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File - LakeVille Community Schools
T TH HEE L LA EV AK KE VIILLLLEE OUTLOOK LakeVille Community Schools Learning Today • Building Tomorrow Volume 12, No. 10 NOVEMBER 2014 Homecoming 2014 Seniors Seniors King and Queen Seniors Seniors Seniors From The Board of Education & Staff Of LakeVille Community Schools Sophomore Prince & Princess Freshmen Prince & Princess LakeVille Schools Website In This Issue . . . District Mission Statement www.lakevilleschools.org Powderpuff Football .................. 11 Sports Schedule ........................ 13 Superintendent Column .............. 2 In partnership, our communities and quality staff will deliver an excellent education preparing all students to succeed in our rapidly changing society. Junior Prince & Princess Check our website often as it is continually being updated LakeVille Community Schools 11107 Washburn Rd. Otisville, MI 48463 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 5 Otisville, MI 48463 Postal Patron BOARD OF EDUCATION Holly Selesky, President Chad Carriero, Vice President Gary Peterson, Secretary Kelly Zudell, Treasurer Joe Krapohl, Trustee Jim Baier, Trustee Gerry Fuller, Trustee SUPERINTENDENT Vickie Luoma Typist Amy Smith Design & Layout Jill Farnsworth The Outlook is published quarterly by the LakeVille Board of Education and distributed, without charge, to each household in the LakeVille Community School District through the local post office rural route system. The Outlook can be mailed to LakeVille Alumni, community members or retirees living outside the district. Cost is $1.00 per issue. Articles of interest may be submitted for publication. All articles are reviewed for information that may be valuable to the majority of citizens in the school district. Articles may be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to the LakeVille Outlook. Helpful tips for submitting information to be published: • If you have digital pictures, e-mail them to amysmith@lakevilleschools.org. Please include a caption for the picture or a list of people in the picture. Pictures printed by a computer cannot be used. Original photographs can be used. Please use either .jpeg or .tiff format when e-mailing photos. • Text or other documents may also be e-mailed. Please save the documents in Word. • You can drop off, fax or mail information to the Administration Office. Please note your name and telephone number on the information in case we have any questions. Please address correspondence or calls to: LakeVille Outlook Amy Smith 11107 Washburn Rd. Otisville, MI 48463 E-MAIL: amysmith@lakevilleschools.org. PH: 810-591-3983 FAX: 810-591-6538 OUTLOOK DEADLINE SUPERINTENDENT’S COLUMN Vickie Luoma Far and Away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt dens, raising and releasing salmon, running our Sugarbush and working on multiple video and audio recording projects in our Alternative Energy SmartLab. We have had an exciting start to the 2014-2015 school year. Our Girls Cross Country team and Andrew McCray from the Boys team qualified for the state tournament this fall. This was our first trip to states since 2001. Congratulations to the teams and our coaches on their success. As a result of the work completed at the high school over the summer, our students are now enrolled in American Sign Language courses provided by Baker College on our campus. These students will complete their World Language graduation requirement while earning ten college credits. We will offer a retail management class beginning second semester. Students in this class will develop and operate our school store. Genesee Career Institute (formerly skill center) is piloting a marketing class in our district in the fall of 2015 that will allow our students to participate virtually. After the GCI director and staff visited our High School recently, their staff believes that in the fall of 2016 we will also be able to run their movie production program onsite. Students currently enrolled in our media and communications class are already doing some exciting work in our new labs. This was the second summer that we were under construction, thanks to the generosity of this community. The bond you approved in 2012 supported major renovation to our High School this summer. The plumbing, heating and electrical systems were updated as they were in other buildings. All of the unit ventilators that were original to the building have been replaced, just in time for what is supposed to be another tough winter. The annex and main building are now connected and the building has been transformed with flexible interactive collaborative learning spaces. These spaces were specifically designed to support college and career ready skills for 21st century learners. In a previous Outlook I spoke to you about Daniel Pink’s book Drive. In this work, he says the future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. In addition to academic knowledge, qualities like a strong work ethic, inventiveness, empathy, collaboration, and engaging in meaningful work are necessary for success in the future our students will inhabit. That message was reinforced this week when I heard Dr. Simon, President of Michigan State University speak to the Lapeer Economic Club. Deadline for Winter/Spring Articles FEBRUARY 13th, 2015 Outlook Published • Feb. 27, 2015 The work we have done to align our K-12 curriculum and ensure the intended curriculum is delivered with consistency has created a strong foundation for our students. In addition, the bond work completed in the past two years is giving our students the facilities they need to prepare for future success. Questions/Comments/Need Help Solving a Problem? Students as young as kindergarten are participating in project based learning activities where they are engaging in hands on research, collaborating with their peers to analyze data and apply their knowledge to solve problems and become contributing citizens of the global community. Students at Otter Lake are involved in a project with the post office to run their own mail delivery system. They are actually sworn in by the postmaster. Students in Columbiaville are working with our local veterans groups to thank them for their service to our country. Middle School students are engaged in growing community gar- You are encouraged to contact any of the following individuals to assist you in answering your school-related questions or to assist you in resolving problems. We are always open to your suggestions and ideas for improving LakeVille Schools. Please feel free to clip this list of telephone numbers and save it in the front of your telephone book or place it on the front of your refrigerator for future reference. ADMINISTRATION: Vickie Luoma Superintendent 810-591/538-3980 vluoma@lakevilleschools.org Drew Johnson Athletic Director 810-591-4039 drjohnson@lakevilleschools.org Carrie Strait Director of Operations 810-591/538-6561 or 591-3939 cstrait@lakevilleschools.org Robert Hetherton Special Services Director 810-591/538-3357 rhetherton@lakevilleschools.org HIGH SCHOOL Mary Haslinger, Principal 810-591-4050 mhaslinger@lakevilleschools.org Karlene Vogt, Counselor 810-591-4060 kvogt@lakevilleschools.org Robin Mitchell, Counselor 810-591-3930 rmitchell@lakevilleschools.org COLUMBIAVILLE ELEMENTARY Margaret Allen-Quaderer, Principal 810-538-3430 mquaderer@lakevilleschools.org OTISVILLE ELEMENTARY Stephanie Stiles, Principal 810-591-3985 sstiles@lakevilleschools.org OTTER LAKE ELEMENTARY Stephanie Stiles, Principal 810-538-3640 sstiles@lakevilleschools.org BUILDING OFFICE NUMBERS: (Lapeer county residents may dial 538 to reach all buildings at no extra charge.) Columbiaville 810-591-3430 Otisville 810-538-3120/591-3985 Otter Lake 810-591-3640 Middle School 810-591/538-6281 High School 810-591/538-6294 MIDDLE SCHOOL Kelli-Ann Fazer, Principal 810-591-3946 kfazer@lakevilleschools.org 2 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK The LakeVille OUTLOOK September Perfect Attendance 2014 ”September Perfect Attendance Program was a success!!! Below are percentages and totals of students in the LakeVille district that had “September” Perfect Attendance. This is our first year of trying the program. Attendance Works Program is a national and state initiative that promotes awareness of the important role that school attendance plays in achieving academic success starting with school entry. Our goal is to ensure that every district in the country not only tracks chronic absence data beginning in kindergarten or ideally earlier, but also partners with families and community agencies to intervene when attendance is a problem for children or particular schools. We wanted to bring attention to “School… Just Get There” for education. Perfect means perfect was the criteria. No tardies, no unexcused absences, no excused absences, no medical excuses. A certificate, along with Hungry Howie’s donating a free personal pizza to each student was the recognition they received. Congratulations Students!!!! We are working with neighboring districts and UM-Flint to create a cohort of students who will have an opportunity to dual enroll and take classes on the college campus in the fall of 2015. We have also been working with Kettering University to get our students involved with their programs and on their campus. Our Robotics team has grown from the six students who participated on our Rookie team last year to fifteen strong this year. We have been invited to use the Kettering Robotics area to test our robot on Saturdays. We are excited about the opportunity to work in their facility and to learn from the professor who works with the Kettering team. Middle and High School students will be visiting the campus during the school year. GISD technology staff visited our campus to discuss our technology needs this fall and are working on a plan to provide county wide teacher professional development at LakeVille in the summer. We are hosting a meeting of the Greater Flint Education Consortium in the completely renovated Dorothy Collins Media Center next week. We will have an opportunity to share our progress with representatives from all of the local colleges as well as with representatives from K-12 districts in the Northern Tier of Genesee County. We hope that each of you have a chance to visit the campus and see the opportunities you created for our children. This is indeed the work worth doing. Falcons Forever! Southwest Elementary The Board of Education has for the past year been discussing the disposition of the Southwest Elementary school building. The building was built in the early sixties when our population was growing rapidly. It is a wonderful elementary building in a unique location and has served our students and the community well for over 50 years. The building was closed as an elementary school in 2005. It was later reopened when the district administrative offices and alternative education program moved in. Those offices and programs were moved back to the main campus and the building was