june11EHS - East Penn School District

The Global Citizens Club would like to thank the students and staff of EHS for thegenerous support of their fundraiser for victims of devastation in Japan. With theschool's generous backing we were able to write a check for $1107.69 to the American Red Cross,earmarked for Japan.The fundraising efforts consisted of T-shirt and calligraphysales. T-shirts boasted the words "Love, Peace, Hope" in the16 languages spoken by our high school ESL students. EHSstudents also bought their names written in calligraphy invarious languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Korean,Thai, and Hindi. A special thank you to Mr. Smith andhis crew in VisCom for generously donating their time, talent,and ink to the T-shirt sale.Thank you to all!!Mrs. Tammy Kita, Advisor for the Global Citizens Club.Global Citizens ClubRaises funds for JapanRetired Veteran, Lt. Col. Michael HunterSpeaks with American Studies II and AP US History ClassesLt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Hunter, spoke to several American Studies II classes as well as an AdvancedPlacement United States History class throughout the day on Friday, April 29. He described the climate,conditions, and his experiences in the military, including the rats and scorpions. The rucksack,helmet, boots, uniform, hats, c-rations container, and dog tags were all discussed and wereavailable for the students to examine. This was his fifteenth year he shared his stories and memorabiliawith students.Mr. Hunter is heavily involved in Veterans of Foreign Wars Macungie, PA Post 9264 activities.You'll often see him marching in the Macungie Memorial Day parade, acting as Master ofCeremonies during Memorial Day services at Macungie Memorial Park, performing graveside firingdetails for departed veterans, and participating in the Veteran's Day program at Shoemaker Elementary.Mrs. Pamela D. Hunter, EHS social studies teacherPage 18