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Lindblom Math & Science Academy is an inclusive, challenging, and supportive community that empowers students to become compassionate leaders who understand, engage, and impact the world.

Lindblom Math & Science Academy will empower every student to excel academically, grow personally, and thrive as engaged citizens in an ever-changing world.

Dear Eagles,

This February, we join the nation in acknowledging and celebrating the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout American history. Black History Month is also a time to reflect on the history of the African diaspora and people of pan-African heritage which includes the forced migration of Africans to the Americas and other parts of the world. Black history spans far beyond American history - Black history serves an integral role in world history.

I am deeply grateful for those who endured hardships we can never fully fathom to pave the way so that we could attain their heartfelt hopes and wildest dreams. Our school community will recognize and celebrate the resilience, talent, and contributions of African-Americans and people of pan-African heritage to society throughout this month. We invite you to help us highlight Lindblom students, staff, and alumni of African-American and pan-African heritage by submitting nominations via this form: https://tinyurl.com/LMSA-BHM.

Last but not least, National School Counseling Week is observed from February 3rd to 7th. Our admin team extends a resounding “THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO” to our counseling department. While teachers help build content knowledge to help students flex their intellectual muscles, our counseling department is proverbial wind beneath our Eagles’ wings… helping them fly to higher heights in a myriad ways. Our counselors help students achieve academic success, develop social-emotional skills, and explore post-secondary options and opportunities. We value their expertise in our efforts to equip our students for life beyond high school. I encourage you to take a few moments to thank a counselor this week.

Onward and upward, ~Principal Banks

Swoop, Swoop

Congratulations to the 551 students from grades 7-12 who have made the 1st Semester Honor Roll. 193 students earned ALL A's; 358 earned ONLY As & Bs. 2024-2025.

Congratulations to our Academic Decathlon students on their stupendous accomplishments! The following students placed in the Honors Division with their awards: Charlotte Bright was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 2nd Place Music, and 6th Place Literature. Miguel Diaz was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 5th Place in Social Science, 8th Place in the Honor Division, 7th Place in Economics, 7th Place in Art, and 9th Place in Science. Daisy Rodriguez was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 6th Place in Honors Division, 3rd Place Science, 4th place Economics, 4th Place Math, 5th Place Music, and 6th Place Social Science. The next list of students placed in the Scholastic Division with their awards: Alexia Banks was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 2nd Place Literature, and 6th Place Economics. Leah Harris was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 3rd place Art, 4th place Economics, 5th place Literature, and 6th place Music. Marielle Ndam was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 2nd Place Music, and 3rd Place Literature. The next group placed in the Varsity Division: Amber Robinson was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 1st Place Mathematics, 2nd Place for Overall Varsity Division, 2nd Place Social Science, and 3rd Place Music. Juan Sanchez-Reyes was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 1st Place Art, 2nd Place Language & Literature, 3rd Place Social Science, and 5th Place Music. Kevin Zavala was awarded the 1st Round Winner, 1st Place Social Science, 2nd Place Music, and 2nd Place Mathematics.

We want to acknowledge LMSA staff and students of Pan-African descent in our school community as we honor Black History Month. Please use this linked nomination form to highlight a member of our school community who is representing Pan-African heritage. https://tinyurl.com/LMSA-BHM

The garden colloquium is looking for a couple of parent volunteers on colloquium days during the second semester to help with garden and greenhouse activities. If you are interested in volunteering for a single day or multiple, the help would be greatly appreciated! All experience levels are welcome.

• Dates are: Feb 5, 12, March: 5, 12, 19, April: 9, 23, 30, May: 7, 14, 21
• During AM or PM colloquium

If you are interested, please email both Ms. Maxwell (klmaxwell@cps.edu) and Mx. Dirr (sdirr@cps.edu).

Compass Health Center

Provides mental health care specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma &PTSD, school anxiety &refusal, OCD, etc. Onsite and virtual programs available to children, adolescents, and adults.

Chicago, IL 877-552-6672

Northbrook, IL 877-492-0171

Oakbrook, IL 877-492-0188

https://compasshealthcenter.net/patient-referrals/?utm_campaign=DailyVest&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Mental%20Health&utm_content=Q1%202024%20DV

Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital

Provides comprehensive behavioral health treatment for adolescents ages 13-17. Concerns include: ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Intermittent explosive disorder, Psychosis, Addiction. Also provide treatment for secondary diagnosis of autism, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, eating disorder, etc.

773-878-9700

Montrosebehavioral.com

4720 N Clarendon avenue

Riveredge Hospital

Provides comprehensive mental health treatment for children and adolescents. For adults over 18 years old, Riveredge offers inpatient and outpatient treatment and services. Inpatient behavioral health program for adults with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Counseling Services

Metropolitan Family services

Services include after school and job readiness programs, counseling/mental health services, legal assistance, housing etc.

