Our third Magic the Gathering mini-masters tournament was held on Friday, May 10, with 18 particpants all having a great time. The top three finishers based on match points and opponents strength of schedule were:

•  Conrad H. – 9 match points and a 55% opponents win percentage
• Andrew S. – 9 match points and a 33% opponents win percentag
• Nicholas J. – 6 match points and a 67% opponents win percentage (tie)
• Zeke S. – 6 match points and a 67% opponents win percentage (tie)

 Special congratulations to Conrad H. who has remained undefeated in the last two tournaments.

We extend our special thanks to Jared M. and Andrew B. for officiating and running the tournament. We could not have done it without them! Also, many thanks to Diane T. for helping with set-up and clean-up.

Finally, if any parents would like to learn this card game, please email Dan at dg.siehr@sbcglobal.net. If we have enough interest, we are hoping to host a Magic The Gathering learning event at the Great Dane.

Carole extends her sincere appreciation to all parent volunteers, staff members, businesses, and families who made this year’s Spring FUNdraiser such a huge success. Special “thanks” to Diane Tautges, Jean Parks, and all of the committee chairs for their dedication and diligence in coordinating this fun-filled evening. The event, which raised over $23,000, was very well attended, with enough food, fun, and festivities for everyone! EPO has generously elected to allocate the proceeds from this and other fundraisers throughout the year as follows: $8,000 for scholarships, $3,000 for computer reserves, and $20,000 for playground reserves.

 Did you know? . . . In addition to these allocations, the EPO’s community-building fundraisers have enabled them to purchase some much appreciated items for our school. They have donated a popcorn machine that will be used at a variety of school functions, a file server that will expedite login and retrieval on our computer system, and a set of historical fiction books for our library’s younger readers. We are so fortunate to have such an enthusiastic and hard-working parent group! Thank you! Thank you!

This year’s raffle winner will take home a MacBook Air–fast, efficient, slim, and ultraportable, it is the thinnest laptop Apple has ever made. We hope that each family will sell at least 12 tickets ($10 each or 3 for $25). Raffle packets were distributed to student lockers on Monday.

From April 15-30, anytime that you dine-in or take-out from Chili’s, 10% of your purchase will come back to EAGLE. Consider scheduling an outing with friends or classmates. Plan a group lunch, or swing by for take-out on a busy day. Simply click on the link below to print out the attached vouchers and present (or just mention EAGLE) when you pay your bill. Keep a few vouchers in your purse, car, or wallet to share with friends and neighbors!

Chili’s Fundraiser Voucher