Lawr en ce Free S ta te H i g h S c h oo l

Inside this issue:

Daily Schedules 2

Winter Formal 3

FINALS 3

SENIORS—Local

Scholarship Info

4

Entrepreneurship

Class

5

Orchestra News 6

S.A.L.T. 6

After School Tutoring 7

Photography,

Drawing & Painting

8

Firebird Family 10

Journalism News 11

Inclement Weather 13

2019 Eutin

Exchange Trip

15

Mission & Vision

Statement

15

Volume , Issue DECEMBER 2018

Parent Newsletter

Dear Parents,

It is hard to believe that we have reached the midpoint of the school

year. We are asking for your assistance as we make one final academic

push for the last days of 1st semester. Tutoring is available Monday

through Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Free State library. In addition a

Cocoa and Cram session will be held Wednesday, December 12 from 6:30

to 8:30 to help students prepare for finals.

Please check the newsletter for the semester finals schedule for

Wednesday, December 19, Thursday December 20 and Friday, December

21. On December 21, we ask that students leave the building immediate-

ly at 11:45, as the construction process will be moving inside immediately.

Students needing to make schedule corrections for 2nd semester need to

see their counselor before the winter break. Schedule corrections after

the winter break will be limited to graduation requirements.

As we enter the winter sports schedule please remember that demonstrat-

ing good sportsmanship is an essential characteristic in promoting and

development of quality sports programs.

Again thank you for supporting the many excellent programs at Free State

High school. We hope that everyone has an excellent winter break. As

students return to class on Tuesday, January 8 this is a reminder that it will

be a regular schedule day with 0 thru 7 periods, (7:00 to 3:10).

Thank you,

Myron Graber LFSHS Principal

WEDNESDAY—LATE ARRIVAL SCHEDULE

THURSDAY SCHEDULE

0 Period 7:00—8:00

1st Period 8:05—9:40

3rd Period 9:45—11:25

5th Period 11:30—1:30

1st Lunch 11:30—11:55

2nd Lunch 12:00—12:25

3rd Lunch 12:30—12:55

4th Lunch 1:05—1:30

7th Period 1:35—3:10

0 Period 7:00—8:00

1st Period 8:05—8:57

2nd Period 9:02—9:56

3rd Period 10:01—10:53

4th Period 10:58—11:50

5th Period 11:55—1:16

1st Lunch 11:55—12:20

2nd Lunch 12:14—12:39

3rd Lunch 12:33—12:58

4th Lunch 12:51—1:16

6th Period 1:21—2:13

7th Period 2:18—3:10

DAILY SCHEDULE—MONDAY TUESDAY FRIDAY

PLC 8:00—9:00

2nd Period 9:05—10:45

4th Period 10:50—12:50

1st Lunch 10:50—11:15

2nd Lunch 11:20—11:45

3rd Lunch 11:50—12:15

4th Lunch 12:25—12:50

6th Period 12:55—2:30

TEACHER PLAN 2:30—3:10

DECEMBER EVENTS

3 FS Firebird Family Parent Meeting

5 7—9 pm—Fall/Winter Choral Concert

7 Senior Photos

8 7—1 pm—ACT Testing

11 6:30—8:30 pm—Winter Concert/Jazz Band

Concert

15 8—11 pm—Winter Formal—KU Ballroom

18 6:30—9:00 pm—Pops Concert

19 1st hour Finals—Dismissal 3:10

20 FINALS—Hrs 2, 3, 4—8:05—11:45 am

21 FINALS—Hrs. 5, 6, 7—8:05—11:45 am

24—31 WINTER BREAK—NO SCHOOL

LOOKING AHEAD

JANUARY 2019

Jan. 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

1—7 WINTER BREAK—NO SCHOOL

8 CLASSES RESUME

17—23 ORCHESTRA TRIP TO LOS ANGELES

21 NO SCHOOL—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

SCHEDULES

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

“Snow Ball”

Winter Formal

Kansas University Ballroom

Saturday, December 15

8:00—11:00 p.m.

