Lancer Pride

Hello All,

It is hard to believe, but we are closing in on the halfway point of the academic year! We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday. As we prepare to turn our attention to 2022, we'd like to provide one last glance at 2021!

Please remember to follow us on all of our social media accounts:

Facebook - @lthsprincipals

Twitter - @lths_principals

Instagram - @lths_principals

Sincerely,

Dr. Matthew Reitz, Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

Mr. Marc Walter, Assistant Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

12/4 - SAT's

12/21 - Holiday Concert @ 7:30 PM in LTHS Auditorium- Symphonic Band, Lancer Choir, Knight Music

12/22 - Early Dismissal for Students at 12:25 pm

12/23 - 12/31 - Holiday - No school for students

1st Marking Period Honor Roll

Distinguished Honor Roll

9th Grade

Dawn Agbemabiese, Jordyn Buffington, Kendall Cohick, Julia Ellis, Mackenzie Fox, Lena Frederick, Jenine Ghayyada, Gabriel Greenaway, Gavin Grieco, Samantha Hauke, Brianna Helmrich, John Kiehl III, Ruby Klowas, Lauren O'Malley, Maria Pardoe, Colby Peters, Abigail Pietraski, Kinley Rodarmel, Luke Severn, Caidence Smith, Chase Stevens, Mallory Storm, Cheyanne Tedesco, Lucy Tripp, Adara Whitehead

10th Grade

Logan Bastian, Nathan Bauman, Kinjal Bhagat, Maria Blas, Josh Bomboy, Chester Bonislawski, William Burdett, Ryan Cao, Emily Clark, Molly Clune, Chase Cowden, Isabella Dadzie, Ava Damiano, Keefer Ellis, Parker Emery, Jessica Frear, Molly Garrison, Tyler Gee, Anna Hall, Madelyn Hall, Ava Haller, Logan Hammond, Margaret Hutchinson, Allison Johnson, Connor Kelleher, Chloe Kennedy, Serena Lacomba, Jossian Lilley, Steven Lingg, Anna Luxenberger, Madeline Luxenberger, Kiersten Miller, Krish Patel, Gage Patterson, Abigail Paz, Yuvika Porob, Kathryn Ray, Kathryn Richards, Kaden Rodarmel, Kathryn Ryder, Jamison Singer, Dominic Stetts, Bryant Sullivan, Kamarah Temple-Henderson, Drewan Tymeson, Braden Vincenzes, Zachary Wagner-Pizza, Kiana Watson, Madalyn Weigle, Hunter Whitmoyer

11th Grade

Elaina Bartley, Natalie Bognaski, Jacob Byrne, Gabrielle Campana, Cy Cavanaugh, Kameryn Cornish, Kaycie Cowden, Alex Dhrami, Beckett Gilmour, Brooke Grieco, Marissa Helmrich, Paige Houghtaling, Harris Khan, Megan Lowe, Sydney Magill, Cannon McGarr, Regan Oaks, Luke O'Brien, Lyndie Peters, Rebecca Pietraski, Katie Pryor, Jett Pulizzi, Gianna Rupert, Austin Schwarzer, Gabriel Severn, Emma Strickland, Tyler Wescott, Alexis Whitehead

12th Grade

Meghan Alvarez, Amara Barnes, Nicholas Barone, Victoria Bartley, Grace Baylor, Kaden Bidelspacher, Mia Blas, Bryce Brown, Julie Brown, Kierra Cantymagli, Elizabeth Coffey, Carla Jeremy Dallo, Nicolas Damiano, Jackson Ellis, Jackson Emery, Victoria Fisher, Philip Frear, Aaron French, Rylie French, Brayden Gardner, Benjamin Grieco, Sloan Haefner, Emma Hopwood, Corinne Janovitz, Rhandie Jessell, Natalie Johnson, Alexis Keefer, Madison Kelleher, Allyia Kennedy, Rebecca Levine, Abbie Machmer, Marlayna Mercaldo, Jack Nguyen, John Nickolaus, Andrew Oaks, Luisa Ortega-Ramos, Maia Patchett, Mia Patterson, Kamryn Pryor, Kaitlyn Ritter, Mallory Rodarmel, Victoria Roman, Emma Rude, Margaret Ryder, Kayla Scampone, Kathryn Schluter, Katelyn Schon, Jonah Schreckengast, Grace Shaible, Caleb Shimko, Hannah Winter, Matthew Worth

