ECHS Important Sept. & Oct. 2024 Dates 🗓️
What's Happening at ECHS?
Sept./Oct. 2024 Events
September 16th
Volleyball Home Game at 5 p.m.
September 17th
Infinite Scholars Scholarship Fair–For more information about college/scholarship fairs reach out to jennifer.bruni@ecspgh.org and keith.bull@ecspgh.org
September 18
ECS Board of Trustees Meeting at 6 p.m. at Middle
September 20th
Climate Strike Day
Deadline to RSVP for A Night for the Books
September 23rd
Volleyball Home Game at 5 p.m.
September 26th
A Night for the Books: This event is geared for grades 3–5, but students of all ages are welcome to attend.
September 27th
PCO Fall Plant Sale Pick Up at Intermediate School from 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Hispanic Heritage Month Inspired Cultural Celebration Lunch
October 2nd
High School Picture Day
October 3rd
No School – Rosh Hashanah
October 4th
Virtual PCO Meeting at 12 p.m.–Join here
October 5th
SAT Prep Class–Contact jennifer.bruni@ecspgh.org for details.
October 14th
No School – Teacher Planning Day
October 15th
No School – Teacher Planning Day
October 16th
PSAT 10TH GRADE ONLY–Only 10th graders should report to school for the PSAT. All other students will follow a virtual learning day.
ECS Board of Trustees Meeting at 6 p.m. at Middle
October 17th
Steel City HBCU College Fair*
October 18th
Indigenous People's Celebration Cultural Lunch
October 23rd
ECHS Fall Concert at 7 p.m.–Location TBD
October 25th
PCO Fall Festival at Intermediate School
Additional ECS Hawk News
Student Spotlight
The following ECHS students will attend the 2025 Pittsburgh Omega Sylvester Pace HCBU Tour, visiting 16 HBCU schools: Dominic Noble, Caleb Dalton, Keimon Washington, Elijah McBride, and Carla Tillman. These students participated in an extremely competitive application process to be chosen for the tour on April 12–19 2025. Congratulations to these outstanding ECHS students!
WPIAL's 4th Annual Food & Fund Drive
ECHS will be participating in the 4th annual WPIAL Food & Fund Drive. Starting September 20th, ECHS will begin collecting canned and non-perishable goods. Monetary donations are accepted here.
Phipps Youth Climate Advocacy Committee Paid Teen Opportunity
The Phipps Youth Climate Advocacy Committee (YCAC) is looking for a diverse group of create and enthusiastic young people in grades 11 & 12 to join their committee. YCAC members work on youth-led climate action and environmental justice projects with support from Phipps staff. Members also receive education and skills trainings in science communication, leadership, project management, and climate justice. Applications are due by Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. Apply here.
ECS in the News
Watch ECS get a shoutout at the end of this CNN 10 video!
ECS Primary received a grant to purchase xylophones.
ECS's New CEO, Patrick Dowd, spoke to WESA's Priyanka Tewari about ECS.
COVID-19 Guideline Update
Last year, the district provided medical excuses for students due to a mandatory 5-day quarantine as outlined by the CDC. However, recent updates to CDC guidelines have modified these requirements. As of now, students who have been exposed to COVID-19 are permitted to return to school if they are 24 hours fever-free, aligning with the protocols for other school-related illnesses.

The district will no longer provide medical excuses related to COVID-19 unless a doctor's note is presented. This change reflects our commitment to maintaining consistent policies across all medical absences, ensuring clarity and fairness in how absences are managed.
The CDC’s updated guidelines state that the 5-day quarantine period is no longer required, which aligns with our new approach to managing COVID-19 absences. The recommendation from the CDC is to stay home and away from others until symptoms are improving overall and they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. Take precautions to prevent spread for the next 5 days after returning to normal activities (whatever is possible in your setting, including masking, distancing, air filtration, and hygiene). We believe this adjustment will simplify the process for families while continuing to prioritize the health and safety of our students and staff.