CONGRATULATIONS:
Littleton Distance closed out its 2020 season with a year-end celebration held in the Stadium. More than 20 athletes earned letters for their outstanding performances in this COVID-influenced season. Special awards went to McAllister Stewart and Evan Moore – Most Valuable Runner, McKenzie Pullar, and Dan Lamey – Most Improved, and Anika Bagal and Luke Suro – Rookie of the Year. Rylee Berger and Cooper Brown each received the Lion Heart Award, recognizing their unmatched sportsmanship, ongoing positive representation within the sport and school, and exceptional support of the team and its members. We wish Evan Moore good luck at State in Colorado Springs this weekend!
ACADEMICS:
STUDENT BULLETIN:
Seniors! Bettinger Photography will be here tomorrow and Friday to take FREE senior photos of every senior. If you have an even period language arts class, you will be pulled from that class to take your photo. If not, you will be pulled from a different class during your even in-person learning day. A full schedule of senior photos is posted outside the yearbook room in the back of the library. Please see Ms. Fisher with any questions.
SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There will be a virtual season preview meeting for the Girl's Swim & Dive Team on Monday at 7 PM. The link to join the meeting is https://meet.google.com/peh-tviw-uzw. We hope to see everyone there!
CLUB & ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FBLA is having a meeting tomorrow, October 22nd, at 7:50 am in room 1975. The first 17 people to sign up can attend in person. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Google Meet. See the FBLA Google Classroom for the sign up to join in person. The Classroom code is available from Ms. Clark or the flyers around school.
The LHS Purple and Gold chapter of the National Honor Society is happy to be inducting 42 new members to our ranks! Congratulations, new members. Our first full meeting of new and returning members tomorrow,October 22nd, or Friday, October 23rd at 8 am. Join the meeting through the NJHS Google Classroom link.
Attention STEM students, our first virtual guest speaker STEM lunch, will be next Wednesday, October 28th, during both A and B lunch. We will be joined by former LHS student and School of Mines graduate Lindley McCrary. Please see your email for more information and to sign up.
BLOG ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Featured Scholarships of the Week From the Post Grad Office!
Greenhouse Scholars: Deadline November 1
https://greenhousescholars.org/our-scholars/become-a-scholar/
A four-year renewable scholarship award of up to $5000
Eligibility Criteria:
Be a graduating high school senior planning to attend a four-year accredited academic institution
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a legal resident of Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, or North Carolina.
Have a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above
Demonstrate financial need (annual household income no greater than $70,000)
Possess excellent leadership skills, an ability to persevere through difficult circumstances, and a strong interest in and commitment to their community
Daniels Fund Scholarship: Deadline November 15
https://www.danielsfund.org/Promotional-Materials
A four-year renewable scholarship which pays up to $25,000 of unmet need and can be used at any college or university in the United States.
Eligibility Criteria:
Be a high school senior graduating from a school in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming
Be a resident of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming
Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
The applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must have an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $85,000 or less
Earn a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale)
Earn a minimum SAT Math score of 490 and a minimum Evidence-Based Reading & Writing score of 490, or a minimum ACT score of 18 in each category (writing score not required). Super scoring is not accepted.
For students who were unable to take the SAT or ACT due to COVID-19 cancellations, they are eligible to apply with a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.3 in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale), and do not need to provide standardized test scores.
