Check out the new and recent projects completed by the students from the Designer's Choice class

 

On behalf of Bank Iowa, I want to congratulate Le Mars High School for finishing in the top ten among all 3A high schools in the Bank Iowa Traveling Challenge Cup for the 2010-11 school year.

 The award, which includes a prestigious crystal cup to display and $1,750 for the 2011-12 school year, has become highly coveted and has sparked a great deal of friendly competition among Iowa high schools since its inception in 2007. We are thrilled to recognize Iowa high schools for their accomplishments in academics, athletics and fine arts, and applaud Le Mars for making the top ten. You should be proud.

 Attached is a news release with more information about the award and a list of all top ten schools in each of the four divisions. By now you should have also received a poster to help promote the award to your student body and faculty.

Best of luck to you as you compete for the 2011-12 Bank Iowa Traveling Challenge Cup championship title!

 

Debbie DeCamp
Marketing Director
Bank Iowa Corporation

The third grade classes from LCS went on a farm a field trip on Wednesday, September 15.  We visited four different kinds of farms:  beef, hog, sheep, and dairy. We were then treated to lunch at Cleveland Park.  Thanks to all of the organizations that make this possible for the 3rd graders at LeMars Community!

"hs_christmas concert"

 

Le Mars Community

Education Enhancement Project

LeMars Community Education Enhancement Project members held their third annual Tavern for Textbooks on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Julie Beitlespacher, chairperosn, reported $2,752.22 was raised. These funds are deignated for textbooks in the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. L.E.E.P. members want to thank the volunteers and businesses that helped to make this event a success. Donations were made from: Culligan, the large bottle water dispenser; Gayle Vonk, the Lighted Holiday basket; Julie Beitelspacher, Archie's gift certificate, I-pod, and heavy paper plates; and King's Point, Storm Lake for the four water park Passes. Also a huge thank you to al the volunteers and members of L.E.E.P. whou donated bars/ cookies for the event.

L.E.E.P. continues to distribute funds to programs in the district. A check was given to Mary Baue and the MS/HS special education program for a two-year subscription to Ed Helper.Com. This website has many age appropriate and skill level activities for students. Teachers/ staff are encouraged to continue to submit principals and then forwarded to either Renae Buss or lorraine DeJong. L.E.E.P. request forms are found on the LeMars Community School website home page.

Thanks to everyone who supports L.E.E.P. if you are interested in being a member of L.E.E.P. or to just volunteer, please contact Gayle Vonk, president, at 546-1570.

LEEP request for funds form

L.E.E.P. members

Gayle Vonk                                                       wall.elements@yahoo.com                                                        712.540.5433

Lorraine DeJong                                               lorraine.dejong@lemarscsd.org

·         go to www.lemarscsd.org

·         click on “Forms” located at the right navigation bar

·         go to School Forms

·         click on LEEP extension of Article IX, and

·         click on LEEP Request for Funds or contact:

                

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Middle school book fair pictures. Costume day,team day, crazy hair day, and mixed up clothes day. Pic's by Mrs Susemihl

"ms-book fair winter"

The LCHS Drama Department delighted audiences with the play Just Another High School Play on November 3, 4, 5 in the Little Theater. Over 40 high school students were involved in the production. The Drama Department is led by Director Erin Ohrlund. "fall play 11"

Click on the links below to view information about the Phase II building progress.

Phase II Progress 7-15-11

Floor Plan

Site Plan

Phase II Construction Project

 

Registration Dates for this School Year

Thursday-August 4th

11:00 Am to 7:00 PM

Friday August 5th

7:00am to 3:00 PM

ALL BUILDINGS REGISTER IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON THOSE 2 DAYS

Registration Notice: Registration forms will be mailed to each family in July. You can either mail in the forms with your payment or return them on registration day. Click on links below for more info

