Lancer Pride

We are pleased to share another month’s worth of student achievements and informational items as we look to wind down this 2020-21 school year. Although challenged by COVID, we have endeavored to provide as much of a meaningful experience as possible for all students. We encourage students to continue to work diligently to complete this school year on a great note.

Finally, we look forward to celebrating our Class of 2021 as they leave us and take the next steps toward their future!

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

Facebook - @lthsprincipals

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Remember ~ You CAN control your attitude, efforts, actions, manners and words. #ControlWhatYouCanControl

Sincerely,

Dr. Matthew Reitz, Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

Mr. Jamie Yonkin, Assistant Principal

Loyalsock Township High School

May 1 - 2021 Junior/Senior Prom

May 8 - SAT Testing 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

May 14 - Early Dismissal for Students @ 12:30 PM

May 28 - School is in Session (Snow Make-up Day)

May 28 - Early Dismissal for Students @ 12:30 PM

May 31 - Holiday - No School

May 25 & 26 - Literature

May 27 - Biology

May 28 - Literature & Biology Make-ups

June 1 - Literature & Biology Make-ups

June 2 & 3 - Algebra

June 4 & 7 - Algebra Make-ups

Congratulations to Corrine Janovitz and Brady Dowell our 2021 Prom Queen and King!

Congratulations to all the members of the 2021 Prom Court!

High Honor Roll

9th Grade

Alexia Anthony, Logan Bastian, Nathan Bauman, Emma Belcher, Kinjal Bhagat, Maria Blas, Josh Bomboy, Dylan Bower, Natalie Bower, William Burdett, Ryan Cao, Emily Clark, Molly Clune, Chase Cowden, Dante Cruz, Isabella Dadzie, Ava Damiano, Molly Garrison, Tyler Gee, Megan Gehr, Anna Hall, Madelyn Hall, Ava Haller, Dominick Horning, Margaret Hutchinson, Connor Kelleher, Chloe Kennedy, Serena Lacomba, Jossian Lilley, Steven Lingg, Anna Luxenberger, Madeline Luxenberger, Gabriella Maradeo, Michael McLaughlin, Gabriella Mileto, Kiersten Miller, Anna Patel, Krish Patel, Gage Patterson, Abigail Paz, Yuvika Porob, Kathryn Ray, Kathryn Richards, Kathryn Ryder, Dominic Stetts, Wyatt Turner, Drewan Tymeson, Zachary Wagner-Pizza, Madalyn Weigle, Hunter Whitmoyer

10th Grade

Elaina Bartley, Natalie Bognaski, Jacob Byrne, Gabrielle Campana, Cy Cavanaugh, Alex Dhrami, Beckett Gilmour, Brooke Grieco, Bryan Hagemeyer, Marissa Helmrich, Ian Hornberger, Paige Houghtaling, Harris Khan, Nicholas Laubach, Megan Lowe, Sydney Magill, Regan Oaks, Luke O'Brien, Jack Panaccio, Lucas Pearson, Lyndie Peters, Rebecca Pietraski, Ava Porter, Jett Pulizzi, Gianna Rupert, Austin Schwarzer, Gabriel Severn, Emma Strickland, Tyler Wescott, Alexis Whitehead, Rana Youssef

11th Grade

Meghan Alvarez, Amara Barnes, Gianna Barone, Nicholas Barone, Victoria Bartley, Grace Baylor, Kaden Bidelspacher, Mia Blas, Ryan Bognaski, Bryce Brown, Carla Jeremy Dallo, Nicolas Damiano, Jackson Ellis, Jackson Emery, Philip Frear, Rylie French, Brayden Gardner, Benjamin Grieco, Sloan Haefner, Emma Hopwood, Alexander Huber, Rhandie Jessell, Alexis Keefer, Madison Kelleher, Allyia Kennedy, Nicholas Latranyi, Abbie Machmer, Marlayna Mercaldo, Braydon Miller, Jack Nguyen, John Nickolaus, Andrew Oaks, Matthew O'Malley, Maia Patchett, Mia Patterson, Kamryn Pryor, Andrew Reed, Mallory Rodarmel, Victoria Roman, Emma Rude, Margaret Ryder, Kayla Scampone, Kathryn Schluter, Katelyn Schon, Jonah Schreckengast, Grace Shaible, Jackson Shangraw, Ashley VanZile, Hannah Winter, Matthew Worth

