What’s Happening at LCHS—February
Between snowy and wintery weather, Lewis County High has a packed month of academic and athletic events.   Although the weather may cancel or postpone some of the events, many will continue if at all possible.

Congratulations go to Nate Thurman, a sophomore at LCHS, whose poster placed 1^st at the 10^th grade level in the River Sweep Poster Contest.

Congratulations go to Michael Sauley (gold), Jerry Bobbitt (silver), Cody Logan (silver), Eddie Helphinstine (bronze), Dustin Bradford (bronze) and Michael Kuhl (bronze) for placing at the Kentucky State Air rifle Championship.

Congratulations to three young men from the welding department who will be competing in regional competition.  The three young men are David Tackett (1^st), Bobby Bolander (2^nd), and Brandon Buckner (3^rd).  Good Luck to them at regional.

Congratulations to the LCHS Technology Students of America (TSA) members for placing in many categories of the regional competition.  The Chapter Meeting Team, whose members include Kristian Conway, Andrea Lung, Kyle Carver, Brooke Ginn, Brandon Sander and Kelly Bonner, placed 1^st. The Robotics Team, Astin Butler and Parker Kamer, placed 1^st.  In Structural Engineering, Sarah Applegate placed 1^st, Ashley Bradford placed 2^nd, and Brooke Ginn placed 3^rd.  Kelly Bonner placed 2^nd in Promotional Graphics and Andrea Lung placed 3^rd.  Brady Hale placed 3^rd in Medical Technology, Kristian Conway placed 3^rd in Technical Sketching, and Adam Stanley placed 3^rd in CO2 Dragster Design.  Congratulations to all of these students and good luck at state.

A very important date is February 17 which is picture make-up day.  This will be the last chance for seniors to have their pictures taken for the yearbook and composite, as well as, the underclassmen and faculty and staff for the yearbook.  Information on who still needs to have a picture taken is posted in all classrooms and in the middle hall.

Academically, Lewis County High students did well in the District Governor’s Cup Competition.  LCHS hosted the event this year and part of it had to be postponed due to bad weather the last weekend of January.  When the competition was finished on Feb. 1, LCHS ranked 2^nd overall in the competition.  The Future Problem Solving Team and the Quick Recall Team placed 1st in their respective categories.  In individual categories, the students were also very successful.  In mathematics assessment Casey Clark placed 4^th and Cheynne McGraw placed 5^th; in science assessment Casey Clark placed 1^st and Chelcee Parsons placed 5^th; in composition Victoria Sullivan placed 1^st and Kaitlin Brown placed 5^th; in language arts assessment Miranda Jarvis placed 2^nd and Dalton McCane placed 3^rd; and in arts and humanities assessment Miranda Jarvis placed 1^st and Victoria Sullivan placed 3^rd.  The Governor’s Cup Team will move on to Regional’s on February 16 and 20 at Montgomery County.  Those that win at the regional will advance to state March 13-15 in Louisville.  Good Luck to all team members.

The juniors are busy preparing for their ACT assessment.  Each Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 an ACT prep class is being held for all interested juniors.  The training is computerized and is something that students can also access from their home computers.  All juniors will take the ACT at LCHS on March 9.

On February 17-19, many seniors will be taking the Kentucky Skills Standards Test.  This test is for seniors who have been nominated by their teachers.  There are many areas tested and if the students score successfully they will receive a Skills Standards Certification from the Kentucky State Department.

Some of the students wanted to do something to help those less fortunate in Haiti after the earthquake.  A talent show for Haiti is currently being planned by some of the students and Ms. Kayla Stafford with the proceeds being sent to Haiti.  The show is now scheduled for February 19.

The basketball season is drawing to a close.  The next two weeks will be very busy for both the boys and the girls in playing regular scheduled games and make-up games.  On Friday, February 12, the Lady Lions will have their Senior Night, against Fairview, and recognize their one senior player, Brittany Ruggles.  Also at this game the senior choir members will be recognized.  On February 16, the Lions will have their senior night when they play against St. Patrick.  Along with the senior players, the senior cheerleaders, pep band members, and JROTC members will be recognized.

