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- May 11 C-Mites at LMHS
- May 13 HSA Meeting 7:30 PM
- May 20 Instrumental Concert Part I
- May 21 Instrumental Concert Part II
- May 23 HALF DAY
- May 26 SCHOOLS CLOSED
HSA Meeting/Board Elections
The final HSA meeting is May 13 at 7:30 pm in the BCMS Library.
The HSA Board for 2008-2009 will be elected at this meeting.
Next year's HSA Board slate is:
- Presidents: Sue Kane, Felicia Bloom and Jim McCarthy
- Secretary: Jim McCarthy
- Treasurer: Bob Levitt
- Vice Presidents:
- 8th grade - Sharon Dion , Nina Kitinck
- 7th grade - Sandi Kirschner, Lynn Thames
- 6th grade - Jodi Silow, Randy Rapkin
Reminder to Parents of BCMS 8th Graders attending LMHS
By now you should have received your orange LMHS School Directory (Buzz Book) form in the mail. Please return the form ASAP. LMHS needs to have a signed form on file even if the information you received is correct. Please contact Lynn Thames (lynn@lynnthames.com) or Eileen Harris (eileenharris@comcast.net) if you have any questions.
We cannot print your child's information in the directory without a signed form on file. This form is good until your child graduates. You only have to do this once!
If you have older siblings at LMHS, please check your old information for accuracy. Current LMHS student entries will remain the same unless we hear otherwise.
Update Your Emergency Contact Information
If you have changed your cell phone numbers, emergency contacts, etc., please make sure to update your emergency information. All updates should be sent to Diana Gagliardi, the attendance clerk at BCMS,at gagliad@lmsd.org.
Redistricting Information
There will be four community engagement meetings regarding upcoming redisctriciting. All are welcome to attend any of the meetings to share in the process. Information can also be accessed thru the school district website lmsd.org.
- Thursday, May 29, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM -- Lower Merion Academy Building
- Sunday, June 8, 2 PM - 4 PM -- Welsh Valley Middle School Cafeteria
- Monday, June 9, 7 PM - 9 PM -- Lower Merion High School Cafeteria
- Tuesday, June 10, 7 PM - 9 PM -- Harriton High School Cafeteria
Attention 8th Grade Boys interested in LMHS Football -- Meeting May 13
Attention 8th grade boys interested in playing Football next year for Lower Merion: Please join us on Tuesday, May 13th at 7:00pm at Lower Merion High School in Room 106 to meet the Coaches to answer any questions and get some important information about the summer schedule and the 2008 season. Parents are welcome.
8th Grade Parents Needed for Promotion Dance
The 8th Grade Promotion Dance
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
7:30 to 9:30pm
Parent chaperones and food and drink donations are needed to make the dance a success. We need enough food for 255 kids! We hope to have a good assortment so we do not need enough of every single item for 255 kids.
Here is what we need:
- · Vegetables and dip (2 trays)
- · Sliced fruit; cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberries (3 trays)
- · Cheese & crackers (2 trays)
- · Extra large bags of potato chips (2 bags)
- · Large bag of pretzels
- · Large bag of cheese balls
- · Large bag of pita chips
- · Assortment of cookies and brownies
- · 4 Cases of plastic water bottles (small size, not large to cut down on waste)
- · 2 Cases of ice tea boxes
- · 2 Cases of lemonade boxes
- · 2 liter soda; pepsi, coke, diet, sunkist, ginger ale, club soda
- · 30 PARENT CHAPERONES!
Please contact Amy Horn at aream5@comcast.net or 610-667-7023, to donate any of the above items or if you are willing to chaperone the night of the dance.
Thank you in advance for your support and for making this last dance for our 8th graders one they will remember.
Performer to Brings Young Teens and
Their Parents Together
May 20, 7-9 PM at Penn Valley
"Why don't they hear us?" It's a question teens ask about their parents, as much as parents ask it about their teens. And on May 20, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, that - and many other important questions - will be addressed in a fun yet provocative way by Michael Fowlin, who brings his exciting one-man interactive show to the Penn Valley Elementary School auditorium.
Sponsored by the Lower Merion Narberth Community Coalition, the interactive performance promises to live up to Michael Fowlin's long history of reviews that describe him being enjoyable, funny, spellbinding and someone who knows how people want to be treated.
