Monthly Newsletter

March 2018 Issue 8

Greetings Greyhound Nation, The first round of the Florida Standards Assessments is upon us, as we commence with the FSA ELA Writing component. Testing has begun and will go through March 9 for grades 6 through 10. Our students are well-prepared for this portion of the ELA assessment and will put forth their very best. Spring break is from March 12 through March 16. As teachers and students return from a well-deserved break, I would like remind everyone the key to our students’ success is to remain focused. Therefore, I ask that you ensure your child comes to school regularly and arrives on time. The more students are in school, the higher their achievement.

I would like to recognize Ms. Caroline Duran, Art Teacher for garnering “Second Place” in the high school division for the 2018 St. Lucie County Fair School Display Program sponsored by the Fort Pierce Sunrise Kiwanis. This is her third consecutive year garnering an award for this event. Congratulations and great job!

There are many other exciting happenings taking place this month, such as Spring sports and Performing Arts activities. Baseball, softball, tennis and track and field are in full swing. I invite you all to come out and support our “Greyhounds” as they demonstrate their athletic talents. Both the players and coaches would appreciate the support. For the 10th consecutive year, the drama department’s Thespian Troupe #6958 will be traveling to Tampa to participate in state-level competition at the State Thespian Festival March 14-17. We wish them all the very best of luck.

As a reminder, students should not be dropped off in the morning prior to 6:45 AM, as we do not have adequate supervision on the campus until that time. This is a safety/supervision concern and would appreciate everyone’s adherence to this request.

Thank you for the continued support of our teachers, staff and students. It is greatly appreciated!

“One School; One Team; One Theme” Sincerely,

Henry Sanabria Principal Treasure Hunter

March brings great excitement for IB students as they continue to narrow down the IB major assignments. Seniors are celebrating the submission of the World Literature papers, the Language B Written Assignment, the TOK Essay and the Extended Essay. With Spring Break right around the corner, it is important that students continue to maintain positive study habits, stay focused, and remember to turn in all assignments on time.

Important assignments this month for seniors include the CAS Reflective Essay and summary sheet due on 3/8, Spanish Orals from 3/20-3/26, Biology IA 3/21, Theatre Director’s Notebook 3/21, Theatre Presentation 3/28, and French Orals 3/29. Assignments for juniors include; Chemistry II lab notebook due on 3/7, Music Investigation 3/22, Music III IA 3/22. These assignments will be submitted to the IB for grading and the points earned are applied towards the final IB grade in each subject area. We appreciate the time and effort that is invested in these assignments by the students and the teachers.

We are also pleased to announce that 75 eighth grade students from throughout St. Lucie County met the LPA criteria for acceptance to our IB track for the Class of 2022. We are excited to welcome these highly motivated, high achieving students to our LPA IB family.

Kind regards,

Carol Kuhn IB Coordinator

Art News

High School art students are exhibiting their drawings and ceramic pieces at the St. Lucie County Fair in the Home Arts Building. Take time while you are at the fair to stop by and look at all of the wonderful things the art students are creating at LPA. Ms. Duran and Ms. DiTullio’s students will once again be participating in the 11th annual Empty Bowls Project. Over 200 bowls have been made by our students and will be donated for the event which raises money for the Treasure Coast Food Bank. Bowls are $15.00 and the event will be held on March 10th at the Fort Pierce Farmer’s Market from 8:00am - 12:00pm. Each $15.00 donation will include a bowl, a bowl of soup and homemade bread. Come join us as we fight hunger, one bowl at a time!

Drivers Ed News The last Drivers Ed class for this school year begins April 5th and ends May 17th. As always, this is first come, first serve so you need to sign up

NOW if you would like your son/daughter to take the class.

Through A Treasure Coast Driving School your child receives the necessary attention and help with confusing on the road questions; they receive on the

road instruction specifically geared to make them a cautious and safe driver; and they are taught by teachers that have a heart to see your child excel

and be the best driver they can be.

Remember, most insurance companies will give a discount for students who have taken our drivers ed course and a discount will definitely help

when its time for your son/daughter to get their drivers license!!!

