LHS Updates and news
February16 , 2024
Here is what is happening in our Building
Competitive Class Plays
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 57th annual LHS Competitive Class Plays!! The Sophomore (2026) class play was Overtones by Alice Gerstenberg, directed by Tammy Yourk. The Junior (2025) class play was Elsa and Frinz Go Partying by Bruce Shearer, directed by Elizabeth Bendler. The Senior (2024) class play was Employees Must Wash Hands...Before Murder by Don Zolidis, directed by Maura Lizek.
Awards went to:
* Best Lead Actor (tie) - Alexsandra Lasorsa and Jared Prokowiew (2025). Runner up - Chloe Prokowiew (2024)
* Best Supporting Actor - Katherine Mason (2026). Runner up - Thea Hanrahan (2024)
* Excellence in Design - Class of 2025
* Best Play - Class of 2024
THANK YOU advisors - Maura Lizek, Elizabeth Bendler, Tammy Yourk
THANK YOU Mr. Macuga, Emcee
Dodgeball Tournament
The class of 2026 is hosting the annual dodgeball tournament on Friday ,February 16th at 2:45 in the LMHS gym. A google form will be sent out for teams of 5 to sign up. Students should only fill out one form per team. It costs $25 per team and $5 to be a spectator. Your team must register by Wednesday Feb. 14th, and money can be taken to Mrs. Yourk's room in B201 or given to the sophomore class officers.
February Breakfast/Lunch Menu Link:
Senior Recognition in Yearbook
If you’d like to purchase a recognition ad for your senior, please click the link below. The current price is $40 for ⅛ of a page. The deadline for ads is Friday, February 16th. You can include pictures and a write up about your senior. Jostens takes care of these ads, so please use the link and do not send ads to Lunenburg High School. Email Tammy Yourk with any questions. tyourk@lunenburgschools.net or yearbook@lunenburgschools.net
https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1065792
After School Music Program
The Lunenburg After School Music Lesson Program is starting its second session of the year on Monday, January 29th. If you'd like to take instrument or voice lessons after school with a professional instructor, pick up a lesson form from the main office or your music teacher and hand it in by the end of next week. If you want to learn more, please see your music teacher for details.
Seal of Biliteracy
Juniors and seniors who speak a language other than English are invited to register for the Seal of Biliteracy exam. Achievement of an intermediate-high proficiency level on the exam earns students a seal on their diploma, a medal at graduation, as well as possible college credit for schools in Massachusetts. Students must have earned proficient rating in ELA on their MCAS or equivalent exam (4.2 on the ACCESS exam). Please email Jessica Ayer at jayer@lunenburgschools.net if you have any questions. Deadline to register is Monday, January 22nd, 2024.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/xNF1b2zYK6bLjb238
Senior Parents Yearbook Information
Attention parents of seniors. The Yearbook Staff is still missing a number of senior portraits. Although they were due today, we will still accept them if you email Tammy Yourk (Yearbook Advisor) at tyourk@lunenburgschools.net or yearbook@lunenburgschools.net and let her know when we can expect them. The portraits should be sent to one of those email addresses as well.
Spain Trip Registration Open - April 18-26, 2025
Registration is currently open for our April, 2025 trip to Spain - ¡qué bueno! Please click this link to open the flyer with more information, including the link to the registration page. Registration requires a $500 initial deposit, and earlier registration equates to lower monthly payments following the deposit. Those interested in travel insurance will be prompted to purchase it separately upon registering. Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend as well; an additional $200 adult supplement will be charged. Student travelers will be students at LHS during the 2024-2025 school year.
LMHS LIBRARY DIGITAL RESOURCES
The library offers many digital resources such as research databases, ebooks, audiobooks, citation creation and digital notecard/research organization tools. Links to these can be found on the library website: https://sites.google.com/lunenburgschools.net/lmhs-library-media-center. The databases are grouped by subject areas to make navigating the many resources easier. Databases work automatically within the school building, but passwords are needed for home access. The database passwords are accessible from any database page on the library website - look for the blue banner at the top of each database page. As long as a student is logged into their school Google account, clicking that link will open the list of usernames and passwords for all of the databases offered through the library.
Mrs. Vallee is available in the library and by email at pvallee@lunenburgschools.net for any student needing help finding a book, researching a topic, using the databases, or creating citations.
OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS
Reminder to all students - overdue notices are sent to your school email every Tuesday morning. If you need to keep the book longer for a project, just reply to the email that you’d like to have it renewed. We do not charge overdue fines, but books do need to be returned as part of senior obligations and if leaving the district/applying to Monty Tech. Don't forget you can log into your Destiny accounts any time to see which books you have checked out and when they are due.
Click the Library Media Center link on the LHS or LMS website
Choose Destiny Discover from the side navigation
Click login in the upper right corner. Your user name is the beginning of your Google account (2027MaryB) and your password is the same as your Google account (such as meb127999).
Check your lockers, cars, houses and classrooms for those books. Please get those overdue books in ASAP so that others can enjoy them too!!!
