Today is an EVEN period block day – Periods 2.4.6.8
Academic Announcements:
Attention Juniors AND Seniors: Admissions representatives from Macalester College in Minneapolis, Boston College near Boston and Colorado College in Colorado Springs will be here this Friday. If you're interested in finding out more about any of these schools, please sign up on your Naviance account and stop by Post Grad to pick up a pass out of class for the meeting. These college rep meetings are a great way to meet the admissions people who will be reading your applications, and to ask them questions about the schools they represent!
Heritage High School Swim Waiver is Tues., Sept. 24 at the HHS pool. The test is open to all LPS students grades 9-12, but students MUST sign up by Sept. 23. For further information, contact Ms. Whalen in the P.E. department, or the counseling office.
Wednesday, September 25th is mandatory Senior Advisement. The morning includes an optional college essay writing workshop with Mr. Stedron, a senior breakfast in the cafe, advisement on the college application process and important information from Jostens regarding graduation. For this event, seniors will enter the building through the forum and café entrances. Your room assignments will be posted there as well. Advisement is in the morning and then students will attend periods 6, 7, and 8. Please check the LHS website for a detailed schedule of the day.
Wednesday, September 25th, is also Fall Testing Day. Students in grades 9-11 will be participating in mandatory practice for the ACT. Freshmen will take the EXPLORE test, sophomores will take the PLAN test and juniors will take the practice ACT. Rosters will be posted in the lobby and outside the counseling office on Monday, September 23. Students must report to their assigned testing rooms by 7:20 a.m. on the 25th. Testing will be in the morning and then students will attend periods 6, 7, and 8. Attendance will be taken and no make-up tests will be given. Please check the LHS website for a detailed schedule of the day.
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.
Club Announcements:
Ping Pong club is cancelled for today, Tuesday, September 17. We will resume next Tuesday, September 24. Keep practicing! See you next week!
The World Club will meet today at 2:20pm in Room 206. Hope to see you there!
Attention all Student Council Ambassadors, your first major duty as an Ambassador has emerged! Please bring a dessert of some sort-enough to feed 4-5 people-to Ms Prestel's office by Wednesday afternoon at 3pm. This is for the bonfire and we need all of your help!! Thanks!
There will be an FCCLA meeting this Thursday after school. We will discuss the Fall conference and a community service project. All are welcome to join.
FBLA members we have a meeting this Thursday at 2:20 pm in room 124. Homecoming parade plans will be reveled! We want you to participate so don't be late. Don't forget to turn in your membership packets and club dues to Mrs. Martin! See you then!
Homecoming Events:
Come on down to the North Gym today right after school for the Homecoming Dodge Ball Tourney! Come cheer on your class as they try to become the best Dodge Ball team in the school!! Go LIONS!
Right after Dodge Ball, stay around LHS and watch the girls take on Legend in volleyball and the boys take on Douglas County in soccer!! Boys start at 4 and the girls at 4:30 with the sophomore team. During halftime of the Soccer game you will have a chance to win some Homecoming Tickets!! There will be fun Spirit Game during the soccer game--if you participate and win--the tickets are yours!! Finally, after the soccer game, head back to the gym to watch the Varsity Volleyball game and get another chance to win some Homecoming tickets between games 2 and 3 of the volleyball match. There will be another Spirit Game and the winners will score Homecoming Tickets! See you at the GYM!! GO LIONS!
Student Council has another way for you to win some Homecoming tickets! We are doing a Circus Scavenger Hunt! Listen for the clue, find the visual answer somewhere in the school, take a picture and be among the first 4 people to show it to Ms Prestel in room 209 and your name goes into a drawing for a PAIR of Homecoming tickets. We are taking 4 winners EACH BLOCK today--do not skip your class or run in the halls, but find the visual answer and go to room 209. Three winners will be drawn at the Pep Rally on Friday. The following clue will help you find the circus item and its location: "the circus would be nothing without my red and white. Join me and my three rings, in no way out of site. I'm not foreign or ancient in any way but one. If there was a fire, I'll be where you would run from."
Don't forget, our next spirit day is Wacky Wednesday!! So, find a fun outfit to wear that is "totally wacked out!" Plus, Student Council members will be handing out clown noses to make you even wackier!
