Eustis High

Our very own Eustis High School Golden Panther Marching Band performed their hearts out at our annual FBA District Marching MPA this past Saturday and earned straight superior ratings! I am very proud of them and they represented for our school and community very well! It’s a great day to be a Panther! Thank you for all your support of our band program!

Weekly Need to Know!

On Thursday, the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams traveled to Weeki Wachee for District competition. The boys team came up short from advancing to Regional competition. They were led by Jamar Rivers and Jonathan Garza. Congratulations to the girls' team. They placed in the top 8 which qualifies them for Regional Competition next Friday in Weeki Wachee. Advancing is Annabelle Shook, Savannah Shook, Ariana Varela, Callie Berkhousen and Carmen Ellison.

Florida Heiken Children's Vision Program will be coming to your school! Click below to reserve your child's no-cost exam and eyeglasses! Apply at https://mobile.floridaheiken.org/ . The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

Our very own Eustis HS Band performed brilliantly at the Ocala Marching band competition earning 2nd place in class 2A and a score of 71.5 for an overall superior rating! The band also earned superior ratings in marching and general effect and our drum majors earned a distinguished superior rating for their leadership and conducting! We have one final competition on 11/2 (FBA marching mpa)!

Important FBLA Meeting this Friday, October 25th in Ms. Cyr's room at 2:30 on Main Campus. You do not want to miss this meeting!!

Seniors! Looking for Scholarship Opportunities? Look no further! EHS Guidance will be keeping an ongoing list of scholarship opportunities here. It is a live document, so be sure to check back frequently for new information! This document is also linked on the Seniors page of the EHS school website. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SmucTA2s0rdjAb5-yKz3NaWaZKfRrYM2_QZNw9UnWaY/edit?usp=sharing

Emergency Management Facebook page: Lake County Florida Emergency Management | Facebook CONTACT Emergency Management: (352) 343-9420 >>COMFORT STATION Lake County has opened a comfort station at the Butler Street Boat Ramp (55400 Butler St, Astor) to support residents impacted by Hurricane Milton. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. These comfort stations will provide easy access to: • Internet • Charging stations for phones and other small devices • Laundry machines • Showers, bathrooms, and handwashing stations Residents need to bring their own charging cables, detergents, and soaps. For more information, please call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999 >>SANDBAGS: Due to rising waters in the South Lake area, a sandbag location will open Oct. 15, 2024 Minneola Athletic Complex (13930 Education Ave, Minneola) 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Residents should bring their own shovels and must fill their bags. Sand and bags will be provided. >>COMFORT STATION Lake County has opened a comfort station at Pine Forest Park (32520 State Road 44, Deland) to support residents in the Lake Mack area impacted by Hurricane Milton. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. These comfort stations will provide easy access to: - Internet - Charging stations for phones and other small devices - Laundry machines - Showers, bathrooms, and handwashing stations Residents need to bring their own charging cables, detergents, and soaps. To help residents from Lake Mack travel to the site, Lake County is providing a shuttle from the Forest Hill Community Center to the park. The shuttle will transport residents back and forth every 30 minutes. - The first trip from Forest Hills Community Center to Comfort Center at Pine Forest Park is at 8 a.m. - The last trip from Forest Hills Community Center to Comfort Center at Pine Forest Park is at 4:30 p.m. - The last return trip from the Comfort Center at Pine Forest Park to the Community Center is at 5 p.m. For more information, please call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999 >>DEBRIS DROPOFF: Looking for a place to drop off your storm debris for free? Lake County has multiple convenience stations to choose from. All sites are all temporarily extending their hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on their regularly scheduled open days. For days of operation for each site, click here: https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/trash.../drop-off-service

Yesterday our Boys Golf Team competed in the Lake County Cup at Harbor Hills. Annually since 1998, this tournament pits all 11 schools in our county against each other to see who is comes out on top. Before yesterday, EHS had never been able to emerge victorious. This group of boys finally checked this one off the list, and it wasn't even close. Our team fired a 307 to win in a landslide over the following schools: Mount Dora, Mount Dora Christian, Montverde Academy, Leesburg, First Academy of Leesburg, Tavares, Umatilla, East Ridge, South Lake, and Lake Minneola Captain Cooper Adams (Senior) had a 73 (2nd Place Overall Individual), followed by a 75 from Taylor Hayes (Sophomore), 78 from Ryan Jeffers (Sophomore), 81 from Luke Van Dyke (Senior), and 82 from Tyler Adams (Sophomore).

EHS Welcomes it's new Softball Head Coach, Tyra Bowers! https://lakeandsumterstyle.com/eustis-high-announces-tyra-bowers-as-new-head-softball-coach/

The EHS Boys Golf Team travelled to New Smyrna Beach and took another victory over both New Smyrna Beach High and Mainland High. Senior Luke Van Dyke was dominant from start to finish with an even par 36. The Boys will host South Lake for their final home match of the season Thursday at Black Bear. Go Panthers!

Lake Sumter will be visiting EHS during Thrive on October 3rd. Sign up today to attend! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tKxXECR1p08EaFynFt8ZDqXqWm4qKsBjaWesgaLSu04/edit

Homecoming 2024! Panther Pride! Show your spirit!!

Our 2nd Annual Panther Pride in the Park has been rescheduled for February 15th. It will be held at the Eustis Community Center 6pm-9pm. There will be dinner served, a cash bar, entertainment, silent raffles, reverse draw. Tickets are $75 per couple, $325 to sponsor an 8 Top Table, $400 for a 10 Top Table Sponsor.

We will host an In-School Volleyball Game Friday. Student Tickets are $5.

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The Boys Bowling Team currently stands with a record of 6-3. Our district is a very competitive one, and everyone at EHS should be proud of the effort of this team. Led by Senior Hayden McLachlan's 201 season average, the team is a small but mighty one. Other team members include Paxton VanAlstyne, Lincoln Woodward, Evan Tetrault, Devan McLachlan, and Everett Fretwell. With a little over a month to go in our season, the boys are continuing to work hard to prepare for districts and hopefully another trip to the state tournament at the end of October.

Yesterday the Boys Golf team hosted The Villages and First Acadrmy of Leesburg. Senior Cooper Adams led the team to victory over both schools with a 38. Next week the golf team travels to the coast to play New Smyrna Beach on Tuesday. Go Panthers!

Last night the Boys and Girls Cross Country team travelled to Auburndale. The Girls team were Runners Up for the meet! They were led by Senior Annabelle Shook who placed 2nd, Sophomore Arianna Varela 10th place, Sophomore Savannah Shook 11th place, Senior Callie Berkhousen 20th place. Also contributing to the victory was Senior Carmen Ellison, Freshman Skyler Thurmond, Junior Julianna Heise, Sophomore Jaylin Rios, Sophomore Ava Motl, Sophomore Kyra Decosta, and Junior Samantha Myers. The Boy's Team took 6th place overall. They were led by Jamar Rivers 25th place, Jonathan Garza, Samuel Hubbs, Mason Moore, Taylor Williamson, and Kacey Bryant. We even had a college recruiting our 3 Seniors from the Girls Team! We are so proud of both teams! They gave it their all and it definitely showed. Both teams will be back in action on Saturday at East Ridge High School.

Underclassmen Picture Day is September 27th. Don't forget!!