Visit AtreasureCOASTdrivingSCHOOL.com. Just click on the white sign that says, “Drivers Ed At My School” and go to the LPA school link.

You may see something that says there are only 27 seats but do not let that discourage you. If a student does not show up the first day, they automatically lose their seat so even if you are #50, your child may still have a good chance of being accepted.

From the International Baccalaureate Office

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March is the time for our testing window to blossom into full bloom. It also gives our students the opportunity to show off what they have learned.

Seniors and eighth graders enrolled in Florida Virtual School classes who need the credits for graduation, will need to have all coursework completed and grades posted by May 1.

All students who are planning to take Dual Enrollment classes for the first time, either Summer 1, Summer 2, or Fall, will need to take the P.E.R.T (placement test) at Indian River State College prior to March 30. The registration window begins March 30 and ends May 8 for Summer A classes, June 25 for Summer B classes, and August 1 for Fall classes.

Seniors, please check out the Guidance hallway, listen to the morning announcements, check Naviance and the Education Foundation website http://www.efslc.org for listings of scholarship opportunities.

Juniors check out the summer programs University of Florida has to offer. Go to www.cpet.ufl.edu. Applications are open.

On March 3, 2018, The Crossing Community Church located at 5200 Oleander Avenue, Fort Pierce is offering free dresses. Students can trade a dress or just choose a dress from their selection. Shoes will also be available until supplies last. Students can enjoy a free raffle for a chance to have their hair professionally styled. The event is scheduled from 9 am – 1 pm.

On Wednesday, March 7 juniors will be taking the SAT on campus. We are asking that all juniors be present and take advantage of this free testing opportunity.

Seniors, please turn in all college acceptance letters to Mrs. Salvador, Guidance Clerk, in the front office (whether you plan to attend or not). All scholarship award letters should be given to Mr. Gray, Room 251.

If you haven’t completed the Bright Futures Scholarship, go to www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org. For the FAFSA, go to

www.fafsa.ed.gov. Complete your applications today. You don’t want to miss out on the thousands of dollars that could be yours.

IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR PARENTS

Parents, if your son or daughter has to leave school before 1:34pm, please send a note to school with your child containing the following

information:

1)Child’s name

2)Time leaving

3)Who is picking the child up

4)A phone number where you can be reached

Please remind your child to take the note to the front desk first thing in the morning so the information can be verified. Sending a note with

your child will not only help the teachers plan accordingly, but it will also help you as it will reduce the amount of waiting time when you

come to pick up your child. PLEASE ALSO KEEP IN MIND, students under the age of 18 are NOT permitted to sign themselves out of

school for any reason, even if they have a signed note. A parent/guardian must physically sign the student out of school.

Please also remember, any time you come to pick up your child from school, BRING A PICTURE I.D. with you.

As a reminder: students should not be dropped off in the morning prior to 6:45am, as we do not have adequate supervision on the campus until that

time. This is a safety/supervision concern and we would appreciate everyone’s adherence to this request.

From the Guidance Office

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30th Annual St. Lucie County Regional Science & Engineering Fair-STEM Competition Awards List Place Award Division Place Student Animal Science Junior 1st Emma Farr 2nd Farzeen Chagani Chemistry Junior 3rd Brooke Adams Senior 1st Yanan Lin 2nd Matthew Pinto 3rd Robert Hofher Cellular/Molecular Biology Senior 1st Cole Demko 2nd Aliza Ahmed Earth & Enviro. Sciences EAEV Junior 3rd Jayden Weil & Megan Brookes Enviro Engineering ENEV Junior 2nd Drew Gale & Jackson Chism Senior 1st Valerie Delgado & Maria Battaglino 2nd Vivek Talati 3rd Simon Coroza & Chris Oravec Engineering Junior 3rd Darian Brown Mathematics & Comp. Sciences Junior 2nd Samantha Case Senior 1st Sreya Banik Microbiology Junior 1st Madison Adkins Senior 1st Shreya Reddy 2nd Vraj Parikh 3rd Nichapa Dancharnjitt Physics & Astronomy Junior 2nd Miles Biglin Plant Sciences Junior 1st Lilian Crawford 2nd Brian Wu 3rd Autumn Thomas

