Lake Hamilton School District

COACH OF THE YEAR The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association recently announced that Brandon Smith has been named the 2020 Boys' High School Cross Country Coach of the Year for the state of Arkansas. This honor was based upon Brandon's leadership and the performance of the Lake Hamilton High School boys' team throughout the 2020 season. The USTFCCCA Cross Country and Track & Field Coach of the Year award program is sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. The program annually recognizes the success of high school coaches for boys' and girls' cross country and track & field in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as a National Coach of the Year in the respective sports. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 10,000 coaching members encompassing NCAA track & field and cross country programs of all divisions, the NAIA, the NJCAA and several state high school track & field/cross country coaches associations. #LHWolfNation

COVID-19 UPDATE Last week, Governor Hutchinson announced that all public health directives (with the exception of the mask mandate) are changing to public health guidance. While a directive is a mandate, the Governor said that guidance is a strong recommendation. Governor Hutchinson will reassess the state's progress in the COVID-19 pandemic as we approach March 31. School districts have been given the authority to continue requiring students, staff, and visitors to abide by Arkansas Department of Health guidance, which includes wearing masks and social distancing. At this time, nothing has changed for staff, students, or visitors to schools/events at Lake Hamilton. The Lake Hamilton School District believes the reason we have made over 115 days of onsite instruction is by following and adhering to Arkansas Department of Health guidelines. Even though the directives (with the exception of the mask mandate) have been changed to guidelines, the district is still required to follow the quarantine and contact tracing guidelines. All staff, students, and visitors on campus will be required to continue wearing masks and social distancing until further notice. #LHWolfNation

REGION CODING COMPETITION Three teams of students from Karma Turner and Ashley Kincannon's computer science classes competed virtually on February 26 in the 5th Annual Governor's All Regional Coding Competition. Teams across the state competed on the same day in different locations. The top 16 teams will be invited to the Governor's State Coding Competition that will take place in May. Group Picture (L-R): Sage Mooney, Sarah Humphries, Colleen Miller, Jeffrey Cable, Evan Welch (digital), Grant Tinney, Madison Louton. Front Row: Rylan Kincannon, Devon Wardwell. #LHWolfNation #LHWolvesCode #ARKidsCanCode

STAFF SHOUTOUT Each day, we will share a staff shoutout that's been received by the district. Each staff member that receives a staff shoutout submission receives a "staff shoutout card" with the message. You can submit a staff shoutout by clicking this link: https://lhsd.info/Staff-ShoutOuts Today, the staff shoutout is to Desiree Moore at the primary school: "Mrs. Moore has been so good and helpful with my daughter transitioning to being in kindergarten. She is always willing to help when I have questions about online work or working one on one with my daughter! This school year, teachers are faced with so many difficulties and new guidelines. Mrs. Moore has gone above and beyond to make sure our babies are healthy, learning, and having fun! I cant thankyou enough!" -Tiffany Crowder (LHPS Parent) #LHWolfNation

POLAR PLUNGE SCHOOL CHAMPION Lake Hamilton was recently awarded the "Cool School" champion award for raising the most money for Special Olympics Arkansas out of all Hot Springs area schools. Plungers for Lake Hamilton were Stacy Dalton, Lake Hamilton Intermediate School Speech Pathologist, and Allison Spraggins, Lake Hamilton Elementary School Counselor. The team leaders would like to thank all of the supporters who helped the Lake Hamilton Team raise a combined total of $1,000 for Special Olympics Arkansas! It feels great to win the "Cool School" award, but it feels even better knowing our special athletes will continue receiving support to compete in the events they love! #LHWolfNation

BOYS SOCCER OPENS WITH A WIN The Lake Hamilton High School boys soccer team opening the season with a 2 - 1 win over Arkadelphia last week. The team plays again on March 2 in Hope. #LHWolfNation

ATHLETIC TICKETS It's time for soccer, baseball, softball, and track! Are you planning to attend an athletic event on campus? All tickets must be purchased online: lhwolves.ticketleap.com #LHWolfNation

