Please join the Lake Park Theatre Department for an exciting Night at the Theatre on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. at East Campus. The Lake Park IHSA Drama Teams will present Hamlet II for Group Interpretation and The Dream of the Burning Boy for Contest Play. The first performance begins in room 226, and admission is free!

Lake Park’s 2022 IHSA Contest Drama The Dream of the Burning Boy by David West Read explores how a student’s death affects a suburban high school. Guidance Counselor Steve (sophomore Akul Sharma) is concerned about the mental health of English teacher Larry Morrow (sophomore Sebastian Marquez) who was the last person to see his student Dane (freshman Anthony Johnson) alive. Larry keeps having dreams about their final meeting, and insists that he's fine, but annoyed that many of his students are skipping classes for "trauma leave." Dane's sister, Rachel (Rylee Fulmer), misses her brother, but also feels upset at those whom she believes are using Dane's death to call attention to themselves. This includes Chelsea (sophomore Gia Zatos), who was Dane's girlfriend - although Rachel suspects she was actually cheating on him with Dane's best friend Kyle (senior Brett Tobler). When Dane's mother Andrea (sophomore Brinly Wilson) reaches out to the school for answers, bonds are broken and secrets are revealed changing the lives of the characters forever. You don’t want to miss this emotional performance directed by Mrs. Sara Keith.

An Athletic and Activities Orientation Night for incoming families will be held on Wednesday, April 6 at East Campus. After a brief introduction and spirit rally in the gymnasium, families can then attend up to three breakout sessions throughout the building. Be sure to visit the Activities Fair in the student cafeteria or stop by the Athletic Program information tables located in the main hallways to meet the sponsors and coaches and learn more about all the great programs Lake Park has to offer!

The orientation event is designed to benefit students and parents/guardians by learning about Lake Park's athletics and activities programs in advance of the next school year. Attendees can have their questions answered by coaches, sponsors, and students currently in the program. This provides Class of 2026 students with time to consider their choices prior to the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. View the following resources: Schedule, Athletics Website, Activities Website

Due to standardized testing next month, some modifications have been made to the 2021-2022 School Year Calendar. A previous version had testing scheduled on Tuesday, April 5. However, the PSAT 9, PSAT 10 and SAT exams will be administered on Wednesday, April 13. This date represents a student non-attendance day for seniors.

Please note this change has also impacted the SMART days previously scheduled in April 2022. The remaining SMART days for this year include:

.....Wednesday, March 16

.....Wednesday, April 13 (early release following testing)

.....Wednesday, April 27  

.....Wednesday, May 11

Important grade-specific information that highlights the upcoming standardized testing will be emailed to families prior to spring break with reminder messages sent in April.