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Dear LCMS Panther Families,

The week our students will start their quarterly exams. They will take their Science exam in their respective Science classes on either Wednesday, December 13 or Thursday, December 14. The remainder of the exams will be given by class period as follows:

F 12/15 - 7th period exam (If early release students come on campus during the exam, they will wait in the Growl Grill)

M 12/18 - 5th & 6th exam

T 12/19 - 3rd & 4th exam

W 12/20 - 1st & 2nd exam

Bell schedules can be found below.

If a student will be absent and misses an exam, they will make up the exam when they return in January. A zero will be put in the gradebook as a placeholder until the exam is made up.  No exams will be given early.

Additionally, we have been receiving a large number of requests for Parent-Teacher conferences. All conference spots are filled for the remainder of the month. Any unscheduled or new requests will have to be held in January after we return from break. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Melissa Laudani

Principal, Lawton Chiles MS 

PTSA 8th gr Committee Meeting

Please join us as we start to plan for the end of the year activities to celebrate our 8th graders before they head to high school!

Monday, December 18 @ 9:45 am Lorenzo Library

Band Night

Do you have an incoming 5th grader who may be interested in Band? Come to Band Night!

***Save the Date - We will hold our Panther Showcase 5th gr Parent Night on Tuesday, February 13. More info TBA. 

***Repeated but Relevant***

Cross Country District Meet

Congratulations on a great regular season!  Everyone did such a great job this season that we would like to invite all runners to participate in the county meet. We will have practice next week- Monday and Tuesday from 4:05- 5:00 and Wednesday from 3:05-4:00. If you do not plan to attend the county meet, the season is now over.  We look forward to seeing you at our banquet after track season (more information coming in March). 

We can't wait for the County Meet, taking place on December 9th!  Below is some important information about that morning- PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FAMILIES!  They will not hold races for late runners.  PLEASE ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR RACE to find us, get your race bib from one of us, and get warmed up.  

Use this link to access the tickets. All adults and school age children must purchase a ticket to attend.  Runners are free of cost:

https://gofan.co/event/1279016?schoolId=FL1257

Time Schedule:

7:00AM Facility Open

7:30 AM Coaches Meeting

8:00 AM JV Girls

8:20 AM JV Boys

8:50 AM Varsity Girls

9:20 AM Varsity Boys

Top 10 awards and team awards are immediately after the varsity boys race.  Your attendance at the meet is VERY IMPORTANT.  We cannot win a team trophy without a full team there- please let us know if you will not be in attendance. 

Shirts:

There will be a vendor selling shirts 

Concession:

The concession stand will be open

Please let us know if you have any questions, and Go Panthers!

Coach Capp and Coach Rohr

Semester 2 Schedule Change Requests

• If you would like to change a 2nd semester elective class, please use this Google form to submit your request.

• Requests will only be accepted via the Google form - email and voice mail requests will not be honored.

• Please only submit 1 request per student.

• Do not submit multiple times.

• Deadline Friday, January 12.

https://forms.gle/rdfEGK9VebSiZzMW7

Track Team Tryouts

All students wishing to try out for track will need to bring a completed parental permission tryout form with them to tryouts. This form will be their entry into tryouts.  Tryouts will consist of a 200-meter run and a 400-meter run.  On Friday, athletes will have the opportunity to try out for shot put and long jump- no experience necessary.  We are looking for natural talent in these areas. Long distance runners will be selected from the current cross-country team.  There will be approximately 12 athletes chosen from each grade level and gender for the teams.  Teams will be posted on Monday, December 18th on the cafeteria doors.  Those who make the team will be invited to TWO eCampus pages.  One is the Track eCampus page and the other is the 2023-2024 Sports Paperwork page.  Students who make the team will be expected to have ALL PAPERWORK and PAYMENT completed prior to returning from winter break.  Athletes who make the team will be expected to attend practices and meets(information below).  There is also a MANDATORY PARENT MEETING on Tuesday, January 9th at 5:00. 

Tryout Dates:

December 13th: BOYS 3:05-4:15

December 14th: GIRLS 4:05-5:15

December 15th: MAKEUPS, SHOT PUT, LONG JUMP 4:05-5:00

Practices starting January 8th 

Mondays: 4:05-5:15

Tuesdays: 4:05-5:15

Wednesdays: Practices 4:05-5:15 OR Meets 4:30-6:00

Parent Authorization Form

8th grade Yearbook Ad

Parents of 8th graders, celebrate your student and their accomplishments with an 8th grade ad in the LCMS Yearbook. Order your ad today. Orders are due Jan 12. 

Club Listing - UPDATED 11/10

We are still working out the logistics for some of our clubs. However, some are up and ready to get started. 

Step 1 - Click the link below to view the list of clubs.

Step 2 - Parents must click the link for the Permission Form and give permission for their student to attend. Take a note of the date and time.

Step 3 - Students then attend the club meetings and have fun! Any student who shows up for a meeting without the parent permission will not be allowed to stay. 

***Club listing is a live document. Check back for updates. 

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Who to Contact

Have a question or an issue, but you aren't sure who to contact? Use this flowchart below for assistance. All email addresses can be found on the Staff Directory on the LCMS Website:  Staff Directory  Lists of which administrators are over which subject areas can also be found on the LCMS Website: Administration

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