October 28 - News from the Nest
We are pleased to announce that 46 students from Lakes Community High School graduating class of 2025 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state's college access and financial aid agency, presents this prestigious recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually.
Congratulations to all of the outstanding students selected as 2025-26 Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois State Scholar designation is a non-monetary award. Each State Scholar will receive a congratulatory letter and a Certificate of Achievement from ISAC. Additionally, awardees can download an official Illinois State Scholar Program badge to display on their online profiles, social media platforms, and share with their high school counselors, colleges, employers, family members and others.
Abigail Alexander, Maia Becker, Shane Belcher, Julia Blasinski,Christian Carrillo, John Coleman, Mitch Crevier, Dana de la Garza, Holly Driscoll, Madison Dufer, Nicholas Ehrman, James Even, Ethan Fillipp, Ammaar Fuad, Melissa Gonzalez, Sinchana Goundalkar, Valeria Hernandez, Janis Sefina John Peter, Sadie Johnson, Heidi Jung, Muiredach Kucia, Analia Lacson, Kaitlyn Leverenz, Naomi Little, Allison Livermore, Bryan Memenga, Olivia Miller, Henry Morgan, Phoenix Neisen, Adam Paxton, Juan Philip, Finley Ray, Lauren Rymer, Luke Rytina, Ella Sager, Blake Salbilla, Henry Samulak, Isabelle Schneiderheinze, Reilly Shea, Jia Singh, Olivia Stolzer, Jackson Summy, Kristin Tenoso, Jack Vickers, Gabrielle Wallace, and Wiktoria Wawryniuk.
Have a teacher or staff member that make a difference in your student's day - Nominate them for November's Staff Member of the Month! CLICK HERE! Nominations are due November 15th.
Early Vote with the Democracy School Team
Students and staff are invited to join the Democracy School Team on October 31st during lunch periods for a short walk to the district office to early vote in the 2024 election. Early voting is open to all Lake County registered voters. Contact Mr. Murray or Mrs. Reynolds for more information. Meet us at the athletic entrance!
Every two weeks, I'm privileged to spend half a day visiting eight classes at one of our schools. I sit in on two classes per period, with each visit lasting about 20 minutes, observing our students in action. Last week, I took the photo above while visiting eight math classes at LCHS, and two weeks prior, I visited Culinary, Early Childhood Development, Drivers Ed, and P.E. classes at ACHS. These visits always leave me with two reflections: 1) Students have a challenging job! They come to school from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and must demonstrate a variety of skills daily. 2) We have dedicated and talented staff members at ACHS and LCHS!
Reach out! โก๏ธIf you ever have a question or topic you would like more information about, please feel free to share your idea with me via email (jeff.feucht@chsd117.org) or via phone (direct line: 847.838.7679).
- Attending a college visit is a great way to learn about colleges/universities.
- College visits are open to Juniors and Seniors and will take place in the College and Career Center.
- To attend a college visit you must both register in Maia Learning and obtain permission to attend from the teacher of the class that you'll be missing 24 school hours in advance (ie. A Monday 8:30am visit requires registration and permission from your teacher by 8:30am the previous Friday).
Here is the full calendar.
College of Lake County Apprenticeship Awareness Programs
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Latest Highlights
Girls volleyball placed 2nd in conference, and defeated both Lake Forest and Marian Central last week. Lakes will host the volleyball regional this week, with the Eagles facing the Grayslake North Knights in the regional semifinals. Boys soccer was defeated by Prairie Ridge on 10/22. As the season progressed, the team continually improved and saw growth. Football was defeated by Grant on Friday night, and their season is completed. The boys and girls cross country teams hosted the IHSA regional on 10/26. The girls placed 8th, and Bri Gara and Hannah Salbilla qualified for sectionals! On the boys side, they placed 2nd, and qualified the entire team to sectionals, which will take place on 11/2 at Kaneland High School.
Illinois Directors of Student Activities Leadership Conference (new)
Aliyna Cox, Basim Al-Nafoosi, Bee Aranda, Aditi Arunachalam, Rob Bode, Aubrey Burgart, Jack Marino, Adey Martin, Olivia Miller, Britney Uhuka, Perla Tellez Lรณpez, and Cassidy Monk were seleted to attend the IDSA Student Leadership Conference, held at Lyons Township High School last Friday. They participated in leadership and team building activities, an idea share, and listened to a key note by Kyle Wilkom.
Fine Arts Informational Links
Show your SCHOOL SPIRIT and PRIDE in your STUDENT by purchasing a LAKES YARD SIGN.
Limited special pricing on Home of a Lakes Student or Home of a Lakes Eagle. Get yours for only $10 while supplies last. Contact Judy@jstrong.org.
We offer YARD signs for Sports, Fine Arts and Clubs year-round. You can purchase signs with student name and sports number if you prefer. Just indicate that in comments when ordering. To check out our awesome signs and have them delivered right to your house, click on the following link:
https://www.customlawnsign.com/lakes-community-hs
Note: Shipping costs are the same if you order five signs or one. If your club or sports group has 12 or more orders contact Judy Strong to get a discount on your order at Judy@jstrong.org.
