Week of December 18th

Purchase your LVS Yearbook todayReserve your student’s copy TODAY by going to www.yearbookordercenter.com and using our school code (19628) to order online with credit card or echeck.

You must enter your name when it asks for business name and then submit it. It will add you to our school list and then you can place your order.Or, call the order center and arrange to pay by

check. 1-866-287-3096.

Our FULL COLOR Yearbook is only ___$25.00____, so order today!DEADLINE TO ORDER YEARBOOKS_- MARCH 31 2018They must be preordered- we send them out to you in May_________________________________________________________________

Send us your photos, •Staff, Parents and students go to www.hjeshare.com and enter the school code 3067541students-check with parents before submitting photos-Due no later than March 17- (seniors try for Jan 31) the earlier the better. We are working on pages now. Going to an event? Please take photos and share them with us.

We need K-12 Photos and survey responses- we add content from the survey to the yearbook – tell us about you, your students …

Fill out the yearbook survey: https://goo.gl/forms/0B13bBVgDBIjutXA2

LVS, we need your

helpWe have a weekends feature in this year’s Yearbook and the yearbook staff needs pictures

of you doing what you do regularly on the weekends.

Students, Families, Staff, submit your photos to www.hjeshare.com

use the code 3067541 ( we need class pictures, too… K-12)

HEY!! Listen up!!

The next STUCO All School Assembly will be January 5th

at 11:00 a.m. in your Class Connect!

During the assembly you will get information on how to vote

for the LVHS Prom theme, and learn a whole lot more

exciting news and ways to participate in your school!

One way to participate is to ATTEND the assemblies!

Don’t forget that attendance is documented and those

students attending the most STUCO All School Assemblies

get a prize at the end of the school year!

So….. SEE YA THERE!!!

LVS PHOTO CONTEST WINNING SELECTIONS 2017-18

OVERALL WINNERS

FIRST: KASSADY BEEMER – NIGHT IMAGES CATEGORY

SECOND: BROOKE FOSTER– PORTRAITS CATEGORY

AND THIRD - TIE – MADISYN WINTERS– POP CULTURE AND AUTUMN KIEWEL - PETS/WILDLIFE CATEGORY

JUDGE’S PICKS – KASSADY BEEMER, BROOKE FOSTER MIKA STONE, CHAYTON PORTER, BROOKE FOSTER, LUZIANNE

STAFFORD, MADISYN WINTERS, BRITTANY SWEARINGEN AND PEYTON SMITH( SEE SLIDES)

AND CATEGORY FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SELECTIONS

NIGHT IMAGES…FIRST KASSADY BEEMER–; SECOND- KASSADY BEEMER; THIRD - CHARITY MOONEY

BLACK AND WHITE…FIRST –ELIZABETH KELING, SECOND - MIKA STONE, THIRD – MADISYN WINTERS

PORTRAITS…FIRST- KASSADY BEEMER, SECOND –TIE PEYTON SMITH AND BROOKE FOSTER , THIRD- MACKENZIE DILLMAN

LANDSCAPE…FIRST - MAKENZI DILLMAN, SECOND –DENISE PETIT, THIRD – TIE - CAROLINE MAUK AND LEEANN SKINNER

INTERIORS…FIRST, -ELIZABETH KELING, SECOND – PEYTON SMITH, THIRD – LEEANN SKINNER

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION…FIRST – BIANCA CUCURELLA, SECOND-TIE- PEYTON SMITH AND BRITTANY SWEARINGEN, THIRD – BIANCA CUCURELLA

PETS/WILDLIFE…FIRST – LEEANN SKINNER, SECOND – PEYTON SMITH, THIRD –TIE- AUTUMN KIEWEL, LEEANN SKINNER AND CORA BUZAN

STUDENT LIFE/GRIFFINS… LVS SPIRIT -FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD – KIRSTIANNA GUERRERO

MOTION/ACTION SHOTS… FIRST –APACHELYNN SEVERANCE, SECOND-SAFIYYAH GAMBLE , THIRD –TAILYN MELLEMA

POPULAR CULTURE …FIRST – MADISYN WINTERS, SECOND - CORA BUZAN, THIRD – PEYTON SMITH

Link to slideshow of Photo contest winners http://youtu.be/p6g2Hy3Lk1w?hd=1

ATTENTION!

