Lake Hamilton School District

THROWBACK THURSDAY Our #ThrowBackThursday for today is from 1981. Lake Hamilton High School mathematics teacher, Mr. Allen, teaches using the chalkboard! With digital boards in use today, we've come a long way since the chalkboard! #LHWolfNation

SHARE YOUR BEST SNOW PICTURE Share your best snow picture with us for a chance to be featured on our social media pages (https://lhsd.info/LHSD-Photo-Upload)! We hope everyone is staying safe, warm, and making memories! #LHWolfNation

NO ONSITE INSTRUCTION Due to inclement weather, the Lake Hamilton School District will not hold onsite instruction Wednesday - Friday, February 17 - 19. These will be virtual learning days for students and staff. Students and parents should log in and check their Seesaw or Canvas account for assignments and specific classroom instructions. Please contact your child's teacher(s) if you have any questions pertaining to virtual assignments and/or lessons. #LHWolfNation

VIRTUAL JOB FAIR Are you a certified teacher (K-12), special education teacher, or bus driver? Are you interesting in being part of the Lake Hamilton School District? If so - join us for the Lake Hamilton Virtual Job Fair on Thursday, March 18! Registration information can be found at this link: http://lhsd.info/Virtual-Job-Fair-Registration-2021 The deadline to register is Friday, March, 5. #LHWolfNation

BOARD MEETING POST-PONED The Lake Hamilton School District Board Meeting originally scheduled for Monday, February 15, has been moved to Monday, February 22. The meeting will be held in the Lake Hamilton High School cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. #LHWolfNation

JUNIOR BASKETBALL CANCELLED FOR MONDAY The junior high basketball games scheduled for Monday evening, February 15, 2021, have been cancelled. #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS: February 15 - 20, 2021 Check out what's happening in #LHWolfNaton this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755933

WINTER WEATHER COMMUNICATION With the possibility of winter weather next week, check out the following link to see how the LHSD will communicate any changes to the normal school schedule: http://lhsd.info/Winter-Weather-Communication #LHWolfNation

SPORTS HALL OF FAME BANQUET TICKETS ON SALE The Lake Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame Committee has selected 5 individuals to induct into the Lake Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The banquet and induction ceremony will take place on Friday, February 19, in the Lake Hamilton High School Cafeteria at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available online (https://lhsd.info/Sports-HOF-Tickets) for $15 per person and include the banquet, dinner, and admission to the basketball game. Tickets to the banquet will not be available at the door. All tickets must be purchased by 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 15, 2021. Congratulations to the Class of 2021 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees: Meredith Heckel LaRue, Ethan Turpen, Matt Wait, Jessica Weatherford, and John Welch. *All COVID-19 directives will be followed at the banquet, dinner, and basketball game. #LHWolfNation

MITCH PETRUS AWARD Lake Hamilton High School senior, Destin Rhodes, was recently awarded the Mitch Petrus Award. Destin appeared on Fox16 to receive the award. Sue and Phil Petrus, parents of Mitch Petrus, joined the broadcast via video conference to offer their congratulations and announce that Destin would receive scholarship money associated with the award. Mitch Petrus passed away in 2019 of a heat stroke. The Mitch Petrus Award goes to a high school football player each year that best represents Mitch's characteristics. #LHWolfNation

ALL STATE BAND Eight Lake Hamilton High School Power Band of Arkansas students have been selected for the Arkansas All-State band. The students competed for individual placement in the Region 2 Honor Band this past December. The highest-scoring students in each region qualified to audition for the Arkansas All-State band. All-State is the highest honor an individual musician can earn in Arkansas. Matt Shirey-Alto Saxophone Lorelei Hand-Tenor Saxophone Kaden Manley-Tenor Trombone Payton Winfrey-Tenor Trombone Dylan Denham-Ehuponium & Jazz Trombone Chase Merritt-Euphonium Alexis Ogilvie-Percussion Nathan Miller-Percussion. #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 Tara West at the high school: "Coach West has made a positive impact on my daughter's life. She encourages her daily. She has helped her develop a positive self-image and gain self-confidence. Thank you Coach West for all that you have done and continue to do!" -Emily Smeltzer (LHHS Parent) #LHWolfNation

SENIOR HIGH BASKETBALL INFORMATION Friday, February 12: The teams will host Hot Springs. Senior night festivities will begin at 5:45 p.m. Senior girls will play at 6:00 p.m. followed by the senior boys. The JV game has been cancelled. Saturday, February 13: The teams will host Pine Bluff. Senior girls will begin at 5:00 p.m. followed by the senior boys. Tickets available at this link: https://lhwolves.ticketleap.com/ #LHWolfNation

SANITIZER DONATION The Lake Hamilton School District would like to thank Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief for donating two pallets of hand sanitizer. #LHWolfNation

SWIMMING WOLVES HEADED TO CONFERENCE The Lake Hamilton Swimming Wolves recently competed in Russellville, placing 3rd, with the following top finishers: 1st in 200 IM and 500 Free: Ethan Smith 2nd in 500 Free: Peyton Speas 2nd in 200 Medley Relay: Colton Barentine, Ethan Smith, Aidan Qualls and Coby Qualls 2nd in 200 Free Relay: Ethan Smith, Colton Barentine, Zeke McCain, Aidan Qualls 3rd in 100 Fly and 100 Free: Aidan Qualls 4th in 100 Breast: Coby Qualls 5th in 50 Free: Michaella Morris Congratulations to the following swimmers that have made state qualifying times: Ethan Smith Aidan Qualls Coby Qualls Zeke McCain Colton Barentine Peyton Speas The team will compete in Russellville this Saturday at the 5A South Conference Meet and the 5A State Swim Meet on February 27th. #LHWolfNation

CUB CLUB Lake Hamilton Primary School has announced the kindergarten students selected to the cub club for the month. These students were selected by their teacher for being a great student and an all-around awesome kid! Benton Wright, Laytyn Austin, Valeria Markle, Blakelyn Johnson, Ember Kiser, Aubrey Newell, Zoey Young, Carleigh Little, Lexi Parker, Aylin Hernandez-Santillan, Audree Brawdy, Croix Fendley, Declan Fisk, Amaia Navarro, Jack Floyd, William Ragsdale #LHWolfNation

GAME CANCELLED The 9th grade boys basketball game tonight at North Little Rock has been cancelled. #LHWolfNation

ALPHA PACK Lake Hamilton Primary School recently announced the 1st grade Alpha Pack students for the month. These students were selected by their teacher based on outstanding character and being an all-around awesome kid! Ember Leach, Pierre Hernandez, Emerson Mitchell, Sophia Vega, Jamerson Lawson, Sophia Hawley, Victoria Wells, Aaliyah Waller, Bragen Whittington, Colton Wildmon, Laiklin Bailey, Caige Stewart, Ayden Ayers, and Molly Murray. #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 Brenda Kilby at the intermediate school: "Nurse Brenda, You do so very much for not only our students and staff, but also for ALE and PBS. You are so very caring and compassionate to everyone. You work so very hard, seeing anywhere from 50 to 100 students every day! You bring so much love and kindness to our school! I'm so very fortunate to be able to call you my friend! With much love and respect." -Yvette Hill (LHIS Staff) #LHWolfNation

THROW BACK THURSDAY Our #ThrowBackThursday for this week comes from 1970. Pictured are Lake Hamilton High School students during their typewriting class. Who remembers learning to type on a typewriter in school? #LHWolfNation