September 2026 Newsletter

The start of a new school year is both exciting and stressful! Whether you’re one of the many familiar faces around LCS or new to the community, we pray that this will quickly feel like family!

Earlier this summer, my family came together from New York, Florida, and Indiana to celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday in Utah. It was a time to celebrate, reflect, and envision. We celebrated our parents and what they’ve meant to us, reflected on past times together, and began to think a bit about what we might do and where we might go on a future trip together.

The start of a new school year can feel a bit like that - coming together again with family. Although it’s only been a couple of months since summer break began, it’s always such an encouragement to see familiar faces along with some new ones and to embark on another year together.

As we start the new school year at LCS, we pray that you can find time to celebrate something new, reflect on past school years, and envision the future for your family and our LCS community.

When we come together with other believers and a shared mission, we form a strong partnership where we can encourage one another as we raise the next generation of Christian leaders in our community.

May God bless your family this year in both familiar and new ways.

Andy Martin
LCS Chairman of the Board

A Message from Our Chaplain

At LCS, we believe spiritual formation is about more than simply knowing more about God; it is about learning to become like Jesus in the way we live. Drawing inspiration and guidance from John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way, our Spiritual Formation program approaches the Christian life as an apprenticeship to Jesus: being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did.

Through small, focused groups offered throughout the year, students are given intentional space to explore and practice different dimensions of life with God. Groups focus on areas such as prayer, Scripture, worship, identity, spiritual gifts, relationships, emotional health, caring for others, and learning to discern God’s will. Rather than treating spiritual formation as a one-size-fits-all program, students are able to choose areas in which they want to grow and engage them in community with teachers, faith leaders, and peers.

Comer emphasizes that all of us are being formed by something; the question is what kind of people we are becoming. Our hope is that these rhythms and practices help students become increasingly aware of how they are being formed and intentionally orient their lives around Jesus. Spiritual Formation at LCS is therefore not simply another Bible class, but an opportunity for students to develop practices, relationships, and habits that can help them follow Jesus throughout their lives.

Greg Zaloom
Chaplain

Mark Your Calendar!

SEPTEMBER 2 and 3: AP Classes Begin(see Graphic below for schedule) REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
SEPTEMBER 3: PK-12 Locker Drop Off and Set Up; 6th Grade Kick-Start 2:30-3:30; Back to School Family Picnic on the Field from 3-5pm
SEPTEMBER 8: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR K-12; PK ORIENTATION 9-10:30AM
SEPTEMBER 9: LATE START-8:45am
SEPTEMBER 10TH: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SERVICE BEGINS
SEPTEMBER 16-18: High School Retreat-Look back at the August email for details
SEPTEMBER 24: Picture Day and Back to School Night(info to come)
SEPTEMBER 25: Middle School Kick-Off periods 5-7 on campus; Upper School Course Add/Drop Deadline
SEPTEMBER 28: College Financial Planning Meeting for 9th-12th grade families at 6:30pm-more info to come!

New Staffing Updates!

Free Lunch Program! Breakfast Added!

In addition to the free lunch program and are adding a free grab and go breakfast option that will be offered in the lobby from 7:30am-7:50am for Upper School Students to take to homeroom and eat or save, if they wish.

Lower School Teachers will be in communication with parents to determine the participation in a breakfast item. Certain grades may nibble during Lower School Morning Meet, and some may use it as a snack. Teachers will alert you at the start of the year.

September Breakfast & Lunch Menus

K-8 September Breakfast

9-12 September Breakfast

K-8 September Lunch

9-12 September Lunch

Volunteer Chaperone/Drivers

If you would enjoy participating in field trips or off campus events where you are filling the role of chaperone and/or driving students, take a moment to fill out the forms linked HERE. If you have already filled them out, check with Bonnie Strock in the Main Office to ascertain that you have updated documents(copies of license and insurance card). bstrock@lcs.org

High School Retreat

If you are available to drive high school students to Sacandaga Bible Conference Camp in the evening on Wednesday, September 16th and back to school on Friday, September 18th, please let me know!

Summer Reading & Math Assignments/Supply Lists

Please look at the website for Supply List information listed by grade and/or by class. Grades 6-12 will not have a required reading list and assignment, however, there is a path to commencing the year with potential extra credit in English. Please check out this link to the website for more information. There are also math assignments that were given by teachers. Please have those ready on the first day of school.

Late Start Wednesdays!

Just a reminder regarding Wednesday mornings for this coming school year: We are continuing our Christian Professional Learning Community. As teachers we gather every week to experience professional and spiritual development, and to collaborate as educators, seeking continuous improvement as professionals with the goal of improving student learning. We are committing to this practice in order to deliver the most excellent and Christ-centered, mission-driven education for your children which gives us a path to becoming as highly skilled as we possibly can for the sake of the students and in alignment with our mission.

Every Wednesday students will not be expected to attend school until 8:45am. We will continue to provide appropriate and intentional supervision for those students who must take the bus in the morning or get dropped off at the usual time. Thank you so much for working with us as we grow in our craft and in our spiritual walk, that we might live out the identity God has called us to as your partners in His Kingdom work on behalf of the children He has given us!

LATE START DOES BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH

Save the Date! Back to School Night!

🏫 College and Career Corner 🏫

Rising Junior Families: your students will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT on October 20th starting at 8:15am. Here is a link to the "Why" of taking the exam, and the "How" for preparing to take it: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-benefits-students-parents/why-take-psat/why-take-psat-nmsqt
Senior Families: Have a conversation with your student about retaking the SAT. Is there a chance, with some focused practice, that it would benefit them to try again? It is not a bad idea since some of your students may be very close to another level of scholarship from their school of choice. Links for focused practice: khanacademy.org and Google Gemini Integration: Google partnered with The Princeton Review to offer Free SAT Prep on Google Gemini.
Reminder to Seniors: If your student is planning on applying to a number of schools, they should fill out the Common App online ahead of the school year. It will provide much more efficiency to our application process. We will be meeting every Wednesday during 5th period from mid-September through November to prepare applications as well as receive information and training for the post-high school experience.