Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Daily Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 30, 2011
General:

Girls Volleyball open gym will be held each Sun. night from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Ladysmith Elementary School. All girls interested in playing are welcome to attend.

The Forensics team will NOT be ordering shirts this year.

Attention Forensics members! State competition is coming up on April 15 & 16. This is NOT the time to slack off! You must attend a practice session between now and April 8, or you will NOT BE COMPETING IN MADISON. See Mrs. Chopp to sign up for practice time ASAP.

Jostens will be coming to LHS on Thurs. March 31, during 5A and 5B lunch times to pass out graduation orders. You have to pay your balance in order to pick up your Jostens items.

Are you curious about what life will be like after graduation? Live on a college campus for four days while working in a fun career environment with business professionals. Preview college AND the career world at the same time! Looking for something fun to do this summer? Make lifelong friends, check out college life, participate in a trade show, watch movies, compete in a volleyball tournament, etc. Wisconsin Business World (BW) will be one of the best (and busiest) times of your life! BW 2011 will be held June 19-22 at St. Norbert College in De Pere and June 26-29, 2011 at Edgewood College in Madison. Any student who is currently completing his or her freshman, sophomore or junior senior year is invited to attend Wisconsin Business World. See Mrs. Titera if you have any questions!

The Career Cruising website added six new occupations to the Explore Careers section this month. Like all occupation profiles in their database, these new profiles include multimedia interviews with two individuals working in the field and detailed information that can help you better understand the occupation.
The new occupations are:
- Amusement and Recreation Attendant
- Electronics Engineer
- Fire Investigator
- Proofreader
- Post-Secondary Education Administrator
- Volunteer Manager
The website and our district’s user information is posted in all computer labs.
Reminder to be using the Career Cruising website to not only learn about jobs, training and education programs, but help you search for a summer job!

There will be an ATV Safety Class that will be on April 19 and April 21 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM and April 23 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This will be at the Ladysmith Library. Cost is $10.00 per student or adult. You must be twelve years of age to take this class. Adults or parents are welcome. Call 715-532-0282 to pre register.

All blue recycling containers should be placed in the hallways every Wednesday.

Student Services:

There will be an ACT English/Language Arts Test prep 1st and 2nd hour on Thurs. March 3l in room 430. Students may sign-up in Student Services.

Keep checking the Student Services Bulletin Board and window for scholarship and college information.

Students participating in HOSA state should see Mrs. Opelt for materials.

UW Barron County will be holding campus tours on Tues., April 5 beginning at 6:15 PM. For those interested, it is a time for both you and your parents to meet faculty and staff, while learning more about academic programs. No need to miss school so check this out.

Seniors that signed the Wisconsin Covenant during your ninth grade year have until April 1 to turn in their paper work to be eligible for a grant offered through the program. If you have maintained a B average throughout your four years of high school, demonstrated good citizenship, participated in your community, completed the FAFSA, and applied to a Wisconsin College you are still eligible. See Student Services for more details.