Cougar Student Announcements

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❗Let us know what is going on! To submit a school-related announcement or an activity/team accomplishment, please email lshsannouncements@isd194.org.

The Program of Studies for tge 2024-2025 school year has been published. Check out the courses to prepare for registration!

Lakeville South High School will be hosting a college fair on Thursday, February 29, 2024 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Students/families are asked to register. Here is a list of schools attending: MEF College Fair Schools

Please contact Amy Juaire at amy.juaire@isd194.org if you have any questions.

Seniors can apply for 23 local scholarships simply by filling out the Lakeville South Senior Scholarship Application. But wait! There’s more! In addition to the 23 local scholarships, there are at least 16 more scholarships available. These additional scholarships require a supplemental application. Please read carefully.

Click the link below to get started:

2024 LSHS Local Senior Scholarship Application

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 3:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024. Please note: You must log in using your isd194.org account. Questions? Email heather.allen@isd194.org

Congratulations to our Unified Cougars basketball team as they had two victories this week. They defeated Osseo by the score of 32-27 and then defeated Waconia by 17 points. The Cougars now advance to Target Center on February 15 to play Eagan, Bemidji or Menahga. Good luck Cougars. This is an academic class - super cool!

On Tuesday, Feb 6th, the Girls Varsity Alpine Ski Sections team finished in 3rd place with 341.5 points at the MSHSL Sections 6 Race at Buck Hill. Brenna Peltz (9th grade) was the fastest Lakeville South racer, finished in 4th place and qualified again for the State Meet at Giants Ridge! Team Captain Olivia Murphy (11th grade) also qualified again for the State Meet and finished 7th overall! Team Captain Silje Grasdal (11th grade) finished 21st, Emi McCullough (9th grade) finished 30th, Team Captain Abby Carey (11th grade) finished 47th, and Alexa Dobesh (9th grade) finished 84th. Way to go Cougars!

The Boys Varsity Sections Team finished in 4th place with 303.5 points. Jack Olson (10th grade) was the fastest Lakeville South racer, finished in 7th place and qualified for the first time for the State Meet at Giants Ridge! Cole Peltz (8th grade, MMS) finished 14th, Owen Healy (9th grade) finished 37th, Skogen Scharrer (9th grade) finished 42nd, Lucas Loger finished 47th, and Walter Anderson (7th grade, MMS) finished 69th. Great Skiing, boys!

Brenna Peltz, Olivia Murphy & Jack Olson will ski at the State Meet that will take place on Tuesday, Feb 13th at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, MN.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

• Boys Swimming/Diving - JV Championship Meet @ Hidden Oaks Middle School - 10 AM Diving and 1:00 PM Swimming
• Wresting - JV Championship Meet @ LSHS - 10 AM
  

• Gymnastics - JV Championship Meet @ Twin Oaks Middle School - Blue Gym - 11 AM

• Boys Swimming/Diving - Varsity Invitational @ Hastings Middle School - 11 AM
  

• Boys Hockey JV vs Maple Grove @ Hasse Arena - 11 AM
  

• Boys Hockey V vs Maple Grove @ Hasse Arena - 3 PM

• Dance Team - CDT Varsity Section Tournament @ Bloomington Kennedy HS - 5:30 PM Jazz, 7:00 PM Kick, 8:00 Awards
  

• Girls Hockey Section 1AA Tournament vs Farmington @ Hasse Arena - 7 PM

Monday, February 12, 2024

• Girls Basketball 10A vs North @ LNHS - 4:15 PM
• Girls Basketball 9A vs North @ Kenwood Trail MS - 4:45 PM
• Girls Basketball JV vs North @ LNHS - 5:30 PM
• Girls Basketball Varsity vs North @ LNHS - 7:00 PM

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

• Boys Basketball 9A vs North @ LNHS - 4:00 PM
• Boys Basketball B Squad vs North @ LNHS - 4:15 PM
• Boys Basketball 9B vs North @ LNHS - 5:0 PM
• Boys Basketball JV vs North @ LNHS - 5:30 PM
• Boys Basketball Varsity vs North @ LNHS - 7:00 PM
  
  
• Boys Hockey JV vs Rosemount @ Hasse Arena - 5:00 PM
• Boys Hockey Varsity vs Rosemount @ Hasse Arena - 7:00 PM
• Blazing Cats Floor Hockey JV away game at Hope Fieldhouse in Rosemount 4:00 PM
  

Thursday, February 15, 2024

• Blazing Cats Floor Hockey - JV home game vs Stillwater 4:30 McGuire Middle School. Varsity away game vs Dakota United (Hope Fieldhouse Rosemount) at 4:00 pm.

• Boys Diving Varsity Invitational @ Oak Grove Middle School - 6:00pm

Faith Club meets every Friday morning at 7:15 a.m. in the lecture hall. There are games, speakers, a strong community of Christian believers, and donuts!! This club is for anyone interested in Christianity or in growing their faith. EVERYONE is welcomed and loved here. There will be a fundraiser on Monday, February 26 from 3:00-9:00 p.m. at Lakeville Brewing Company to support LSHS Faith Club. If a parent or business would like to be a donut sponsor for one of Faith Club’s meetings, they can email KaraJean Conner at karajean.conner@isd194.org to do so.