closed completely two years ago. We do not expect to use this building to serve students again. Our board understands that though we may not need this building to serve students it is a resource this community provided when needed and we have an obligation to protect the investment you have made. Currently, we are spending approximately $20,000 to provide heat and electricity at a level that protects the building from freezing. Turning the heat off could cause major damage to the building. The building is in fair condition now. Sitting empty accelerates deterioration and we do not want this resource to be destroyed. We also want to protect the neighborhood from unwanted behavior that can occur on the property and want to ensure that any use of the building would be acceptable in our rural community. In addition, the Board wants to protect the property for the Little League baseball/softball programs that support several hundred young people each year. In an effort to address all of the above, our Board is in the process of having the Southwest property surveyed and split into two parcels. The building and immediate surroundings will be separated from the vacant property housing the Little League complex. They board plans to enter into a lease with the Little League program that protects the program and fields in the long term and into a second agreement with a local company interested in leasing the building. The business owner is interested in turning the building into a senior apartment and (possibly) assisted living center. Any use plan for the building will have to be approved by Richfield Township. The business owner interested in leasing the building is a LakeVille graduate and community member who understands the rich history of the district and of the Southwest Elementary building. He is excited about the opportunity to preserve the building while creating a business that will also serve a community need. He would like to build a memorial garden in the front of the building to honor students, staff and the history of the building. Leasing the building in this fashion, protects the investment you have made, preserves the Little League program, eliminates ongoing maintenance costs for the building and generates some income that can be used so support other district needs. It also gives the building a new use supporting other community needs. As Mr. Chimento says, “We build our future as we honor our past.” Columbiaville Elementary News Halloween Fun at Columbiaville Elementary! First Marking Period 3rd Grade Aikens, Bryant Alholinna, Logen Barron, Grace Bell, Lucas Christopher, Cassie Doty, Addison Erwin, Stephanie Heig, Savannah Holbrook, Katherine Hubert, Lauren Huggler, Jonathon Johnson, Ty Lavrack, Khloe Lee, Caden McDowell, Declan Nolen, Elijah Parsons, Tyler Patterson, Morgan Schubert, Kaylynn Thomas, Laredo Urban, Olivia Urioste, Jackson Wasniowski, Thomas Wright, Dominic 4th Grade Barron, Corbin Bauer, Avery Bobolz, Lila Butler, Liliana Clous, Andrew Cole, Taylor Costello, Joslynn Davidson-Edmonds, Thomas Harrington, Ella Hennessy, Devon Huggler, Elizabeth Huizar, Brooke Johnston, Audrey Kampfer, Asher Kampfer, Nevan Ladd, Hannah LaLonde, Blake Lambing, Madison Langworthy, Jacob Look, Ava Love, Olivia McDowell, Alex McDowell, Madison Montgomery, Aidan Neminski, Benjamin Parkin, Savannah Parsons, Trinity Schedule Of Regular Meetings Of The LakeVille Community Schools Board Of Education, to be held during the calendar year commencing January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2015 To all persons interested in the meetings of the Board of Education of LakeVille Community Schools of Otisville, Michigan, please take notice that the Board of Education of the LakeVille Community Schools, G-11107 Washburn Road, Otisville, MI, telephone 810-591-3980 or 810-538-3980, will hold regular meetings at the following dates, times and places beginning January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015: DATE TIME LOCATION SCHEDULED AGENDA January 13, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting January 27, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting February 10, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting February 24, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting March 10, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting March 24, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting April 21, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting May 12, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting May 26, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting June 9, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting June 23, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting July 14, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting August 11, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting August 25, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting September 8, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting September 22, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting October 13, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting October 27, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting November 10, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting November 24, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting December 8, 2015 7:00 pm Middle School Action/Business Meeting Proposed minutes of each of the meetings listed above will be available for public inspection during regular business hours at the LakeVille Administration Office, 11107 Washburn Rd., Otisville, MI, not more than eight business days after the date of said meeting, and approved minutes of each meeting will be available for public inspection during regular business hours, at the same location, not more than five business days after the meeting at which the minutes are approved. Copies of the minutes shall also be available at the reasonable, estimated cost for printing or copying. Upon oral or written request for a subscription and payment of a fee established by the Board, minutes shall be mailed to any person or business, by first class mail. The subscription may be valid for up to six months. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ACT NO. 267 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF MICHIGAN 1976. Upon request to the Superintendent, the District shall make reasonable accommodation for a person with disabilities to be able to participate in this meeting. Gary Peterson, Secretary -LakeVille Board of Education Columbiaville Honor Roll Peterson, Lance Raible, Brett Raible, Emily Sturgill, Jacob Torrance, Jazlyn Ugo, Chase West, Landon Wilson, Lara 5th Grade Allmon, Arianna Barritt, Jodi Baxter, Christopher Beckley, Lucas Bell, Jesse Burgett, Marissa Carey, Tabbitha Chavez, Elizabeth Conley, Jacob Conrad, Ceres Dahlstrom, Annalei Davis, Damaris Diamond, Lacie Doviak Caleb Gillies, Nicholas Girlish, Jasmine Greenwald, Brenden Hawley, Hunter Hayes, Grant Hiltz, Andrew Hook, Noah Johnson, Kaydence Krause, Lydia Lawson, Nina Lee, Charlie Lloyd, Zane McLeod, Logan McMullin, Jacob Metzger, Jack Mims, Cody Mulherin, Austin Nelson, Micheal Norris, Zowie Oliver, Charlize Price, Kyle Richardson, Charles Roy, Hannah Soye, Destini Talarek, Natalie Tenbusch, Oscar Wasniowski, Ashely Waterman, Rylie Wells, Gage White, Reese Willson, Addison Perfect Attendance 3rd Grade Bell, Lucas Conrad, Aidan Doty, Addison Foster, Taran Holbrook, Katherine Patterson, Morgan Roney, Jayden Tebbe, Kaitylynn Thomas, Laredo West, Ella Wirick, Harley Wirick, Rick Wooster, Kyra Summer Food Program LakeVille Community Schools Meet Up and Eat Up summer food service program for children was a huge success. Free meals were made available to children 18 years of age and under during the summer. During that time, our food service staff served 1283 breakfasts and 751 lunches. 4th Grade Anzures, Brianna Barron, Corbin Bol, Faith Bush, Zachary Clous, Andrew George, Olivia Gibson, Brionna Girlish, Destiny LaLonde, Blake Love, Olivia Neminski, Benjamin Nolen, Walter Peterson, Lance Raible, Emily Soye, Faythe West, Landon 5th Grade Baxter, Christopher Bell, Jesse Blandford, Dalton Chudy, Mark Conley, Jacob Conrad, Ceres Cross, Preston Davis, Damaris Gillies, Nicholas Girlish, Jasmine Hayes, Grant Hook, Noah Lybrand, Katelin MacLachlan, CathrynGrace Miller, Jasmine Mims, Cody Richmond, Mason Strother, Brady Truhett, Zackery Weingartz, Audrey Willson, Addison Columbiaville Elementary Mission Statement All students, staff and parents at Columbiaville Elementary School will guide the learning community to take responsibility for their lives and education so they may become productive members of society. The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 3 Columbiaville Elementary News Columbiaville News Veterans’ Day The first marking period is behind us and it is time to reflect on our student accomplishments both academically and socially. On November 20th, we will be recognizing one hundred six students who had perfect attendance for the month of September. These students will receive a perfect attendance award and a Hungry Howie’s Pizza coupon. Fifty students will be recognized for their perfect attendance for the first marking period. Regular attendance is the first step to ensuring academic success. Academic success is no accident. It is dependent upon good attendance, parent support, quality instruction, student engagement, and work ethic. This marking period 24 third graders, 36 fourth graders, and 45 fifth graders made the A or A/B honor roll and will be recognized for their accomplishments on November 20th. In addition to teaching the importance of academic excellence, Columbiaville students have been busy acquiring and applying social skills. Our positive behavior support (PBS) program teaches the importance of being respectful, responsible, safe, and positive. Students meeting our behavior expectations on a daily basis may receive a Falcon Code award. The awards are placed in a weekly drawing and students whose names are drawn earn a reward, such as an extra recess. For the month of September and October, 325 students received positive behavior awards. Every student’s behavior impacts our learning environment. We are proud of our students for making Columbiaville such a wonderful place to learn and work. Sincerely, Margaret Allen-Quadererer On November 11th, Columbiaville Elementary staff and students assembled to honor our local veterans. This year our National Anthem was sung by Lacie Diamond, Logan McLeod, Ashley Wasniowski, Danielle Tyler, Leah Coleman, Destini Soye, Ceres Conrad, Zowie Norris, Carson Black, Katlyn Tull, Trinity Rankin, and Grace Weiss. These fifth graders willingly gave up their recesses over the past few weeks to practice the National Anthem with their music teacher Ms. Owen. In addition to the National Anthem, every grade level prepared a patriotic song to sing to our veterans. Decked out in red, white, and blue, our students stood proud and belted out Grand Old Flag by George M. Cohan, Grateful to be American by Teresa Jennings, God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood, and We the People by Sandy Wilbur. Our Penny War raised $500 this year. The money will go to purchase wreaths to adorn the Veteran Memorial in Columbiaville and the grave sites at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Anyone interested in participating in the Wreaths across America project can join us on December 13th at 10:30 a.m. at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. A special thank you goes out to Mr. Bourcier, Ms. Owen, PTS, Veterans, staff, and students for making Veterans’ Day such a meaningful event. Head Start and Early Head Start Have Openings For the Fall! Enroll Now! Field Trip to the Capitol Building Mrs. Gerke’s class sitting on the steps of the Capitol building in Lansing. Cub Scouts Pack 133 Lakeville Cub scouts have been a very busy & growing group of boy’s in grades 1st – 5th. Thank you for supporting our successful Popcorn Sales. The Popcorn Sales will pay for all of our scouts to have a very fun & adventurous year! We enjoyed the Homecoming parade, and celebrating Veteran’s Day. We look forward to our Cake Auction, & our BIG Pinewood Derby coming up. If you are interested in joining, please find us on Facebook by searching Lakeville Cub scouts. 