Lakota East High School

T-Hawk News

News and Updates from Lakota East High School December 5, 2016

GIVING BACK

As we enter the month of December, we are reminded of how lucky we are to have a faculty, staff and students that consistently

give back to their school and community. Over the course of the year, it is hard to even quantify the hours devoted to organizations close to our heart. We are blessed to live a community that supports our

efforts and for that, we say thank you.

#EASTSIDEPRIDE

Great Things Going On At East!

HAWKS DRIVE TO STAY ALIVE

Special thanks to Senior Sarah Strack and her Mom, Kathy Strack for

an oustanding Distracted Driving week at Lakota East. Sarah

organized activities for the entire week focused on keeping our

Thunderhawks safe! The most powerful moments of the week were

during the student/parent presentations when Sarah and Kathy shared

their personal story regarding the loss of Sarah's Uncle and Kathy's

Brother to a automobile accident caused by a distracted driver. Our

HAWK OF THE WEEK

Thunderhawks showed their commitment to avoid distracted driving by

signing the banner now hanging on Main Street.

SPARK - TOP IN THE NATION

CONGRATULATIONS go out to the members from the staff of SPARK

Students at Lakota East High School achieve and accomplish

great things every day in a variety of ways. As an entire staff, we

are excited to recognize those students who have shown

academic determination and improvement while also modeling

superior character and citizenship. Each week we will be

recognizing one student from each grade level who has been

nominated by a staff member and selected by the staff Hawk of

the Week Committee.

Congratulations to HAWK of the WEEK Students:

9th grade –

Jack Ryan nominated for determination by Lisa Butts

Hannah Cech nominated for citizenship by Katie Marks

Laura Yablonsky nominated for citizenship by Mindy Robertson

10th grade –

Hanane Amlal nominated for responsibility by Lisa Landers

Esha Saini nominated for citizenship by Jeff Flory

Caitlin Morgan nominated for determination Bobbi Hume

11th grade –

Jackson See nominated for citizenship by Susanne Linder

Leah Boehner nominated for caring by Lisa James

Francisco Gonzalez Alcon nominated for determination for Jill

Schneider

12th grade –

Santino LaRubbio nominated for citizenship by Patti Toman

Kaleb Roach nominated for caring by Michelle Wilkerson

Matthew Sutherlin nominated for responsibility for Michelle

Willkerson

Newsmagazine who recently traveled to Indianapolis to take part in the

JEA/NSPA National Convention. The SPARK was named National

Best of Show News Magazine as the highest rated student publication

in the country. In addition a number of students received individual

awards:

National Story of the Year:

Emma Stiefel, First Place, news writing

Maddie Weikel Runner-up, diversity writing

Vivian Kolks, Seventh Place, opinion writing

National Design of the Year:

Christine Shi, First Place, design spread

Christine Shi, Eighth Place, design cover

Cassi Chryssovergis, Sophia Chryssovergis, Manjot Kalkat, Runner-

up, Informational graphic

Sarah Aftab, Fifth Place, graphic illustration

SCIENCE IN ACTION

Students in Glenn Terndrup's Science Classes recently conducted a

breeding experiment to sort fruit flies. Included are pictures of some

mutant white-eyed flies.

EAST PARTICIPATES IN WOMEN IN IT CONFERENCE

Lakota East Computer Science students recently attended the Women

in IT Conference at Xavier University. At the conference the students

had the opportunity to experience presentations by the CEO

of Cintrifuse and the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cincinnati

division. Both presenters are women that have built an impressive

resume in Information Technology. The students were given much to

think about for their own future in IT.

COOKIES WITH SANTA

Our outstanding art students recently volunteered to help face paint at

the local Cookies with Santa Event. Thanks to our students for helping

to brighten the day for these local kids

NO SHAVE NOVEMBER

During the month of November staff members across the 10 schools in

the GMC participated in a fundraising effort to support men's health.

Staff members pledged money and male staff members left their razors

behind to support this great cause! This year's event was particularly

meaningful as it was in memory of Colerain Assistant Principal, Joe

Bertram, who passed away in October at the age of 32. The over

$1000 raised by the staff at Lakota East will be donated to a college

fund for Joe's young children.

EAST UPDATES

What's In the News Around Lakota East

SECOND QUARTER ASSESSMENTS - DECEMBER 14, 15 and 16

Second quarter assessments will be held Wednesday, December 14 (Freshman Campus only), Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16. Please

click here for the assessment schedule.

All students must take assessments on the date/time assigned. There will be no assessments given early. All absences must be approved by the student's

administrator in advance.

MAIN CAMPUS BELL SCHEDULE CHANGES - DECEMBER 5 - 8

To accommodate AIR Testing for students currently enrolled in Government as well as for Juniors that will be taking make-up AIR Assessments, the Main

Campus Bell Schedule will be adjusted Monday, December 5 - Thursday, December 8. Please click here for the updated bell schedule and plan accordingly.

PRACTICE ACT - Don't miss your chance to prepare for the upcoming ACT Tests.

Lakota East and Huntington Learning Center have teamed up to offer an ACT® Practice Test (with essay) at the Lakota East Main Campus, to be held on

Saturday, January 7, 2017. It is encouraged that every Junior take advantage of this opportunity.