Congratulations to Lakeville South Theatre for their 2nd place finish in Sections! Come see these talented kids perform “The Great Gatsby" one act, along with the student-directed one act ”How To Kiss A Girl" this Saturday, February 10 at South.

The Hackercats robotics team had a successful weekend at a tournament in Marshall, MN. They smashed the state record…twice. The second time, they beat the national record and are currently standing at 4th in the WORLD! Here’s a copy of the link of the top ten scores in the world for FTC First robotics. The first three scores are from teams in Romania and Canada. http://www.ftcstats.org/2024/index.html

The Lakeville South Band Program has been busy all over the state! Students earned an astounding amount of superior ratings at the regional solo and ensemble contest in Rochester, performed in the Mankato State University Honor Band, the University of Minnesota Honor Band and all three Lakeville Color Guard Units earned the top score in their classes! Over one hundred musicians and guard members representing Lakeville South were able to perform and shine throughout the state!

• The Minnesota State Mankato High School Honor Band was held on Friday, January 26. Jane Stiers, Jon Ariza-Montesinos, Alex Maatz and Bode Benson rehearsed and performed under the direction of MSU's band directors along with high school musicians from around the state.
  
  
• On Saturday, January 27 musicians from LSHS earned 105 superior medals for their performances. Students performed music they had selected and rehearsed from many different genres. The performances were judged by high school and collegiate music educators and professional gigging musicians. The Jazz Ensemble earned a perfect score and the special distinction as Best in State!
  
  
• All three Lakeville Color Guard units earned the top score in their classes at Minnesota's premier color guard competition held at Osseo High School on Saturday, January 27. Minnesota's Northstar Color Guard Circuit involves performing groups from cadets in grades 1-5, scholastic groups through middle and high school and independent open groups open to performers older than high school age. The Lakeville Guards will compete again on February 17 at Irondale High School. Come and see all of the guard units on March 2, when Lakeville South hosts the competition!

• Robert Gariepy and Nathy Tiko rehearsed with musicians from around the state in the University of Minnesota's High School Honor Band. The two students auditioned months ago and were selected to rehearse for the weekend on the U of M campus and perform in a grand concert on Sunday, January 28. The concert's program was comprised of music by Minnesota composers all of which were in attendance to work with the students!

Lakeville South ENCORE placed 3rd at Varsity Vocals Quarterfinal #1 at G.E.T. High School! Our own Javier Hanson-Sanchez received Best Vocalist. The race between second and third was really close, and we bested our score by 50 points! Congratulations ENCORE!

The Science Olympiad Team got 3rd Place at Regions at North and they are headed to state! The following events and students medaled:

• Air Trajectory: Casey O'Malley and Eli Connery- 2nd Place
• Anatomy & Physiology: Nathan Barnes and Alexis Bauer- 3rd Place
• Codebusters: Casey O'Malley, Brady O'Malley, Connor King- 1st Place
• Ecology: Nathan Barnes and Alexis Bauer- 1st Place, JV Team: Lizzie Tullis 1st Place
• Fermi Questions: Casey O'Malley and Samuel Johnson-2nd Place
• Fossils: Connor King and Ahmed Ahmed- 4th Place
• Microbe Mission: Nathan Barnes and Todd Anderson- 4th Place
• Optics: Hayden Buckles and Avern Lin- 3rd Place
• Wind Power: Eli Connery and Ahmed Ahmed- 2nd Place
• Write it Do it: Iris Ostrowski and Gwiin Beach- 2nd Place

• Monday, February 12 @ 10:00am - North Dakota State College of Science

• Wednesday, February 14 @ 9:00am - North Dakota State University

• Thursday, February 15 @ 9:00am - Luther College

• Tuesday, February 27

- 8:00am - Minnesota State University-Mankato

- 8:30am - University of Wisconsin-River Falls

- 10:00am - Illinois Institute of Technology

• Wednesday, February 28 @ 1:00pm - Hennepin Technical College

• Tuesday, March 5 @ 8:30am - University of Northwestern-St Paul

• Thursday, March 7 @ 10:00am - Iowa State University

• Monday, April 15 @ 8:30am - Saint Mary's College

• Tuesday, April 16 @ 8:00am - Iowa Central Community College

Lakeville South students and families are welcome to attend the Environmental College and Career Fair coming up on Tuesday, Feb 13 from 6 to 8 PM at SES. It is free, open to the public, and there is no pre-registration. 27 colleges have confirmed participation.

• School of Environmental Studies
  

  12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road

  Apple Valley, MN 55124

• 2/12 - Dean registration meetings with 9th graders during English 9 class

• 2/13 - Dean registration meetings with 10th graders during English 10

• 2/14 - Dean registration meetings with 11th graders during World History, AP Art, AP Euro, AP World

• 2/15 - Dean registration makeup meetings

• 2/16 - Jazz Nightclub

• 2/18 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

• 2/19 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - Teacher Inservice

• 2/29 - MEF College Fair 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. LSHS Commons

• 3/6 - 2-hour Late Start

• 3/6 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 7:15 - 9:45 a.m.

• 3/7 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Email: lshsannouncements@isd194.org
Website: https://www.isd194.org/Page/31
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