Friday, November 11, 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

Academic Announcements:

On Monday 14 November there will be a general info meeting for everyone interested in auditioning for the musical, Guys and Dolls! ...Sigh, remember when men were guys and women were dolls? Us neither, but it's one heck of a fun show! The meeting is Monday after school in the theatre, and auditions are the Monday after Thanksgiving break. If you cannot attend the meeting, all info will be on the callboard outside of 146!

Club Announcements:

Best of luck to the 52 members of the LHS Speech and Debate Team who will be competing this afternoon and all day tomorrow at the Cherry Creek Tournament!

Hey students, ever wonder how you can help folks less fortunate than you in other countries? Next week you will get your chance! On Tuesday of International Week there will be an International Market in the front lobby where you can buy goods from Uganda, South Africa, the Congo and Rwanda just to name a few. The prices are very reasonable and go directly to the women and children who make the goods. So, bring a little extra spending money on Tuesday and spend it for a worthy cause, while getting an amazing product in return!

Sports Announcements:

If you missed the unified basketball meeting please see Mrs. Encinias or Mrs. Stukey in room 106 for an application. Practice starts Monday Nov. 14th at 7pm in the north gym.

Special Events:

Hey Lion’s –Lion’s Follies Variety show will be on stage tonight and tomorrow at 7:00pm! Today is the last chance to get your ticket for only $5.00 during lunches in the Café and after school at the box office. Qdoba is offering flyers that enable the LHS Student buyer to get a free drink with an entre purchase and $1 of their purchase will be given to Student Council for Prom—you must bring the flyer into Qdoba to get the deal. Your ticket stub is worth a discount at Yogo Mojo. Saturday’s show will have a drawing for an iPod nano. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30pm both nights in the LHS lobby and will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. And reason #1 why you should attend the 2011 Lion’s Follies: Littleton Lion’s are guaranteed a first place finish.

Other Announcements:

Students: If you do not have a computer at home, there are free computers available. If interested, please stop by the main office and speak with Mrs. Mashak.

What are your plans over the Thanksgiving break? How about a night watching the Avalanche with your family and friends? Make plans for Sunday, November 20, 6:00 by ordering your tickets today! The Littleton Public Schools Foundation is sponsoring a night of hockey for all LPS schools, and tickets are only $24! All seats will have a value of $40-$100. See the link on the LHS website, and make sure you give Littleton the credit for your purchase... our shool will recieve $2 from the sale of each ticket. It's Win-Win!!! Go Lions! Go Avalanche!

Veteran’s Day spotlight: The United States Air Force is a branch of the U.S. military. Its primary function is to operate land-based aerial combat forces for the American government. Its secondary function is to provide land-based search and rescue operations within the continental United States. The United States Air Force is believed to be the largest and best equipped air combat force in the world. The Air Force mission "is to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests to fly and fight in air, space and cyberspace." Space and cyberspace are recent evolutions to the Air Force mission. Since its creation, the Air Force has gone from propeller airplanes to jets to sending Air Force astronauts into space. The United States Air Force currently has 329,638 active duty personnel. Leading us today in the Pledge is Mr. Ron Mangum. Mr. Mangum served in the United States Air Force for 20 years.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Club Announcements:

Club meetings today
Key Club 2:20 after school Room 114
FBLA 2:20 after school Room 124

It's over the hill and far away. Or take a stairway to heaven. Just follow that black dog to room 112 after school for Led Zeppelin day ay Rock 'n Roll club! Hear you there!

Greetings Philosophers: We have a schedule change this week. Philosophy club will meet TODAY after school in room 102 rather than tomorrow. Philosophy club will NOT be meeting tomorrow Friday as we usually do. See you after school today in room 102.

Do you want to learn how to protect yourself from Identity Theft? Please join FCCLA this Thursday to hear guest speaker Julie McClean. We will be meeting after school in room 120. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Sports Announcements:

Come support your poms team at their League competition at Heritage tonight at 7:30!

