Dear LTHS Parents/Guardians,
I hope this email finds your family having had a wonderful long weekend and I hope you all enjoy Halloween with family and friends!
It is hard to believe that tomorrow is November 1st and that we have less than four weeks until Thanksgiving break and eight weeks left in the semester. Last week was a great week at LT! Thank you to our LTHS families for your participation in Parent/Teacher conferences; our partnership with families is so important and we appreciate the opportunity to partner in support of your students.
I would also like to offer congratulations to some of our fall athletic teams on recent successes and highlight some upcoming events:
Congratulations to Jon Beutjer and our entire football program on the huge first-round playoff win over Naperville Central at Bennett Field on Friday night! It was a great atmosphere for the game! Thank you to Competitive Cheer, Spirit Cheer, Poms, Marching Band, Lions Den, and WLTL for bringing the energy and enthusiasm! Also, thank you to LTTV and WLTL for calling/streaming the game for those who could not be with us at Bennett Stadium!
Also, congratulations to Head Coaches Mike Danner & Eric Simon and our Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams for qualifying for this weekend’s state meet in Peoria! They both made it out of a highly competitive Waubonsie Valley Sectional after running tough races.
It is a big week at LT! I share with you some of the upcoming events/playoff competitions:
- Monday, October 31: LT Volleyball plays in the IHSA Sectional in the North Campus Fieldhouse at 7pm! Come on out and support LTVB as they take their home court in the Sectional!
- Tuesday, November 1: Fall Orchestra Concert at 7:30pm in the North Campus Fieldhouse
- Thursday, November 3: Fall Band Concert at 7:30pm in the Reber Center
- Friday, November 4: Football plays at Plainfield North at 7pm in the second round of the IHSA playoffs
- Saturday, November 5:
- Girls Swimming and Diving competes in the IHSA Sectional at Hinsdale Sectional (Diving starts at 9am and Swimming at 1pm)
- Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams compete in the IHSA State Meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria (Girls Race is at 1pm and Boys Race at 2pm)
2022-23 Quarter 1 Attendance & Discipline Update
As we have shared throughout the course of this year, student behavior is a top priority. LTHS has initiated a renewed commitment to the expectations we have for student behavior. Through regular communications with families and special events (Assistant Principal talks at Freshman Experience Day, AP Talks with all students during the first full week of school, principal communications to students and families, etc.), we will continue to reinforce important and basic student behavioral expectations throughout the 2022-23 school year.
The purpose of this update is to share an overview of our overall student behavior data after one quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
Attendance data summary:
- LTHS students attended at a 95.1% attendance rate during the first quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
- 86% of all LT students attended at least 90% of all days in the first quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
- 78% of all LT students attended at least 90% of all days in the first quarter of the 2021-22 school year.
- LTHS observed an 8% increase in the percentage of students that attended at least 90% of all days in the first quarter when comparing 2021-22 data to 2022-23 data.
Tardy data summary:
- We had an increase in the number of students that were tardy at least once during the first quarter of the 2022-23 school year as compared to the 2021-22 school year (176).
- We had an increase in the total number of tardiness during the first quarter of the 2022-23 school year as compared to the 2021-22 school year (882).
- In analyzing the tardy data, we believe that the increase can be attributed largely to the following reasons:
- School wide re-commitment to the importance of on-time behaviors and implementing accountability measures when students arrive late to school or class.
- Updated communication systems and inputting process to make reporting and communicating more efficient for teachers. Our automated system has streamlined the process of inputting for teachers which we believe has resulted in a more consistent system of tardy consequences. Communications to families are also automated as families receive email communication for each tardy on a daily basis.
Behavior/Discipline Data Summary:
- There was a significant increase in attendance related referrals for quarter one of the 2022-23 school year as compared to quarter one of the 2021-22 school year. This can be attributed to the recommitment to handbook language, utilization of the unexcused absence code, and common implementation of disciplinary consequences across grade levels.
- There was a decrease in the number of students who received at least one referral during quarter one of the 2022-23 school year as compared to quarter one of the 2021-22 school year.
