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Happy New Year, Eagle Community!

I truly hope everyone was able to enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday season. With the start of a new semester, I wanted to remind everyone of the following agreements from our school handbook to ensure an engaging environment focused on student achievement.

1) We trust all of our students to manage their electronic devices appropriately during the school day. In the event a device is used during instructional time, it will be handled as follows:

1. First infraction - Classroom teacher will record and conference with the student

2. Second infraction - Classroom teacher will record, assign one detention, and notify the parent/guardian

No Cell - Bell to Bell!!!

2) LCHS is a very busy place before and after school with approximately 1,200 students getting in and out of the building at the same time! Students should arrive in time to get to their classroom by the bell. I would recommend arriving a minimum of 15 minutes before first period. Students who arrive late to school will not be allowed to bring in prepared food and drink, ex: Starbucks, Dunkin' McDonald's, etc. These items will be held by administration and students can pick them up during lunch periods or at the end of curricular day.

3) D117 does not allow outside food or drink to be dropped off by parents, guardians, door dash, Uber Eats, etc. for students during the curricular day.

Together, we can all ensure our students have the best opportunity for achieving their dreams!

Wishing you all the best in 2025!

Jori Bowen, Principal

Spring semester begins tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7th for students.

All students and families should review their class schedule (on the "Schedule" tab) and bus time (under "More" on the "Transportation" tab) in Infinite Campus before Tuesday.

Some room assignments have been adjusted since schedules were first released in August, and minor bus time adjustments have been made for some routes.

We're looking forward to seeing all our Eagles on Tuesday!

- LCHS Administration

Tuesday, January 7th

• School Resumes!

Thursday, January 9th

• 1/9 - ACT Practice Test - Juniors, Periods 1-4

Tuesday, January 14th

• Class of 2029 Open House, 5:30-8pm @ LCHS

Friday, January 17th

• D117 Day! Students and Staff will enjoy a fun treat during the day to celebrate District 117!

2024-25 School Year Calendar

On January 9th, all Juniors will take a digital practice ACT at LCHS in order to familiarize themselves with the new state-mandated ACT. Students will be taking the practice ACT during periods 1-4 and will use the TestNav application used by ACT. Please bring a Charged Chromebook, Calculator and a #2 pencil. Juniors will have access to their scores and the analysis of their scores a few weeks after the test. This practice ACT will help juniors familiarize themselves with the test in preparation for the state-required ACT on April 9th. Juniors will report to their testing location at the start of first period and will be sent back to class once testing concludes. Testing locations will be sent out to juniors on January 8th through student email. See this letter for more information regarding spring testing for juniors.

https://communityhsd117.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/community.jsp

NEW: Check out our D117 Infinite Campus Parent University for a library of the Infinite Campus tips shared in our weekly newsletter.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week on Wednesday and Thursday, January 8th and 9th each sophomore and senior will receive a sexual assault prevention and awareness presentation in their PE classes. Juniors will attend a presentation entitled Teen Assault Prevention Program by trained staff from the Zacharias Center. Both presentations were created in accordance with Erin’s Law, Public Act 96-1524, a state-mandated, age-appropriate sexual abuse/assult awareness and prevention education program. The topics discussed in this program include sexual assault/abuse, consent vs. compliance, victim-blaming, and how/where to get support, and a copy of the presentation will be shared with families. The purpose of the program is for students to recognize and cope with potentially difficult or risky situations.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at kyle.naughton@chsd117.org.

Thank you,

Kyle Naughton

Assistant Principal of Student Services

The application for the 2024- 2025 Plumbers' Local 130 Plumbing Apprenticeship Program is now open. https://apply.jac130.org/

The application is open until February 16, 2025, or 2000 submitted applications.

See Mr. Bargar for assistance in completing your application.

Thanks!

The 2025 Lake County JATC application for the Inside Wireman and Telecommunication programs is now available. https://lakecountyjatc.org/howtoapply/

Attention class of 2025 and families!

