April 22, 2013 Dear Lesher Parents, Students, & Staff: Here are this ...
April 22, 2013 Dear Lesher Parents, Students, & Staff: Here are this ...
April 22, 2013 Dear Lesher Parents, Students, & Staff: Here are this ...
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<strong>April</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><strong>Dear</strong> <strong>Lesher</strong> <strong>P<strong>are</strong>nts</strong>, <strong>Students</strong>, & <strong>Staff</strong>:<strong>Here</strong> <strong>are</strong> <strong>this</strong> week’s happenings from the ship...1) On <strong>April</strong> 20 th <strong>Lesher</strong>’s top 2 Science Olympiad teams (30 students) participated in the statecompetition at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Our 30 state qualifiers were: AbrilMaranon, Annie Yang, Emily Ray, Eszter Vigh, Zoe Boiarsky, Talia Berlin, Nathan Freeman, FreddyHaberecht, Logan Hill, Josh Rogers, Claire Panella, Derryth Dalrymple, Allie MacMahon, MaddisonSchink, Laina Heacock, Thayer McCollum, Natalie Heacock, Owen Lockwood, Libby Kern, BhaavikaGaddamm, Sam Potraschke, Margaux Brewer, Joe DeCicco, Ahmad Esmat, Sarah Way, ChristopherTomaschow, Larry Chen, Joshua Pierman, Anna Cowart, and Katie Hinz. Our top 5 finishers wereEszter Vigh and Annie Yang (1 st & 4 th ), Larry Chen and Allie McMahon (1 st ), Emily Rayand Abril Maranon (2 nd ), Thayer McCollum and Maddison Schink (2 nd ), Josh Rogersand Thayer McCollum (2 nd ), Maddison Schink and Joshua Pierman (2 nd ), Allie McMahonand Larry Chen (3 rd ), Chris Tomaschow and Thayer McCollum (3 rd ), Freddie Haberechtand Owen Lockwood (3 rd & 4 th ), Laina Heacock and Natalie Heacock (4 th ),Derryth Dalrymple, Bhaavika Gaddamm, and Katie Hinz (5 th ), and Emily Ray and Claire Panella (5 th ).Thanks to teachers Sarah Freemyer, Jenna Ellingson, Ben Mayer, Bri Chittenden, and MichaelCyphers for making our Science O program possible, and all of our p<strong>are</strong>nt helpers!2) The National Junior Honor Society met last week to discuss their upcoming projects: TeacherBreakfast Planning Team (May 2 at 6:30am), a donation drive for Bike to School Week (now untilMay 6), and the Spring Creek Talent Sh<strong>are</strong> (May 16). NJHS members <strong>are</strong> encouraged to sign up forat least one of these events, with all members being asked to bring an item to sh<strong>are</strong> at theTeacher Appreciation Breakfast on May 2. <strong>Students</strong> who volunteer for these events will get moreinformation at subsequent meetings. Contact Allison Pearse (apearse@psdschools.org), K<strong>are</strong>nHammann (khammann@psdschools.org), or Stacy Arellano (s<strong>are</strong>llan@psdschools.org) withquestions related to these events.3) Congratulations to our National Poetry Month winners! 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place winners will beannounced for each grade in the Media Center during lunch <strong>this</strong> Friday. <strong>Students</strong> need to bringtheir lunches, and we'll have cake, punch, and lots of prizes. The number of winners varied foreach grade because of the difference in the number of poems submitted. Thanks to all studentswho submitted poems for the contest, and our Volunteer Writing Coordinator Marty Marsh formaking <strong>this</strong> opportunity available to our students!8 th Grade- Anja Meisel, Isabella Giannini, Morgan Huffman, Tim Martin, Ryan McCormick, ChristyPerry, Anton Smirnov, Holly Stooksbury, Eliza Ann Walsh, Marci Wood, & Hyunsun Yoo.7 th Grade- Melia Beccard, Austin Blumenthal, Lydia Duffy, Cricket Elder, William Hu, GillianneJordan, Lexie Miller, Clementine Morisette, Emily Ray, Augusta Rudnick, Josh Schwarz, Luna Slater,Jacob Staelin-Lefsky, Kelsey Straw, & Adelaide Tomsic.6 th Grade- McKhenna Bean, Skylar Beneck, Avery Benton, Azzam Bushara, Remy Dauster, PaigeElliott, Damian Forrest, Maria Green, Madison Jaramillo, Dane Johnson, Eunsoo Kim, Paige Lowry,Joella Maes, Connor Mikesell, Sophie Nichols, Matthew Pappas, Sophie Pickelner, MaggieRockwell, Carina Sakkal, Camden Searcy, Claire Silk, Nathan Sima, Hannah Straubing, Julia Thaut,Claire Ward, & Sarah Way.