12th Grade

Dante Adams, Idris Ali, Evelyn Andrews, Liam Bastian, Grace Boos, Emma Bower, Ian Bowes, Isabella Cole, Jocelyn Cruz, Jacob Daniels, Kaitlynn Davenport, Magnolia Diakite, Sophia Gardner, Cassandra Gee, Alena Getgen, Alyssa Graver, Spencer Gross, Sarah Hall, Makaylee Hallabuk, Marissa Houseknecht, Dominic Jennings, Sean Jensen, Zackary Keller, Madison Koropchak, Lily Lizotte, Ashton Mausteller, Adelyn Mayer, Summer McNulty, Areesha Mian, Spencer Millay, Jay Oaks, Montgomery O'Connell, Joshua Rankey, Morgan Reibsome, Samuel Rosario, Kaitlyn Savidge, Keanu Singh, Lindsay Snyder, Aspen Stahl-Emig, Emma Tredinnick, Abigail Wescott

Honor Roll

9th Grade

Aniya Andreacci, Bella Barnes, Chester Bonislawski, Shea Bower, Jonathan Cooley, Keefer Ellis, Parker Emery, Brynlie French, Cole Haefner, Logan Hammond, Mia Hornberger, Allison Johnson, Olivia Miller, Ethan Nagy, Skyler Paulhamus, A'shaylah Robinson, Kaden Rodarmel, Jamison Singer, Preston Sortman, Bryant Sullivan, Kamarah Temple-Henderson, Rylan Tillotson, Braden Vincenzes, Jacob Wilson

10th Grade

Ian Allen, Colin Berger, Curtis Bigelow Jr., Dominic Cellini, Abigail Colone, Kameryn Cornish, Brayden Gifford, Madelyn Hammond, Ainsley Kennedy, Giana Lewis, Cannon McGarr, Brooke McNutt, Cadence Neely, Katie Pryor, Gavin Rice, Evan Roman, Evan Smith, Derek Wolford, Noah Worth

11th Grade

Tyler Barnes, Gavin Briggs, Brendan Clark, Blaze Emerick, Lillian Griffith, Kaylee Johnson, Natalie Johnson, Alexia Kennedy, Colby Killian, Cooper Larson, Emma Luke, Donovan Morse, Aiden Neely, Iverson Pierre, Jessie Stewart, Conner Sullivan, Faith Vogel, Alexis Waltz

12th Grade

Caleb Albaugh, Joshua Almarzouqi, Matthew Barone, Chase Cavanaugh, Hailie Cragle, Madison Holt, Andrew Jabbour, Jayden Kiessling, Joseph Lecce, Rebecca Levine, Kaitlyn Schulz, Kira Schweikle, Leah Seitzer, Uriah Shaffer, Brennan Sullivan, Daniel Tripp

LTHS has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2021 Nationally Ranked High School. We were also ranked in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018 - 2020.

LTHS is ranked #1,813 (top 8% of all high schools) in the National Rankings, #62 (top 8% of all PA high schools) and #1 in the Williamsport Area. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college.

The data suggests that one of our strengths is our ability to continually "chip away" barriers in order to close the achievement gap for historically struggling subgroups of students on Keystone Exams. Additionally, we continue to make strides with the number of students choosing AP coursework and performing well on those AP exams.

To learn more, please click here for brief presentation or visit the USNWR Website.

New at LTHS!

We now have an email dedicated just for parent notes about attendance.

Effective Immediately please email excuses about early dismissal and all absences to:

hs-excuse@loyalsocklancers.org

Please click here to read the official document outlining details and expectations for students attending school under quarantine, hybrid or remote learning. These expectations have been reviewed with students and will be in effect beginning December 1.

Please contact our technology team if you have questions or need assistance. A response will be provided within 24 hours (exceptions for weekends and holidays).

The Online Learning Support system is available for parents and students and can be contacted through one of the following methods...

🌐 Submit a Technology Helpdesk Ticket

📧 Send an Email to egee@ltsd.k12.pa.us

☎️ Phone 570-323-9439 x1217 and leave a message

*Please NOTE this is for parents and student support only. Staff should continue to use the staff portal for support.

