Friday, October 24, 2014

Today is an EVEN Period Day – Periods 2.4.6.8.

Student Recognition & Congratulations: 

Congratulations to the Freshman and the Varsity volleyball teams who beat Standley Lake in their last regular season volleyball match. The Varsity team begins their post season play in Golden tomorrow in tournament play! Congratulations and good luck ladies!

Congratulation Varsity Boys soccer for winning the 1st round of State playoffs over Mesa Ridge 5-0! We will host Durango on Tuesday for the 2nd round game at 5pm in the stadium.  A reminder because this is a playoff game, no passes will be accepted.  Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for general admission.  GO LIONS!

Special Events:

It's here! It's here! The first edition of the on-line student literary and art magazine, Inspirlions! You can access it on the LHS home page. Check out the frightening Halloween issue! And submit your stories, poems, photographs and artwork for our next issue.

Don’t forget to sign up for THE STRIDE happening Sunday, October 26.  Littleton High School has received $1,000 three years in a row for the most high school participants.  Let’s continue the winning streak.  Everyone is invited to participate!! Register online or come to the main office.  See you on Sunday!

Halloween O Grams are on sale now!  Find a student council member to buy your Halloween O Gram today. They are only $1 which includes a message and candy. All the profits go to the Musana School that LHS supports in Uganda, Africa.

Sports Announcements:

Open gym for Girls basketball continues this Monday night from 6:30-8:30 in the North gym.  Come and get ready for the season which is just around the corner!  Preseason Camp begins on Wednesday, November 5th from 5:00-7:00 and tryouts start up on November 12th.  It is an exciting time for the LHS Girls Basketball Program and we hope to see you there!

Attention all Boys lacrosse players: if you are interested in playing lacrosse in the spring, you have a very important meeting for you and your parents on Wednesday, October 29th in the Forum at 6 pm. See you there!

Club Announcements:

Speech and Debate team members have a team meeting TODAY after school in the Speech Room.

Inspirlions staff, our next meeting will be next Wednesday, October 29, in room 112. Bring your own work and ideas for our next issue.

Academic Announcements: 

Attention Freshman, Sophomore, & Juniors – the swim test sign-up sheet is in the Counseling office. Swim test dates are Wednesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 6th.  The classes are limited to the first 30 students per session.

Attention Seniors - a swim waiver test date is scheduled for Tuesday, November 11th right after school. Seniors must sign up in the Counseling office.

A representative from Fort Lewis College will be here to meet with juniors and seniors on Monday at 1 o'clock in the Counseling Office.

Other Announcements:

Students, have you noticed the veterans who carry the flags out on the 50-yard line for the National Anthem at home football games?  They are members of the American Legion, and each year, this organization sponsors an oratory contest. Winners from each state event go to nationals, where the first prize winner last year won an $18,000 scholarship.  If you are interested in participating in this contest, please go to their website, www.legion.org/oratorical.  The Colorado competition will be held this January, right here in Littleton, at Arapahoe Community College.

Blog Announcements:

Attention all Technology Student Association members - we will meet on Oct. 30th since we don't have school on the 3rd Thursday this month.  Oct. 30th is the last day to sign up for events before runoffs are determined for Nov. 6th.  If you haven't paid your dues, please do so ASAP and get signed up for your events.

Kick off Halloween Week with a trip to the Mausoleum Haunted House, just south of Belleview and Broadway. Bring your Littleton ID and the Mausoleum will make a donation to After Prom for everyone in your group! Free $3 discount tickets are available at Wendy’s. All family and friends of Littleton are welcome; just make sure you mention Littleton High School at the door. 152 Rafferty Gardens Avenue.

Have you completed Introduction to Computer Science and are looking for the next programming class that we have to offer? We are excited to offer Computer Science II starting in January.  The course will by taught by Ms. Montoya and is open to any student who has completed the Intro course. If you are interested in this class, please see your counselor at once so that we can enroll you and make any necessary schedule adjustments.