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Tuesday, February 18th

• Black Student Union Movie Night, 6 pm

Thursday, February 20th

• Board of Education Meeting @ LCHS 6:30 pm

Friday, February 21st

• Mama Mia! Opening Night @ 7pm

• 2/22 - 7pm
• 2/23 - 2pm
• 2/28 - 7pm
• 3/1 - 2pm & 7pm

Monday, February 24th

• Panorama Student Survey

Thursday, February 27th

• Blood Drive

Monday, March 3rd

• Casimir Pulaski Day - NO SCHOOL

• Inclusion Week
• The Big Game Assembly 3/14

2024-25 School Year Calendar

NEW! 2025-26 School Year Calendar

District 117 families,

Our schools are dedicated to continuous improvement, and we value input from students, staff, and families to guide our efforts. We invite parents, guardians, and caregivers to share their feedback on what District 117 is doing well and where we can improve.

YOU WILL BE GETTING A LINK ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th. The survey is anonymous, consists of 33 questions, and takes about 11 minutes to complete, with a few additional demographic questions at the end.

Your participation is essential in helping us better understand and serve the needs of our District 117 community. Thank you for your time and valuable input!

Check out what is happening at Lakes, in District 117, and around our community.

Lakes is proud to celebrate our first Inclusion Week from March 10 through March 14, 2025. This week is about embracing each other’s unique abilities, fostering kindness, and creating a school community where everyone knows that they are valued. Our celebration will include spirit days and trivia and the week will end with an all-school assembly for The Big Game, when our very own Eagle Pals will take on the Sequoit Sidekicks in basketball. The best part of The Big Game is that we cheer for everyone!

Our Eagle Pals have designed a shirt for The Big Game- you'll see it on players, coaches, visitors, and others. You can get your own, too! You can match our Eagle Pals in the Gildan 50/50 or choose a "buttersoft" t-shirt or hoodie, or a hat. Orders can be shipped to your home for $10 or picked up for free at Lakes or at Brooks-Allan in Lake Villa. The on-line store closes at 10:00 am on Friday, February 21.

Tuesday, March 11th, 6:30 pm

9th- 11th grade

Presentations include:

College of Lake County

Financial Aid

ACC, Big 10, Big 12, SEC: A look at out-of-state public universities

Liberal Arts Education: What does that even mean?

Paying for College Through the Military: Careers in the Military

The State of Standardized Admission Testing

State of the State: Public Colleges/Universities in IL

LCHS students and families are invited to attend the annual Stevenson High School Career Ready, Trades and Military Expo, hosted by the College Career Center.

Here is the attending business list.

The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5 from 4:00pm-6:30pm.

In prior years, College of Lake County hosted a spring college fair that allowed freshman- juniors an opportunity to begin exploring colleges/universities at varying stages and in some cases seniors an opportunity to ask some final questions before choosing their college/university Unfortunately, College of Lake County is no longer offering that program, but there will be some other opportunities in the northern and northwest suburbs that are worth checking out. Please see below:

District 211 Illinois Regional College Fair

Thursday, March 6, 2025

6 pm- 8 pm

Register: https://app.strivescan.com/students

Palatine High School

1111 North Rohlwing Road

Palatine, IL

Niles Township District 219 College Fair

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

6 pm- 8 pm

Niles West High School

5701 West Oakton Street

Skokie, IL

District 214 College Fair

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

6 pm- 8 pm

Register: https://sites.google.com/d214.org/d214-college-fair/registration?authuser=0

Participating Colleges: https://sites.google.com/d214.org/d214-college-fair/participating-colleges?authuser=0

Forest View Educational Center

2121 South Goebbert Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Thanks for your help!

Mr. Bargar

LEBC will host the Bid It To Win It! Online auction from Friday, April 11 thru Tuesday, April 15. More details to come! Stay tuned!

We are also looking for donations from the local community. If you have a business that would like to donate to LEBC online auction, please contact Bid It To Win It! coordinator Tracy at tracybehnke@hotmail.com

Starting February 18th through the 28th, the Student Council is hosting a Candy Collection Drive Contest to support the candy needs of the Easter Bunny Breakfast. Donations of individually wrapped candy can be placed in the collection bags located in first-period classrooms. The classroom with the most candy donations collected wins donuts for that classroom.

We are excited to share that Lakes Community High School has partnered with Compass Education Group to offer an at-home, computer-proctored ACT practice test at no cost. This test matches the current paper/pencil, linear digital version of the ACT and includes the required science test, which contributes to the Composite score.

DATE & TIME

The at-home, computer-proctored ACT practice test is available anytime from Thursday, February 28th, to Sunday, March 16th. Please note that the registration deadline is Monday, February 24th, at 2 PM Central. We look forward to seeing our students take advantage of this opportunity! Click here to register

High school and middle school students are invited to our upcoming Admissions Forum; a unique opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Naval Academy and Navy ROTC program. Attendees will meet their Regional Director of Admissions, Admission Counselor, Blue & Gold Officers, Congressional Staff members, and Midshipmen.

Chicago, IL Admissions Forum

Saturday, March 15, 2025

10 AM - 12 PM

Carver Military Academy - Auditorium

13100 S. Doty Ave, Chicago, IL 60827

RSVP: https://forms.gle/paX6jsmzegU4WWAD7

Summer Programs

Summer Seminar (students entering 12th grade) and Summer STEM Programs (students entering 9th- 11th grade)

(If you are interested in attending any of the United Service Academies you are highly encouraged to attend one of these summer programs at one of the Academies.)

https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/index.php

Thank you!

