Monthly Newsletter December 2016 Issue 5

Greetings Greyhound Nation, It is my hope that everyone had an enjoyable “Thanksgiving” break with family and friends. As you know, the month of December brings with it much joy and cheer, as we prepare for the upcoming holiday season. It also marks the end of the first semester. This month is filled with many exciting events and activities, starting with High School “Spirit Week,” which culminates with our Homecoming dance on Saturday, December 3rd. Our Performing Arts Department will also be showcasing their musical talents this month during their annual winter concerts. Please be sure to review the calendar for dates and times. You don’t want to miss any of these performances. Also note that semester exams will start on December 9th and go through December 16th.

On November 30th, LPA hosted the Chamber of Commerce Education and Business Breakfast. Approximately 40 members from local agencies and businesses participated in the event. Members toured our high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes and received a firsthand look at how our students prepare for industry certification(s) and become career ready.

Three seniors committed to colleges/universities during “National Signing Week” on November 9th. They are: Caleb Pottorff, Track and Cross Country at Florida State University; Joseph Stubbs, Baseball at Indian River State College; and Madison Walsh, Softball at Lander University, South Carolina. Way to go Greyhounds!!!

We also have exciting “Staffulty” news! Four staff members have been selected by their peers to represent LPA in the 2016-2017 SLPS Employee Recognition Program. They are as follows:

Mr. John Steeve Louidor /French Teacher: Outstanding First Year Teacher; Ms. Annie Simmons /Cafeteria Manager: School Related Employee of the Year; Ms. Stephanie Gaskin/Reading Teacher: Distinguished Minority Educator Award; and Ms. Makeda Brome/Math Teacher: Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to all!!!

Lastly, congratulations are also in order for our Drama Department! Students performed extremely well at the District Thespian Festival hosted by Martin County High School. Troupe 6958 garnered 15 “Superior” ratings and will advance to the state festival in March 2017.

On behalf of the administrative team and the entire “Staffulty,” we want to wish all of our parents, students, stakeholders and community partners a safe and joyous holiday season.

“Happy Holidays,” “Merry Christmas,” “Feliz Navidad,” Happy Hanukah,” “Happy Kwanza,” “Joyeuz Noel” and “Milad Majid” from Lincoln Park Academy!

“One School; One Team; One Theme”

Sincerely,

Henry Sanabria

Principal

December brings great excitement with our holiday break right around the corner. With busy days ahead it is important to remain focused on the goal of academic excellence and finish the first semester well. DP juniors and seniors will focus on preparation for semester exams this month. Good luck to our IB Theatre seniors who have Theatre Research Presentations from December 1-12.

MYP teachers and students are preparing for semester exams as well. Our teachers use the MYP Global Contexts to encourage inquiry and concept based learning. Focusing instruction

using global contexts helps students develop an understanding of their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet through developmentally appropriate exploration. Our global context focus for December and January is Identities and Relationships. Students will use the theme to examine the nature of self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities as well as cultures; rights and responsibilities. This is the perfect season to interact with these concepts.

We are currently in the application period for eighth grade students who wish to participate in our LPA IB Diploma Program. Students who attended the SLC Attractor Program Night will be asking teachers for recommendations for their LPA IB application packet. Parents who missed the SLC Attractor Program Night in November can find information on the district website at stlucie.k12.fl.us/parents-students/. Look for Attractor Programs for additional details.

Finally, as we approach the end of 2016, be sure to celebrate the many successes from the fall semester and prepare for a well-deserved break that allows for both good times with friends and family and plenty of rest.

Kind regards,

Carol Kuhn

IB Coordinator

Young Floridian News Young Floridian Scholarship is an award to recognize outstanding seniors for achievement and service to their school and community. It is open to any high school senior who is a full-time legal resident of St. Lucie County.

Young Floridian recognizes achievement, leadership and character in the areas of art, athletics, career & technology, computer science/engineering & architecture, drama, foreign language, human services, journalism/communications, language arts, mathematics, music, science and social studies. The winners receive a $1000.00 scholarship paid to the college of their choice or a 2-year tuition scholarship to IRSC.

Young Floridian Scholarship Award applications are available in Ms. Reid’s Room 128 in the high school. The application packets will be due to Ms. Reid by Dec. 9 2016. Please stop by this week to pick up an application and learn more about this important scholarship.

International Baccalaureate News

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Happy Holidays! Seniors, be sure to complete your Bright Futures Scholarship application. The website is located at: www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org. Look for “State Grants, Scholarships Application, on the left hand side and click there. It will take you to the Bright Futures Scholarship. Click on the Student Application tab in the middle of the page, left hand side, and then click “Proceed to the Application.” You will need to complete the Financial Aid Application as well and that can be found at https://fafsa.ed.gov/. The deadline to apply for financial aid for most Florida colleges is December 1st, so be sure to check the due date for the college you are planning to attend.