4) Congratulations to the cast of Alice in Wonderland under the direction of vocal music teacherClaire Chronopoulos and accompanist Cassie Porter for three great performances over the pastweek!5) 8 th Graders going to FCHS next year: FCHS welcomes our 8 th grade Lambkin p<strong>are</strong>nts to theirannual 8 th Grade Transition Night <strong>April</strong> 25 th 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the FCHS McNeal Auditorium.Ashley Kasprzak from Team Fort Collins will present Transitions: A Time of Change, Challenge, andOpportunity. The presentation will go over what p<strong>are</strong>nts should know when it comes totransitional periods with their student. 8 th grade p<strong>are</strong>nts also should sign up for the Fort CollinsHigh School p<strong>are</strong>nt email list so you can start receiving their important emails and newsletters!Questions contact Tanya Vigil FCHS Counseling Dept. Chair (488-8103, or tvigil@psdschools.org).6) Congratulations to 8 th grader Lupita Fragoso, our recipient of the PHS Ubuntu (“Unity” in Africandialect) scholarship, which is awarded to an 8 th grader from each PHS feeder middle schoolencouraging them to maintain good academic standing throughout their 4 years at PHSand attend a college of their choice. Provided Lupita gets involved in an extracurricularactivity each of her 4 years at PHS, maintains a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, and doesnot have any discipline referrals during her high school tenure she will receive thescholarship as a senior. Way to go Lupita!7) The <strong>Lesher</strong> 8 th grade volleyball team had a great end to the season at the District VolleyballChampionship tournament on Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 13 th at FRHS. Our girls entered the tourney as the#6 seed out of 9 teams, and then went 4-2 on the day beating CLPM, #3 Webber, #4 Boltz, andWellington (losing only to eventual undefeated champion Preston and Blevins) to win theconsolation championship! Way to finish strong ladies- Anabelle Benitez, Kara Bowman, AddieBrown, Chloe Brown, Izzy Burke, Bella Cordova, Delena Groen, Yahaira Hernandez, KatieHinz, Audra Koopman, Akadia Kosakowsi, Clara Manning, Ann Marie Roberts, MaddisonSchoen, Zoie Smith, AnnaLee Black (manager), and Anja Meisel, (manager). Thanks CoachBergmann and Coach Koopman!8) The <strong>Lesher</strong> Odyssey of the Mind (OM) Team placed 5 th at the Colorado State OM Tournamentahead of our OM rival Boltz on Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 13 th at FCHS in Problem 5 called “It's how youlook at it;” having placed 3 rd the previous week at the Poudre Regional Tournament <strong>April</strong> 6 th .Congratulations on your teamwork and doing so well <strong>this</strong> year Eryn Byrn, Anna Campbell, ChaliceMichael, Oscar Valdez, Alex Claiborne, Jack Herrera, and Madison Jaramillo. Thank you to ourp<strong>are</strong>nt OM coaches Sue Lorimor and Deirdre Sullivan for making OM available to our students!9) Attention Biking Vikings... 5 th Annual <strong>Lesher</strong> Bike Week will be Monday, 5/6 thru Friday 5/10beginning with a pep rally on Monday, continuing with a Bike-to-School Day breakfast onWednesday, and culminating in the first ever Tour de Skinny (it’s all about wellness andsustainability) on Friday from 5 – 7:30pm. There will be bike competitions, giveaways, and games,such as, an adventure race, bike polo, tricycle races, and more. Oil your chains and pump thosetires! It’s going to be awesome! Contact <strong>Lesher</strong> Bike Czar/Math Dept. Head Rob Breshears on howto get yourself, or business involved in the excitement (rbreshea@psdschools.org).10) Congratulations to the following 10 students who were chosen via audition and participated in thePSD Middle School Honor Choir concert on <strong>April</strong> 5 th at First United Methodist Church: CarolineBatson, Jayden Frable, Brooke Heaton, Laura Hirn, Matthew Khouri, Eli Kitchens, Molina, Damian,Mia Moret, Leslie Schenk, and Kaija Scheuerman.
