LSHS Newsletter
January 18th - 22nd
IMPORTANT: Next Week Schedule
Reminder there is NO SCHOOL on Monday. There are classes on Wednesday. Please look at the schedule below for next week:
Monday, January 18th: No School MLK Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 19th: Hours 1, 2, 3
Wednesday, January 20th: Hours 4, 5, 6 (Live classes this Wednesday)
Thursday, January 21st: Hours 1, 2, 3
Friday, January 22nd: Hours 4, 5, 6
Two Weeks to Go! Semester Ends January 29th!
- Check their grades
- Turn in missing work
- Connect with teachers during office hours, intensive time and academic seminar
Office Hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 9:00-10:00 and Wednesday from 9:00-9:30
Intensive Time is from 2:00-3:00 daily.
Academic Seminars are offered three times a day every Wednesday.
There is plenty of time built into the day to get help from staff. Our teachers are very willing to work with students and help them. Please make sure to reach out to teachers and Deans for assistance. We want to help all students finish strong!
Attention 9th and 10th graders!
Interested in joining AVID next year? The application for AVID is now open. APPLICATION LINK. The application will be open until Friday, February 12th.
Want to learn more? Here is an informational video to learn more about the AVID program. Contact Dean Johnson if you have any questions.
Seniors!
Class of 2021!
We will use your name as listed in Infinite Campus to order your diploma. Please double check that your name is listed as your full legal name that would be on your birth certificate. Please contact Angie Beschorner at angela.beschorner@isd194.org if your name is not correct for diploma ordering.
Orders for graduation attire (gown/cap/tassel) are due! If you have NOT ordered, please do NOW. See the link and information below. There is NO charge for these packages when using the promo code!
- Go to the LSHS Grad Shop at highschool.herffjones.com
- Click on: Shop grad products
- Enter Items you would like to order and your cap, tassel, and gown unit.
- At checkout enter cap and gown promo code: 2021grad
After your order is submitted, you will receive an email confirmation with your order details.
Any questions or concerns with senior graduation items, please contact Angie Beschorner at angela.beschorner@isd194.org
LSHS Equity Update
Student Conference: Student leaders from LSHS met with Paula Forbes and Dario Otero and other district staff and students to start planning the student conference that will be held in the spring. The conference will be for all Lakeville Area High School students and will be ran by the student leaders. Topics for the conference will be fully determined by the students. As the details get planned out we will share them with you.
Student Affinity Groups: Student leaders met with Tony Joseph to start their training and to plan for the upcoming affinity groups. There will be another affinity group kick-off meeting on Wednesday, January 20th at 2:00pm via webex for students that are interested. The two affinity groups that will be forming soon are Students of Color and LGBTQ. All interested students should fill out this google form to get on the list. Contact Dean McDermott if you have questions. mcde4480@isd194.org
We Want to Hear From You!
Family Connections
Family Connections is hosting guest speaker, Jenny Landon, on Thursday, January 21 at 6 p.m. for a discussion called “Developing Resiliency through Understanding and Compassion.”
Determined to not only save lives, but to improve the lives we’re living, Jenny is passionate about providing a real life understanding for mental health and how to support it. She openly and safely shares how she’s grown from navigating her own mental health struggles as well as losing her dad to suicide and helping her daughter go from being suicidal to thriving. Beyond simply sharing her story, Jenny pours her heart and soul into conveying the lessons she’s learned along the way with the intention of providing her audience with realistic and practical tools while also cultivating an environment where individuals feel safe and comfortable in asking for and providing help.
Please email Kimberly.Baker@isd194.org to receive a Zoom link to the meeting.
LSHS Activities Updates
News this week:
LSHS Key Club Cares
Debate Going to State!
New Head Softball Coach Named
Attendance Message
Due to the unique situation that we are in with different ways of teaching, each teacher may have their own way of taking attendance. Some may have a question/quiz they have to answer daily, some may base it mainly off the webex session, some may have it attached to an exit ticket at the end of class, some may have it attached to an assignment. If a teacher is absent and there is not a Webex session, the teacher may assign an assignment that is due that day and will be also counted for attendance. Unfortunately, the attendance clerks do not have access to this information.
If you have a student that has been marked absent from a class and you feel that it is incorrect, please have the student reach out to that teacher to discuss and resolve the discrepancy.
By having the student reach out to the teachers themselves, it allows them to fully understand that teacher's class and attendance process OR to see if it was simply a mistake or oversight.
Unfortunately, the attendance clerks are not able to clear these attendance marks at this time. If a change is to be made, the teacher will contact me for processing of the correction.
All attendance correspondance with our attendance clerks will be done via email. Please make sure to check your email if you've left a voicemail for them.
If you have additional concerns that the teachers or attendance clerks are not able to help you with, you may also contact your child's Dean. Thank you!
Juniors: ACT Reminder
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 8:00 AM, Lakeville South will be offering the opportunity for all 11th Grade students to take the ACT Exam. The test will take approximately 4 hours. COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place. All Juniors are automatically enrolled for this test free of charge. In order for us to prepare and make plans for this, we need to know if your son or daughter will or will not be participating in this event. Please complete the attached form and submit it before Wednesday, January 13. Thank you.
Seniors: Job Shadow Reminder
CLASS of 2021 SENIOR JOB SHADOW: As a component of the Career Portfolio, the job shadow is a required activity for graduation from the Lakeville Area Public Schools. Seniors are typically given the time out of school on Opportunities Day to complete this assignment. This year we will be using March 2nd as the official day set aside for Seniors to do this, or one of the other new alternate activity choices for the Class of 2021. There is some flexibility with this date, but you are not to miss distance learning class time for completion of this activity, so feel free to start your planning during any upcoming time-off from classes.
Please visit the Career Center’s Senior Job Shadow Assignment page for more details, including overall completion timelines and instructions. A link is also included on your Senior Information section off the LSHS home page. If you have any questions or need some assistance, please consult Julie Peterson in the Career Center or check with your Dean. Good luck!
Grad Ads
With everything going on this school year, the yearbook program decided to make all Grad Ads (baby pics) free to the first 250 seniors/parents who submit them to the yearbook email account. Grad Ads are one of the most popular sections of the annual LSHS Yearbook! This is a chance for parents or guardians to publish a baby picture of a senior along with a personal message to the student.
Procedure:
1. Send an email to lshsyearbook@isd194.org.
2. The email subject should be your student’s name followed by Grad Ad (e.g. “Billy Johnson’s Grad Ad”).
3. Digitally scan an appropriate color or black & white photo of your senior as an infant or toddler. Please save as the largest jpeg file size possible and include your student’s name on the file. We reserve the right to crop your photo to fit the allotted space. 4. Attach the photo file to the email.
5. Type a message (NO LONGER than 40 words) to your student in the body of your email.
6. There is limited space for the Grad Ads--the first 250 will be published in the book (on a first-come, first-served basis).
*Did you already send a check with an early-order Grad Ad? All checks previously sent in for the grad ads will not be cashed and will be canceled.
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