Tuesday, February 11, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS:
Congrats to the girls basketball program for their sweep of Pomona on Friday night. The Varsity group dominated the Panthers for a 65-17 win, led by senior Vicky Whitney's defense and junior Lena Drakos with her great shooting. Join us tonight for a black out themed game vs. Standley Lake at 5:00 and 6:30 in the North gym. See you there!

The Girls Swim & Dive Team capped off their Championship season with a strong showing at the 4A State Championships. The team placed 13th overall! Individual placers were led by Ella Peterson, Johanna Shepela and CC Smith. All 3 relays placed, with both the 200 Medley and 200 Free placing in the top 10! Amazing job this year girls!

ACADEMICS:
College Information Night will take place tomorrow between 6:00-8:00 pm. Things will kick off in the library with a mini college fair, followed by the following breakout sessions:
Financial Aid, Scholarships and WUE
Making the Most of Your College Visit
Myth Busting the Application Process
Students and parents from all grade levels are welcome to attend!

SPORTS:
Tonight is the final open gym for LPS Boys Volleyball before tryouts! Come check us out at the Arapahoe aux gym from 8-10 pm! All LPS boys and all skill levels are welcome!

Hey Track-sters... our pre-season camp begins on Tuesday, February 18th from 3:45-5:15! Camp runs through Friday next week!

CLUB & ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) will meet today after school in the library from 3:35 to 4:30 pm. Join us to connect with new people, share ideas, and build a supportive community. All are welcome!

RoyalTea club is meeting this Wednesday, the 12th after school in the counseling office. Join us for some tea, games, and a new place to have fun!

Come celebrate Valentine's day with the Calculus and Coffee club this Friday morning! We will have breakfast, coffee, fun math problems, and great company. We meet before school in room 1979. New members are always welcome!

STUDENT BULLETIN:
Craft from the Heart – Student Event
This Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th, join the Mental Health Team in the front lobby during lunch to create a personalized Valentine’s Day card for someone you care about. Stop by, get creative, and spread the love!

BLOG ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LHS PTO will be hosting a restaurant fundraising night at Big Daddy's Pizza in Littleton between 5 and 8 PM today, February 11! This is definitely one of our most lucrative restaurant nights of the year and I want to get the word out early and often:). 30% of the proceeds for the event will come back to LHS PTO to support After Prom 2025. People do not have to mention LHS but it never hurts to let them know how much we care:). Orders can be dine-in or take-out (ordered on the Big Daddy's website or app). GrubHub/UberEats DoorDash not included.

Attention Juniors and Sophomores:
Applications for Auto Tech, Cosmetology, Fire Science and Pro Start are now being accepted on the district CTE website. Please see your counselor if you are interested in requesting one of these programs. The application window closes March 7, 2025. Please do not wait as these classes are very popular.

Are you interested in participating in Baseball, Girls Golf, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Soccer, Boys Swim & Dive, Girls Tennis and/or Track & Field? Spring sport registration is now open on the Athletics website.

Pre-season workouts for spring sports are already happening so reach out to your sport’s head coach if you need more info. Spring sport season practices officially start February 17 (Boys Swim & Dive) and February 24 (all other spring sports).

Feb Fest - the LHS Athletics event to raise money for all our LHS sports teams - is on Saturday, February 22nd from 1-5 pm at Pindustry and it's open to students again this year! Feb Fest is an afternoon of all the awesome Pindustry games - pinball, pool, arcade games and lots more! Plus, ice skating on the sky deck and great food! Tell your parents the link to buy tickets is in the Friday Flyer and on the LHS Athletics and Sports Booster Club websites - and to get tickets by Friday, January 31st for discounted early prices!