APRIL 2025 BOLTS BULLETIN
February 2025
🌼 4/04/2025 Mini-thon 6pm to 4/05/2025 6am
🌼 4/07/2025 to 4/11/2025 Spirit Week
🌼 Week of 4/07/2025: Class of 2028 Gertrude Hawk chocolate fundraiser delivered (listen for announcements)
🌼4/10/2025: "B" Schedule Clubs
🌼 4/11/2025 Pep Rally
🌼 4/18/2025 to 4/21/2025: Students/Staff Vacation, No School
🌼4/22/2025: Students Return to School
🌼4/23/2025: "B" Schedule Advisory/BPP
🌼4/25/2025: Mid-Marking Period
🌼4/30/2025: "B" Schedule Class Meetings (Hand out Caps & Gowns) & Junior's meet with Leer Photography about senior yearbook photos
MINI-THON
Mini-THON is a fundraising event through the Four Diamonds foundation to raise money for childhood cancer. This event is based off of Penn State University’s Dance Marathon event. Students organize their events at over 200 schools, and they often include games, music, and dancing. Mini-THON brings hope to families in need and gives back to the community to make a difference in the lives of children fighting cancer. Please consider making a donation directly to the LHS campaign by sending cash or a check to LHS Mini-Thon OR DONATE HERE
LHS National Honor Society Blood Drive
The LHS National Honor Society will host a Blood Drive to benefit the Red Cross.
Save the Date: April 24, 2025
Location: Maple Avenue Middle School Cafeteria
Time: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Sign up now or email Mrs. Lawyer
LASD District Calendar
The last day of school for students will be Thursday, May 29th.
SPIRIT WEEK
The LHS Student Council is excited to announce that on Friday, April 11, during periods 10 and 11, we will be hosting a Pep Rally in the new gym for both students and staff! This event will feature Minute-to-Win-It-style games, and the winning grade will receive a custom Bolts Spirit Stick as a prize.
OUTSTANDING STAFF NOMINATIONS
Is there a staff member that made a positive impact on you or your student this school year? Did someone at LASD make your experience here exciting and memorable? Littlestown Area School District is now accepting nominations for the 2024-2025 Outstanding Staff!
Select one or more staff members from the following categories in the google form below:
Outstanding Transportation / Maintenance / Custodial Staff
Outstanding Building Support Staff
Outstanding Coach / Advisor
Outstanding ACES Teacher
Outstanding MAMS Teacher
Outstanding LHS Teacher
Once you make your nominations, please share what makes them awesome and a standout employee of LASD!
Deadline to nominate is May 16, 2025!
NOMINATE HERE: 2024-2025 Nominations for Outstanding Staff
Student Information Day at HACC's Gettysburg Campus
Adams County students, including a group from LHS, attended The Adams County Transition Council’s Student Information Day at HACC’s Gettysburg Campus. Throughout the day-long event, the students attended speaker sessions where they viewed presentations and participated in discussions related to the various social and employment expectations that come with being an adult, including The Difference Between High School and College, Programs Offered at Hiram G. Andrews Education Center, Johnstown, PA, Employment Opportunities Within a School District, What is the Law?: Important Changes in Status When You Turn 18, Dressing for an Interview, Healthy Relationships, and Soft Skills: What are They and Why are They Important?. Students were also given the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills during a Mock interview session. Just before sitting down to a Subway lunch (with a chocolate chip cookie!), provided by the transition council, the students heard a keynote address on overcoming adversity, given by Daniel Rivera, founder of Legacy Supportive Care Services, LLC. Feedback from students indicates that the experience was both informative and enjoyable. Students especially enjoyed the Dressing for an Interview session presented by Jenn Nicrone of PSECU.
Thunderbolt Foundation Grants
COACHING GRANT (for coaches)
The purpose of Coaching Grants is to provide coaches the opportunity to share and learn new teaching techniques, strategies, concepts, and to network with other coaches.
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
SPRING SPORTS
Support our Spring Student Athletes by attending events. Check out the full schedule here. You can also stop LHS Main Office for an easy to use pocket version of the schedule.
Happy Spring Everyone
The health office has moved. With the new addition now being occupied the health office now has a new home that is much more open and bigger. The health office has a room that the students and staff can do tele-health appointments in as well as specific rooms for treatment of students and staff. You can now find the new health office around the corner from the main office. To get into the health office please enter through the door that is located in the lobby area near the new gym.
