LouisvillePublicSchoolsMiddleSchool/HighSchoolNewsletter

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ImportantDates• February4,2019ParentTeacherConferences• February6,2019ParentTeacherConferences• February8,2019NoSchoolMissionStatement“LouisvillePublicSchoolstaff,families,andcommunityarededicatedtotheintellectual,emotional,physicalgrowth,andsafetyofourstudents.”Visionstatement“LouisvillePublicSchoolisaprogressivedistrictthatengagesacommunityoflearnersincollaborationtowardsexcellence.”BoardofEducationCindyOsterloh,President

JonSimon,VicePresident

AshleyChristiansen,Secretary

JohnWinkler,Treasurer

KaraHabrock,BoardMember

AndyMixan,BoardMember

The Schwartz Report – A note from Principal SchwartzLouisville High School and Louisville Middle School will be hosting parent teacher conferences February 4, 2019 and February 6, 2019 from 4:30-8:00 p.m. on both nights. The middle school conferences will be student led and the high school conferences will be a time to complete course registration for the 2019-2020 school year. This is for students who are currently in grades 9, 10, and 11. We do request that parents and students attend high school conferences together to ensure everyone is on the same page with scheduling. Your student’s advisor should have been in contact with you to set up a time to meet. Staff members will be available in between registration conferences if you need to speak with them about your student’s academic progress. They will post their scheduled conference times outside their classrooms. We look forward to seeing you next week.

ParentTeacherConferences February4,2019from4:30p.m.–8:00p.m.February6,2019from4:30p.m.–8:00p.m.

CareeRockitisComingtoLPSPleaseWelcomeRoloffConstruction!!Louisville Public School will be participating in the Greater Omaha Chamber "CareeRockit" on Wednesday, February 11, 2019!!

We are VERY excited to announce that Roloff Construction will be our host employer for Careerockit at Louisville Public School!! Students in grades 9-12 who are interested in learning more about engineering, architecture, and construction from Roloff Construction are welcome to attend this great opportunity!!

Mrs. Kara Habrock, who serves on our Louisville Public School Board of Education, is also the President and CEO of Roloff Construction. Mrs. Habrock and team will be educating students on engineering, architecture, and construction pathways. We are very fortunate and appreciate their time and effort to discuss these career options to our students!

What is "CareeRockit"? ~ "CareeRockit" is an initiative by the Greater Omaha Chamber. This initiative provides opportunity for community partners to connect with students and young adults to learn and gain knowledge about growing career options. In addition, Careerockit provides students an opportunity to gain insight into certain careers while allowing them to build connections with outside businesses.

Please Note ~ If your child(ren) are interested in learning more about engineering, architecture, and/or construction, please encourage them to attend CareeRockit at Louisville Public School on Wednesday, February 11, 2019 - 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in our Professional Development Room.

Students who are interested in participating in CareeRockit must have a signed consent from parents. Consent waivers are located in the high school office.

If you have any questions and/or need further information about CareeRockit, please contact Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Finkey, or Mrs. Johnson.

GeographyBeeLouisville's National Geographic Bee took place on Wednesday, January 23rd. Two qualifying students from each grade, grades 4th through 8th, participated in the Bee. The qualifying contestants Aubrey Barry and Isaac Clements were from 4th grade, Will Caswell and Coltyn Larson from 5th grade, James Fosmer and Easton Fiala from 6th grade, Marissa Staben and Niklas Sorensen from 7th grade, and Katie Kerlik and Chase Savage from 8th grade. The competition lasted through several rounds until a third place was determined and the final two went to the championship round. The final results were Niklas Sorensen, 3rd place, Chase Savage, 2nd place, and Marissa Staben, 1st place. Marissa Staben took the online state qualifying test towards the end of January. We will find out later this spring whether Marissa has made it to the next level of competition. GuidanceInformationOn Monday February 4th LPS will be holding a College Fair in the commons running in conjunction with Parent Teacher Conference. Local colleges as well as Military branches will be in attendance to give you a look into their programs. We are planning for them to begin at 4:30 and continue until 8:00. Some reps might need to leave a little early. Please contact Mr. Finkey with any questions. Schools intending to be in attendance are: UNL, UNO, IWCC, Hastings, Northeast CC, Doane University, UNK, College of St. Mary, Chadron State, Nebraska Methodist College, Wayne State and the Army National Guard and Air National Guard LibraryHostsBookFairAll School Scholastic Book Fair

Saturday, February 2, 2019 Sneak Preview @ Youth Wrestling 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. By the Concessions Stand Regular Hours in the

Learning Commons (A.K.A. High School Library) Monday & Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. during Parent Teacher Conferences Tuesday & Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday Closed NO SCHOOL Shop online until Feb 9, 2019 go to www.lpslions.org for the link.

