🎃🍂💚💛 WOW, WHAT A WEEK AT ECJH! 💛💚🍂🎃 One thing is for sure… ECJH knows how to bring the FUN! 🏴‍☠️🎉 From an AMAZING Red Ribbon Week filled with crazy dress-up days, laughter, and unforgettable memories to an incredible Fall Fest, our Buccaneers sure know how to make every moment count! ❤️ 🌟 A HUGE shoutout to our AMAZING Student Council! 🌟 You guys absolutely CRUSHED IT this week! 👏👏 We couldn’t have pulled off all this fun without your hard work, creativity, and dedication! Our students, teachers, and entire ECJH crew showed up and showed OUT all week long! The school spirit, participation, and excitement were simply incredible! 💚💛 And today… WHAT A WAY TO END THE WEEK! 🎉 🏴‍☠️ End-of-Six-Weeks House Games 🎉 Perfect Attendance Celebration 🎃 Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners 🍁 An AMAZING Fall Fest! We also want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to our wonderful community, families, and supporters who helped make this week possible! Your generosity and continued support mean so much to our campus. It truly takes a village, and we are blessed with an incredible one! ❤️ We are exhausted, our hearts are full, and we wouldn’t have it any other way! 🥰 🎃👻 Wishing all of our Buccaneer families a HAPPY and SAFE HALLOWEEN! 👻🎃 💚💛 As always, IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A BUCCANEER! 🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #RedRibbonWeek #FallFest #BuccaneerPride #OwnTheMoment #HappyHalloween

🎃🏆 HOLY PUMPKINS, BUCCANEERS!! 🏆🎃 WOW!! We are still absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the creativity, imagination, and hard work that went into our 1st Annual ECJH Pumpkin Decorating Contest! 🤩🧡 Our Buccaneers went ABOVE AND BEYOND, and we can confidently say this was NOT an easy contest to judge! Every single pumpkin was unique, creative, and AMAZING! We want to give a HUGE thank-you to our amazing guest judges who traveled in from outside our community to help select our winners! Having judges with no local ties helped ensure a fair and unbiased competition, and we are so grateful they took the time to be part of this special event! 💚💛 In fact, our judges were SO impressed with the entries that they generously donated TWO additional $25 gift cards so we could recognize a 4th- and 5th-place winner! How awesome is that?! 🥹👏 🥁🎃 DRUMROLL, PLEASE… HERE ARE YOUR 2026 PUMPKIN CONTEST WINNERS! 🎃🥁 🥇 1ST PLACE – JAXON GARDNER 🏆 Jaxon’s Froot Loops — Don’t Touch! 💰 $100 🥈 2ND PLACE – EDUARDO SANTANA 🐔 Hay Hay 💰 $75 🥉 3RD PLACE – MELANIE GARCIA 💀 Day of the Dead 💰 $50 🏅 4TH PLACE – XIMENA SANTANA 🌺 Te Fiti from Moana 🎁 $25 Gift Card 🏅 5TH PLACE – AVRY YONKER 🤖 WALL-E 🎁 $25 Gift Card 👏 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS! And to EVERY student who participated, we are incredibly proud of you! You made this contest something truly special! 🧡 🎉 ANOTHER HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO OUR AMAZING SPONSORS! 🎉 💚 PCM 💛 Dustin Huff 💚 Texas Health & Fitness Your generosity and support helped make this event possible, and we are so thankful to have such an incredible community supporting our Buccaneers! We also want to recognize our National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) for helping organize and coordinate sponsorships for this event! We appreciate your leadership and hard work! 👏 🎄🏠 AND GUESS WHAT, BUCCANEERS?! We’re not stopping here… NEXT UP: GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING COMPETITION!! 🍬🎅🏠 Start thinking about those creative ideas because we can’t wait to see what our Buccaneers come up with NEXT! 💚💛 It’s ALWAYS a GREAT day to be a BUCCANEER! 🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #BuccaneerPride #OwnTheMoment #PumpkinDecoratingContest #CommunitySupport #NJHS

🎒🚫 ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY! 🤣🎉 Oh, what a DAY at ECJH!! 😂🙌 A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing Buccaneers who participated in today’s Anything But a Backpack Day! We saw some of the wildest, craziest, and most creative ideas imaginable! 🤯🤣 We laughed ALL DAY LONG, and our students definitely understood the assignment! 👏💚💛 🎃👻 TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN COSTUME DAY! 👻🎃 Before you show up in your spooky best, here are a few friendly reminders: 🎃 No bloody or gory costumes. 👻 No face masks or facial coverings. 🧙‍♀️ All costumes must be school-appropriate and follow dress code. We can’t wait to see all of our Buccaneers dressed up tomorrow! 🧡🖤 Thank you to our students and staff for making this Red Ribbon Week one of the most AMAZING and MEMORABLE weeks yet! The creativity, laughter, and school spirit have been absolutely incredible! ❤️ 💚💛 It’s ALWAYS a great day to be a BUCCANEER! 🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #RedRibbonWeek #AnythingButABackpack #BuccaneerPride #OwnTheMoment