Testing begins at 8:00 am. Students should arrive at 7:30 am in order to complete the sign-in process prior to the start of the test. The testing will be held in

the Room 200 at the Main Campus. Your son/daughter will be taking a retired ACT (with writing) exam under test-like conditions. The test will take

approximately 4-hours. The cost is $40.00. Due to the size limitations of the Community Room, there is a maximum of 85 seats available for the practice

test. Please register early to be sure you have a seat.

HOW TO REGISTER

Select this link to register online.

Once you are on the registration site, look at the top left corner of the screen to confirm it says, “YOUR LOCAL CENTER IN WEST CHESTER ,OH”.

If it doesn’t, then select, “Click here to select another location”, and enter the zip code 45069.

Then proceed to the bottom of the page, find the line that says, Lakota East High School, click SELECT, then, “CONFIRM REGISTRATION” and start the

registration process.

After your registration is accepted you’ll receive a confirmation email.

TEST RESULTS

Huntington Learning Center will present the results at the Lakota East College, Career, and Military Night on January 12, 2017 at 6:00 pm. During this

session your student will receive a detailed analysis of their results as well as important information about the ACT® including useful strategies and content

your student can expect to see on the live ACT®. Please put this date on your calendar now, as it is best for you and your student to attend this session

together.

If you have questions, please contact the Lakota East Guidance Office, or, Dan Mathis at Huntington Learning Center (513-860-4416).

SENIOR PICTURES NOW DUE - CLASS OF 2017

Seniors, make sure you are included in this year's yearbook. Here are the guidelines for Senior Portraits. Photos do not need to be professionally done. If you

are planning on having professional photos done please share this information with your photographer. If your photo is being sent by a professional

photographer please have them contact Jennifer Breland at jennifer.breland@lakotaonline.com for complete information for submitting photos.

Deadline is December 14, 2016 - This deadline CANNOT be extended

Large

o • 640 X 800 pixels (.8 aspect ratio).

o This file size is not recommended for printed images greater than 12 picas by 16 picas (2 x 3 inches).

o • 300 dpi* in the image file header

Vertical Orientation

Image labeled/type as follows:

o Last name, First name (Smith, John)

o We can only accept JPG files as others do not flow properly.

No props

No photographer logos/watermarks

School Appropriate

All photos must be emailed to lakotaeastyearbook@gmail.com

o Please note the change in the email address above.

SENIOR - CAP & GOWN ORDERS DUE

Cap & gown orders MUST BE PLACED PRIOR TO December 12, 2016. Due to the fact gowns are customized with the Lakota East logo, there is no

guarantee that gowns ordered after this date will be available in the correct size.

Graduate Services can refund unused items if you later decide not to participate in the graduation ceremony.

If you have additional questions, please contact Graduate Services at 513-272-5890.

SENIORS - CELEBRATE YOUR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE AND MILITARY ENLISTMENTS!

Seniors, let’s celebrate your college acceptances and military enlistments. We want to create a PowerPoint to show which colleges have offered you

admittance. This will be updated weekly and shown on the television monitors along Main Street in our building on Fridays. Please turn in a copy of your

acceptance letters or forward/email them to angela.fisher@lakotaonline.com along with a school appropriate picture.

ORDER YOUR 2016-2017 YEARBOOK NOW!

You can order your 2016-2017 yearbook now at a discounted price of $65.00; go Lakota East home page click activities, click yearbook, and follow the

prompts. Simple! The yearbook is 240 pages and covers grades 9-12. There is no advertising in the yearbook. The price of the yearbook will increase after

12/30/2016. Do not delay. Our publisher is Walsworth and all books are mailed directly to the students at their address on file at the beginning of the school

year. Book should arrive at homes mid to late September.

COLLEGE, CAREER and MILITARY NIGHT - Mark Your Calendars Now!

Mark your calendars now! The Annual Lakota East College and Career Night will be held on January 12, 2017 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm at East Main Campus.

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors and their parents are urged to attend! Get a jump-start on Career and College planning. Military representatives will

also be involved to create a college, career and military focus for the evening. More details coming soon.....

Quick Reminders

Don't Forget

Upcoming Events

At A Glance

12/5-12/8

Altered Bell Schedule

EMC

12/6 Holiday Choir Concert

Princeton Pike Church of God

7:00 PM

12/7 PTSO Meeting EFC Media Center

7:00 PM

12/8 Freshman Holiday Band Concert

EFC Theater

7:00 PM

12/13 Gift of Music Band Concert

EMC Theater

6:15 PM & 8:00 PM

12/14 Zero Period Quarter Assessment

EFC

12/15 Second Quarter Assessments

EFC/EMC

12/16 Second Quarter Assessments

EFC/EMC

Hawk Happenings

Supporting our Thunderhawks

HELP SUPPORT THE BASEBALL TEAM AT THEIR ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER

The Lakota East Baseball team is hosting their annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser in the East Cafeteria this Friday, December 9 prior to the

Varsity Basketball Game v. West. Dinner starts at 4:30 and will run until 7:00 pm. Dinner includes Spaghetti, Meatballs, Salad, Garlic Bread,

Dessert, and Drink all for just $5.00.

