Lancer Pride

As we do each month, we encourage you to read and learn more about our school community. We have multiple student, group, and team accomplishments as we wrap up the winter, and we look forward to warmer weather and a spring of many other activities. THINK SPRING!

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Facebook - @lthsprincipals

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Sincerely,

Dr. Matthew Reitz, Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

Mr. Marc Walter, Assistant Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

3/4 - Early Dismissal for Students @ 12:25 PM

3/5 - OM Regional Competition at Penn College

3/7 - Lyco CTC Closed - Professional Education Day

3/9 - School Board Meeting

3/12 - SAT Testing

3/18 - No school for students/Professional Education Day

3/18 - 3/20 - Mary Poppins - The Musical

3/22 - All District Band Concert at CAC @ 7:00 PM

3/31 - Last Day of MP#3

We would like to extend congratulations to all of our Students of the Month for the 1st Semester of the 2021-2022 School year. Those students are as follows:

Jackson Robert Shangraw, son of Blair Shangraw, was nominated by the Physical Education Department. Jackson has been on Honor Roll or High Honor roll 7 times in his high school career. His current GPA is 3.95. Jackson is also a student athlete and has been a member of the Boys Soccer team for the last 4 years, Track for 2 years and Tennis for 2 years. He is also an active member of SADD, Eco Act and Interact Clubs. Jackson has volunteered at his church during food distribution drives and enjoys hanging out with his friends playing video games. Jackson plans to attend college next fall, but is undecided on where he will attend.

Grade Shulin Shaible, daughter of Jim and Becky Shaible, was nominated by the Math Department. Grace has been on High Honor Roll every Semester of her high school career to date and currently has a 4.04 average. She is a member of the Golf team and a 4-time district champion, 3 time state qualifier. She has also been a member of the Softball team for 4 years and holds a district championship. Grace also serves as Interact Club President, National Honor Society Vice President, Eco-Act Secretary and is a member of SADD, Key Club, Christian Club and Williamsport Symphony Youth Orchestra. She also attended the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Conference in 2021. Grace is active in volunteerism; Adopt a Family through the Salvation Army, Wreaths of America, Vacation Bible School, Youth Softball clinics, delivering flowers to elderly church members through her youth group, food drives and food box distributions tutoring middle school students, organizing winter clothes drives and helping with charity dinners. She also enjoys playing golf with her grandfather and friends and spending time with her friends and family. Grace plans to attend the University of Notre Dame to major in Biological Sciences on the pre-med track.

Rylie Savannah French, daughter of Julia and Timothy French, was nominated by the World Language Department. Rylie has been on Honor Roll every semester of her high school career to date and currently has a 4.0 average. She has been a member of the Girls Basketball team for 4 years, Softball for 4 years and Girls Soccer for 3 years (Team Captain). Rylie is currently the Student Representative for the Senior Class and is a member of the Interact Club, Spanish Club and National Honor Society. She has volunteered for the American Rescue Workers and USAF Delayed Entry Program events. She enjoys going to the gym, reading, travel softball, running and babysitting. Rylie is currently a First Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force Delayed Entry Program and plans to go in to the Aerospace Medical Service program upon graduation.

Mia Blas, daughter of Mary Ann and Alfredo Blas, was nominated by the Social Studies Department. Mia has been on Honor Roll every semester of her high school career to date and currently has a 4.0 average. She has been a member of the Girls Tennis and Track teams for 3 years. She is currently a member of Interact, FBLA and Key Club. Mia has volunteered at the Food Bank and Blood Drives and enjoys traveling, tennis and eating burgers. Mia plans to study Pre-Med in college.

Jackson Joseph Emery, son of Nina and Brett Emery, was nominated by the Science Department. Jackson has been on High Honor Roll ever semester of his high school career to date and currently has a 4.0 average. He has been a member of the Boys Golf team for 3 years. Jackson is President of NAHS/Art Club, Publicist of Eco Act and is a member of Christian Club, Key Club, Interact. He is also the Lead Office Support at Wine & Design and Pet Care Specialist at PetSmart. Jackson volunteers at a local driving range, takes care of foster dogs and tutors middle school students. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. Jackson plans to attend Penn State University in the fall, majoring in Biology.