Wrestling starts tomorrow. There is a mandatory meeting Thursday after school in room 133W.

If you missed the unified basketball meeting please see Mrs. Encinias or Mrs. Stukey in room 106 for an application. Practice starts Monday Nov. 14th at 7pm in the north gym.

Special Events:

Hey Lion’s – Only two days left to get your tickets for Lion’s Follies Variety show to be held on Friday and Saturday night at 7:00pm! On sale for only $5.00 during lunches in the Café and after school at the box office. Qdoba is offering fliers that enable the LHS Student buyer to get a free drink with an entre purchase and $1 of their purchase will be given to Student Council for Prom—you must bring the flier into Qdoba to get the deal. Your ticket stub is worth a discount at Yogo Mojo. Saturday’s show will have a drawing for an iPod nano. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30pm both nights in the LHS lobby and will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. Reason #2 why you should attend the 2011 Lion’s Follies: Real lion’s will be released at Friday Night’s Performance.

Other Announcements:

SHOW YOUR PROM & AFTERPROM SUPPORT! Come see the Lion's Follies and plan on eating or taking home dessert. Lion's Follies show will be on Friday 11/11 and Saturday 11/12. Performances start at 7PM. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30 both nights in the LHS lobby and we will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. If you would like to bring a baked good to sell please drop items off in the LHS main office on Friday during school hours or bring the items to school before the show!

What are your plans over the Thanksgiving break? How about a night watching the Avalanche with your family and friends? Make plans for Sunday, November 20, 6:00 by ordering your tickets today! The Littleton Public Schools Foundation is sponsoring a night of hockey for all LPS schools, and tickets are only $24! All seats will have a value of $40-$100. See the link on the LHS website, and make sure you give Littleton the credit for your purchase... our school will receive $2 from the sale of each ticket. It's Win-Win!!! Go Lions! Go Avalanche!

Veteran’s Day spotlight: The United States Navy has been established and re-established a number of times throughout American history. From the early days of the American Revolution to the modern era, the Navy has gone through a variety of incarnations and changes. The size and structure was adjusted at different points in history depending on necessity and resources available. On March 27, 1794, Congress ordered the construction of six frigates to operate under the banner of the U.S. Navy. The first three went into operation in 1797. This action established the U.S. Navy as a functioning and viable military force. The Navy currently has 333,642 active duty personnel. Today leading us in the pledge of allegiance is Mr. Don Hatfield, who served in the Navy for 8 years.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

Congratulations to our LHS Mathletes! Last Thursday, 16 of your fellow students performed feats of miraculous mathleticism at the 35th annual CSU Math Day. Not only did we bring more kids than Heritage or Arapahoe this year, but we actually beat both of those schools in the team competition! Go LHS!

Academic Announcements:

Swim Waiver: All LPS students are welcome to sign-up for the swim waiver test held at LHS tomorrow at 2:30 pm sharp in the LHS pool. Sign-up sheet is in the Counseling Office and you must sign-up in order to participate.

Club Announcements:

Come all Key Clubbers to our next meeting tomorrow after school in Room 114.

Rock 'n Roll club meets tomorrow at 2:20 in room 112. This week we will take on the music of Led Zeppelin! Come on and get your heavy metal groove on.

FBLA Members -- we have a meeting tomorrow at 2:20 pm in room 124. We will be discussing competitive events for our upcoming district competition.

Sports Announcements:


From Ms. Koepke, a message to the LHS cheers wearing orange yesterday: Thank you! Your support is amazing. Wishing you the best of luck at league!! Go Lions!

Girls basketball Preseason camp continues today from 3:00-5:00 in the North gym. All girls who plan to try out are strongly encouraged to attend. This is your chance to sharpen your skills and get in shape for this Friday’s tryouts.

Wrestling starts Friday, November 11th. There is a mandatory meeting Thursday after school in room 133W.

