Check out the Weekly Update for information about important news and events!

A few highlights:

• Monday is Memorial Day. There is no school and all offices are closed.
• The secondary final exam schedule has been released.
• Baccalaureate and Commencement are scheduled for June 2 and 3!
• Sign up today for Music Camp or our Athletic Camps!
• Haven’t re-enrolled yet? Log on to RenWeb now!

To see this week’s update, click on the attachment below. Please be patient while the document downloads. Embedded into the document are several links that will direct you to more information on the school’s website.

Weekly Update for May 23

Fifth Grade:

• Distinguished Achievement Award: Amy Burton, Matthew Albritton
• Honorable Mention: Isabel Matallana, Sean Stoltz

Eighth Grade:

• Distinguished Achievement Award: Gloria Tabb, Campbell Rice
• Honorable Mention: Lauren Latimer, Brandon Kaye

Twelfth Grade:

• Distinguished Achievement Award: Stephanie Powers, Livingston Boulerice
• Honorable Mention: Courtney Miles, Cameron Row

Here’s the history on ICE.  After the London bombings in 2005; Bob Brotchie, a paramedic, started promoting the use of ICE as a compliment to other means of obtaining emergency medical information.  He has seen firsthand the effectiveness of medical intervention from having quick access to someone’s history when they are unable to give this information on their own.  In this instance it would be a way to reach your emergency contact on your phone.  Now this is not without some limitations.  In some cases, if you have a pass code lock on your screen, this would prevent emergency personnel from gaining access to your information.  There are also apps available that would store your emergency contact and health information while giving access to it when your phone is in emergency mode.  Two  examples available for iPhone users are Smart-ice4family and Smart-ice.  These apps are ones that have been endorsed by Bob Brotchie on his website incaseofemergency.org .  In the instance that your phone is unavailable or inoperable, you would also want to keep a paper copy of your emergency contact information in your wallet, purse, or vehicle.  Here is a link to AAA’s ICE card http://bit.ly/17JfAnt

Also below are steps to place your ICE contact in your phone.

1. Go to  ‘add contacts’ in your phone
2. In the First Name field enter ‘ICE John Smith-brother’
3. Fill in the phone numbers and other remaining fields and save.

*If you have multiple ICE contacts, you may enter ICE-1, ICE-2, etc. to capture all of these.

Have a fun and safe summer!  If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me lkinney@lcsonline.org

Mrs. Lydia Kinney is the LCS school nurse. If you have questions for Lydia about ICE, feel free to email her at lkinney@lcsonline.org. 

• The elementary team posted 3,022 points and placed 65th out of 107 elementary school teams.
• For the high school males division, Matthew Henderson scored 294 out of 300 points (including 25 bullseyes) to finish 13th out of all 5,370 male shooters. His score earned him 5th place out of 10th grade males and 12th place out of the 1,614 males in the high school division.
• For high school females, Jessica Andrew shot 21 bullseyes for a score of 291 out of 300 points. She was 18th out of all 4,047 females, 4th place out of 9th grade girls and 13th place out of 1,324 females in the high school division.
• Morgan Radford was the top middle school female. With 278 points, she finished 262nd out of all 4,047 females. This was 33rd place for 7th grade girls and 78th place out of 1,283 girls in the middle school female division.

Elementary finishers:

• Elementary Female division: Maci Brown finished with 268 points and Kacey Hutto had 259 points.
• Elementary Male division: Christian Herman had 271 points, Christopher Lamb shot a 260, Tyler Brickhouse finished with 259, and Isaac Webb had 257 points.

Click here to check out photos from the event on Facebook.

Your purchase of these items will support work we are doing with the Bophelong Community School in Pretoria, South Africa.

Students and administrators from the South African school visited LCS several months ago and want to develop ways for kids to get to know each other and build a learning exchange.  The goal is to use technology resources to link students and teachers for collaboration in STEM project-based learning.  Our market will help the South African school purchase internet access so we can connect using technology like Skype.

Items in the Middle School Market range in price from 50 cents to $10.00.  Most are in the $1.00-$3.00 range.  Elementary students will be visiting the market with their classes and a “Market Cart” will also make an appearance on the playground before school.  Please contact Mrs. Canady with questions at jcanady@lcsonline.org.

The nationwide science-based research competition for kids in grades 7 through 12 is funded by Alcoa Foundation. The Young Naturalist Awards program was developed by the Museum to promote young people’s active participation in the sciences and to recognize excellence in biology, ecology, Earth science, and astronomy. Over 900 essays were judged by a panel of scientists, educators, environmentalists, and writers.

“I am honored to receive the Young Naturalist Award. I hope my work will encourage other kids to engage in scientific research,” says Julia. “It is exciting to make discoveries that may result in helpful new ways to solve old problems.”

Julia will be flown to New York City for a ceremony and luncheon at the American Museum of Natural History on Friday, May 31 to receive her award along with 11 other student winners from across the country. She will receive a cash award and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum. Winning essays will be posted on the website. http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/young-naturalist-awards

Julia’s work focused on the development of a new “green” herbicide using an extract made from one invasive plant to control the growth of others. Spanning three years, her research included both fieldwork and laboratory studies, and investigated the effectiveness of the extract on Palmer’s amaranth and air potato. Her research began because of her concern about managing invasive plants in Faith’s Forest, a three-acre wild area on her school campus.

Julia is a student in the RISE Institute at Lakeland Christian School. The program focuses on Research, Innovation, STEM learning, and Entrepreneurship. She recently won Best of Show in Jr. Biological Sciences at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair in addition to first place in the Botany division.

The Young Naturalist Awards is a program of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Museum’s Department of Education. Founded in 1997, NCSLET taps the Museum’s unparalleled scientific resources—a vast physical collection, cutting-edge research, and dynamic and engaging exhibitions—and makes them available to the broadest possible audience across the nation and throughout the world.

Check out the Weekly Update for information about important news and events!

A few highlights:

• Looking ahead: No school on Memorial Day (May 27)!
• Important dates for the 2013-2014 school year have been announced. Check out the update for a list.
• Sign up today for Music Camp or our Athletic Camps!
• Senior Exams start on Monday!
• Baccalaureate and Commencement are scheduled for June 2 and 3!
• Haven’t re-enrolled yet? Log on to RenWeb now!

To see this week’s update, click on the attachment below. Please be patient while the document downloads. Embedded into the document are several links that will direct you to more information on the school’s website.

Weekly Update for May 16