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Lake Placid Middle and High School Newsletter
Volume 2, Issue 23
February 3, 2015
72nd ANNUAL Lake Placid HIGH SCHOOL
WINTER CARNIVAL ~ FEBRUARY 5-7, 2015
The 72nd Lake Placid High School Winter Carnival Coronation will be at 7:00 PM on
Saturday, February 7th followed by the Sno-Ball Hop at 8:00 PM in the LPHS gymnasium.
Tickets for the Coronation will be available at the door for $3.00. Tickets for the Sno-ball
Hop are $4.00, with a discounted price of $6.00 for students who attend both the Coronation and the dance.
This year, the Winter Carnival King and Queen Coronation and Sno-Ball Hop theme is
the Class of 2018.
FROZEN, hosted by
SPIRIT WEEK AT THE Lake Placid HIGH SCHOOL
From Monday Feb 2nd – Thursday, Feb. 5th, students will be showing their school spirit by
participating in Spirit Week.
On Monday, Feb. 2 – students dressed as their favorite character from a book, film or Disney!
On Tuesday, Feb. 3 – students dressed for - Two for the day Tuesday - wear 2 of everything,
wear a tutu, be twins!
On Wednesday, Feb. 4 – it will be fashion disaster day – you choose your best disaster!
On Thursday, Feb. 5 – Wear your class colors! Get decked out in your class colors:
Seniors-Gold, Juniors-Red, Sophomores-Blue, Freshmen-Green, Grade 8-Orange, Grade 7Purple, and Grade 6-Black
WINTER CARNIVAL BROOMBALL – Has been moved due to the
weather to Thursday, February 5th from 2:00 – 4:00 PM and will be held
in the Speedskating Oval Hockey Box.
Freshmen Ladies vs Junior Ladies
Sophomore Ladies vs Senior Ladies
Consolation and Championship games
Brooms and some helmets provided
Hope to see you there!
The Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament will take place on Friday, Feb. 6th and
Saturday, February 7th matching the Middlebury vs. Shaker-Colonie at 5:30 PM on
Friday and at 8:00 PM the Lake Placid vs. Saranac Lake. The consolation game will be
played at 12:00 noon on Saturday, followed by the Championship game at 2:30 PM.
WINTER CARNIVAL SNOW SCULPTURE WORK NIGHT AND HALL DECORATING
Winter Carnival Snow Sculpture Work Night and Hall Decorating will take place this
Wednesday, Feb. 4th! Get your snow sculpture teams together and come enjoy hot chocolate and
goodies. The snow blocks are ready. Snow sculptures will judged on Friday at 12:00 noon.
Still looking for a 2015 calendar? No more
looking! The Class of 2017 is selling 2015
Adirondack Life Calendars for the
DISCOUNTED price of $7.50!!! What a
deal! Contact Ms. Crowley
(mcrowley@lpcsd.org) or Mrs. Hammaker
(chammaker@lpcsd.org) to buy one
before they are sold out!
LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL’S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IN WILMINGTON
There will be a regular meeting of the Lake Placid Central School’s Board of Education on
Tuesday, February 3, 2015, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center, Springfield
Road, Wilmington, New York.
HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Congratulations to the High School Science Olympiad team on their amazing come-from-behind finish
to beat Potsdam at the regional tournament last weekend. The varsity team qualified for the state
tournament, taking second place overall out of 11 teams.
These students finished first in their event to win GOLD medals:
• Lewis Collum, Mia Kennedy, and Elena Bushy in Mission Possible.
• Steve Kulina and Teresa Smith, using a design by Henry McGrew and Brian Byrne, in Bridge
Building.
These students finished second in their event to win SILVER medals:
• Matt Le and Melissa Rath in Astronomy
• Elena Bushy and Teresa Smith in Disease Detectives.
• Teresa Smith and Gabby Armstrong in Entomology.
• Melissa Rath, Erin Skufca, and Brenna Garrett in Experimental Design.
• Cody Barry and Jack Gallagher in Green Generation.
These students finished third in their event to win BRONZE medals:
• Nina Armstrong and Conor Garrett in Cell Biology.
• Emily Eaton and Melissa Rath in Compound Machines.
• Lewis Collum and Elena Bushy in Scrambler.
• Grace McGrew and Lizzie Ashley in Write It/Do It
This year’s competition was fierce and the Blue Bombers did a tremendous job.
THE LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITES YOU TO JOIN A COMMITTEE
Are you interested in joining a school district committee? Committees advise district leaders on
important educational matters and make recommendations to the Administration and/or the
Board of Education. Committees meet quarterly, comply with Open Meeting Law, and provide
vital feedback to the District. We are seeking interested members of our school district
community to serve on one of three committees:
• The LPCSD Policy Committee
• The LPCSD Health & Safety for Buildings and Grounds Committee
• The Shared Decision Making Committee
1- Policy Committee -- This Committee proposes, reviews, and revises District policies.
Policies provide the LPCSD School Board with a legal framework through which it governs the
District and carries out its mission. An additional parent or parents willing to take a fresh look
and offer new perspectives on our policies are invited to join the Committee. The Policy
Committee meets at 6:30 PM on the second Thursday of January, April, June, and October with
additional subcommittee work to be determined.
2- Health & Safety for Buildings and Grounds Committee – This committee will participate in
monitoring the condition of occupied school buildings to ensure that they are safe and
maintained in a state of good repair. Members must include district officials, staff, bargaining
units, and parents. The committee will oversee and ensure that building condition surveys,
annual visual inspections, five-year capital facilities plans, and other monitoring systems are in
place and up-to-date. The Health and Safety for Buildings and Grounds Committee meets at
3:00 PM on the first Thursday of March, June, September, and December, with additional
subcommittee work to be determined.
3- Shared Decision Making Committee – This revamped committee will need multiple
members, including teachers, parents, and community members. Its general purpose is to
improve the educational performance of all students in the school regardless of such factors as
socioeconomic status, race, gender, language, background, or disability. It will at times operate
as an umbrella group and invite temporary members to serve in an advisory capacity in order to
investigate matters related to specific areas such as instruction, student rights, or the code of
conduct. The Shared Decision Making Committee meets at 3:30 PM on the first Wednesday of
February, May, September, and November.
We hope you will consider serving on one of these committees. To express your interest or ask
any questions, please contact Karen Angelopoulos at 523-2475 x 3001 or
lpdistrictclerk@lpcsd.org.
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