If you missed the unified basketball meeting please see Mrs. Encinias or Mrs. Stukey in room 106 for an application. Practice starts Monday Nov. 14th at 7pm in the north gym.

Special Events:

Hey Lion’s – Do you have your ticket for the Lion’s Follies Variety show to be held on Friday and Saturday night at 7:00pm? Get yours today for only $5.00 during lunches in the Café and after school at the box office. Qdoba is offering flyers that enable the LHS Student buyer to get a free drink with an entre purchase and $1 of their purchase will be given to Student Council for Prom—you must bring the flyer into Qdoba to get the deal. Your ticket stub is worth a discount at Yogo Mojo. Saturday’s show will have a drawing for an iPod nano. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30pm both nights in the LHS lobby and will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. Reason #3 why you should attend the 2011 Lion’s Follies: Your cheap date will think you spent a fortune.

Other Announcements:


Information about the upcoming LPS Community Night November 20th with the Colorado Avalanche can be found on our LHS website! Have fun, support Littleton Schools and our PTO!

SHOW YOUR PROM & AFTERPROM SUPPORT! Come see the Lion's Follies and plan on eating or taking home dessert. Lion's Follies show will be on Friday 11/11 and Saturday 11/12. Performances start at 7PM. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30 both nights in the LHS lobby and we will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. If you would like to bring a baked good to sell please drop items off in the LHS main office on Friday during school hours or bring the items to school before the show!

What are your plans over the Thanksgiving break? How about a night watching the Avalanche with your family and friends? Make plans for Sunday, November 20, 6:00 by ordering your tickets today! The Littleton Public Schools Foundation is sponsoring a night of hockey for all LPS schools, and tickets are only $24! All seats will have a value of $40-$100. See the link on the LHS website, and make sure you give Littleton the credit for your purchase... our shool will recieve $2 from the sale of each ticket. It's Win-Win!!! Go Lions! Go Avalanche!


Veteran’s Day spotlight:
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of the United States, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War. The Congress of the Confederation officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 after the end of the Revolutionary War to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army and thus dates its inception from the origins of that force.The Army currently has 561,984 active duty members. The academic program at West Point grants a Bachelor of Science degree with a curriculum that grades cadets' performance upon a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation in competitive athletics. Cadets are required to adhere to the Cadet Honor Code, which states that "a cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." The academy bases a cadet's leadership experience as a development of all three pillar's of performance: academics, physical, and military. At LHS we have a West Point graduate on staff. Here to lead us in the pledge is Curt Stedron who attended West Point and served in the army for 7 years.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

Congratulations to the Littleton Cheers for placing first in their division at the NCA Regional Championship this past Saturday! Please come support the Cheers at their League competition tomorrow at Legend High School in Parker. They perform at 6:30 pm. Spectator admission is only $5. We hope to see you there!

Mr. Stedron and Ms. Solis would like to congratulate the entire Speech and Debate team for surviving the 15-hour Black and Red Rumble Tournament on Saturday at Pomona High School. Also, special congratulations go out to Tres Pittman and Daniel Thomas for placing 1st overall in CX Debate, Joyce Jowers for placing 2nd overall in Original Oratory, Ben Fisk for placing 3rd overall in Humor Interpretation, Hanna Le for placing 4th overall in Original Oratory, and Leslie Stutheit for placing 8th overall in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to the Southwest American Choral Directors Association Regional Honor Choirs: Rosie Castle, Jayvon Rollerson, Amelia Jacobs, T.R. Mitchell, Ella Kilroy and Nick Luangphitak (Loo Ahng Fee Tahk). They will be headed to Dallas, Texas, in March. This is the largest number of LHS students ever selected to these honor choirs.

Congratulations to Megan Irvine who has been selected to the 2012 Colorado All State Jazz Choir! Littleton High School is the only school to be represented in all 13 Colorado All State Jazz Choirs.

Congratulations to the members of Manwich who placed 2nd in the high school division of the Mile High Vocal Jam
A Cappella competition on Saturday.

