I hope this finds you well and anticipating some warmer weather coming our way as we approach the month of March. The 2020-2021 school year is certainly moving rapidly as we make our way through this unprecedented school year. The month of March will be quite a busy one for us here at LTMS!

Please take a moment to review some very important information and dates:

Tuesday & Thursday - After School Detention and Homework Club

Monday, March 1 - MP3 Progress Reports Mailed Home

Monday, March 1 - Friday, March 5 - Read Across America Spirit Week

Wednesday, March 10 - School Board Meeting

Friday, March 12 - No School for Students for Professional Development

Thursday, March 18 - Truancy Court Meetings

Friday, March 19 - Early Dismissal @ 12:30p.m. for Spring Conferences

Thursday, March 25 - Bus Evacuation

Saturday, March 27 - Saturday Detention

Thursday, April 1 - School in Session (due to January 26, 2021 School Closing)

Friday, April 2 - No School (Holiday)

Monday, April 5 - School in Session (due to February 1, 2021 School Closing)

Tuesday, April 6 - Marking Period 3 Last Day

Wednesday, April 7 - Marking Period 4 First Day

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Remember... be respectful, be responsible, be kind and be courageous... in everything you do and say... be a LANCER!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sekel, Proud Principal

Loyalsock Township Middle School

The Pandemic continues to provide us with challenges delivering instruction to our students at all levels. Our employees have worked extremely hard to meet the needs of our students.

In order to provide direction for students, parents and guardians, please review the above document.

Our school continues to improve academic vocabulary, critical thinking, oral and written argumentation skills work through Word Generation. This interdisciplinary approach offers an essential question during five day school weeks with a list of vocabulary terms to fully comprehend within each content area. Upcoming weeks include:

March 1-5 Teen smoking: who is responsible? 1.16

March 22-26 Asthma: more than a medical problem? 1.14

TBD - Today’s news: information or entertainment? 1.15

TBD - Should the government impose a mandatory year of service? 3.07

LTMS congratulates our Student of the Month nominees for the month of February. These students are respectful (role models to their peers), responsible (take personal accountability), kind (helpful to others) and courageous (strive to improve well-being of others)!

LTMS congratulates Mrs. Bomboy, our 8th grade Math and Algebra teacher, for being nominated as Teacher of the Month for February. She was described by her students as dedicated, kind, and helpful as she teaches in a way to help students fully understand. Mrs. Bomboy has learned so much from her students and always enjoys learning new things from them, "In every student there is a teacher."

LTMS students have had an outstanding performance in Get More Math (GMM) so far this year! The below students have each answered over 1000 - 2000 math problems correctly on the FIRST TRY! Super impressive!

The following students have earned over 1000 points each in GMM:

8th Grade - L. Bagal, O. Beatty, K. Cohick, B. Helmrich, J. Kiehl, L. O'Malley, S. Mileto, A. Pietraski, C. Smith, M. Storm, C. Tedesco

7th Grade - C. Scampone, G. Koropchak, P. Angel, C.Steppe, E. Eiswerth, C. Clark, J. Baylor, J. Johnson, J. Kennedy, C. Lang, N. Rall, I. Sewell, D. Harman, M. Blas, K. Clapper, A. Ghayyada, N. Ott, E. Oyenusi, M. Savidge, L. Lee

The following students have earned over 2000 points each in GMM:

6th Grade - D. Bjorkman, W. Emerick, R. Emery, K. Kriner, C. Maggs, D. Patel, C. Wurtser

K. Brown, C. Phillips, B. Sauers, A. Barowy, M. Girio, J. Walker, C. Best, M. Hall

C. Lewis

Special recognition to our top scorers in each grade:

8th grade - O. Beatty - 1944 points

7th grade - E. Oyenusi - 5696 points

6th grade - B. Stevens - 4196 points

Our counselors will be available Monday through Thursday (by appointment) from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. to support students and their families.

We know that many of our students have struggled with COVID-19 issues, social emotional issues, family issues, lack of socialization with friends and many other issues. We are excited to provide this extra support for our students and look forward to assisting our students during this challenging time.

Use MyConferenceTime to schedule an appointment: https://www.myconferencetime.com/lths/schedule/497490

This career development experience is brought to life by our region's employers. Using virtual technology, JA Inspire features a mega online career fair filled with many local business exhibits for students to learn about. While exploring careers in NEPA, students can download career information, ask questions and watch exhibitor videos.
This experience is adaptable for in-class or remote learning! It's easy to implement too!

Attention LTMS Students! The deadline for ordering your yearbook is NOW! Orders will be accepted until Wednesday, March 3. After that, you will NOT be guaranteed a yearbook. Also, it is not too late to submit photos for the book! Email to Mrs. Rohrer anytime until March 19. Secure your book of memories from this historic year by ordering your book today!

Visit jostensyearbooks.com to place your order before the March 3 deadline!

The Days of Remembrance program's inspiration started with the action of Congress in 1980. Their mission statement is aligned with the Holocaust Memorial Museum's message of “Never Stop Asking Why.” Submissions should be between 500 and 750 words and sent to our Days of Remembrance board office by Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Winning and noteworthy contestants will, through analysis and writing skill, educate, inspire, and motivate others to be responsible, patriotic, and informed citizens. For more info go to: www.daysofremembrance.org

If you’re ready to show off your creativity, ESS has the perfect opportunity for you! The 2021 ESS Art Contest. To enter, simply fill out the web form at ArtContest.ESS.com and submit an original drawing, painting, or digital piece based on the topic: “What would it be like to go to school for superheroes?” Winning students from four grade groups will receive a $500 gift card.

