Monday, January 13, 2014

Today is ODD Period Day – Periods 1.3.5.7

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

The LHS Speech and Debate team competed at the GW Patriot Games tournament on Saturday. Competing against 39 schools and 600+ students, Littleton had a strong showing.  Leading the way:

Sara Leovic took 5th in Lincoln-Douglas debate
Kelly Dineen and David Levine took 3rd in policy debate
and Zavier Hose finished 2nd in Interpretation of Poetry

Special Events:

Attention students and staff!  Do you want a chance to win a Starbucks and or Chipotle gift card while contributing to a great cause at the same time?  The peer counselors are holding a penny war with proceeds to go towards the Second Wind Fund; whose mission is to decrease the incidence of suicide in children and youth by removing the financial and social barriers to treatment.  For the rest of January, the peer counselors will be outside the cafeteria during A and B lunches.  So bring your spare change and out compete your classmates and teachers.  For any additional information, please see one of the peer counselors in the cafeteria or one of them or Mr. Hahn in the counseling office.

If you are interested in being a part of the creation, marketing, planning or filming of the lip dub this year, there will be a meeting in room 124 at 2:20 this Wednesday.

Club Announcements: 

Are you interested in being a member of the newspaper or yearbook staff next year?  Do you like writing stories, taking pictures, and helping tell the story of Littleton High School?  If so, come to an informational meeting in room 140 after school on Thursday, January 16.  You can ask questions, get an application, and have a snack.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact Miss Kron or Mrs. Fisher.

DECA members attending state, you have a short informational meeting this Thursday at 2:20 in room 124. Please let Mr. Decker know if you cannot attend.

FBLA – Remember, District Tests are after school this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Projects are due Wednesday.

Sport Announcements:

Our Unified Lions Basketball Team has been invited to play at the Pepsi Center. There is a Mandatory Meeting TODAY @ 2:30 in room 105. All Partners interested in coming to the Pepsi Center must be at the meeting.

Academic Announcements: 

Two college admissions representatives will be in Post Grad TODAY at noon to talk with juniors and seniors.  Find out all about Fort Lewis College in Durango and the Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia.  Come to Post Grad if you need a pass.

The LPS swim waiver test will be held at Heritage High School on Thurs., Jan. 23 at 2:30 pm in the HHS pool.  The test is open to all current LPS students in grades 9-12.  For complete information on how to register with Ms. Rossing at Heritage, as well as a criteria sheet on what you need to know for the test, please stop by the counseling office.   Registration is limited, and the deadline to register at HHS is Wed., Jan. 22.

Other Announcements: 

Winter Dance guest forms are available in student services and the main office. They are due Thursday, 1/30/14 at the student services office.

Blog Announcements:

Students – do you need a computer? If you do not have a computer at home, we have free computers for you. These are refurbished desktop computers, not laptops. They use the XP operating system and are loaded with Open Office; please see Mr. Hahn in the counseling office to receive a voucher for a free computer and/or more information.

If you have any poems, short pieces or writing, photography or artwork please submit it to the ink magazine by emailing it to lhsinkclub@gmail.com or bringing it to Mrs. Kaska's room #110. Thanks!

Happy New Years from your Lions Sports Booster Club!  Please join us for our General Booster meeting on Wednesday evening January 15th at 6PM in room 139.  Also, Save The Day for our 3rd Annual FebruaryFest on February 21st!!