Academic Announcements:


Swim Waiver: All LPS students are welcome to sign-up for the swim waiver test held at LHS on either Wed., Nov. 9 or Thurs. Nov. 10 at 2:30 pm sharp in the LHS pool. Sign-up sheet is in the Counseling Office and you must sign-up in order to participate.

Reminder for 2nd Semester Schedule Adjustment: November 28-Dec 2nd: SENIORS; Dec. 5th: JUNIORS; Dec. 6th: SOPHOMORES; Dec. 7th: FRESHMAN

Attention Seniors: Colorado Mountain College will visit today at 10:00 in the Post Grad Center. University of Wyoming and Miami University will visit on Thursday. Be sure to sign up to attend these meetings on your Naviance homepage.

Club Announcements:

Rock 'n Roll club meets this Thursday at 2:20 in room 112. This week we will take on the music of Led Zeppelin! Come on and get your heavy metal groove on.

FBLA Members -- we have a meeting this Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm in room 124. We will be discussing competitive events for our upcoming district competition.

Sports Announcements:

All players interested in Unified Basketball please come to an informational meeting today at 2:30 room 105.

A reminder that the boys soccer banquet is tonight at 6pm in the cafeteria. There is no cost for the players and their families, so bring everyone along to celebrate a great season!

Girls basketball Preseason camp continues today from 3:15-6:00 in the weight room and the South gym. All girls who plan to try out are strongly encouraged to attend. This is your chance to sharpen your skills and get in shape for this Friday’s tryouts.

Special Events:

Hey Lion’s - Lion’s Follies will be this Friday and Saturday night at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5.00 and available at Lunches in the Café and after school at the box office. Qdoba is offering flyers that enable the LHS Student buyer to get a free drink with an entre purchase and $1 of their purchase will be given to Student Council for Prom—you must bring the flyer into Qdoba to get the deal. Your ticket stub is worth a discount at Yogo Mojo. Saturday’s show will have a drawing for an iPod nano. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30pm both nights in the LHS lobby and will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. Reason #4 why you should attend the 2011 Lion’s Follies: You’ll feel like you are getting straight A’s for at least once in your school career.

Other Announcements:


Information about the upcoming LPS Community Night November 20th with the Colorado Avalanche can be found on our LHS website! Have fun, support Littleton Schools and our PTO!

For students needing help in Math & Science Lockheed Martin tutoring will be here Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6:00-7:30pm in room 107. Please use the forum entrance.

Veteran’s Day spotlight: The Coast Guard is both a law enforcement and a military unit. It was established on August 4, 1790, when congress authorized the building of multiple vessels to enforce trade law and prevent smuggling. The Coast Guard is one of the five armed military units. It protects the international water borders, prevents smuggling, does search and rescue, and protects the coastal environments. The motto for the U.S. Coast Guard is Semper Paratus, meaning "Always Ready." The Coast Guard currently has 41,873 active duty personnel. Here to lead us today in the Pledge of Allegiance is Mr. Mickey Wentz who served in the Coast Guard for 8 years.

SHOW YOUR PROM & AFTERPROM SUPPORT! Come see the Lion's Follies and plan on eating or taking home dessert. Lion's Follies show will be on Friday 11/11 and Saturday 11/12. Performances start at 7PM. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30 both nights in the LHS lobby and we will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. If you would like to bring a baked good to sell please drop items off in the LHS main office on Friday during school hours or bring the items to school before the show!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Monday, November 07, 2011

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

A big congratulations goes out to members of our Choir Department who were selected to sing in the Southwest American Choral Directors Association honor choirs in Dallas, Texas, this March. They are:
Rosie Castle
Jayvon Rollerson
Amelia Jacobs
T.R. Mitchell
Ella Kilroy
Nick Luangphithack (Loo - ahng - fee - tak)

Congratulations to the FBLA members who participated in the Stock Market Challenge at the DU Cable Center last Friday. We had 6 teams competing and 4 of the teams finished in the top 10 teams. Littleton High School took 2nd and 3rd place honors this year earning trophies and gift cards for the team members! Nice job FBLA!