Education

• B.A in ESL and Education from Universidad de La Pampa, Argentina

• B.A in Spanish as a Second Language from Bloomsburg University

• MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from Bloomsburg University

Teaching Experience

• 4 years ESL Teacher in Argentina

• 3 years ESL Instructor at PCT

• 3 years Spanish Instructor at Lycoming College

• 3 years Spanish Teacher in Danville Middle School

• 5 years Spanish Teacher in Loyalsock High School

At LTHS:

• Teaches Spanish levels 1 - 4
• Spanish Club Co-advisor
• Interact Advisor
• 2021 Class Co-advisor
• Trip group leader to the DR in June 2022

Family

• Married to Scott
• 2 Stepsons - Dylan and Jackson and a daughter-in-law, Kaitlin

Hobbies

• Spending time outdoors
• traveling with her husband
• Listening to podcasts
• visiting family in Argentina

Fun Facts

• Born and raised in a small town in Argentina
• Mate, an Argentinian tea, is her favorite drink
• Takes Portuguese lessons every Saturday

Thank you Noelia for all your contributions to LTHS!

Meet Reese "the Peanut Butter Puppy!". Reese is our new Therapy-Dog-in-Training. She's a six-month old Golden Retriever who is AKC registered and currently training to become certified through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs (ATC) this winter. Over the next month, we can help to determine if Reese is a good "fit" for a career as a therapy dog. When she's not in school, she lives at home with our Trauma Counselor, Ms. Serafini.

Mrs. Rippey visited the second semester Freshman Seminar and Technology classes to teach students about course options and educational opportunities available throughout their high school experience. Students completed a tentative 4-Year College and Career Plan, including projected high school coursework that aligns with their interests and future goals.

Mrs. Rippey also visited the remaining English 10 classes to work with sophomores on a number of activities within Smart Futures, our district’s new career planning and portfolio platform. Students completed personal interest and personality type assessments. They also analyzed how these factors relate to possible career options and explored careers that match their personality type. In addition, students completed an updated 4-Year College and Career Plan, including projected high school coursework that aligns with their interests and future goals.

Students in the junior class took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) in October. The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures skills and abilities and helps predict future occupational success. Mrs. Campman visited the second semester English 11 classes to review ASVAB results with students. Students also completed an interest inventory that was combined with their ASVAB score. These combined results gave students a personalized list of potential careers that would match their interests and skills.

Starting in 10th grade, LTHS students have the opportunity to pursue and further their career knowledge and skills by participating in career and technical education (CTE) programs. Students who pursue these opportunities attend their core courses at the high school and then hands-on instruction in their program area of interest in place of elective courses here at LTHS. This could be a great opportunity for students who have future career interests in the offered areas or those who aren’t sure what they want to do in the future, especially if they would prefer to be engaged in hands-on learning for half of their school day! Please click here to learn more about CTE programs available to our high school students and have your student reach out to their school counselor if they might be interested or have any questions.

Do you or your student need to see a school counselor after the regular school day? Starting Monday, February 1, you can! LTHS is offering a new service to students in grades 9-12 and their families. Mrs. Rippey will be available Monday-Thursday until 4:15 PM. Please schedule an appointment in advance.

Appointments can be scheduled with Mrs. LaPoint at clapoint@loyalsocklancers.org

Seniors and their families should continue to monitor the list of scholarships available, as detailed on our website. Though deadlines for a number of scholarships have already passed, more opportunities will continue to be added to the list throughout the remainder of the school year. Click here for more information.

Fletcher has been nominated for Lyco CTC Career & Technical Student of the Year. This award is an opportunity for LycoCTC to recognize a senior student who is anticipating a Certificate of Completion and has displayed great proficiency in their selected career and technical education program.

Interviews will be conducted on May 3rd and the winner will be announced on Thursday, May 6 at their Awards Day ceremony.

Congratulations Fletcher, the honor is well deserved!

Mrs. Carpenter’s Freshmen Seminar and Technology class participated in the JA Inspire Virtual Career Fair held by the Junior Achievement of Northeast Pennsylvania. The students had the opportunity to explore webinars, career paths, and talk with representatives from many different companies, all virtually!

We would like to congratulate Freshman Jamison Singer, he was a top point earner of the career fair and won a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. Students in 9-12th grade presented Catch Me If You Can to sold out audiences April 23-25th in the High School Auditorium. LTHS was the Regional Premiere of this musical, which means that any professional, community theatre, or school has yet to perform this musical in Central PA.

After losing the 2020 Production of Pippin due to COVID shutdowns, the cast, crew, and production team were overjoyed for a return to live theatre. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend.

