This Is How We Lakeview
October 2022 Edition
Fall sports are coming to an end!
Congratulations to all of our fall athletes! They have done a great job upholding our Lakeview values in school and on the court, field, and course! Please be on the lookout for winter sports information. There are several open gym days listed towards the end of the newsletter. If you have not registered on Final Forms for Winter Sports, please go in and select those. Here is the link to Final Forms: https://pickerington-oh.finalforms.com/
New have a Picture Day date! We will do our final round of school pictures on October 26th during the school day. We will call down all students who have not had pictures taken yet and then do retakes for those wanting them. Please see the flyer below for more information.
Next Friday, October 14th, Kona Ice will be visiting Lakeview to help us celebrate our students' successes and the end of the quarter. Students will have the opportunity to buy Kona during their lunch periods and will choose between the $4 and $5 options.
The PTO is looking for a few volunteers to monitor open gyms on October 14th or 22nd from 5:30-7:30 pm. if you would like to volunteer, please send an email with your name and the date you are available to lakeviewpickpto@gmail.com
Rachael Hanagan
Principal
Fall Spirit Wear Fundraiser going on now!
Support the Lakeview PTO and show some school spirit! The fundraiser goes from October 7th-21st. Here is the link to the fundraiser.
Pickerington Education Foundation Donations
Each year, the Pickerington Education Foundation (PEF) puts on a Charity Auction with the proceeds from this event providing grants to Pickerington teachers and buildings for a variety of classroom projects. As part of this event there is a silent auction which includes upscale baskets and themed, decorated trees. Each school's PTO is responsible for providing a themed tree. This year Lakeview's theme is OSU. The PTO is asking for donations to make our tree the best one there! I have attached the link below. I also attached a link to the PEF Charity Auction if you are interested in attending.
Therapy Dogs at Lakeview
We are excited to announce the introduction of our Therapy Dog Program at Lakeview. Leo and Tucker, canine good citizens and registered therapy dogs, plan to make regular visits to our building. The purpose of these visits are to enhance the educational experiences for our students both academically and emotionally.
Many of our students have had the pleasure of working with therapy dogs at the elementary and middle school levels here in Pickerington. As young adolescents, junior high students rely on the staff here at Lakeview to provide them with the very best education and emotional support we can offer. The addition of Leo and Tucker to our building will undoubtedly be positive for our students.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the therapy dog or the program, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Broz-England. sheryl_broz-england@plsd.us
True Goals - Partnership with OSU
We are pleased to announce that, starting in the second quarter, we have expanded our current True Goals goal setting program so that all PLSD junior high students will be participating in it to set their own goals, track their progress towards their goals, and celebrate their success. The True Goals lessons themselves are short, taking 20 minutes of PAW time, and the students will participate in the program one day a week for seven weeks in either the second or third quarter.
This is a research-based program that has been shown to positively impact students’ motivation, self-knowledge, self-direction, and positive relationships with other students and teachers. The lessons cover 10 principles of goal setting, encouraging students to set and attain their own academic, social, and personal goals. We all have things that we want to work on, and this program equips students to navigate the goal setting process so that they succeed and build on this success with future goals.
We are excited to partner with a team from Ohio State, who has supported us as we train our staff in this program. They will also support us as we evaluate the positive impact of this program. Specifically, we are interested to see how True Goals impacts two factors that are important to student success: sense of school belonging and hope. These are two powerful supporters of success for our students. We know that hope is a better predictor of post-secondary success than GPA, ACT or SAT scores. We know that if students have high levels of school belonging that they succeed in school. So, we are focused on improving all our students’ feelings of hope and school belonging. To better evaluate the program, the team from Ohio State is conducting a research study that involves four brief surveys that students will take over the course of the program to see how students grow. More information on the study is provided below. If you have any questions about the program or if you would like to see the questions from the surveys, here is a link to the Hope Scale, and here is a link to the School Belonging Scale.
Why Bond Passage Nov. 8 Would “Feel” Similar to a Renewal Levy
In case you missed the article in Pickerington Magazine this month, we wanted to share a useful explanation of tax rates as they pertain to Pickerington School’s Nov. 8 bond issue.
As home values appreciate in the district, tax rates are reduced so that the aggregate tax collections for the school do not increase. The graphics at the end of this article show an assumed 24% increase in district taxable value, and the impact on 3 different homes. The graphic is showing ONLY taxes calculated for the district.
As the chart shows, 3 different homes appreciate at 3 different rates — Home A at 15%, Home B at 20%, and Home C at 30%. The taxes calculated for these homes in 2022 are shown at the bottom of the chart.
Although home values are increasing, the calculated taxes are not increasing by the same amount. In fact, Home A's tax bill would fall by 1.37%; Home B's tax bill would only increase 2.91%; and Home C's tax bill would increase 11.49% even though Home C's value increased by 30%. That's because the tax rate falls from 34.769 mills (or $1,217 annually per $100,000 of market value) to 29.784 mills (or $1,042 annually per $100,000 of market value). So, while market values increase by 24%, tax rates will fall by 14.4%.