Congratulations

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Congratulations Continued

Place Award Division Place Student Plant Sciences Senior 1st Callie Zheng 3rd Mason Kozac

2018 Special Awards Broadcom MASTERS Madison Adkins Lilian Crawford Emma Farr David A. Pick Entomology or Field Study Award Vraj Parikh Mason Kozac Florida Water & Pollution Control Operators Assoc. (FWPCOA) Region V Ali Saeed Matthew Pizzarello 4H Award Shreya Reddy Mu Alpha Theta Award Shreya Reddy PNC Good Science Award Callie Zheng Regeneron Science Talent Search Shreya Reddy RICOH Americas Corporation: Regional Ricoh Sustainable Development Award Valeria Delgado Maria Battaglino

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Congratulations Continued

2018 Special Awards Sherry Reed Marine Biology Award Matthew Pizzarello Society for In Vitro Biology Shreya Reddy St. Lucie County Fair Megapass Emma Farr St. Lucie County Master Naturalist Environmental Award Matthew Pizzarella Vraj Parikh St. Lucie Soil & Water Conservation District Award Tristan Robinson Stockholm Jr. Water Prize Valeria Delgado Maria Battaglino Grace Stock Environmental Award Farzeen Chagani Valerie Delgado Maria Battaglino ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Shreya Reddy Valeria Delgado Maria Battaglino US Metric Association Shreya Reddy Florida State Science Fair Qualifiers International Science Fair Qualifiers Junior Division Senior Division Shreya Reddy Sreya Banik Madison Adkins Shreya Reddy Lilian Crawford Sreya Banik Brian Wu Vraj Parikh Nichapa Dancharnjitt Yanan Lin

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Math News

High School Math Congratulations to the High School Math Team for a great finish at the Suncoast Regional Mu Alpha Theta Competition. Freshman Animesh Saha placed 11th individually in the Algebra 2 division, while strong scores from Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Statistics teams combined to earn LPA its first overall Sweepstakes trophy in over 10 years! Great Job, Mathletes! Congratulations to our Academic Team’s history buffs on their strong performance at the South Florida Championship History Bee & Bowl. Junior Madeleine Sosa qualified for the National History Bee and senior Rachel Fryer Dommel qualified to compete in the National US History Bee, the International Geography Bee, and the US Geography Olympiad, all of which will be held in Arlington, Virginia in April. Great job, A-Team!

Middle School Math The Middle School Math Team participated in the annual MathCOUNTS competition on February 9th at IRSC. They placed 3rd as a team and Ethan Tooms finished 7th individually. Congratulations to the entire team for a job well done!!!

Middle School Student of the Month

Fairness & Open Minded

High School Student of the Month

Fairness & Open Minded

6th Grade

Ayden Blair

Tiffany Campbell

Kaleb Dilaire

Natali Gallegos

Shirley Gomez-Sanchez

Taniya Goodman

Joshua Joesph

Rachel Lee

Christian Perez

Jacob Potter

Grace Rydzewski

7th Grade

Kieren Brown

Hailey Chandler

Justin Davis

Lauren Drawdy

Emma Farr

Taylor Gates

Julisa Gil

Caden Hutchinson

Avery Lauricella

Anna Robinson

Kelsey Rouleau

Rylee Tiger

Ethan Tooms

Sydney Wilson

8th Grade

Robert Baumgarten

Layla Brown

Gabriela Camac-Opizo

Lily Crawford

Addison Dewar

Ripley Greenwald

Angelica Holman

Nyja Jerger

Alessandra Martinez

Kevin Matish

Aaliya Nieves

Brian Wu

9th Grade

Hunter Holmes

Kyara Johnson

Roniyah Johnson

Felicia McInnis

Jose Ruiz

Rhiannon Smith

10th Grade

Curtis Green

Rachel Larson

Jillian Markle

Alicia Solis

11th Grade

Austin Allen

Ferlie Febre

Scott Hedrick

Taylor Moler

Eli Smeds

12th Grade

Joseph Aguila

Fabiola Barco-Garcia

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All grade levels may TRY OUT for a spot on the team. A completed athletic packet must be turned into and cleared by the ATHETIC

OFFICE prior to participating in any sport. (Packets cannot be turned into the front office or to a coach). No money is due at time of packet

turn in. A fee of $100.00 is due when you make a team.