Honor Roll

9th Grade

Jackson Alvarado, Evan Anderson, Sydney Bigelow, Mallory Biichle, Kendall Brouse, Isabel Butters, Benjamin Cappel, Jacob Edmonds, Julianna Ellis, Anthony Lewis, Trenton Mazzullo, Sofia Mileto, Amalia Panaccio, Aadi Patel, Brian Robbins Jr., Emma Roman, Summer Smith, Finnegan Stetts, Juliana Willis

10th Grade

Leah Allen, Kyhler Allis, Aniya Andreacci, Alexia Anthony, Bella Barnes, Emma Belcher, Dylan Bower, Natalie Bower, Shea Bower, Dante Cruz, Ethan Dougherty, Karlynn Emerick, Ethan French, Megan Gehr, Mia Hornberger, Dominick Horning, Jenna Kaizen, Lonell Lee Jr., Dariyawna Luke, Gabriella Maradeo, Michael McLaughlin, Gabriella Mileto, Ethan Nagy, Anna Patel, Krusha Patel, A'shaylah Robinson, Preston Sortman, Sophie Stetts, Jenna VanZile, Madison Wakefield, Gelia White

11th Grade

Natayah Abdul-Hakim, Jake Ackerman, Colin Berger, Hailey Berkheiser, Curtis Bigelow Jr., Claudia Getgen, Rian Glunk, Bryan Hagemeyer, Ian Haines, Carter Horning, Ainsley Kennedy, Alexis Kepner, Alec Kulp, Devlin Lanahan, Hailey Lapp, Duncan Larson, Nicholas Laubach, Giana Lewis, Ryleigh Liebersohn, Imara Martin Rojo, Brooke McNutt, Izabella Moon, Cadence Neely, Jack Panaccio, Lucas Pearson, Amelia Pinsky, Ava Porter, Sebastian Pulizzi, Derek Wolford, Noah Worth, Rana Youssef

12th Grade

Tyler Barnes, Gianna Barone, Ryan Bognaski, Rosena Campana, Trate Downs, Cloey Hertwig, Alexander Huber, Kaylee Johnson, Alexia Kennedy, Nicholas Latranyi, Donovan Morse, Aiden Neely, Matthew O'Malley, Andrew Reed, Jackson Shangraw, Jessie Stewart, Ashley VanZile, Judah Wurster

Through the National Teacher of the Year (NTOY) Program, the Pennsylvania Department of Education identifies and honors exemplary teaching and classroom practices across the Commonwealth. TOY annually recognizes a professional who inspires students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn; who has the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues; and who plays an active and useful role in both school and community.

Congratulations to Loyalsock Township High School Visual Arts Teacher Gerry Kaplan on being named 1 of 12 finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year! Please click here to read Mr. Kaplan's bio.

Some quick reminders for students participating in remote learning during quarantine.

• Attendance is mandatory and will be taken at the beginning of each class, this includes having the video on and engage in lesson, as if you were in class
• Students are expected to be on time virtually, as if they were in school
• Students must complete and submit all assignments, activities and bell ringers for each class.
• If your student is to sick to participate in their classes, you will still be required to submit a written note for their absence.
• Absences from class during remote learning will result in unexcused or unlawful absences.

Please click here to read the complete list of Student Expectations for Quarantined and Remote Learning.

Great job to all our seniors who participated in Mock Interviews in November! And thank you to all of the volunteer interviewers!

Ms. Massetti's senior class completing CPR training last month.

Education

• Virginia Wesleyan University
• Mansfield University - Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student, Special Education
• California University of Pennsylvania - Principal's Certification

Teaching Career

• Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Van Bokkelen Elementary
• Chesapeake Bay Academy - Admissions Director; Middle School Director
• Loyalsock Township Middle School - Learning Support Teacher
• Loyalsock Township School District - Supervisor of Special Education
• Loyalsock Township High School - Learning Support teacher

Family

• Married to Mr. Casey Waller, LTHS Gym Teacher
• Children: Kendall (24), Chase (22), Connor (20), Easton (12) and Kallan (9)
• Furbabies: Madden (4 yo American Yellow Lab), Moxie (1 yo English Black Lab)

Enjoys

• Spending time with FAMILY
• SPORTS, especially when any of her children are playing or Mr. Waller is coaching
• The BEACH, especially Virginia Beach where she was born and raised.
• seeing students experience SUCESS!