BOWLING AT STATE The Lake Hamilton High School boys and girls bowling teams qualified for the state tournament that was held last week in Jonesboro. Two bowlers finishes in the top 12% and qualified for All-State: Ally Ross finished 4th with 498 pins and Keegan Ireland finished 10th with 595 pins. For the boys, Daley Young added 582 pins, Ethan Nash added 509, Kody Weisel 483, and Darian Presley 400 finishing 6th in the 5A division. Other team members adding pins include Landen Solsby, Josh Iuhasz, and David Cofar. For the girls, Breanna Nash added 386, Kensie Boyer-Orrell 365, Kennedy Roberts 353, and Catriona Morcan 349. Other team members adding pins include Mikiah Sena, Julianna Treece, and Madison Cole. Congrats to the 12th grade bowlers for a great final season: Breanna Nash (1 year), Ethan Nash (2 years), Daley Young (1 year), and Josh Iuhasz (3 years) #LHWolfNation

STAFF SHOUTOUT Each day, we will share a staff shoutout that's been received by the district. Each staff member that receives a staff shoutout submission receives a "staff shoutout card" with the message. You can submit a staff shoutout by clicking this link: https://lhsd.info/Staff-ShoutOuts Today, the staff shoutout is to Ronda Swayze at the primary school: "Ronda is amazing at what she does and she actually takes her time with you! She lets you know she’s here for anything! She’s super sweet and helps my girl so much! Just wanted you to know your awesome! Thank you for what you do! In just two days you have helped my girl so much it’s unbelievable! She talks so highly of you and loves you so much already!" -Tana Veaszey (LHPS Parent) #LHWolfNation

STATE SWIM RESULTS The Lake Hamilton High School Swimming Wolves placed 5th out of 16 teams at the 5A State Meet this past weekend in Russellville. Big congrats to Ethan Smith for winning the individual State Championships in both the 200 Medley and 500 Free. Other top finishers include: Aidan Qualls: 3rd Place 500 Freestyle and 5th Place 100 Back Colton Barentine: 9th Place 200 IM and 11th Place 100 Back Zeke McCain: 11th place 500 Freestyle and 16th place 200 Freestyle Coby Qualls: 11th place 100 Breaststroke 200 Medley Relay 5th Place: (A. Qualls, C Qualls, E. Smith, Z. McCain) 200 Free Relay: 10th Place (C. Qualls, H. Smithwick, P. Speas, C Barrentine) 400 Free Relay: 7th Place (A. Qualls, Z. McCain, C. Barrentine, E. Smith) #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS: MARCH 1 - 6, 2021 Check out what's happening in #LHWolfNation this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755961

Y.E.S. COMPETITION Lake Hamilton Gifted and Talented students have been offered virtual and onsite opportunities this year. The students chose a project related to their own interests. The sixth grade group (pictured) chose to compete in the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S.) project sponsored by Arkansas Capital Corporation. The Y.E.S. competition is a project where students write a business plan, create a product, and explain how to produce, sell and promote their product. This group of students chose to start a business called Split Snack. It is a plastic bag to hold more than one snack. They also researched plastic waste and how their product may help in slowing waste. Each year at the Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education conference the winners of the competition display their products. Students pictured (L-R): Eli McCain, Kline Carson, Myers Manatt, Lily Pielemeier, Jacey Mullenix #LHWolfNation

BOWLING WOLVES The Lake Hamilton High School bowling teams recently finished their regular season with overall wins. The boys finished the season 9-3 and the girls finished their season 6-3-1. During the conference tournament on February 3, the girls finished in 3rd place and the boys in 5th. Both teams qualified for the state tournament which was held at Hijinx in Jonesboro on February 26. Daley Young had 567 pins in conference making him All-Conference for the boys. Ally Ross (437) and McKensie Boyer-Orrell (427) received All-Conference for the girls. Boys Varsity Bowling Team: Daley Young Darian Presley David Cofar Ethan Morris Ethan Nash Josh Iuhasz Keegan Ireland Kody Weisel Landen Solsby Girls Varsity Bowling Team: Ally Ross Breanna Nash Catriona Morcan Julianna Treece Kennedy Roberts Larissa Ellingson Madison Cole McKensie Boyer-Orrell Mikiah Sena #LHWolfNation

