Thursday, October 31, 2019

STUDENT BULLETIN
The swim test will be Wednesday, November 13th, at 3:45 pm. Sign up starts today in the counseling office. This is limited to the first 30 students.

Reminder to seniors - The Boettcher Scholarship deadline is November 1st deadline at 11:59 PM!

The Concurrent Enrollment meeting for students who want to attend classes at ACC during 2nd semester will be Monday, November 4, 2019, right after school in room 1610. Any questions, see Mr. Puchino.

There is still time to sign up for our last blood drive day-next Friday, November 8th. See Ms. A-B or Mr. Puchino in counseling for more details.

Seniors who have Early Action Deadlines of November 15th, MUST request transcripts in Naviance and pay the Registrar no later than Thursday, November 7th and Seniors who have Early Actions Deadlines of December 1st, MUST request transcripts in Naviance and pay the Registrar no later than Friday, November 15th (this is due to the Thanksgiving break which is the last week of November).

CLUB & ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Halloween Jazz in the Lobby this afternoon. Come and enjoy your favorite Halloween songs performed Jazz Style! Show us your best Thriller, Dance, and Monster Mash!

GSA will meet tomorrow morning and every Friday in the Forum at 7:45 am.

SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Attention Track and Field Athletes. There will be an important meeting on Thursday, November 7th, at 3:40 pm in the Forum! Winter Workouts, Indoor Meets, Spirit Packs, and other Tantalizing stuff will be discussed! See Coach Koepke if you have questions!

Your LPS Girls Gymnastics Team is competing in Regionals tonight on Halloween at Green Mountain High School! The competition begins at 4 pm. This is their opportunity to qualify for State as a Team & on Individual Events. Be fierce, Lion Gymnasts!

BLOG ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Once again, the online application for the highly competitive and prestigious Boettcher Scholarship is now open, with an 11:59 pm November 1st deadline. If you're interested in finding out more, go to BoettcherFoundationOnline.org. Please read the information at that link very carefully. There is an abundance of information about the steps required as well as tips on how to make your application stronger. The application process is somewhat lengthy, and the requirements are quite specific. Don't delay in beginning the process. Please stop by Post Grad and speak to Ms. Reimers if you have questions. Also, please email Ms. Reimers if you plan to apply for the Boettcher.

FAFSA for Seniors and their parents - Every year families nervously await and often postpone filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Some skip the ordeal entirely because they think it’s a waste of time and only a fast track to federal student loans. However, the FAFSA package also includes college scholarships and grants. Not filling it out is one of many costly FAFSA mistakes and can result in families losing money that could have helped them pay for college.

CLICK HERE for link for the 7 costliest FAFSA mistakes!

CLICK HERE to start FAFSA now!! Free Application for Federal Student Aid