Something you might now know

• played the role Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
• took French and LATIN in high school (maybe that's why she likes words and Membean so much)
• Worked as a mate on charter fishing boats out of Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach
• student taught on Navajo Reservation in Window Rock/Ft. Definiance AZ, Window Rock Unified SD.

Congratulations to Loyalsock’s students chosen for PMEA District 8 Chorus. Students auditioned and competed against other high school students in seven counties and will attend the District Chorus Festival in February at the Community Arts Center. Congratulations to John Nicklaus (’22), Simon Utter (’23) and Maria Blas (’24).

Congratulations to our Lancer Marching Band on a Top 10 finish at Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships! The Lancer Marching Band finished their 2021 season in 8th place in Group 2 Open Class competition.

On-line registration can be completed by visiting the Athletic Website at www.ltlancers.org and clicking on the link for online registration. If your student athlete played a sport in the Fall, just log in to your student and/or parent Big Teams account and complete Section 8. If you answer "NO" to all the questions, your registration is complete. If you answer "YES" to any questions, you will be required to have a Section 9 completed by your physician. You can find Section 9 available for download on the website under the files & links tab. Once the completed Section 9 is uploaded, the Athletic Department will review for approval.

If your student did NOT play a fall sport, please have them log in to their student account, using their school email and the password "bigteams". Please Note: Student accounts have already been created. Students do NOT need to create new accounts. All sections of PIAA Pre-participation packet and school required documents should be completed and digitally signed. You (or the student) will be required to send a invitation to link to a Parent Account. The invite can be found under "linked accounts". Once you've accepted the invitation, and created your parent account, you will be required to complete any incomplete forms and digitally sign, as the parent. Please be sure to upload a current physical, dated after June 1, 2021. After the registration is complete, it will be reviewed for approval by the Athletic Department. You can find detailed instructions on registration process in the announcement section of the Athletic Website.

Reminder: Your student athlete will NOT be permitted to begin practices if their registration is incomplete. If you have any questions about registration or physicals, please call Shannon Butters, Athletic Secretary at 570-326-3581 ext. 1300.

Winter HS Sports Coach contact information:

HS Girls Varsity & JV Basketball - Curtis Jacobson - cjacobson@loyalsocklancers.org

HS Boys Varsity & JV Basketball - Ron Insinger - rinsinger@loyalsocklancers.org

HS Boys 9th Grade Basketball - Lynn Datres - ldatres@comcast.net

HS Varsity & JV Wrestling - Ben Hepburn - benjaminhepburn692@gmail.com

HS Swimming & Diving - Sean McCann - smccann@wasd.org

Please be sure to visit our NEW WEBSITE to view team schedules, photos, Announcements, events, etc. Don't forget, while visiting the website, to sign up for your own "Fan Account" so you can stay up to date with all your team’s schedules and scores. You can also download your favorite teams schedule right to your own personal calendar. Just find your teams calendar, click on subscribe and follow the instructions. Changes to events, including day, time, location, etc., will automatically be updated on your personal devices.

General Athletic Questions can be sent to:

Athletic Director – Ron (CI) Insinger rinsinger@loyalsocklancers.org

Athletic Secretary – Shannon Butters sbutters@loyalsocklancers.org

If you would like to help prevent your student from being quarantined, as the result of contact tracing, please consider providing the school nurse with a copy of their vaccination card.

For more information on contact tracing procedures, please click here for the district flowchart.

Please click here to view the new bus schedule for the 2021-2022 school year.

Please contact the transportation department if you have any questions.

View current paraprofessional opportunities on our district website. Spread the word, make a difference.

Are you a future teacher? If so, Loyalsock Township School District can use you NOW! Through Act 86, you are eligible to substitute teach if you have at least 60 credits. Find out more by calling 570-323-8561 *1088

Loyalsock Township School District is in need of van (PA Driver’s License) and bus drivers to transport students to and from school each day on unique and established routes. If you are interested or know of anyone that would be interested in this opportunity, please contact Mr. Egly at the District Service Center.

