Due to unforeseen circumstances, the December 3, 2025, Governing Board meeting has been postponed to next week—Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:00 pm.
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If you don’t have one, you can buy one for $10 in the front office.
Debate Club is off to a strong start this month. Students are actively building their public speaking, research, and critical-thinking skills as they prepare for upcoming topics. We appreciate the support from families and look forward to seeing our students continue to grow and shine.
We would like to recognize and celebrate all students with birthdays in the month of November. Wishing each of you a wonderful year ahead filled with growth, success, and memorable moments.
Happy Birthday to our November students!
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💙 EMS Proudly Honors Our Veterans❤️ 🤍Our campus was thrilled to host our 3rd Annual Veteran Breakfast & Celebration to honor our community members that have served in the United States Armed Forces. The student led event was a huge success and we enjoyed having our community on campus! The Trevor Browne JROTC Color Guard presented the colors while Hannah Gomez sang a beautiful rendition of The Star Spangled Banner. Thank you to our beginning band students for the wonderful performance during breakfast. too! Our cheerleaders and the student council members engaged in conversations with our special guests. Many students submitted essays for the Patriotic Essay Contest and Camila shared hers from the podium. A special shout out to Jasmine, our ETV Morning News anchor for serving as the event emcee. The American Legion Riders made a grand entrance and meeting the bald eagle from Liberty Wildlife was a special experience this year. Thank you to our cafeteria manager, Yolanda, for cooking a delicious breakfast!
On November 11th, we will not have school. Please use your day off to celebrate and honor Veterans. Today, EMS sends a special thanks for your service and sacrifices to our great nation.
We’re so proud to share that our district has officially moved up to a “B” letter grade! 💪
This amazing achievement is thanks to the hard work and dedication of our students, teachers, and staff across all our schools. 🌟
💙 11 schools earned a “B”
💛 6 schools improved by one letter grade
💙 12 schools maintained their letter grade. Keep it up!
🏆 A big shoutout to Holiday Park Elementary School for earning an “A”
We’re proud of our entire Cartwright family and know that together we’ll continue to grow and shine even brighter! ✨
#CartwrightPride #StudentSuccess #TeamCartwright
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If you don’t have one, you can buy one for $10 in the front office.
During lunch, our students had a great time celebrating United Nations Day by exploring the 17 Global Goals through fun and interactive displays! They learned how the UN works toward peace, equality, and a better world for everyone. Students also shared thoughtful reflections on how they can make a difference right here in their own communities.✨
To wrap up National Hispanic Heritage Month, our students enjoyed a fun Lotería Lunch activity filled with laughter, music, and cultural pride! It was a great way to come together, celebrate our community’s diversity, and honor the rich traditions that make our school family so special. 💃🪅
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Our football team dominated in their game vs. Borman! Amazing teamwork and determination on the field—way to shine, Stars! Go ESTRELLA! 💜 🌟
Our girls’ volleyball team defeated Borman in an amazing game! Huge congratulations to our Stars for their hard work and determination—way to shine on the court! 💪✨ Go Stars!
All of our athletes did amazing at today’s meet, but a special shoutout to our top finishers:
Boys:
🥉 Adrian Cazares – 3rd Place
🏅 Brian Kayga – 5th Place
Girls:
✨ Camila Irigoyen – 8th Place
Each runner competed against 40+ athletes—way to represent the EMS Stars! 💜👏
Shout out to the EMS Spirit Squad 💛💙 for arriving early to welcome everyone to campus! Thank you for being respectful to our guests 🙌 and participating in preparing for your future 🌟.
AVID students had the chance to spend the class with "The Janimal" 🎨 and discuss graphic design. They even got to try their best at being comic book artists ✏️🖌️!
The College & Career Expo during lunch 🍎🏫 was well attended and supported by community outreach staff from over 10 different organizations 🤝.
"Because of AVID, I..." 💬 is a powerful conversation starter. Think, consider, and talk about what you’ve already learned at EMS this year.
A few responses from our day:
✅ am being more organized
✅ have started planning for my future
✅ learned how to take notes
✅ have made new friends
✅ can communicate better
💪 Stay focused and achieve your goals! 🌟
Our students had the opportunity to celebrate by coloring flags from Spanish-speaking countries. It was a fun and creative way to learn and honor the rich cultures that make up our community.
Here are some photos from today’s activity — enjoy! 📸
Thank you for supporting and celebrating with us! ❤️💛💚
Our students took on the Marshmallow Tower Challenge! Using only spaghetti, tape, string, and a single marshmallow on top, teams worked together to design and build the tallest, most stable tower. A fun, hands-on activity that sparked teamwork, problem-solving, creative thinking—and plenty of laughs along the way!
Reminder ⭐💜 Spirit Day is Thursday, September 4th!
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