4 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK Otisville & Otter Lake Elementary News Students Celebrate Fire Safety Month Members of the Forest Township Volunteer Fire Department visited the students at Otisville Elementary to help them celebrate Fire Safety Month. All students in the building were able to learn about what to do in case of a fire and even got to ask questions of the fire personnel who came to share their knowledge with them. Each child was able to put on the boots, coat and hat that are part of the regular equipment and some were even able to use the fire hose that was attached to the fire truck that was set up outside the back of the school building. After the demonstration, the students enjoyed cookies and juice that were provided by the department. The staff of Otisville Elementary would like to thank the following fire personnel for the donation of their time to our students: Gil Burwell, Jen Burwell, Mike Dalrymple, Corey Seidell, Josh Harger, Greg Goss, Dan Campbell and Tony Bryant. All of our little people greatly enjoyed their time with the fire department. “Little Falcon all dressed up in the fire fighter’s uniform.” “Little Falcon working the fire hose.” “Mrs. Pack’s class with the fire truck.” Principal’s Corner Otisville and Otter Lake Elementary Schools Stephanie Stiles, Principal This school year is off to a terrific start at Otisville and Otter Lake Elementary buildings and we have completed so much already! We would like to extend our congratulations to Mr. Kephart, our P.E. teacher! He was awarded a Jump Rope for Heart mini grant to purchase P.E. equipment for our schools. He also earned funding at DonersChoose.org for a classroom project called, “I was on the Big Screen Today!! Projector to Help Kids Shine!!” The funding bought a View Sonic projector for use in the Otter Lake gym. We are very proud of his accomplishments! September Highlights • September was attendance awareness month. Otter Lake and Otisville had an overall increase in student attendance this year as compared to last year at this same time! Horace Mann Insurance Company is sponsoring a 2014-2015 attendance contest for all Otter Lake and Otisville students. A drawing will be held in June for all eligible students who have missed two or fewer days during the entire school year. One girl and one boy will be drawn from each school to win a bicycle for their attendance accomplishments. • All students took the NWEA online MAP assessment this month. Students are assessed in fall, winter and spring on the NWEA. It measures a student’s academic growth in math and reading over the school year. • Otisville and Otter Lake students participated in LakeVille spirit week by dressing for a different theme each day during the week of Homecoming. The week culminated with dressing in Black and Gold in preparation for our Homecoming parade and football game, and participating in a pep assembly led by LakeVille Middle and High School cheerleaders and football players. • We began practicing our yearly safety drills this month by participating in fire drills in both buildings. • We were excited to begin implementing our newly adopted English Language Arts Wonders Program this month. The LakeVille School Board accepted our K-2 proposal to adopt the Wonders Series reading/writing program for use beginning in the 2014-2015 school year. All staff attended summer professional development in August on how to implement the program with all K-2 students, including our intervention program and have worked very hard to get the program up and running in all classrooms. We are grateful for their hard work and dedication in helping to increase student achievement. October Highlights Lions Present KidSight at Otisville Elementary Several members of the Otisville Lions Club, and a guest from the St. Charles Lions Club, came together to operate the Project KidSight cameras to test student vision at Otisville Elementary on Wednesday, November 5th. Approximately 70 kindergarten and preschool students were checked and given the results. In addition to testing preschool and kindergarten age students, the cameras have been approved to check student vision for those up to age 17. Kindergartener’s Visit Harcek’s Farm! • The Otter Lake and Forest Township Volunteer Fire Departments visited the schools in their respective towns for fire safety month. Students learned about fire safety, dressed in firefighter equipment, visited a fire safety smoke house, viewed a fire safety video, and received fire hats, coloring books and stickers to take home. We are grateful to the many volunteer firefighters that made this possible for our students! • Otter Lake and Otisville celebrated their grandparents by inviting them to a special grandparent luncheon. Grandmothers received a carnation flower and all grandparents had their picture taken with their grandchild after lunch. We were thankful to all grandparents and family members who were able to attend the luncheon. Students were thrilled to have their grandparents visit school and eat lunch with them! • Kindergarten students took a field trip to Harcek Farm in Columbiaville. Students rode a hay wagon, picked pumpkins and petted farm animals on their trip. • Students celebrated Halloween with a costume parade inside each school (due to inclement weather), followed by classroom parties. • Students in both buildings practiced lockdown and evacuation drills under the supervision of the Otisville Police Department and the Otter Lake Fire Chief. We also practiced additional fire safety evacuation drills. We are thankful and appreciative of our wonderful and supportive Parent Groups in both buildings! We look forward to sharing our upcoming activities with everyone in the next Outlook issue! Otter Lake Students Celebrate Fire Safety Month Members of the Otter Lake Volunteer Fire Department visited the students at Otter Lake Elementary to help them celebrate Fire Safety Month. All students were able to learn about what to do in case of a fire. Students viewed a fire safety video and were shown the different pieces of fire equipment that firemen use. After the fire safety lesson, students toured the fire safety smoke house where they were able to practice exiting a room filled with smoke and heat from a simulated fire situation. Each child was given a fire hat, fire safety coloring book and sticker to take home, by the local fire department. The staff of Otter Lake Elementary would like to thank the Otter Lake Volunteer Fire Department for the donation of their time to our students. The students greatly enjoyed the presentation and generous donations given by the fire department personnel! Otter Lake PTS The Otter Lake PTS would like to recognize the 8 top sellers from our Yankee Candle Fundraiser. Mia-Rae Diffin-Gatica, Kelsey Bowen, Zoe Swank, Blake Dobson, Avery Clous, Madelyn Heusted, Cecelia Kiekens and Kiera Lagness. They were awarded with “mystery box” picks, a homework pass and lunch with Mrs. Stiles. We would like to thank McDonalds of Otisville for their donation! Otisville Elementary Mission Statement Otisville Elementary, in cooperation with parents and community, provides all children with a safe, supportive environment where children respectfully and responsibly grow, learn and achieve with the goal of becoming life-long learners. Otter Lake Elementary Mission Statement Our mission at Otter Lake Elementary School is to involve family, community and school personnel in a team effort to prepare children to become lifelong learners and responsible members of a changing society. The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 5 Otisville & Otter Lake Elementary News The Troubadours Visit Otisville and Otter Lake Elementary Schools SKIP Information SKIP is having playgroups on Fridays from 9:30-11:00 am. Flint Institute of Music’s Troubadours visited both Otisville and Otter Lake Elementary Schools on Tuesday, November 4th to bring some culture to the students. Their annual visit is eagerly awaited by the students as they get very involved in the performances. Student ages ranged from preschool through the second grade and all were completely engaged by the lively music and hijinks. Than k you , Tro Otisville Elementary Perfect Attendance ubad ours! Mrs. Burkhardt Leila Bonesteel Nicklas Clemons Gavin Margrif Kendall Webb 1st Marking Period Mrs. Cobb Jayden Avery Christopher Burcar Elizabeth Stiles Mrs. Pack Mathew Dzuris Desiree Rock Alyssa Tebbe Otter Lake Elementary Perfect Attendance 1st Marking Period st 1 GRADE Ms. McComb Madilyn Addison Brianna Fyfe Jayden Jackson Mrs. Raible Alexandria Bush Noah Eaton Zoe Swank Cole Thompson Myla Upthgrove Halloween Fun at Otisville Elementary! Mrs. Ross Sierra Arnold Kyle Kowitz Tyler Leach Shyanne Rangel 2nd GRADE Mrs. Carriero Nicholas DeBoer Madelyn Heusted Caden Kennedy Connor Kennedy Aidan Lanter Taylor Margrif Ashton White Hunter Willoughby Mrs. Giuliani Christopher Eaton Brady Peterson Samantha Raible Mrs. Lee Dylan Christ Rylee Conley Daisy Rogers Cheyenne Thomas Mrs. Simonsen Gabriel Barron Alison Barry Brady Carr Elliott Ferguson Audrey Frantom Cameron Kennedy Great Job!!! Mrs. Wright Joel Lutze Childcare Mrs. Cobb’s class all dressed up for Halloween. Otter Lake Elementary 3rd Annual Christmas Bazaar December 5, 2014 5p.m. - 8p.m. Free Admission Santa’s Secret Shop (all items $1.50), NEW games and crafts for kids, bake sale, pizza and raffle (Shedd Aquarium tickets, Crossroads Village tickets, family movie night baskets and much more). Santa will be visiting us also! Bring your own cameras. Looking for crafters/vendors for table rentals. $10.00 donation for 6ft table space Please contact otterlakepts@gmail.com for more information. Sponsored by Otter Lake P.T.S. 6 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK Pre-School and School Age Children Currently taking registration for Before and After School Childcare Students attending Columbiaville and Otter Lake Elementaries needing before and after childcare will be provided that service at the Otisville Kids Club site and bused to their respective building. Before school care: Otter Lake and Columbiaville students may attend the Otisville Kids Club and ride the bus from Columbiaville and Otter Lake Elementary to the site at Otisville Elementary after school. 