As we are approaching the close of first semester, please be sure you are prepared for semester exams, have turned in all assignments, and have completed first semester courses on Florida Virtual School, and Indian River State College. Please see your counselor if you are having any difficulties in completing the coursework.

Dual Enrollment students: Registration is open for the Spring 2017 semester, make your selections and see your counselor to obtain approval and signature.

The spring semester book check out will begin Friday, December 16th. The bookstore will close for the holidays starting Thursday, December 22- Friday, December 30.

Seniors: Check out the Guidance hallway for scholarship information, summer internships and more. You

may also check in Naviance (http://connection.naviance.com/lpa) for a list of scholarships as well. If you have been

accepted to a college, please bring acceptance letters to Mrs. Salvador, Guidance Clerk. We will be displaying your

name and the college you have been accepted to for all to celebrate with you. Please turn in all scholarship award

letters to Mr. Gray, Senior Sponsor.

An Important Note Bullying has been identified as a major concern by schools across the U.S.

Therefore, to reduce the bullying, we are encouraging parents to not only

talk with your children about bullying and expectations about behavior,

but also review the district’s policy on bullying. A Power Point

presentation is available for all parents to view on our school’s website at:

http//schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/lpa/. We encourage all parents to view this

presentation as it may answer many questions parents may have

regarding our response to bullying. However, should you have any

further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school.

Remember, together we can stop bullying. For additional information,

parents can look through the Student Code of Conduct as well, which is

available on the district website.

Guidance News

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Lincoln Park Academy will be holding a health screening on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Your child will be screened in

four different areas: Vision, Hearing, Body Mass Index and Scoliosis. If your child wears glasses or contacts, please

make sure they wear/bring them to the screening.

If you do not wish for your child to participate in the screening, please send a signed note to the clinic stating you

would like to decline the offered services. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact

Ms. Fishbein via phone at (772) 468-5479 or via email at Andrea.Fishbein@stlucieschools.org.

Stay Healthy!!!

11/28 - 12/02 HS Spirit Week

12/01 Chorus Winter Concert @ 6:030pm in the LPA Auditorium

12/01 - 12/09 Book Fair in the Media Center

12/03 Homecoming Dance @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm in the LPA Cafeteria

12/06 Orchestra Winter Concert @ 6:30pm in the LPA Auditorium

12/08 MS Winter Band Concert @ 6:30pm in the LPA Auditorium

12/13 HS Wind Symphony Winter Concert @ 6:30pm in the LPA Auditorium

12/16 Early Release

12/19 - 01/02/17 Holiday Break

The date for Prom 2017 has been set for Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm.

Location & details to be announced.

Clinic News

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Middle School Student of the Month:

Responsibility/Balanced

CONGRATULATORY NEWS

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6th Grade

Myrah Bracero

Sara Cheney

Eltaneia Francois

Jaylen Lestage

Joshua Mayberry

Emily Miklas

Reylee Moore

Wyatt McDaniel

Alexia McEwen

Nairobi McGriff

Aarya Patel

Valerie Truby

7th Grade

Kate Barcelona

Robert Baumgarten

Diana Bautista

Daphney Bellot

Talia Bock

Michael Carley

Cameron Cavanaugh

Gerardo Diaz

Dylan Geisz

Sophia Marrero

Alessandra Martinez

Mathew Mathew

Donald Smith

8th Grade

April Adams

Lizbeth Ayala

Ronaldo Bautista

Emmanuella Coupet

Grayson DiBernardo Cameron Fannin-Church

Ibrahim S. Gheit

Carli Israel

Saured Lopez

Austin Patrick

Amanda Prieto

Summer Rhodewalt

Layton Rivas

Nico Shafer

Kieran Yarberry

9th Grade

Athena Armah

Valerie Delgado

Katelyn Dorvilus

Ludjeena Gedeus

Preston Hipps

Hamza Khan

Chloe Padon

Bryan Quigley

Skyler Rhodewalt

Jacob Yannucci

10th Grade

Amira Barajas

Alexandra Drakjulich

Leaysha Duncan

Ryan Shea

11th Grade

Julia Eastman

Kaerah Lopez

12th Grade

Tyreece Bush

Carsen Corripio

Jordan Irizarry

Phoi Pham

Orchestra News

You are invited to the 1st Annual LPA Orchestra Winter Wonderland Silent Auction. Come out and

enjoy music from the Transiberian Orchestra performed by the Lincoln Park Academy Orchestras.

Help the students raise funds for our Heritage Festival Trip to Universal Studios!

Where: LPA Auditorium

When: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Time: Bidding begins at 6:00pm, concert begins at 6:30pm

Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students (with a student I.D.) and children. Get the best seats

in the house! Buy your tickets at www.lpaorch.org.

