Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Today is EVEN Period Day – Periods 2.4.6.8

Student Recognition & Congratulations:

Congratulations to LHS TSA, they came in a very close race in 2nd place even though they were outnumbered 2-1. 22 of the 36 qualified for nationals.  Great job to the entire team.

Sport Announcements:

Congratulations to Poe Di and Aron Pino for making honorable mention All-League for wrestling, and for Aron Pino for his state championship at the freshman/sophomore state tournament.

Special Events:

Are you looking for some guilt free Chocolate?  Well look no further.  Friday, March 7th is FCCLA Day at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (located in the King Soopers on Broadway and Mineral).  Come and support FCCLA by eating some chocolate or frozen yogurt.

Other Announcements:

Attention seniors, the sign up sheet to audition for a graduation speech spot is closing on Thursday of this week--the 6th!  If you want to get your name on the list, see Therese in the main office ASAP!  We will NOT take any names after Thursday this week.  Thanks

Academic Announcements: 

The LHS Swim waiver test will be Wed., March 12 at 8 or 9 am.  Students MUST attend the session they sign up for.  Registration will take place in the counseling office March 3 thru March 11, or when spots are filled up.  Each session is limited to 30 participants.  The test is open to all current LPS students.  For further questions, please see Ms. Whalen in the P.E. office, or the Counseling Office.

In addition, the AHS swim waiver is Thursday, March 20 at 6:00 am.  To sign up, students must email AHS contact,   Jennifer Leyden, AHS,  jleyden@lps.k12.co.us.

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: 

The Colorado Club will meet in Room 206 TODAY at 2:15pm.

FCCLA will be having a meeting this Thursday in room 120, after school.  If you are going to the state competition, please be sure to bring your guidelines.  All other members will work on the scrapbook.

 Blog Announcements:

Hey Littleton High School parents! Tuesday, March 4th is the date for parent/teacher conferences. Take the night off from cooking, and join fellow LHS families at Merle’s Restaurant in downtown Littleton for dinner. Merle’s will be giving 10% of proceeds from that evening to our after-prom committee, helping with LHS PTO costs to sponsor the evening for our students.  Let Merle’s know you are a Littleton family so they know to include your dinner in the final count for our fundraising. Every little bit helps us to pay for this very fun event at Brunswick Zone. Also, bring your checkbooks to parent/teacher conferences at school. PTO will have a table set up with gift cards for sale, also to benefit our after-prom event. A variety of cards will be available for purchase, from many local restaurants and businesses, including: Target, Il Vicino, Brio, Canvas and Cocktails, The Wooden Table, P.F. Changs, Snooze…. to name just a few! Support after-prom AND treat your family to a night out!

LHS Instrumental Music Concert is March 18th, we will be featuring all of the LHS Instrumental Music Performing Ensembles - Symphonic Winds, Orchestra and Jazz Ensembles.  One of our featured pieces that evening is the full Symphony Orchestra performance of the Danzon No. 2 by Marquez.  The Symphonic Winds will also present a new piece titled J.S. Jig that features the music of Johann Sebastian Bach set in a very contemporary way for band.  The Jazz Ensembles will perform a feature piece titled ShowTime! that showcases every section of the Jazz Ensemble. Concert is at 7pm on Tuesday, March 18th in the Theater and admission is FREE!

Please join us for the annual IB Visual Art Show at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 West Powers Avenue, Littleton. The opening reception is from 5:30 to 7:30 this Friday, February 28. Come see the work of IB artists Jibin Abraham, Lilly Bell, Emma Capra, Thinh Dinh, Graham Fee and Erika Remy. If you cannot attend the reception, please visit the gallery any time; the show runs through March 22.

Course selection for the 2014-2015 school year starts this  week:
Current 10th graders, Class of 2016:  March 3 & 4 during Social Studies classes.
Current 9th graders:  Class of 2017:  March 5 & 6 during Language Arts classes.
All CURRENT LHS students will be required to have their course requests inputted into their Infinite Campus account by March 18.  Please see Counseling if you are have any questions.

There is food in the Writing Center on Wednesday! Come in with writing related work and enjoy a sweet or salty treat, and try our featured tutor's favorite tea.