Welcoming the Class of 2019

An Incoming Ninth Grade Family Night program will be held on Wednesday, January 21 in the Lake Park East Campus auditorium. The orientation program is designed to benefit students and parents. This important evening will include review of placement information, interpretation of Explore test results, explanation of elective course offerings, and review of the four-year Academic Planning Guide. 

After the presentation, families are invited to an open house in the cafeteria where they will have an opportunity to meet faculty representatives from each department and ask specific questions of counselors. 

To accommodate all attendees, the program will have staggered start times depending on the school that your student currently attends: 

6:00 p.m.    Spring Wood, Trinity Lutheran, Queen of the Rosary

6:45 p.m.    Medinah Middle, Peacock, St. Walter, St. Isidore
7:45 p.m.    Roselle Middle, Westfield, Medinah Christian, St. Luke, St. Matthew

 

Be sure to bring the Academic Planning Guide which your child received from the Lake Park counselors when they visited the middle schools.  View an electronic copy of the guide.

District Phone System Greets Callers with New Options

During winter break, a new districtwide VOIP phone system was installed to improve the ability to communicate within the structure of each school and gather information during a critical incident. The main greeting at (630) 529-4500 welcomes callers and provides an opportunity to self-select:

1.  East Campus

2.  West Campus

3.  Administration Center

5.  Athletic Hotline

9.  Dial-by-Name Directory

0.  Additional Assistance

Once callers make an initial selection, they have convenient choices to direct their call more efficiently to the appropriate staff member.  The East Campus and West Campus options include:

1.  Attendance Office

2.  Main Office

3.  Counseling Office

4.  Bus Information

5.  Athletic Hotline

9.  Dial-by-Name Directory

0.  Additional Assistance

  *  Repeat these options

Please note that callers can select an option at any time during the message to direct their call, rather than waiting for the entire recording to finish.  Additionally, to bypass a user's voicemail box, press "1" and listen for the tone to leave your message.  For your reference, an updated all staff directory is available since some phone numbers have changed.  

Thank you for your patience and understanding as employees learn to utilize the new system, which provides features and upgrades that benefit all users of the phone system. 

Community Connection

The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present "How Children Succeed!  Beyond Smart - How Grit, Curiosity, and Character Help Kids Thrive" at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, at the College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center (the Mac) in Glen Ellyn.  The public is invited to this free special event. 

Why do some children succeed while others fail? Can character, rather than IQ, be the secret to lasting success?  

The story that is often told about childhood and success stresses intelligence over all, with the greatest success coming to those children who score the highest on tests. In this provocative program, New York Times best-selling author Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most for life-long success have much more to do with personality traits such as curiosity, optimism, perseverance and self-control.

Tough will introduce parents to a new generation of researchers and educators who use science to uncover the mysteries that help to mold character. By showing how nature and nurture are intertwined, Tough demonstrates the surprising ways in which parents do - and sometimes do not - prepare their children for successful adulthood, providing a blueprint for how to improve the lives of all children.

Support LPHS with a Market Day Order

Have you made a New Year's Resolution to eat healthier? Market Day can help - there are over 90 healthy items available this month including a couple of new items such as Roasted Vegetable Manicotti and Matchstick Vegetables with Garlic Sauce.

You will also find all of your Game Day Favorites for this year's Super Bowl game.

With every $40 purchase, get a FREE Salad to Go Cup with a FREE Recipe Card and $2 in coupons inside.
 

Ordering from Market Day is easier than ever. 
Return completed order form to either Lake Park campus.
Go online to www.marketday.com and enter account #11062.
Shop mobile at www.marketday.com or call Market Day at (877) 632-7753
Orders can be placed on the internet up to 11:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23.

If you would like to be on the mailing list or volunteer to help on pick-up days, contact Maria Roberti, robertihouse@sbcglobal.net or call (630) 893-2139.

Order Pick-up Date: Wednesday, January 28 
Pick-up Time: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: LPHS West Campus Hall (near the cafeteria)*

* The pick-up location has changed; To make your pick-up simple and convenient, pull up to the back of the school (past the cafeteria area) where the Market Day signs are posted.

LPEF to Award 24 Scholarships Totaling $21,000

The Lake Park High School Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of 24 scholarships totaling $21,000 that are available for seniors in the Class of 2015.  New scholarships this year include the Barclay Family Scholarship and the LPPE Scholarship. View a list of the scholarships available.

Students and parents are encouraged to download the information packet that provides a listing of the scholarship offerings, individual criteria and supporting materials to be completed for consideration. 

Students must attach a completed Common Scholarship Application, essay, and appropriate supporting materials for each scholarship to the Career Center at West Campus by Thursday, March 12. (Note: The deadline for the Scott Bradley Memorial Scholarship is Friday, February 27.)