News From LCHS 10/17/25

by fvillarreal · October 17, 2025

Dear LCHS Families,

It was great to connect with so many of you during conferences this week. These moments remind us how important it is to work together to support every student’s growth. We would like to give a huge shout out to our District Accountability Committee and volunteers for providing food for our staff the first night of conferences.

We are also still feeling the energy from a great homecoming week. Students and staff showed real school pride, leadership, and joy in being part of LCHS. Thank you for your ongoing support and for all the ways you help make our school community thrive.

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend,

Scott Carroll

Principal

Lake County High School

Sports Report:

Mae Finken and Efren Reyes were crowned Homecoming Queen and King last Saturday! And the sophomore class won the award for best parade float! The high school boys’ soccer team put up a good fight against Alameda International HS this week, scoring 4 goals to Alameda’s 7. HS volleyball enters the Frontier League tournament as the #7 seed and will play at Middle Park HS on Saturday. HS cross country raced in the rain in Grand Junction last Friday. Despite the downpour, all but one runner improved their personal best times by over a minute! MS cross country hosted the Peaks League Championship at CMC on Friday. Both boys and girls teams finished in 3^rd place.

The middle school boys’ basketball season officially begins on Monday, October 20! 4:00-5:30 pm at the LCIS gym. There will be a parent meeting for MS boys’ basketball on Tuesday, October 21 at LCIS at 5:30 pm. You can find the game schedule on our sports calendar: https://chsaa.rschooltoday.com/public/genie/1518/school/445/date/2025-09-29/view/week/

HS basketball schedules are also posted on the sports calendar: https://chsaa.rschooltoday.com/public/genie/1518/school/445/date/2025-10-23/view/week/

Search for them specifically by clicking View Schedules in the right-hand panel. Then check the sports team(s) you are wanting, and click View.

In conjunction with the Leadville Lions Club, we are hosting a Career Fair on Tuesday, October 28 from 8 am- 12 pm at the LCHS gym. We are in need of volunteers to help that day. If you are interested in coming as a career presenter or volunteer, please text or call Carol Glenn at 970-389-7298.

Let’s GO PANTHERS!!

October Breakfast and Lunch Menu

Healthy Kids Colorado Survey

This fall our students will take the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), an important survey about student health. The survey asks students about health topics including unintentional injuries and violence; mental health; school safety; substance use; physical activity and nutrition; sexual behavior (optional); and risk and protective factors. The survey process protects your student’s privacy, and no information is collected that can identify an individual student. Only your child will know how they answer.

The survey results will help your school, community groups, and state health agencies to plan programs and services for youth. Students receive the survey during class time and are instructed to answer the questions or skip any question they don’t understand or don’t feel comfortable answering.

If you prefer that your student does not take the survey, please complete the attached opt-out form and return to the school’s front office by Tuesday, October 28th. Opt-out forms will also be available in the school’s front office to sign.

English opt-out form

Encuesta sobre Salud Infantil de Colorado

Este otoño nuestros estudiantes tomarán la Encuesta sobre Salud Infantil de Colorado (Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, HKCS), una encuesta importante sobre la salud de los estudiantes. La encuesta se les pregunta a los estudiantes sobre temas de salud incluyendo lesiones no intencionales y violencia; salud mental; seguridad escolar; consumo de sustancias; actividad física y nutrición; comportamiento sexual (opcional); y factores de riesgo y protección. El proceso de la encuesta protege la privacidad de su estudiante y no se recopila información que pueda identificar a un estudiante individual. Solo su hijo sabrá cómo responde.

Los resultados de la encuesta ayudarán a su escuela, los grupos comunitarios, y las agencias estatales de salud a planificar programas y servicios para los jóvenes. Los estudiantes no tienen que tomar la encuesta. Los estudiantes reciben la encuesta durante la clase y se les informa para contestar las preguntas u omitir cualquier pregunta que no entiendan o no se sientan cómodos respondiendo.

Si prefiere que su estudiante no participe en la encuesta, complete el formulario de exclusión adjunto y devuélvelo a la oficina principal de la escuela antes del martes 28 de octubre. Los formularios de exclusión también estarán disponibles en la oficina principal para firmar.

Formulario de exclusion

From the Calendar Committee

We hope during parent-teacher conferences everyone had a chance to check out the two potential calendars for next year. If you did not already complete the Final Calendar Survey, to share your opinion, please do so by following this link: https://forms.gle/vLYi4YpwLJ1cHjc57. The survey will be open until 12:00pm on October 20th.

Special Thanks

A special thanks to Cloud City Medical who donated Safety Goggles to our Science department!

LAKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS ANNOUNCES 2026 MUSICAL!

Lake County High School’s Performing Arts Department is excited to announce their production of DISNEY’S FROZEN presented with the support from the Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation as the Title Sponsor.

The production is directed by Scott Carroll and Dylan Rodwick with musical direction by Celesta Cairns.

For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney’s Frozen includes all the film’s beloved songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, along with new music written exclusively for the stage.

In the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she’s desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home – with the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf.

Auditions for this production are open to grades 5-12 and will be a combination of both virtual submissions and in-person callbacks. Virtual submission of a 30-60-second song and monologue will be due Thursday, November 20^th. Songs from the musical DISNEY’S FROZEN will not be accepted.

For students selected for the in-person callback session this will be held from 4:00PM – 6:30PM on Wednesday, December 3^rd. We anticipate that the final cast list will be posted after school on Thursday, December 4^th.

Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love. Tickets for this production will go on sale Monday, March 2^nd.

Lake County High School Performing Arts Artistic Director Scott Carroll says “We are excited to embark into the world of Arendelle! This show is incredibly special to so many people and we look forward to putting the magic onto the Lake County stage. We hope to see you at performances this coming May!”