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"What feels like the end is often the beginning."
~George Bernard Shaw
The month of May in Indiana generally signals the first true days of spring. I have a real appreciation for the beginning of spring. I love the smell of freshly mown grass, the fragrance of newly budding flowers fill the air, the sounds of the birds early in the morning, and the hints of the warm summer to come. It is indeed a time of fresh and new beginnings.
When it comes to school many times we see the arrival of spring as the beginning of the end of another year in school. The school year is just a few weeks from coming to a close and we seem to celebrate so many end-of-the-school-year activities. The Jr. and Sr. prom, the post prom, receiving yearbooks, taking final exams, field day activities, scheduling classes for next year, starting to worry about what everyone is going to wear on the first day of next school year, and of course the time honored graduation ceremonies. There are so many "end of the year" activities that signal the completion of another school year it is an exciting time for students and families.
I would encourage each parent, grandparent, family member, and teacher to reflect, with pride, upon the many accomplishments our students achieved this year. Each student should be recognized for their achievements this school year. From something as life changing as learning to read, to polishing up those skills that each student will need to be successful in their post high school experience, the end of a school year is a great time to say "congratulations on a job well done!" But as we close out yet another school year I would hope we each convey to our children the end of a school year is the start of a new beginning, a new chapter, and a new opportunity to grow. At Lebanon Community Schools we believe learning is a never ending process. Each of the 13 school years, is truly 13 opportunities to help create a new beginning for your child. The end of each school year truly signals the beginning of the next opportunity for us to help them continue to improve. So as the end of the 2015-2016 school year comes to a close, help us to remind each child that " Every story has an ending but in life every ending is a new beginning." ~ Unknown. Thank you for helping us make Lebanon Community Schools a great place for families and children.
Sincerely,
Superintendent of Schools
Lebanon Community School Corporation
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Book Fees
Book fees are to be paid in full by May 24, 2016 by check, cash or credit card at your student's school or via Skyward. After May 27th all payments must be made at the Administration Center at 1810 N. Grant St. Payments can be made at the Administration Center by check, cash or credit card. Partial payment and payment arrangements can be made at your student's school until May 24th, then at the Administration Center after May 27th.
Job Fair
Join Lebanon Community School Corporation at our 2016 Job Fair on May 12, 2016! Anyone seeking employment with Lebanon Community School Corporation is encouraged to attend. The event will be held at Lebanon High School in the Herman B Wells Community Center from 5 pm to 8 pm!
We are seeking candidates for the following positions:
PK-12 teachers
Instructional Assistants
Substitute Teachers
Transportation
Food Service
Custodians
Our goal is to learn more about the candidates. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about LCSC, meet building representatives, participate in informal interviews, and submit applications. For more information and to register, please visit our website.
School Community Work
On Wednesday, March 30th, Lebanon High School welcomed over 65 community volunteers into the building for Career Day. Students in grades 9-12 had the opportunity to attend break-out sessions of their choice to learn more about career paths.
Vincennes University/Gene Haas Training Center The new 20,000 foot training Vincennes University/Gene Haas Training Center located on Mt. Zion road opened their doors to LCSC staff, students and parents recently. Guests were able to learn more about the CNC machining, metrology and industrial maintenance programs while seeing the equipment in action.
Please note: The physicals for the 2016-2017 school year have changed. The IHSAA now states that "the physician signature must be hand written. No signature stamps will be accepted." A license number must also be printed next to the signature in order to be accepted. Therefore, athletes cannot go to Minute Clinic, Med Checks, CVS, Walgreens, etc... where a nurse practitioner (NP) signs or stamps the physician's signature. The physicals conducted at the high school will be done in accordance to this new guideline. No preregistration is necessary. Please mark your calendars and save the date May 18th.
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Central
Developing Student Leaders
through Extra Curricular Activities
 Representatives from Central's Student Council presented at the April 19th School Board meeting. Central students gave summaries of the community project work and school projects they have completed this school year. Central Elementary School's vision is "developing and inspiring student leaders to aim high, reach high" our student council leadership is one way we support that vision. Along with student council, Central has added several clubs and academic teams to enhance our extra-curricular activities for students. This year, led by Haley Werner and Jessica Frederick, Central took a Spell Bowl team to competition. We also took a Math Bowl team, led by Chaleen Crose-Faulkner and Jessica Frederick. Mrs. Crose-Faulkner also taught a Hands-on-Algebra to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders after school this past winter. This spring, Mrs. Kim Lahrman, started a spring Running Club.