The District Tournament will be played at Russell High School and the first rounds will be February 22 and 24. 

Spring is in the air as the baseball and softball teams are having signups and beginning practice after the middle of February.  The tennis and track and field are also having signups and getting ready for spring play and meets.

Updates will be made available as events or activities may change.

What’s Happening at LCHS—January 4
Happy New Year!
 Lewis County High School has returned from their Christmas break and is heading into 2010 with great anticipation for a successful school year. This success will partially be judged by the Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) testing that will be taking place January 6th through January 15th. The MAP test is a tool used to measure the instruction level of each student. This is the first year for this computerized assessment. In the fall freshmen, sophomores and juniors were tested in reading, language usage, math, science (general) and science process. Each content takes approximately one hour each. The current testing for freshmen, sophomores and juniors will include only reading and math. The test results will show the individual student’s growth since fall. The expectation is that each student will demonstrate at least one year of instructional growth. The results will help faculty make building-wide instructional decisions regarding whole group remediation or extension activities as well as individual remediation or extension activities on an as needed basis.
A plus for students if that LCHS is purchasing a computerized ACT Prep Program which students can access at home. The order has been sent and the school should be receiving this program shortly. As soon as the program is installed further information will be made available.
On January 14, 15, and 16, band members Ken Howard, Matthew Frye, Alexis Enix, and Morgan Enix will participate in the All-District band at Ashland. The actual performance will be at the Paramount Theater in Ashland on the 16th at 2:00 pm. Congratulations and good luck to these students.
The drama class is preparing for their next performance. If you missed “It’s A Wonderful Life”, you missed an extraordinary experience. At this time the class is deciding upon a script to present. Auditions for the play will most likely take place around the first of February. We know that whatever choice the class makes, the play will be awesome.
LCHS will be hosting the Governor’s Cup Competition this year. The competition will be January 26 and January 30. On the 26th the Future Problem Solving (FPS) and composition sections will be held. On Saturday, the 30th, all other sections will take place. Those schools competing include Lewis County, Mason County and St. Patrick. Come out and watch the competition on Saturday the 30th. Good luck LCHS academic team.
The Youth Service Center was able to help out approximately 160 students at Christmas with their Angel Tree Program, Shop with a Cop and Children Incorporated. Thanks to the YSC for making Christmas merrier for many students
The seniors are planning their senior trip. The group will go to Chicago over the spring break in April. Monies for the trip are currently being taken. See Mrs. McCall for information.
The juniors are making prom plans. This year’s theme will be “Paris Runway” and will be on May 15th. The colors for this year’s prom will be dark purple, raspberry, and silver. More details to follow.
Until next time, have a Happy New Year!


What’s Happening at LCHS—Nov. 29-Dec. 5

Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Lions will take on Ashland in Ashland for their regular season opening game.  Then, again on Saturday, they will participate in the EKC tournament at East Carter.   On Tuesday, the freshmen and JV will play at Greenup County starting at 6:00.

On Monday, Nov. 30, the Lady Lions Fr/V will open at home against Greenup County at the LCHS gym.  Then on Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Lady Lions will open at home against Augusta at the LCHS gym.  These games will begin each night at 6:00.

The football team starts this week preparing for next year’s season by beginning their winter weight lifting program.  All young men wanting to become a part of the continuing rise of power of the football team need to see Coach Hughes and come to weight lifting.

LCHS has many Christmas events planned over the next couple of weeks.  On Dec. 9-12 the drama department will perform a Christmas Play entitled “It’s a Wonderful Life”.  The music department will be presenting a concert on Dec. 14.  Both of these will be at the Lewis County High Auditorium.  Come out and take part as the audience of these performances to get yourself into the Christmas spirit.

What’s Happening at LCHS—Nov. 21-28

On Tuesday of last week the Lewis County High School Band of Pride traveled to Ashland and participated in the annual Winter Parade.  The band members had a great time with the weather cooperating nicely.   The band members had decorated their instruments with strings of lights and the color guard wore reindeer ears as they marched along.

