Two Week Look Ahead

Two Week Look Ahead - 26 April 2019

We are now firmly into fourth term and the countdown is on for prom, graduation, and other year-end activities. However, in school, our students are focused on Advanced Placement exams, the SAT, MCAS, and other projects and assessments being given in classrooms.

LHS is a very busy place this time of year, from 8:00 am – 9:00 pm. More than half of our students are participating in extra-curricular activities. These activities include: athletics, a play production, various clubs, and the Music and Art Expo. Hopefully, you can find the time to attend some of the events going on at LHS.

Seniors are counting down the days of classes that remain for them. There are only a few weeks left for the Class of 2019, before they take final exams. The week of Memorial Day (May 28-May 31) is when all of the Senior activities take place. On Wednesday, May 29, the Senior Motorcade will leave from Conrad’s and drive to the Primary School, Turkey Hill Elementary School, and around the bus loop at LMHS before parking in the student parking lot. Seniors will take one lap around LMHS while being cheered on by their teachers and classmates. After their lap, students will have their Senior Breakfast in the cafeteria, followed by the Senior Video. It should be a fun day!


Here is a list of upcoming events:

  • Grade 10 Math MCAS – May 21 and 22
  • Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 – School Production– “Annie Jr..” At 7:00 pm in the LMHS Auditorium
  • Thursday, May 16 - Senior Department Awards 8:15 am
  • Friday, May 17 – “Music & Art Expo” Art Exhibit followed by a concert 7:00 pm *formally known as the “Pops Concert”
  • Saturday, May 18- Prom from 6-11 pm Colonial Inn, in Gardner, MA.
  • Week of May 20-24 – Senior Exams
  • Tuesday, May 28
      • Distribution of caps and gown 10:00am/Obligations 10:00 am
      • Baccalaureate - at 7:00 pm at United Parish

Wednesday, May 29

      • Senior Motorcade TBD from Conrad’s
      • Senior Breakfast – TBD in LMHS Cafeteria
      • Music Department Senior Showcase 7:00pm – Music Dept.

Thursday, May 30

    • Graduation Rehearsal at 4:00 pm
    • Senior Reception at 5:00 pm in the LMHS Cafeteria
    • Community Awards Night at 6:15 pm in the LMHS Auditorium

Saturday, June 1

    • LHS Graduation at 10:00 am on the grass football field. Seniors arrive by 9:00 am

AP Exams:

    • AP exams are ongoing from May 6 through May 17.

STUCO:

    • Student body elections will take place in May. Each class will elect a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and 5 Student Council Representatives. The Student Advisory Council is made of 5 students from any of the classes.
    • Nomination papers need to be pulled from the Main office. These will be available May 13 and due back completed by May 17, 2:30pm. Nomination papers must have 2 copies of the speech the candidate plans to make on May 23 in front of the student body during homeroom. Voting will take place using google classroom on May 24th between 8am- 1pm.
    • Please see any current class officers, student council members or Ms Gearin with any questions.

The Student Council has arranged for a special week next week honoring our soldiers, veterans and their families. All sports teams will be wearing customized camouflage team jerseys for all home games next week. A student council rep will be at all of the home games selling blue camouflage Lunenburg shirts for $15 while supplies last. The shirts are also on sale at all lunches all of next week. The Student Council will be making a donation to the Soldiers' Angels organization.

Galapagos Island Trip:

Galapagos Island trip is almost booked up. Please register asap if you want to save your spot on this 9 day tour. The Company has said that the price will go up in May. Please go to eftours.com/2173940DE for more information or email Dawn Gearin at dgearin@lunenburgonline.com

Library:

Seniors and all students - return those overdue library books!!

Seniors - the library senior obligation list will be posted next week. Make sure you return all of your library books ASAP! See below for info about logging into your Destiny accounts to see what you still owe before the list of names and number of books gets posted!

Reminder to all students - overdue notices are sent to your school email every Tuesday morning. Don't forget you can log into your Destiny accounts to see which books you have checked out and when they are due. Click the Library Media Center link on the LMS website, select Finding Books and choose Destiny Discover. Click login in the upper right corner. Your user name is the beginning of your Google account (2021MaryB) and your password is the same as your Google account (such as meb121999). Check your lockers, cars, houses and classrooms for books. Please get those overdue books in ASAP!!!

