The Lake Park High School Community Relations department publishes the LP Link bi-weekly to keep you informed of the latest news at Lake Park High School.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jennifer Jungel, Manager of Communications and Development, at jjungel@lphs.org.

                                           

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 25 from 5:00 - 8:30 pm and Friday, October 26 from 7:30 am - noon.  Parents are encouraged to use the LP Parent/Teacher conference scheduler to electronically reserve appointments.  The scheduler is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until Wednesday, October 24 at 3:00 pm.  Directions were previously mailed to students' homes or you can click here.  To schedule your appointment, click here.

If you need assistance in scheduling your appointments, please call the district office at 630.529.4500.

Students will have a regular schedule on October 25 and a non-attendance day on October 26.

LPHS Joins DuPage Valley Conference  

We are pleased to announce that Lake Park has joined the eight-member DuPage Valley Conference (DVC).   The Lake Park High School Board of Education voted to approve the DVC invitation on October 1.  The move is scheduled for the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.  The opening in the DVC became available after the West Chicago High School Board of Education voted to move to the Metro Suburban Conference.

Lake Park was a member of the Upstate Eight Conference (UEC) for the past 33 years, joining that conference in 1979.  Lake Park Athletic Director, Pete Schauer, stated, "We have nothing but the utmost respect for the administration, coaches, student-athletes, and communities of the Upstate Eight Conference and thank them for the outstanding partnership over the past 33 years."  He added, "The DVC member schools are located within DuPage County;  the closer proximity will allow Lake Park to develop more spirited rivalries when every school in the conference competes against each other year in and year out in every sport.  Glenbard North High School, for example, is less than five miles from Lake Park and many of our student athletes know each other from youth sports."

The DVC member schools also offer programming that more closely parallels that offered by Lake Park High School.  Lake Park offers a comprehensive athletic program with 27 sports that compete at 91 levels. The other DVC member schools offer a similar number of lower-levels within their programs.  Additionally, the DVC offers a sport, boys gymnastics, as a conference sport, where currently, Lake Park is the only UEC school to offer a boys gymnastics program.  

Congratulations to the following Lancer musicians who have been selected for the Illinois Music Educators Association All State District Music Ensembles!
 
   * James Armbrecht - Honor Choir
   * Michelle Park - Honor Orchestra
   * Emily Armbrecht, Karen Goto, Cassandra Metz, Marie Partyk, Ryan Piscopo, and Mike Scilingo - Honor Band

Sister Schools Visit Lake Park 

   

Lake Park has felt like the United Nations this month as students and staff from Germany and Spain have visited.  This past June, sixteen Lake Park juniors and seniors visited Spain with teachers Pia Klebosits and Megan Greenfield, marking the beginning of the LP Spanish exchange program.   This fall, Lake Park has returned the hospitality and welcomed thirteen students and one teacher from Real Colegio Alfonso XII in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain.  The group arrived on October 5 and will be with us until October 20.  During their stay, the Spaniards have lived with Lake Park families. 

In addition to the Spanish

Spanish exchange students pose for pictures at the LPHS homecoming dance.

group, Lake Park is marking over fifteen years of German exchanges with their largest group ever! Twenty-four students and two teachers arrived on October 8th and will be staying until October 26th.  The Lake Park students, German teacher Julie Bausch, and another faculty member will then visit their partners in Hamburg, Germany at Helene Lange Gymnasium for three weeks next June. Senior Katie Conidi and her family are hosting exchange student Blanca Weiss.  Katie shares, "It's really exciting to meet someone from across the world and to spend time with them.  The cultures are very different, and I'm very much looking forward to visiting Germany this summer."

In addition to practicing English, both the Germans and the Spaniards have attended classes at LP and experienced an American high school homecoming pep rally, football game and homecoming dance.  They also participated in cultural trips to Chicago and area sites such as the Art Institute, Field Museum, Fermi Lab, and the University of Chicago.

Spanish exchange coordinator Megan Greenfield shared, "We look forward to building this relationship, as we offer this exchange program every other year to students enrolled in Spanish at Lake Park.  It has been wonderful watching lifelong friendships grow!"

A special "thank you" to the LP families who have welcomed our visitors from Germany and Spain into their homes!

LP Marching Band Community Night  

Best wishes to the LP Marching Band in St. Louis this weekend!

The award-winning Lake Park Marching Band has enjoyed a spectacular season, placing first in all three of the marching band festivals they have competed in thus far this year.  They were named Grand Champion and finished first in their class at the Wheaton North H.S. Falcon Marching Band Festival, the Prospect H.S. Knight of Champions Festival, and the Naperville Central H.S. Marching Classic. 

If you haven't yet seen their 2012 performance, The Bell Tower, come over to West Campus on Thursday, October 25 at 9:15 pm
for Community Night.  Admission is free and the Lake Park Band Auxiliary will offer complimentary hot chocolate to all attendees.  Gates will open at 8:30 pm.

"This is an opportunity for families, friends, supporters, alumni and members of the community to see the Lake Park Marching Band's entire performance of The Bell Tower," said Band Director Michael Chiodo. 

The Lake Park Marching Band is scheduled to compete in the Bands of America (BOA) Super Regional Competition in St. Louis Oct. 19-20, State competition at ISU in Normal, IL, Oct. 27, and in the BOA Grand National Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Nov. 9-10. 