Media Center News

Parents & Families: we invite you to visit our Scholastic Book Fair and experience a celebration of reading that provides families the

opportunity to get involved in a universal mission: encouraging kids to read every day so they can lead better lives.

Reading is vital to every child’s success, and it’s the door opener to the 21st century for all children. Since there will never be a

substitute for a parent’s direct involvement in his/her child’s education, please make plans to visit our Book Fair. Hope to see you

there!

Where: LPA Media Center

When: December 1st thru December 9th

Time: Student’s shopping - 7:30am - 1:15pm

Parent’s shopping - 7:00am - 7:30am

1:30pm - 2:00pm

We will be open December 1st from 5:00pm - 6:00pm, just before the Winter Chorus Concert. Volunteers are needed for cashier

and monitoring.

Box Top News

Lincoln Park Academy is collecting box tops once again this year. “Box Tops for Education” is a program

that has been around since 1966. Schools across the country have earned over half a billion dollars from

Box Tops to by whatever they may need.

Our school’s goal this year is $2,000.00. Each box top is worth 10 cents. Please place the box tops in a

baggie with your students 7th period teacher’s name on the baggie. Your child can drop the baggies off at

the Middle School or High School office.

Happy clipping!!!

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Date December Testing Schedule

12/5 - 12/16/16 Semester Exams

12/07 - 1/04/17 MS & HS Assessments

12/09/16 Semester 1 Exam: 3rd period

12/12/16 Semester 1 Exams: 2nd & 6th period

12/13/16 Semester 1 Exams: 1st & 5th periods (Makeups)

12/14/16 Semester 1 Exams: 4th & 7th periods, part 1

12/15/16 Semester 1 Exams: 7th period, part II

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Athletic News

Our Fall athletic teams performed very well and had many accomplishments. Please see the team and individual excellence

along with the team GPA’s:

District Winners: Girls Bowling

Boys Bowling (High Score Honors - Kenny Merrick)

Cross Country (Individual Honors - Caleb Pottorff)

Girls Golf

Volleyball

District Runner-Ups: Boys Swim & Dive

Girls Cross Country

Regional Winners: Boys Swimming Team

Cross Country Individual Honors - Caleb Pottorff

Diving - Johnathon Geraghty

State Winners: The only perfect 300 game of the State Finals - Kenny Merrick

Cross Country States - Caleb Pottorff

2nd Place - Girls Bowling

2nd place in diving - Jonathon Geraghty

4th place in the 100 Breast Stroke - Kayla Glennon

5th place in the 50 Freestyle - Shannon Wright

5th Place - Girls 200 Meter Freestyle

5th Place - Boys 200 Meter Freestyle

Senior Signing: Caleb Pottorff - Track & Cross Country at FSU

Joseph Stubbs - Baseball @ IRSC

Madison Walsh - Softball @ Lander University in South Carolina

Team GPA’s: Girls Cross Country 3.843

Girls Swim & Dive 3.673

Boys Cross Country 3.586

Boys Swim & Dive 3.505

Boys Golf 3.501

Volleyball 3.351

Girls Golf 3.20

Girls Bowling 3.038

Boys Bowling 2.597

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Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat1 Orange Day 2 Black Day 3

Homecoming Dance

Chorus Winter Concert

BS vs. Viera Var @ 6pm

GS vs. Viera Var @ 6pm BB vs. TCHS @ 4:30/6pm GB @ Holy Trinity 2:30/4pm

4 5 Orange Day 6 Black Day 7 Orange Day 8 Black Day 9 Orange Day 10MS Winter Band Concert

Orchestra Winter Concert

BB vs FP Central @ 4:30/6pm GS vs Martin Co JV 5pm

BS vs. Martin Co. Var @ 5pm BB @ Sebastian 5:30/7pm GS vs Somerset Var 5pm

GS @ SLWC 5:00/7pm So County GS vs. TCHS JV/Var 4pm GB vs Vero Beach @ 4:30/6pm BB vs S. Fork @ 5:30/7pm

11 12 Black Day 13 Orange Day 14 Black Day 15 Orange Day 16 Black Day 17

HS Wind Symphony Concert Early Release

GS vs FP Central JV/Var 3:30

GB vs SLWC 4:30/6pm GB @ Westwood @ 4:30/6pm BB @ Clewiston @ 6:00/7:30pm

BB @ Westwood 4:30/6pm GS @ Jensen Beach @ 5:00/7pm BS @ Westwood Var 3:30pm

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GB Christmas Tour/Tampa GB Christmas Tour/Tampa GB Christmas Tour/Tampa

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BB/ Boys Basketball GB/ Girls Basketball BS/ Boys Soccer GS/ Girls Soccer **All "home" soccer games are played at Lawnwood

December 2016