SpeechTeamNewsThe speech team had a very successful January after missing a meet due to weather. The team won the Columbus Scotus Shamrock Invite on January 19th, defeating Shelby Rising City by 6 points. Every student medaled for Louisville this day in 15 entries. On January 26th, the school hosted the third annual Louisville Speech Invite, and it was the largest yet with 17 schools. The team won the meet by 26 points, and 18 of the total 25 entries were in finals. The following individuals represented Louisville during awards at those two meets (multiple placings in parentheses): Peyton Banks (5), Jade Biesterfeld (3), Julian Covington (2), Annika Covington, Haleigh Diltz, Fabian Fassl, Diana Geditz, Sophie Habrock (3), Meagan Hay (4), Chloe Hibler, William Jones, McKenna Jones (2), Parker Manley (2), Casey Mason (3), Madison Nolte, Reiley Reed, Sarah Riha (2), Leandra Rodriguez (2), Michael Rupp (4), Drake Sayre (2), and Max Yarnell (2). The team has a busy February ahead including a trip to Crete, two trips to David City, and the conference meet at Weeping Water. ActivitiesDirectorReport~Mr.GeiseIt's hard to believe that February is here and the winter seasons are winding down. Where has the time gone? Our kids are working hard and doing great! The wrestling team competed in another successful Louisville Invite and wrestled well in a very tough field of competition. The district meet is in Battle Creek on February 8th and 9th. We’re looking forward to a strong finish to the season. The basketball teams started ECNC tournament action this week. The girls are playing for a conference championship and have continued to be ranked throughout the season. Both teams are working hard, preparing for district competition at Weeping Water. Times have not been released. Best of luck to the basketball teams! The speech team is off to a great start as well. They hosted their 3rd Annual Louisville Speech Meet on January 26th and won the team championship. The meet was excellent and the students competed well. ECNC will be held February 20th in Weeping Water and Districts will be held on March 11th in David City. Best of luck to the students and coaches. The cheer and dance team members are big supporters

of all our programs! Both teams will be competing at the state cheer and dance competition in Grand Island on Saturday, February 16th. Best of luck and thanks for your support of our programs! • The school remains busy with our youth basketball

teams and youth wrestlers working hard. A huge thanks to all the volunteer coaches and high school coaches that put in extra time to improve our programs.

• Thank you to all the Booster officers and all

Booster members. We are fortunate to have such strong support!

MiddleSchoolNewsMiddle School Dance - Friday, March 15, 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

SkillsUSAInformationThe next SkillsUSA blood drive will be Wednesday February, 27th on the bloodmobile, in front of the high school entrance. The blood drive will run from 10am till 4pm. Please stop into the high school office to setup a time to donate or contact Carsen Knott at caknott19@lpslions.org to schedule a time.

Students in the SkillsUSA class have completed their OSHA, (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 10-hour safety training. Students completed online training in the areas of construction, medical and general safety. Students completed the safety training though Career Safe Online. The goal of Career Safe Online is to advance and enhance OSHA’s outreach by providing every young worker with workplace safety training prior to taking their first job. The OSHA 10-hour safety training is a nationally recognized certification that students can put on a

resume and show employers that they understand workplace safety.

Important Future Dates:

Friday March 1st, 2019

The middle school East SkillsUSA conference will be held in Omaha. Students are able to compete in technical team problem solving, quiz bowl, applied math test, metric 500 racers and balsa wood bridge design and mouse trap racers & job skills demonstration. Registration is $25. Contact Ms. Kilmek for more information at aklimek@lpslions.org

Thursday April, 11th - Saturday April, 13th

The SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference will be held in Grand Island at Fonner Park & the Heartland Events Center. The deadline to register and pay is Wednesday February, 13th. Registration cost is $80. Hotel room costs will be calculated later. Payments can be cash or check made to Louisville SkillsUSA.

Class C Honor Band Wind Ensemble (Top Band) McKenna Jones Joe Sollberger Skylar Pollock Symphonic Band (Lower Band) Cassidy Niemoth Tessa Haecke Maia Johnson Shaynah Mathes Chloe Hibler Junior High Band Hannah Shera Marissa Staben Nate Sollberger Grant Warner Alumni Basketball Tournament Attention Louisville Alumni, it’s time to register for the 2019 Alumni Tournament. Please click on the link to register for this year’s tournament. https://goo.gl/forms/tAyi0h6HF8G58D2s1