Also if your student is sick please keep them home. Please remind your student to be carrying a water bottle with them at all times so that they can stay hydrated and healthy. This is a good time to remind everyone to be washing their hands frequently.
Reminder students can not carry any medications with them in school. This includes cough drops and over the counter medications like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, vitamins, or supplements. If your student needs to have medication or needs a cough drop, Tylenol or Ibuprofen, they can visit the health room for these medications. Students are not allowed to bring in prescription medication to the health office, according to school policy all medication must be bought in by a parent/guardian in the original container with the students name, date of birth, name of medication, and instructions for giving the medication and the parent or guardian will need to sign the medication in with the health office.
The health room does not have any allergy/cold medicine. If your child needs allergy/cold medicine please be sure that they are taking it prior to coming to school and that it will last for 8 hours to get the student through the day.
If you have a student that is in 11th grade, please turn in their physical forms to the health office along with an updated immunization form if you have not already done so. Also as a reminder any current 11th graders will need to have their 2nd meningococcal vaccine (MCV)to start the 12th grade. If your student has not had it, please contact your physician office to get the appointment set up to get vaccination so that your student will not miss any time from school.
As the school year is starting to wind down please remind your students to be sure to eat breakfast, get plenty of rest and bring a water bottle to school with them so that they are prepared for the testing that happens at the end of the school year.
Prevent Suicide Poster Contest Winners Announced
The results are in! Mr Capik’s Advanced Photography class had 3 entries place as finalists in Prevent Suicide in PA’s student PSA contest. “Your Story Isn’t Over” created by Chloe Kirchner, Veda Richardson, and Kayla Spencer was awarded second place overall and our 2 other entries tied for 4th place.
As part of the contest, “Your Story Isn’t Over” will be professionally printed and distributed throughout the state. The students also have the opportunity to attend the 2025 Suicide Prevention Night at Citizens Bank Park (home of the Philadelphia Phillies), attend a private tour of the stadium, and a meet and greet with the Phillie Phanatic.
Daughters of the American Revolution Contest Winner
Congratulations to LHS Senior Lily Cole who earned 1st place for our local DAR Good Citizen Essay contest and placed 3rd at the State level. Lily along with her parents and LHS Assistant Principal Andrew Prietz enjoyed a luncheon at the Dobbin House. Lily had the honor of reading her award winning essay to a packed room.
Read more about the scholarship contest:
Each year the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in diverse areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therapy, elementary and secondary education, chemistry, math, science and English. Scholarship amounts vary and are open to high school seniors.
UPCOMING IMPORTANT FFA DATES:
🚜 4/01/2025: Spring Contest forms Due
🚜 4/04/2025: Banquet Forms Due
🚜 4/09/2025: Adams County Envirothon
🚜 4/14/2025: Area Horse Judging Competition
🚜 4/16/2025: Area FFA Spring Competition Day
🚜 4/24/2025: Regional FFA public Speaking
🚜 4/25/2025: FFA Banquet
🚜 4/30/2025: Staff Plant Sale (2:30-4:30pm)
🚜 5/02/2025: Spring Plant Sale 8am-5pm
🚜 5/03/2025: Spring Plant Sale: 8am- 3pm
🚜 5/09/2025: Spring Plant Sale 8am-5pm (if supplies last)
🚜 5/10/2025: Spring Plant Sale : 8am - 3pm (if supplies last)
Did you know that BREAKFAST is FREE for every student in our school district? However, in order to be FREE, students must make sure they are getting a fruit or fruit juice along with their entree item. Is your student unsure about how it works? Send them to the Counseling Office and we will walk them through it OR our awesome Cafeteria Staff can help too.
Does your student qualify for FREE & REDUCED LUNCH? Parents need to re-apply each school year as government guidelines do change yearly. Re-apply within the SchoolCafe app or website.
Stay on top of your student's SchoolCafe account. Do they need more money added or are they in the negative? You can add money via schoolcafe or send a check made out to Littlestown High School with your students name/account number.
Need further help? Contact Food Service Coordinator Jenifer Dooley or 717-359-4146 x1299
SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION
Registration is a way our government keeps a list of names of men from which to draw in case of a national emergency requiring rapid expansion of our Armed Forces. By registering all young men, Selective Service ensures that a future draft will be fair and equitable.
You can register beginning when you turn 17 years and 3 months old, but you must register by your 18th birthday to avoid the possibility of any fines/penalties.
NOTE: Registering with Selective Service does not mean you are joining the military.
Find out more and REGISTER HERE.