Principal's Corner By: Mrs. Ellis
What's Happening at Lake Pleasant Central School
November 2018 Edition
LPCS Panther's Paw on Mr. Harrington
This is my third scholastic year as the Social Studies teacher at LPCS. I am proud to say that I grew up in this community. I appreciate what this area and its people have provided for me and I always wanted to show my appreciation and give back. I feel that teaching here has provided me this with very opportunity. I am thrilled when the students are excited about how the history of our area has contributed to the development of our country and our world, as a whole. These types of connections are the most rewarding!
I am recently married and I live in the Town of Hope. I enjoy hiking, hunting, and other outdoor sports such as skiing and snowmobiling. Most of the students know that I am an auto enthusiast and that I like to tinker with cars. Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew, but that is how I can learn to improve my skills in the future! The Adirondacks are such a beautiful and interesting place, steeped in local history and culture. I am happy to live, work and call this place my home.
Mr. Harrington
Important Dates to Remember
November 9th at 8:15 am Veterans Day Breakfast followed by the Annual Veterans Day Ceremony
November 12th - No School - Veterans Day
November 14th at 3:30 pm - Board of Education Meeting
November 20th at 2:15 pm - Emergency Early Release
November 21st through 25th - No School - Thanksgiving Observance
Trout in the Classroom
Sand Flats Field Trip
Fire Prevention Month October 2018
We would like to thank our local volunteers for their countless hours of dedication to our community. We also would like to share a warm thank you to Lake Pleasant and Speculator Volunteer Fire Department for coming to our morning program on October 12, 2018. We appreciate you taking the time to talk with us about fire safety!
Reality Check Coming to LPCS!
The New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Control funds Reality Check to increase support for New York State’s tobacco-free norm through youth action and community engagement. Efforts are evidence-based, policy-driven, and cost-effective approaches that decrease youth tobacco use, protect youth from exposure to tobacco marketing and imagery and eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
Our Approach:
1. Engage youth as leaders and activists in the movement against tobacco use and the tobacco industry.
2. Educate community members and leaders about the manipulative and deceptive marketing tactics of tobacco companies, and mobilize them to take action.
3. Engage community leaders and decision makers in support of community actions against tobacco and the tobacco industry.
4. Develop media relationships and work to garner earned media.
5. Utilize the youth voice to demand societal support to hold the tobacco industry accountable for its actions and to change the social norms that support those actions.
6. Contribute to the advancement and growth of a youth action movement against the tobacco industry locally, statewide, nationally and internationally.
Reality Check will work with our students in grades 6 - 9. Stay tuned for more details. To find our more about Reality Check check out their website at http://www.realitycheckofny.com/