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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 and Families,

We pray that you’ll have a Thanksgiving break that brings you everything you need to be at peace. Although our building is closed for the Thanksgiving break, we are just a phone call away. Please utilize the following information as it pertains to your needs.

If you have thoughts of depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicide, or

are in a crisis, you can contact a Crisis Counselor 24/7. Otherwise,

I will respond to your email as soon as possible after my return.

To reach the Crisis Hotline, text HOME to 741741 or call the National

Youth Crisis Hotline at 1-800-448-3000.

You can call other hotlines for targeted support for specific mental

health issues. These include:

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago: 1-833-626-4244

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 1-800-662-4357

The National Eating Disorder Association: 1-800-931-2237

The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Support): 1-866-488-7386

The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Sincerely,

Lindblom Administration

~Swoop, swoop

Congratulations to Harper Williams, Sofia Garcia, and their parents! They were the only parents that completed the Cultivate Survey with their students and provided evidence of submission. Harper and Sofia please see AP Morales for your prizes when you return from break. Shout-out to the best PSRPs in Chicago Public Schools! On Wednesday, we acknowledged and celebrated our PSRPs for their outstanding commitment to Lindblom. We are grateful to work alongside of these amazing staff. Lastly, we'd like to give kudos to our Honors Human Geo students! They completed projects that highlight Chicago communities that have been subjected to a very segregated process known as "redlining".

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Students can be dropped off or picked up on Wolcott and Winchester. Double Parking is prohibited! Please be considerate of the handicap ramps on Winchester and DO NOT park in front of the ramp. There is Safe Passage surrounding the perimeter of Lindblom and we'd like to enforce a "Kiss and Go" to avoid traffic back-ups; therefore, consider use of alternate blocks (like Damen, 61st Street, etc) for ease of traffic.

Students may enter the building through Door 3 (on Wolcott) or Door 9 (on Winchester). Please be mindful that these are the only doors that students should exit during/after dismissal.

Information sessions will be held next week November 18th and 19th in room 313 during lunch periods for those interested in Lindblom student government. All 9th through 11th grade students are invited to attend the information session to learn more about how they could serve as members of the student government

National Honor Society applications have been released to all 11th and 12th-grade students and are due December 6th. Induction will be based on a scoring rubric that allocates points based on Service, Leadership, Scholarship, and Character. While there is a minimum GPA requirement of an unweighted 3.3, all upperclassmen can apply.

The CASE program is run by Cubs Charities with the goal of introducing students to all of the various careers and opportunities that exist in the sports industry and to give them information, skills, and pathways to pursuing those career opportunities in the future. Lindblom will once again have a cohort of students participating in the CASE program, but your help is needed in recruiting students!

Students (preferably sophomores and juniors, but seniors are welcome as well) who fit the criteria below, please send their names and email addresses to Mr. Raichel, naraichel1@cps.edu.

• Interest in a career in sports
• Passion for sports
• Curiosity and willingness to ask questions
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Team player, ability to collaborate with peers
• Self-advocate; someone who seizes opportunities and wants to connect with mentors
• Would benefit from an opportunity to build connections with professionals

Science Opportunities for Students

Below is information about a webinar about (MS)^2, a free residential summer program in math and science. Lindblom students who have participated in the past have found the experience invaluable.

• Attend a (MS)2 Admissions Webinar

Register HERE for a virtual information session (ZOOM Meeting ID#672 204 3928) or view the webinar slides.

Saturday, November 16 @ 1 p.m. EST
Saturday, December 7 @ 1 p.m. EST

• Visit the (MS)2 Website
  http://www.andover.edu/ms2
  
  
• Hear (MS)2 Scholar Testimonials
  https://youtu.be/5pxsIhtvJsw

Starting second semester, students with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 after 7 semesters can qualify for college-ready coursework without having to take a placement exam or have the requisite SAT score. Please consider if you have students who can take advantage of this increased opportunity to participate in early college coursework and if this new qualifier would make additional spring dual credit coursework more feasible.