"Going Places": Williamsport native's journey from the small stage to the Big Apple.

Click here to read more about Tess Marshall's journey from the small stages of Williamsport to a role on NBC's drama Ordinary Joe.

Families of students in the Class of 2023 (current juniors) are invited to schedule a meeting with Mrs. Campman, counselor for grades 11 & 12, to discuss your student's future plans as we prepare for their senior year. During these meetings, we will review your student's transcript and what credits they still need to earn and complete in order to meet the LTHS graduation requirements. We will also discuss different scheduling options for their senior year so they are best prepared to choose their coursework when scheduling begins later this spring. It's a great opportunity to answer any lingering questions juniors may have as they prepare for their senior year, too.

Please email Mrs. Campman at: vcampman@loyalsocklancers.org if you would like to schedule a time to meet.

Please join me in congratulating Kathryn Schluter, who was chosen as Loyalsock's Student of the Quarter!

The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce oversees the “Student of the Quarter” program for all of the local districts. The “Student of the Quarter” program is designed to honor students from your schools for their academic excellence, character, and positive impact on our school district.

Kathryn is the second of the three seniors that the LTHS scholarship committee will have the honor of choosing as a "Student of the Quarter" for the 2021-22 school year. Grace Shaible was also named a Student of the Quarter earlier this year.

Please be sure to congratulate Kathryn on this honor when you see her!

Education

• Graduated from Jersey Shore Area High School in 2004. Played softball and basketball and competed in 4 years of FBLA

• Attended and graduated from Bloomsburg University in 2008 with a degree in Business Education.

• Complete a Masters Degree in Library Media Specialist from Mansfield University in 2012.

Teaching Career

• Taught 7 years at Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley, PA. Advised SADD and founded FBLA. Coached softball and field hockey.

• Moved back to Central PA and taught at the Jersey Shore Middle School for 3 years while also advising Middle Level FBLA.
  

• Currently in my 3rd year here at Loyalsock! I co-advise the Spirit Club and Student Government and help Mrs. Carpenter with her FBLA club.

Family

• Married to my high school sweetheart, Chase, who teaches at Williamsport

• 8 year old son, Charlie and 3 year old daughter, Sunny

Hobbies

• Cooking for my family

• Carting my children around to their various events

• Creating crafts with my Cricut

• Shopping!
  

Fun Facts

• My dad coaching football here at Loyalsock from 2004-2007 (Final Four in the state!!)

• My daughter, Sunny, was born at 25 weeks and spent 114 days in the NICU in Danville. She is thriving now!

• I was voted "Most School Spirit" in high school

The high school VEX Robotics team competed at two regional events throughout the month of February. The team, consisting of four Loyalsock students, Austin Schwarzer (Junior), Ian Allen (Junior), Jessica Frear (Sophomore), and James Neely (8th grade) competed at Spring-Ford High School and Norristown High School, both of which are in the greater Philadelphia area.

The first competition, which was held at Spring-Ford High School on February 12th, consisted of sixty-four teams in two divisions. With Austin as the primary driver, the team went on to place second in the qualifying rounds, winning six out of seven matches. In the finals bracket, the Loyalsock team won the first three competitions, to place third overall in the competition. This third place capture qualified the team for the state competition which is held in March.

The second competition, which was held in Norristown on February 19th, consisted of almost 90 teams again in two divisions. As the Loyalsock team had already qualified for states, the team experimented with different tactics and equipment, with Ian and James acting as the primary drivers. James also provided an autonomous code (which they did not have at Spring-Ford) which helped them to capture four out of six events, and an overall seventh place finish for the day.

The team will travel to Norristown again on March 5 for the Eastern State Championships. The top teams in this event will have the opportunity to travel to Dallas, Texas in April, where they will face off against almost one thousand teams from 43 different countries worldwide.

The competition includes designing and constructing of robotic devices to accomplish specific goals, programming the robot to act both autonomously as well as under manual control, communicating and coordinating with teams from other schools or areas, strategy and public presentation. The Loyalsock team is one of only two teams from the north central PA area, with Sayre being the other team. Most of the teams originate from the south eastern region / greater Philadelphia area.

