LSHS Quarter 1 Newsletter
2021-2022
Quarter 1
QUARTER 1/SEMESTER GRADES
Quarter 1 grades will be posted on Wednesday, November 3rd after 4:00pm. As a reminder Quarter 1 grades account for 40% of the students overall Semester grade. When Quarter 2 begins parents and students will also start to see the overall Semester grade. Please keep in mind the Semester grade will change as Quarter 2 grades are entered. If you have any questions or concerns about your student's grade please reach out to their teachers and/or Dean of Students.
Weekly Annoucements
This year instead of a weekly newsletter we are posting weekly announcements on the school website and Schoology pages for students and families. These are posted every Friday. We encourage you to check them out for the latest Lakeville South news!
Cougar Support Team
The CST, or Cougar Support Team at Lakeville South High School works hard to address the variety of needs that create barriers to education for all of our students.
They are committed to STUDENT SUCCESS because when students are struggling with emotional, academic, or family issues, it can be a challenge to be fully engaged at school. They are here to help!
Student Support QR codes are available to scan in various areas around the school, otherwise the Student Support Request Form can be completed via the students Class of Schoology pages. You can also visit their website for more information: https://www.isd194.org/lshs/cst .
Senior Newsletter
Order your 21-22 Yearbook!
To order your 2022 LSHS Yearbook, go to http://jostensyearbooks.com/. Sign up now to take advantage of the lowest price of the year!
SENIOR PICTURES DUE!!!!!
Seniors should submit senior pictures by Monday, November 1st, 2021. They must be submitted to: https://images.jostens.com/416225724
You can also go to images.jostens.com and when prompted use the ID# 416225724.
20-21 Academic Award Winners
National Merit Semifinalists
Lakeville South is proud to announce that the following students have been named as semifinalists for the 2022 National Merit Scholarship program. There were 16,000 semifinalists this year and they now have the opportunity to move to become finalists in the National Merit program. Congratulations to our scholars Jacob, Luke, & Sam.
National Merit Commended
We are also excited to announce that 3 students have been named commended students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2022 competition. Congratulations to these students!
Noah Anderson
Joshua Lamm
Andrew Stotz
Student of the Quarter Awards
National Honor Society
Kayla Hoang
Anna Olson
Emily Mathew
Eliza Robinson
Activities & Athletic Updates
Thank you to all of the parents, student-athletes, fans, sponsors, coaches, staff, and community members for making this Fall season of Cougar Activities one of the best in school history! Below is a summary of how some of our groups have performed and what is coming up in the future.
BAND
Directors- Chad Bieniek and Nick Castonguay
120 members in the Fall Competition Band.
Waseca Marching Classic- Earned People’s Choice Award for its parade performance as well as the Best Color Guard, and a third-place overall finish in the field show.
Rosemount High School Marching Band Festival- The color guard won another first-place award and the drum majors received best drum majors at the competition. The band had another third-place finish and also won the Spirit of the Competition award.
Irondale Music of the Knight competition- The band earned first place.
Along with entertaining at parades, events, and competing across the state, the Lakeville South Marching Cougars are preparing to represent Lakeville, and the United States at the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ireland this March.
Lakeville South Marching Cougars Awards
Minnesota State Champions - Class A
Color Guard State Champion
Wind Section State Champion
Visual Performance State Champion
Drumline 2nd Place in State
CHOIR
Director- Julie Brott
Lakeville South Choirs have had a busy start to the year. We are excited for a year of performances at the local, state, national and international levels!
Franny Fields, LSHS Senior, was named to the MMEA Minnesota All State Choir. She participated in a week of rehearsals and choral activities at St. John's University in Colleville, MN with world class conductors, and will sing at Orchestra Hall in February of 2022.
Lakeville South Choirs: Encore, Chorale,Cantabile, Tritones, Bel Canto and Cougar Choir presented a Fall Concert on October 26th at 7 pm.
On December 14th, the LSHS Choirs will present Celebrate the Season at 7:00 pm.
On Friday, December 17th the choirs will present a Holiday Cabaret, a student-led fundraiser for the upcoming choir tour to the French Riviera and Northern Italy at 7:00 pm.
Encore is preparing our audition for the International Championship of High School A Cappella in February . This is the "Pitch "Perfect" competition, and we are so excited to get to participate in the contest!
For more updates on the choir follow us @lshschoirs, on FB LSHSChoirs or on our website LSHSChoirs.org
THEATRE
Directors- Cody Carlson and Maddie Market
Rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream are going well.