Mr. Bargar

Students will be asked to participate in a social learning survey during 2nd period on February 24, 2025. A modified bell schedule for February 24 will be used to provide time for administration.

On March 17 students will be asked to complete anonymous school environment and equity-and-inclusion surveys. This year D117 has applied for permission to use the data collected through these surveys in place of an additional survey that students have been asked to complete in the past called 5Essentials. We're excited to preserve more instructional time by consolidating how many surveys we ask students to complete.

You can read the district letter regarding these surveys, including an opportunity for parent opt-out, here: Panorama family letter -- Spring 2025 student surveys.

More information about a new Panorama Education parent survey will be coming soon.

Hello! Registration for D117 Summer School 2025 is open. As a reminder, registration closes on April 4th! The options offered are various credit-bearing courses, bridge courses to assist with transitioning to higher-level coursework, credit recovery, and Summer Freshman Academy. Shared here is the Summer School Brochure. For clarity, the last page of the brochure contains the information and links to the registration form. If you have any questions, please reach out to your counselor or respective building Summer School Principal.

Curt Onstad

LCHS Summer School Principal

According to Section 10-20.56 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/10-20.56], school districts may, by adopted resolution, utilize "e-learning days" in lieu of emergency days. The number of e-learning days may not exceed the minimum number of proposed emergency days for an approved school calendar. The district's e-learning program must be verified by the regional office of education or intermediate service center for the school district prior to implementation. The school board must hold a public hearing prior to initial adoption or renewal of an e-learning program. Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Community High School District 117 in the County of Lake, State of Illinois, the Resolution to Adopt eLearning Program in Lieu of the District’s Scheduled Emergency Days for said school district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2028 will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the School District 117 Business Office, 1625 Deep Lake Road, Lake Villa, Illinois 60046. Hours of inspection are 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Notice is further hereby given that a public hearing on said resolution will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 20th day of February 2025, at Lakes Community High School, 1600 Eagle Way, Lake Villa, IL 60046 by the Board of Education Community High School District 117, in the County of Lake, State of Illinois.

Important information will be communicated next month. Watch your email!

This is the time of year when parents fear that they've forgotten to order their students cap and gown. Don't worry! As part of the school year registration process/fees you have already ordered and paid for them.

An email was sent to parents/guardians of the Class of 2025 on January 15th. It's regarding confirming important information that was entered at the time of registration. Questions can be directed to Erika Marino at (847) 838-7102 or erika.marino@chsd117.org.

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

• 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

The varsity girls basketball team finished up the regular season on Thursday night, playing well against a very talented Grayslake Central squad. They will now prepare to play Vernon Hills at St. Viator on 2/18 in the 1st round of regionals.

Julia Blasinski capped off an excellent gymnastics career at sectionals last week. She competed well, but came up short in her bid to qualify for state. Congratulations to Julia on an excellent season!

Boys basketball played a strong game vs. Grant on Friday night, but could not come away with the win. They finish up their conference schedule this week, and will host Chicago CICS/Northtown in regionals on 2/24.

The girls bowling team bowled well in sectionals, but did not have any state qualifiers. Congratulations on another great season!

Congratulations to wrestler Josie Larson, who won her weight class at the New Trier sectional and qualified for the state tournament!

The boys track and field team placed 2nd/21 teams at the Clash at the Coliseum on Saturday-great start to the season!

Thank you for your continued support of Lakes athletics!

Saturday, February 22nd-Girls Track and Field hosts the "EmpowerHER Invite," 9:00

AM

Monday, February 24th-Boys Basketball vs. Chicago CICS/Northtown, 6:00 PM

Click here for the latest Eagle athletic updates!

Please join us for Spring Sports Night on February 19th, at 7:00 PM in the Main Gym. You will have an opportunity to receive general information from the athletic department, as well as sport-specific information from your program's head coach. See you there!

Shout-out to senior Adey Martin for her amazing collage, in recognition of the contributions of Girls and Women In Sports!

As the winter season moves quickly to an end, we wanted to give a loud shout-out to these outstanding athletes. Thank you for your dedication, contributions, and passion as Eagles. Congratulations!

Senior Gisele Muzones photographed and designed this impressive tribute to our senior athletes.

• 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.

Friday, February 21- FCCLA Sectionals @ Harper College

Friday, February 21-Sunday, February 23- Winterguard @ Warren Central High School, Indianapolis

Saturday, February 22- Math Team Regionals @ Northern Illinois University

Chess Team competed at the IHSA State Tournament in Peoria on February 14 and 15, following a State Walk. The team won 4 of their 7 boards, coming in 48th and beating last year's State showing. This is the fourth time overall and the second year in a row Lakes Chess has gone to State.

Check out the flyer below for the link and more info!

Bookmark these!

Calendar

Friends of the Arts

Eagle Theatre

Lakes Live Stream

Lakes YouTube

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

11th graders Nathan Polichnowski and Brandon Czapla along with 10th grader Aarav Bagaria are members of a Lake Villa community FIRST robotics team called Spare Parts Robotics. They competed in their league tournament on 2/16, and their team won the 2nd place Inspire award in addition to being a Finalist Alliance Partner. This qualified their team to move on to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP on February 28 and March 1. Nathan is also a FIRST Dean's List Semi-finalist.

Way to go, Eagles!!!

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