6:00 a.m. - Start of School • End of School - 6:00 p.m. Otisville Early Childhood program will offer childcare for students age 2 1/2-5 on the following schedule: 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Before school care: All students will attend Otisville Kids Club and ride the bus from Otisville to Columbiaville and Otter Lake Elementary. Before and after school programming includes games, playground activities, crafts and homework help. Kids Club staff members are fingerprinted and have background checks. Staff is trained in CPR and first aid. To register for childcare at Kids Club locations, call Mrs. Burner at 810-591/538-6631 to reserve your space. Middle School News Principal’s Corner Kelli-Ann Fazer The Middle School has been off to a great start. We continue to challenge our students by offering a variety of classes. For those who qualify, we offer the opportunity to take high school classes as 8th grade students. Students can begin taking advanced classes as early as 6th grade. Students also have the opportunity to take Spanish I and Spanish II before entering high school. This allows them to complete their graduation requirement before entering high school. For students who need additional support, we offer opportunities in math and language arts. We are continuing to stress the importance of skill mastery. Assessments (tests, projects, quizzes) represent 75% of each student’s grade while homework and other class activities represent the other 25% of the grade. Grades now give a more accurate picture of what a child knows. Teachers are working to show students different ways to learn the material. Finally, as a result of our Title I designation, we were able to purchase laptops for each of our students. Students use these in the classrooms as a tool-just like they would a paper, pencil, and calculator. They help students to have access to resources from all over the world that are updated in real time. This helps our students to be prepared as they move to the next level. These are exciting and challenging times in schools. Please feel free to call or stop in with any questions or concerns. Middle School STEM Lab Here are a few of our 6th grade students enjoying the STEM Lab. The STEM Lab offers students the opportunity to learn science, technology, engineering and math in a hands on classroom. Students are excited to attend class where they gain knowledge using programs such as: flight simulator, K’nex, West Point Bridge Builder, SimCity, Photoshop, Publisher, Lego’s Robotics, Garage Band, Frames, Sketch-up, and Fishertechnik. Students work with their partners to become skilled at the station they are assigned to; they have to read through a learning launcher, complete the tasks, and then give a presentation to their classmates. The classroom is filled with positive energy based on learning. Washington D.C. Trip 2015 Middle School Washington D.C. trip registration has begun. Current 6th and 7th graders (next year’s 7th and 8th graders) are eligible to go next fall. The trip is scheduled for October 15, 2015-October 19, 2015. This is an opportunity you don’t want your kids to miss! We will be visiting Mount Vernon, Gettysburg, U.S. Capitol, Smithsonian Museums, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, a lighted tour of the war memorials, National Museum of Crime and Punishment and a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery. We would love for all of our students to have this once in a lifetime experience. The trip costs $551.00 per student and $655.00 per adult. We know this can be a large amount to pay for a trip but there is a payment plan and Mrs. Hebekeuser and Mrs. Fazio have been working on many fundraising ideas. When you see SCRIP come home, please look over the information. This fundraiser will help pay for your child’s trip or raise money for the MS Student Council, if your child is not going. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Henley, Mrs. Fazio or Mrs. Hebekeuser. We want to help you send your child to DC! To save your child’s or your spot on the trip, please register on www.studentadventures.org school code lakeville1288. The initial deposit is $76.00. If you need registration information, please contact the office at 5913945 and we can send it home with your child. Mr. Henley 591-3915 Mrs. Fazio 591-3903 or 591-3959 Mrs. Hebekeuser 591-3932 Perfect Attendance 6TH GRADE Craig, Sadie Foster, Chase Fowler, Steven Griffith, Dakota Griffith, Gage Gritzinger, Aubrey Hess, Reagan Kusky, Savannah Lehman, Elizabeth Lindeman, Tiffany Lutz, Maddisyn Macsuga, Brianna Nixon, Stephen Skinner, Allison Taylor, Aira Thurlow, Jenna Vines, Aiyana White, Jacob 7TH GRADE Allmon, Jacob Baxter, Abraham Brown, Madison Buckel, Alexander Chema, Zachary Contreras, Alex Cranick, Devon Duckwitz, Ashley Dumity, Kirstyn Egan, Dylan Fyfe, Agigail Gillies, Natalie Harmon, Aurora Jackson, Samuel Jobson, Kohl Knickerbocker, Kory Maples, Elih Valls, Joslyn 8TH GRADE Ames, Joshua Athey, Nathaniel Bice, Heather Campbell, Taylor Coleman, Emily Coultas, Brett Cypher, Raini English, Courtney Lindeman, Stephanie Macsuga, Allison Macsuga, Madison McConnell, Quinian Miller, Austin Mims, Christopher Moss, Madison Poole, Christopher Privett, Mackenzie Stanbaugh, Tyler Stevens, Preston West, Adara West, Amani Young, Zachary Honor Roll 6TH GRADE: Barron, Charlotte Bradley, Kathryn Lamay, Haylie Lee, Jetawyn Lindeman, Tiffany Macsuga, Brianna Smith, Marissa Swantek, Rachel Tebbe, Devin West, Breonna Wright, Emma 7TH GRADE: Burkhardt, Kendel Erwin, Andrea Gillies, Natalie Harmon, Lisa 8TH GRADE: Coleman, Emily Craft, Hailey English, Courtney Ihrke, Eric Jorrey, Sean Macsuga, Allison Macsuga, Madison Parsons, Kiya Keep Up The Great Work! WHAT ABOUT THE BLUEBERRIES?? At LVMS we implemented a student ambassador program in an effort to increase random acts of kindness throughout the community! An act of kindness is anything to enhance someone’s life. It is doing something to extend yourself to make someone else’s life better. We had 10 student volunteers at the MS pledge to perform random acts of kindness as ambassadors. When they did this, they passed out a “blueberry card” to this person in the hopes that that person would do the same. The students shared stories of their efforts and what they learned. Next May, the community will be invited to vote for their favorite student story that was written. A People’s Choice Award of $1,000 will be awarded to one school and a Founder’s Choice Award of $500 will be given to a second school in recognition of their ambassador effort. So really, why blueberries? It all started when a man named Phil Shaltz used a billboard saying “I’m concerned about the blueberries,” to send a message that all of us have the power to make our community a little bit better. He actually got this idea when he was vacationing overseas. He met a young man that was very concerned about the blueberry harvest, and all of the potential problems of the crops. It really bothered this young man. So, the founder believes that we all have “blueberries” in our lives and sometimes we need help from others to help us out. This is a random act of kindness, when someone goes out of their way to make someone else’s life a little better. It could be opening a door for someone, helping a neighbor in need, or helping a person out in anyway. SCRIP Program Fundraiser The Middle School is participating in the SCRIP program and we are inviting you to join us. SCRIP Fundraising is a noselling program that enables families to raise money for their non-profit organization (NPO). SCRIP is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, and credit cards. You purchase gift cards from your organization at face value, and your coordinator orders those cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a reduced price. The difference is an instant rebate for your organization. It’s really that simple! Use the enrollment code 522L311B4L686 to enter our page. Place your order and send your money to the Middle School. Orders are placed on Mondays; and we will contact you once they come back to school to make arrangements for pick up or delivery. You pay face value for gift cards and businesses give us a percentage of sales. This makes everyday shopping and Christmas shopping easy and profitable for our school!! If you have any questions please contact Laura Hebekeuser 591-3932, or Nicole Fazio 591-3959. Thanks in advance for your support. Middle School Mission We, at LakeVille Middle School, are dedicated to providing a safe and orderly environment in which all students show respect, achieve academic success and reach their fullest potential through a cooperative effort of staff, students, parents/ guardians and community. The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 7 High School Happenings Open House Counselor’s Corner On September 16th, families were invited to the LakeVille High School Open House. The Open House started in the gym where Principal Mary Haslinger introduced herself and discussed some of the key academic initiatives being introduced in the high school this year. Interventionist Annette Baker presented a PowerPoint on the connection between good attendance and strong academic performance. Families were then released to follow their children’s’ schedule where they spent ten minutes in each class. Teachers were able to discuss their curriculum, class procedures, and answer questions for parents and family members. By all reports, this was a successful evening for all involved. Michigan College Application Week was Nov. 3 through the 7th. All seniors were pulled from class and asked to apply to at least one college, university or trade school on Wednesday Nov. 5th, if they had not already applied. After applying they were asked to sign the banner. Spirit Week Disney was the theme of the 2014-2015 Spirit Week leading up to Homecoming. Monday was Mickey vs Minnie Mouse, Tuesday was 20th vs 21st College and Career Readiness Century Disney, Wednesday was Color Day (each class was assigned a color to wear), Thursday was Stand Up and Be Counted Day, and Friday was Black and Gold Spirit Day. The students had a great time preparing to beat Caro in the Homecoming football game! Seniors are showing their school spirit! Falcon Pride Falcon Pride was on display during Spirit Week this year when Falconer Roy Pena visited the football stadium to teach our high school and middle school students about Falcons and other birds of prey. Mr. Pena