What does this mean for the Pickerington Schools 2.80 mill bond issue that is on the November 8, 2022 ballot? Even though the levy is a new levy, the existing millage for aggregate bond collections, even if the bond issue passes, is forecasted to fall by ½ a mill. This will make the new levy ‘feel’ like or be similar to a renewal in that tax rates won’t increase while the community continues its commitment.
You can learn more about the upcoming bond issue here. Information about voting is available at the Vote Ohio website. Don’t forget: The deadline to register to vote for the November election is October 11.
Students Pictures are Available to view online
PICKERINGTON LAKEVIEW JR HIGH
Event Code: FE190922
Secure access code distributed by school
YOUR PHOTOS ARE READY!
Good news! JostensPIX was recently at your school to photograph picture day,
and your student's photos are now available for viewing and ordering!
Click on the button below to get started.
PHOTOS NOT APPEARING IN YOUR GALLERY?
FIND YOUR STUDENT USING EVENT CODE: FE190922
You will need to request access, once granted you should receive an email.
iReady/ALEKS expectations
Now that the diagnostics have been completed, students have their own personal pathway to follow in iReady or ALEKS (Algebra and Geometry students). The students have been having data chats with their teachers to see how passing their recommended number iReady lessons and ALEKS topics directly relates to their performance on the Ohio State Tests (OSTs) in the Spring. Students should be working in study hall or at home to complete at least 2 iReady lessons in Reading and 2 in Math each week. Students who have ALEKS need to be completing 10 topics a week. For more information on iReady and how you can support your student please visit the iReady Family Center.
New Horizons - Suicide Prevention Program
Pickerington Schools are again partnering with New Horizons Mental Health Services to provide the SOS: Signs of Suicide Prevention Program to Lakeview students. Please see the attached letter for more information about the presentations, including information about the depression screening tool used by New Horizons.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be virtual
We will be have evening Parent-teacher conferences on Thursday, October 13th. Teachers will be scheduling conferences from 3:40-7:00 pm on this day. We will also have conferences on Monday, October 10th from 7:00 am-3:00 pm. All parent-teacher conferences will be held virtually this year. Please reach out to one of your student's team teachers to schedule a conference with the entire team. Electives teachers are also available for conferences; you can either request them to attend the conference with the team or schedule a separate time to meet with them.
Get your tickets now for this year’s fun-filled Pickerington Education Foundation Charity Auction!
The event includes dinner, drinks, entertainment, silent & live auctions, and a Reverse Raffle. It will take place on Saturday, November 5 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at the Wigwam Event Center, 10190 Blacklick-Eastern Rd. NW, Pickerington, OH 43147. The event is a truly enjoyable and fun way to support our schools!
Tickets are $60 per person and are on sale now on the Pickerington Education Foundation webpage.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FUN AND PRIZES: You may opt to purchase a Reverse Raffle Ticket for an additional $50. Got a lucky number? Pick it for a chance to win! Using the 'seat finder' application, pick a number between A1 through A300 for your Reverse Raffle Entry number.
Dinner will be catered by Berwick Manor.
The silent auction includes upscale baskets and themed, decorated trees.
Proceeds from this event provide grants to Pickerington teachers and buildings for a variety of classroom projects. PEF awards over $20,000 each year that goes directly back to support our schools. Founded in 2004, PEF is a permanent public charity as a fund within the Fairfield County Foundation. As a public charity, all contributions to the Foundation will receive the maximum tax deduction allowed by law.
We hope to see you at the PEF Charity Auction!
Boys Basketball Open Gyms
Open gyms are Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30 pm at Lakeview.
Girls Basketball Open Gyms
Girls Lacrosse Open Fields
Girls lacrosse will have open fields on Mondays and Tuesdays in September and October from 4:00-5:00PM on the Mound field across from Lakeview. Come join in! No experience required.
The Community Corner
Recent Updates
Thank you to those families who have already completed the anonymous families survey (originally published in last week's newsletter). We are going to give the survey one more week before we hold our drawing for the $50 Kroger gift card. We would love it if you could take a few minutes to complete the anonymous survey; you'll also have an opportunity at the end to fill out a separate form to enter your name into a drawing for a $50 Kroger gift card!
As noted above, this coming Friday, October 14th, Kona Ice will be visiting the school to help us celebrate our students and the end of the first quarter! Students will be able to buy Kona ($4 or $5 options) during their lunch periods. Students will need cash; they will not be able to use their lunch account for this.
Our Club Day session for October will be Friday, October 28th. Students will have an opportunity to sign up for clubs during their PAW Time next week.
Updates from the Family Feedback Form
The Lakeview Family Feedback Form
2022-2023 School Year Calendar
Lakeview Junior High Important Links
Office Hours 6:45 am - 3:15 pm
Email: rachael_hanagan@plsd.us
Website: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/lakeview-junior-high/
Location: 12445 Ault Road, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: (614)830-2200
Facebook: Lakeview_JH_PLSD
Twitter: @lakeview_jh