News From LCHS 9/30/22

by fvillarreal · September 30, 2022

Hello Lake County,

The end of the quarter approaches. Now is an excellent time to speak with your children to check in on their academic progress. At this point there is still lots of time to solve these problems before they start. Continually redirecting our youth towards their academic goals and away from distractions is key to seeing the kind of growth and progress that we all want.

We at LCHS are happy and proud to be a part of this wonderful community. We work diligently to support and encourage all of the academic pursuits, health, and well being of all the residents of Lake County. That being said, it is important to remember that our focus is growing, educating, and supporting our students. The loss of academic time we have had, attempting to help deal with situations in our community that are not related to the school have reached the point of being detrimental to the learning environment. I would plead with our community to help preserve and defend the academic space of our campus by working with us to reduce disruptions on this campus.

If you feel like the safety of our school is at risk, please contact us, and local law enforcement or go to safe2tell.org and file a report. These reports are acted on immediately, and allow us to investigate incidents, while preserving the learning environment. Thank you all for your support and help in making Lake County the best place on Earth!

Best Regards,

Brian Nelson

LCHS Principal

LCHS Menu for Breakfast and Lunch

Dear LCSD Parents & Guardians:

We are very excited to have begun another great school year in Lake County! Here at LCSD our most important job is to keep your children safe. In our School Safety section on our website, we have important information about the tools and strategies we use to promote safe schools. This information is only to keep you informed, not to cause concern. We want you “Prepared, not scared”.

In addition to the steps we take to make our schools safe and secure, we also work hard to make sure our schools are welcoming to all students, families and community members. One of our commitments is that bullying has no place in our schools. In this Safety Section I have included a brochure documenting our bullying prevention program. This document outlines how we define bullying, and how we respond to a report of bullying behavior in one of our schools. Another commitment is to Title IX and Nondiscrimination. It is important that not only staff, but students as well understand their rights in these areas. More Information about Title IX and Nondiscrimination can also be found on the school district site at www.lakecountyschools.net or click HERE for the School Safety webpage.

Please watch for this information coming home to your mailing address or contact the district office for a hard copy.

Thank you,

Corbin Logan

COO/Safety & Security

719-486-6800

2022-2023 School Meals and Free and Reduced School Meal Applications

This school year students will be charged for their school meals based on their eligibility status for free and reduced school meals. All students will receive breakfast for free and students who are eligible for free meals or reduced-priced meals will also receive lunch for free. If your student was eligible for free or reduced meals during the 2021-2022 school year, that eligibility only carries through the first 30 days of school. Each year families must complete a new Free and Reduced School Meals application. Free and reduced school meal applications are available at your student’s school office and the LCSD District Office at 328 W. 5^th, St., Leadville, CO 80461, or at www.lakecountyschools.net, under the Nutrition tab. If you have any questions please reach out to Leslee Torsell, Cloud City High School, 315 W. 6^th St., Leadville, CO 80461, ltorsell@lakecountyschools.net, 719-486-6980.

This year meals cost:

School	Breakfast	Lunch
Lake County Elementary School	No Charge	$3.00
Lake County Intermediate School	No Charge	$3.00
Lake County High School	No Charge	$3.10
Cloud City High School	No Charge	$3.10

Athletics:

We have a lot of home athletic events next week!

Tuesday, HS Volleyball vs Arvada, 5 pm start (Parents, please RSVP your student if you cannot attend)

Wednesday, HS Soccer vs Englewood, 4 pm start

Thursday, HS Volleyball vs Bennett, 4 pm start (Parents, please RSVP your student if you cannot attend)

Saturday, HS Soccer vs Arvada, 11 am start

Saturday, HS Volleyball vs KIPP, 2 pm start (Parents, please RSVP your student if you cannot attend)

Please come out and support your Panther teams!

The Event Attendee Lists at LCIS have been working really well to calm the atmosphere at our games and keep the focus on our athletic event. Thank you to all of you parents who have called your students in! We are now implementing this policy at LCHS events. Starting next week, students must either attend the event with an adult, or a parent must call Alison Sprague at 719-486-6954 to get them on the Event Attendee List. Students whose names are not on the Event Attendee List will be turned away at the door and will need to find a way home. RSVP’s must be called in to Alison before 2:30 pm the day of the event, or by 2:30 pm on Thursday if the event is on Friday or Saturday. We do ask that you call to add your student EACH TIME you want them to attend a sporting event.

Attention Panther fans! We are selling Frontier League passes for $60/person. This pass will get you into all games against Frontier League opponents, whether home or away. Your price will be reduced by $20 if you have already purchased a Lake County annual pass. If interested, please contact Alison Sprague at 719-486-6954 or stop by the high school office.

Here’s another reminder from our athletic handbook:

· Students must be in attendance a full day to participate in any activity scheduled for that day. Exceptions are granted with administrative approval only. A student who is absent from any class without obtaining prior approval may not participate in practice or contests on the day he/she is absent. Students who do not obtain prior approval and do participate in practice or contests will result in the loss of playing time in the next contest after the violation is verified. Thursday will count towards any competition or event held on a Friday or Saturday.

Beginning next week, we will be pulling attendance reports for athletes before competitions. If athletes have absences, they will not be allowed to participate in the competition, whether home or away.

LET’S GO PANTHERS!!

Amy Peters

Athletic/Activities Director

apeters@lakecountyschools.net

Eligibility Check:

September 22th

CHSSA Regain Date:

Cross Country: September 5th

Soccer, Volleyball, Cheerleading: September 12th

Musical

The Lake County High School Performing Arts is so excited to announce auditions for our 3^rd through 12^th grade 2023 production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC! Auditions will take place on Monday, October 10^th and Tuesday, October 11^th. An invite-only callback session will be held on Wednesday, October 12^th. Students can sign-up for an audition time at this link. Students need to prepare a song preferably from musical theater. Students should bring sheet music to their audition. Students may prepare a song from THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Students also should prepare a monologue that is roughly 30 seconds. If you are struggling to find audition materials please see Mr. Carroll or Mrs. Cairns. The audition/participant handbook can be found here. We do have copies in person if a student needs one. Please note that the contract page needs to be signed and brought to auditions. We look forward to seeing you at auditions! Please reach out to Mr. Carroll or Mrs. Cairns with any questions.