January 27th - News from the Nest
To any students who are thinking CLC is in their future (whether you are 100% sure OR EVEN A MAYBE; if you're after a certificate, degree, or you are looking to transfer after a semester or two). If you haven't made steps to apply to the College and you know it's on your "To-Do" list, plan on joining us at this Thursday's Application Drive in the C.C.C on January 30th.
Lakes Community High School is again hosting Mock Interviews for students in Personal Finance and Life Resource Management (LRM). Students have been exploring careers, resumes and the interview process. Mock Interviews provide the opportunity for them to make these concepts real.
Mock Interviews will take place on Thursday, February 13. We need YOUR help to make the project a success - can you help us provide this real-world life experience? This process allows our students to be both college and career-ready.
Please SIGN UP HERE for the individual period(s) you are available. There will be approximately 175 students interviewing over the day. The specific schedule for volunteers is as follows:
Classes
Period 2 8:55-9:45 6 volunteers needed
Period 3 9:50-10:40 13 volunteers needed
Period 4 10:45-11:35 13 volunteers needed
Period 5 11:40-12:30 5 volunteers needed
Period 8 2:25-3:15 6 volunteers needed
In our current economic times, many companies are looking for ways to connect with potential employees. If your company would like to participate in this Mock Interview opportunity, please feel free to share this email. We are eager to partner with the community to provide real connections for our students and local businesses.
Further information including student expectations, potential interview questions and a rubric “scoring guide” will be provided to confirmed volunteers before the Mock Interviews.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at marcia.zboril@chsd117.org.
Congratulations to our students who have made the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll first semester! Two honor rolls are published for each semester. The High Honor Roll requires a minimum semester grade point average of 4.0 in academic subjects with no grade lower than “C.” The Honor Roll requires a minimum semester grade point average of 3.6, with no grade lower than “C.” Only full time students are eligible for honor roll status.
To view the full list, click the link below!
ACT Prep
This year, an ACT Prep class will be offered by Lakes Community High School to current juniors and taught by District 117 teachers. The objective of the class is to learn and practice test-taking strategies in preparation for the ACT exam within the comfort of familiar surroundings and content teachers. Students will attend a series of sessions that will acquaint them with the expectations of the test, enabling them to analyze their own results on the practice test, and sharpen their understanding of key skills covered on the test. Please check this Information Letter for LCHS ACT Test Prep 2024-25.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
- 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
Latest Highlights
The varsity girls basketball team honored their seniors on Saturday, prior to their game vs. Grayslake North, and will travel to Johnsburg tonight for a non-conference match-up with the Skyhawks. Gymnastics competed at Lake Zurich on Saturday, and posted a solid score of 132.65! Boys basketball played a tough game vs. Grayslake Central on Friday night, but are right back at it on Tuesday night at Wauconda. The dance team had another quality performance at sectionals at Libertyville, but fell short of making the state qualifying mark. Congratulations to the dancers on another very successful season! The cheer team traveled to Huntley yesterday, and placed 1st overall! They will spend this week preparing for sectionals at Grayslake North this Saturday. Girls bowling was busy last week, as they honored their seniors with a win over Grant, defeated Grayslake Central to become the regular season NLCC champions, and placed 1st at the Wauconda BowlDog Invitational! The NLCC Girls Bowling Invitational will be held this Friday at Lakes Bowl in Round Lake. The boys and girls wrestlers recognized their seniors on Thursday night vs. Grant, and competed in the Lake County Invitational (LCI) over the weekend. The boys had 3 medalists at the LCI and the girls had 4! The girls wrestlers will compete at Round Lake this Friday and Saturday in the IHSA regional tournament.
Thank you for your continued support of Lakes athletics!
Upcoming Home On-Campus Varsity Events, 1/27-2/3
Friday, January 31st-Boys Basketball vs. Grayslake North, 7:00 PM
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Fine Arts Informational Links
