
Thunderbolt News
April 2024
April showers☔ bring May flowers🌼
4/7: FBLA State Leadership Conference
4/10: B Schedule Advisory/Bullying Prevention Program
4/17: B Schedule Class Meetings-Seniors receive Caps & Gowns🎓
4/24: B Schedule Clubs
4/26: Mid Marking Period
ATTENTION SENIORS! 👨🏻🎓👩🏻🎓
CLICK HERE for a very detailed communication regarding end of year events and FAQs for the senior class. Any questions regarding graduation can be sent to Mrs. Ortman
ortmank@lasd.k12.pa.us
ACADEMIC AWARDS⭐
Littlestown High School will host their annual Academic Awards Ceremony on Wednesday May 22, 2024 at 6:30PM in our auditorium. Seniors receiving an award or scholarship will be notified prior to the ceremony so families can plan to attend!
LAST CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!💸
Deadlines are approaching for the local scholarships offered to our seniors. Please click HERE to view available opportunities!
GRADUATION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS❓
Do you have questions regarding upcoming Graduation? We have Graduation Practice & Ceremony FAQs linked here for your reference! Graduation Practice & Ceremony FAQS
SAVE THE DATE!🎓
Littlestown High School Presents:
Class of 2024 Graduation
Friday May 31, 2023
7:00PM
At Thunderbolt Stadium
(Weather Permitting)
STUDENT COUNCIL
Petitions to run for a class officer position or a class representative are available see Dr. Coleman. Petitions are due April 17th. Election results will be announced April 24th.
LHS PARKING🚗
We understand that parking is becoming increasingly difficult as the year progresses. However, if you have to park on Parkway please do not block mailboxes as it impedes mail delivery. Students are not permitted to park in VISITOR or STAFF parking spots.
CAP & GOWN PICKUP🎓
Seniors will pick up Caps & Gowns during Class Meetings on the B Schedule on April 17th. All fees must be paid in order to receive your cap & gown.
SPRING SPORTS
Spring Sports are in full swing! Come support our athletes. Game schedules can be found HERE. Go Bolts!
LITTLESTOWN FFA TO HOST TRACTOR SHOW AND FFA ALUMNI REUNION🚜
The Littlestown FFA will be hosting its 3rd Tractor Show and FFA Alumni Reunion on April 20th 2024 at the High School Parking Lot. The event will take place from 8am-4pm. The tractor show with be for both young and old. The kid events include a kids tractor race, kids’ tractor pull, and kids pedal tractor display. For the older tractor enthusiast, they can display their tractor with a chance to win trophies for categories such as: “Newest, Oldest, largest tractor, largest display, people’s choice, and Best of show”. All tractors are welcome: Farm tractors, garden tractors, pedal tractors, and toy tractors. Collectibles will have toy tractors for sale as well.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Littletown FFA. All Littlestown FFA alumni and family from the past 40th years are welcome to attend. One of the events taking place for this is a chicken BBQ benefit for a Littlestown FFA Alumni graduate. Bronco Billy’s Beef Jerky are sponsoring 400 chicken halves. The chicken will be ready for pick-up from 11:30-1:30pm.
Other items will include a food truck, sale of FFA clothing, photo booth, live blue-grass band, hayrides, face painting, K&K Concessions and the PA Dairymen’s association will have the “Farm Show Milk Shake” available from 11am-2pm. The FFA Alumni and student awards will take place at 2:30pm with a group photo at 3:30pm. Vendor spaces are also available. For more information on this event, contact Littlestown FFA Advisor, Mr. Brant at brantj@lasd.k12.pa.us for more information.
NURSES CORNER👨⚕️
As the temperatures are beginning to rise and it is getting warm please remind your students to dress appropriately for the weather. Also, remember that the temperature in the building can be unpredictable as well, so please be sure that your students have water bottles with them so that they can stay hydrated.
Reminder students can not carry any medications with them in school. This includes cough drops and over the counter medications like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, vitamins, or supplements. If your student needs to have medication or needs a cough drop, Tylenol or Ibuprofen, they can visit the health room for these medications.
The health room does not have any allergy/cold medicine. If your child needs allergy/cold medicine please be sure that they are taking it prior to coming to school and that it will last for 8 hours to get the student through the day.
If you have a student that is in 11th grade, please turn in their physical forms to the health office along with an updated immunization form if you have not already done so.
Please be sure that your student(s) are eating breakfast in the morning so that they can have the fuel they need to get through the morning and be ready to learn. Breakfast is free for all students this year in the cafeteria. Please remind students to stop by and grab something to eat.
As everyone is getting outside again and starting to play sports and do family activities please be sure that everyone stays safe.
Thank you
SAVE THE DATES:📅
5/2, 5/3, 5/4: FFA Plant Sale
5/4: Prom 7:00PM @ Hauser Hill Event Center
5/22: Academic Awards Night @ LHS Auditorium (Doors open 6:00PM, Event starts 6:30PM)
5/31: Last Day of School (ACT 80 Day)
Graduation: 7:00PM @ Thunderbolt Stadium