15) Congratulations to 8 th grader Karson Maitland who was nominated by the 8 th grade teachers as<strong>Lesher</strong>’s Masonic Award winner for 2012-13. Karson will be recognized on Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 30 th atthe Fort Collins Masonic Lodge from 7 – 8:30pm and will be accompanied by physical educationteacher Jo Dixon and asst. principal Deon Davis.16) Congratulations to <strong>Lesher</strong> 6 th graders Mary Maddocks, Monica Quezada, Claire Silk, and SarahWay who were nominated by our 6 th grade teachers and attended HP’s Technology Camp for 6 thGrade Girls all day on Friday, <strong>April</strong> 12 th . Thank you HP for making <strong>this</strong> awesome opportunityavailable for 4 of our students!17) UPCOMING CALENDAR DATES:6 th Grade Spring Creek Field Trips- <strong>April</strong> 23 rd , 26 th , 29 th and 30 th (contact Cathi Jacobs withquestions 472-3849, or cjacobs@psdschools.org)6 th Grade Museum Field Trip- Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> 24 th and Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 25 th6 th Grade Inquiry Nights Tues., <strong>April</strong> 30 th & Thurs., May 2 nd , 6 – 8pm, Auditorium/Media CenterSchool Accountability Committee (SAC) meeting- Monday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>22</strong> nd , 5:30 – 7pm, Media CenterTopics: School Improvement Plan (SIP), budget, and p<strong>are</strong>nt communicationFinal PTO Meeting of the Year- Monday, May 6 th 1 – 2:30pmNo School for <strong>Students</strong>- Friday, May 17 th Teacher Work DayNo School- Monday, May 27 th Memorial DayLast Day of School- Friday, May 31 st Half Day18) Check out the LESHER ACTIVITIES/ATHLETIC TABLE just inside our main entrance, contactActivities/Athletic Director W<strong>are</strong>n Morrow (wmorrow@psdschools.org), or visit our website for allpertinent information on Athletics and Activities -(http://schoolweb.psdschools.org/lesher/extracurriculars.html). Think about participating on clubteams or attending an athletic camp around Northern Colorado to increase your skills andcompetitiveness. These clubs include Basketball through Rocky Mountain Youth Sports(http://www.rmyouthsports.com/) registration is currently open for K-11 th grade students,football through The Edge Sports Center (http://www.edgesportscenter.com/indoorfootball/calendar.shtml),volleyball (http://www.norcovolleyball.com/), or Skills Camps (flyerattached), softball (http://fcstars.org/), wrestling (http://www.gritathletics.com/), and more.General Reminders:• Remember to encourage your child to use his/her planner in every class every day to stayorganized, and be eligible to win Planner Powerball every Friday!• Please use the p<strong>are</strong>nt drop off/pick up <strong>are</strong>a on the east side of the building (Ellis St.) and do notmake U-turns on streets adjacent to <strong>Lesher</strong>.That’s all for <strong>this</strong> week. It’s a great day to be a Viking/Viqueen! ☺Living the dream,Tom Dodd
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