Mr. Anderson's History class researched historical figures! Students had to find a famous quote by the person, choose a vocabulary word that correlates to the quote, add two facts about the person and list their life in a timeline with dates. Students did a great job!
We are happy to announce that Ashley Watson placed 27th at the Jacksonville Cross-Country Regionals on Saturday. That means that she qualified to this upcoming weekend's Olney Sectionals that will be held at Olney Central College. We are so proud of her!
Come to Lanphier High School tomorrow , October 26th from 10 am - 1 p.m. to experience the guided tours to see the new Lanphier! We look forward to seeing you there!
Our Life Skills students carved pumpkins for the Carillon!
Dive right in! Join the Swim Team! See more info below.
It was a great night for a PINK OUT!
As a reminder, Thursday, October 17th, will be a 60-minute early dismissal for all students to accommodate Parent-Teacher Conferences. Additionally, there will be no school on Friday, October 18th, as conferences will continue throughout the day.
We value the opportunity to connect with you during these conferences to discuss your child’s academic progress and growth. Your involvement and partnership are essential to their success, and we appreciate your commitment to their educational journey.
Please be sure to plan accordingly for the schedule changes for the remainder of the week.
Thank you for your support and collaboration!
Our students took a chance to see if they were up for the challenge of being always ready, and tackled the Army National Guard's obstacle course! We are thankful that they were able to bring it in to our gym today. It is such a neat experience for all of our students to experience!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday (10/17) evening and Friday (10/18) during the day. If you'd like to schedule a conference with one of your student's teachers, please send them an email, or give the school a call. You can leave the teacher a voice mail and they can call you back to set up a time to meet.
Tutoring, Credit Recovery, and PM Program are cancelled on Thursday, October 17th due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
It's never too early to plan ahead! Check out the LLCC Open House!
Our Post Secondary Coach, Mr. Metzke, took students to visit Lincoln Land Community College and University of Illinois Springfield, today! Students were able to visit the newly renovated admissions center at LLCC. They were all able to see what type of post secondary ation they can receive in their own hometown.
Students in our Spanish courses are studying influential Hispanics and their contributions to society for Hispanic Heritage Month!
Students and their families enjoyed their National Honor Society induction tonight!
We are so proud to have our first round of our Student of the Month Breakfasts. This month we held it for the CTE Department. Every month a different department will recognize students. Next month will be held for teachers and students in the English department. Hats off to these awesome CTE students and keep up the great work!
*Update as of 2:36 p.m.
We wanted to address any confusion around today's incident involving our Centegix system. As stated earlier, during the lunch hour two separate fights occurred involving several students. Security and teachers on duty immediately responded to deescalate the situation. Upon responding to the first fight, a teacher pressed their rapid response button on their Centegix badge multiple times signaling a hard lock down. Authorities were able to respond immediately, de-escalate the situation and the lock down was quickly cleared because the incident was under control. This situation was a major disruption, but at no time were weapons involved.
One of the main benefits of our Centegix system is its simplicity. The cards have only one button. Our staff can push the button three times for a smaller alert and multiple times for a larger alert. The three-button alert is, by far, the most common use of the system. This localized alert only notifies a building level team to respond to the incident.
However, the multiple button option alerts building and central office administration, puts the building on a lockdown, and contacts 911. Lanphier High School was never on a full hard lockdown.
We are happy to have the Centegix service so that help can be pinpointed to a direct location. This is the first month that we have instituted this system. It is one more added layer of safety to support our students and staff.
Springfield Police responded to LHS based on the hard lock down that was initiated. They assessed the situation and deemed it safe within minutes.
There were no knives or other weapons, there was no student injury due to a weapon as was reported on social media.
We are aware of misinformation and rumors being spread through social media, and we ask for your cooperation in sharing only factual information. Incidents like these cause confusion and a major disruption to the learning process. We do not condone fighting, and the involved students will be held accountable as per our policies.
Our first responsibility is student safety and to get the situation under control. We will then communicate about the situation after the building and students are deemed safe.
Thank you
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Currently, we have an ambulance and fire truck on scene for a student medical emergency that is unrelated to the altercation that happened over the lunch hour at Lanphier High School. During the lunch hour two separate fights occurred involving several students. Security and teachers on duty immediately responded to deescalate the situation. Upon doing so, a teacher pressed their rapid response button on their Centegix badge multiple times signaling a hard lock down, which was quickly cleared because the incident was under control. Lanphier High School was never on a full lockdown. We are happy to have this service so that help can be pinpointed to a direct location. Springfield Police responded to LHS based on the hard lock down that was initiated. They assessed the situation and deemed it safe within minutes and agreed with lifting the hard lockdown. There were no knives, there was no student injury due to a weapon as was reported on social media. Please help us stop these rumors immediately. We are aware that many rumors and false information are being shared and spread and we ask that you please share this information as it is accurate. Students and staff are continuing the day as normal at Lanphier High School. We value the safety and security of our students and staff.
Let's get excited for the CITY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT! It will start next Tuesday at LHS. Please see the attached schedule of games. Admission will be $8-adults, $5-students (K-12) and $5-Senior Citizens (65 & Over). No CS8 passes can be used for tournaments.
Tomorrow, Friday, September 20th, the health department will be here from 9am-11am to give 12th graders a meningitis shot if they still need it. Nurse Barb has mailed home the consent forms for the shot, but needs them returned to her BEFORE 9am tomorrow morning in order to be called down to receive their shot.
Here's the link to purchase tickets for the football game against Jacksonville. You can purchase tickets at the game, but you can buy them online as well.
Here is the GoFan electronic ticket link. This purchases an electronic ticket and can enter throught the pass gate Friday night.
https://gofan.co/event/1554121?schoolId=IL15295
Yesterday, our Choir teacher Mrs. Rockwell, took several students to Illinois College in Jacksonville to an ILMEA Choir Audition Workshop. The students practiced singing and had a lot of fun, too!
