ETS Strong Activities

COVID 19 has created challenging times for all of us, but we will get through this. ETS wanted to provide some activities to support students and provide opportunities for students to be involved and add to their academic resume during distance learning.

Judged by a local photographer, below are the selected winners for the High School Photography Contest. There were 5 categories students could submit photos into: Animals, Architecture, Nature, People, and Perspective. See the winning photos below! 

jellyfish swimming in water

"Oceans Dance" 

Maia B. 

Blue Earth Area 9th Grade 

Split Rock Lighthouse

"Split Rock Lighthouse" 

Tyler W. 

Mankato East High School 9th Grade 

a waterfall in a rocky area

"Long Exposure" 

Tyler W. 

Mankato East High School 9th Grade 

a person standing on a beach with fireworks in the sky

"What A Catch" 

Mikayla A. 

NRHEG 12th Grade 

a close up of a fern leaf

"A New Look" 

Ella B. 

Blue Earth Area 9th Grade 

There were 5 different categories students could submit photos into: Animals, Architecture, Nature, People, and Perspective. Below are the different selected winners for the Junior High contest. 

a cat lying on a blanket

"Stan At Christmas"

Mariah B.

Prairie Winds 6th Grade 

 

a mural on a wall

"A Mural I Saw in Texas" 

Violet A. 

NRHEG 7th Grade 

St. Croix Falls at sunset

"St Croix Fall"

Violet A. 

NRHEG 7th Grade 

a person posing for a picture

"Senior Pictures"

Ruby Z.

St James High School 7th Grade 

a road with a yellow line

Untitled

Ayla H. 

Maple River Middle School 8th Grade 

 

Students were able to submit original poetry pieces into the Poetry Contest. Below are the different winning poetry pieces. 

"UntitledElyse S.  Maple River High School, 10th Grade 

"Just for You" Jazlynn B. St James High School, 9th Grade 

"Sweets" Jordan H. NRHEG, 10th Grade 

"Locked Within These Walls" Mikayla A. NRHEG, 12th Grade 

 

An opportunity to enhance the lives of others and brighten their day; students participated in the Connecting and Caring Activity. Students were sent supplies to write uplifting letters and chalk to come together and spread joy in their community. 

chalk drawings on the ground a letter to a child a hand holding a piece of paper with a flower and words
a group of envelopes on a table a heart drawn in chalk on concrete a sidewalk with chalk writing on it
a chalk drawing on the ground several papers and pens on a bed a sidewalk with chalk writing on it

Understanding these times will go down in history, students were sent journals to document their thoughts, feelings, and experiences during Distance Learning and COVID-19. Below are examples students shared from their personal journals. 

a text on a page

a piece of paper with writing on it

a paper with writing on it

 

 

 

Another opportunity to come together and share their favorite recipes with each other. Each month the recipes are all combined into an ETS Eats Cookbook. 

a menu of a recipe