Costume contest results are in! The winner for funniest costume goes to junior, Jared Giammanco as the "Worlds #1 Dad", most creative costume goes to freshman Kim Stanish as a "Flamingo" and the winner for best over all goes to sophomore, Genoa Martin, as Edward Scissorhands. Winners, please pick up your prizes in the main office.

Academic Announcements:

Reminder for 2nd Semester Schedule Adjustment: November 28-Dec 2nd: SENIORS; Dec. 5th: JUNIORS; Dec. 6th: SOPHOMORES; Dec. 7th: FRESHMAN

Attention Seniors: Colorado Mountain College will visit Tuesday at 10:00 in the Post Grad Center. University of Wyoming and Miami University will visit on Thursday. Be sure to sign up to attend these meetings on your Naviance homepage.

Special Events:

Hey Lion’s - Lion’s Follies will be this Friday and Saturday night at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5.00 and available at Lunches in the Café and after school at the box office. Your ticket stub is worth free chips and salsa at Chipotle or a discount at Yogo Mojo. Saturday’s show will have a drawing for an iPod nano. The PTO Dessert Bar will open at 5:30pm both nights in the LHS lobby and will sell baked goods through intermission. All Dessert Bar proceeds go to support After Prom expenses. Listen here all this week for the top five reasons you should attend the 2011 Lion’s Follies. Reason #5: Studies show the lion’s follies audience is 10 times more attractive than the average Littleton Lion. Hope to see you there!

Club Announcements:

All are welcome to join Balance and Frisbee clubs today for yoga in the theater lobby. We will practice from 2:30-3:00 for stress relief and fun!

ATTENTION ALL STUDENT COUNCIL members, we have a General Council meeting today at 2:20 in the forum. See you there!!

Lion's Follies Acts: Please check the line up sheet posted on the theater board. Act 1 has rehearsal today after school 3 -5. Act 2 has rehearsal tomorrow after school. Thursday is the full dress rehearsal 6 -9 pm.

Rock 'n Roll club meets this Thursday at 2:20 in room 112. This week we will take on the music of Led Zeppelin! Come on and get your heavy metal groove on.

FBLA Members -- we have a meeting this Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm in room 124. We will be discussing competitive events for our upcoming district competition.

Sports Announcements:

International Week Soccer! The annual co ed 4v4 soccer tournament is on Monday November 14 in the stadium. If you want to register a team, you must have at least 2 boys and 2 girls in a squad on no more than 6 players. Sign up and collect the information from Coach Banfield today after school in his office in the North Gym.

All players interested in Unified Basketball please come to an informational meeting NOV 8 @2:30 room 105

Girls basketball preseason camp begins today from 3:00-5:00 in the north gym. All girls who plan to try out are strongly encouraged to attend. This is your chance to sharpen your skills and get in shape for this Friday’s tryouts.

Other Announcements:

Hey Students, have you ever wanted to attend a Colorado Avalanche game with all your friends and family? Well now is your chance. Join your fellow classmates and teachers from Littleton High School on Sunday, November 20th for Littleton Public Schools Community Night as the Colorado Avalanche take on the San Jose Sharks! You may even be picked to ride on the Zambonie! For every ticket we sell, our PTO gets $2! That can add up to be a lot of money for our school. Look for more information on the LHS web site.

Airman First Class Brady Hansen is the son of one of our secretaries, Mary Mortenson and a LHS graduate of 2002. Brady is currently serving in the Air Force and is stationed at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. Brady’s specialty is aircraft hydraulics and works on the KC-135 strat-o-tanker, an in-flight refueling aircraft. He has also served in Diego Garcia in the India Ocean, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Iraq. In honor of Veteran’s Day, Brady will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance today.