Do you have the LTSD School App? It's a great tool to help you keep up to date with everything happening in the LTSD. Just visit the App store, search Loyalsock, download and then in settings, add the schools you want to follow. You can also copy things from the calendar onto your own personal Google Calendar, as well!

There have been some updates to the attendance policy, please note the changes below:

Unexcused late arrivals to school will be classified as either Level 1 Tardy (entering up to 8:30 AM) or Level 2 Tardy (entering from 8:31 AM - 10:00 AM). The consequences for these events are cumulative and are listed below.

Students entering school after 10:01 AM until 12:15 PM, without a parent note or medical note, will be charged a unexcused/unlawful half day.

Students entering school at 12:16 PM or later, without a parent note or medical note, will be charged with a unexcused/unlawful full day.

Students will have three (3) school days to turn in parent notes and five (5) school days to turn in medical notes, for absences to be excused.

Students will only be permitted two (2) excused tardy's, with a parent note, per semester.

Please be sure to review the 2021-2022 Student Handbook on the High School website, for more detailed information on our student attendance policy.

We are excited to announce our new Lancer FriDAY's schedule and group rotation.

Lancer FriDAYS

Friday Rotation Schedule

1:55 PM - 2:30 PM

Group A Dates -

9/17/21, 10/29/21, 12/17/21, 2/25/22, 4/22/22

Class of 22 (Carner/Johnson)

Class of 23 (Bulgarelli/Hessert)

Class of 24 (Dincher/Holmes)

Class of 25 (Dangle/Walter)

Group B Dates -

9/24/21, 11/5/21, 1/7/22, 3/11/22, 4/29/22

Student Council (Nolan/Smith)

Maroon Market - (Carpenter)

Eco-Act - (Pavlick)

Group C Dates -

10/8/21, 11/19/21, 1/14/22, 3/25/22, 5/6/22

National Art Honor Society (Kaplan)

Table Top - (Haden)

S.A.D.D. - (Dangle/Popowycz)

Spirit Club (Nolan/Smith)

FBLA - (Carpenter)

Group D Dates -

10/15/21, 12/3/21, 2/4/22, 4/1/22, 5/13/22

Envirothon - (Grey)

Interact (Huertas)

National Honor Society (LaCoe)

Gender-Sexuality Alliance (Kaplan)

Group E Dates -

10/22/21, 12/10/21, 2/11/22, 4/8/22, 5/20/22

Key Club (Haden)

Drama Club (Cajka)

Spanish Club (Huertas)

Christian Club - (June)

History Club - (Bower)

Building Wide Dates -

9/10/21, 10/1/21, 11/12/21, 1/28/22

Whole Building Event

9/10/21 - Club/Activity Fair

10/1/21 - Pep Rally

11/12/21 - Veteran’s Day Assembly/Event

1/28/22 - Pep Rally

No extended period on January 21st (Finals) or March 4th (Conferences)

1. Parking is assigned by placard number. Students may park in the rear lot adjacent to the middle school or in front of the high school (across from the flag pole).

2. Students found parking in the faculty/student parking spaces will be subject to revocation of parking pass and towing at student’s expense.

3. If a lot is filled, you may park along Loyalsock Drive.

4. Safe and proper driving on school property is mandatory.

5. A $5 non-refundable deposit (cash) is required to receive a permit (hangtag) to park. If you lose your permit, you must pay for another one.

Applications and permits are available in the High School office.

1. Student/parent downloads work permit application from LTSD website: Application for Work Permit download
2. Parent completes application and signs electronically
3. Student/parent emails application as an attachment to: workingpapers@loyalsocklancers.org
4. Once received, the student will be contacted and instructed to come into the office to complete the working permit (parent does not need to be present unless online application could not be filled out and submitted electronically).

November 2021

August 2021

While empowering students to uncover their true passion, Loyalsock Township High School prepares, engages, and inspires all students to seek academic and personal excellence.

Email: mreitz@loyalsocklancers.org
Website: www.loyalsocklancers.org
Location: 1801 Loyalsock Drive, Williamsport, PA, USA
Phone: (570) 326-3581
Facebook: facebook.com/ltmsprincipal
Twitter: @lths_principals