LSNHS Counseling Newsletter

👻 October 2024

🧹 Witching You a Happy Halloween!

💀 Why didn’t the skeleton go to the Halloween party?
– Because he had no-body to go with!

⚰️ How can you tell if a vampire has a cold?
– Because of the coffin!

🎃 How do ghosts do their makeup before they go out trick or treating?

- They use vanishing cream!

Mr. John Stone

Hi-Mc

john.stone@lsr7.net

(816)986-3019

LSN Students and families,

Hopefully it's been a great start to the 2024-25 school year. The LSN counseling office has been working hard enrolling new students, processing schedule changes and supporting students. In September, LSN promoted National Suicide Prevention Week with daily announcements and by passing out "988" business cards to remind students of the 24 hour a day, 7 days a week crisis prevention life line. The LSN counselors presented post-secondary planning information to seniors and sophomores in September and will present to juniors in October.

On Thursday, October 17, there will be an "all school" testing day. Students will have an opportunity to take a variety of tests, including; YouScience (freshmen), preACT (sophomores), practice ACT (juniors), and the ASVAB or Accuplacer (seniors). Sophomores and juniors who registered and paid by September 27th will take the PSAT. The LSN counseling department wishes you all the best for this school year!

Counseling Department

Ms. Rebecca Steele - last names A-Co

Ms. Justen Smith - last names Cr-He

Mr. John Stone - last names Hi-Mc

Ms. Laura Hillbrand - last names Me-Se

Ms. Dana Green - last names Sh-Z

Ms. Tina Faulkner - Educational Therapist

Ms. Karla Barnhill - Registrar

Ms. Rocel Wright – Scholarship/College Coordinator

Ms. Heather Stout – Administrative Assistant

We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. This began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30- day period. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.

Inspiring Hispanic American Champions

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

Ochoa flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery and became the first Latina to go to space in 1993. Her inspirational journey includes a 30-year career with NASA and serving as Johnson Space Center's first Hispanic director.

Sonia Sotomayor

Born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, Justice Sotomayor broke boundaries in 2009 when she became the first Latina and third woman to serve on the Supreme court of the United States.

Luis Alvarez

An experimental physicist, Luis Alvarez joined the Manhattan Project in 1943, which is known for producing the first atomic bombs. The transformational scientist went on to win a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968. He is also credited in collaboration with his, Walter Alvarez, for creating the hypothesis that dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago because of an asteroid.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Miranda is an award-winning composer, playwright, and actor known for being the creator and original star of Broadway's Tony-winning musicals "Hamilton" and "In the Heights". He continues to be a leader in the entertainment industry through his involvement in projects such as Disney's "Moana" and "Encanto". Miranda remains active in his efforts to increase the representation of people of color.