Inspiration
Hair Donations for Wigs 4 Kids
Twenty-three Lake Shore participants have chosen to have their hair cut off to help children who struggle deal with the social acceptance often based on their physical appearance. Senior Elizabeth Stacheit, has organized and led this kind effort, because she wants everyone to feel confident. She began marketing this cause at Lake Shore High School to her peers, and will donate 14 inches of her own hair. At an all-school assembly, volunteers from James Edwards Salon and Paul Mitchell were on stage, scissors in hand, ready to begin the cutting frenzy. Senior Ashley Daniels decided to donate on behalf of her deceased grandmother who battled brain cancer. Ashley witnessed her grandmother's hair loss, a symptom of radiation, while living under the same roof as her since 5th grade. Like Elizabeth, Ashley urges her peers to put others first, and choose to donate. Today we gratefully accepted enough donations to make about 2 wigs!
Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids Wellness Center and Salon is a local grassroots non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides wigs and support services at no charge to children and young adults experiencing hair loss due to cancer, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns and other disorders. Our wig recipients, also known as Ambassadors, range in age from 3 to 18, and are located throughout Michigan.
Lake Shore Celebrates National Reading Month
Each year at the beginning of March, Lake Shore kicks off National Reading Month by motivating kids to read with several different initiatives. Elementary students are encouraged to document their reading with a reading log, visit a local library or bookstore to choose new books to read, read aloud to someone, and donate used books to one of our little free libraries.
With assistance from USPBL and Ribbi, our schools are participating in the USPBL Reading Program. This is an incentive driven reading program designed to encourage students to read more. The objective for each student is to “hit a home run” by meeting certain goals and requirements during the month of March.
In addition, students are excited about Guest Readers, who visit classrooms and share favorite stories. Superintendent Dr. DiPonio has already made an appearance! Lake Shore also participates in One School One Book (OSOB). OSOB is a movement designed to get an entire school community, including parents, involved in the joy reading by providing a copy of a selected book and encouraging families to read at home together.
Spellers Share Passion for Language at Bee
Students from all walks of life have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps Spelling Bee, one of the nation's oldest and most iconic competitions. In order to select our competitors for the Macomb Regional Spelling Bee, our elementary schools and middle school hold the following preliminary competitions and four students were selected to compete at the Macomb Regional Spelling Bee, held at the Macomb Intermediate School District this past Sunday.
Lake Shore’s Aaden Arnold, Michael Keenan, Tyler Pettway, Glendian Vasili competed. The winner, Brendan Pawlicki, is a 7th grade students from St. Lawrence Elementary in Sterling Heights. Glendian lasted until Round 8 with the word samurai. Tyler lasted until Round 7 with the word julep. Aaden lasted until Round 4 with langosta. Michael lasted until Round 1 with the word waywiser. Our spellers share a passion for language, competition and hard work. Thank you for your preparation in an event you will never forget.
Innovation
Undefeated Shorians Win Again at March Madness
Our loyal fans created posters, wore team colors, and shouted in support of their represented school during our March Madness Tournament on March 20th. Student-athletes run the scoreboard, sing, dance, and cheer to entertain our guests. The Lake Shore Foundation raised a total of $3,200 in 2018 through this teacher and staff basketball competition. Because of the large crowd, we expect to surpass that number tonight, with a goal of $4,000. Lake Shore Foundation’s Chairman, Jack Dick, reminds everyone that tonight was designed to bring the Lake Shore family together. The money, used helps students reach their goals of excellence by funding support for important educational activities not provided by the schools, is a bonus!
Congratulations to our undefeated, back-to-back Lake Shore High School Champions with a final score of 26-14.
Formulating Scientific Arguments at Science Fair
Fourth grade students at Masonic Heights Elementary demonstrated their knowledge of formulating scientific arguments by presenting to family, peers, and teachers at the Science Fair. They began with a probing question, created a material list, designed a procedure, and through fact finding, came up with results. The unique topics ranged from Poppity Kern, Crystal Garden, Bloated Bears, Toothpaste, and Plants versus Beverages.
Dental Students Reinforce Tooth Defender Concepts
Dental students, along with stuffed dinosaur Larry, reminded their Kindergarten and First Grade "patients" about the importance of healthy eating habits and regular brushing and flossing. Elementary students shared stories about tooth loss, too! Seven-year-old Asher Duff lost another tooth during a presentation about tooth defender tips. These tips included brushing at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, brushing all top and bottom teeth! After the presentation, Asher visited Violet Elementary's office for a tooth case necklace to protect his lost tooth until he arrived home.
Celebration
First Time Choirs Received Top Division Ratings at Same Festival
Our Choir Directors, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Perryman, and the students they serve through the MSVMA Association are a group of the most talented kids. Fans want all of their autographs from the two-day District 16 Choral Festival performances which included Kennedy Middle School's Kennedy Singers performing The Little Birch Tree and The Jumblies and Lake Shore High School's Concert Choir performing Lake Isle of Innisfree and Festival Sanctus. Every group scored “1’s”.
Teachers Win Grants from Lake Shore Foundation
Congratulations to the following teachers who were surprised by the Lake Shore Foundation with a giant check in front of their enthusiastic students. This check represented approved grants for classroom supplies.
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NLHS Tech Ed Wood Shop tools $3,000.00 Dan Carito
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NLHS Project Based Learning Classroom Flexible Seating $3,000.00 Cameron Hunt
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Masonic Heights PE Mats $3,5000 Dave Osterland
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Masonic Heights Honey Bees for School Bee Hive $200.00 Dave Osterland
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KMS 8th Grade ELA $1500.00 Flexible Seating Meghan Bishoping
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KMS 7th Grade ELA $850.00 for Flexible Seating Michelle Black
The Foundation was established in 1986 for the purpose of using charitable contributions to benefit all Lake Shore Public Schools' students. Their mission is to help students reach their goals of excellence by funding support for important educational activities not provided by the schools.
