Lake Hamilton Junior High

FINALISTS | TECH FOR GOOD COMPETITION Congratulations to Lake Hamilton Junior High students, Maddox Porter and Sarah Humphries, for being selected as finalists in the state Tech for Good competition. The students were presented with the problem of food insecurity in Arkansas and worked to create technology to solve the problem. Sarah and Maddox presented to over 100 8th grade girls across Arkansas during the virtual competition through a live platform. Sarah was the winner of the competition, and both girls were the youngest finalists in the state. Congratulations! #LHWolfNation

LHJH | ACT ASPIRE TESTING INFORMATION All junior high students (onsite and virtual) will take the ACT Aspire Tests on campus in April. While one grade is testing, the other grade will be off-campus learning virtually. Please visit the following link for specific testing information and testing dates: http://lhsd.info/LHJH-ACT-Aspire-Info #LHWolfNation

FIRST FRIDAY | SPONSORED BY ARVEST BANK The Lake Hamilton School District would like to thank Arvest Bank, a Partner in Education, for sponsoring the "First Friday" staff treat today! All of our employees enjoyed pizza! Does your business or organization want to partner with the LHSD? Fill out an application here: https://lhsd.info/PartnerApplication #LHWolfNation

LHHS | GOLF TRYOUTS Incoming 9 - 12th grade students interested in trying out for the golf team for the fall of 2021 should contact brandi.higginbotham@lhwolves.net for more information.   #LHWolfNation

THROW BACK THURSDAY Did you know the Lake Hamilton Primary School building opened 20 years ago? Our #ThrowBackThursday for this week is from 2001. Pictured is Martha Nolan's class looking on as the signage was placed on the building. #LHWolfNation

VACCINE INTEREST SURVEY Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that all Arkansans age 16 and above are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. The Lake Hamilton School District is looking to host a free, voluntary, on-site vaccination clinic for all parents of LHSD students and students age 16 and older. The District will use this survey (https://lhsd.info/Vaccine-Interest-Survey) to gauge how many of our parents and students (16 and older) would like to be vaccinated if an on-site option was scheduled. Please fill out the survey if you and/or your student (16 or older) would be interested in getting the COVID-19 vaccine at an on-site clinic held at Lake Hamilton. Please note: Any student that is 16 or 17 years of age must have a parent/guardian present in order to receive the vaccine. Students who are 18 years or older may receive the vaccine without a parent/guardian present. This is not a registration form for the vaccine. This is an interest survey. The deadline to complete the interest survey is Monday, April 5, 2021. Depending on the response, the District will work to schedule an on-site clinic for those that are interested in the very near future. #LHWolfNation

LITERATURE CIRCLES 8th grade students in Mrs. McCullah's classes visited the library and did a little speed dating with books. Students spent 6 minutes getting to know their book. They continued to rotate every 6 minutes and at the end they got to choose which book that they would like to take home. #LHWolfNation #LoveOfReading #LHJH

NOW HIRING | FOOD SERVICE WORKER Chartwells K12 is now hiring for 2 full-time food service worker positions for the Lake Hamilton School District. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD, disability insurance, retirement plan, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, and discount marketplace. Visit the link to apply: http://lhsd.info/Chartwells-Food-Service Contact Aaron Tipken, LHSD Director of Dining Services / Chartwells K12, for more information at aaron.tipken@lhwolves.net or 501.463.5414 #LHWolfNation

TRACK MEET CANCELED The junior high track meet scheduled for this afternoon at Lakeside has been canceled. #LHWolfNation

COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS CONTINUE Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that he has lifted the state's mask mandate. At the March school board meeting, the possibility of this happening was discussed. For many reasons, it was recommended to continue all COVID-19 safety precautions through the end of the school year. The Lake Hamilton School District Board of Education will consider an official mask policy during the April board meeting. Until that time, the Lake Hamilton School District will continue its current practice of requiring teachers, students, and visitors to wear masks in all schools and district facilities. Social distancing will also be continued. Our COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including the mask mandate, have allowed us to keep our schools open. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance stating proper mask-wearing may now prevent individuals from being identified as close contacts in K-12 schools that have implemented a mask mandate. This means that if both individuals at school – the person diagnosed with COVID-19 and the person exposed to the positive case – have masks on and are wearing them correctly, the individual exposed does not need to quarantine. Arkansas Department of Education Secretary, Johnny Key, announced today that Arkansas schools will follow the updated guidance released by the CDC. The updated guidance will have a significant impact on reducing the number of students who must quarantine and will be a serve as an additional incentive for proper mask-wearing. With the end of the school year less than ten weeks away, the Lake Hamilton School District will continue focusing on educating our students while maintaining a safe teaching and learning environment. It is our hope that #LHWolfNation supports our safety efforts in order to finish our school year strong.