Spring ‘25 Semester Dual Enrollment – Registration is OPEN*

• Spring 16-Week Semester Registration is due January 6 and courses begin on January 13.

• Spring 12-Week Semester Registration is due February 3 and courses begin on February 10.

• Dual Enrollment Toolkit

* Spring courses may fill quickly, so early registration is encouraged.

Expanded Access by The Virtual Academy

• Spring recruitment for virtual Dual Credit courses offered through CPS Virtual Academy in partnership with Kennedy-King College is underway. Recruitment for extended day courses has begun:

• Program Overview & Flyer

• Course Offerings

• Student Sign-Up Google Form

This is a scholarship opportunity for our undergraduate and graduate Eagles: Deadline: December 1, 2024 • Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship: –This scholarship for service program gives undergraduate and graduate students a full scholarship and guarantee of employment upon degree completion. –See more: https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart

The University of Chicago Medicine Heart & Vascular Center Mentorship Program offers 11th and 12th graders early exposure to careers and opportunities in Medical Science and Health Care with a focus on cardiovascular medicine. All students who are accepted into the program will receive: A personalized Uchicago Medicine Labcoat, Personal Laptop, Letters of Recommendation and Access to Real World Experiences in a Professional Hospital Setting.

Deadline to apply: December 6, 2024. Application

It’s the time of year when the days are getting shorter and darkness comes early. For the safety of our students, we’re reminding you that our building closes at 5:30 pm. We often find students hanging around to mingle with friends and then they walk to the bus stop alone. We don’t recommend this behavior and we are concerned about it.

With the holiday season approaching, we'd like to give you a heads up that our building will close at 4:00 pm on December 20th, which is the last day prior to the winter break. Please plan ahead to make arrangements for your student to be picked up by 4:00 pm on December 20th.

• 11/25 - 11/29: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
• 12/3: ALSC Meeting ( https://www.lindblomeagles.org/m/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=221565&type=d&pREC_ID=431914. )
• 12/10: Winter Band and Choir Concert @5:30
• 12/16 - 12/19: Final Exams
• 12/20: Building Hours 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• 12/23 - 1/3/25: No School (Winter Break)

Please visit our athletics website for information relating to sports.

• Our winter sports season has begun. 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.

High school students: Wouldn’t it be cool to have your writing published in the Chicago Sun-Times as a guest columnist?!

Here’s your chance to turn that dream into reality! You're invited to submit a short column about your vision for the future, based on the theme "Looking Ahead." However you interpret the theme is fair game – whether it’s writing about personal goals, professional aspirations, the environment, diversity or politics, we want to hear your unique perspective.

Here’s how it works:

· Submit an original, unpublished 525-600 word writing sample* in English or Spanish, now through December 31.

· We're accepting submissions from high schoolers only. All entrants under the age of 18 must submit a parental consent form.

· A panel of Sun-Times staff will choose guest columnists to feature.

· Columnists will have an opportunity to have their final column edited by a Sun-Times editor.

· Winners will each receive a $250 stipend and be published in the paper and online.

Learn more and enter in English at suntimes.com/chicagovoices or in Spanish at suntimes.com/vocesdechicago.

🦅📕📚Shout out to Mr. Roy Pearson (Sw68p), Mr. Dudek, and the thousands of Lindblom alumni who contributed to the Lindblom History Project. 📚📕🦅 👏🏾🦅For the first time in the history of Chicago Public Schools, a high school has commercially published the first of a three volume micro and macro centennial history of the years 1919-2019 in Chicago, from the perspective of the former students, faculty and administrators who were in residence at Lindblom during those years.🦅👏🏾 Do you want a copy? Go to: bit.ly/LindblomHP_V1 The 457-page first volume (1919-1969), researched and written by the 92-alumni Lindblom History Project, is the first of the three volume history to be published. Volume II (1970-2019) will be published in 2025 and Volume III (select essays, pictures and charts looking back over the entire 100 years) will be published in 2026.

Our week 13 attendance ended with 90.67%. As a reminder, students that are late to first and/or fifth periods will count towards their 5 tardies in a week. 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.