🏰✨ HATS OFF TO DISNEY DAY! ✨🏰 Our ECJH Buccaneers brought a little Disney magic to campus today! 🐭👑🎩 A HUGE shoutout to all of our students and staff who joined in the fun and showed their support for Red Ribbon Week! ❤️🚫💊 🌟 Be Magical. Make Good Choices. SAY NO TO DRUGS! 🌟 🎒🚫 We can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings with ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY! Get creative, Bucs! We have a feeling this one is going to be entertaining! 😂 💚💛 As always, it’s a GREAT day to be a BUCCANEER! 🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #RedRibbonWeek #DisneyDay #SayNoToDrugs #AnythingButABackpack #OwnTheMoment

🎃🍂 WOW! We are BLOWN AWAY by these pumpkins! 🍂🎃 The creativity and effort our ECJH students and families have put into their pumpkins is absolutely AMAZING! 🤩 We’ve been so impressed that we’ve decided to extend our pumpkin turn-in deadline ONE MORE DAY! 🎉 🎃 Last chance to turn in pumpkins is TOMORROW, Thursday, October 29! 🏆 Our special guest judges from outside the campus will be joining us tomorrow evening to pick our winners! 💚💛 We are so blessed to have such a supportive community! Another HUGE shoutout to PCM, Dustin Huff, and Texas Health & Fitness for generously sponsoring our prizes! We can’t wait to see which pumpkins take home the prizes! 🎃🏆 It’s ALWAYS a great day to be a BUCCANEER! 💚💛🏴‍☠️

❤️🎉 RED RIBBON WEEK IS OFF TO AN AMAZING START AT ECJH! 🎉❤️ 📸 Check out some of these great photos from the first two days of Red Ribbon Week! ❤️ Monday: Our Bucs showed up and showed OUT in RED! ❤️🔴 👩‍🏫🔄👨‍🎓 Tuesday: Teacher-Student Swap Day had us doing double takes all day! 😂 Our students and staff definitely understood the assignment! We’ve had SO much fun already, and we can’t wait to see what our creative Bucs bring the rest of the week! 💚💛 🗓️ HERE’S WHAT’S COMING UP! 🏰✨ Wednesday – Disney Day! Bring a little Disney magic to ECJH! 🎒🚫 Thursday – Anything BUT a Backpack Day! We can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🎃👻 Friday – Halloween Costume Day! Let’s have some spooky fun while keeping it school appropriate! * 🚫 No masks * 🚫 No bloody, gory, or inappropriate costumes * ✅ All costumes must follow school dress code! 🎃🏆 DON’T FORGET OUR 1ST ANNUAL PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST! Pumpkins are DUE TOMORROW (Wednesday)! Judging will take place Thursday! We can’t wait to see all the creativity! We love seeing our students making memories, showing their school spirit, and having FUN while making positive choices! 💚💛 As always, IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A BUCCANEER! 🏴‍☠️⚓ #ECJH #RedRibbonWeek #OwnTheMoment #BuccaneerPride #BucNation #GreatDayToBeABuccaneer

🏴‍☠️💚💛 WHAT A NIGHT TO BE A BUCCANEER! 💛💚🏴‍☠️ Our ECJH Lady Bucs showed up and SHOWED OUT tonight against Orangefield! 🏐🔥 🏆 7th Grade B Team — WIN! 🏆 7th Grade A Team — WIN! 🏆 8th Grade A Team — WIN & DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!!! 🥇🏐💚 💪 8th Grade B Team — Didn’t bring home the win, but they left it ALL on the court! We couldn’t be prouder of their hustle, heart, and determination! 👏 A HUGE congratulations to our 8th Grade A Team for claiming FIRST PLACE IN DISTRICT! What an incredible accomplishment! Your hard work, dedication, and teamwork have paid off! 🏆💛 📣🔥 And can we talk about that STUDENT SECTION?! WOW!!! Our Bucs brought some of the BIGGEST, LOUDEST, and BEST SCHOOL SPIRIT we’ve EVER SEEN! The energy in that gym was UNMATCHED! You showed everyone what it means to be a BUCCANEER! 💚💛 From our athletes and coaches to our incredible student section, TONIGHT WAS A GREAT NIGHT TO BE A BUC! 🏴‍☠️💚 ONE SCHOOL. ONE FAMILY. ONE BUC NATION! 💛🏴‍☠️ #ECJHBucs #LadyBucs #DistrictChampions #BucPride #OwnTheMoment #BucNation

💚💛🏴‍☠️ SHOW UP. OWN THE MOMENT. BE A BUCCANEER! 🏴‍☠️💛💚 🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to our PERFECT ATTENDANCE WINNERS from last week! 🎉 We are SO proud of these amazing Bucs for showing up every day, putting in the effort, and OWNING THE MOMENT! 🌟 Your dedication and commitment do not go unnoticed! 🏆 HOUSE SHOUTOUTS! 🏆 ⏰ FEWEST TARDIES 💚 HOUSE HARMONY 🧡 HOUSE INNOVATION 📚 BEST PERFECT ATTENDANCE RATES 🧡 HOUSE INNOVATION 💛 HOUSE COURAGE 🎉 Each winning House earns an additional 10 HOUSE POINTS! 🎉 We are so proud of each and every one of you! Keep showing up, making good choices, and representing your Houses with pride! 💚💛 Every day matters. Every Buc matters. Keep OWNING THE MOMENT! 🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #PerfectAttendance #OwnTheMoment #HousePride #BuccaneerStrong

Check out our Bookish Word of the week!