The girls and boys basketball teams started their season with some scrimmages last week.  On Tuesday, Wed. 25 the Lions boys team participated in a scrimmage at Russell against Johnson Central and lost by one point—70-69.  The Lady Lions traveled to Rowan County and scrimmaged against Boyle County where the varsity lost by two points.  The girls open on Dec. 2 at home against Augusta and the boys open on Dec. 1 against Ashland at Ashland.

The art department has another budding artist winning in art shows.  At the MCC high school art show, Kimberly Cropper placed 1^st in color drawing with her pastel entitled “The Bird”.  Kimberly won the River Sweep poster contest last year.  Congratulations to Kimberly.

On Saturday, Nov. 21, the JROTC shooting team traveled to Henderson County to compete in the Kentucky State High School Shooting Championship.  Two teams participated and Team 1 placed 6^th in the state and Team 2 placed 8^th in the state.  Individual award went to Michael Sauley who placed 5^th in the state.  Congratulations to both teams and to Michael.

Also, a club at LCHS is making regional headlines.  The Technology Students of America (TSA) recently had two Lewis County students named to regional offices.  Kyle Carver was named Regional Secretary and Parker Kamer was names Regional Treasurer.  Congratulations to both of these young men.

What’s Happening at LCHS—Oct. 26-Oct. 29

Lewis County High is still excited over the Friday night football team win against West Carter.  The rain did not dampen the spirit of the Varsity Lions as they defeated West Carter 14-6.  This victory allowed Lewis County to be in the District Playoffs for the first time since 1993.  Congratulations Lions.  Good Luck at Magoffin in your last game of the season and against Belfry in the first game of the playoffs.

On Friday night, 40 seniors and their parents were recognized for the extracurricular activities during the fall.  Students recognized were:  Academic Team—Megan Ruark and Victoria Sullivan; both Academic Team and Band—Cheyenne McGraw and Casey Clark; Band of Pride—Steven Berry, Carter Breeze, Marshall Hull, and Cassandra Streater;  Color Guard—Angelica Fulton, Kayla Lyons, Amanda Medley, and Katie Potter; Cross Country Team—Kelly Bonner, Kyle Carver, Scott Hamilton, Andrea Lung, and Brandon Sander; Golf Team—Autumn Clark, Clay Lykins, and Jared Pruitt; Senior Volleyball—Morgan Gum, Samantha Howard, Savanna McCane, Brittany Ruggles, and Jennifer Sparks; and Varsity Football—Cole Cooper, Caleb Enix, Blake Kilgore, Codi “Beaver” Lewis, Matt Lewis, Roger Morgan, Zach Mustard, Andrew Prater, Lathan Rigdon, Nathaniel Stone, Drew Truesdell, Randy Wills and Jonathan Yates.  Congratulations to all these seniors and their contributions.

If you attended the football game Friday night, hopefully, you saw the banner that the cheerleaders held for the football team to run through.  This banner was designed by some students in the art club.  Those students were Kayla Bonner, Emily Childrey, Kimberly Cropper, Dominic Everman, Saide Mora and Bailey Pruitt. This is a reusable banner that can be used for all home football and basketball games.  If you did not get an opportunity to see the banner, look for it at the first home basketball game.

Tuesday night, Oct 27, Maysville Community and Technical College is holding an open house for all seniors between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.  Take you senior and visit the campus and learn what they have to offer.

On Friday members of HOSA will be visiting the Golden Living Center to help celebrate Halloween with the patients.  Also next week on November 6, HOSA will be hosting a Kentucky Central Blood Drive from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The FBLA is helping the Youth Service Center with a canned food drive leading into the holidays.  If you would like to contribute, just send in canned goods by any students and have it delivered to Mrs. Noble’s room.

The entire school is participating in Red Ribbon Week this week.  Red Ribbon Week stresses anti-drug use and students pledge to be drug free by wearing red bracelets.

Have a good week.