The 2025- 2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open during Beta testing using the following link. Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

As a reminder, completing the FAFSA is an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) graduation requirement. Please remember that before beginning the FAFSA parents/guardians and students both will need a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. Create Account Once you have created your account it can take 1- 3 days for your FSA ID to be processed.

Students should plan to attend as well and bring their District 117 issued Chromebook for easier wi-fi access to the District 117 network.

Questions?

Email Mr. Nate Bargar, LCHS Post-secondary Counselor, at nathan.bargar@chsd117.org.

• 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

Calendar of Programs 2024- 2025

Welcome back, Eagles! We were busy over Winter Break with competitions, and here are the highlights. Our girls wrestling team hosted the Snow Brawl Wrestling Tournament on 12/20, and placed 1st overall! The girls basketball team defeated North Chicago that same night, which was a nice way to end 1st semester. The boys basketball team hosted Chicago Noble/Bulls on 12/21 and secured the victory. On 12/27, the girls bowling team placed 5th at the Grayslake North Invite, with Ava Lewis placing 1st and Peyton Mezo placing 2nd overall!

On 1/4 and 1/5, Lakes and Antioch co-hosted the 3rd Annual All of the Lights Competition. Competing against some of the best competition in the state, the dance team placed 5th and the cheer team placed 1st! Thank you to all of the families, athletes, coaches, and District 117 staff who worked to put this huge event on. Thank you also to our athletic teams who were flexible in sharing space and adjusting schedules in order to allow the event to take place so efficiently. It truly was a group effort!

Wednesday, January 8th-Boys Basketball vs. North Chicago, 7:00 PM

Thursday, January 9th-Girls and Boys Wrestling vs. North Chicago, 5:30 PM

Friday, January 10th-Girls Basketball vs Grant, 7:00 PM

Click here for the latest Eagle athletic updates!

• Check our website for the latest info on Club and Activities offerings, meeting dates and times.
• Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter
• Registration is now live for Clubs and Competitive Activities.

None this week! Good luck on Finals and enjoy Winter Break!

Activities Events around campus last week

Fab Fridays- wear your Lakes Spirit Wear for a chance to win a gift card! One random Eagle will be selected each week and if they are in spirit wear, they will win an Amazon gift card. If they are not in spirit wear, they win a Lakes t-shirt.

Looking to get involved this winter? Join Ski and Snowboard club. Contact erika.marino@chsd117.org with questions.

Patrik Dortch - Band

Jay Young - Choir

Each has been selected by being in the top 10% of all students who auditioned across the state!

Jay, pictured at right will sing Tenor in the choir.

While Patrik, pictured below, will play bassoon in the band.

The Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEC) is held in January in Peoria and will feature a weekend full of rehearsals and a culminating concert with other All State Music students from across Illinois.

Patrik is only the 3rd student in Lakes History to be selected for the All State Band twice.

Bookmark these!

Calendar

Friends of the Arts

Eagle Theatre

Lakes Live Stream

Lakes YouTube

Dec 11 - Community Tour Field Trip - Oakland, LV Library and Hooper - Chamber groups from Wind Ensemble

Dec 14 - Lakes Area Community Band @ Lakes - 7pm, with special guest The Great Lakes Naval Band.

Lobby music by Wind Ensemble Chamber Groups at 6:30pm

We are genuinely proud of our students and all that they achieve. Some student activities are outside of LCHS and D117, so we are excited to celebrate them here. If you have an update to include, please send it to Principal Bowen at jori.bowen@chsd117.org

Senior Lyric O'Neal is a member of Teams Elite, Team USA, US Figure Skating. Lyric and her team recently competed in the Santa Claus Cup in Brno, Czech Republic.

Lyric's team landed 3rd in the Short Program and came out with fire to take 1st place in the Free Skate (Long Program)! Overall, the team secured 2nd place at only 0.8 points behind the first place team! Way to go, Lyric!!!

Here is the US Figure Skating article with more details.

Show your SCHOOL SPIRIT and PRIDE in your STUDENT by purchasing a LAKES YARD SIGN. We offer YARD signs for Sports, Fine Arts and Clubs year round. Order here.

Visit last week's News from the Nest here!

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