Friday, October 8, 2010

Friday, October 08, 2010

Jazz In The Lobby is today – Friday, October 8th – after school in the Lobby. Come enjoy some cool sounds before heading off for the weekend.

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

Congratulations to the boys tennis team. They won 3rd place at the regional tournament. 2-singles Thomas Carson and 4-doubles Andrew (AK) Kelly and Greg Roberts finished in 2nd place in their brackets, while 1-singles Ian Craighead and 3-singles Ben Cohen each got a 3rd place. And qualifying for state with a thrilling victory over powerhouse Chatfield, were the 1-doubles team of Ben Williamson and Will Stults.

Congratulations to the varsity volleyball team who defeated Thunder Ridge last night. Natasha Habert led the team with 13 kills, followed by Sydney Fitchett with 10, and Erin Cox tallied 8 kills on the night. Marilyn Drennan led the blocking offense with 7 solo blocks. Mary Fielder scored 6 aces to help set the pace and Annika Hacker controlled the offense as she led the team with 25 assists for the match. Congratulations ladies! Come out to watch them play next Tuesday when the Lions host the Breast Cancer Awareness Match.

Club Announcements:

Freshman, are you interested in being in the Lions Follies class skit? If so, please sign up on the class bulletin board. We have an abundance of ladies, so we need more boys to participate. Thank you!!

HIP HOP will be meeting next week and will be auditioning for Lions Follies. Stay tuned for further announcements about tryouts.

Academic Announcements:

Seniors-College Week at LHS is this week. We have over 50 colleges and universities signed up to come and talk with our students. Please check your Naviance account or in the Counseling Office for a complete list of visiting schools. If you have a class during a particular visit, please stop by the counseling office to get a pass.

PSAT-Sophomores/Juniors do NOT wait to sign-up for the practice SAT. Cost is $20.00 either a check made out to LHS or cash. Students must pay when registering in the Counseling Office. We are limited to 200 spots and the deadline to sign up is Friday, Oct. 8. Test date is Wed., Oct. 13, 7:30 at LHS. For more information, please stop by the Counseling Office.

Special Events:

All LHS Faculty and Students, your “Lion Pride” Marching Band will be performing in the CBA State Marching Band Qualifying Competition on Monday evening here at the LPS stadium at 6:30pm. Tickets are $6.00 for students and $8.00 for adults. Marching Bands will be performing and competing from 4pm to 9pm. Come cheer on and support your own “Lion Pride” Marching Band. See Mr. Emmons for more information or details.

CAN YOU DO MAGIC? DO YOU HAVE A STUPID PET TRICK? ARE A GOOD DANCER OR SINGER? If so, LIONS FOLLIES wants you!! The 23rd annual Student Council Variety show is coming soon to LHS! Lions Follies wants all kinds of acts to sign up this year—YES we still want the bands and the solo singers, but we also want some more funny and interesting acts to audition as well. Audition sign up sheets are in the main office, library and down by band and music rooms until Oct. 18th, so get your act together and sign up! Auditions begin on the 18th. Hope to see you there!

Save the date for The Littleton Stride! Sunday, October 24th will be the 15th annual 5k and 10k race through the streets of Littleton. Join fellow students, friends and family for the event... the more Littleton Students, the better! We have been challenged to win the LPS high school competition, and if we have the MOST participants, our school will receive $1000! Let's show some Lion Pride! Registration forms are in the front office and counseling office.

Other Announcements:

On Monday, October 11th, Littleton High School is hosting the Colorado Bandmasters Association Metro Regional State Qualifying Marching Band Championships. We will need everyone to clear the parking lots here at LHS as soon after school as you are able. At the very least, please move all cars in the front west lot to the stadium east lot to avoid being in the way of all of the trucks and buses that will be parking in the front west lot. Thank you for your cooperation and support of our Marching Band members.

Students not able to attend the Academic Awards Ceremony on October 5th can pick up their awards and bars in the main office.