March 18 & 19 at 7:30 PM

March 20 at 2:00 PM

Tickets are now on sale at www.showtix4u.com/events/ltsd

See the photo for how you can become involved in Music in our school! Be sure to thank our Principals, Superintendent, and School Board for their support of Music at Loyalsock!

Congratulations to chorus members in grades 4-12 on their first All-District Chorus Concert since 2018! The choirs performed Music from Hawaii, Ghana, South Africa, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, and Germany! Pictured is the grand finale, “We Are the World” featuring soloists and small groups from all 6 choirs!

Congratulations to John Nickolaus (’22), Simon Uhter (’23), and Maria Blas (’24) for their participation in PMEA District 8 Chorus Festival. Students participated in a choir of over 200 High School singers from around the area at the Community Arts Center

Practices for HS spring sports start Monday, March 7.

On-line registration must be completed, prior to the start of practices or your student cannot participate. You can the status of your registration by visiting the Athletic Website at www.ltlancers.org and clicking on the link for online registration.

If your student athlete played a sport in the Fall, just log in to your student and/or parent Big Teams account and complete Section 8. If you answer "NO" to all the questions, your registration is complete. If you answer "YES" to any questions, you will be required to have a Section 9 completed by your physician. You can find Section 9 available for download on the website under the files & links tab. Once the completed Section 9 is uploaded, the Athletic Department will review for approval.

If your student did NOT play a fall sport, please have them log in to their student account, using their school email and the password "bigteams". Please Note: Student accounts have already been created. Students do NOT need to create new accounts. All sections of PIAA Pre-participation packet and school required documents should be completed and digitally signed. You (or the student) will be required to send a invitation to link to a Parent Account. The invite can be found under "linked accounts". Once you've accepted the invitation, and created your parent account, you will be required to complete any incomplete forms and digitally sign, as the parent. Please be sure to upload a current physical, dated after June 1, 2021. After the registration is complete, it will be reviewed for approval by the Athletic Department. You can find detailed instructions on registration process in the announcement section of the Athletic Website.

Reminder: Your student athlete will NOT be permitted to begin practices if their registration is incomplete. If you have any questions about registration or physicals, please call Shannon Butters, Athletic Secretary at 570-326-3581 ext. 1300.

Spring HS Sports Coach contact information:

HS Baseball - Zac Martin zmartin@loyalsocklancers.org

HS Softball - Mark Godfrey mgodfrey@loyalsocklancers.org

HS Track & Field - Matt Hill mhill@loyalsocklancers.org

HS Boys Tennis - Kaitlyn Winton kaitwinton@gmail.com

Please be sure to visit our NEW WEBSITE to view team schedules, photos, Announcements, events, etc. Don't forget, while visiting the website, to sign up for your own "Fan Account" so you can stay up to date with all your team’s schedules and scores. You can also download your favorite teams schedule right to your own personal calendar. Just find your teams calendar, click on subscribe and follow the instructions. Changes to events, including day, time, location, etc., will automatically be updated on your personal devices.

General Athletic Questions can be sent to:

Athletic Director – Ron (CI) Insinger rinsinger@loyalsocklancers.org

Athletic Secretary – Shannon Butters sbutters@loyalsocklancers.org

Click here for more information on COVID Resources & Current Health and Safety Plan information.

Please click here to view the new bus schedule for the 2021-2022 school year.

Please contact the transportation department if you have any questions.

Are you a future teacher? If so, Loyalsock Township School District can use you NOW! Through Act 86, you are eligible to substitute teach if you have at least 60 credits. Find out more by calling 570-323-8561 *1088

Loyalsock Township School District is in need of van (PA Driver’s License) and bus drivers to transport students to and from school each day on unique and established routes. If you are interested or know of anyone that would be interested in this opportunity, please contact Mr. Egly at the District Service Center.

Loyalsock Township School District Food & Nutrition Services has an immediate need for part-time food service workers.

Rate of Pay: $10.00/hr. (based on experience)

Shifts available are:

7:00 am – 12:30 pm

9:00 am – 2:15 pm

10:30 am – 2:00 pm

Experience preferred, but we are willing to train individuals who have a passion for working

with students and promoting a healthy school food environment.

Excellent customer service skills required.

