With the changing of the leaves and the dropping of the temperatures we are being reminded daily of winter's pending arrival. As a lifelong Hoosier, I fully understand the meaning of the phrase "This is Indiana, just wait around a couple of hours and the weather will change!". Well indeed it is Indiana and while the drastic weather changes that require our schools to change their schedules sometimes takes a little longer than a few hours, we can almost count on some harsh winter weather coming our way in the weeks and months to come.  

 

It could be black woolly worms, spoon shaped persimmons, the Farmer's Almanac, or just one of the seemingly endless number of local weather persons on TV, it seems like all indicators are pointing to another cold and snowy winter. While the summer sun does dull our winter memories just a little, I can still remember the number of two-hour delays and school closures we experienced in Lebanon last year. I am sure we can all remember having to reconfigure the school calendar during the spring months to insure that we were able to make up all of the necessary days in order for the school corporation to be in compliance with state law.  

 

By law we are required to open our school doors for student attendance a minimum of 180 days in order to satisfy all of the state requirements and accountability rules. In the current published school calendar there two make up dates for anticipated weather related closures during the year. If or when we exceed more than two days of school closures we must look at alternative options to insure we do not extend the school year too deep into June or disrupt graduation plans. Last year everyone was very accommodating in supporting the use of certain days, such as President's Day, MLK Day, and using a couple of staff workdays as student attendance days.

 

We always hope for the best, but plan for worst. Following that thinking, we have developed an alternative attendance calendar to be used if the number of days our schools are closed exceeds the number of pre-established make-up days already built in the calendar. Should we need to make up additional days the following plan will be implemented. These dates will be used if necessary for make-up:

 

12/22/2014 First Monday of Winter Break

12/23/2014 First Tuesday of Winter Break

1/5/2015 Scheduled Professional Development Day

1/19/2015 Martin Luther King Day-already noted on calendar

2/16/2015 Presidents Day-already noted on calendar

3/23/2015 Scheduled Professional Development Day

5/22/2015 Snow Make-Up Day-already noted on calendar

5/28/2015 Scheduled as Last Teacher Day

5/29/2015 Scheduled for no teachers & no students-Graduation

 

Hopefully none of these will be needed but I did want you to be aware of the potential that some of the days on the current school calendar listed as vacation, holiday, or professional development might be used to compensate for lost student attendance time. If you have any questions please contact the Superintendent's Office.

 

Dr. Robert Lynn Taylor

Superintendent of Schools

Lebanon Community School Corporation

News

Elementary School News

"Aaahhhh!" I scream as I fall away from the wall at the optimist challenge. My spotters catch me and I go right back up. There, at the optimist challenge, we learned trust and self-confidence. That was at Camp Tecumseh. There, we learned the 5 foundations of success. They were self-confidence, trust, leadership, problem solving, and communication.  

 

Leadership is a very important skill you should have, especially in 5th grade. We practiced leadership in the mission possible activity. We had to use the skill leadership when we did the survival simulation. That was where we had to survive out in the wilderness for a month when our plane crashed (fake). We showed leadership because we all helped out and one person led the fire-making, one person led the shelter-making, and one person led the food-finding. Those are some examples of when we learned leadership. Leadership was probably the most important foundational skill we learned. The actual meaning of leadership is helping others to be successful.

 

Communication was another big foundational skill that we learned. We worked on this foundational skill when we did communication station. We did an activity where we had to build a robot made of Legos from what the messenger told the builders from what our supervisor told the messenger based on a picture. We got it perfect. This helped build our skill of communication because you had to transfer what you saw on the picture to someone else who then transferred what they had said to someone else so they could build it. You would have to speak clearly, listen, and not get frustrated and rush them. The actual meaning of communication is transferring ideas in an understandable way from one person to another.

 

Trust is definitely one that you need for life, along with the other foundational skills. We progressed on this skill when we did survival simulation. We developed our trust skill when we did the optimist challenge. We had to trust that our spotters would catch you if you started to lean backwards. Then, we had to use our skill of trust at the climbing tower. We had to trust that our smiley (the person holding the slack) and the person holding on to you would catch you if you slipped. The actual meaning of trust is gaining others respect by acting towards them in a responsible way.

 

 I cannot stress the importance of the foundational skills enough. These are the skills you will use for life. The skills you will use to get stuff done, right. To get a job. To succeed. I hope you take to heart what I just said. Now, go live your life with these skills in mind!

1st Grade started off learning to measure. This photo captures them measuring pictures in the hallway.

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Mrs. Howe's class enjoyed spending time on a Friday finishing up a Social Studies project.

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Grade got to experience first-hand how to "barter". As part of our study on Colonial times and the history of our community, the third grade participated in a bartering and trading simulation. All students brought in an item that they no longer wanted or needed, in hopes of bartering for something new. All students learned proper colonial greetings, methods of negotiation, and followed all of the established rules of the marketplace. This was quite a learning experience for them. They talked about it all afternoon and even shared their experience with any teacher that would stop and listen.  

 

 

Each month we have different lifeline values that the students are to learn and follow. A shamrock salute is written by a staff member for a student they observe showing the values. Students of the month for September "Showed our Super Shamrock Lifelines" all month.

   

Mayor's Mentoring Dinner
One of our students - Bryan Lauderman and his mentor Mike Martin made the front page of the Lebanon Reporter. Joe Watson, HBS student, and his mentor, Jack Carroll (pictured left) were also a part of the evening. Joe is part of the SCORE mentor program thru the Lebanon Boys and Girls Club. Mayor Lewis had his annual mentor banquet at Ulen Country Club and Joe and his mentor Jack Carroll were asked to be one of the guest speakers there. As Joe mentioned in his speech Jack is his very best friend, and he is good at supporting him and encouraging him. Joe can be having a rough day and Jack always seems to brighten his day. Joe left the room in tears with his speech to quote Kristi Reynolds from the Boys and Girls Club.