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS - 2012 Applications available at the Guidance Office   Also available:  Website listing of scholarship and financial aid search sites **Anyone looking to attend Northwestern College in Orange City see Mr. Fitzgerald for informatin about an almunus scholarship** 1/11/2012 15:33 Scholarship Main Eligibility Criteria Deadline Plymouth County Farm Bureau Parents must be a Farm Bureau member in Plymouth County.  See Julia for application 3/1/2012 Mediacom www.mediacomworldclass.com 2/15/2012 NW IA Credit Union Credit Union Members Only contact NW IA Credit Union for all the requirements 4/2/2012 Ronald McDonald House Charities see www.rmhc.org 1/27/2012 Peark Hull Falk Protestant faith, resident of the state of IA, & student at Univ of IA, & member of an Episcopal church 5/1/2012   application in Guidance Office   Grand Lodge of IA www.grandlodgeofiowa.com and then under the resources tab on front-page click on "MCEC             Scholarship Form in PDF". 3/1/2012 US Bank usbank.com/scholarship 3/1/2012 Conservation Districts of IA Any field of agriculture or natural resources www.cdiowa.org/awards.html 4/6/2012 Siouxland Community Foundation www.siouxlandcommunityfoundation.org/scholarships.aspx 2/15/2012 Dale Schroeder Memorial Scholarship for more information…. www.act.org/daleschroeder 4/28/2012 Fist Friday Breakfast Club www.ffbiowa.org 3/31/2012 HBA/Women's Council Scholarship Scholarships will be given to 2012 graduating high school seniors upon enrolling in an institution of   higher learning, including immediate family members of the HBA (builder & associate members).     & John Small Scholarship Enrolling in any construction related field     For an application see:  http://www.hbags.com/2010/nWomensCouncil.html 4/16/2012 Iowa Credit Union Foundation For information and application:  http://iowacreditunionfoundation.org/family-involvement-board-scholarship.cfm     http://nsccu.org/about/scholarship.htm 2/3/2012             University/College Offered Scholarships Note:  This list is not all-inclusive.  Please check with the college of your choice for additional scholarship offerings. Scholarship Main Eligibility Criteria Deadline WITCC or call 712-274-6402 www.witcc.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.cfm   Morningside $1,000 Nursing Scholarship to HS seniors entering Morningside.  See Julia for application 3/2/2012 Christina Hixson demonstrate financial need, students must have faced challenges of personal or financial hardship 2/1/2012                    www.dso,iastate.edu/hixson/application   Iowa State Veishea 2-$500.00 VEISHEA Community Involvement Scholarships     2-$50.00 VEISHEA Leadership Scolarships     1-$1,000 Central Committee 1972 Doug Harms Memorial Scholarship 2/17/2012   For an application see:  www.veishea.iastate.edu/scholars               Scholarships Offered to Juniors  For College Year 2010-2011 Scholarship Main Eligibility Criteria Deadline             Websites: Financial Aid Info: SchoolSoup.com College Financial Aid Hanbook is available at www.needalift.org or can be order Anycollege.com The American Legion, Amblem Sales iowacollegeaid.gov P.O. Box 1050 student-view.com Indianapolis, IN  46206   A copy is in the Guidance Office Fastweb.com There is information about the Iowa College Aid application process in the Guidance Office Scholarship files.   The website is www.iowacollegeaid.gov. ***New website for B. Davis Scholarship***  The B. Davis scholarship has moved to a new website http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm

The student council is participating in the statewide project this year of collecting pop can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. They are setting up a competition between the three levels in the LCSD. The elementary schools will get a movie day if they win, middle school will be determined at a later date, and the HS will have double open lunch in March sometime. They will discuss this during the class meetings on Monday.

From the superintendent (District Newsletter)

It is hard for me to believe that we have already experienced half of the school year. The beginning of the second semester brings with it the beginning of the annual scholarship fundraisng activity of the LeMars Community School District Foundation. This is one of the truly great activities of the Foundation because the money raised provides a direct benefit to students of the district. A special thank you goes to all of you who contributed last year, and to the members of last year's scholarship committee: Dr. Tom Bjorge, Mr. Jack Guenthner, Mr. Red Messerole, Mr. Glendon Peterson, Mr. Todd Lancaster, Mr. Don Lake, and Mr. Larry Petersen. If you are interested in contributing to the scholarship fund of the Foundation, please feel free to contact one of the members of the scholarship committee, which now also includes Doug Carlsen, or call the central office.

Something receiving a good deal of attention around the state is Governor Branstad's proposal for improving Iowa's schools. He and his administration have presented a plan to the state legislature entitled "Administrative Recommendations for World Class Schools." You can download a copy of the document at http://educateiowa.gov/. The recommendations fall under three major sections that were the foundation of the Governor's earlier document known as the "Blueprint for Education Reform in Iowa." Under each section, there are numerous components that make up the Governor's recommendation. Listed below is an outline of the sections and components under each so you can determine if you want to learn more about the Governor's plan.

I. Great Teachers and Leaders
A. Iowa Education Job Clearinghouse
B. Improving Teacher Prepartion Program Selectivity and Student Teaching
C. Alternative Pathways into the Education Profession
D. Bringing Educator Licensure into the Iowa Department of Education
E. Educator Evaluation
F. Extending Teacher and Administrator Probationary Status to Five Years
G. Educator Nonrenewal and Dismissal
H. Ending Seniority-Based Layoffs
I. School Administration Manager Program
J. Strategically Aligning Professional Development
K. A task Force on Teacher Leadership and Compensation

II. High Expectations and Fair Measures
A. Continuing and Expanding the Work of the Iowa Core
B. Kindergarten Readiness Measures
C. High-School End-Of-Course Assessments
D. The Program for International Student Assessment
E. College and Career Readiness Measures
F. Value-Added Measures
G. Statewide Literacy Program
H. Project Lead the Way

III. Innovation
A. Innovation Acceleration Fund
B.Competency-Based Education
C. Online Learning
D. Charter Schools
E. Increased Waiver Authority
F. Statewide Parent Engagement Network
G. Task Force on Time and Schools

Quiz Bowl Winning the varsity division of the South O'Brien Quiz Bowl Tournament was the team of  Morgan Dodson, Zach Kooistra, Liz Koele, Kyle Murphy and Catie Meis.  The team finished the preliminary rounds tied with Unity Christian with a 4-0 record and 980 points.  The team went on to defeat Heelan 195-170 in the semifinals and Gehlen Catholic 195-150 in the finals. Mitchell Morehead, Jarod Ernst, Ellen Meis, David Barker, Yashila Permeswaran, and Andrew Koele won the junior varsity division of the South O'Brien tournament.  They completed the preliminary rounds with a 4-0 record.  They defeated South O’Brien 185-140 in the semifinals and finished the finals round tied at 170 with Heelan.  The Le Mars team won the tie-breaker to claim first place. "qbowl-sb"

Pic's by Asp'ngold

"wrestling_sheldon"