Buy your tickets in advance!

$15

($20 at the Door)

WINTER

FINALS SCHEDULE

Wednesday, DECEMBER 19

1st period FINAL 8:05—9:15

2nd period 9:20—10:12

3rd period 10:17—11:06

4th period 11:11—12:00

5th period 12:05—1:22

1st Lunch—12:05—12:30

2nd Lunch—12:23—12:48

3rd Lunch—12:41—1:06

4th Lunch—12:57—1:22

6th period 1:27—2:16

7th period 2:21—3:10

Thursday, DECEMBER 20—NO LUNCH

2nd period FINAL 8:05—9:15

3rd period FINAL 9:20—10:30

4th period FINAL 10:35—11:45

Friday, DECEMBER 21—NO LUNCH

5th period FINAL 8:05—9:15

6th period FINAL 9:20—10:30

7th period FINAL 10:35—11:45

WHAT SENIORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2019

Every year, Douglas County businesses, organizations and individuals

generously sponsor local scholarships for seniors at both high schools.

Over 60 scholarships have been established for Free State Seniors.

Mark your calendars NOW for the following dates!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, AFTER 4 P.M.

Visit the Free State webpage and click on the Student Services tab to locate the LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP link.

Download the following information/forms:

Local Scholarship Information Sheet—Important information and deadlines

Description List and Quick Reference Sheet—Description of the scholarships and criteria. Learn which ones you are

eligible to apply for.

General Application to use for those scholarships requiring the General Application

Private Applications—Listed individually on the website. Please DO NOT USE the General Application for the Private

Scholarship Applications.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 by or before 4 p.m.

Deadline to Submit Applications

LATE and INCOMPLETE applications WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Return applications to the Student Services Office

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 7 p.m.

Senior Recognition Ceremony by invitation. Invitations will be mailed the third week in April.

Questions and/or Assistance?

If you have questions or need assistance with the Local Scholarships Program, please contact

Bryan Duncan at bduncan@usd497.org / 785-330-1908.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS PROJECT

A Tradeshow took place on November 15 at the Lawrence College and Career Center for

entrepreneurship and marketing students to showcase their businesses.

On Thursday, December 13, during all lunch periods, five (5) student businesses will be

selling different beverages as the culmination of their entrepreneurship class project.

These businesses have researched the market, developed their product, decided on their

location, secured financing and promoted this event and their product. Any profit after

covering expenses and repaying bank loans will go to the new I.C.A.N. fund housed

through Lawrence Schools Foundation that covers immediate/emergency needs of

USD497 students. Please encourage your student(s) to participate by choosing to support

one of these businesses by buying their product and providing feedback.

ORCHESTRA NEWS!

The Lawrence Free State Orchestra had 17 students selected to

perform in the Northeast Kansas District Honor Orchestra, more than

any other school in our district! We are also very lucky to have the

rare honor of having the principal player selected from Free State

in all sections of the Orchestra except for one.

Violinist

Julia Lin - Principal (1st Violinist/Concert Mistress), Micah Steele (Principal 2nd Violinist),

Suzy Chu, Chloe Frazier, Aaron Guo, Mariana Heatwole, Nathan Hill, Alina Matejkowski, Allison Pittman, and

Maura Shire

Violist

Gabe Kimuri (Principal Violist), Helena All, and Nia Hughes

Cellist

Alex Chavez (Principal Cellist), Calvin Janzen Chappell, Derek Hale, and Olivia Slemmer

Congratulations to our talented Firebird Orchestra students!

"Algebra will be important to you later in life

because there's going to be a test six weeks from

now!"

Copyright © Randy Glasbergen

S.A.L.T. OF THE FIREBIRDS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

After thoroughly enjoying a private tour of Arrow-

head Stadium on October 24,

the S.A.L.T. (Student-Athlete

Leadership Team) of the Fire-

birds provided tricks and

treats for Free State Staff in a

Halloween Treat Room!

