Our final opportunity for parent-teacher conferences this fall is Monday, October 14th. If you would like to reserve a conference time slot, please reach out to any of your child's core (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies) teachers and they will set up a time for you and set up a Google Meet link.

A reminder of our updated student expectations for athletic events: All students must show a valid school ID along with their ticket to enter the game. All K-8 students must be with a supervising parent/guardian (and stay with that parent/guardian) to enter varsity football games.

Congratulations to our students who earned our Stay in the Game incentive for perfect attendance in September. For those students who qualified and filled out the form, you can pick up your ticket for tonight's Homecoming game at the Stay in the Game table, located near the main stadium entrance.

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

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 Mr. Petrie's Social Studies class, Mr. George's Social Studies class, and our 8th-grade cheerleaders during the Lakeview vs. Ridgeview football game. Students in Mr. Petrie's class were working together to create their own Greek city state, while Mr. George's class was working through a CLUE-inspired activity about the Boston Massacre, created by Mrs. Smith, our Media Specialist, and Mr. George.

Additionally, Mrs. Broz-England's Visual Art students have been hard at work creating torn paper landscapes. Please enjoy the presentation below that highlights some artwork from our students.

Pictures from our most recent picture day on September 25th are now ready!

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Holidays can be a stressful time for families. Some of our local families and a local church have teamed up and would like to help those in need by providing a Thanksgiving Meal to enjoy on Thanksgiving Day. If your family is interested in this service, please complete this form by 11/11/2024.

Upcoming events sponsored by our PTO:

• Friday, October 18th: Teen Night (Glow Party) -- see flyer below
• 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.

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

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!

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.

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".

We are heading into our final week of fall athletics at the junior high level. Please cheer on our football teams this week in their last game:

• Wed., October 9th - 7th Grade Football @ Gahanna West, 5:30 pm
• Thurs., October 10th - 8th Grade Football, Home vs. Gahanna West, 5:30 pm

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.

We did not receive any new feedback within the past week.

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