Your Face to Face Final Exams are either on December 18th or 19th

Are you ready???

As you prepare for your Final Exams, you will need to know what materials are allowed to be used on the tests (Online and Face to Face) in each course.

Well……..here’s the scoop!

Semester Finals: Allowed Materials

Ms. ElkinMTH001

MTH122

MTH123

MTH124

MTH302

MTH303

MTH304

Calculus Honors

AP Calc

Physics

Physics Honors

Ms. Long

MTH011

MTH202

MTH203

MTH204

MTH322

PreCalculus

Mrs. Ediger

MTH112

Calculator ONLY

Ms. Ediger

Graphing or Scientific Calculator

Semester Finals: Allowed Materials

Ms. Brown

Earth Space Science: NONE

Forensic Science: NONE

Physical Science: NONE

Chemistry:

-Online: Calculator

-F2F: Calculator, Periodic Table

Ms. Lee

Biology/Honors Biology: NONE

AP Biology: NONE

Semester Finals: Materials Allowed

Mrs. Davis

ENG 10

Hon ENG 10

ENG BritLit

Hon ENG BritLit

Mrs. KimballENG500B

ENG510B

Mrs. Reilly

English Foundations 1

English Foundations 2

English I

English I Honors

American Lit.

American Lit. Honors

NONE

NONE

NONE

Ms. Davis Ms. Andersen

Ms. Reilly

Semester Finals: Materials Allowed

Mrs. Kimball

• US History

• US Government

Mrs. Nelson• Civics

• World History

• World History Honors

NONE

Ms. Kimball Ms. Nelson

NONE

Graduating May 2018?

Order your graduation cap, gown & tassel

by January 31st!

For more info, read your email from Mrs. Long

or view the Class Connect Recording from October 2nd.

Contact Mrs. Long with questions: rlong@usd497.org

LVS Has Heard Your CallsMany LVS students have been requesting a hall talk where they

can join a black board room and just chat and socialize with other

students. Now you can!

Join us at our weekly hall talks from

12:00 Noon - 12:30 P.M. Every Tuesday.

And at our monthly hall talks from

7-8 P.M. Every First Sunday of the Month

Our first hall talk will be on Sunday, January 7th, 2018. So come

on in and take this opportunity to socialize with your fellow students!

Notice: Although you are allowed to chat freely, all talk should be school-

appropriate and there will be a teacher present to supervise the chat.

WINTER WARM UPMEET UP WITH LOCAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOR A TASTY TREAT TO WARM-UP YOUR

WINTER DAY!

January 5th 3:00 pm

Cost: Your choice of beverage

Location:

Olathe Starbucks: 15225 West 135th St.

Can’t make the in-person event? Go Virtual!

To join Blackboard, click on “Virtual Outing”

in your ClassConnect calendar.

ACT & SAT test dates – LVS school ID #171692

• Please note early spring ACT and SAT deadlines for exams:

• ACT – February 10th – (there will NOT be another opportunity to take the ACT until the April 14th date).

– Registration deadline is Jan. 12th

– Late registration deadline is Jan. 13-19 (late fee assessed)

– Photo upload deadline – Feb. 2nd

– Register here

• SAT – March 10th.

– Registration deadline is Feb. 9th

– Late registration deadline is Feb. 20th or 28th, depending on how the student registered

– Deadline for changes is Feb. 28th

– Register here

Prepare for graduation and beyond: Sign up to have ACT resources delivered to your inbox

• Griffins, would you like help navigating the college and career process? If you answered yes, use one of the following links to sign up to receive the ACT newsletter that will give you tips on all things college and career.

• Once you’ve clicked on the link and landed on ACT’s Student and Parent Help page, you can also scroll down beyond the newsletter sign-up to find out what you can be doing NOW to prepare for graduation and beyond! You’ll find check-lists for each grade level and information about filling out the FAFSA, scheduling and attending college visits, filling out college and scholarship applications, comparing colleges, test prep, and much, much more! Having the information sent to you is so much easier than trying to find it on your own, right?

• Seniors, use this link: https://tinyurl.com/y96ayoh4

• Juniors, this link: https://tinyurl.com/y9zrs47a

• Sophomores: https://tinyurl.com/ycevcn38

Have a wonderful, happy, fun and safe Winter Break!

See you back for classes starting on

January 4th!

Happy New Year!

Have a great week!