Multiple locations

Lutheran Social Services

Provide services for housing, home based care services for seniors, intellectual/developmental disability programs, mental health and addiction services, services for children youth and family

Multiple locations

Oak Park Counseling Center (individual therapy, couple and family therapy, group therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management)

101 Madison Street 2nd floor

Oak Park, Ilinois 60302

708-859-8004

Chatham Family Counseling Services ((individual therapy, couple and family therapy, group therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management)

111 e 87st –suite 300

773-413-1818

Aunt Marthas (provides healthcare and wellness care for the family including behavior health, primary care, women’s health, care coordination, etc).

Multiple locations

3528 e 118th st

844-346-9977

TMH Behavior Services (individual, family, couples, mental health case management)

710 e 47th st.

Ste 203W

Chicago, IL 60653

Friend Health (men and women’s health, children’s health, substance use disorder, legal aid, dental services, behavioral health, etc).

Multiple locations

Public Assistance

mRelief

https://www.mrelief.com

Illinois Hunger Coalition

https://www.ilhunger.org

Greater Food Depository https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/

Legal Aid

Legal Aid Chicago https://legalaidchicago.org/

LMSA is currently in the process of learning more about potential AI integration in our classrooms, and we want to hear from you. Please complete this survey to let us know how (or if) you use AI in your current job and what you believe our students should be learning about AI in order to prepare for their future.

Science Opportunities for Students

The theme of this year’s Black History Month display is Black Resistance. I’d like to include your contribution to the display. Please share a quote, song, piece of artwork, or book recommendation that shows an act of Black Resistance so we can add it to the display. Here is a link for sharing contributions.

Be empowered to show your talents and bravery by auditioning for this year's ALL BALL! Sign up for an audition slot and/or sign up to walk in a category. This is a High School only event. If you have questions- see Miss Gerleve in room 136.

Current Sophomores and Juniors, are you interested in developing your leadership skills and earning service learning hours while hosting fun activities for the whole school? Sign up for the Writing Center Tutors class, which counts as an English Elective, for next year. Fill out the interest form here. Ask Ms. Confer or any current Writing Center tutors if you have questions about the class.

• 2/17: No School (President's Day)
• 2/25: No School (School Improvement Day)

On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, the ACT will be administered to 11th-grade students, as well as to 12th-grade students who have not met the state-mandated exam requirement.

On Thursday, April 10th, 2025, the PreACT will be administered to 9th and 10th-grade students. The District will designate April 8th as a non-attendance day for 9th, 10th, and 12th-grade students and April 10th as a non-attendance day for 11th and 12th-grade students.

Dear 8th Grade Families,

We are excited to begin planning our 8th Grade Graduation Cedar Point Trip! To ensure we can finalize the details, we need to confirm how many students will be attending.

Please take a moment to complete the form below to indicate whether your child will be participating in the trip:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwpIcIvm8paUCddvuepnjarw4FBmXIXlo7ix4ssGou1p_ZVA/viewform?usp=header

Once we have a finalized count, we will provide more detailed information, including the total cost and a finalized itinerary. Your timely response will help us make this a memorable experience for our students!

Thank you!

HERE is the recording and HERE are the Slides from our 9th/10th grade townhall meeting last Wednesday. If you have any questions, please reach out to AP Meadows (mmeadows@cps.edu).

PAC will be hosting a Taste of the Diaspora night, an event to celebrate Black History Month and the foods of the various pan-African cultures we have represented at Lindblom (i.e., African-American/Black, African, Caribbean, Afro-Latino, etc.). This event will take place in-person at 5:30pm on Thursday, February 20th in the Ballroom. PAC will be providing some food that night, but we are encouraging families to bring in food to share as well. Families can sign-up to bring food under the February dates in this spreadsheet. This event will also feature performances from our incredibly talented students.

Spring Break College Tour

Sat, Feb 22, 2025 | Chicago Volunteer for NSBE’s 13th Annual Engineers Week Expo! The expo will welcome up to 350 K-12 students and parents to the future by delivering a variety of hands-on interactive workshops! https://www.chicagonsbe.org/events/engineers-week-volunteers-2025

Please visit our athletics website for information relating to sports.

• Our winter sports season is coming to an end. Please log into your parent Aspen portal to pay the Winter Athletic Fees associated to your student's participation. You may also come into the main office to pay. Additional winter sports fee will be added to Aspen as their season starts.
• Eagle Support is needed! Our students are looking good and team spirit is ESSENTIAL in keeping the momentum. We'd love to see you at our games friends and families!
• Interested in Lindblom gear? Shop online.

Our week 21 attendance ended with 90.96%. As a reminder, students that are late to first and/or fifth periods will count towards their 5 tardies in a week. Students and parents will be receiving detention notifications beginning February 3rd. The attendance policy is included here. Feel free to email Mr. Hayes, our attendance coordinator, if there are questions about your attendance, bdhayes2@cps.edu.