The Community Theatre League hosted a solo performance competition for excellence in High School Theatre. Students were adjudicated by local theatre experts on the following criteria: Acting/Sense of Character, Vocal Ability/Diction, Project/Volume/Intonation/Pitch/Tone/Style, and Pacing/Energy/Focus. Over 20 students from local schools participated in the adjudication by preparing solo pieces from Musical Theatre repertoire.

Congratulations to the Bronze Level Merit Placement Winners from LTHS: Zack Keller (’21) and Maria Blas (’24). These students will represent LTHS at the Ray Of Light Awards in May.

Congratulations to the Gold Level Merit Placement Winner Spencer Millay (’21). Spencer is one of three students selected to perform a solo during the Ray of Light Award Ceremony for his performance of “Goodbye” from Catch Me If You Can.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Coffey for placing 1st at the regionals for District 5 and advancing to the Pa State bowling (Pepsi) finals occurring in Lancaster the weekend of May 15 & 16, 2021.

For more information visit www.bowlpa.com - under tournament information, latest updates & news.

Good-luck Elizabeth!

As part of her community service project for Girls Scouts, Katy Schon had 50 Girls Scout cookie boxes donated to LTHS teachers as part of National Teacher Appreciation week. Katy also sold over 4,000 boxes of Girls Scout cookies, and is preparing to earn her Gold Award, the highest achievement within the Girls Scouts USA organization.

Congratulations Katy!

Coming off her best season, Summer earned 2021 Class AAA All-state First team honors for girls basketball. She joins just 5 others, in Class AAA, as the most elite basketball players in the state of Pennsylvania. She is the first Loyalsock first team selection since Jill McElhinny back in 1989.

Summer was a four year starter at Loyalsock and has committed to playing basketball at Elizabethtown College next year. She will graduate as the second-leading scorer in Loyalsock Girls Basketball history, scoring a total of 1,538 points. Summer averaged 14.6 points and 3.8 assists a game, this season and was a force to reckon with defensively. Even more impressive was the outstanding leadership she demonstrated both on and off the court.

Congratulations Summer, all of us at Loyalsock Township High School are proud of you and look forward to following your successes, both on the court and in the classroom.

Congratulations to Idris Ali for being named Class AAA Player of the Year. Saraj Ali joined Idris by also earning 1st Team honors. The Ali brothers made history as being the first Loyalsock tandem to earn first-team all-state honors in the same season.

Idris played an outstanding season, leading the team to their first State Championship, under Coach Ron Insinger, in his 46 year career. Idris averaged 19 point, 6 rebounds and 3.8 assists and 3 steals a game. Idris was calm and collected all year and was the clear leader of the team.

Saraj averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 block and 1.7 steals a game. He earned 15 double-doubles in 19 games.

Congratulations boys we are very proud of you!

Coach Ron Insinger "CI" was named PA State Class AAA Coach of the Year! Prior to this season, the only title's missing from his long list of accomplishments, was a State Championship and PA State Coach of the Year. He can now add them both to the list!

CI has won 1,066 games, 24 District Championships, 29 Conference Championships, 31 Times Conference Coach of the Year, PA Sports Hall of Inductee, among many other accomplishments.

We are so proud to call you our Athletic Director and Coach!

The relay team of Dominic Jennings, Andres Quintana, Brady Dowell and Keanu Singh have had their sites set on breaking the school record in the 4 x 400, since the start of the 2021 Track & Field season. That happened in their meet against Mt. Carmel on April 27th where they set a new school record of 3:32.75, beating the old record by nearly 2 seconds.

Congratulations to the team!

Congratulations to Alexis Keefer for breaking her own school record in the Javelin in the meet against Mt. Carmel. Her record breaking throw was 116' 5', beating her previous record of 111' 7".

Way to go Alexis, we are very proud of you!

The Loyalsock Lancer's Booster club invites you to rally your Loyalsock family and friends to support our student athletes.

The 21st Annual Sock Scramble will be on Friday, July 9, 2021. It will be an 8:30 am shot-gun start at White Deer Challenge Course. Proceeds benefit Loyalsock Lancer Athletic Teams.

Grab your foursome and click here to register. The field size is limited, so register early!

Reminder - Club Volleyball will be holding open gyms every Tuesday and Thursday from April 20th to May 20th. Open gyms will be after school from 3:30-5:30 in the high school gym. Any rising 9th-12th grade girl who is interested in playing volleyball next year is encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions, please visit Ms. Mann in room E9 or email kmann@loyalsocklancers.org.