brought three falcons, three hawks and an owl to teach the students about how these birds hunt and their place in the food chain. He had the hawks fly and demonstrated how hawks work as a team when hunting for food. The hawks flew near the students and perched in the bleachers and on light poles during their “hunt” enabling students to get a close up view of the majestic birds. Mr. Pena explained that falcons were special and that they stood alone at the top of the food chain. He explained the manner in which falcons hunt and kill their prey. At the end of the presentation, Mr. Pena released one of the falcons and while the falcon was in flight, he dove toward his target, passing just above the heads of the students, at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. It was an impressive display of the power, grace, and speed of the falcon. Through this presentation, students were able to connect to the strength, power, and speed of their Falcon namesake, and now have a greater understanding of the origin of, and connection to, Falcon Pride. Thanks for Passing the Bond Thanks to the bond project, students are able to work collaboratively in new spaces in the Media Center. Students have access to more than sixty Google Chromebooks, large monitors to enable students to share their ideas as they work, and comfortable working and learning conditions. There’s a collegiate feel in our building now. This year, two days a week, we are using our seminar period to concentrate on college and career readiness. Students are working on setting goals, completing career pathways, looking at top college websites, preparing for the ACT, and focusing on the personal characteristics that are key to creating a successful future. College Application Week High School seniors participated in College Application Week November 3 – 7, and all LakeVille Seniors applied to at least one college. We celebrated the week by decorating the cafeteria will college pennants, wearing college T-shirts and sweatshirts, and discussing teachers’ college experiences and alma maters. College Credit Opportunities at LakeVille High School Students at LakeVille Memorial High School have had opportunities to earn college credit while still in high school, and those opportunities are expanding. We currently offer traditional dual enrollment classes through Mott Community College, University of Michigan – Flint, and Baker College where our students have time off during the school day to attend their college classes on an individual basis, and students are responsible for their own transportation. The dual enrollment options for our students are expanding, and we are just getting started. This fall we began offering dual enrollment credit through Baker College in American Sign Language (ASL) for students at LakeVille High School as a regular hour in their school day. A Baker instructor comes to the high school and teaches sixteen students ASL and the students earn high school credit and college credit for successfully completing the ASL class. We are planning to expand this program and offer both American Sign Students in the dual enrollment American Sign Language class play a hand spelling game with one another. Language I and American Sign Language II next year. Next year, we will be offering dual enrollment classes at the University of Michigan – Flint as part of a Northern Tier Consortium with Genesee, Clio, Mt. Morris, and Montrose. Students will be enrolled in two college classes per semester that will run during our traditional first and second hours. We are excited about the experience we will be able to provide our students as part of this consortium. We are currently working with Kettering University to build a partnership that will allow our students to take classes at Kettering University, and attend field trips to experience the different learning opportunities on the Kettering campus. Kettering University will be opening their FIRST Robotics facilities to our FIRST Robotics team, and Kettering professors will mentor our Robotics team as they build their robot and prepare for the FIRST Robotics’ competitive season. Mott Community College (MCC) has expressed interest in expanding the dual enrollment opportunities available to LakeVille High School students. We will begin meeting with MCC to build a program where our students can take maximum advantage of the offerings at Mott Community College. 8 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK High School Happenings ATTENTION Parents of Seniors: Falcon Family Yearbook will be selling 1/8 page baby/message space this year for $25. We are asking that you submit a picture of your senior from earlier years with a brief message to be placed in the yearbook. Please purchase ads @ Jostens.com and then email a picture and message to dcousins@lakevilleschools.org,or pick up a form in the high school office. A new mentoring program called the Falcon Family was started at the high school this year. Volunteers from the junior and senior class work with freshmen to assist in the transition to high school. During the mentoring sessions, juniors and seniors are given topics to discuss with the freshmen covering topics ranging from the ins and outs of high school, the unwritten rules of LakeVille High School, study tips, leadership, where to go for help, time management, and more. Students meet during seminar and talk for approximately ten minutes about the day’s topics. We are extremely proud of the upperclassmen that are making this program possible. YEARBOOK FUND RAISER: If you didn’t purchase your yearbook while attending LakeVille High School, well you can get it now. We are currently selling yearbooks from 2000-2012 for just $25. You can pick up your copy at LakeVille Middle School by contacting Dawn Cousins @ (810) 591-3917 or emailing her at dcousins@lakevilleschools.org. Hurry and get yours while supplies last. HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK SPONSORSHIP PAGE(S): If interested in sponsoring a page in the high school yearbook for $50, please contact Dawn Cousins @ (810) 591-3917, email her at dcousins@lakevilleschools.org or go to Jostens.com. The page sponsorship will include a message at the bottom of the page that says: “Page sponsored by”: your name or business name/phone number. PSAT On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, thirty five LakeVille High School sophomore and junior students took the PSAT test as compared to twenty two who tested last year. Sophomore students take the test as practice for the PSAT their junior year. Junior students who take the PSAT are striving to score high enough to be considered for the National Merit Scholarship. Upperclassmen participate in the Falcon Family orientation this summer Biology Class National Honor Society Induction Monday, October 27th, National Honor Society sponsor Becky Brandt hosted the National Honor Society induction ceremony where fourteen juniors were accepted as new members in the NHS.º LakeVille teacher Mike Brouillet was the guest speaker and he gave a fantastic talk to the students encouraging them to pursue their college education at the college/university of their choice, letting them know that’s it okay to be unsure about what they want for a career, and reminding them that they can be proud of being from LakeVille and that all doors are open to them as they enter life after high school. Students who are members of the National Honor Society commit to consistently demonstrating the qualities of Character, Service, Leadership, and Scholarship. FAME Seven LakeVille Memorial High School teachers have volunteered to enhance their professional practice by being a part of the Michigan Department of Education’s Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators (FAME) program. Teachers will work on embedding formative assessment strategies into their classes in order to assess student learning as they are in the learning process. Teachers will determine whether or not learning has occurred prior to a summative assessment and will be able to reteach if student s have not mastered the content. This is a three to five year program which is facilitated by Mary Haslinger who is receiving training as a coach in the formative assessment process from the Michigan Department of Education. Our team name is Falcon Enformers, which means that we are enabling students to form their own learning. Our motto is “Forming Learning One Assessment at a Time.” Students in Ken Whitney’s Biology class combine technology and lab equipment to complete a lab to determine if Beano actually helps digest Taco Bell to relieve gas. Feel free to access the following link to see more of the activities that are occurring in our classrooms http://www.lakevilleschools.org/hsprojects. Student Photography Students experiment with different photography techniques in Erin Johnson’s Digital Photography class. For more examples of the Digital Photography students’ work, follow this link. http:// lakevillehighschoolphoto.blogspot.com/ FALCONATORS The robotics team is excited and ready to get started on their second year competing. We have a lot in store for us this year, considering, last year, as rookies we made it in to the championship round finishing 21 out of 45 teams. We have high hopes and expectations for this upcoming season. Although we have set the bar high, we need help from our community and parents in order to have a successful year. We are always searching for volunteers, mentors, sponsors, and donations of any kind. If you are interested in sponsoring, helping out in any way or joining, please contact Mike Hillis @ mhillis@lakevilleschools.org. We are the Falconators, and we’ll be back… TO WIN!!! Cooking Matters in High School Health Students in health class are learning the techniques for cooking whole foods and making nutritious recipes from scratch. Jon Oldham, MPH,MS,RD is a nutrition educator from GISD who is working with schools to help educate our students on how to avoid low nutrition processed and fast foods. The halls are filled with the aroma of garlic, onions and ginger as students have prepared dishes, such as chicken with apples and raisins, Chinese veggies and rice, cheesy turkey burger skillet and homemade chicken noodle soup. In a time where so much has been cut from public education in regards to life skills, this is an excellent opportunity for our students that would otherwise be unavailable. Hopefully our students will share their culinary skills at home with their families and include healthful eating in their lifestyles. Sandy Worsley’s Health students learn about making healthy food choices and creating tasty meals! The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 9 High School Happenings A Look into Our Classrooms Honor Roll Monarch Weigh Station by LakeVille Senior Robert Thacker Our Conservation Ecology class provided our group an opportunity to learn more than we could have possibly imagined. We were the lucky group to get the monarch weigh station. A weigh station is a feeding and breeding