Our staff and students had a blast today during our first Club Day session of the year. For those families new to Lakeview this year, each month, we hold a Club Day session for students to interact with different students and staff based on their interests. Our students have a variety of interests, so we have been able to offer Drawing, Gardening, Book Club, Photography, Board Games, among others. Today, we held our Club Day session at the end of the day, and from what we could tell, our students loved it. It was a great way to end the week. Make sure you check out the pictures below!

Our next night for parent-teacher conferences is this coming Tuesday, October 1st. If you haven't set up a conference yet but would like to, please reach out to one of your child's team teachers (ELA, Math, Science, or Social Studies) to secure a time slot. Our final opportunity for conferences this fall will be Monday, October 14th.

We hope to see our families at tomorrow's Welcome Back Block Party, held at PHS Central and starting at 11:00 am. I will be the first to go in the dunk tank, so I encourage all of our students to come out to dunk their principal (though, given the weather, I might be drenched anyway).

Finally, our Student Spotlight section (found in the Community Corner) has been bare this year. We would love to highlight some of our students for the awesome, cool things they are a part of outside of school. If you want to give your child a special shoutout, please fill out our Lakeview Family Feedback form and fill in the information in the Student Spotlight section.

Ben Baptist

Principal

Important Dates

Tuesday, October 1st: Parent-Teacher Conferences, evening

Thursday, October 10th & Friday, October 11th: No School -- Staff Professional Development

Monday, October 14th: Parent-Teacher Conferences, all day (no school for students)

Saturday, October 19th: Trunk or Treat, 2:00-3:30 pm, Panther Stadium

Monday, October 21st: No School -- Teacher Record Day

Check out our photos from this afternoon's Club Day session and from Mrs. Good's Flight & Space class!

Congratulations to our September Students of the Month!

Each month at Lakeview, teachers nominate the students who are going above and beyond what is expected of them. These students show respect for themselves, others, and learning through Building Positive Relationships, Personal Discipline, and Being Better Today Than Yesterday!

Congratulations to our September nominees: Daniel Asare, Teagan Carter, Jordan Cupp, Daisy Fisher, Molly Hawk, Danijel Khan, Dominic Rasmussen, and Caydee Weekly!

Upcoming events sponsored by our PTO:

• Friday, October 18th: Teen Night (Glow Party) -- more detailed info to come soon
• November: Nothing Bundt Cake fundraiser
• December: Food drive for the Pickerington Food Pantry

The annual Pickerington Education Foundation dinner is coming up, scheduled for November 9th this year. Our PTO creates a tree each year for the tree auction, and they are asking for your help! Please use the link below to support our PTO and tree by donating one of the items.

Please see the PayPal link below for a quick way to support our students and staff through the PTO. They are currently raising funds to help support dinners for staff during parent-teacher conferences, an upcoming Teen Night, and other events during the year that recognize student achievement.

Pickerington Local Schools is offering an opportunity for students in grades 7-12 who know a language other than English to test and earn credit and/or receive their Seal of Biliteracy for their language knowledge by taking the AAPPL assessment.

Pickerington Local Schools is currently hiring for classified positions and classified substitute positions, including Paraprofessionals and Duty Aides. See the flyers below for more information, and apply here!

Our Dean of Students, Garrett Fisher, started reaching out this past week to some families to see who is interested in serving as members of our Lakeview Parents on Positivity Patrol. If you are interested, please make sure you have filled out the form below, and indicate that you are interested in POPPS. You can also email Mr. Fisher directly at garrett_fisher@plsd.us

Earlier this week, the district sent out updated expectations for our students who want to attend PLSD sporting events.

• All students must show a valid school ID along with their ticket to enter the event.
• All K-8 students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to and during the event. K-8 students must stay with their supervising adult for the duration of the event.
• Junior high football players and cheerleaders must also be supervised at all times by their parent/guardian, even if wearing their jersey or uniform.
• Unaccompanied K-8 students will not be permitted to enter the event.

If any of our families have driven by Lakeview in the past week, you probably noticed a new yellow donation bin by the road. We are partnering with Planet Aid, a non-profit organization that collects used clothing and shoes. All you have to do is stop by the bin, drop in your used items, and you're not only supporting those in need around the world, but you are also supporting our students through this fundraiser.

The athletic website for both PHSN & LJH is now live. Use the https://pickeringtonpanthers.org/ to watch for announcements! All coaches will be using this website for updates and announcements, so please check here if you have any questions. When you go to https://pickeringtonpanthers.org/ you will need to click on "more" and then Final Forms is under "Athletic Registration".

This form will be linked in each Community Corner update, allowing families to offer feedback to the counseling and administrative team regarding social justice, mental health, academic support, friendships/relationships, etc. Counselors and administrators will review the feedback on a weekly basis and send out any updates to concerns/questions in the next Community Corner update.

Last week, I forgot to include the weekly view for our athletic teams, so thank you to our family who pointed that out!

Has your child done something awesome recently and you want to give them a shout out? Make sure you use the Lakeview Family Feedback Form (linked above) to fill out information in the Student Spotlight section. You can also send a picture to ben_baptist@plsd.us if you would like a picture to accompany the shout out.

Office Hours 6:45 am - 3:15 pm

Email: ben_baptist@plsd.us
Website: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Domain/19
Location: 12445 Ault Road, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: (614) 830-2200
Facebook: Lakeview_JH_PLSD
Twitter: @lakeview_jh