Student Council has been involved in several events this year to help our community and support our school. Mrs. Kim Lahrman and Mrs. Diana Fields supervised our council this school year.
Candy Grams: Leila Richards Student Council sold candy grams for Valentine's Day. We set up our store on the stage and sold the grams during lunch for 50 cents each. We all really enjoy helping out and working as a team. We had to give up a little bit of lunchtime or class time, but we use our time wisely so these activities don't affect our studies. It was fun to raise money for Central in a way that let kids spread cheer to their friends.
Toy Drive: Carley Adams In December, before Christmas, we collected new and gently used toys for the Boone County Toy Drive. We wanted to make sure that all students in Boone County had presents to open on Christmas morning. We set up and decorated a Christmas tree near the front office for students and staff members to place their donated toys. This was very successful, because we collected a lot of toys. Student council members loaded up their arms and walked all the toys we collected to Myrtle Bailey's house. They were very grateful for our donations and their smiles let us know that we were making a difference in our community.
Red Ribbon Week: Emma Bailey Red Ribbon Week is a time to focus on being Drug Free. We had a great time as we worked together to make creative posters encouraging students to stay drug free. Another reminder we used was a red wristband that said DRUG FREE. Our student council team also wanted to bring attention to staying drug free on a daily basis. Each day had a fun slogan, such as "Drugs don't look good on you!" and the school wore mismatched clothes. It was fun to watch the school team up together against drugs.
Food Drives: Jacob Susong Student Council organized two food collections for local charities this year. In the fall, we collected items for the Caring Center. At the time, they were in need of all food types so we collected all varieties of food. This helped them during the Thanksgiving season. The class with the most food items collected earned an extra recess. This was a big motivator and we collected two truckloads of food. We heard that Love Inc. may also need help, so we contacted them this spring. They were in need of protein items so we organized one drive just focused protein items. This was also competitive. Love Inc. used these to stock two of their pantries at local churches.
Reuse Heart and Sole Shoe Drive: Sophia Neihart During the winter we participated in the Reuse Heart and Sole Shoe Collection. We collected many pairs of gently used shoes for people in need. The Boone County Solid Waste Management District picked up the shoes. The goal of this program was to provide the shoes to a new pair of feet in Central Indiana. We thought it was a great way to reduce the amount of trash in our landfill. Plus, we learned that it takes old shoes more than 200 years to decompose. It felt really good to know we were helping out others and our environment.
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Harney
Girls on the Run at Harney Elementary
Girls on the Run is a new program that Harney Elementary is proud to offer. This program is designed for every girl to find her inner strength. The girls make new friends, build their confidence and celebrate the things that make them who they are inside. The program not only promotes positive emotional, social, mental development and has physical activity built into their curriculum. At the end of this season, the Harney Girls on the Run team will finish with a non competitive 5K event.
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Hattie B. Stokes
Third grade has been learning about local, state, and federal government. We had two guest speakers talk to us about the responsibilities of the government and responsibilities of and how to be good citizens. Pictured are Lebanon Fire Chief Chuck Batts and LPD officer James Koontz.
 At Girls on the Run we have been discussing the meaning of true beauty. Here you will see the girls posing attributes that make us beautiful: Intelligence, Humor, Confidence, Compassion, Acceptance, and Kindness. We are redefining what beauty is, it isn't what you look like or the clothes you wear. True beauty is found in our hearts and it isn't skin deep.
Fifth Grade Field Trip to IUPU
 HBS 5th graders had the privilege of attending college for the day, on March 30th. They were welcomed by a team of student Ambassadors and then participated in an afternoon full of activities targeted at motivating them towards college and educational goals. They attended a seminar where they discovered what careers would best suit their personality, listened to a motivational talk from the Liberal Arts department, took a walking tour of the campus, and even ate in the dining hall. Based on the feedback from our students, we may have a few future IUPUI Jaguars on our hands.
LEF Helps Mrs. Schoeff - Music Department
Due to the generous grant provided by The Lebanon Educational Foundation (LEF), there will be a new addition to the music classroom at Hattie B. Stokes. Fifteen new tubano drums have been ordered and received to enhance music instruction. The drums will be used for a drumming club 1st semester of the 2016-17 school year for 3rd-5th grade students. In addition, the drums will be used in regular music instruction for all grade levels. The new drums will provide wonderful musical experiences for our students. Thank you, LEF!