Physical requirements may include standing for long periods of time; pushing,

pulling and lifting up to and in excess of 40 pounds.

All mandated clearances, TB test results and physical are required prior to employment.

The position(s) will remain open until filled.

EOE

Seeking an energetic, self-motivated, people-oriented people with a desire to work with the district’s custodial department. The applicant must be able to follow both written and verbal directions and must interact effectively with students, staff, and community members. The primary responsibilities include general knowledge of all custodial duties, general building duties and operation of motor vehicles as needed. Additional duties may include grounds keeping, including mowing/trimming grass, preparation of athletic fields, and operation of snow blowers. This individual shall continually strive toward a relationship with district staff and community that is conducive to the effective implementation of all District programs and services.

All mandated clearances, physical, and TB test results are required prior to employment.

EOE

Do you have the LTSD School App? It's a great tool to help you keep up to date with everything happening in the LTSD. Just visit the App store, search Loyalsock, download and then in settings, add the schools you want to follow. You can also copy things from the calendar onto your own personal Google Calendar, as well!

We are excited to announce our new Lancer FriDAY's schedule and group rotation.

Lancer FriDAYS

Friday Rotation Schedule

1:55 PM - 2:30 PM

Group A Dates -

9/17/21, 10/29/21, 12/17/21, 2/25/22, 4/22/22

Class of 22 (Carner/Johnson)

Class of 23 (Bulgarelli/Hessert)

Class of 24 (Dincher/Holmes)

Class of 25 (Dangle/Walter)

Group B Dates -

9/24/21, 11/5/21, 1/7/22, 3/11/22, 4/29/22

Student Council (Nolan/Smith)

Maroon Market - (Carpenter)

Eco-Act - (Pavlick)

Group C Dates -

10/8/21, 11/19/21, 1/14/22, 3/25/22, 5/6/22

National Art Honor Society (Kaplan)

Table Top - (Haden)

S.A.D.D. - (Dangle/Popowycz)

Spirit Club (Nolan/Smith)

FBLA - (Carpenter)

Group D Dates -

10/15/21, 12/3/21, 2/4/22, 4/1/22, 5/13/22

Envirothon - (Grey)

Interact (Huertas)

National Honor Society (LaCoe)

Gender-Sexuality Alliance (Kaplan)

Group E Dates -

10/22/21, 12/10/21, 2/11/22, 4/8/22, 5/20/22

Key Club (Haden)

Drama Club (Cajka)

Spanish Club (Huertas)

Christian Club - (June)

History Club - (Bower)

Building Wide Dates -

9/10/21, 10/1/21, 11/12/21, 1/28/22

Whole Building Event

9/10/21 - Club/Activity Fair

10/1/21 - Pep Rally

11/12/21 - Veteran’s Day Assembly/Event

1/28/22 - Pep Rally

No extended period on January 21st (Finals) or March 4th (Conferences)

1. Parking is assigned by placard number. Students may park in the rear lot adjacent to the middle school or in front of the high school (across from the flag pole).

2. Students found parking in the faculty/student parking spaces will be subject to revocation of parking pass and towing at student’s expense.

3. If a lot is filled, you may park along Loyalsock Drive.

4. Safe and proper driving on school property is mandatory.

5. A $5 non-refundable deposit (cash) is required to receive a permit (hangtag) to park. If you lose your permit, you must pay for another one.

Applications and permits are available in the High School office.

1. Student/parent downloads work permit application from LTSD website: Application for Work Permit download
2. Parent completes application and signs electronically
3. Student/parent emails application as an attachment to: workingpapers@loyalsocklancers.org
4. Once received, the student will be contacted and instructed to come into the office to complete the working permit (parent does not need to be present unless online application could not be filled out and submitted electronically).

Click here for a printable version of the 2022-2023 LTSD School Calendar.

February 2022

December 2021

November 2021

August 2021

While empowering students to uncover their true passion, Loyalsock Township High School prepares, engages, and inspires all students to seek academic and personal excellence.

Email: mreitz@loyalsocklancers.org
Website: www.loyalsocklancers.org
Location: 1801 Loyalsock Drive, Williamsport, PA, USA
Phone: (570) 326-3581
Facebook: facebook.com/ltmsprincipal
Twitter: @lths_principals