For the month of November, the S.A.L.T.

of the Firebirds recognized the Firebirds

Athletic Department Coaching Staff in

honor of American Education Week on

the 14th!

For the month of December, the S.A.L.T. of the

Firebirds will be adopting families

within the Lawrence community

to make their holidays as

special as possible.

BLOOD DRIVE NEWS

Mr. Gabriel Dalton, sponsor

The Blood Drive was held on November 8. We had a record 135 donors signed up and

102 showed up to donate and only 77 donors were able to

donate.

Special thanks to Brittany Hoffman, Dakota Ward, Megan

Posey, Kenzie Rorabaugh, Ana Lee and all of the Pre Med Club members who

helped prepare for this important community event.

Free State High photography and drawing and painting students

had artwork selected to exhibit in

Merriam's 22nd Annual High School Visual Art Competition

at the Tim Murphy Art Gallery in December

There will be an opening reception

on Thursday, December 6,

at the Irene B. French Community Center

7:00-8:30 p.m.

The show runs from December 6-29.

From Top Left to Right:

Bea VonHolten (top 3); Blue Brooks O’Leary; Quincy Grove, Ethan Anderson, Teresa Wright

PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING & PAINTING

From Top Left to Right:

Leah Matthews; Kevin Wyle; Myles Palmer; Anna Welton (middle & Bottom left); and

Spencer Farrell

FROM TOP LEFT TO RIGHT:

Spencer Farrell; Brooks Hartsock; Harper Kalar-Salisbury; Oliver Pepin; Tylee Harrell;

Erin Fagan; Spencer Farrell; Grant Holmes; Aidan Kelley; Maddie Day; Cole Huang.

Three (3) Free State journalism students were

recognized in Kansas Scholastic Press Association's

October Monthly Contests.

Junior, Riley Boehle won first place for his portrait

photo of junior, Malik Berry.

Junior, Madison Goeser won first place for her

student life photo of senior Reed Mendel during the

homecoming royalty ceremony.

Sophomore, Emma Nelson won third place for her

infographic on the FS StuCo representatives.

To see other winners in the

KSPA Photo of the Year competition visit

ow.ly/4eUg30mGTuk

JOURNALISM STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY KSPA

(Kansas Scholastic Press Association)

SENIOR FORMAL YEARBOOK PORTRAITS

Senior formal yearbook portraits are rescheduled for Friday, December 7.

Rolland Studios is coming to Free State to take formal Senior Yearbook Portraits.

Avoid scheduling College Visits or doctors' appointments if at all possible.

Seniors formal photos are used in the portrait section of the yearbook. Our school photogra-

pher, Rolland Studios, will be in the Small Gym from 8 a.m.—1 p.m. Seniors are released al-

phabetically by their last names during this time. There is no charge for this photo session.

This is your student’s chance to have a formal photo taken that will appear in the portrait

section of the yearbook. Graduation gowns and cords will be provided for seniors to wear in

their formal portrait. If your student is in NHS, they also wear an NHS honor stole.

NOTE: Students who miss the December 7 portrait session need to sign-up for a Photo Make-

up Session via this on line form (https://goo.gl/forms/p5sMRgSq95jG6LGj1)

Retake options are first and second hour the week of December 10-14. Select the date and

time most convenient for the student.

If your senior doesn't have their photo taken on Dec 7 and doesn't have a make-up photo

taken Dec 10-14, their photo will not appear in their senior yearbook.

2019 EUTIN EXCHANGE TRIP

Dear FSHS Community,

My name is Arne Scholz and I am the German teacher at LHS. I have the privilege to be the

trip chaperone of the 2019 Eutin Exchange trip.

