7/8 Academy

Dear 7/8 Academy Families,

I hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday break. The break was much needed by both students and staff, and it’s been great to see everyone back in the building.

With COVID numbers on the rise in the county, it’s important that students continue to wear masks properly, keep their hands cleaned or sanitized, and do not attend school when they are feeling unwell. Please feel free to reach out to the office to talk to the school nurse if you have any questions about whether or not your student should attend school. Students who are waiting for a COVID test result should NOT attend school until a negative test result is received.

We’ve had many questions about yearbooks, and we now have them available to order. Ordering details are listed below. Also, see important information listed below for 8th grade students and Crossover. Please contact the office with any questions.

Happy new year!

Shannon Walker

Important Dates

Friday, January 14th - Half day of school

Monday, January 17th - No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Thursday, February 2nd - Parent/Teacher Conferences (in-person)

Wednesday, February 9th - Parent/Teacher Conferences (virtual)

Friday, February 18th - Half day of school

Monday, February 21st - No school

Tuesday, February 22nd - No school

Click here for the 2021-2022 Calendar

Yearbooks on Sale

LMS Yearbooks are now on sale. All orders are online. Please use the link and code below.

http://www.buytheyearbook.com/

Use the code: 703088

8th Grade Crossover and Credits

Crossover seems very far away, but there are academic guidelines to being allowed to participate in the ceremony. 8th grade students who pass 3 or 4 core classes (Math, English, Science, Social Studies) for both Trimester 2 and Trimester 3 will be allowed to participate in the ceremony. Students who DO NOT pass at least 3 of their core classes will be unable to participate.

East Coast Trip - IMPORTANT UPDATE

All students and chaperones will be required to be fully vaccinated (2 shots - 30 days apart) to go on the East Coast Trip. Students and chaperones will be required to show their vaccination card before getting on the bus Saturday morning June 4th, along with their picture id. This is because students and chaperones will have to show their vaccination card upon entering many of the buildings/activities on the trip.

Please direct questions regarding this to Countryside Tours at

eastcoasttrip.com

Or to Jo Haas at

jocoolhaas@outlook.com

PTA Information

Join the PTA!

PTA membership is $10/school year

https://lakeviewmiddleschool.memberhub.com/store

Help us support your students and their teachers in any way we can: Use Amazon Smile to have a percentage of any of your Amazon purchases go back to the LMS PTA. Use the following link to connect your Amazon account to our Smile donations.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/38/3550148

LMS Wrestling - update to coaching staff and practice location

We have added seasoned and experienced coaches to the staff. We encourage your wrestler to join our team!

Coach Dan White has competed in wrestling at both the high school level at Battle Creek Central and the collegiate level at Olivet College. He also has prior experience coaching wrestling with the MyWay Wrestling Program.

Assistant Coach Jacob White is an alumni wrestler for Lakeview High School. In addition to these coaches, the LHS coaches will be involved in the middle school wrestling practice.

Moving forward all practices will be at the LHS from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.