Performances are
Thursday, November 18th @ 7:00pm - Opening Night
Friday, November 19th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, November 20th @ 2:00pm - Matinee Show
Saturday, November 20th @ 7:00pm - Closing Night
Students featured in the show are Sam Scheffler, Paige Conner, Megan Ciemnicki, Annalie Strong, Nicole Fields, Julia Bornholdt, Emma Cockrill, and Bryson Simonton.
Student Council
Advisors- Deb Arnold and Riley Sinn
The Student Council has been busy this Fall. Homecoming was a big success as well as a recent blood drive where 71 units of blood were collected.
Girls Soccer
Lost in a shootout in the section semifinals, finishing the season with a 6-8-1 record. The girls were playing great at the end of the season. It was an awesome Fall with great student athletes that always gave their best.
Boys Soccer
Head Coach- Aaron Fenton
Finished 14-1-1
Undefeated Regular Season
Top 10 State Rank for 6 straight weeks
Finished as #2 ranked team in State Rankings
Loïc Mesanvi Mr. Soccer Nomination
Loïc Mesanvi First Team All State
Loïc Mesanvi Pioneer Press Boys Player of the Year!!!!!
Connor Beauchamp Second Team All State
Coach Fenton Section 1AAA Coach of the Year
South Suburban Conference Champions
Section 1AAA Runner-Up
Girls Swimming and Diving
Head Coaches- Madison McBride and Tim Mitchell
Finished the regular season with a win against Burnsville. JV Sections is on Saturday, Oct. 30. We will have Varsity Sections on November 10th-12th. We are looking forward to seeing everyone swim their championship meet!
Adapted Soccer
Head Coach- Shawn Tatge
The Blazing Cats are 6-0 on the season with one game remaining in the regular season. Sections will start the first week of November with the State Tournament schedules for November 19 and 20 at Stillwater High School.
Volleyball
Head Coach- Steve Willingham
Girls volleyball wrapped up the regular season at 11-18. We begin the section tournament as the five-seed at Rochester Century on Friday, 10/29.
Football
Head Coach- Ben Burk
Varsity Football 9-0 Ranked #1 in the state. #1 seed in the playoffs. Next home playoff game is Friday 11/5 vs. Anoka.
10th Grade Football: Finished regular season 5-3 with a big 29-28 win over Eden Prairie
9th Grade Football: Finished the regular season 6-2.
Girls Tennis
Head Coach- Ann Strader
Regular Season Record: 14-1 (loss to #1 ranked Minnetonka), Currently 16-1.
9-0 SSC Champions. 3rd time in school history that girls tennis has won a conference title.
MNSHCA Ranked #9 in State
4.01 team GPA academic average, Riley Burton and Brook Weierke, Senior Academic Awards.
Team State Gold Academic Award
Sophomore Reese Burton, 50th program win 10/5
Junior Michaella Sullivan, 50th program win 10/5
Senior Georgia Deml, 85 program wins as of 10/5 (3rd most in school history)
#2 seed in Section 1AA, Finished 2nd in 1AA.
Georgia Deml and Reese Burton 2nd place in Section 1AA Doubles Tournament and will advance to the State Tournament on Thursday October 28th.
Cross Country
Boys Head Coach- Jason Just
Girls Head Coach- Jessica Just
The girls cross country team finished 4th and the South Suburban Conference Meet and had three All-Conference runners:
Claire Vukovics, Brycelyn Brewster and Avery Heinz
as well as four honorable mention runners:
Annabelle King, Rylie Rassmussen, Amber Haukoos and Josie Hudson
The girls finished 2nd in the 1AAA section meet and have qualified for State. Claire Vukovics was section champion and Avery Heinz finished 3rd.
The boys cross country team finished 4th and the South Suburban Conference Meet and had two All-Conference runners:
Ethan Starfield and Alberto Fuentes
as well as two honorable mention runners:
Noah Anderson and Mason Molina
The boys finished 2nd in the 1AAA section meet and have qualified for State.
Student Council Blood Drive
Homecoming Highlights
Parent Portals- Campus & Schoology
Having access to Infinite Campus is very important. It is the place to update contact information, see student grades and attendance.
If a parent is not able to access their Parent Portal please have email Heather Allen at heather.allen@isd194.org and let her know if you are new to the district and this is an initial set-up or if you need to reset your portal because you are not able to get in this year.
Parents can also access Schoology, our learning platform. Instructions are here: Schoology Parent Information.
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Email: isd194@isd194.org
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Location: 21355 Jacquard Avenue, Lakeville, MN, USA
Phone: 952.232.3300