Lake Park will host a number of festive events open to the community this month beginning with the 35th Annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 3. The holiday craft show will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the West Campus field house. Over 80 crafters will offer handcrafted gift items for sale. Admission to the fair is $2.00 for adults and free for senior citizens and children. 

The schedule of holiday events continues when the Lake Park Band and Choir Programs present the annual Holiday Festival of Music on Tuesday, December 6. A crowd favorite and special tradition of the event includes inviting all Lake Park choral alumni to come on stage and sing Handel's "Hallelujah!"

The joint performance begins at 7:00 p.m. in the West Campus auditorium, and doors open at approximately 6:30 p.m. for first-come, first-served seating. Plan to come early as this event sells out every year! Ticket prices are $3 for adults, $2 students (other high schools and college), and free for senior citizens, Lake Park students with ID and children under 13 years old.

Finally, mark your calendars for a not-to-be-missed event as the Lake Park Theatre Department presents the holiday show, A Charlie Brown Christmas. The classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts Gang discover the true meaning of Christmas. The cast and crew have been working hard to create a truly magical experience that the whole family can attend.

A Charlie Brown Christmas runs December 8 at 7:00 p.m, December 9 at 7:30 p.m., December 10 at 7:00 p.m., and December 11 with a 2:00 p.m. matinee in the East Campus Dice Auditorium. Ticket prices are $5 for adults, $3 students (other high schools and college), and free for senior citizens, Lake Park students with ID and children under 13 years old.

" Soup to Peanuts," a special children's event prior to the Sunday, December 11 matinee, invites families to the Lake Park East Campus cafeteria for lunch and activities. Admission is $10 per family and includes lunch, games, crafts and cookie decorating from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department is happy to announce the publication of a Lake Park Family and Friends Cookbook. Lake Park students, parents, alumni, and staff members are encouraged to dig out that ole' recipe box, because your favorite, tried-and-true family recipes are needed!

Recipe collection closes next Friday, December 9. Details regarding price and ordering information will follow. Thank you for your support of this exciting project!

To submit recipes: 

The Lake Park Educational Foundation will host an exciting evening of fine dining and theatre at Lake Park's East Campus next Friday, December 9. 

Reserve your tickets by Monday, December 5!

Guests will enjoy an elegant 4-course holiday dinner prepared by Lake Park culinary students and reserved seating for the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Guests can also bid on a wide array of silent auction items throughout the dinner. Tickets are $35 per person and include dinner and the play.

This fall, 537 Lake Park students competed in athletic offerings. When both Competitive Cheer and Competitive Dance (in the spirit portion of their seasons) are included, the participation increases to 618 students, representing 24 percent of total student enrollment.

Of the qualifying sophomore, junior, and senior athletes, 111 achieved the prestigious Dupage Valley Conference (DVC) Academic All-Conference Status by maintaining an overall GPA of 4.5 or higher. Furthermore, the following eight fall programs achieved the IHSA All-Academic Team Award by team members collectively earning an average GPA of 4.0 or higher: 

Girls Swim - 5.0680
Head Coach Dan Witteveen

Girls Tennis - 5.0415

Head Coach Ben Hussey

Boys Cross Country - 4.8338
Head Coach Lance Murphy

Girls Cross Country - 4.8294

Head Coach Jay Ivory

Girls Volleyball - 4.7994

Head Coach Tom Bergen
 

Girls Golf - 4.7069

Head Coach Jeff Henrikson

Boys Soccer - 4.3402

Head Coach Sean Crosby

Boys Golf - 4.2585

Head Coach Dan Batka

Congratulations to all student athletes, teams and coaches for their accomplishments this season.  View a complete list of student athletes recognized on Monday, November 28 by the Board of Education for their fall athletic accolades.

Lake Park High School is proud to announce a partnership agreement with Batavia, Geneva, Glenbard North, St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Wheaton North, and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools to form a new athletic and activities conference beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. The ultimate goal of all schools through this partnership is to provide positive experiences for our students through rigorous academic, athletic, and activities programming. The communities of these school districts will also benefit from the close geographic proximity of the member schools, creating exciting rivalries and spirited environments at conference events. In an era of conference unrest that has seen many long-time conferences change, the schools felt the formation of a new eight team conference afforded the greatest opportunity for long-term conference stability.

Lake Park would like to acknowledge and thank our current partners from the Dupage Valley Conference (DVC) for their patience and support during the process. We greatly appreciate the personal and professional relationships that have been fostered through our partnerships with these schools. It is our great desire that these will continue after which time we are no longer member schools of the same conference.

The Lake Park High School Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that it is accepting nominations for this year's Spirit of Excellence awards. Parents and community members may nominate students, faculty members, and staff members for these prestigious awards. To qualify, a student must be a current senior who demonstrates the qualities of the Ideal Lake Park Graduate. Faculty and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to Lake Park may also be nominated.  Nomination forms are now available via the website. Nominations are due January 9, 2017.

If you have questions regarding the nomination process and wish to submit your nominations, contact Becky Wyatt, executive director of the Lake Park Foundation, at (630) 295-5264 or via email.

As a reminder, Lake Park offers online convenience for families to check the status of outstanding fees and make payments directly. When the Home Access Center is utilized to check grades, parents may notice an amount appearing in the upper right-hand corner. Outstanding fees are displayed in red.

Families who are in need of fee waivers or a deferred payment plan should have already made arrangements this summer during the registration process. If your financial circumstances have changed, please contact the Principal's office at the appropriate campus.

The Board of Education has recently been discussing the District's intention to increase communication efforts with families who have outstanding fees. Beginning in January 2017, families will be notified via a progressive email campaign about the need to make payments or the outstanding fees will be sent to a collection agency.

It is important to make timely payments each semester to avoid the compounding effect for your family and for the District. Parents are strongly encouraged to check their status and make payments directly by the end of this calendar year.

Dec 3            35th Annual Holiday Craft Fair

Dec 6            Holiday Festival of Music

Dec 7            SMART Day

Dec 7            Social Studies Movie Night Series

Dec 8-11      Theatre Prouction of A Charlie Brown Christmas

Dec 9            Night of Fine Dining and Theatre

Dec 11          Special Children's Event: Soup to Peanuts

Dec 15-16    Final Exams

Dec 16          End of Second Quarter

Dec 19          Winter Intermission Begins