SCHOOL CHOICE School choice applications are now being accepted for the 2021-22 school year. All applications must be filed in the non-resident district or postmarked no later than July 1, 2021. Applications may be filled out online ( https://lhsd.info/School-Choice-21-22 ) or by printing a paper copy and mailing to: Lake Hamilton School District, Attn: Laura Young, 205 Wolf Street, Pearcy, AR 71964. #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 Shelly Wheeler at the junior high: "She is one of the main reasons I show up everyday and she makes her class fun! She’s super sweet and an amazing person!" - Shelby Book (LHJH Student) #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS: MARCH 29 - APRIL 3, 2021 Check out what's going on in #LHWolfNation this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755977

SPRING BREAK All Lake Hamilton School District buildings and offices will be closed March 22 - 26 for spring break.  School will resume for students and staff on Monday, March 29, 2021. Enjoy your break #LHWolfNation! 

SHARE YOUR REASON WHY Have you received the COVID-19 vaccine? If so - use our template (https://lhsd.info/COVID-Vaccine-Sign) to share your reason for being vaccinated! We'd love to share your reason with others on our social media sites! Upload a picture of yourself holding the sign at this link: https://lhsd.info/LHSD-Photo-Upload #LHWolfNation

CHESS RESULTS The Lake Hamilton Junior High chess team recently finished 3rd in the state regional tournament. 40 students participated in the virtual tournament with team standings determined by the top four players on each team. The Lake Hamilton High School chess team recently placed 9th out of 20 teams and 86 students in the state regional tournament. #LHWolfNation #LHWolfNation

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR FINALIST Lake Hamilton Junior High computer science teacher, Ashley Kincannon, has been selected as a finalist for the 2021 Computer Science Educator of the Year award. The Arkansas Department of Education announced five educators that were selected as finalists. “The ADE Office of Computer Science received many quality applications,” Anthony Owen, the state director of Computer Science Education, said. “This year’s applications were some of the most competitive we have seen in the three years of this award. Unfortunately, our team could only select five, and we selected the educators who best demonstrated both a long-term and ongoing commitment to, passion for, and impact on computer science education in Arkansas and the nation. These educators have earned and deserve this recognition." The 2021 Arkansas Computer Science Educator of the Year Finalists are as follows: Carl Frank - Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Ashley Kincannon – Lake Hamilton Junior High School (Lake Hamilton School District) Kimberly Raup – Conway High School (Conway School District) Stacy Reynolds – McGehee High School (McGehee School District) Lauren Taylor - Dardanelle High School (Dardanelle School District) Each finalist will receive a $2,500 award from the ADE Office of Computer Science. A panel of representatives from the ADE Computer Science Unit, the 2020 Arkansas Computer Science Educator of the Year, external industry leaders, and other education experts will review the finalists’ applications and select the 2021 Arkansas Computer Science Educator of the Year based on a rubric scoring system. The winner, who will be announced at a later date, will receive an additional $12,500 award. To learn more about the ADE Office of Computer Science Education, go to https://bit.ly/30Ngi56. #LHWolfNation

SUBMIT A STAFF SHOUTOUT Has one of our employees gone above and beyond to make your school year great? Share the love by submitting a staff shout out: https://lhsd.info/Staff-ShoutOuts #LHWolfNation

LAST CHANCE YEARBOOK REMINDER Tomorrow is the last day to order online to secure a yearbook for this year! Limited quantities will be available after that! To order your yearbook today, go to yearbookforever.com and type in Lake Hamilton Junior High. #LHJH #LHWolfNation #MakeItCount #Walsworth #Yearbook

CIVICS CLASS PARTICIPATES IN ANIMAL FARM BREAKOUT Students in Mrs. Barton's classes participated in an Animal Farm Breakout in the Library. Breakout EDU is an immersive learning games platform. Breakout games consist of a combination of physical and digital puzzle elements that must be solved in a set amount of time. Players are challenged to open the locked Breakout EDU box using critical thinking, collaboration and creativity. Teams of two had 30 minutes to breakout. #LHWolfNation #LHJH #MakeItCount #library #BreakoutEDU