Spring Orchestra Concert this Thursday, May 15th, 7:30pm in the LHS Butler Lake Auditorium.

Music to be performed:
>Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Liszt
>Adagietto from "L'Arlesienne Suite" by Bizet
>Violin Concerto No.1, Finale by Bruch
>Inner Demons by Stacy Garrop
>String Symphony in e minor by Mendelssohn
>Choreography by Dello Joio

The evening will feature senior concerto winner - Meredith Peacock and much more...

We will broadcast this concert online.

Click HERE to listen live!

Students taking AP tests should check AP CENTRAL (the bulletin board outside Room 156 – the G – Pe LST) for info and updates!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BRING TO THE TEST: Student ID, Pencils/pens, Calculator, as appropriate

DO NOT BRING: Cell Phones, Beverages, Snacks

To see the AP Test Schedule, open this document.

  2008 AP Test Schedule for Students.doc  [68.00 KB] 

If you’re confused about LUNCH during AP testing, open this document.

 LUNCH schedule.doc  [33.50 KB] 

The contractor for weed control and fertization will be on the Libertyville High School campus this Saturday, May 17, 2008 to do their semi-annual treatment.  

If you are sensitive to these treatments, please take the proper precautions.

Libertyville High School Certified School Nurse, Ms. Cam Traut, has been voted in as President-elect of the Illinois Association of School Nurses (IASN).  As president of the IASN Ms. Traut will play a major role in creating new goals for that organization.  The IASN strives to support school nurses in their mission to promote a healthy school community for all students.  Ms. Traut's Presidency will begin in the fall of 2009. 

Please refer to the following document in regards to the policies associated with our Final Exams. Included you will find the specific guidelines for the week and the daily test schedule. 

Final Exam Letter.doc 

Make sure to update your calendar! The Libertyville Awards Night has been changed to Tuesday, May 27th and the Honors Night has been changed to Wednesday, May 28th.

See you there!

Thank you to those who attended the event and for your support towards Africare and the ONE Campaign. Your help is already changing lives for those who suffer the most in this world. Thank you for your generous donations and your compassionate heart.

Throughout the duration of the event, there have been many great people who were a great deal of help.  We would like to especially thank:

Brad Swanson, Eric Maroscher, Jennifer Paul, Anne Malecki, Diana Gratz, Sandra Kruckman, Eli Kelly, Alice Leafblad, Chuck Beach, the Student Council Executive Board, Mayor Jeffrey Harger, Congressman Mark Kirk, Annisa Wanat, Nicole Eley, Honey Cruz, Pioneer Press, News Sun, ONE Benefit Concert committee volunteers, the LHS Building & Grounds staff, and Parent Cat Volunteers.

Thank you all so much! Your kind hearts and compassionate commitments made this event a great success.

Prom season is upon us, and the Libertyville High School SPARK and ACE clubs will be conducting a "Silent Protest" before school on Thursday, May 15 from 6:30 a.m. until 7:40 a.m. on the sidewalk along Route 176.  The students are not protesting prom, but rather they will be "picketing" the unhealthy and risk-taking behavior that often surrounds prom weekend.  Picket signs at the protest will include such messages as, “ Taking the keys isn't enough,” “Prom is about the dance,” and “Let’s be safe this prom.”

The Student Assistance Program (SAP) Team, in conjunction with the Libertyville Police Department, will have a crashed car in front of the baseball field at the entrance to LHS on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16.  A sign near the car will say “17,000 people die each year from DUI’s.”

LHS seniors will also attend an assembly on Friday, May 16 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. in the Auditorium.  Sharon Purdom, a flight for life nurse, will speak about how alcohol shatters lives.

“By hosting these activities, we are hoping to generate conversations between parents and their sons and daughters about safety and prom,” said LHS SAP Coordinator Nancy Dick.  “Prom does not have to equal drinking,” noted Dick.  “It’s about having fun and celebrating high school safely.”

Every LHS student is expected to fulfill the reading requirement for his or her grade level over the summer. Every student will complete an assignment in August based upon his or her reading experience. Books are available at local libraries, bookstores, and online. We hope you enjoy your summer reading!

Please open the following document to see what titles you may choose from.

Summer Reading List.doc

Each year our AP Physics C students take the qualifying exams for the United States Physics Team.  The students take a preliminary exam consisting of multiple-choice questions in early February.  This year more than 2800 students took this test nationwide.  Based on the results of this preliminary exam, 417 students nationwide were selected as quarterfinalists.  Three of our students qualified as quarterfinalists. The students are Lisa Branding, Margaret McCall, and Frank Yan.

In late February/early March, the quarterfinalists take a second exam in which they have 60 minutes to complete four open response problems.  Of the quarterfinalists, 158 students advanced to the semifinal exam.  Margaret McCall qualified as a semifinalist.

In mid-to-late March, semifinalists take two 90-minute exams, each consisting of rigorous open response questions.  These exams in conjunction with scores on the previous exams are used to determine the members of the U.S. Physics Team.  Twenty-four students will be selected from across the country for the team.  The twenty-four students will attend a one-week training camp in May.  Five students will be selected from the twenty-four to compete at the International Physics Olympiad in Hanoi, Vietnam in July.

Margaret McCall was invited to be a member of the 24 person U.S. Physics team.  This places Margaret among the best physics students in the country.  Unfortunately, due to irresolvable schedule conflicts Margaret will be unable to attend the training camps and had to decline the invitation.

 All quarterfinalists and semifinalists receive an award packet consisting of a certificate and other items.  More information is available at:  http://www.aapt.org/olympiad2008   

All AP Physics B and AP Physics C students take the AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) Physics Bowl test in April.  The test is a 40 question multiple-choice exam.  The top four scores in the school comprise the school score. 

Over 4000 students from approximately 175 schools nationwide took the exam this year.  The schools are divided into fifteen geographic regions.  Libertyville competes in the region consisting of all participating schools in Illinois and Iowa. 

On the 2008 test, our Physics B students, who compete in Division I-1st year students, received Second Place in our region! The Physics C students, who compete in Division II-2nd year students, received First Place in our region and Second Place in the Nation!  In addition, seniors Margaret McCall and Frank Yan earned the highest and second highest scores in our region for Division I.  Margaret’s score also tied for third highest individual score in the nation! 

The school will receive certificates honoring each finish as well as gift certificates from AAPT and Frey Scientific.  Our top four students in each division will receive a certificate honoring their achievement.   First and second place students in each region and divisiona will receive a Texas Instruments calculator.  

The four students who contributed to the school score in each division were:

Division I:       Hani Awni, Kyle Schory, Sarah Oswald, and Jeff Goldman

Division II:      Margaret McCall, Frank Yan, Lisa Branding, and Andrew Wang

LHS has created The Senior Page in order to serve as a central location for 2008 grads and their families to find important information during this busy time of the year.

If you are looking for information pertaining to 2008 graduates, check out the site. If you can't find what you're looking for, check back again soon as new information is always being added.

Libertyville High School First Class Program launches ADOPT-A-VILLAGE program to raise money to build clean water systems in Africa.

Watch the video here.

Also watch a short public service annoumcement from Water Partners International

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