Lancer Pride

As we are almost a full month into school, we can honestly say it is great to be back! There is excitement amongst the students and staff as we continue to focus on a more normal and traditional high school experience. With homecoming, bonfires, dances, and pep rally’s right around the corner, the 2022/2023 school year is off to a great start! We are looking forward to new and exciting adventures and continued growth as we KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

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

Facebook - @lthsprincipals

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Sincerely,

Dr. Matthew Reitz, Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

Mr. Jamie Yonkin, Assistant Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

10/1 - SAT's

10/4 - Deadline to sign up for PSAT testing

10/5 - School Board Meeting 7:00 PM

10/7 - Early Dismissal @ 12:25 PM

10/10 - No School for Students

10/11 - 10/14 - Spirit Week

10/12 - PSAT Testing

10/14 - MS/HS Picture Re-takes

10/14 - Homecoming Football Game

10/15 - Homecoming Dance

10/21 - MP #1 Progress Reports Issued

Congratulations to Emma Strickland and Harris Khan who attended this past summer's PA Governor's School for the Sciences program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg. Khan was able to participate in organic chemistry and Strickland focused on medical sciences. The two were also invited to present to the Loyalsock Township School Board meeting to share their experiences. You can read more about by clicking here to read the full Sun Gazette article.

Photo Credit: Williamsport Sun Gazette

Luke attended a 3 week intensive course titled Politics and Film at John's Hopkins University as part of their Center for Talented youth summer series. During the course, the students watched films as a class and compared how directors approach different perspectives and narrative techniques, by writing and revising critical essays in response, students grappled with some of the world's most pressing issues and learned how filmmakers artfully depict them.

In addition to enjoying his professor, Dr. Delgado, from Mexico City, Luke made a ton of friends and got a taste of the college life.

Dr. Reitz, announced on Friday, that Harris Khan and Luke O'Brien have both been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corportation (NMSC), which conducts the program will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2023 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2023 competition by taking that 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

"Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success, " commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."

Jean Cohick continues to support our juniors and seniors as Vickey Campman’s long-term substitute counselor through the end of November. She has served several previous leaves in our counseling department and is well acquainted with our high school and staff, as well as many students and families.

We also welcome two counselor interns to our high school team this semester. Kendall Watkins is finishing up her graduate studies at Bloomsburg University and Vicki Schaffer is currently a graduate student at Messiah University. They have both hit the ground running and are already valuable members of our high school team.

Seniors who are completing a Common App should use Mrs. Cohick’s contact information under the counselor section. This information will be transferred to Mrs. Campman upon her return. Her email is jcohick@loyalsocklancers.org.

All seniors and their families who are seeking financial aid for college must complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa . This application will become available on October 1 and will also incorporate

Pennsylvania State Aid through PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education

Assistance Agency). Get this completed and submitted ASAP to be sure you

are getting the maximum amount of qualified aid.

Students who are interested in taking the SAT have the opportunity to do so on Saturday, November 5 and Saturday, December 3. Registration must be completed online at collegeboard.org a month prior to testing.

On Tuesday, September 27, Ms. Schaffer visited Mrs. Walter’s English 9 classes and presented a lesson about stress management. Students learned about the physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms of stress, new healthy coping strategies, and ways to reduce stress in their routines.

The school year has gotten off to a great start. Here are some pictures of what's going on in the classroom and our recent student activities club fair.

This past summer, eight Loyalsock Township HS students (including Elle Campana, Chris and Jon Cooley, Rana Youssef, Regan Oaks, Ava Porter, Katy Schon and Aaron French) and a HS group from Portland, OR had a great language immersion and service learning experience in the Dominican Republic! They improved their language skills, assisted locals with two service projects, learned about the beautiful Jarabacoa area, and enjoyed the local music and cuisine.

One of National Honor Society’s (NHS) pillars is Service. Loyalsock High School’s NHS members have been providing service hours throughout the summer by helping with school orientations and most recently by volunteering at Project Linus Make a Blanket Day. The NHS members helped the 100% volunteer Susquehanna Valley Chapter of Project Linus to make warm blankets for sick, injured, and traumatized children. Their motto is we provide children with warm hugs when they need them the most. Their group provided over 800 blankets in 2021 and after this most recent event, took 354 blankets to Lewisburg for distribution. The organizer of the project said our NHS students were a great help, had a great attitude, and seemed to have fun. Thank you to all NHS members who provided this service!*

*Note: Not all the students who participated are pictured above.

Spirit Week - Tuesday October 11 - Friday October 14 (Students have off school on Monday)

Tuesday: Adam Sandler Day

Wednesday: BBQ Dads & Soccer Moms

Thursday: Grout Fit (wear gray on gray)

Friday: Dress like your Type/Future so Bright, Gotta Wear Shades

(we imagined everyone at the pep rally with sunglasses on their head or over their eyes)

Hallway Decorating Theme:

Board Games

Hallways:

Seniors- Lobby - Candyland

Juniors- G Hallway - Monopoly

Sophomores- E Hallway - Clue

Freshman- Math Hallway - Game of Life

Hallway judging will be Thursday October 13th in the morning. Teachers, admin, secretaries, custodial staff, and paras can vote! Winners will be announced at the Pep Rally on Friday October 14th. Student Council will award $100 to the winning class!

Friday October 14th: Homecoming

Our 2022 Homecoming Court will be recognized during the pregame show at 6:30 pm. At halftime, we will be welcoming back Mia Blas (Homecoming Queen 2021) and Emma Rude (Homecoming Princess 2021) to crown this year’s Queen & Princess!