For further information, visit the Lake Park Marching Band website by clicking here.  

Cast members of The Crucible invite you to watch their performances Nov. 1-3.

Widely regarded as one of the best American plays, The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an ageless tale of fear, greed, and power written by one of the greatest American playwrights of all time. When teenage girls are discovered trying to conjure spirits, the 17th century town of Salem explodes with accusations of witchcraft. The vicious trials that follow expose a community paralyzed by terror, religious extremism and greed, and a marriage forever changed. A play that challenges our every notion of good and evil, The Crucible was originally written as a parable of 1950's McCarthyism: intolerance born out of fear, a human impulse that has repeated itself many times in world history.  

Lake Park High School has submitted The Crucible for consideration at the 2013 Illinois High School Theatre Festival hosted at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in January.   During the festival, over 4,000 other high school students and teachers from throughout the state attend workshops in various areas and aspects of theatre, meet with college reps, and view several full-length plays presented by various high schools from throughout the state of Illinois.   
The Lake Park High School drama department will present The Crucible on Thursday, November 1 at 7 pm; Friday, November 2 at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, November 3 at 7:30 pm in the East Campus Dice Auditorium.   

The play is performed with a cast of 24 students, representing freshman year through senior year.  Some of the featured performers include: 
* Junior John Tasch as Reverend Samuel Parris
* Senior Alyssa Kindell as Tituba
* Junior Erla Teli as Abigail Williams
* Junior Oksana Zurawel as Mary Warren
* Junior Chris Sommers as John Proctor
* Sophomore Lucas Bennett as Reverend John Hale
* Senior Lillie Bennett as Elizabeth Proctor
* Senior Danny Klinkner as Judge Hathorne
* Junior Matt Solomon as Deputy Governor Danforth

Tickets are $5 for adults; $3 for non-Lake Park students; and free for senior citizens, children under 13 and LP students.   For more information, contact the lptheatreboxoffice@lphs.org.   

In preparation for Veterans Day, the National Honor Society and Service in Action classes are collecting items which will be sent to U.S. troops serving overseas this holiday season.  The Lake Park groups are working with "Packages for Patriots" whose goal is to send 100 packages next month.

If your family would like to assist in this effort, the following items can be dropped off at the front desk at either campus or at the district administration center.   The items are needed by Tuesday, November 13.

* Toiletries (deodorant, toothpaste, brushes, mouthwash, feminine hygiene products, Chapstick, hand lotion, moisturizer)
* Magazines (new or used)
* DVD (new or used)
* Food treats (candy, granola, fruit snacks, individually wrapped snack items, gum, hot chocolate)
* Baby wipes
* Microwavable foods (i.e.; macaroni and cheese, popcorn)
* Individual powder packages for water bottles (Kool Aid, Crystal Lite, Gatorade, etc.)
* Paperback books (new or used)
* Small stuffed animals such as Beanie Babies.  These are given out to the local children who aid the soldiers by tipping them off to road side bombs or other explosive devices.
* Puzzles (Sudoko, crossword, board)
* T-shirts
* Cold weather items such as hats, gloves, heavy boot socks, hand and foot warmers
* Letters and cards
* Stationary (pens, paper)
* Monetary donations

Letters and holiday cards will be included in the boxes so we encourage your family to write a letter or holiday card to a service member.  The packages will be sent to the troops in USPS Military Priority boxes in November.  If you would like to read notes of appreciation from servicemen and women regarding the Packages For Patriots gifts they received, click here.

Other Veterans Day activities include Lake Park's annual partnership with the American Legion NW DuPage Post #1084 to collect monetary donations for the "Gifts For The Yanks Who Gave" program on Friday, November 9.  Since Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, students will attend assemblies on Monday and Tuesday November 12 and 13. 

Veterans Day was established by Congress in 1926 to commemorate the end of World War I.  The purpose of Veterans Day is to thank all men and women who have served in the military.  Memorial Day honors members of the military who have died in service to their country.

The Lake Park Band Auxiliary will participate in Carson Pirie Scott's annual Fall Community Days Fundraiser, selling Community Days coupon booklets for a $5 donation.  One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the Lake Park High School band program, including concert, symphonic, wind ensemble, jazz, and marching bands.

Each booklet offers $10 off a purchase of $10 or more, plus each booklet includes more than a dozen specially priced merchandise offers.  All coupons in the booklet are valid Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10, during the Carson's Community Days Sale.

The Lake Park Band Auxiliary will sell coupon booklets during the Fall Band Concert on Wednesday, October 31 at the West Campus Auditorium.  For further information about the Carson's Community Days fundraiser or to purchase coupon booklets to benefit the Lake Park Band Auxiliary, click here. 

Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle is hosting "The Clinic" on Saturday, November 10 from 10am - 2pm.  All services are free to the community and include medical, dental, vision, and chiropractic screenings provided by licensed medical professionals. Food, clothing, and complimentary haircuts will also be available at this event.  No appointment is necessary.  Trinity Lutheran is located at 405 South Rush Street in Roselle. If you have any questions, please call the clinic hotline at 847.289.7200. 

Parents: You now have the ability to view and order photos of candid pictures taken of your child by HR Imaging.  Besides taking fall yearbook portraits, HR Imaging takes photos at many of Lake Park's events.  Shopping is easy -- just click here or visit shop.hrimaging.com, click the "now" button, find Lake Park, and select the event you with to view.