HIGHLIGHTS • APRIL 2020

School News

2020 Census As you may know, in mid-March homes across the country began receiving invitations to complete the 2 020 Census . The Constitution mandates that a census be taken every 10 years to count all people living in the United States. Getting a complete and accurate count of the population impacts the federal funds that communities receive each year for infrastructure, hospitals, fire departments, and schools . If you have not yet filled out your 2020 Census, you can do so online , over the phone, or by mail. It’s easy and takes about the same amount of time as scrolling through your Netflix menu. Please don’t miss this important opportunity.

Please Join Us This Friday Night for Our Next #LightsForTheFight Each Friday night between now and the end of the school year, we are joining IHSA schools across Illinois by turning on the LFHS Stadium lights at Varsity Field to show our support for the Class of 2020 and our those providing local essential services.   This Friday night we are honoring the Class of 2020 at Lake Bluff Middle School and Deer Path Middle School.

You can show your support by turning on your porch light this Friday night, April 17, at 8:00 PM (the 20th hour of the day) for 20 minutes. We may be socially distanced, but Friday Night Lights can continue to inspire our community with hope and optimism, as they always have. Reminder: Varsity Field is NOT OPEN during this time. Please do not come to the stadium as we must continue to adhere to all mandated shelter-in-place guidelines.   Our best to each of you and your families and CONGRATULATIONS to the Lake Bluff Middle School and Deer Path Middle School Class of 2020!

The Distinguished Educator Award The Distinguished Educator award is a long lasting tradition at Lake Forest High School that helps to celebrate, appreciate and acknowledge the wonderful relationships our students and faculty create year after year. Seniors are given the opportunity to nominate a teacher, counselor, dean, social worker, psychologist or administrator who has made a lasting impact on their time at LFHS. All nominations must be submitted electronically to educatoraward@lfschools.net by Friday, May 1, 2020.

AP Exam Schedule - May 11-22, 2020 Click Here for LFHS AP Exam Schedule - May 11-22, 2020 About this year's AP Exams: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/students AP News and Updates: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/

Pass/Incomplete Form and Instructions As a result of the current Remote Learning plan that we are following, Lake Forest High School has granted seniors the option of choosing to take any of their classes for PASS/INCOMPLETE credit this semester. This means that seniors can choose to take a final grade in a class (no lower than the March 12th grade), or to take the class for a P/I credit. If you wish to choose a P/I credit in any class, please submit this form. Before choosing this option, students should verify with their Counselor and the admissions office of their college of choice that this is permitted. For some college programs, this may not be permitted. If the student's final grade is a D- or above a P will go on the transcript: Credit will be earned but the grade will not be averaged into the GPA. If a student earns a grade below D- the grade will be reported as an I and credit will not be earned. The deadline for choosing to take a class for P/I credit is Friday, May 15, 2020 at 3:30PM.

Board of Education Virtual Meeting

The next regular meeting for the District 115 Board of Education will be held on Monday, May 11, 2020 . Due to COVID-19 developments in Illinois, Governor Pritzker issued an Executive Order to suspend physical presence requirements under the Open Meetings Act (OMA) to all public bodies across the state. Therefore, Lake Forest High School District 115 Board of Education Meetings will be held virtually via video conference call.  Individuals who wish to make a public comment at any upcoming virtual meetings should notify Chief Technology Officer Jordan Salus at jsalus@lfschools.net no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. The afternoon of the meeting, Mr. Salus will be in contact with those individuals regarding how to call in. Please check the District Website for additional information.

Parent Organizations

Association of Parents & Teachers (APT)

The APT is working on plans to honor our Class of 2020 that will require hands-on help with distribution to seniors’ homes. Please contact APT President Beth Pierson at  lfhsapt@gmail.com if you’d like to be included in our list of volunteers. APT committee chairs will follow up directly with details.

LFHS Foundation

Pitch Night Virtual Showcase is ON! Join us May 29th at 7PM. Interested in sponsorship of this event? Please contact Dez Witte at  dezwitte@gmail.com. Details will be shared on our website as they become available.   www.lfhsfoundation.org THANK YOU to everyone who helped us to Celebrate Educational Excellence at LFHS virtually last Friday. Together we raised $50K that will be used to fund grants at our high school.  https://conta.cc/3cvSnuX

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