Friday Fanscout, March 23, 2023

• Principal's Corner

Scouts Need To Know

• D115 Referendum Information

• Reminders From The Deans' Office
  

• Lake Forest Summer School Is Now Open!! It’s Time To Register!!
  

• Upcoming Assessment Calendar
  
• Project Safe Prom
• Help Needed Concessions
  
• Mobile Ticketing for Athletic Events

Scouts Nice To Know

• Athletics

• Limitless Beauty Salon (20% for Students and Staff)

• Parent Coffee (Sign Up Here)

• APT
  

• LFHS Foundation Spring Luncheon
  

• Forest Scout Friday

• Deerpath Community Park Improvement Project
  

• CROYA
  

• March 24-31: Spring Break
  
• April 3: Back from Spring Break - School Reopens
• April 6: Parent Coffee at West Campus 9:15 AM (Sign Up Here)
• April 11: Scouting Your Summer (During Lunch Hours)
• April 11: D115 Board Meeting 7:00 PM (West Campus)
• April 11: Percussion Festival 7:00 PM
• April 12: SAT Suite of Assessments 7:45 AM
• April 13: Honors Recitals 10:30 AM
• April 14: Honors Recitals 9:00 AM

This plan has no fluff, frills, or extras. What began as a $160 M scope of work, was reduced to $140M, and finally - based on careful Board consideration and community feedback - $105.7M. This covers only the basics, including roofing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, historic windows, lighting, masonry, safety and security systems, ADA accessibility enhancements, student support spaces, updated science labs, and updated classrooms. It does not pay for salaries or administrative expenses.

Videos describing each category of work may be found here:

• Maintenance and Infrastructure

• Safety and Security

• Traditional Classrooms

• Specialty Spaces

Click on the image below to take you to our pre-planning documentation for a more detailed look at anticipated work.

Vote by Mail: Applications are available HERE and can be requested until March 30, 2023 at 5pm.

Early Voting: Early Voting at Lake Forest City Hall is now open through Saturday, April 1, 2023. Registered voters can also vote early at the Lake County Clerk's Office through Monday, April 3, 2023.

Election Day: Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6am-7pm.

For more information about voting, visit the Office of the County Clerk's website.

At the recent March 7 Lake Forest Community High School District 115 Board of Education meeting, members of the Board shared their personal perspectives on the proposed April 4 referendum. This video shares highlights.

Please take a moment to learn more about some of the frequently asked questions about the D115 referendum. Questions include:

• Why is Lake Forest High School District 115 placing a bond referendum on the April 2023 ballot?
• How has the District done its due diligence identifying and prioritizing its capital facility needs?
  
• Has the District properly maintained the high school?
• Why do the proposed improvements cost so much?
  
• Why not use existing tax revenues or existing savings to address the proposed improvements?
  
• Is it true that District 115 administrative expenses were up by 80% from FY20 to FY21, as reported in the Illinois State Report Card?
  
• Will District 67 also be going for a referendum soon?
  
• Why does District 67 have a financial model that avoids these larger taxpayer requests?
• Which of the proposed facility improvements are likely to have the greatest academic impact?

We are starting the 4th quarter so we wanted to send some reminders from the Deans' Office regarding the LFHS Attendance Procedures.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students who exceed nine absences per class per semester will be considered “under review” by the Deans’ Office. The nine absences includes all Parental Excusals (P) and Unexcused absences (U)

Students that are “under review” will have one or more of the following actions:

• A meeting with parent/guardian, student, teacher and dean
• An attendance plan created for the remainder of the semester
• Possible grade reduction
• Removal from class and enlisted in credit recovery

The nine absences does NOT include absences where a student is sent home by the nurse (N), working with a counselor or social worker (C or SS), on a field trip (FT) or College Visit (CV - please see the school’s policy in the handbook in regards to number of allowed/excused visits), Medical emergency where a student is not allowed in the building per a doctor’s note (M), Quarantine due to COVID19 (Q)

Please take a look at your student's attendance on PowerSchool to see where they stand. Remember, you are looking for P and U. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your student's dean. We are here to help. Thank you for your support in this matter.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!!!

Please see our newly released Summer School Catalog for the upcoming school year. Registration for Summer School closes on Friday, May 26th as we need to decide, based on enrollment, which courses will run.