Tickets are available by contacting Michelle McDonough McDonough4@fuse.net or 513-235-0373 or they can be purchased at the door on the

night of the dinner.

Please mark your calendars and plan on making it an evening at Lakota East to support both our Basketball and Baseball teams.

GO HAWKS!!!!

District Notes

Need to Know from Lakota

‘Inside Your Schools’ Lakota Video Series

Concludes

E-Flyers

What's News This Week?

As a reminder, E-Flyers is Lakota’s way of distributing

information about programs, classes, events and opportunities

happening in our schools and around the community. Rather

The final installment in Lakota’s new video series, “Inside Your

Schools,” is now available. This eighth chapter serves as a wrap-up,

summarizing the priorities and principles guiding Lakota’s daily work in

the areas of instructional excellence, community engagement and, the

foundation of it all, fiscal responsibility and sustainability.

Earlier chapters of “Inside Your Schools” dove into topics like

academics, technology, diversity and district finances in more depth,

each supporting Lakota’s commitment to provide a personalized

educational experience to every student. Click here to access the

complete video series via Lakota’s YouTube channel playlist.

Superintendent Search Continues: Application

Period Now Open

Following a series of community input sessions, the Lakota Board of

Education’s search for the school district’s next superintendent

continues.

Feedback compiled from 13 different stakeholder sessions and more

than 150 completed questionnaires helped shape the final candidate

profile. A search brochure and application are now available, with all

applications due by Jan. 13, 2017.

With the goal of making a final selection in March 2017, the school

board is seeking a new leader who can begin at the conclusion of the

current superintendent’s contract in August 2017. Community

engagement is the driving force behind the search process, which was

scheduled to begin this fall.

than sending flyers home with students, we are now posting all

approved information on the E-Flyer page, making it easy for

families to access all current opportunities. Here is a listing of all

of the new district and community-sponsored flyers for this week.

District-Sponsored Flyers:

Lakota West Choir’s Carols, Coffee & More

Community-Sponsored Flyers:

Perfection Gymnastics Holiday Camps

Community Volunteer Force December 2016 Volunteer

Opportunities

To view all of the current flyers, please click here to go to

Lakota’s E-Flyers page. For flyers specific to a school, please

visit that school's website.

Click here for more information about the superintendent’s search,

including a timeline, candidate profile and application materials.

Ohio Board of Education Honors Lakota with 2016 Momentum Award

The Ohio State Board of Education recently honored Lakota Local

Schools with a 2016 Momentum Award. The annual recognition is

granted to districts that have received A’s on every value-added

measure included on the 2016 Ohio School Report Cards.

According to the Ohio Board of Education, Lakota’s report card for the

2015-2016 school year shows our students “enjoyed greater than

expected growth in reading and mathematics. Your accomplishment

makes you part of a group of districts that is supporting the academic

growth of students from every background and ability level. This is

especially commendable when your district is operating multiple

schools that can have diverse student populations and varying needs

and challenges.”

Lakota was one of only two school districts in Butler County to receive

the award, with Ross Local as the other recipient. Statewide, only 54

Momentum Awards were presented to school districts. Click here for

more from the Ohio Department of Education on this recognition.

Are You Ready for Winter? Check Your Communication Preferences Today

We may not want to admit it, but inclement weather is possible and even probable, now that we’re into December. Please check your

Lakota communication preferences to ensure you are set up to receive weather-related notifications in the manner you wish to receive them.

In addition to posting an alert on the district homepage and Facebook

page, Lakota also issues a phone call, text message and email to

anyone who has selected these options for weather-related alerts.

Local newspapers, television and radio stations are another source of

these updates.

Lakota has recently switched to a new notification system for general,

emergency and weather-related communications. If you are the official

parent or guardian of a current Lakota student or a current employee

with a valid Lakota email address, please log into Info Center to make

sure the phone numbers and email addresses being automatically

pulled from Home Access Center (parents) and active directory (staff)

are accurate and up-to-date.

To view and modify your weather-related preferences, select

“Preferences,” then “Weather-Related Notifications.”

Others in the Lakota community who are not parents, guardians or

employees and wish to subscribe to district communications may do so

via Lakota’s self-sign-up portal.

Click here for more detailed information about Lakota’s new

communication system.

Coffee Connections with Lakota's Superintendent, Treasurer

Interested in meeting Lakota’s administrators? Have a question or curious about their plans for the district?

Throughout the year, Lakota’s Acting Superintendent Robb Vogelmann

and Treasurer Jenni Logan will hold informal coffee chats out in the

community. For an hour, both will be available for drop-in conversation

with parents and residents at local coffee houses as part of a new

initiative called Coffee Connections.

Mark the following dates on your calendars, enjoy a coffee and make

connections as you learn about your school district:

Wednesday, Jan. 25 10-11 a.m. - Coffee Beans and Brew,

7051 Yankee Road, Liberty Township

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2-3 p.m. - Cappuccino Depot, 9157

Cincinnati-Columbus Road, old West Chester