Our 7 nominees are:

Natalie Bognaski

Alexis Whitehead

Hykina Cominskie

Abigail Colone

Natayah Abdul-Hakim

Elaina Bartley

Meggie Logue

Saturday October 15th: Homecoming Dance

Theme: Miami Nights

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Tickets are $10 each

Ticket Sales begin Monday October 3 - Thursday October 13 during lunches

There will be NO ticket sales at the door.

Students attending the dance must present their ticket in order to be granted admittance.

Get ready to catch the Sunday Morning Fever! Sister Act is coming to Loyalsock Township High School Stage March 17-19, 2023!

Loyalsock native and LTHS Alumna, Morgan Myles is currently a contender on NBC's show "The Voice". All four of the judges, including John Legend, Camila Cabello, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, turned their chairs for her, signaling they wanted her on their teams. After some very positive feedback and praise, Myles chose Cabello as her coach. Morgan has spent the last 16 years in Nashville and is a full time touring artist, having played 117 shows, in almost all 50 states last year, as a solo acoustic performer.

Click here to read the full Sun Gazette article.

In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation declaring October 6th, as National Coaches Day. In it President Nixon stated: “Coaches are highly qualified teachers—in highly specialized fields. But more than that, they are friends and counselors who help instill in their players important attitudes that will serve them all their lives.”

Please help us to celebrate all of our dedicated Loyalsock Township coaches!

This year the football team has decided to forgo a traditional "Battle of the Bridge" shirt and fundraiser. There is a much larger battle at play as Coach Boughton, Montoursville football head coach, battles against cancer. ALL proceeds from t-shirt sales will go directly to support Coach Boughton's fight against cancer. We hope to fill the stadium as a Coach Boughton white out at our bridge game on October 28th. Please consider supporting by CLICKING HERE to complete the order form. Payment can be accepted on site or online upon order. The cost is $15 each for sizes Y-AXl, $17 for AXXL & AXXL. Pickup dates for preordered shirts will be on October 25th at LTHS and October 27th at MHS from 6-7pm or at the big game.

A special thanks to Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships , Allison Crane & Rigging and Heavy Haul , and Steinbacher Enterprises, Inc. for generous contributions to the cause which has allowed every dollar spent to go directly to the fight. A special thank you as well to Spectrum Business Forms & Advertising Specialties for printing the attire at cost in order to support the effort!

Winter Sports Physicals are scheduled for Thursday, November 3, starting at 3:00 PM. Please contact the HS office to schedule your appointment time. Physicals are $10 and payment is due at the time of appointment. Online registration MUST be completed prior to the physical.

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 parent Big Teams accounts and complete Section 8. If you answer "NO" to all the questions, your registration is complete. Please note: both the parent and student must sign off on the Section 8. 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, 2022. 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, including Section 8.. If you have any questions about registration or physicals, please call Shannon Butters, Athletic Secretary at 570-326-3581 ext. 1300.

We encourage all Winter sports athletes to reach out to your head coaches for information leading in to next season, open gyms, etc. Coach contact information is below:

Boys Basketball - Ron Insinger - rinsinger@loyalsocklancers.org

Girls Basketball - Curtis Jacobson - cjacobson@loyalsocklancers.org

Wrestling - Ben Hepburn - benjaminhepburn692@gmail.com

Please be sure to check out the LTSD Athletics Website for all your sports information needs, like schedules, rosters, registration and other important information.

Did you know that if you sign up for a Fan Account, you can sign up to get important notifications for game changes, including time, date and facilities updates sent directly to your email, cell or both. You can also download your favorite team calendars and import them in to your personal calendars, so that you never miss another event (these calendars update automatically when schedule changes occur).

You can click here for instructions on how to set up your Fan Account and start getting alerts and notifications today!

General Athletic Questions can be sent to:

Athletic Director – Ben Lorson blorson@loyalsocklancers.org

Athletic Secretary – Shannon Butters sbutters@loyalsocklancers.org

Please click here for transportation routes this upcoming school year! Contact Mr. Bower, LTSD transportation director, with any questions or visit the website for more information.

Effective Thursday, September 29th, the pick-up and drop-off traffic patterns for LTHS were revised. All HS students should be dropped-off and picked up on the West Side of the Campus. It will also impact how student drivers exit in the afternoons. This new traffic pattern will be in effect until further notice. Please review the diagram below and contact the HS office if you have any questions.

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

Seeking an energetic, self-motivated, people-oriented person with a desire to work with the district’s maintenance department. The applicant must interact effectively with students, staff, and community members. Primary responsibilities include the ability to perform such duties as plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning repairs and general maintenance. Additional duties include grounds keeping, operations of snow removal equipment, field maintenance equipment, and ability to perform routine repairs on district-operated equipment.

This individual shall continually strive toward a relationship with District staff and community that is conducive to the effective implementation of all programs and services. EOE.

All mandated clearances, physical, and TB test results are required prior to employment.

School Bus/Van Drivers

(AM and/or PM runs)

Applicants must possess or be willing to acquire Commercial Driver’s License, Class B with S Endorsement.

Rates:

$25.50 per run - two runs per day.

Extra-curricular/van runs hourly rate $12.00.

All mandated clearances, physical, and TB test results are required prior to employment.

EOE

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!

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).

Click here for a printable version of the 2022-2023 LTSD School Calendar.

September 2022

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