Please see the link to our catalog below:

2023 LFHS Summer Catalog 2023

Cursos Para La Escuela De Verano 2023

Please see our registration link below (also found on our district website):

https://lakeforest.revtrak.net/summer-academics-courses-23/#/list

For the list of assessments, and dates, please click on the link below.

Upcoming Assessment Calendar English and Spanish

The Junior Class and the APT have been excitedly planning the "Dancing in the Moonlight" traditional Prom at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare for Saturday, May 6th since the beginning of the school year. Now it is around the corner!

Project Safe Prom officially launched last week and we need your support. Did you know the LFHS Prom is completely self-sustaining and we rely solely on ticket sales, junior class fundraising and your generosity? Your donations will help fund a truly magical experience for our LFHS students. Each ticket will remain $95 per person, which includes plated dinner, entertainment, transportation, and security. However, the actual cost to host prom far exceeds the ticket price. We are looking to our generous community to help raise $35,000 to underwrite various costs associated with this event, such as the transportation and security.

Any contribution you are able to make is tax deductible and greatly appreciated! Click the link or scan the QR code below to get started. THANK YOU!

https://lakeforest.revtrak.net/Project-Safe-Prom/

Looking to make some extra money or need to fill some service hours? Help support Lake Forest High School Athletics and work Concessions! Starting pay is $10 an hour. Contact Kristin O’Neil for more details at knoneil@comcast.net. Go SCOUTS!

Lake Forest High School Athletics would like to remind our Scout Fans, for all home athletic events in which a gate fee is charged tickets must be purchased via www.GoFan.co and redeemed at the gate via mobile phone. CASH IS NOT LONGER ACCEPTED .

Lake Forest Students with an Activity Pass on their ID or Booster Members DO NOT need to purchase a ticket.

You can use the following link or QR code to purchase your tickets in advance.

Lake Forest GoFan Tickets

It is that time of year again for the Scouts Girls Hockey Association Spring Season registration. Please follow this registration link:

2023 Scouts Spring Season Registration Link. Our first ice slot is April 2, so please register by March 29.

Spring Details:

• Season will run from April 2 through May 28th-ish.

• Incoming Freshman are welcome!

• We will have home and away scrimmages against 5 other Metro Girls League teams.

• Our home ice slot will be Sunday evenings at 7:45pm at Lake Forest College.

• We may look to do a few extra practice slots on Thursdays at 9:15pm at Lake Forest College (to be determined).

• Price for Spring Season: $300 (minimum of 10 ice touches)

• Payment can be made via Zelle: scouts.hockey50@gmail.com or via check made out to Scouts Girls Hockey Association

• Payment must be made prior to the player’s first ice time.

Girls Scouts Hockey Flyer

Sign Up Here

The District 115 APT is currently looking for volunteers for the 2023/24 school year. If you are interested please reach out to Jane Duncan at jane.l.duncan@gmail.com

This year’s Celebrating Educational Excellence Spring Luncheon hosted by the LFHS Foundation at Knollwood Club will take place on Friday, April 28th. Guests will enjoy a lovely luncheon, be present for our raffle drawings, and hear from Dr. Matt Dewar in a talk entitled, “From the Heart to the Mind: Optimize Learning and Well-Being Through Heart Rate Variability.” Tickets and raffle tickets are on sale now at https://LFHSLUNCH2023.givesmart.com. We also have two prom packages open for bidding through April 6th at 7 PM. We hope you will partake, participate, and get involved in this year’s luncheon, raffle, and online auction.

Our latest issue of Forest Scout Friday

The City of Lake Forest is beginning construction on the Deerpath Community Park Improvement Project - located at the Lake Forest Recreation Center, behind Deer Path Middle School. The project involves installing synthetic turf athletic fields and additional amenities for the community park. The majority of construction activities will be confined to the project site, which includes Deerpath Community Park fields and tennis courts behind DPM. The City has been extremely collaborative and intentionally timed the launch of this work to be the least disruptive by scheduling start during the week DPM is closed over Spring Break. The contractor will also work to limit activity during pickup and dropoff times at the school. For reasons of safety, drivers are asked to follow all directional signage. Please note that the fields behind DPM will not be used by our students during construction. Outdoor activities will be diverted to other DPM outdoor spaces. We appreciate your patience. More information about the Deerpath Community Park Improvement Project may be found at http://www.cityoflakeforest.com/DeerpathPark

3/27-3/31 – CROYA open from 1-3pm! Follow @croyalflb on Instagram for the activity each day!