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![Child's hand raised - February 2025 Replacement Levy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732663705/ephrataschoolsorg/eif3n7jmodf23mfqhmsi/BondandLevy1466x3722200x1070pxFacebookPost1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732663705/ephrataschoolsorg/eif3n7jmodf23mfqhmsi/BondandLevy1466x3722200x1070pxFacebookPost1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732663705/ephrataschoolsorg/eif3n7jmodf23mfqhmsi/BondandLevy1466x3722200x1070pxFacebookPost1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732663705/ephrataschoolsorg/eif3n7jmodf23mfqhmsi/BondandLevy1466x3722200x1070pxFacebookPost1.png","width":940}])
Ephrata School Board Directors unanimously approved placing an Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy on the February 2025 ballot for taxpayer consideration.
![See Something, Say Something Ver Algo, Di Algo. Clip art magnifying glass and icon with person speaking]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731948729/ephrataschoolsorg/v3adwpdrg8v23muhdtob/SeeSomethingSaySomethingFacebookPostLandscape.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731948729/ephrataschoolsorg/v3adwpdrg8v23muhdtob/SeeSomethingSaySomethingFacebookPostLandscape.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731948729/ephrataschoolsorg/v3adwpdrg8v23muhdtob/SeeSomethingSaySomethingFacebookPostLandscape.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731948729/ephrataschoolsorg/v3adwpdrg8v23muhdtob/SeeSomethingSaySomethingFacebookPostLandscape.png","width":940}])
Last week’s online threats and the resulting school closure reminded us of the challenges we hope never to face again.
![Orange snowplow truck on a snowy road.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732034843/ephrataschoolsorg/rbs1rt5ykumnr8qeyesh/PrepareforWeatherDelays4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732034843/ephrataschoolsorg/rbs1rt5ykumnr8qeyesh/PrepareforWeatherDelays4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732034843/ephrataschoolsorg/rbs1rt5ykumnr8qeyesh/PrepareforWeatherDelays4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732034843/ephrataschoolsorg/rbs1rt5ykumnr8qeyesh/PrepareforWeatherDelays4.png","width":940}])
Check to make sure you're set up to receive information from Ephrata Schools when there is a weather delay or closure.
![A group of 21 people stand in front of a wall covered in tiger head logos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731597571/ephrataschoolsorg/y2vntmmwzfpjtoxhxa4d/Grants1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731597571/ephrataschoolsorg/y2vntmmwzfpjtoxhxa4d/Grants1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731597571/ephrataschoolsorg/y2vntmmwzfpjtoxhxa4d/Grants1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731597571/ephrataschoolsorg/y2vntmmwzfpjtoxhxa4d/Grants1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731597571/ephrataschoolsorg/y2vntmmwzfpjtoxhxa4d/Grants1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731597571/ephrataschoolsorg/y2vntmmwzfpjtoxhxa4d/Grants1.jpg","width":1923}])
At a special awards ceremony held Wednesday night at Ephrata High School, the North Central Education Foundation awarded 12 "Teacher Classroom Grants" totaling $6,100 to Ephrata School District teachers.
![14 people sit at a horseshoe shaped conference table in a gray room]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731539217/ephrataschoolsorg/q53racaykbp3gi7gkar3/Tabletop1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731539217/ephrataschoolsorg/q53racaykbp3gi7gkar3/Tabletop1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731539217/ephrataschoolsorg/q53racaykbp3gi7gkar3/Tabletop1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731539217/ephrataschoolsorg/q53racaykbp3gi7gkar3/Tabletop1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731539217/ephrataschoolsorg/q53racaykbp3gi7gkar3/Tabletop1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731539217/ephrataschoolsorg/q53racaykbp3gi7gkar3/Tabletop1.jpg","width":2016}])
This week, the Ephrata School District conducted a critical tabletop exercise to build awareness and strengthen efforts to protect the district from a cyber attack.
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The Ephrata High School Softball and Soccer Complex recently received a significant upgrade, thanks to the generosity of Tommer Construction and Stevens Hay.
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Today marks the last day of 1st Quarter, and what a whirlwind of amazing opportunities and learnings our staff and students have experienced together.
![A girl in a red coat and pink pants sits in a wheelchair. A horse in a halloween costume nuzzles her hand.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730408808/ephrataschoolsorg/bzx1lj0utkj0mq2ls1xg/Mini4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730408808/ephrataschoolsorg/bzx1lj0utkj0mq2ls1xg/Mini4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730408808/ephrataschoolsorg/bzx1lj0utkj0mq2ls1xg/Mini4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730408808/ephrataschoolsorg/bzx1lj0utkj0mq2ls1xg/Mini4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730408808/ephrataschoolsorg/bzx1lj0utkj0mq2ls1xg/Mini4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730408808/ephrataschoolsorg/bzx1lj0utkj0mq2ls1xg/Mini4.jpg","width":2016}])
This week, Ephrata Middle School welcomed a special visitor—Luna, a gentle 7-year-old mini therapy horse from Kindhearted Mini Therapy.
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Ephrata School District is pleased to announce Tracy Pickeral has been named as the new head coach of Ephrata High School’s (EHS) varsity girls golf program.