21-22 PRE-K APPLICATION The Lake Hamilton Pre-K is accepting applications for the 2021-22 school year. Children must be 4 by August 1, 2021. All applications must be completed online at this link: http://lhsd.info/21-22-Pre-K-Application Please call the Dawson Educational Cooperative at 870-246-1450 with any questions. #LHWolfNation

STAFF SHOUTOUT Each day, we will share a staff shoutout that's been received by the district. Each staff member that receives a staff shoutout submission receives a "staff shoutout card" with the message. You can submit a staff shoutout by clicking this link: https://lhsd.info/Staff-ShoutOuts Today, the staff shoutout is to Danna Rhodes at the primary school: "Mrs. Rhodes has been a blessing for myself and my son this school year. I am happy to know that he is well loved and cared for throughout the school day as well as being pushed academically to grow and learn. Mrs. Rhodes has been great this school year and we are very thankful she is apart of Greyson's life! Thank you for all you do Mrs. Rhodes!" -Emalee Jones (LHPS Parent) #LHWolfNation

COMPUTER SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION The Lake Hamilton Chapter of the National Computer Science Honor Society inducted 24 new members on February 24, 2021. The purpose of the Society is to create thriving environments for success in computer science in the school community by encouraging students’ enthusiasm, honoring academic excellence, and promoting service. These students were selected based upon their scholastic records and their exceptional performance in computer science. Pictured: Back row (current members): Colleen Miller (President), Kendall House (Webmaster), Conner Bell, Ethan Smith (Vice-President), Garrett Horton, Jeffrey Cable (Treasurer), Justin Mason (Secretary). Front row (newly inducted members): Kain Martin, Grant Tinney, Maddox Porter, Madison Louton, Callie Stoker, Abby Chuang, Ainsley Louton, Kaden Mays, Rylan Kincannon, Miguel Phillips, Susy Rios, Nathan Miller, Kaylee Altamirano, Bethany Pack, Sarah Humphries, LeiAnna Netterville, Karli Fountain, Sage Mooney, Jedediah DeWebber. Not pictured: Riley Harris, Alli Primm, Peyton Speas, Evan Welch, Devon Wardwell. Check out the induction ceremony here: https://youtu.be/8JGoqwPxAis #LHWolfNation

THROWBACK THURSDAY The #ThrowBackThursday for today is from 1959. Check out the senior class officers: President Michael Buttrum, Vice-President Joy Sanders, Secretary Kay Volentine, Treasurer Joann Diggs, Reporter Virgil Newman. #LHWolfNation

STAFF SHOUTOUT Each day, we will share a staff shoutout that's been received by the district. Each staff member that receives a staff shoutout submission receives a "staff shoutout card" with the message. You can submit a staff shoutout by clicking this link: https://lhsd.info/Staff-ShoutOuts Today, the staff shoutout is to Ryan Jones: "We would like to give a shout out to one of our district Mental Health Professionals at Lake Hamilton, Ryan Jones! Ryan's years of experience working in the mental health field before coming to Lake Hamilton is invaluable to school counselors in our district. He is always so willing to help in any situation that arises. His knowledge and calming presence of what to do in any situation is appreciated now more than ever. We are very thankful to work with Ryan!" -Vicki Doss & Katelyn Taylor (LHMS Counselors) #LHWolfNation

A.C.E. AWARD WINNERS FOR JANUARY Lake Hamilton Middle School has announced the students and staff selected for the January A.C.E. award. The students and staff were nominated by the LHMS faculty for exemplifying a great attitude, character, and enthusiasm for learning. 6th Grade: Andrew Stricklin, Castyn Chapman 7th Grade: Joselyn Diaz (Not Pictured), Jayce Rudder Staff: Dedra Robinson, Stacie Beard #LHWolfNation

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Congratulations to the Lake Hamilton Junior High boys basketball team on finishing their season undefeated, 17 - 0, and winning the conference championship! Go Wolves! #LHWolfNation