Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
-"If you need to sign up for Behind the Wheel, please go see Ms. Kauffman in her new room- 2-066. Fall driving times are filling up fast."
-Student Voice Team Members - Please remember to have your permission slips turned in by this Friday for the October 1st trip. Please turn them into the box located in the Main Lobby near the security station.
-Students, please check your Global Canvas announcements to see the 2024 Homecoming T-Shirt that is available to you to order! All orders are due by 3:30 pm on Monday, September 30th, 2024. All profits from the t-shirt orders will go to the local United Way.
-There will be a career fair held on Wednesday October 2nd for all juniors and seniors from 11:29-2:17. Juniors are to return their permission slips to their US history teacher, and seniors are to return their permission slips to their English teacher. Deadline to turn in is Thursday September 26. A final list will be posted on Mr Metzke’s canvas page on September 27. If you have any questions please email Mr Metzke.
-Hey! Hey! You! You! Join Scholastic Bowl! That’s right, Lanphier’s Premiere Scholastic Bowl Team is starting up and meeting Tuesdays, After School in Room 3-002! It’s the perfect I-S-H-A sport for those who’d rather flex the gray matter between the ears then run around a field! We are now putting together this year’s team, and Mr. Dulski NEEDS YOU! It’s fun! It’s grand! We get to visit other high schools! We get to learn and have fun as a team! If you have any questions, see Mr. Dulski in room 3-002, if not see you TUESDAY!
-Art club will meet on Tuesdays in art room 2-060 on the second floor (Mr. Wilson’s room)! Come out and make some fun things! We will be meeting every Tuesday after school this year.
-This school year we have an exciting opportunity that is being brought to LHS by SIU Medicine - Lunchtime Yoga for both students and staff! The final session will occur during BOTH A & B Lunch, tomorrow, September 26th! There are 20 slots available during each lunch shift, so make sure you gather some friends and sign up ASAP. You find the sign-up link on your Global Canvas announcements. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity and resource!
-The blood drive is today! If you signed up to give blood, you will receive a pink hall pass before your appointment time. Please head to the Gardner/Wrestling Gym at your appointment time. Remember to complete any schoolwork you miss due to giving blood. Thank you to our blood donors!
-This year in order to attend extracurricular and school/district events you will have to meet grade, attendance, behavior, and tardy criteria. Here is the criteria: you must have 8 or less tardies for the current quarter, you must have 5 or less absences for the current quarter, you CANNOT have ANY suspensions in the current quarter, and you must be passing 5 out of 7 of your classes at the time of the event.
-September 15th kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month; this event spans through October 16th. As we recognize this month, we will be sharing facts about Hispanic Heritage as well as recognizing important people that have impacted Hispanic history. Today we recognize Celia Cruz, who Billboard has described as "indisputably the best known and most influential figure in the history of Cuban and Latin music." "The Queen of Salsa" was a dynamic performer in every sense. With her powerful voice and flamboyant stage shows, Cruz helped bring salsa music to a broad audience.
Cruz recorded more than 70 albums over six decades and had more than a dozen Grammy nominations. She won best salsa album at last year's Latin Grammy Awards, and won the same award at this year's Grammy Awards. Cruz received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian Institution and in 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton honored her with an award from the National Endowment for the Arts
-Now for a moment of silence.
-Please Rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
And now it’s time for today’s welcoming ritual. Please take a moment to discuss your response with your class: It’s time for an energy check! Check out the image that your teacher has displayed and choose which level you identify yourself at this morning.
Have a Great Day Lions!