This free event is for 5th- 9th graders and their families. For more information contact the Lower Merion Narberth Community Coalition at 610 527-8731 or info@lmncc.org.
LMHS Groundbreaking May 23
Please mark your calendars to attend the Friday, May 23, 2008 Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Lower Merion High School (see the attached invitation). Please feel free to share this invitation with those you feel would be interested in attending the Groundbreaking.
The ceremony will begin at 10 AM on Arnold Field and will feature remarks by school and project officials, performances by LMHS students and the presentation of a time capsule. The project is the culmination of nearly a decade of community conversations and has been driven by the recommendations of a community advisory committee. The new school is expected to open for the 2010-11 school year and will be located behind the existing facility.
The new LMHS boasts a high performance, environmentally-sensitive design. "Green" features will include the use of recycled stormwater, enhanced energy performance and daylight harvesting. Facilities highlights include one gymnasium, an 850-seat theatre, lecture room with tiered seating, library/multi-media center and fully-integrated technology.
Sitework has already begun on campus. The operations building and bus garage (located behind Pennypacker Field) have been demolished and a temporary staff parking lot has been completed adjacent to the football stadium on Arnold Field. Buses have been moved off-site to various locations in Lower Merion Township. Once the new school is complete, students will vacate the old building and move into the new facility. The old building will then be demolished and the parking lot on Arnold Field will be converted back to fields. The only existing structure that will remain on campus is the "A" building which houses administrative offices, classrooms and the Down's Gym.
If you have any questions regarding the groundbreaking ceremony, high school construction and/or to get involved in supporting the new facility, please email capitalcomments@lmsd.org
LMHS Field Hockey Clinic May 31
Open to Girls in Grades 6, 7 and 8
All 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls are invited to attend Lower Merion Varsity Girls' Field Hockey Team's Clinic to be held on Saturday, May 31st from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Lower Merion's turf field. Come and play with the varsity girl's field hockey team and learn basic skills, fun tricks and ACES SPIRIT. You must register. The registration forms are available in the (WV) Main Office.
CSE Needs Your Help
The Committee for Special Education needs your help. Parents of students with an IEP, GIEP or 504 agreement are needed to attend 3 general meetings a year. Your input and insights are valuable in helping other parents. Please contact your HSA president or Pam Grossman PGAPEER@aol.com to volunteer as a representative for your school or to participate in a CSE committee.
Harriton Class of 2011 offering "Spirit Wear"
The Class of 2011 is offering "Spirit Wear" for sale. The sale will take place from April 21st through May 14th. There are shorts, polo shirts, wicking T-shirts, and three types of sweatpants available. For more information, pictures, and/or an order form go to Ms. Gehret's eboard. If you have any questions you can email Ms. Gehret at gehretm@lmsd.org. Show your school spirit by wearing it.
C-Mites Carnegie Mellon Workshops at LMHS on May 10
C-MITES, an elementary talent search program based at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce the third Weekend Workshop classes at LMHS on Saturday, May 10, 2007.
- Eight workshops are being offered for grades 1 - 8 and include the following topics:
- Mechatronic (Grades 5-7), Build a Robot (Grades 5-7),
- Python: An Introduction to Computer Programming (Grades 6-8),
- Math Tricks and Competitions (Grades 6-8).
Financial aid is available. The brochure can be found at: http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/pdfs/ww_lm_spring08.pdf and online registration at http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/ww.html. Please contact Ramaa Nathan (ramabin@yahoo.com) for information.
Box Tops For Education
Give us a dime of your time! Every Box Top counts!!!
Please keep saving, there is not much time left this school year. Every box top collected counts as money for our school. Just place your box tops in the big collection box in our school library. Our final mailing will be sent out in June.
http://www.boxtops4education.com/Downloads/Global/products.pdf
Alex's Lemonade Stand June 7 at
Penn Wynne Elementary School
Saturday June 7 from 10 AM until 4PM at Penn Wynne Elementary School. Country Time Lemonde will be matching all donations up to $25,000.
Join us for music, games, crafts, races on
the lawn, lots of refreshing lemonade,
butterfly release and more!
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