LZHS Principal's Newsletter
August 3, 2023
Principal's Message
Good afternoon!! I hope that this newsletter finds you all doing well. As we get closer and closer to the start of the school year, you can feel the excitement in the building growing. Construction projects are coming to a close, and teachers are setting up rooms, meeting, and getting ready for this upcoming year! It is very busy!! I implore you to contact the office if you have any questions! Below is a list of new and previous topics that are still relevant for the upcoming two weeks.
New Topics
-Synergy Information
-Schedule Availability
-Material Distribution and Updated Parking Permit Information
-New Teachers
-Unplugged Fest
Previous Topics
-Freshman Orientation
-Communication From Athletic Department
Synergy Information
As you know, we have changed over to a new student information system (Synergy) for the current school year. As a reminder, parents/guardians can access the ParentVUE portal through the district website (under Parents → ParentVUE). Similarly, students can access their portal under Students (StudentVUE; this app will also be pushed out on all student iPads).
Parents and students can access resources about the new system (i.e., navigation tools, different features of Synergy) through the Tech Support page of the district website, under Synergy Resources. Anyone in need of technical support may contact support@lz95.org.
Please note that Home Access has a tentative end date of August 31st, 2023. Parents and students should only access information via ParentVUE and StudentVUE systems thereafter for information.
Schedule Availability
Material Distribution and Updated Parking Permit Information
New Lake Zurich High School Staff
D.J. Angelaccio-English/EL
Tara Batchelor-Paraprofessional
Grace Bonamarte-Math
Courtney Callen-Family and Consumer Sciences
Ashley Cho-Counselor
Claire Guzman-Attendance Administrative Assistant
Karin Karecki-Division Head
Autumn Kirk -Social Work Intern
Jackie Kowalik-Science
Jessica Landergott-Dean
Erin Langer-Math
Michael Leahy-Counselor
Angela Lonski-Police Liason
Carina Medina-English/EL
Megan O’Neill-English
Rene Olson-Dean's Office Administration Assistant
Tori Origer-Math
Elisa Perez-Speech Pathologist
Sabrina Rodriguez-504 Coordinator
Miles Russell-Case Manager
Cathleen Schiller -Psychologist Intern
Cassondra Spear-Psychologist
Alex Tortorella-Special Education
Unplugged Fest
Unplugged Fest - Disconnect to Reconnect
August 6, 2023 -11am - 3pm, at Paulus Park (in the event of rain, this event will be held indoors at the Foglia YMCA)
This event is free, and for all ages!
Freshman Orientation
Lake Zurich High School Athletic Department
Fall sports tryout information is on our LZHS website. To be ready for tryouts, you must be registered on Synergy and have a valid physical uploaded to Synergy. If you have any questions about athletics, don't hesitate to contact the athletic office.