LZHS Principal's Newsletter

Good afternoon and happy snowy Friday! I hope you all have had wonderful and restful holiday season! This week we got right back at it with a new semester, Horizon (PSAT) testing, and then a snow day to top it off. Nothing like jumping right back in. Please note that report cards will be available on January 16, 2024.

Registration for courses has also begun and will continue to be open through January 23, 2024. We are using a new platform, SchooLinks, and following a new process with course registration. If at any point you have a question, you can reach out to your child's counselor, Ms. Finn, Mr. Gimm, or myself and we can help you navigate this process. Do not frustrate at home!!! We can help!!

New Topics

-Upcoming Important Dates

-Course Selection Informational Night for 2024/2025 LZHS Students

-Valentine's Card Drive For Senior Citizens

-District 95 Film Festival

Previous Topics

-Changes to Office Hours and Resource Spaces

-Snowpant and Boot Collection Extended

-Athletic Booster Club Seeking Volunteers

-Attendance Information

-SchooLinks Information

-Spiritwear Sales

-January 15-Martin Luther King Jr. Day (District Closed)

-January 16-First Semester Grades Are Published

-January 17-Elective/Activity/Athletic Night at LZHS at 6PM

-January 18-Informational Course Selection Night for All 2024/2025 LZHS Students at the PAC at 7PM

-January 22-LZHS PTO Meeting

On January 18, 2024 at 7PM in the PAC, we will be hosting an informational night on course selections for the 2024-2025 school year. With the Accelerated Placement Act, placement is based upon a students standardized scores. This is a change from past practice. Families will decide what courses their child should enroll in. Teachers and counselors are available to give feedback to families, but the decision will rest with families. The informational night on January 18th will give more information and give parents an opportunity to ask questions. This night will also be live streamed. Looking forward to seeing you there!

We invite District 95 families and staff to participate in creating Valentine’s Day cards for senior citizens.

Illinois 26th District Senator Dan McConchie’s office is sponsoring this card drive. Cards will be personally delivered to senior citizens living in local assisted-living and long-term care facilities before Valentine’s Day.

If you are interested in participating, please make festive or decorated handwritten cards with encouraging and uplifting notes or drawings. Please only sign the card with a first name (or no name). Cards must be brought to the school office by February 1st.

Are you a District 95 student who likes to make videos - or wants to try it for the first time? Then the D95 Film Festival is for you! 📽️🎞️

Enter your original film for a chance to be featured in the 12th Annual District 95 Film Festival on Tuesday, February 20th. All submissions are due by Friday, February 2nd. ⭐ Prizes will be awarded to winning films!

For details, click here to visit the Film Festival webpage!

The District 95 Educational Foundation proudly sponsors this event.

Students who do not attend office hours with teachers will be housed in the field house. Jazzman's will be available for students in the field house concession stand. We are looking forward to this new practice!

Both the Literacy and Math/Science Resource Rooms have been moved to Studio C for second semester. Signs have been posted on the old resource rooms pointing students to the new rooms.

Joanie's Closet is collecting new or gently used, clean boots & snow pants. (sorry we are not accepting any other items at this time)

DROP OFF LOCATION – District 95 Administration Office
832 South Rand Road (next to Walmart)

Collection dates: ends February 1st, 2024

Donation box will be inside the building, please do not drop off anything outside.
Thank you for supporting Joanie’s Closet - providing basic needs to help District 95 students and their families achieve their full potential.

The ALL NEW Athletic Booster Club is looking for parent involvement. If you have a student-athlete and are looking for a way to contribute, we have multiple positions within the Athletic Booster Club to share your skills and advance the state of our newly formed booster club.

Our biggest need is for volunteers to assist with:

· Fundraising

· Concessions

· Sponsorships

Please respond by completing the survey.

LZ Bears Athletic Booster Club Volunteer Survey

Students are expected to be at school daily, and with enough time to navigate to their first period class on time.

Please note that for students who struggle to maintain regular attendance, parents/families will receive additional communication, conference requests, and other interventions to support regular school attendance - in accordance with state law. At the high school level, this may involve one or more of the following:

• having students attend Office Hours to make up work missed due to tardy behaviors or unexcused absences,
• assignment to after school interventions (i.e., staying for a period of time after Office Hours), and
• not being able to make up formative work missed for credit due to attendance concerns.

Parents/guardians and students can find more information regarding attendance in the Parent-Student Handbook.

Welcome to SchooLinks, our new College and Career Readiness platform. We wanted to send out some information that will help you navigate SchooLinks alongside your student.

• To login please click “Forgot my password” and enter the email address that you use for your ParentVue login. From there you will be able to access your guardian account
• You and your student(s) will be automatically connected within the platform alongside your student's counselor and other faculty members who will take part in your student's journey toward College and Career Readiness
• We are always looking for additional industry partners to help bring work based learning experiences to all students. To learn more about how you can help, please email our Director of College and Career Readiness, Ali Finn
• SchooLinks provides extensive support for navigating all it has to offer. You can locate the help center here
• For any additional questions, please reach out to Ali Finn
  
  

Thank you for your continued support throughout your student's journey to life after District 95!

Dr. John Walsh and Ms. Ali Finn

The Bear Booster store has gone LIVE! We are so excited to showcase our NEW line! Start the new school year sporting your trendy LZ Bear Spirit Wear! GO BEARS!!!

SHOP: https://lake-zurich-high-school-bear-booster-club.square.site/

Questions: Lzhsboosterstore@gmail.com