Concussion video must be viewed at www.nfhslearn.com and the certificate must be included with the packet when it is turned in.

Incomplete packets cannot be accepted. First year athletes need to bring a copy of their birth certificate also.

Athletic packets for the 2018-2019 school year may be available by the middle of May. We cannot accept old forms or this years packet for

the next school year. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic office at (772) 468-5112 or

(772) 468-5111. (Please hold any questions regarding the availability of 2018-2019 athletic packets until after May 1st).

Athletic News

Fall Sports Packet Deadline Start Date

Bowling Friday, July 27, 2018 Monday, July 30, 2018

Cross Country Thursday, August 16, 2018 Monday, July 30, 2018

Boys Golf Friday, July 27, 2018 Monday, July 30, 2018

Girls Golf Friday, July 27, 2018 Monday, July 30, 2018

Swim/Dive Thursday, August 2, 2018 TBA contingent on pool opening at IRSC

Volleyball Friday, July 27, 2018 Monday, July 30, 2018

Winter Sports Packet Deadline Start Date

Girls Soccer Thursday, October 11, 2018 Monday, October 15, 2018

Boys Soccer Thursday, October 18, 2018 Monday, October 22, 2018

Girls Basketball Thursday, October 25, 2018 Monday, October 29, 2018

Boys Basketball Thursday, November 1, 2018 Monday, November 5, 2018

Spring Sports Packet Deadline Start Date

Softball Thursday, December 20, 2018 Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Tennis Thursday, December 20, 2018 Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Track & Field Thursday, December 20, 2018 Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Baseball Thursday, December 20, 2018 Monday, January 28, 2019

Intramural Sport Last day for packets Practice dates

Girls Volleyball Friday, September 21, Mid September, 1x a week @ 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Tournament dates: Late November, early December

Boys Basketball Friday, November 23, 2018 Mid October, 1x a week @ 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Tournament dates: Late February, early March

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Exciting Senior Athletic News: Thus far there are 4 LPA seniors who have committed to play their sport of choice for

the college/university that they will be attending in the Fall. They are as follows:

Kayla Drawdy - Soccer for Lynn University

Kayla Glennon - Swimming for University of North Florida Alisa Passanante - Bowling for Savannah College of Art & Design

Emilie Passananate - Bowling for Savannah College of Art & Design

Coach Wendell Adams became the winningest girls basketball coach on the Treasure Coast with the district win on

February 7th which was his 388th career win!!! Coach Adams & junior Leroyeisha Thomas were named Coach and Player of the Year by the FACA for district 19. Congratulations to them both!!!

SAC News Nominations for SAC Board Members will be open on March 22, 2018 @ 3pm. Nominations can be emailed to

kirsten.chism@stlucieschools.org or at the SAC meeting on March 22, 2018. SAC Board elections will be held at the SAC meeting on April

19, 2018 @ 2:00pm in the Media Center.

Important Dates

March 1st 9th grade open house

March 9th End of 3rd 9 weeks

March 9th Early Release March 10 - 18 Spring Break - No School!!!

March 19th Teacher Work Day - No School!!!

March 21st 8th Grade Pictures March 21 - 22 Cap & Gown Pictures

March 22nd SAC Meeting @ 2:00pm in Media Center

Athletic News Continued….

8th Grade News

8th Grade Graduation portraits will take place on March 21st & March 22nd. Please make note of the dress

code for the graduation pictures:

Gentlemen should wear dress shirts with ties. Ladies should wear dresses or a dressy outfit. Dresses, including

dress underlays, must be tea length. Dresses with jeweled necklines are suitable.

Portraits will be taken during United States History classes.

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