Family Fun Night - Silly Safari
We had over 303 parents and students attend last night and with all the sports and end of the year stuff going on that is just amazing! Thank you for helping and taking time to build the connections with our families!
Congratulations to Mr. Hoffman's class!! They had 40% of their students attend last night and won the class popcorn party!
Kindergarten News
Kindergarten has been working very hard on using vowels in our writing! To practice this skill, kindergarten students got on their surgical gear and put words that were missing their vowels back together. The "doctors" had a great morning and luckily their surgeries were a success.
In social studies, kindergarten students have been learning all about helpers in our communities and each classroom had a career day to wrap up the community helper unit. Students dressed as what they would like to be when they grow up. The following visitors came and talked to the students about their jobs: A baker from Titus Bakery, the owner of Dairy Queen, a chocolatier from Donaldson's Chocolate, a firefighter, police officer, and sheriff. Students ended the day with a taste of ice cream from Dairy Queen
and some delicious chocolate from Donaldson's Chocolate!
Computer Lab
Fourth Grade Trip - State Museum
On April 1st, the 4th graders took a field trip to the Indiana State Museum. Students were able to see and experience firsthand, artifacts from Indiana history. There were many exhibits that showed and described historical periods, places, people, and events throughout time that helped the students understand the development of Indiana as a state. They also got to view an IMAX film titled National Parks Adventure. It took them on a virtual field trip through many national parks throughout the United States; exploring the physical features of the land. What a great hands on experience to help them learn about the state of Indiana!
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Perry-Worth
Perry-Worth was the recipient of a second bench for being the largest collector of shoes for the Boone County "Heart and Sole" shoe drive! Our hard working student service team collected and sorted over 500 pairs of shoes! Congratulations to Mr. Miller's class for collecting the most shoes and earning an extra recess!
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Lebanon Middle School's 20th World's Fair
 This year marks Lebanon Middle School's 20th World's Fair! This year's fair was held on April 14th, and it featured 61 groups representing a variety of countries from all around the world. Once again the students of Lebanon Middle School put together a fantastic fair. Parents, close friends and family members were treated to a unique cultural experience. Students proudly displayed impressive projects, colorfully presented vivid poetry, created festive costumes, enthusiastically served authentic food and played traditional music.
There were a total of 18 groups who met the criteria for Super Group status by demonstrating outstanding knowledge gained throughout the entire World's Fair process. The following groups were recognized as Super Groups on Worlds Fair night: Bahamas, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, North Korea, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland.
 Additionally, eight students won Grand Champion at the fair for their impressive figurative language and vivid imagery in their Language Arts World's Fair poems. These students will have their poems published in the LMS Tiger Tales Art & Literature Review: Michael Boggess, Jordan Hines, Leah Kerkhoff, Shyann Kolpin, Lucas Michener, Nicolas Nunnally, Jasmine Stewart, Summer Stogsdill, Emerson Wolfbrandt, and Evan Wolfgang.
Prior to the fair, students participated in a head-to-head tournament in Social Studies classes. The Final Four of the World's Fair Tournament were Russia, Estonia, Israel and Mali. Russia and Israel will compete in the championship match later this week.
The 7th grade LMS staff would like to thank the community for their continued support and presence at World's Fair for the past 20 years.
7th Grade Avenger Leaders
Six additional 7th Grade Avenger students recently received a Black & Gold privilege card for their continued leadership and noticeable citizenship this school year. We now have a total of 30 students who have been recognized this school year. Please congratulate: Belle Echeverria, Cody Holmes, Sam Kouns, William Marchand, Hallie Montgomery, and Lizbeth Santiago.
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FFA Plant Sale
 It's that time of year again! The 3rd Annual Horticulture/FFA Plant sale is rapidly approaching! The horticulture classes have worked hard over the last 5 months to grow a variety of flowers, vegetables, and herbs to raise funds for the FFA. The plant sale will conveniently take place the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before Mothers Day! So stop looking for that perfect gift, because it is waiting for you right here at the school! Even if you don't want to purchase anything, feel free to stop by! The horticulture students are eager to show off their hard work!
