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Monday, November 18th-21st

• Senior Pictures

Monday, November 18th

• Class Meetings during lunch period SH, Grades 11 & 12

Tuesday, November 19th

• Class Meetings during lunch period SH, Grades 9 & 10
• College & Career Planning Night for Juniors 6:30pm-8:00pm

Thursday, November 21st

• Underclassmen Picture Retakes
• Linksgiving during lunch periods (Freshmen and Link Leaders)

• Athlete Signing Day, 7:15-8am

Tuesday, November 26th

• Bring Your Child to Work Day!
• Early Release Schedule

Wednesday - Friday, November 27th - 29th

• Thanksgiving Break - No School!

2024-25 School Year Calendar

LCHS took top honors in our conference Pageapalooza competition this month. Over the past 4 weeks, 24 of our Eagles combined to read for 57,113 minutes! Congratulations to Aurelia Carraro, Kaylei Davis, and Hannah Davis for being our school’s top 3 readers!

2025- 2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

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)

Please remember that before beginning the FAFSA parents/guardians and students both will need a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. Create an Account

As a reminder, completing the FAFSA is an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) graduation requirement. In conjunction with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, a FAFSA Completion workshop will be held in the Lakes Community High School Cafeteria, Saturday, December 14th, 9 am- 12 pm.

Questions?

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

For each grade level, counselors will first present to students about the selection process and class-specific considerations. After this meeting, students will have 3 weeks to schedule appointments with counselors to choose classes for next year.

Monday, November 11 - Junior Presentations - 2nd period

November 12 - December 6, 2024 Junior Course Selection Appointments

Friday, December 6 - Sophomore Presentations 1st period

December 9 - January 24, 2025 Course Selection Appointments

Monday, January 27 - Freshman Presentations 2nd period

January 28 - February 14, 2025 Course Selection Appointments

To view the slideshow, click here:

• 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

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

Link Crew is hosting its annual Linksgiving during lunch periods on Thursday, November 21, during lunch periods. Freshmen will report to their lunch study halls for attendance, then will go to the Main and Small Gyms for a sundae bar, kick ball, Thanksgiving movies, and lunch with Link Leaders. Students may bring their lunch or purchase lunch in the cafeteria.

As we move through November, we are now in the transition between fall and winter sports. Girls basketball had their scrimmage last Friday night, and the boys will have theirs this Friday. Girls bowling officially starts today, which means all of our winter sports are up and running! This Thursday, we will have our first signing day of the year, and we will honor Riley Bell-Nance and Maia Becker!

Monday, November 25th-Boys Basketball vs. Chicago Lakeview, 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.

Scholastic Bowl 11/20 at home

Chess 11/22 at Niles North

eSports 11/23 Mario Kart Finals at Northern Illinois University

SASA hosted a quilling event this week and Eagles Chess took 2nd place at the NLCC Chess Tournament.

Join us for some Themed Out Thursday fun!

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.

Bookmark these!

Calendar

Friends of the Arts

Eagle Theatre

Lakes Live Stream

Lakes YouTube

You now have the ability to track your student's bus. Here is the LINK for you to see and download the information so you can see when and where your student's bus is.

Please contact Lisa Sprague at lisa.sprague@chsd117.org in the Dean's Office with any questions.

Visit last week's News from the Nest here!

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