February 29

Students in grade 11 will be taking the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) Thursday, March 7, 2024 in the morning during periods 1 - 4. The assessment, which is in compliance with federal testing requirements, will be administered in an online format and is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards for Science incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which were adopted in 2014.

Students will receive testing room assignments on Friday, March 1, through their school email. For testing on Thursday, students should bring their CHARGED Chromebook and a calculator.

LCHS is 20 years old, and we are going to celebrate in the fall of 2024! Please join our planning committee. Students, staff, and community members are welcomed. You will be contacted with meeting information in March.

All students will take the 5Essentials survey in their 2nd hour class on March 5th with this bell schedule.

Survey questions can be found at the UChicago Impact Support Center.

If you do not want your student to participate in the survey, fill out this form by February 26, 2024.

Congratulations to Maria Krug & Ally Wood for winning Staff Member of the Month! Thank you for all you do to make a difference at Lakes! Take a look at all nominees for February.

Looking to nominate someone for March Staff Member of the Month - CLICK HERE!

Lakes Community High School is again hosting Mock Interviews for students in Personal Finance, Life Resource Management and Introduction to Business. Students have been exploring careers, resumes and the interview process. Mock Interviews provide the opportunity for them to make these concepts real.

Mock Interviews will take place on Thursday, March 14. We need YOUR help to make the project a success - can you help us provide this real-world life experience? This process allows our students to be both college and career-ready.

Please SIGN UP HERE for the individual period(s) you are available. There will be approximately 170 students interviewing over the day. The specific schedule for volunteers is as follows:

Classes

Period 1 8:00-8:50 -- ALL spots have been filled

Period 2 8:55-9:45 -- 6 volunteers still needed

Period 4 10:45-11:35 -- 7 volunteers still needed

Period 7 1:30-2:20 -- 6 volunteers still needed

Period 8 2:25-3:15 -- 2 volunteers still needed

In our current economic times, many companies are looking for ways to connect with potential employees. If your company would like to participate in this Mock Interview opportunity, please feel free to share this email. We are eager to partner with the community to provide real connections for our students and local businesses.

Further information including student expectations, potential interview questions and a rubric “scoring guide” will be provided to confirmed volunteers before the Mock Interviews.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at marcia.zboril@chsd117.org.

Students should sign up here to attend during lunch periods

Easter Bunny Breakfast is back! Come out and support the Sophomore Student Council and enjoy an egg hunt, games, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and a pancake breakfast!
We are also looking for candy donations to stuff the Easter Eggs! Feel free to drop off any donations in the Student Services Office.
Tickets available on Vanco

Attentions sophomores and juniors: Are you interested in taking a dual credit course this summer through the College of Lake County? The CLC is currently gathering interest for two possible dual credit summer courses: BUS 121: Intro to Business and CMM 121: Speech.

If you are interested, please fill out this Interest Form. If enough students are interested from D117 and surrounding districts to offer the courses, we will reach out to you by May 17 with more information on how to enroll.

HUGE congratulations to Dan Flores and the entire Grounds Crew for earning the

Pioneer Athletics’ 2023 Fields of Excellence® Award! This is the second time the LCHS Football Field has earned the honor.

We are truly fortunate to have such a dedicated and talented team working on our campus grounds.

Bid It To Win It! online auction will feature awesome items and one-of-a-kind

experiences, which you can view and bid on from the comfort of your home with

your computer or your cell phone from April 12 – April 16.

Please support Lakes High School students and staff, including the Lakes High School clubs, sports and activities. We are seeking donations from the local community. If you have a business that would

be interested in making a donation (gift card, product and/or service), please

contact Tracy Behnke at tracybehnke@hotmail.com

Lakes takes the first ever IHSA Girls Wrestling Championship title! This would also be the 1st Team State Championship Title in the history at Lakes.

Click here for the latest Eagle athletic updates!

Unable to attend a game in person? Tune in to our streamed events: https://www.team1sports.com/highschool/il/?S=lhseagles

Follow us on Instagram @go_lchs_eagles

https://lakesstudentmedia.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJaGqouk38

https://www.instagram.com/lchssportsmedia/

February 26th-

• Baseball, Softball, Boys Lacrosse, Boys Tennis, Outdoor Track, Girls Soccer

March 4th-

• Boys Volleyball

Make sure you register on rSchool and have a current physical on file with the Nurse.

• Congrats to Math Team for an outstanding Regionals Competition at NIU this weekend!

