Lakes Community High School

Eagle Families, check out the August 16 edition of News From The Nest: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oE8hB-cQ47Ehgc9knp5_a4gEirQYk2hDm0oPB9-XBsY/edit?usp=sharing

Just a reminder: tomorrow is a late start. First period starts at 9:20am! Buses will pick students up 80 minutes after the normal time: https://5il.co/vjv2 We can't wait to have students back! #bettertogether

Eagle Families, check out the August 9 edition of News From The Nest: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KBmOFx_q7gIWD2tDdQp7EJ2r5lGyh6c7TKfyWthijbg/edit?usp=sharing

Eagles, the bus routes for the upcoming year are now available! 🚌 Find yours here: https://5il.co/kke3

Yearbooks are in! You can come to Lakes during the following time slots to pick yours up! Thursday, August 5 - 10:30-12:30 Monday, August 9 - 11:00-2:00 For books not picked up… Graduates: books will be available in the main office Current students: books will be passed out the first week of school Other Yearbook News - Portraits Incoming Freshmen, your picture will be taken during orientation or the freshman first day. Sophomores and Juniors - Underclass picture days will be September 8th and 9th during the school day. You will get your picture taken in your English class. Current Seniors - we are working to schedule more Senior Picture time. Covid has made scheduling these dates difficult (photographers are in short supply). More info coming soon.

Eagle Families, check out the August 2 edition of News From The Nest: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AQdVaWSdh12oq3qJOkbDIqc0gYYKcnGoaPMkwcfkABY/edit

Hello Incoming Seniors, We will have senior pictures available at Lakes July 28th and 29th. Please log into rootseniors.com to schedule an appointment. When you log in, you will need your subject ID number. This is NOT your school ID. Click the look up my Subject ID button and you can get it there. These pictures are free if you just want to be in the yearbook. I recommend you do not pay for picture proofs, as they will be available online to order. There is a fee for multiple outfits and longer sitting time, but a basic photography package is no cost. Mr. Cook Paul.Cook@chsd117.org

Parking lot seal coating will be taking place on 7/12 - Student Lot South, 7/16- Staff Lot, 7/20- Polley Field Lot, and 8/2 - Student Lot North. These lots will be closed for a few days at a time. Please use the open lots to park. Thank you for your cooperation.

Hello Seniors We are starting senior pictures next week, June 21-24. You should have received an email or letter in the mail about it. Please make an appointment if you can, by going to rootseniors.com You will need to look up your subject ID, using your school ID. Click the look up subject ID link next to the box to find it. You are not required to purchase senior pictures from Root Studios / Hr Imaging, but you must be photographed by Root to be in the 2024 yearbook. There will be more dates available in July, We will announce those soon. There are plenty of time slots available. Please get it done this week if you can to avoid missing the opportunity. Let me know if you have any questions Questions? Email Mr. Cook at Paul.Cook@chsd117.org

Infinite Campus FEEs and payments are under construction. At this time the ability to make payments has been turned off . Our *NEW* Fee portal will be available by July 1st, 2021 A notification will be sent when the new fee portal is ready. Thank you for your patience.

Received our Soteria cybersecurity appliance today! Security for our students and our staff is a top priority in District 117. Thank you, McQueen Technology Group! https://m-tg.com/soteria/

CHSD117 has updated its face covering policy for athletics. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3zqXpFi

LCHS Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday 7am-3pm, Friday 7am - noon. The main office is closed: July 5, 16, 23, 30. Have a great summer!

We will be welcoming the class of 2025 to LCHS for 2 dates in August, prior to 8/16 (the first full day of school for all students). Aug 9th will be an orientation from 8-11:35. Aug 13th is a half-day of attendance from 8-11:35. More information will be available in July.

Construction has begun on Eagle Way at LCHS. Please anticipate lane closures and delays at drop-off / pick-up. Please see map for an alternate drop-off route on the north end of the building via Deep Lake Rd. Student parking will remain the same.

The Lake Villa District Library has a great summer reading challenge going with many prizes for all ages. Readers can set their own goals! More info here: https://www.lvdl.org/summer

Eagle families, check out the May 24th edition of News From the Nest: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rba39Eo8579mvw4_3PCJxpUIzkhWDO4zB0sVqSTXMb8/edit?usp=sharing

The summer 2021 Connections magazine is live. Check out Principal Newberry's article "Shared Experiences": https://www.connectionsmag.com/community-high-school-district-117/lakes-community-high-school/shared-experiences/

Lake County Tech Campus Principal surprises Grace Ward in class with Student of the Year award! https://youtu.be/lm2onKWgd9E

All concerts tonight will be on the Lakes YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LakesCommunityHighSchoolD117 Jazz Band and Orchestra: 5:30PM Band: 7:00PM Choir: 8:00PM