Monday, October 28, 2013

Today is an ODD Period Day – Periods 1.3.5.7

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team who won the Littleton Varsity Volleyball Tournament this past week-end! The girls won the Championship match as they defeated Fairview High School 14-25, 25-21, 15-13! The championship was an entire team effort! Congratulations ladies on a great finish!

Congratulations to all the students, families and faculty who participated in the Stride on Sunday. Through your efforts we had the greatest high school participation and we received $1,000 for our school  from the Littleton Foundation. This is the third straight year that LHS has won this award.
Great job everyone!! GO LIONS!!

Academic Announcements:

Sign up for all LHS students for the swim test held at Littleton will begin on TODAY, in the Counseling Office.  The test is offered on two separate days, Mon., Nov. 11 or Tues., Nov. 12, at 2:30 pm in the LHS pool-DRESSED and ready to swim.  Students must sign up, as space is limited and you must attend the date you sign up for.  The deadline to sign up is Fri., Nov. 8. For further information and a skills criteria sheet, please stop by the Counseling Office. 

A reminder for students planning to participate in the ACC concurrent enrollment program, you MUST fully compete and return the forms handed out at the meeting to Mr. Puchino by the end of the school day on Thursday, Oct. 31.  If you were not able to attend the meeting but are interested in the program, please see Mr. Puchino in the Counseling Office.

Students taking AP courses who are in need of financial assistance should stop by the Counseling Office for information regarding the ESCAPE Grant.  ESCAPE stands for Eliminating Student Cost for Advanced Placement Exams. This is a federal grant program sponsored through the Colorado Department of Education.  There is a Nov. 4 deadline for completed applications to be returned to Counseling.

Club Announcements:

Attention all Student Council officers and General Council members, do not forget to bring in your one bag of candy for our Halloween O Grams.  We really need your help with this, so bring your candy to Ms. Prestel's desk anytime up to Wednesday afternoon.  Thanks!

The World Club will meet this Tuesday in Room 206 between 2:20 and 2:50pm.

FCCLA will have a brief meeting this Thursday, after school, in rm 120.

Sport Announcements:

Girls basketball players; open gym times are changing for the next two weeks.  They will now take place on Monday and Wednesday nights from 5:00-7:00 pm.  We encourage interested players to attend, and remind you that tryouts are on November 13.

If you are interested in wrestling this year there will be an important wrestling meeting on Wednesday 10/30 after school at 2:15 in room 133W.  There is also open mat wrestling on Fridays from 2:45-4 in the wrestling room and anyone is welcome.

Special Events:

TODAY at 2.20PM there will be a meeting in the theatre for anyone and everyone interested in auditioning for the musical CITY OF ANGELS. The meeting will cover the type of show, audition material and the audition date---Nov 12th!

Trick or Trunk Street--do you have younger brothers and sisters?  If so, bring them to our 4th Annual Trick or Trunk Street on Wed. Oct. 30th in the stadium parking lot from 3:30-5:30.  You can let your parents know as well and we'll see you all there!

Costume Contest!!  Student Council is having a Costume Contest on Thursday Oct. 31st and we want the whole school to participate!!  We will be taking pictures in the cafeteria during the lunches for:   most creative, scariest, cutest, best group, funniest and Ms. Prestel's choice.  So, get your imaginations going into over drive and think of an amazing costume to wear next week!  Make sure it is Code of Conduct appropriate and NO full face masks!

Other Announcements:

Remember those days when you carved pumpkins with your family?  Well, come and relive those great times with your friends here at LHS. Student Council is sponsoring a Pumpkin Carving contest on Tuesday 29th in the cafeteria right after school.  Show off your artistic talent and you can win a great prize AND have your Pumpkin on display in the front lobby the rest of the week.  We'll see you Tuesday afternoon!

Starting Today and running until Halloween, all candy in the DECA store will be 25% off! Wear a costume on Halloween, and enjoy 50% off candy! Happy Halloween from Littleton DECA and Marketing students.

Lions Follies tickets will go on sale--ONLINE only--TODAY.  So, if you want a reserved seat, get ONLINE and order yours next week!!  We will be doing regular in school ticket sales starting the week of Nov. 4th.  See you at the show!!

Holiday/Break Food Baskets
Students and staff:  The Thanksgiving holiday is rapidly approaching, and Littleton High School would like to ensure that every student and their family has a holiday meal.  If you are able to make a donation or know of someone who could benefit from receiving a holiday food basket contact Mr. Hahn in the Counseling Department.

Blog Announcements:

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping, and enjoy live music and refreshments with friends, while you browse the unique, hand-crafted accessories at the third annual Littleton High School Performing Arts Music & Craft Fair!  The craft fair will be held on Saturday, Nov 9, 9 am-4 pm, in the LHS South Gym and Cafeteria. There will be artisans with a variety of items available for sale such as body care products, jewelry, scarves, photography, greeting cards, handbags, and much more.  All proceeds from the Craft Fair will be used to further the education of LHS Performing Arts students.  Come and enjoy the live music provided by our very talented Performing Arts students, and wrap up your holiday shopping early this year!  For more information visit: http://www.lhsperformingarts.net/craft-fair-information

If you had your picture taken on Retake Day, your new ID cards are here.  Please see Mrs. Mountfort in the main office to pick yours up.  If you order pictures on Retake Day, the picture order will come to the school the first week of November.

Attentions all students, LHS Bookkeeping will be closed from 7:30-9:00am daily.  Please plan accordingly. THANK YOU!

Calling all Littleton Public Schools ice hockey players! Tryouts for the Winter CHSAA season are Nov. 13 and 15 at the Ice Ranch in Littleton at 3PM. Visit www.heritagelpshockey.org for details.