• Geometry: Drake Callear & Brandon Czapla 8th place (tie)

• Algebra 2: Blake Salbilla 10th place

• Pre-Calculus: Liam Makela 7th place
  

• Interested in joining a club or activity? We have lots of ways to get involved. Click here for a complete list. Parents/Guardians must also register students in rSchool once they have committed to a Club or Activity.
• Follow us on Instagram

• Filipino American Student Association (FASA) Turon-Making event Monday, February 26 after school in the Foods Lab
• Diversity Ambassadors Black History Month Food Sale Fundraiser Wednesday February 28 & Thursday February 29 before school
• Bass Fishing Informational Meeting Wednesday, February 28 after school in B100. See Mr. Cardarella or Mr. Gedville with questions
• German Club Karneval celebration Thursday, February 29 after school in C109
• D117 Winterguard Sunday, March 3 at Tremper High School, Kenosha
• Varsity Scholastic Bowl Regionals Monday, March 4, at Grayslake Central High School
• Art National Honor Society Flower Pot Making Workshop Thursday, March 7 after school in B109

The 2nd District 117 Collegepalooza post-secondary planning program will take place on Thursday, March 21st, 6:30 pm, at Antioch Community High School.

Collegepalooza offers seven educational opportunities over three time slots. Sessions include: College of Lake County, State of the State (updates on public universities in IL with representatives from Illinois State University and University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign), Out-of-state Public Colleges/Universities, Liberal Arts education, Financial Aid with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), and The Future of College Admissions Testing.

Stevenson High School has invited us to join their Career Ready Trade Fair on Thursday, March 6, 4 pm- 6 pm. This is a program mostly geared towards graduating seniors, but is also an outstanding opportunity for current sophomores and juniors to learn what sorts of non-college options are available after graduation.

Parking details will be shared in next week’s News from the Nest. Please reach out to Mr. Nate Bargar at nathan.bargar@chsd117.org with any questions that you may have.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024- 2025 academic year is now open. Once the FAFSA is complete it will produce a Student Aid Index (SAI) (formerly Expected Family Contribution (EFC)). The SAI will appear as part of your FAFSA Submission Report (formerly known as Student Aid Report (SAR)).

At this point in time completion of the FAFSA is not producing the FAFSA Submission Report and colleges/universities cannot upload the information. It is estimated that this information will be available to them until “mid-March.” As a result you may find that institutions are pushing back their candidate reply dates from May 1 to May 15 or June 1.

As seniors are completing non-institutional scholarship applications some are requiring their SAI number. If the FAFSA submission report is not available, please feel free to use the following FAFSA Estimator. https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/ This tool will produce an estimated SAI that can be used for scholarship applications.

Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bargar at nathan.bargar@chsd117.org or 847-395-9388 with any questions that you may have.

Official transcripts are now available for the class of 2024. Seniors can request their transcripts by clicking the following link. A District 117 email is required to complete the form. This form and all other resources needed for completing college applications can be found in the "Classwork" section of the Class of 2024 College and Career Center Google Classroom.

Career Connect visits are a great opportunity for students to learn about non-college post-secondary options. Employers of all sorts will be visiting Lakes to discuss their workforce opportunities. Career Connect visits can be found on Twitter (@LCHSStudentServ), Instagram (lakescollegeandcareercenter), the daily announcements, and the Class of 2024 and 2025 College and Career Center Google Classrooms.

College Visit Calendar

Class of 2024-

The 2023- 2024 Local Scholarship Application is now available. Seniors can apply to 20+ local scholarships with a single application. The application can be found using the following link and a District 117 email address is required to complete the application. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHMWsdsT5fW31zvD0BeQUc4GHg49PIePIj6Lx00ZAMJnWFDw/viewform

Please click here to see scholarship opportunities!

The D117 CTE department chairs are currently collecting data for an updated Local Needs Assessment and are looking for input from our local community partners/business personnel in Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, and Antioch. Districts in Lake County need to collect this data, prior to our February 28 meeting. The information gathered is used to "guide the development of new and enhanced opportunities for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that will benefit employers in Lake County."

SURVEY LINK

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Jenny Harrington

jennifer.harrington@chsd117.org

Help support our Eagles at Bake Share, from 10:00 - 5:00 on February 29!

No flyer necessary, and you don’t even need to mention the fundraiser. We will receive a portion of all sales on February 29. Calories don’t count on Leap Day, so tell your friends and leap on over!

Bid It To Win It! online auction will feature awesome items and one-of-a-kind

experiences, which you can view and bid on from the comfort of your home with

your computer or your cell phone from April 12 – April 16.

Check out our awesome signs that can be personalized for all clubs & sports. Have them delivered right to your house. Order here.

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