What’s Happening at LCHS—Oct. 19-Oct. 23

This week as always at LCHS is full of events and activities as was last week.  The girls’ volleyball team completed their season and Melissa Reis was named to the All-District Volleyball team.  Congratulations go to Melissa.

During contact time Mr. Bill Allen’s group has been looking at green technology.  Through their research three students, Kelsey Robinson, Racheal Harlow, and Brooke Dunigan, came up with 10 ways on how to save the planet.  1.  Turn off lights in your house when not in use.  2.  Shut doors and windows if air/heat is on!  3.  Turn off your computer because it uses a lot of energy.  4.  Shade your windows in summer, and leave them open in winter for the sunlight.  5.  Plant trees and bushes around your house.  6.  Use cold water when washing your clothes.  7.  Buy more energy saving home products!  8.  Unplug any electrical device that isn’t being used.  9.  Reuse/recycle whatever you can.  10.  Use rags and hand towels instead of napkins and paper towels.  All of these seem to be excellent advice.

The seniors this week will have a chance to talk to two different college representatives.  Tuesday morning at 9:30 Billy Barbour will be here from Maysville Community to talk to interested seniors and at 1:00 a University of Kentucky rep will be here to talk to those considering attending UK.

Tuesday night the Academic Team will play a make-up match with Montgomery Co.  The match will be at LCHS and begin at 6:00.  The team would greatly appreciate any support.  Come out and see them in action.

The Youth Service Center and Family Resource Centers will be meeting with the Grandparent Support Group on Wednesday after school at the Extension Center.  This week they will be working on making pumpkins for their grandchildren.  Any grandparent that has a grandchild attending a school in Lewis County is welcome to attend and become a part of this group.

As the week winds down, Friday will be an exciting day.  From 4:00 to 6:00 McDonald’s and John Clark Oil will be hosting a tailgate party at the BP for the Lewis County Lions game against West Carter.  This will also be senior parent night which will begin at 6:00 at the football field.  The seniors and parents of the football team, volleyball team, academic team, cross-country team, golf, band and color guard will be recognized.

The high school would also like to congratulate the 7^th grade football team and wish them luck in state competition at Greenup on Tuesday.  Congratulations also to the 7^th grade girl’s basketball team for winning on Saturday and being in state competition in November.  Good luck as you proceed.     


What’s Happening at LCHS—Oct 12-Oct 16

Students have just returned from fall break and are beginning their second nine weeks of school.  This week, along with their academics, students have other activities that have been planned. 

 The academic team will head to Bath County on Monday.  The game scheduled for Thursday with Montgomery at Lewis has been rescheduled for October 20^th.  The academic team is 2-1 in the league having defeated Bracken County and St. Patrick.  Their only lose has come from Mason County.  Come out Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, and watch the academic team compete against Montgomery.

On Tuesday of this week, the Lady Lions volleyball team will travel to Russell for district competition.  The first game of competition will place Raceland against Greenup at 6:00 and the second game will have Lewis against Russell at 7:15.  The Lady Lions have made progress the last few games and are looking forward to competing against Russell.  Make your way to Russell and watch the Lady Lions compete.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday pictures will be taken at LCHS.  Tuesday the underclassmen will have make-ups and retakes.  Also, the faculty and staff will have their pictures taken for the Safe School Program.  Wednesday the senior females will have their formal pictures taken and on Thursday the senior males will have their pictures taken.

Thursday is Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) starting at 3:30.  All parents should try to attend and talk to their son or daughter’s teachers and find out how successful they are doing.  Communication is much needed between parent, teacher and student.  One way to do this is through PTC.  Come out between 3:30 and 6:30 and learn about your child’s education.

Friday the Lions varsity football will travel to Russell for a district competition.  The Lions, although they have lost the last few games, seem to be improving.  Go to Russell and support your Lions.

Saturday the cross country and band will be traveling in different directions.  The cross country team will compete in the Russell Red Devil Invitational; whereas, the Band will travel to Morehead and compete in the MSU Marching Band Contest.

The faculty, staff, and students all wish each of the competitors a successful event and hopefully will bring home victories.