teacher who has taught here for over forty years.
Meet the Teacher Night
MS and HS parent meetings are held soon after the start of school in August. Parents receive their child’s class schedule and walk through the schedule for 10-minute classes during which they are given information from each teacher on the specific subject, grading, and class instruction, UE parent meetings are held on a different night and are according to grade. LS parent meetings are held by grade during the day soon after the start of the school year.
Moms in Prayer
Led by our Parent Teacher Fellowship, all parents are invited to attend, each Friday morning in the World View Center located in the Academic Resource Center.
MS
Middle School
Powder Puff
Flag football game held during Homecoming Fall week in which the junior girls play the senior girls and guys coach and cheer. The US/MS student body and faculty/staff attend.
Prom
Juniors and seniors only attend. Students can bring guests from other schools with signed permission form signed. Dress is formal and is held at an off campus venue. Tickets will be sold in the SUB during lunch the week of the dance.
PTF (Parent Teacher Fellowship)
All parents are invited to join. PTF serves our faculty/staff and parents throughout the school year with meals, sweet treats, prayer and gifts.
Small Groups
Discipleship groups (same gender) of 7-10 students within each grade, 7-12, led by a faculty/staff member.
Student Leadership Council
Selected through an application and interview process the previous year, these students serve and lead the HS student body through various activities, events, and directives over the course of the school year. This council is led by six prefects who provide leadership over six core areas of the school.
Student Leadership Council Dance
Student Leadership Council sponsored dance for 9th-12th grade students. Girls ask guys, and dress is semi-formal at an off-campus venue. Tickets are sold during lunch in the SUB the week of dance. This event usually takes place around Valentine’s Day.
SUB
The Student Union Building (cafeteria)
Valentine’s Dance
Student Council sponsored dance for 9th-12th grade students. Girls ask guys, and dress is formal dress at an off-campus venue. Tickets are sold during lunch in the SUB the week of dance.
Winter Formal
For students 9th-12th grades. Guests from outside ECS must get a permission form (on website) signed. Dance is at an off-campus location, and tickets are purchased in the SUB during lunch the week before/week of the dance.