checkpoint for monarch butterflies. Our initial task was to build this weigh station. What we didn’t know; however, was that this task would include several smaller tasks to complete. The path that lay ahead would not be easy, but would require hard work and determination. At first we only thought we had to plant some milkweed in a patch and call it good. This, however, was not the case. Before we knew it, we were given thirteen newly hatched monarch larvae, or as they are commonly known, caterpillars. We became the proud parents of an army of black and white striped caterpillars (A group of caterpillars is called an army.). The excitement in raising them to the chrysalis they have become today has been a rather exciting journey. The life of a caterpillar is rather extraordinary. They grow so fast and eat so much. Let me paint a picture for you. The group collected over 250 milkweed leaves. That’s more than enough we thought. However, we couldn’t have been more wrong. Within two weeks they had eaten all of it, and on top of that they grew from being smaller than 1cm long to some being at least 6cm. That’s a large amount of food consumption and, well, the growth rates are unworldly. Recently, we have watched three butterflies emerge from the chrysalis. The weird thing is that these butterflies are ahead of schedule. We weren’t expecting them for another few days. So, the morning we discovered them we had to scramble to get an established food source and create a suitable artificial habitat to transfer them too. So far this is where we are with this project; however, when it is finished we will release the time lapse video of the life of a monarch, so reserve your tickets now. Our long term goal is to create a large, locally renowned monarch weigh station. We want to get the community involved as much as we can. We want this to become something that changes the face of the school and the community itself. Choir Concert On October 16th, the high school and middle school choirs held their fall concert. The middle school choir, the high school concert choir, and the Varsity chorale each performed their own songs, and then all choirs combined to perform two songs to close the event. The choirs were led by Mr. Jon Vanderweide. Falcon Marching Band GOLD 4.0 9th Grade Allendorfer, Bradley Baxter, Henry J. Green, David Hiltz, Michalyn N. Space, Emily Williams, Sumer R. 10th Grade Brown, Tiffany M. Carriero, Katelyn J. Clark, Maegan R. Granger, Taylor M. Guzowski, Katherine M. Jaksa, Kaylee R. Komar, Jaclyn N. Smith, Alexis C. 11th Grade Abbasspour, Casey M. Ford, Cheyenne L. Knickerbocker, Kristin 12th Grade Daniel, London T. Fackler, Kayla Joyce, Alyson B. Kraft, Joshua R. Trout, Morgan SILVER 3.50 to 3.99 9th Grade Allmon, Kailyn A. Bader, Nicholas Basner, Trenton Cargill, Alexis N. Chamberlain, Shannon Conlay, Patricia S. Craig, Lexie J. Crane, John S. Hanje, Dylan M. Hawkins, Grace I. Hook, Jason J. Jorrey, Logan Lambing, Brennen D. Main, Jacob A. McKay, Donald L. IV Merkle, Madeline N. Morris, Samantha A. Phelps, Nathanial C. Reetz, Charlie E. Sova, Alexis H. 10th Grade Bradley, Jenna M. Bronson, Anna B. Brouillet, Alex E. Burley, Chase M. Chmielewski, Eva M. Clark, Hannah L. Coe, Bethany R. Colley, Jewell D. Eaton, Hannah R. English, Kyle R. Fuller, Kourtney N. Fuller, Randi-May E. Garcia, Maria A. Gill, Nicole E. Griffith, Cody T. Houston, Hannah J. Jackson, Taylor M. Jaissle, Kristin R. Lanoue, Christopher R. Lichtenfelt, Alexandria R. McCray, Joseph C. McGaha, Chance I. Morrisette, Olivia L. Ousnamer, Jenna M. Prater, Gracie M. Richard, Allie E. Richard, Marissa M. Scott, Sara E. Selesky, Benjamin Smith, Lindsay E. West, Sequoia T. Wiggins, Clay D. Wilson, Nathaniel R. 11th Grade Branch, Kelsey C. Hubert, Amy R. Martin, Makayla Mohr, Matthew R. Morris, Allison D. Neminski, Abigail S. Raible, Brooke E. Rini, Sarah J. Vonderheid, Andrea M. Warden, Lyndsie E. Wilson, Matthew M. Wright, Whitney Zudell, Austin D. 12th Grade Abbasspour, Brandon J. Amigo-Munoz, Alvaro Auten, Callie Batchelor, Adam E. Beamonte-Basanez, Eider B. Chmielewski, Megan Conley, Lacey N. Crane, Catrina Dennis, Morgan C. Dollinger, Elizabeth L. Engelmann, Chase Gibson, Tiffany J. Guzowski, John H. Hardacre, Nicole Henley, Taylor Henson, Melissa N. Hoffmeyer, Trevor Holloway, Caleb Kikta, Connor Kirchner, Lilah Layman, Joel Lichtenfelt, Richard A. Loudermilk, Jackson Marsh, Jason T. Mathews, Peyton McGaha, Tristin J. Mersino, Geno A. Offenberg, Selma B. Papak, Marisa V. Price, Kayla Sanchez, Dana Simmonds, Keyanna Springstube, Katelynn Stinson, Kaylin R. Stopka, Catherine Van Amburg, Brianna J. Ward-Kubik, Tylor J. Wheeler, Kyle J. White, Samuel D. Wiggins, Cody R. Williams, Chelsea P. Woolley, Leslie BRONZE 3.00 to 3.49 9th Grade Ashby, Angelica J. Bethway, Haley Climie, Lindsay L. Coulter, Gabrielle F. Egan, Devon M. Engelmann, Khloe L. Giuliani, Cody M. Harrington, Ethan K. Jackson, Austin Lanoue, Martina Lauria, Haley Lawrence, Mia R. Lehman, Dakota S. McDermitt, Nickolas S. Moorman, Kaylee M. Ross, Courtney Rzepecki, Daneil K. Shann, Caleb S. Thurlow, Arianna N. Vines, Kenedy N. Weiss, Noah A. Wells, Breanna M. Weston, Kenneth D. Wheeler, Kody R. White, Jason A. Whitehead, Morgan E. 10th Grade Athey, Eric J. Avendt, Sarenia E. Cain, Kali R. Carls, Amanda N. Deschner, Jack R. Evans, Abigail E. Gray, Benjamin C. Heuman, Leigha M. Jarosz, Jade K. Key, Seana A. Maize, Nathan L. Marenic, Erin V. McTaggart, Holly K. Mulholland, Matthew J. Palmer, Haley M. Reynolds, Elisabeth M. Robinson, Emiley P. Ross, Ryan E. Rowbotham, Sydney N. Simons, Josef R. Smith, Kylie M. Sweeney, Haylee R. Szuber, Sarah P. Thygesen, Breanna J. Waterman, Garrett L. Wilcox, Allison R. Wolf, Ethan M. 11th Grade Baxter, Peter Campbell, Grace Clark, Karly J. Hajek, Alec Hallwood, Cole G. Hendrickson, Logan J. Horton, Wyatt A. Ihrke, Kaylee A. Lauria, Emily Lincoln, Bailey M. Mack, Taylor Nitz, Aerolyn S. Papak, Alexa M. Schaefer, Allissa K. Shelton, Nathaniel Smith, Austin D. Turland, Cole Vines, Haley B. Weiss, Lauren E. Wietecha, James M. 12th Grade Bates, Jessica A. Bronson, Meagan Burwell, Stardust Clark, Elizabeth M. Cox, Taylor Gann, Dylan J. Hashley, Beth A. Honde, Jean-Baptiste Lawrence, Dylan M. LeGalley, Adam M. Mahar, Austin J. Maize, Jarrett A. Patterson, Shaina M. Peto, Meagan M. Pyland, Brittany Shulhin, Oleksandr A. Smith, Donald E. Thacker, Robert C. Traver, Jesse Upthegrove, Riley O. Ward, Michael Whitaker, Cheyenne L. Whitt, Andrew Perfect Attendance The LakeVille Memorial High School Band performs at halftime on a beautiful Friday night. Bands Music Calendar December 1: Holiday Parade in Millington (6:30pm) December 9: HS holiday concert December 16: MS holiday concert December 22 – January 4: Holiday break February 21: HS solo and ensemble festival February 27-28: MS band festival March 6-7: HS band festival April 3-12: Spring break/Easter April 15-18: Band trip to New York May 14: HS spring concert May 19: MS spring concert May 22: Seniors last day May 25: Memorial Day parades (OL & Otisville) June 3: Graduation The marching band also performed at the Caro Pumpkin Parade in October. 10 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK Please note that all performances and extra rehearsals are mandatory and a part of the class requirements. There may be other items scheduled such as Sutton Clinics, State band festival, Holiday Parade, extra rehearsals. Ample time will be given for any event scheduled after this calendar is published. 12th Grade Bates, Jessica Conley, Lacey Cross, Domanick Jackson, Jacob Joyce, Alyson Loudermilk, Jackson Marsh, Jason McGaha, Tristin Medellin, Alexander Offenberg, Selma Papak, Marisa Quarles, Tyler Swanagon, Tanner Trout, Morgan Van Amburg, Brianna Williams, Chelsea 11th Grade Bartlett, Brandon Branch, Kelsey Ford, Cheyenne Griswold, Jacob Hacker, Taylor Lambing, Kyler Lauria, Emily Leach, Katelyn Mohr, Matthew Mozader, Joseph Neminski, Abigail Nitz, Aerolyn Papak, Alexa Wheeler, Kyle 10th Grade Avendt, Sarenia Clark, Hannah English, Kyle Jaissle, Kristin Komar, Jaclyn McGaha, Chance Newton, Gabriel 9th Grade Baxter, Henry Burwell, Seth Caudle, Jacob Comstock, Troy Duckert, Jacob Elling, Blade McKay, Donald Phelps, Nathanial Shann, Caleb Thurlow, Arianna Trickey, Matthew Wheeler, Kody Whitehead, Morgan High School Happenings PowderPuff Football The seniors beat the juniors in this year’s PowderPuff game during Homecoming week! Halloween at the High School Math teacher Jacob Gentry didn’t want to be found Law and order on Halloween Car Show The car show that took place during the Annual Back to School Kick Off event was a huge success. Thank you to everyone that participated and came to the event. U.S. News & World Report – The 10 Best College Websites 1. College Navigator. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ The graphics aren’t slick, but this federal website contains more data on the nation’s colleges and universities than any place else on the Internet. Using the College Navigator’s school search engine, you can scour the country for schools based on your criteria, which is handy if you aren’t sure where to hunt for schools beyond the obvious name brands and your own state institutions. 2. College Results Online. http://www.collegeresults.org/ Families assume that their children will graduate from college in four years, but that’s sadly not true for most. This great website provides four, five, and six-year graduation rates of schools across the country. What I also like about College Results Online is that it breaks down graduation rates by gender and ethnicity. 3. Zinch. http://www.zinch.com/ and 4. Cappex. http://www.cappex.com/ These websites are online matchmakers that have borrowed features from Facebook that should appeal to teenagers. On both sites, for instance, a student can create a profile that goes well beyond test scores and grade-point averages that they can share with schools. Using these sites is a great way to discover intriguing schools that you didn’t know exist. Through Cappex, you can access Meritaid.com, which provides a valuable directory of scholarships that thousands of schools offer. 5. CollegeMajors101. http://www.collegemajors101.com/ Wondering what you can do with a degree in biology or dance? College Majors 101 offers lots of information about what you can do with dozens of majors, as well as what you can expect academically if you pursue these majors. 6. College Insight. http://college-insight.org/ College Insight, which is the brainchild of the Institute for College Access and Success, has gathered detailed information on thousands of colleges. You can find statistics for any school on such topics as college affordability, graduation rates, and college diversity, including the racial and ethnic breakdown of students and professors. 7. Project on Student Debt. http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org/ This website is devoted to helping families make the best economic choices when tackling college costs. You will find tons of information about college debt and student loans. The site also has a list of schools that have pledged to limit or eliminate the use of student loans in their financial aid packages. 