Dear LTHS Parents/Guardians,
I hope this email finds your family having had a wonderful weekend!
It was a very successful weekend for LT Athletics! Congratulations to Head Coaches Mike Danner & Eric Simon and our Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams for their outstanding performances in Peoria at the state meet. Both teams finished in 7th place and the boys team had three all-state finishers! Also, congratulations to Head Coach Jon Beutjer and our entire Football program on the huge second-round playoff win at Plainfield North on Friday night! It was such a gritty second half performance! The Lions now travel to Loyola Academy this Saturday at 1pm for the quarterfinal contest! Finally, congratulations to Scott Walker and the entire Girls Swimming and Diving program on a great showing at Sectionals (2nd place); the Lions have many state qualifiers, including our awesome LT Relays, that will compete this weekend in Westmont!
On the activities front, I enjoyed spending a few hours with many of our LTHS students at Snowball at Camp MacLean in Wisconsin. Thank you to our advisors, Mark Kienzynski, Angie Patel, and Dave Stormont as well as our student directors and staff members for creating a memorable and impactful experience for so many LT students. Also congratulations to our LTHS Speech Team for taking 4th place at the Joliet West Tournament and Model United Nations for a strong showing at Saint Ignatius MUN conference!
Congratulations to our North Campus Students of the Month for November. Students were nominated by their teachers then selected by the various departments as the most exemplary students in each subject. Click here to see the list of students.
It is another big week at LT! I share with you some of the upcoming events/playoff competitions:
- Tuesday, November 8: Non-Attendance Day due to Election Day
- Wednesday, November 9: National Letter of Intent Signing Day (Athletics)
- Thursday, November 10:
- LION Newspaper Distribution Day
- 8th Grade Band Festival and Wind Ensemble Concert (7:30pm in the Reber Center)
- Friday, November 11:
- Veterans Day Assemblies at South and North Campuses
- Swimming competes in the IHSA State Swim Meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont (Preliminary round)
- The Good Doctor (7:00pm in the SC PAC)
- Saturday, November 12:
- Football plays at Loyola at 1pm in the quarterfinals of the IHSA playoffs
- Swimming competes in the IHSA State Swim Meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont (Finals)
- The Good Doctor (7:00pm in the SC PAC)
- Sunday, November 13: The Good Doctor (3:00pm in the SC PAC)
Parent Webinar on Vaping - November 17 at 6:30pm
LTHS is partnering with the Coalition for a Drug Free Lyons Township and Dr. Aaron Weiner to offer a 90-minute parent webinar on vaping and marijuana.
Here is the description of the webinar that Dr. Weiner has shared:
With nicotine vaping remaining popular and recreational marijuana use increasingly normalized and promoted, young people face new and difficult pitfalls related to substance use and addiction. Misinformation and confusion persists around these topics, and debunked myths are often taken as fact.
Join Dr. Aaron Weiner for a 90-minute exploration of vaping and marijuana, including the impact of the THC and nicotine industries on public perception and the implications of use on teen health. Parent strategies for prevention and discussion with teens will also be discussed, as well as a live Q&A to cover any unanswered questions.
Please use this link to register for the November 17 webinar. You will get the link to the zoom after you register.
We would like to thank the Coalition for a Drug-Free Lyons Township for the generous donation to cover the cost of this webinar as well as additional resources that we will be sharing with families in the near future.
