THE COMMUNITY LION'S ROAR
OCTOBER 2023
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK............
Thank you to the Voorhees Chick-fil-A & Tim Hortons for donating
to the Lindenwold School District!
We appreciate your kindness & thank you for supporting our district staff.
Voorhees Chick-fil-A
Address: 1170 White Horse Rd, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043
Tim Horton's Cafe & Bake Shop
Address: 57 S White Horse Pike, Stratford, NJ 08084
THE 2ND EDITION OF THE 2023 - 2024 LION'S MINUTE:
Update on School Lunches
LINDENWOLD ALUMNUS & SCHOOLS ON FOX 29!
LHS BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT PRESENTATION BY MR. GEARDINO
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER
Each month the Lindenwold School District will be sharing a monthly newsletter with our community. Last month our Curriculum Department shared the Lion's Pride. This month (October) our Special Services Department shared their Special Services Scoop. If you would like to know what is being communicated to our community at large, feel free to check it out.
WE ARE GETTING A NEW SCHOOL!!!!!!!
We will be hosting a Ground Breaking Ceremony
on October 27th @ 5 pm.
More information will be forthcoming.
IF YOU VISIT LHS, CHECK THIS OUT!
If you happen to visit LHS, please take a moment to visit the Social Studies hallway. There you will find this beautiful mural designed by one of our very own!
“THE AMERICAN DREAM….BELONGS TO ALL OF US”
For many of our students and their families, Lindenwold is a place of opportunity. It is for many, the 21st century American Dream. Our students believe through hard work and education, that anything is possible. One of these students, Shiane Salabie, the mural’s artist (class of 2014) immigrated to the US with her parents from Jamaica at 4 years old. She walked these halls as a student, not knowing she would one day use her artistic gifts to tell not only her story, but the story of so many.
“The American Dream” mural is a graphic storyline of 3 major time periods of American migration. It begins with the early 19th Century European wave of immigration with imagery of The New York skyline, The Statue of Liberty, and families arriving on the docks chasing “The American Dream.” The Middle cluster focuses on The Great Migration as Black families broke free from the oppressive agricultural lifestyle of the “Jim Crow” South. Families packed their cars, loaded onto trains, and chased “The American Dream” into the Northern industrial factories. The final cluster depicts our more recent Latinx immigration movement with colorful cultural imagery, leading to 3 current LHS students and our Lion now living, “The American Dream”
Artist Information: Shiane Salabie
Website: https://www.shianesalabie.com/
IG: @shianesalabie
DISTRICT EVENT PLANNING
Building Partnerships with our Families.....
I wanted to share a quick glimpse into what 2023 - 2024's community events will look like for this school year:
This year our District will host 3 community events:
- Hispanic Heritage Month (10/19/23)
- Black History Month (New) TBD
- One additional (TBD by the Community & Inclusion Coordinator / DEI District Committee)
(Last year we hosted Juneteenth Day.)
Last year we added:
- Read Across America Readers with community reader invitations (which we will continue)
- Take Your Child to Work Day (which we will continue)
Last year we continued:
- Supporting families during the holiday season (Food, Coats, Thanksgiving Baskets, Spring Baskets, etc.)
- We partnered with the Lindenwold Community on Project Elf
SEPTEMBER WAS A BUSY MONTH!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW LINDENWOLD STUDENT BOE MEMBER!
On September 25, 2023, senior Praise (Ryder) Sodimu was sworn in as the 2023 Lindenwold Student BOE Representative. Congratulations to Ryder who will represent the student body proudly!
Congratuations to our LHS Lion Athletes of the Month!
These students were honored for their demonstration of sportsmanship, overall character, commitment to personal and team improvement, ability to persevere, leadership, and of course their overall achievement in the sport. We are so proud they represent Lindenwold!
Girls Soccer- Skyy Beeks
Boys Soccer- Emilio Hernandez
Cross Country- Wesseh Choloply
Cheerleading- Dayana Denny
Girls Tennis- Selena Perla
Girls Volleyball- Jordan Custis
Football- Prince-Isaiah Boothman
LMS Athlete of the Month!
Congratulations to September's LMS Athlete of the Month - Kamilah Rolley!!! Kamilah has scored 10 goals in the last 5 girls soccer games. Not only is she helpful to her teammates, she sets an excellent example to all. Keep up the great work Kamilah! #lwlionspride
MARCHING LIONS TAKE 2ND PLACE!
Congratulations to the LHS Marching Lions who were awarded 2nd place at Shawnee High School in group IIA! Way to go!!!! We are so proud of you!!!
LHS Students Visit Rowan University
Congratulations to the LHS Marching Band for earning 2nd place The Marching Lions won 2nd place at Shawnee High School's Competition in group IIA!
How our boys celebrate when they enjoy a BIG win huge win over Sterling!
CELEBRATING OUR AWESOME SUMMER READERS
TO CELEBRATE OUR READERS - WE SHARED A LITTLE MAGIC!
THESE AWESOME STUDENTS DESERVE SOME EXTRA FUN!
I JUST LOVE THIS AWESOME LION READER'S EXPRESSION ... READING REALLY IS MAGIC!
BUSY ATHLETIC FALL SEASON!
These photos were taken by one of our very own Lions, Alexis Palacios. You can follow his work on Instagram: bxsic_photos Thank you Alexis for sharing your amazing gift!!!