Lake Forest School District -

Good Morning Chip[man Families! So sorry, but bus 48 will be running about 30 minutes late this morning due to unforeseen circumstances. We thank you for your patience and wish you a great Spartan Day! See you tomorrow at I Love Lake Forest Day!

I Love Lake Forest Day is this Saturday, May 4th, on the Lake Forest High School Campus and I hope you will be joining us! The event will run from 10-2 and highlights of the day include a digital student showcase, band and chorus performances, art tent, touch-a-truck, local authors, table vendors including LF student and community organizations, K-9 demos, DJ, LF food vendors, food trucks, petting zoo, wagon rides, games on the football field, LFEA’s pie in the face scholarship fundraiser and so much more. Please note that the entire event will be outside. See the schedule and map for event details and special thanks to our sponsors for helping to make this event possible. We hope you will bring your family and friends to support our students and our Lake Forest Community. It will be a fantastic day!

Thank you to everyone who attended our District MLL Parent Informational Night. Our staff shared important information about the District's MLL Program and Summer Enrichment Program. Families were able to meet the entire MLL team, were informed of additional support and resources available for MLL students and enjoyed dinner and dessert donated by Olive Garden and Martha's Ice Cream. It was a great night had by all.

We hope you will come out and join us for I Love Lake Forest Day on Saturday, May 4th, from 10-2 on the Lake Forest High School campus. Highlights of the day include a digital student showcase, art tent, band and chorus performances, touch-a-truck, local authors, petting zoo, table vendors including LF and community organizations, K-9 demos, DJ, LFEA’s pie in the face scholarship fundraiser and so much more! Food will be available for purchase by several Lake Forest student groups and food trucks including Uncle Sier's, Bubs Grubs and Felton Community Fire Company's Ice Cream. We can't wait to see you on May 4th!

It is with great pleasure that the Lake Forest School District announces the Education Support Professionals of the Year (ESPOY) for the 24-25 SY! We would like to congratulate the following ESPs: Dawn Fridas from Lake Forest High School Melony Boyer from W.T. Chipman Middle School Jessica Piccolo from Central Elementary School Karen Zang from East Elementary School Kelly Metzner from South Elementary School Ann Busker from North Elementary School Paula Ford from Delaware Early Childhood Center Terri Fry from the Central Business Office We are honored to have these exceptional ESPs represent the Lake Forest School District! Congratulations, again, to our school winners and well wishes as they prepare for the District-level ESPOY selection process!

Lake Forest School District values your feedback. Please click the link below to complete the feedback form for the 2024-25 Student Code of Conduct. Thank you for your support! 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct: https://tinyurl.com/58xjnx6y Feedback form: https://tinyurl.com/mssmm366

Lake Forest High School DIAA Individual State Champion Wrestlers, Case Dempsey and Nurrideen Ahmad-Statts, were re recognized tonight by the Lake Forest Board of Education. They were joined by Wrestling Coach, Mike Hansen. Congratulations again!

STATE HONORS TOP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AS 2024 SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SCHOLARS Secretary of Education Mark Holodick has recognized 93 public school students from the Class of 2024 as Secretary of Education Scholars. Governor John Carney and other state leaders joined Holodick last night to celebrate the students during a dinner in Dover. “This represents one of the highest academic achievements a student can earn in a Delaware public school,” Holodick told the students, who were joined by their families and school and district leaders. “Every scholar here has achieved incredible success in and out of the classroom – ranging from extraordinary accomplishments on school athletic teams to community service and school leadership positions. These students balance all of these demands of their time and still are able to study and excel academically.” Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqom6LhSQU0 for a video showcasing the students and their self-reflections on what inspired their success. Visit https://education.delaware.gov/award-programs/secretary-of-education-scholars/2024-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars/ where the scholars are recognized on a website to showcase their outstanding achievements. The website includes photographs, principal nomination statements and student narrative statements as submitted by the schools. The state has named Secretary of Education Scholars every year since 1984. The number of scholars from each school is based on enrollment. Principals nominate the students based on their academic records, school leadership and community service.

Greetings Spartans! Listen to our latest Podcast where Dr. Lucas meets with LF Board member Mrs. Starkey. Click here to listen : https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-sbzsx-15e9d23

Congratulations to Lake Forest High School's 10 Grand Prize winners of the SAT Spartan Success raffle. Students earned points to qualify for the raffle based on learning minutes and skills leveled up in Khan Academy.

We are pleased to host our District MLL Parent Informational Night on Wednesday, April 24th, from 5pm-7pm at Lake Forest High School. Information will be shared regarding our District MLL Program as well as the planning of our Super Summer Enrichment MLL Program. We hope you will join us on April 24th and please see flyer for more information.

Good Morning Spartans, March is Music in our Schools Month and we would like to announce our Lake Forest School District Spring Concert Season. We hope you will come out and support our students as they showcase their talent, hard work and passion.

Please follow the link for an important update from your superintendent: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2160/LFSD/4112448/Community_Update_3rd_MP_2023-24.pdf

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-raffr-15bc2b8 Check out the latest Spartan Podcast as Dr. Lucas chats with Teacher of the Year, Mr. Stephen West. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

LFHS Band Boosters is having a Texas Roadhouse dine to donate fundraiser on Sunday, 03/24/24, from 12-4pm. Please consider supporting their fundraiser by dining in or ordering to-go and Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your total food purchase to Band Boosters. You must present the flyer, hard copy or electronically.

LFHS's EdRising Chapter attended their State Conference at the University of Delaware where two of their members, Michaelah Riggins and Pierina Algarra-Ramos were elected to serve as the 2024-25 Delaware EdRising State Representatives. In addition, Caley Murphy, Sofia Kemp, and Kayden Shockley were medal recipients in each of their respective events. These students, along with their Advisor, Dr. Lori Smith, were recognized by the Lake Forest Board of Education for their hard work. Congratulations to all!

The three-time State Champion W.T. Chipman Middle School cheerleaders, and coaches, are hosting cheer clinics on Sunday, April 14, 21 and 28 from 1-3pm. Sign-up to learn tumbling, dance, stunting and teamwork skills. For more information, or to sign-up, contact jill.rumley@lf.k12.de.us. Sign-up today!

Lake Forest Community- There are only three weeks left to complete the School Climate Survey. Your opinion matters and we will make decisions and plan based on your survey answers. Use the link below to complete the survey and thank you for your continued support of Lake Forest School District. https://tinyurl.com/33e6y47x

Please join us for the annual Father-Daughter Dance on March 23, 2024 at Lake Forest High School. Tickets are $20/couple (each additional student is $5) and can be purchased at the door.

Please consider supporting Odyssey of the Mind’s fundraiser on Saturday, March 9th, from 4-8pm at the Camden Chipotle (30 King Blvd. Camden, DE). See the attached flyer and instructions for more information. Contact District OM coordinator, Rachel Argo, with any questions.