Submissions must be received by Sunday, March 21 at 8:00 pm

We are hopeful the virtual learning hub's will enable success for each student particularly during quarantined or remote learning. If you wish to have a Zoom or phone conference in the future, please reach out to individual teachers or grade level team leaders directly. We will have an opportunity for parent/teacher conferences on March 19. Team leaders will reach out in the near future and an opportunity to sign up will be available on MyConferenceTime.

6th Grade - Mr. Hessert nhessert@loyalsocklancers.org

7th Grade - Ms. Cozza acozza@loyalsocklancers.org

8th Grade - Mrs. Bomboy jbomboy@loyalsocklancers.org

Below are details and expectations for LTMS students attending school under PA DOH/LTSD quarantine or remote learning. This guidance was issued on Friday, November 20 in the circumstance students need to move to a different learning environment:

LTSD is pleased to announce that FREE meals for ALL students will remain in effect FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. Students may receive one FREE school breakfast and one FREE school lunch each day school is in session.

Balances on cafeteria accounts will remain on accounts. Students may continue to use their cafeteria account to purchase smart snack approved snacks, beverages and extra food items in the cafeteria.

FREE meals are also available for our Lancer Distance Learning students. Please contact our Food & Nutrition Services Department at 570-323-3211 or email Beth Hufnagel, Food Service Director at bhufnagel@loyalsocklancers.org to arrange for free curbside pick-up meals.

We look forward to providing our students with their favorite nutritious breakfast and lunches!

Please see the athletics page for more information on our resocialization of sports and extra-curricular activities as we are in the middle of Winter sports.

You can also email coaches for specific information:

7th Grade Boys Basketball - Eric Nagy ewn2@pct.edu

8th Grade Boys Basketball - Ryan Cioffi ryan.cioffi00@gmail.com

• Regular season for JH basketball has been extended to March 6

  
  

Competition schedules can be found here: https://www.phacathleticsconference.org/public/genie/377/school/8/

Below are the new allowable occupancy rates (15% capacity) within our schools under the governors updated regulations. This includes sports and all after school activities.

Weight Room: 54 students & staff only

Wrestling Room: 33 students & staff only

MS Gym: 152 maximum capacity

HS Gym: 101 maximum capacity

Auditorium: 78 maximum capacity

Multi Purpose Room: 35 maximum capacity

Batting Cage: 25 maximum capacity

Chorus Room: 12 maximum capacity

Band Room: 25 maximum capacity

There are no parents/spectators allowed indoors at practices. In addition, masks are required at all times, including during competition. The PA mask order was updated in December to include those participating in indoor physical activity who are not members of the individual’s household are present in the same space, irrespective of physical distance. Please know the mandate still requires participants to social distance 6 feet apart.

Spring sports must register on Family ID as soon as possible.

JH Boys & Girls Track and Field - Coach TBD

• Please consider supporting the Loyalsock Township Track and Field program by purchasing some apparel. The shop will stay open until Monday, March 8 and delivery will be mid-April. Thank you for your continued support!
• https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/LTTRACK21

JH Boys Soccer - Coach TBD

JH Girls Soccer - Lynnette Reitz

General athletic questions can be sent to:

Athletic Director - Ron (CI) Insinger rinsinger@loyalsocklancers.org

Athletic Secretary - Shannon Butters sbutters@loyalsocklancers.org

JH Boys Soccer

JH Boys & Girls Track and Field

Please click the link below to learn more about these positions!

https://ltsd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

Are you a future teacher? If so, Loyalsock Township School District can use you NOW! Through Act 86, you are eligible to substitute teach if you have at least 60 credits. Find out more by calling 570-323-8561 *1088

Loyalsock Township School District is in need of van (PA Driver’s License) and bus drivers to transport students to and from school each day on unique and established routes. If you are interested or know of anyone that would be interested in this opportunity, please contact Mr. Egly at the District Service Center.

When dropping off your student(s) between 7:30-7:45 a.m. between the LTMS gym and main entrance please use the single right lane in a one way traffic flow next to our sidewalks. The adjacent lane is for the use of LTHS guardians who have dropped off students at the west entrance.

Encourage your child to exit the right side of your vehicle and walk along the sidewalk between the gym and main entrance as student(s) will all enter at the LTMS main entrance. Please do not drop off students one at a time. Using this procedure allows more vehicles to exit simultaneously and makes the process flow within minutes safely!

Please be mindful of our crosswalk designed for staff and their parking spaces. Do not use this parking lot to drop off students!

Our goal is to provide students with experiences that will empower them to become thoughtful, meaningful contributors to society. Our teachers and staff are committed to offering students a wide range of learning experiences that will enable them to discover their passion and to discover how they learn best. While empowering students to uncover their true passion, Loyalsock Township Middle School prepares, engages, and inspires all students to seek academic and personal excellence.

Email: asekel@ltsd.k12.pa.us
Website: https://www.ltsd.k12.pa.us/schools/middle-school/
Location: 2101 Loyalsock Dr, Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570)323-9439
Facebook: facebook.com/ourschool
Twitter: @LTMS_Principal