The greenhouse will be open the following dates and times: May 5 & 6: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm May 7: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Indiana All Star Exhibition Game at Lebanon High School
We will host the JR/SR Exhibition game June 9 here at Lebanon. This game will feature the INDIANA JR ALL STARS VS THE INDIANA SR ALL STARS. The girls game will tip off at Rosenstihl Gymnasium at 6:00 pm. The boysgame will follow at 7:45.
There will be an autograph session for both the girls and the boys Sr. All Stars and merchandise sales for the Indiana All Stars will be available.
Tickets are $6.00 at the door. Seating is general admission.
Come out and support Kristen and the Indiana All Stars on this great night on LHS'S HOME FLOOR!
See you June 9!
BETH DEVINNEY
GO LADY TIGERS!
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Perry-Worth School Nurse
Employee of the Month is Anna Phelps. Ms. Phelps is the school nurse at Perry-Worth. She is an invaluable resource for the medical needs at Perry-Worth for everyone from kindergarten to the principal. In addition to her primary role as nurse, she is always eager to help with whatever is needed to support the students academically. She always has a positive attitude, a smile on her face and is proud to serve the students and staff at Perry-Worth.
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 See the exciting things happening in
Lebanon Community School Corporation
Click here to download the 2015-2016 Lebanon Community School Corporation calendar. Gather events from one or more Lebanon Community Schools into one convenient calendar. Click here to generate your school's events calendar.
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May 24: LCSC Last Day of School
May 31 - June 24: LCSC Summer School - Elementary and Middle School
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May 4, 6:00 - 7:30 pm: Family Night
May 4: 3rd Grade Trip to Victory Field
May 5, 6:30 pm: PTO Meeting (Door M)
May 6: PTO Flower Pick Up
May 6: Ambassador Lock-In
May 7, 8:00 - 8:30 am: Show Choir Camp Check-In/Late Registration
May 14, 7:30: Girls on the Run 5k (Meet at HBS)
May 18: Major Saver Limo Ride
May 19, 2:00 pm: Talent Show
May 23, 9:15 - 11:00 am: Honors Program
May 23: 5th Grade Celebration
May 24: Field Day & LAST STUDENT DAY
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May 7, 6:00 - 8:00 pm: Spring Dance
May 16: Incoming 6th grade students visit LMS
May 16, 6:30 - 7:30 pm: Incoming 6th grade Parent Meeting
May 18, 7:30 pm: Variety Show
May 23, 7:00 pm: Honors Night
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May 17, 7:30 pm: Variety Show
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Check out what's happening around our community!
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Join us on Saturday, May14th at the Lebanon High School football field for the second annual Megan Hammerle Memorial 5K Run/Walk. Net proceeds will benefit the Megan Suzanne Hammerle Memorial Scholarship fund. Register online or get your paper registration at the Lebanon High School Athletic Office.
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Camp is open to K-8th grade students who have a love for singing and dancing. Each participant will learn singing techniques, dance techniques and stage presence in addition to a song and dance they will perform at the Saturday Night High School Pops Concert.
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Ages 4 and up. Camp is June 6 - June 10. Intermediate and beginner classes will be offered. Margaret Kaster, from the Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance, is returning for her 4th season as the instructor for the Lebanon Ballet School Summer Irish Dance Workshop.
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Our mission is to encourage team spirit, open communication, and sportsmanship by building character and self-esteem of our athletes and fostering a life long love for the sport of swimming. Currently accepting registrations for lessons and teams.
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Cheerleading Clinics
Clinics are held June 6-9 for Kindergarten through High School students. Learn motions, jumps, dance, cheers, chants, tumbling, and stunts. Clinics also include T-shirt and Parent Presentation Day!
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Boys Basketball Youth Camps
Lebanon Boys Basketball Youth Camps will be held June 6-10 and are open to those in grades K-6. Campers will experience ball handling activities, offensive and defensive sill work, position instruction and drills, competitions and awards. Camp T-shirt included.
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Girls and boys clinics are held June 13-16 for tumblers of all skill levels. Learn stretching, conditioning, trampoline, floor, bar, balance beam, and more. Clinics also include T-shirt for participation!
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You and Me Bloom with Daisy Sprouts
Want to be an adventurer, help with local community service projects, and become environmental stewards? Join our Girl Scout you and me bloom with daisy sprouts summer program today and start your journey as a forever green Girl Scout!
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Thank you for your support of the Lebanon Community School Corporation Email Newsletter. We will continue to update you with news and events from LCSC on a monthly basis. We appreciate input from our subscribers as the newsletter continues to evolve.
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