Hey ladies--it's time to find out who is the best class of girls in the school! Powder Puff Football is tomorrow, Wednesday afternoon down on the grass soccer fields! It starts at 2:45 sharp and will end around 3:30. Please be on time and ready to rumble! Guys, this is a good chance to come and cheer on your classmates and see some great games!
Wednesday is also the date of one of the BEST HOMECOMING EVENTS AT LHS--the BONFIRE!! It will start around 7pm out back by the tennis courts. There will be a bouncy castle, dessert, fun games, speeches by the football players and the Marching Band and cheerleaders getting us all fired up for the big game on Friday! And it is all FREE! It will end around 8:15, so make sure you have a ride home planned ahead of time! See you there!
Class t-shirts are here and will be ready to be picked up TODAY during both lunches, between the lunches and after school in the cafeteria!! If you have already paid for a shirt, your name will be on a list, if you are not sure if you have paid for one, check the list to find out. If you have not bought one, they are $5, and you can pay us during the lunches-you do not need to go to the bookkeeper. They will be available for pickup the rest of this week!
HOMECOMING TICKETS will be on sale during A and B lunches in the cafeteria. The cost is $15 per ticket. They will be on sale throughout this week during lunches, and also after school on Wednesday and Thursday. IF you do not buy your ticket ahead of time, that is ok – they are the same price at the door the night of the dance, Sept. 21st. Bonus – Your Homecoming ticket scores you a free cookie and soda at the DECA store during the dance.
Homecoming Dance Guest forms are available in Student Services. They are due Thursday, September 19th. The Homecoming dance will be held Saturday, September 21st.
Sport Announcements:
Attention girl’s basketball players; this week’s open gym on Wednesday night has been cancelled so that you can enjoy the bonfire. We will resume our normal schedule next week on Monday and Wednesday nights.
Pre-season weight training is now going Monday through Thursday at 2:30 to 4 pm in the weight room. Open gym times are 6 to 7:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. These gym times are open to all levels of boys basketball and are an excellent way to get in basketball shape for the upcoming season.
Other Announcements:
For students not able to attend the Academic Awards Program on Monday night, please stop by the main office to pick up your award.
Attention Seniors! If you have not submitted your senior photo for the yearbook, time is running out! Please check the list in Ms. Fisher's room (room 111) to see if your picture is missing. The photographer will be here on Thursday, Sept. 26 to photograph seniors still needing a photo. Come see Ms. Fisher to sign up. Don't miss your chance to be pictured in the yearbook as a senior!
The ID machine has arrived in the Library just in time for Homecoming! A current Student ID is required for all Homecoming activities this week. If you still need to get yours, head down to the library! Remakes cost only $5.00.
Blog Announcements:
Jamba Juice will be selling delicious smoothies at the 4pm soccer game today. LHS Cheers will also be selling BOGO Jamba Juice cards. Come out and support your LHS soccer team and LHS cheers!
Hello Littleton Parents-Come join your fellow LHS parents at Merle’s Restaurant on Friday, September 20 for homecoming parade viewing. You can watch from the rooftop deck or at street level… Merle’s will have areas reserved for us. Come have a snack and cheer on your favorite student! Merle’s will be giving 10% of all proceeds to LHS PTO After Prom, so it’s the perfect way to spend a fall afternoon! See you there, around 3:00 p.m.! (if you think you’ll be there, please email Wendy Burbage at wlb1963@msn.com- this will help us let Merle’s know how many Lions will be there! Thanks!)
SAVE THE DATE: The LPS Foundation is having their 18th annual Stride 2013 on Sunday, October 27 at the Littleton Museum. Register online at www.runthestride.com or register in person at the Boulder Running Company, 8116 W. Bowles Avenue in Littleton OR at Run Colorado, 8505 E. Arapahoe Rd. in Centennial from Friday, Sept 27, through 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 23. Join your fellow students in either a 5K or 10K race through the beautiful streets of Littleton. We have been challenged to win the High School Competition for a third year in a row so we need to have as many participants as possible join the "Littleton High School" team. If our school has the largest percentage of participants, we win $1,000 again. GO LIONS!!!