Spring sports pictures and make-ups will be taken on Sunday, May 16 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Pictures will be taken outside the LTMS gym, in the lobby. Please come in uniform and with a prop. Don't forget your photo forms.

Please email coaches with any specific questions.

Girls Varsity Track & Field - Matt Hill, mhill@loyalsocklancers.org

Boys Varsity Track & Field - Nick Hessert, nhessert@loyalsocklancers.org

Baseball - Zac Martin, zmartin@loyalsocklancers.org

Softball - Mark Godfrey, mgodfrey@loyalsocklancers.org

Boys Tennis - Beth Hufnagle bhufnagel@loyalsocklancers.org

Reminder: There are no parents/spectators allowed indoors at practices. Please click here to read the PIAA mask requirements for Spring sports.

All events are subject to change. Please be sure to download the Activity Scheduler App to stay up to date on all your events. You can download the Activity Scheduler App from the Apple App Store or get in on Google Play, so you will know when all your favorite sports teams are playing. You’ll never miss a game again.

Baseball

Softball

Track & Field

Boys Tennis

For Athletic related questions please contact:

Ron (CI) Insinger - Athletic Director rinsinge@loyalsocklancers.org

Shannon Butters - Athletic Secretary sbutters@loyalsocklancers.org

Please click here for a printable version of the May 2021 MSHS Lunch Menu.

Just a reminder that Loyalsock Township School District continues to offer FREE breakfast and lunch to ALL students. Students may receive one FREE school breakfast and one FREE school lunch each day school is in session. FREE meals for ALL students will remain in effect until the end of the school year!

Free Family Food Boxes are also available. Please contact our Food & Nutrition Services Department at 570-323-3211 or email bhufnagel@loyalsocklancers.org to reserve your family food box.

We are so grateful to be able to offer free meal service during these challenging times and hope that all students take advantage of this amazing program. See you in the Cafeteria!

This position is for 25 hours a week. Applicant must possess excellent secretarial skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, school record databases/software, strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with students, parents, staff and community members on a daily basis. Primary responsibilities will include daily attendance tracking and reporting and front office reception. Confidentiality is essential to the position. Previous school experience preferred.

Click here to apply online.

EOE

Posting will remain open until position are filled.

Duties may include building cleaning and maintenance,

vehicle maintenance, grounds keeping, including mowing/trimming grass, and

preparation of athletic fields.

Apply online at www.loyalsocklancers.org

Previous summer employees submit letter of interest only.

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

employment.

Deadline May 21, 2021

EOE

The position will be open until filled

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.

Masks - an updated order has been issued by the Secretary of the PA Department of Health. The District WILL follow this new order. Please click here to read through the order.

Travel - Essentially, anyone travelling out of state must quarantine for a period of 14 days unless they get tested within 72 hours prior to returning to Pennsylvania and have a negative test. This includes travel to all states outside of Pennsylvania. Please refer to the PA Department of Health frequently asked questions for guidance on holiday travel.

Please don't hesitate to contact us should you require any further information or clarification.

Masks and face coverings are most definitely not comfortable, but are our new reality. We want to focus our time at school on learning, building positive relationships and keeping each other safe and healthy. Thank you for encouraging a positive attitude from your child.

What if a student doesn't wear a mask properly?

1. Student will be asked by a staff member to put on the mask and cover required areas.

2. If student refuses, and administrator will ask the student to put on the mask.

3. If student refuses, parent/guardian will be contacted.

4. If a student continues to refuse, they will be placed in isolated area away from others or need to be picked up by guardian.

Please remember to wear your mask, wash your hands and maintain a distance of 6 feet from others whenever possible.

There will be no tolerance for intentionally trying to spread germs or any type of related behavior. If this should happen, parents will be contacted. Again, our focus is on learning and safety. We want to maximize every moment we are at school. Thank you for your support!

Please click here to download and print the Early Dismissal and 2-hour Delay schedules.

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!

As a result of changes related to COVID-19, the state has recently changed the way students are able to get their working papers to get a job. Please complete the following steps to process your working papers:

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).

This form must be submitted two (2) weeks prior to planned event for approval purposes.

Please click here to consult the PA Department of Health's travel list prior to submission. States indicated on the list, when traveled to may require a 14 day quarantine period, upon return.

Please click here to download a copy of the approval form.

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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