EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL

EGHS is thrilled to announce that SIX of our HS Music students have been accepted to the CMEA NRHS Music Festival, which will take place at New Britain H.S. in January. This is the first time in a very long time that we've had this many students at the H.S. festival. They are:
Stephanie Clement, Gr. 11, Alto, Mixed Choir

Mckenzie Cormier, Gr. 9, Soprano, Mixed Choir

Evan Hanks, Gr. 11, Band, Timpani. This is Evan's 3rd year!

Kayla Lengyel, Gr. 9, Soprano, Treble Choir

Logan Nicolle, Gr. 10, Soprano, Mixed Choir. This is Logan's 2nd year!

Lily Thompson, Gr. 9, Soprano, Treble Choir

All of these students are eligible to audition for the All-State Festival!

The High School Student Council and NHS are sponsoring a Food Drive from Monday, November 10th, through Monday, November 17th, to support the East Granby community. Please bring non-perishable items such as canned goods, pasta, rice, cereal, or peanut butter. Classes will compete for Pep Rally points; collection boxes are located in the main office. Thank you for your support!

BINGO NIGHT, hosted by the Class of 2026 Project Grad committee, is Friday, November 7 at 7pm. Please spread the word and support this event as it is one of our first few fundraisers to support our seniors with their safe grad event in June as well as many other events sponsored by the Project Grad committee.

Dodgeball! 11/14/2025 7-10PM Fill in the form to register
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tmPW9uyB1IcuLC94UQYTBuB8H4kHn8VtJ8FcHVWZ76o/viewform?ts=68def5ec&edit_requested=true

A shout out to Lyle, Adam, Jackson, James, Ben, Jack, Madelyn, Dina, Solimar, and Olivia in Mr. Ziff's 6th grade leadership class for completing an optional service project, sprucing up the memorial for former EGHS soccer coach Chris Pettee. Please keep the area clean!

LitMag members- check out this Spooky Stories writing competition. Submissions close on 10/23 at 3:00PM

Soccer Under the Lights! Friday, October 17th, Boys play at 5:30PM/Girls 7:30PM Gates open at 5:00PM

Reminder- Early Release on Tuesday, 9/16/2025

Congratulations to Sree Kolla! She has been named a Commended Student in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Sree is among 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. "Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation."

East Granby High School earned high National and metro-area rankings in 2025-2026 Best High Schools, which U.S. News released this morning. Here is the updated U.S. News profile page, with details about its rankings:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/east-granby-school-district/east-granby-high-school-4438

Congratulations to Hansika Lenkala on her appointment to the State Board of Education. A student member is a one year appointment and a non-voting member who provides their perspective on current topics in education and assists with policy making. Congratulations Hansika!"

Booster Club Mums- all orders are due on Wednesday! Pick up is on Saturday at the high school

EGHS PIcture Day-Friday, 9/26/2025 mylifetouch.com for code and ordering

EGHS New Early Release Bell Schedule

EGHS information updated daily. Emailed every Sunday and pinned on Facebook. https://sites.google.com/eastgranby.k12.ct.us/eghs-info-hub/home

Girls Golf coming Spring 2026!
Thank you to the BoE, our AD and families for the support in making this happen.

EGHS Grade 9 and New Student Orientation- Monday, August 25th

Attention Seniors! Shortly after the close of the school year, we will be deleting graduating seniors' Google accounts to make room for the "new" seniors, aka the class of 2026. If you are a student participating in summer coursework, speak with your classroom teacher. They will notify technology staff about the need to delay your account removal. At this time, you should take a moment to download your data to a personal computer or storage space for safekeeping. Instructions are provided below. Please note the following: -Deletion of your account will happen shortly after the end of the school year (no, we can't tell you exactly which day we will do this). -We are not responsible for keeping a record of your student data and will not be able to recover files for you in the summer! -You may need to check your account and notify colleges, subscription services, friends, family, etcetera, that your email address is being changed to another (private) address. -You should test/open your files on your new device/account to make sure everything went as planned. [Download your data] You can export and download your data from the Google products you use, like your email, calendar, drive, and photos. In a few easy steps, create an archive to keep for your records or use the data in another service. Create an archive of your data First, choose which products to include Visit the Download your data page. You might have to sign in to your Google Account again. Choose which Google products to include in your download. To see more details and options for a product, select the Down arrow. Select Next. Choose your archive's "File type." Next, choose how your archive is delivered When your archive is created by using one of these options, we'll email you a link to its location. Depending on the amount of information in your account, this process could take a few minutes or several hours. Most people get the link to their archive the same day that they request it

Advanced Manufacturing 2 students constructed and wired edge lit acrylic signs. They used a design application and the Glowforge laser to engrave their designs on pieces of acrylic.