You can return books to the library or place them on the Return Cart outside the front office. See Mrs. Vallee in the library or email her at pvallee@lunenburgschools.net if you have any questions or need help renewing books. Thank you!!
LHS After School Help
We will begin our Lunenburg High School After School Program for students starting Oct. 11th. The program will provide academic support for high school students and run from 2:30-3:30 on Monday-Thursday each week. This program will be at no cost to families and will be held in the library of the Lunenburg Middle-High School building. A snack and water will be provided to students who attend each day. Please fill out and submit the registration form below if your student will participate in session one of our After School Program.
LHS After School Program Registration
National Honor Society Tutoring Program
National Honor Society is running a peer tutoring program for this school year. The program will run every Tuesday from 2:30 - 3:30 in the High School project room and students from both the middle and the high school level are welcome to attend.
Lunenburg Public Schools Facebook Account
Lunenburg Public Schools has a new Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090471393282. Consider following to stay updated on school news, community events and more!
Lunenburg High School 2024 Yearbook
It's time to order your 2024 yearbook. Use the link below to order.
LHS Guidance News
From the LHS Counseling Office:
ALL Grades should continuously check Guidance Google Classroom for summer programs, job opportunities, scholarship opportunities, testing dates and registrations (SATs, AP exams, ASVAB, etc.), career exploration events, and more.
SATs - The next SAT test date is March 9, 2024 (registration deadline is February 23, 2024). Any student interested in taking the SATs should visit the College Board website at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration for test dates, registration deadlines, and to register. For any student who has already taken the SATs, SAT scores need to be obtained through the College Board.
Juniors - The school counselors completed their College & Career Presentations this week. The link to the presentation: Junior College & Career Presentation. Starting the week after break, the school counselors will be holding Junior Seminars to work more closely with students on their post-secondary planning. The schedule is posted in the students' Guidance Google Classroom.
Scholarship Opportunities - The School Counseling Office has a new Scholarship page on the LHS website. Please note, there are scholarship opportunities for Grades 9 through 12. The link to the new page is https://sites.google.com/a/lunenburgschools.net/lhscounseling/scholarships. This page will be updated as new information is received or obtained.
Seniors, please continuously check the 2024 Guidance Google Classroom for scholarship opportunities and applications. Community Scholarships are due to Mrs. Foster by no later than 2:30PM on March 14th. Hard copies of applications can be obtained from Mrs. Foster in the Counseling office.
Please note, the scholarship opportunities posted in the 2024 Guidance Google Classroom are not exhaustive. Please consider signing up for Going Merry (https://www.goingmerry.com/) or similar.
Summer Term Pre-College Programs - Lots of colleges offer summer high school programs (Pre-college Programs) either online or in person at various grade levels (starting with rising 8th graders). You can earn college credit, discover a new subject area, perform cutting-edge research in University labs, or immerse yourself in hands-on learning. Summer is a great time to push yourself academically. Please ask your student to check their Guidance Google Classroom as summer opportunities at Boston University, Cornell University and Champlain College have already been posted.
Seniors - College Applications, College Acceptance, and Post Graduation Career Plans - For those still working on College Applications and post graduation career plans, please set up a meeting with your Counselor, we are here to help. As your college decisions start to come in, please go into Naviance and mark whether or not you were accepted. Also, please stop by the Counseling Office to grab a pennant and decorate it with the schools you were accepted to. We would like to start filling our Acceptance Board.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) - The 2024–25 FAFSA form is available here: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form allows you to be considered for federal student aid. In addition, states and colleges use FAFSA information to award their own grants, scholarships, and loans. Please note, since some aid is limited, you have to meet the deadlines.
Community Accomplishments Board - We would like to recognize and celebrate our student and community accomplishments. Please email Tricia Foster at pfoster@lunenburgpublicschools.net if you have any news or accomplishments you would like us to consider sharing.
MWCC Dual Enrollment Information Sessions - MWCC offers dual enrollment information sessions the first Wednesday of each month from 6pm - 7pm.
Counselor assignments -
Jeff Dionne - Student last name starting with A-G
Gail Okerman - Student last name starting with H-M
Jon Ciullo - Student last name starting with N-Z
LMHS Athletics
Athletics:
Congratulations to our girls indoor track team that finished 2nd overall out of 70+ schools. Wednesday night was the first time in our program's history that we finished above 3rd place, and took home a trophy! Fantastic accomplishment for all involved.
Saturday
**Clark Tournament**
Girls varsity basketball vs Hudson (@ Grafton HS) 12:45pm
Boys varsity basketball @ Fitchburg 3pm
Sunday
Boys JV Hockey @ Littleton 2pm (@ Groton School)
Monday
**Nashoba Valley Cup Semifinal**
Boys Varsity Hockey vs Littleton (@Groton School) 1pm
**Central Mass Tournament Semifinal**
Boys varsity basketball vs St. Paul's 5pm
**Clark Tournament**
Girls varsity basketball vs TBD
Tuesday
Girls JV Basketball vs Ayer-Shirley 4:30pm
Thursday
**Nashoba Valley Cup Finals**
Boys Varsity Hockey TBD