8. College Board. https://www.collegeboard.org/ I am always turning to the College Board when I want to check some quick facts about a particular school. You can easily retrieve the academic profile of a college’s freshman class, financial aid and merit aid stats, available majors, and much more. 9. Unigo. https://www.unigo.com/ This site, which has teamed up with the Wall Street Journal, serves up the unvarnished scoop on schools from the students themselves. You won’t find spin from admission offices here. Unigo urges college students to share their take on their own schools through comments, photos, and videos. 10. The Choice (New York Times). http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/ This college blog will keep you up to date on the latest trends on college admission, testing, and financial aid. The blog also features a lot of question-and-answer sessions with college admission officers and other higher ed experts. The winners were: 1st place people’s choice trophy Bob Ayre with a 1953 Chevy Pickup 1st place people’s choice trophy for BIKE – Trash – Blue Harley 2nd place people’s choice trophy Carl McElrath with a 1956 Chevy Belair 3rd place people’s choice trophy Chuck Smith with a 1935 Buick 415E Is your student in need of new winter coats and shoes? The Old News Boys is administrating their Warm Hearts Healthy Starts coat and shoe program. A child missing school or play because they don’t have a coat or pair of shoes is both tragic and very easy to fix. They are providing new or gently used winter coats and shoes for students in grades K through 6th. With each coat, children receive hats, mittens and scarves – which are all donated by the community. If you would like further information on this opportunity, please contact the Administration Office at 810-591-3980. Get Help. Give Help. Call 2-1-1 Food * Clothing * Education * Counseling * Health Care * Shelter * Support Groups * Employment * Legal Aid * Public Safety * Individual, Family, and Community Support * Income Support * Utilities * Housing * Disaster Services * Information Services * Transportation * Mental Health Services * Addiction Services * Donation Opportunities * Volunteer Opportunities * And More! Now you can dial 2-1-1 for quick access to hundreds of community services and volunteer opportunities. One simple phone call connects you with a referral specialist ready to: • Assess your situation • Find answers to your questions • Help you locate services • Help you find volunteer opportunities 2-1-1 service is available 24 hours a day – 7 days a week A program of Resource Genesee. Funded in part by United Way of Genesee County. The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 11 Athletic News Athletic Director Notes Congratulations Girls Cross Country Team at the State Finals!! Drew Johnson The Fall sports season has officially wrapped up and we are proud to announce a few accomplishments. The Girl’s Cross Country team qualified for the MHSAA State Finals by placing 2nd in the Division 3 regional at Deckerville. This is the first cross country team to qualify for the finals since the 2001 team accomplished the feat. Andrew McCray also qualified for the individual portion of the MHSAA State Finals by placing in the top 15 at the Regional in Deckerville. Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches. The athletic programs are continually building from the ground up and we are starting to see the positive results. Thanks to all of the individual efforts involved with our youth programs all the way to the varsity level. If we continue to work together to instill a work ethic necessary to compete at the highest level, our programs will continue to move forward. IT IS A GREAT TIME TO BE FALCON! The Winter sports season is officially underway and we are very excited about watching our teams compete against our TVC opponents. Remember, you can follow all of the action and results at www.lakeville-athletics.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook for real-time updates during the games. Don’t miss out on the action, we hope to see you this winter. · Woodward Weight Room Challenge LakeVille Alum Orrin Woodward has set a challenge for all student-athletes, K-12. Mr. Woodward will be matching dollar for dollar the amount of money that our students can raise for the Weight Room renovation project that is being led by the Athletic Director. Fundraising efforts began in the fall and will continue through the end of April. Students will be organizing several fundraisers during this time period that will include activities such as: lift-a-thon, license plate sale, Deer Camp Dinner, amongst others. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Johnson. 4th Annual Deer Camp Dinner – February 28th The annual fundraising event will again be held at the Davison Knights of Columbus Hall on Saturday February 28th. Proceeds from this year’s dinner will be used as part of the Woodward Weight Room Challenge. The dinner has been a great success and we expect it to continue. Anyone willing to help with putting the dinner together please contact Mr. Johnson. Veteran’s Appreciation Night Thank you to Mr. Steve Bourcier for all of his efforts organizing the Veteran’s Appreciation Night that took place on August 28th. The event was a great success. We plan on continuing this event next year. Next year’s event will again be at the first home football game, August 27th. Come out and honor our Veteran’s and take in some football action with the Falcons taking on the Bendle Tigers. Athletic Eligibility Committee We are currently looking to enhance our athletic eligibility criteria for the 2nd semester of the 2014-2015 school year. Anyone who wants to be involved in this process is encouraged to contact Mr. Johnson. The first meeting will be held the last week of November. The LakeVille girls Cross Country Team finished 21st out of the 30 teams at the Division 3 State Finals. Leading the way for the Lady Falcons was Kailyn Allmon (20:55). Kailyn finished 99th overall. Kailyn was followed by Jewell Colley and Eva Chmielewski, who finished 123rd and 140th respectively. Rounding out the team’s finishers were London Daniel, Marissa Richard, Alexis Elling, and Alyson Joyce. Great job ladies! Cross Country News nd By finishing 2 at the Division 3 regional in Deckerville, the LakeVille girls Cross Country team qualified to run at the State Finals at MIS in Brooklyn, MI on November 1st. The team was led by its 3 medalists, sophomores Jewell Colley and Eva Chmielewski and freshman Kailyn Allmon. Jewell finished 8th overall, followed by Kailyn in 11th and Eva at 12th. To round out the scoring and send the team to the finals, senior London Daniel finished 30th overall, followed by sophomore Marissa Richard, junior Alexis Elling, and senior Alyson Joyce. The team adds to its success of capturing the Genesee Invitational in September, and the Lapeer County Championship, as well. This is the Cross Country team’s first trip to the finals in well over a decade. Senior Andrew McCray will represent LakeVille’s boys’ team as he qualified as an individual for the State Finals by medaling at the regional. Andrew ran the 3.1 miles in a personal best 17:32. He also had qualified last Spring in the 800m in track and field. State Qualifier Genesee Champs 2014 Track Conditioning On December 1st Coach Fritz and Brouillet will begin off season track conditioning. This runs Monday – Friday right after school, and it is open to everyone. It includes core conditioning, strength training, aerobic conditioning, stretching, and general overall fitness. The sessions last 1 hour. 2014 Winter Coaches Contact Information Boys Basketball James Vines jaymeslaw@yahoo.com 810-280-3776 Girls Basketball Dan Pardee Dan pardee@yahoo.com 989-660-0046 Bowling Lori Hollis Wicklesswax101@yahoo.com 810-358-4242 Cheer Erikka Gibson Erikka.gibson@gmail.com 810-356-2104 Wrestling Dan Huggler dhuggler@lakevilleschools.org 810-691-5234 Director of Athletics Drew Johnson (810) 591-4039 drjohnson@lakevilleschools.org 12 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK Lapeer County Champs Assembly to Celebrate our Cross Country Athletes The entire student body and teaching staff gathered on Friday, October 31, 2014, to wish our Cross Country runners good luck before they competed in the State Championships on Saturday, November 1st. The girls qualified for the State Championships as a team, and Andrew McCray qualified to compete as an individual. We are very proud of these Falcon athletes, and we sent them off to compete by singing the fight song in their honor. Winter Sports Schedule SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 13 Athletic News C OMMUNITY N EWS Rotary Student of the Month Winner Vance was named Rotary’s October Student Citizen of the Month. Congratulations Vance! Alumni & Faculty News We print information about the successes of LakeVille alumni, staff and community members. Examples include graduation from college, vocational training programs and training in any branch of the armed services. Any information on a graduate’s success in life is greatly appreciated. We ask families and friends to let the Outlook know by calling 810-591-3983, emailing amysmith@lakevilleschools.org, or by sending information to the Outlook at 11107 Washburn Rd., Otisville, MI 48463. Alumni Notes Lea Lusk, a 2011 LakeVille Graduate, has received recognition for making All MIAA - First Team Softball 2014 as a junior. She also received this award as a sophomore when she made 2nd team. She has been playing third base for Alma College as a starter in the position since her freshman season. She is now a senior. LakeVille’s own Savannah Coolman (class of 2014) qualified to compete in the National Junior College Cross Country Championships in Lubbock, Texas on November 8th. She finished 93rd out of 250 runners with a time of 20:00 minutes. Savannah, the daughter of John Coolman of Davison, and Cyndi Coolman of Burton, qualified on October 25th in Lansing by finishing in the top 15. Savannah was a State qualifier last year while running for our Lady Falcons. Savannah is a freshman running in her first year at Mott Community College. Jennifer Price, a 2011 LakeVille Graduate, was named to the Dean’s List for the Spring semester at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Jennifer is the daughter of Mike and Mary Ann Price of Millington. Jennifer is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training. 2014-2015 OFFICIAL SPONSORS FALCONS WRESTLING Forest Twp Fire Dept. Hilltop Dentistry RPM World Class Tire Afterglow Farms RPM Auto RJ Farms Otisville Subway Otisville Gun Barn Columbiaville Family Dentistry Progressive Cabinets Jaksa Heating & Cooling Otisville Baseball & Softball Church’s Auto Coach Schunot & Family In Memory of Coach Schabel In Memory of Coach Pickens Wrestling 2014-2015 Middle School Wrestling Roster Coach Dan Huggler Quinton Black Doug Hennessey Mike Westcoat Zach Young Brett Coultas Dyllan Helms Sam Jackson Jacob Allmon Jacob Crampton Abe Baxter Julie Henson Hunter Norris Maddie Costello Jacob Jackson Cal Huggler Hunter Parsons Isaiah Barton Zane Shannon Noah Scofield Official Home of LakeVille Falcons Wrestling! www.LakevilleFalconsWrestling.com Register on our website as a Falcons wrestling Alumni. Get scores, schedules, and current records. 