You can return books two places. If the library is open, the Return Books Here sign is located next to the circulation desk computer. If closed for lunch or teaching a class, you can leave the book next to the Return Books Here on the windowsill near the library main doors. See Mrs. Vallee in the library or email her at pvallee@lunenburgonline.com if you have any questions or need help renewing books. Thank you!!

World Hunger Task Force:

Fundraiser Night - MOE’s SOUTHWEST GRILL Friday, May 3rd: 4 to 8 pm 865 Merriam Ave, Leominster, MA

Help support Lunenburg High School’s World Hunger Task Force in fighting hunger and poverty in our local community and around the world!

8th Grade Orientation Night:

I would like to invite all 8th grade parents and students to a Lunenburg High School orientation night. This will take place next Wednesday(5/1/19) evening in the LMHS auditorium from 6pm-6:45pm. We will discuss LHS expectations, scheduling (the “Just right” schedule), the LHS handbook, extra curricula activities, sports, and all the other opportunities that LHS has to offer. I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday night. Have a great evening.

Community Events:

My name is Scott Zibel and I am the current President of the synagogue Congregation Agudat Achim in Leominster. I am writing to inform you that every year my synagogue has a Yom HaShoah observance (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and to invite surrounding young adults and their families to this event scheduled on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at 6:00 at 268 Washington Street, Leominster, MA. The topic of the Holocaust can be difficult for many people (old and young alike) and my synagogue has always tried not to have graphic imagery or language at this observance.

In past years, we have had a variety of speakers, such as actual survivors, children of survivors, researchers of the Holocaust, etc. This year, our guest speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Lieberman, a professor of Economics, History, and Political Science from FSU. It is my hope that you will share with your school community this event so as to help ensure the atrocities of the Holocaust do not happen again in our lifetime and the lifetime of our children. The committee thought it would it is very prudent to invite surrounding young adults and their families to this event since a study in 2018 has shown that 22% of young Americans have never heard of the Holocaust (https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5228287,00.html). As a child I was taught “to never forget” yet many people can’t forget what they don’t know.

Here is a calendar of Varsity sports events for the next couple of weeks:

Thursday April 25

  • Girls Lacrosse vs. St. Bernard’s at 3:30 pm at St.Bernard’s
  • Boys Lacrosse vs. St. Bernard’s at 3:30 pm on the turf
  • Baseball vs Quabbin at 4:00 pm at Marshall Park
  • Softball vs Quabbin at 4:00 pm at Marshall Park (Upper Field)

Friday April 26

  • Girls Lacrosse vs Worcester Public Schools at 4:00 pm at Foley Stadium –Worcester

Saturday April 27

  • Boys Lacrosse vs Marlborough High School at 9:00 am on the turf
  • Girls Track- Varsity District Relays vs Shrewsbury High School at 1:30 pm at Shrewsbury H.S.
  • Boys Track- Varsity District Relays vs TBA 1:30 pm at LHS Track & Field

Monday April 29

  • Baseball vs Narragansett Reg H.S.at 4:00 pm at Narragansett Baldwinville
  • Softball vs Narragansett Regional H.S. at 4:00 pm at Narragansett - Gilman-Waite Field
  • Boys Lacrosse vs Bromfield at 7:00 pm on the turf

Tuesday April 30

  • Girls Track- Dual Meet vs Tyngsborough at 3:30 at LHS Track & Field
  • Boys Track - Dual Meet vs Tyngsborough at 3:30 at LHS Track & Field
  • Girls Lacrosse vs Marlborough at 6:30 at Marlborough High School

Wednesday May 1

  • Baseball vs Tyngsborough at 3:30 at Marshall Park
  • Girls M.S. Track Meet vs Tahanto at 3:30 on turf
  • Boys M. S. Track Meet vs Tahanto at 3:30 on the turf
  • Softball vs Tyngsborough at 3:30 Marshall Park- Upper Field


Have a great weekend,

Rob McGrath