As part of our close cooperation with our Sister City of Eutin in Germany, up to twelve high

school students from the secondary schools in Lawrence visit Eutin in the summer while 12

German high school students from Eutin come to Lawrence in the following fall. The Ameri-

can students visit Eutin for some 4 weeks in June/July and stay with the family of their ex-

change partner. They will go to a high school in Eutin and learn about German culture, his-

tory and language in a special class with their chaperone. They will take day trips to cities

like Hamburg, Lubeck and Kiel as well as the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The program al-

so includes a 5-day trip to Berlin. This program is open to all high school students in Law-

rence. No prior German language experience is required.

In September/October the Eutin students will visit Lawrence where they will stay with their

host families and enroll in the high school of their exchange partner. The German students

will pick their own schedule upon arrival in Lawrence. They too, will go on day trips to Kan-

sas City, the Flint Hills, Topeka, etc. with their German trip chaperone.

The total cost for the trip including airfare, transportation, hotel in Berlin and food is about

$1700. Need-based scholarships are available.

There will be an informational meeting at Lawrence High School, room 305 (in the Annex),

on Thursday, December 6 at 7 p.m.

Please feel free to contact me via email at ascholz@usd497.org if you have questions. I’m

looking forward to meeting you soon.

Kind regards,

Arne Scholz

L a w r e nc e F r e e

S t a t e H ig h S c h o o l

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of

Lawrence Free State

is to Educate all

students and

empower them to be

responsible citizens

and life-long learners

in a changing world.

VISION STATEMENT

Student Growth & Development

Students will be committed to high levels of academic achievement in order to develop skills

necessary to become independent, life-long learners.

Students will grow in their awareness and preparation for careers.

Students will participate in community service and increase their awareness of and participation in

the democratic process.

Students will give their best efforts to achieve high, yet attainable, goals and accept personal

responsibility for their actions.

Students will be involved in academic and co-curricular pursuits that will contribute to personal

growth and wellness.

Effort and achievement will be encouraged, recognized and celebrated.

Curriculum

Students will engage in comprehensive studies of college preparatory and vocational courses.

Through active, relevant instruction, teachers will challenge and hold students to attain high stand-

ards of achievement.

Students will attain mastery of essential knowledge and skills.

Staff will collaborate to develop integrated curriculum that raise expectations and hold students

accountable for achievement.

Learning Community

Staff will model life-long learning by participation in effective staff development aimed at

student and school improvement.

There will be open and ongoing communication among all members of the Free State community.

Free State staff and students will create and sustain effective partnerships with the Lawrence busi-

ness and civic community.

Parents will play an active role in the education of their children, monitor their children’s perfor-

mance, and understand the importance of their children’s attainment of proficiency on all stand-

ards.

Co– and Extra-Curricular Activities

Students will be involved in at least one co– or extra-curricular activity.

Staff members will be expected to moderate, coach, assist, or direct at least one co– or extra-

curricular activity.

Students parents, and staff will demonstrate school spirit by attendance of co– or extra-curricular

activities.

Climate and Culture

All members of the learning community will be responsible for promoting a positive atmosphere

through collaboration and communication.

Staff, students, and parents will celebrate student and staff achievements.

Staff and students will seek wellness physically, emotionally, and intellectually.

All members of the learning community will treat each other with mutual respect, consideration and

acceptance.

Principal: Myron Graber

4700 Overland Drive

Lawrence, KS 66049-4130

(785) 832-6050

Fax: (785) 832-6099

Mascot: Firebird

School colors:

Hunter Green & Silver

Students are assigned

to the following

Assistant Principals:

Amy McAnarney A—FA

Steve Heffernan FE—LA

Amanda Faunce LE—RI

Lisa Boyd RO—Z

Students are assigned

to the following

counselors:

Bryan Duncan A—FA

Sarah Leeser FE—LA

Marc Conover LE—RI

Ken Hile RO—Z

Tina Mitchell STAR

Ednice Metz SOAR