Monday, January 21, 2019

Happy birthday to Jacob Kibilka, Jackson Zeriau, Lucy Calderon, Kelsey Haeffner, and Payton Piraino.

Happy half birthday to Aldama Flores, Raquel Johnson, Andrew Kessel, Kaylee Simmons, and Mr. Wrobleski.

Congratulations to our January Student of the Month Honorees: Piper Luth, Josh Green, Francesca Eggersdorfer, Alexandra Wren, Johnny Jarrell, Alex Sarantinos, Diego Roman, Anthony Stadler, Madyson Zimmer, Todd Schlosser, Alex Doyle, and Marta Childers.

Have you bought your yearbook? If not, there is still time. Stop by room 156 to order in-person or check your email for a link to order online. Don't miss out on this year's memories!

Interested in sound and lights? Ms. Currie, Ms. Tuttle, and Mr. Baker are hosting tech workshops with a special guest technician on Thursday, January 31 all day in the auditorium. Learn how to work the sound board, wire microphones, and work the auditorium lights. The workshops will take place during periods 1 and 2, periods 3 and 4, and periods 6 and 7 on January 31. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Currie or Ms. Tuttle in room 222, otherwise known as the band room. Spots in the workshop are limited, and the sign up deadline is tomorrow, January 22. We hope to hear from you!

Attention Freshmen: there will be a Freshmen Ring assembly in the auditorium on Tuesday, February 5^th. You will be dismissed from 7^th hour class at 2:10 to attend this assembly.

There will be an intramural bags tournament on Wednesday, January 30^th at 7:30 in the North Balcony. Sign up your team outside the PE office. Any questions, ask Coach Keating.

The Debate Team/Speech Club will meet Monday from 2:50-3:50 in the library. All team members and anyone interested are invited to join us. Our topic of discussion will be “Freedom of Speech/Freedom of Expression”. Come join the conversation!

There is a mandatory sophomore board meeting Thursday at 7:30 in room 308.  We will be discussing the bake sale at Friday’s game.

Sophomores will be selling baked goodies and a blanket to raffle at the game on Friday.  So if you get hungry during the game from rooting on the CAVS, stop by the sophomore table.  The science club will also be selling with us.

There will be a GSA meeting (with cookies!!) tomorrow - Tuesday, January 22nd - after school in room 331!!! Hope to see you there!!

On Friday, January 25^th during the Ottawa game, the Cheerleaders are hosting their annual Cheer with a Mouthful BBQ Supper. We will be selling BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, and desserts on the Southside of the cafeteria from 5-8pm. Hope to see you there!

Attention seniors heading to IVCC in the fall: IVCC will be here Tuesday, February 5^th, periods 1-4 in room 327. At the meeting you can sign up for placement tests and your counseling meeting with the IVCC counselors. Please sign up in the LP Counseling office.

The IVCC scholarship packets are available in the counseling office. 

Attention seniors: Please continue to check the lphs website for the most up-to-date scholarship information and gold cord opportunities.

Attention Writing Club Members: The next Writing Club meeting will be on Tuesday, January 29 in room 147 after school.

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Due to the impending snow storm forecast for this evening and Saturday morning, a number of LPHS activities have been altered. Please note the following list of changes:

• Friday night's sophomore boys basketball game at Rochelle will now start at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity boys basketball game will start at 6 p.m.
• The freshmen boys basketball game tonight versus Mendota will now start at 4:30 p.m.
• LPHS will be closed on Saturday for all student activities and events including games, practices, rehearsals, and Saturday School, which will be rescheduled for a later date. This includes the NIB XII conference wrestling tournament and the boys swimming pentathalon, as well as the girls basketball games at Kaneland High School.
• At this time, the boys bowling and the dance sectional competitions, which are being held elsewhere, are still on as originally scheduled.

We do remind you that LPHS will be in session on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday.

Thank you and enjoy a safe weekend.