14 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK The Tri-Village Chamber of Commerce is offering up to five $500 scholarships to graduating LakeVille Seniors or post graduate LakeVille students who will be enrolled in college for the 20152016 academic year. Applications and requirements are available in the LakeVille Memorial High School Guidance office. Application deadline is March 31, 2015. Community Meetings • C.O.O.L. (Citizens of Otter Lake) meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in St. John’s Episcopal Church. • Columbiaville Historical Society meets the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the museum. • LakeVille Athletic Booster meeting, first Tuesday of the month, LakeVille High School, 7:00 p.m. • LakeVille Music Booster meeting, second Monday of the month, LakeVille High School, 6:00 p.m. • Nourmahal Chapter #282, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Otisville Masonic Center, 10246 State Road, Otisville. • Otisville American Legion Post #321 meets every 4th Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the American Legion Building on Main Street in Otisville. • Otisville Bethel #63 of the international Order of Job’s Daughters meets the first and third Mondays of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Otisville Masonic Center at 10246 State Rd. • Otisville Lions Club meets the first and third Thursdays of the month 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Clubhouse located at the corner of M-15 and Vienna Rd. • Otisville Lioness Club meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month (February – November – No meeting in July), 7:00 p.m. in the Lions Clubhouse located at the corner of M-15 and Vienna Rd. • Otisville Masonic Lodge #401 meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Otisville Masonic Center, 10246 State Rd. • Otisville St. Francis Xavier Church Men’s Club serves an All You Can Eat Breakfast on the 3rd Sunday of every month from September to May from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon • Otter Lake American Legion, Post 504, meetings every 2nd Saturday, 11 a.m. in the new building located at Benson and 11th St. • Otter Lake Lions Club meetings are every 2nd and 5th Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the VFW Hall. • Otter Lake Literary Club meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month (April through December); once a month (Jan-Mar). For more information, call 810-793-4545. • Otter Lake VFW meetings are every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m. If you would like your community meeting listed, call Amy Smith at 810-591-3983 Outlook Contributing Sponsors Dustin E. Mumford Mohamedally Health Plaza Manager-Director Otisville Lions Club Mumford-Hudson Funeral Home, Inc. www.mumfordfuneralhome.com P.O. Box 66, 116 Grove Street Otisville, MI 48463-0066 Phone: (810) 631-2525 Fax: (810) 631-8325 Designated a medical home provider 387 N. State Rd. • Otisville, MI 48463 (810) 631-4060 Hrs: Mon-Fri • 9 am - 5 pm By Appointment or walk in emergencies Otisville Glass & Auto Parts Pro Hardware 120 North State Street • Otisville, MI 631-4581 • 631-2515 Terry Lapeer Frank Worvie CHURCH & SONS AUTO PARTS & REPAIR 9531 N. State Rd. • Otisville, MI Winter Hours Mon-Fri 8 am - 5 pm Summer Hours Mon-Fri 8 am - 6 pm Sat 9 am - 3 pm Closed Sunday Jeff Conlee (810) 686-5600 12076 N. 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(810) 631-4573 Store Hours: Daily 9 am - 9 pm Sunday 10 am - 6 pm Otisville Next to Citizens Bank North Branch 4032 Huron St. Millington 8529 State Vassar M-15 50% Off Greeting Cards Everyday Outlook Needs Community Sponsor Assistance The LakeVille Outlook school and community newsletter is inviting individuals and businesses in our community to be part of our continuing effort to provide a news source that reaches all of the LakeVille School District community. The Outlook is mailed to approximately 7,000 boxholders, businesses and agencies throughout the community each issue. Companies and individuals doing business in our community and contributing to the district support of the Outlook are recognized in each issue. Private contributions are also gratefully accepted. The Outlook prints news from and about community people, service groups, villages, townships and community activities in addition to school news. To sponsor a space in the Outlook, call Amy Smith at 810-591-3983 The LakeVille OUTLOOK • 15 ≈ Calendar of Events ≈ Nov 21 Otisville PTG Fundraiser Pickup 2-4:00 pm @ Otisville Elementary MS Dance 2:15-4:00 pm @ MS Gym Nov 24 Toys for Tots Begins @ HS Nov 25 LV Football Study Group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café Board of Ed, Mtg 7-9:00 pm @ MS Media Center Meet the Winter Athletic Teams 7-7:30 pm @ HS Gym Nov 26 NO SCHOOL Nov 27 NO SCHOOL Nov 28 NO SCHOOL Dec 1 Toys for Tots Begins @ MS Secret Santa Workshop 8-4:00 pm @ Otter Lake Varsity Band participates in Millington Holiday Parade 6:30 pm LV Football Camp 7-9:00 pm @ MS Gym Dec 2 Secret Santa Workshop 8-4:00 pm @ Otter Lake LV Football Study Group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café Dec 3 Secret Santa Workshop 8-4:00 pm Otter Lake PTS Mtg 9-10:00 am @ Otter Lake Athletic Boosters Mtg 7-9:00 pm @ HS Media Ctr Dec 4 Secret Santa Workshop 8-4:00 pm @ Otter Lake Otisville PTG Mtg 9-10:30 am @ Otisville Col. Book Bowl Mtg 3:35-4:30 pm @ Col Media Ctr Dec 5 Secret Santa Workshop 8-4:00 pm @ Otter Lake Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Col. Media Center Popcorn Friday 9-11:00 am @ Otisille PTS Christmas Bazaar/Craft Show 4-9:00 pm @ Otter Lake Columbiaville Title I Night 5:30-7:00 pm @ Col. Dec 6 Santa Luncheon 11-1:00 pm @ HS Café Emergency School Closing Procedures If weather, road conditions or other emergencies make it necessary to close LakeVille Community Schools, parents will be notified through SynreVoice, our emergency calling system. In addition, the information will be posted on our website at www.lakevilleschools.org and on the LakeVille Community Schools Facebook page. The following radio and television stations will also be notified. WHNN (96 FM) WEYI-TV—Channel 25 WKCQ (98.1 FM) WNEM-TV—Channel 5 WWCK (105 FM) WJRT-TV—Channel 12 WCRZ (108 FM) THE DECISION TO CLOSE SCHOOL IS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS Student safety is always our primary concern when making a determination to close schools. We use the following procedures to determine whether it is safe to transport students on our buses. Our Transportation Supervisor and Director of Operations drive district roads. We are a large district (appx. 100 square miles) with diverse roads across the district. They drive our back roads as well as main roads and drive roads in both Genesee and Lapeer County. They consult with the transportation staff in neighboring districts and consult with the superintendent. The superintendent monitors the weather forecast, consults with area superintendents and the Road Commission as well as our staff driving the roads before making a determination. Every effort will be made to make a decision to close school by 5:30 a.m. when necessary. On rare occasions, conditions change requiring we close school with little notice or a situation arises that necessitates closing school during the school day. Parents are asked to have a plan in place for their children in this event. 16 • The LakeVille OUTLOOK Dec 8 Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Otisville Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Col. Media Center Dec 9 Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Otisville Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Col. Media Center LV Football Study Group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café Board of Ed. Mtg 7-9:00 pm @ MS Media Center HS Holiday Concert 7-10:00 pm @ MS Gym Dec 10 Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Otisville Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Col. Media Center Dec 11 Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Otisville Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Col. Media Center 3rd Grade Concert 6:30-7:00 pm @ Col. Gym Dec 12 Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Otisville Santa Shoppe 8:30-4:00 pm @ Col. Media Center Otter Lake Popcorn Fridays 9-10:00 am @ Otter Lake MS Dance 6-8:00 pm @ MS Gym Dec 13 Basketball Shooting Camp 1-6:00 pm @ HS Gym HS Dance 8-10:30 pm @ HS Café Dec 15 MS Student Council Mtg 2:15-3:00 pm @ MS Café LV Football Camp 7-9:00 pm @ HS Gym Dec 16 Principal’s Mtg 8-10:00 am @ Otter Lake LV Football Study Group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café MS Holiday Concert 7-1:00 pm @ MS Gym Dec 18 LV Football Study Group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café Col. Book Bowl Mtg 3:35-4:30 pm @ Col Media Ctr Dec 19 Photos with Santa 9-11:00 am @ Otisville Dec 22 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Dec 23 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Dec 24 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Dec 25 NO SCHOOL – MERRY CHRISTMAS Dec 26 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Dec 28 LV Baseball Camp 4:00-7:00 pm @ HS Gym Dec 29 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break LV Football Camp 10:00-1:00 pm @ HS Gym Dec 30 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Dec 30 LV Football Camp 10:00-1:00 pm @ HS Gym Dec 31 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Jan 1 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Jan 2 NO SCHOOL – Holiday Break Jan 5 CLASSES RESUME LakeVille Youth FB & Cheer Board Mtg 6:30-8:00 pm @ MS Media Center LV Football Camp 7:00-9:00 pm @ MS Gym Jan 6 LV Football Study group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café Jan 7 Otter Lake PTS Mtg 9:00-10:00 am @ Otter Lake LV Athletic Boosters Mtg 7:00-9:00 pm @ HS Media Center Jan 8 Otisville PTG Mtg 9:00-10:30 am @ Otisville LV Football Study group 2:30-4:30 pm @ HS Café Jan 9 Popcorn Friday 9:00-11:00 am @ Otisville MS Dance 2:15-4:00 pm @ MS Gym Jan 13 Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ MS Media Ctr Jan 19 NO SCHOOL Jan 22 1/2 day of School Jan 23 1/2 day of School MS Dance 2:00-4:00 pm @ MS Gym Jan 26 MS Student Council Mtg 2:15 – 3:00 pm @ MS Café Jan 27 Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00-9:00 pm @ MS Media Center Feb 10 Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00-9:00 pm @ MS Media Center Feb 13 NO SCHOOL Feb 16 NO SCHOOL Feb 24 Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00-9:00 pm @ MS Media Center
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