🎃🍂 DON’T FORGET, BUCS! 🍂🎃 Our ECJH Pumpkin Decorating Contest is underway, and we can’t wait to see your creativity! 🎨👻 🎃 Pumpkins can be turned in NOW through October 28! 🏆 CASH PRIZES for our winners! 🎉 Winners will be announced at our upcoming House Games! ☀️ With this beautiful weekend ahead, it’s the PERFECT opportunity to gather your friends for a pumpkin decorating party or spend some quality family time creating something special together! ❤️ Get creative, have fun, and make some memories! We can’t wait to see all the amazing pumpkins our Buccaneers come up with! 💚💛 Let’s see that BUCCANEER creativity! Thanks again to our local Methodist church for sponsoring some pumpkins for our students 🎃🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #BuccaneerPride #PumpkinDecoratingContest #MakingMemories

Don't forget, tonight is the HOCO Dance from 6 to 9 at Innovative Studies! We hope to see everyone there. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door if you haven't already bought one!

Our pumpkin decorating contest is underway! 🎃 🧡

Texas-sized mums and hometown pride! 💚💛🏈 Thank you Student Council!! #ecjhpride

Check out our bookish word of the week! Check in with Mrs. Franzen for your prize!

🎃🍂 ECJH’S FIRST ANNUAL PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST! 🍂🎃 Our NJHS is kicking off something NEW and FUN, and we couldn’t be more excited! 💚💛 We can’t wait to see all the amazing, creative, and maybe even a little SPOOKY pumpkin designs our Bucs come up with! 👻🎨 🌟 A HUGE SHOUT-OUT to our AMAZING community partners for generously donating prizes to make this contest extra special! 🎃 1st place PCM – Jimmy Bordeaux 🎃 2nd place Renegade – Dustin Huff 🎃 3rd place Texas Health & Fitness – Jeanette & Sergio Salazar We are so grateful for your support of our students and school! 💚 ⛪🎃 NEED A PUMPKIN? Be sure to stop by and support our local Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch! What a perfect opportunity to support another wonderful community partner while picking out the perfect pumpkin for our contest! 🏴‍☠️ Bucs, it’s time to get CREATIVE! We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Let’s make our FIRST pumpkin contest one to remember! 💚💛 Great schools + Great communities = AMAZING things! #ECJHBucs #NJHS #PumpkinContest #CommunityStrong #BucPride #OwnTheMoment

🏴‍☠️💚💛 SHOWING UP & OWNING THE MOMENT! 💛💚🏴‍☠️ 🎉 Congratulations to our ECJH Perfect Attendance Winners for this week! We are so proud of these Bucs for showing up EVERY day, being committed, and OWNING THE MOMENT! 🌟 🏆 HOUSE SHOUT-OUTS! 🏆 💚 House Harmony & 🩷 House Discovery — Tied for the BEST perfect attendance this week! 💛 House Courage — Taking the WIN for the FEWEST TARDIES! ⏰👏 Keep showing up, working hard, and making every day count! We love seeing our Bucs succeed! 💚💛 #ECJHBucs #OwnTheMoment #PerfectAttendance #HousePride #BucPride

Picture retake reminder!

To show appreciation for our students helping us meet attendance goals, we have decided to allow them to wear pajamas tomorrow.

🎉🏴‍☠️ Way to Go, Bucs! 💚💛 Congratulations to our Perfect Attendance Winners from last week! 🌟 Keep showing up, working hard, and making every day count! We are proud of you! 👏 📚 Parent Reminder: Progress reports will be going home this Thursday! #ECJHBucs #PerfectAttendance #BucPride

🏐💚💛 BUCCANEER VOLLEYBALL! 💛💚🏐 A HUGE congratulations to our 7th and 8th Grade A Teams for bringing home the W against Kountze tonight! 🏆👏 Way to go, ladies! Our 7th and 8th Grade B Teams may not have come away with the win, but they showed up, worked hard, and battled until the very end! 💪🏐 We are proud of ALL our Lady Bucs for their hustle, heart, and determination on the court! WIN OR LOSE, IT’S ALWAYS A GREAT DAY TO BE A BUC! 💚💛🏴‍☠️ #ECJH #LadyBucs #BuccaneerPride #BucNation