Lake Hamilton School District

CLASSES RESUME ONSITE Onsite instruction will resume on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. We look forward to seeing all of our Lake Hamilton School District students and staff on campus! #LHWolfNation

NO ONSITE INSTRUCTION: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 The Lake Hamilton School District will not hold onsite instruction On Monday, February 22, 2021. The safety and security of our students and staff remain our top priority. Although the majority of main roads are clear, there are many side roads in the Lake Hamilton School District that remain unsafe for school buses. Monday will be a virtual learning day 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

CONFERENCE RUNNER-UP The Swimming Wolves recently competed at the 5A South Conference Meet. Congratulations to the boys team for bringing home the conference runner-up trophy and 6 gold medals. The Swimming Wolves will compete at the 5A State Meet on February 27th in Russellville. Check out the top finishers from the conference meet: 1st Place: Aidan Qualls: 500 Freestyle Ethan Smith: 200 Individual Medley, 100 Breaststroke 200 Free Relay: Aidan Qualls, Coby Qualls, Ethan Smith, Colton Barentine 400 Free Relay: Aidan Qualls, Zeke McCain, Peyton Speas, Ethan Smith 2nd Place: Zeke McCain: 200 Freestyle Aidan Qualls : 100 Backstroke 200 Freestyle Relay: Barentine, McCain, C. Qualls, P. Speas 3rd Place: Peyton Speas: 200 Freestyle Zeke McCain: 100 Fly 4th Place: Colton Barentine: 200 Individual Medley, 100 Backstroke Peyton Speas: 500 Freestyle Brooklyn Braughton: 50 Free Olivia Peilemeir: 100 Free 5th Place: Colby Qualls: 100 Breast Olivia Pielemier: 50 Free #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS: FEBRUARY 22 - 27, 2021 Check out what's happening in #LHWolfNation this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755949

COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPETITION Lake Hamilton High School computer science teacher, Karma Turner, had two teams of students participate in the #HighSchoolHack competition held at ASMSA on Saturday, February 13. #HighSchoolHack is an all day computer science competition for Arkansas high school students. The competition consists of a series of challenges/puzzles that focus on reverse engineering, cryptography, programming, pen testing, web vulnerabilities, forensics, and more. Over the course of the competition, participant teams work to find solutions and capture as many flags (and points) as possible before time runs out. #HighSchoolHack is designed to help participants develop knowledge in computer science and cyber security. Students pictured (R to L): (Standing)Nancy Altamirano, Madison Louton, Evan Welch, Colleen Miller, Justin Mason, Jeffrey Cable, Eli Fahad. (Kneeling): Devon Wardwell. #LHWolfNation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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