- The percentage of students with one or fewer behavior/discipline referrals has decreased by .2% for quarter one of 2022-23 as compared to quarter one of 2021-22.
- The percentage of 11th and 12th grade students with more than one referral has increased during quarter one of 2022-23 compared to 2021-22.
- The percentage of 9th and 10th grade students with more than one referral has decreased during quarter one of 2022-23 compared to 2021-22.
College and Career Center Newsletter
- Upcoming lunch workshops sessions
- Exciting events at LT and in the community to help students prepare for college
- Upcoming scholarship deadlines
- Links to recent presentations
Anyone with questions can stop by room 148 Monday-Friday 7am-4pm, or make an appointment with Mr. Dailey. He can also be reached by email at cdailey@lths.net or by telephone at (708)579-6357.
- Próximas sesiones de talleres de almuerzo
- Eventos emocionantes en LT y en la comunidad para ayudar a los estudiantes a prepararse para la universidad
- Próximos plazos de becas
- Enlaces a presentaciones recientes.
Cualquier persona que tenga preguntas puede pasar por el salón 148 de lunes a viernes de 7 am a 4 pm o programar una cita con el Sr. Dailey. También puede comunicarse con él por correo electrónico a cdailey@lths.net o por teléfono al (708) 579-6357.
Pack for Impact School Fundraiser
LT has partnered with Feed My Starving Children to host a MobilePack event for the LTHS community on January, 16th 2023. Our goal is to pack over 100,000 meals for those in most need. Please use the link to help support our efforts to positively impact our global community by making a donation. For more information visit our website.
Please note that we will be opening a link for students, staff, clubs and teams to sign up for participation later in November. We are so excited for this school-wide service project on MLK Day of Service.
Registration for AP Tests
Advanced Placement (AP) exam fees have been applied to all students enrolled in a Fall AP class through Infinite Campus. Each exam costs $97.
Registering for AP exams is a two step process. Both steps must be completed by November 7, 2022 at 11:59pm.
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Enroll in the AP class online and enter the course code provided by the teacher.
- Pay for the exam through Infinite Campus - look for the fee section.
AP Exam fees paid after the deadline will incur a late ordering fee of $40. No exams can be ordered after March 7, 2023.
If your student does not wish to take the AP exam, please cancel their registration using this Google form. Students who pay for an exam and later decide to cancel will be issued a partial refund for the exam. No refunds will be given after March 7, 2023.
This information has been previously shared by the Office of Assessment and Research.
If you have any questions, please contact the assessment office via email at kzieman@lths.net.
Young Community Changemakers Leadership Program
Young Community Changemakers (YC2) is a leadership development program designed to educate and empower local youth to become our community’s next generation of philanthropists – those who give their time, talent and treasure for the common good. YC2 is a youth philanthropy program offered to juniors and seniors from LT and as well as other local high schools. Curricula encourages students to explore our local community and its social needs; learn about philanthropic theory; and engage in organizational evaluation and grantmaking. Students will review grant applications from local organizations, conduct site visits, and at the end of the semester-long program, award up to $30,000 to nonprofit organizations that further the mission and vision of Community Memorial Foundation. Additional information and the 2022 YC2 program application can be found on the Young Community Changemakers Website.
Applications for the 2023 YC2 program are due on Wednesday, November 23 by 5:00 PM.
Winter Sports Registration and Try-Outs
Registration is open for winter sports. Registration is on the LT website for boys and girls basketball, bowling, competitive cheer, girls gymnastics, boys swimming and diving and wrestling. To participate in try-outs, all forms must be completed online and an up-to-date physical needs to be on file with the high school or scan and send your physical form to healthservices@lths.net.
Please register by the Friday prior to the start of your season to avoid any delay in starting the season on time.
Here are the quick links to help with winter athletic registration:
Questions regarding tryouts should be directed to head coaches; general questions about LTHS Athletics should be directed to John Grundke, Athletic Director, at jgrundke@lths.net.
Have a great week!
Jen Tyrrell
Principal