 

 

Once again the Back to the Fifties Festival shared their event with the PTO's at LCSC. Each elementary was asked to volunteer to work hours at the children's area. In return they were rewarded with a check. Here is the leader of our parent group - Becky Earl - accepting the check for HBS.

 

 

HBS is working on a new "image" - SUPER HEROES. The office is the super heroes headquarters lead by "Wonder Woman Sollman". Every Friday, staff and students are to dress like their super hero. The staff had a contest to see who could wear the most SUPER costume. Cathy Holmes won. A photo of the group is above!

LHS News

 

LHS College and Career Fair

 

Lebanon High School hosted a very successful and well attended College and Career Fair on Wednesday, October 15th. The attendance was outstanding with 291 students signing into the event, 45 vendors, and an estimate of approximately 700 people including students and family members in attendance. Students were able to meet with vendors from four and two year colleges, vocational and trade schools, military recruiters, and regional businesses to help plan for their life after high school. The feedback from the students, parents, and vendors was very positive. The LHS Career and Technical Education Committee did an outstanding job planning and facilitating the event which was held in the Herman B. Wells Community Rooms.

 

LHS Tiger Leadership Camp

 

On Saturday and Sunday, October 18th and 19th, Lebanon High School held its 24th annual Tiger Leadership Camp at a retreat center in Nashville, Indiana. Fifty-nine students attended this year, and they were simply amazing. Their engagement and comprehensive comradery made this year's leadership camp one of the best ever. Thirteen LHS staff members served as facilitators for the camp. All students and staff left with many leadership lessons learned and a much stronger relationship with each other. It was evident that all in attendance at the camp felt very fortunate to be part of the Lebanon school community.

 

LHS Hosts Indiana Secretary of State

On Thursday, October 16th, LHS hosted Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Secretary Lawson presented a lesson on Financial Literacy to a group of about 70 LHS students enrolled in one of the following courses, Agribusiness Management, Economics, or the Tiger Town class. Secretary Lawson provided information to the students on appropriate use of credit, maintaining good credit, proper use of credit cards, recognizing scams and fraudulent financial investments, and planning for your financial future. In her role as Indiana Secretary of State, her office provides licenses to financial advisors while fielding consumer concerns related to fraudulent financial activity. She was able to share some recent cases with the students which helped make the information she presented relevant. The students at LHS appreciated the opportunity to host Secretary Lawson.

 

LHS Art Student Shines at Art Show

 

LHS art student, Marie Dickison, represented herself as an accomplished artist in the Back to the Fifties Fine Arts Show. She entered two colored pencil pieces. She was chosen as "Best in Show," for her cupcake still life and as "People's Choice" for her cityscape. These awards are top honors. Marie is currently a sophomore in the Advanced 2D Art class and a member of the Fine Arts Academic Team. She is one of the many creative LHS students who consider the art room home.

Submitted by

Tricia Patmore

 

Lebanon FFA SOAR Camp

 

Nine members of the Lebanon FFA traveled to the Indiana FFA Leadership Center for SOAR (Seeking Opportunities and Achieving Results) Camp this month! It was an action packed weekend of leadership training and introduction to the vast opportunities of the FFA! Members worked to set goals and gain an understanding of their potential for future success! Congratulations to freshmen FFA member, Jakob Harsin, as he earned the title of Top Leader for the 2014 SOAR Camp!

 

Lebanon FFA Fish & Chicken Fry

Mark your calendars now, the Lebanon FFA will host its 3rd Annual Fish & Chicken Fry on Friday, December 12th! Come out and help support the Lebanon FFA while cheering on the Lebanon Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball team as they battle Western Boone!

 

LHS Spell Bowl Team

 

On October 6, 2014, the LHS Spell Bowl team finished second at the Sagamore Conference Invitational held at North Montgomery High School. The included picture shows the LHS Spell Bowl team proudly showing their second place ribbons. The LHS Spell Bowl team will compete in the Spell Bowl Area competition Nov. 3rd at Danville High School. 

¡Vamos a España!

 

The Lebanon High School World Languages Department is sponsoring a trip to Spain in June of 2016. Any student who will be enrolled in a Spanish class at LHS during the 2015-16 school year is eligible to participate. Travelers will visit Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, Granada, and Córdoba. Please contact Teddy Clunie, Holli Decker, or Michelle Perez, the LHS Spanish teachers, for more information.

 

LHS Fall Musical "Catch Me If You Can"

 

On Nov. 14-16 the LHS Choral Department is proud to present "Catch Me If You Can". The Musical Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can, the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams. Seeking fame and fortune, precocious teenager Frank Abignale, Jr. runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer, living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl pursues Frank across the country to make him pay for his crimes. This year's show features seniors Lucas DeBard, Nicole Boyer, Sally Everett, and Junior Gabe Turner. There are many featured roles and soloists that you will be sure to enjoy. The show is fast paced and has a wide variety of musical styles. It is fun for all ages! Plan now to attend on November 14th or 15th at 7:00 PM or November 16th at 2:00 PM. All shows will take place in the LHS Auditorium and tickets are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for students and seniors.

Staff/Faculty Spotlight

November 11, 2:30-3:30 pm: Veterans Day Program (ALL VETERANS WELCOME)

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