October 2019
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October Calendar
October 2
Financial Aid Night/College Goal 5:45 PM Room C17

October 5
Saturday Academy 9:00 am LMC

October 7
Early Release PCT - 2:28 pm Dismissal

October 8

October 9
Booster Club Meeting 7:00 pm C17

October 10
Picture Retake Day


October 11
Homecoming Assembly 2:15 pm Spec Gym

Homecoming Parade 4:30 pm Pflaum Rd.

Homecoming Game 7:00 pm

October 12
Homecoming Dance 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

October 14
Early Release PCT - 2:28 pm Dismissal

October 15

October 16
PSAT 8:15 am - 11:15 am

October 17
9th Grade Pathways/AVID Conference 4:15 pm

October 18
9th Grade Pathways/AVID Conference 4:15 pm

October 19
Saturday Academy 9:00 am LMC

October 25
No School - Professional Development Day

October 28
Early Release PCT - 2:28 pm Dismissal
Lancer Families,

This year is off to an amazing start. It is a pleasure walking the halls of La Follette watching the positive interactions with our students and staff. I have enjoyed sharing in that back-to-school excitement in our classrooms and hallways. What a great place to do high school!
This school year, we are committed to disrupting inequities and creating conditions for learning, innovation and reflection. We will continue to encourage and support students to take academic risks. That’s part of our theory of action. This year, La Follette students will:

Read more  ( English ,  Español ) >>
Counselor Connection
Stay connected to the latest La Follette news, events, and communication related to college and career. Learn about student job and volunteer postings, college application, FAFSA, and post high school support, important test dates, and various opportunities to explore career interests through the monthly  Counselor Connection .
Lancer Honors
Check out our Lancer Honors from last year!

Please visit the LHS counselors' site recognizing excellence in our Lancer community. This page highlights the many positive honors our Lancers are receiving. If you have something for us to share on this page, please email counselor Judy Christensen at jdchristense@madison.k12.wi.us and include a photo so we can share more great news about our Lancers! Click here to view the website!
La Follette High School Athletics
Check out our NEW High School Athletics web page here !
Sign Language Interpreting Services

Please submit this google form or contact Gretchen Kelley at 204-3643 to make a request.
Attendance Newsletter
Good attendance contributes to students doing well in school and eventually in the workplace. By middle and high school, attendance is even more predictive of successful graduation. Each absence represents a preventable lost opportunity to learn in the classroom.


#attendancematters
The Lance - Student Voice of LHS
We would like to introduce our new Online piece to the Lance Newspaper. Each quarter we will continue to print a regular news magazine but will have current weekly content posted to our website.
LHS College and Career Readiness Update
Coming SOON… LHS college and career center! In an effort to better support ALL of our students in being college, career, and community ready, LHS is opening a College and Career center in the student services office. 

Currently our center is in the building process. It is however hosting all of our college and career reps as they meet with our Junior and Senior students. Once the structure is finalized we look forward to offering workshops, mentoring, and opportunity sharing with our students and their families. 

Please check out our Academic and Career Planning Plan for all LHS students. If you are interested in assisting in our efforts of supporting our students in being college, career, and community ready please reach out. 

Mrs. MacKenzie Swanson 
Academic and Career Planning Coordinator
College and Community Readiness

608-204-3602

IMPORTANT Senior Picture and Senior Ad Information
Please review the attached documents regarding  SENIOR PICTURES  and  SENIOR ADS  f or the  2020 Statesman yearbook .  Senior pictures  are  due  no later than  Friday, September 27, 2019  due to yearbook deadlines our publisher has given us. You can also find this information on the LHS website here . 

If you have any issues making arrangements getting your senior picture taken by deadline, please contact me ( dkennedy@madison.k12.wi.us ) by the end of the school year (June 12, 2019) or by September 6, 2019 to get on the list to have a professional photographer take your picture at La Follette free of charge before the deadline of September 27, 2019. We also have other low cost options available upon request.

Senior Ads for the Statesman yearbook  should be turned in as soon as possible. Space is limited and may sellout early at the start of the school year. Senior Ads must be turned in complete to be assigned a spot in the yearbook. We do not reserve or hold spots for incomplete ads (missing any content such as text, images or payment). We will accept senior ads now for next school year or send in over the summer to the listed address on the order form.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR SENIOR PICTURE TO THE STATESMAN EMAIL:  lhsstatesmanyerbook@gmail.com  

The last day to pre-order a Statesman yearbook is December 20, 2019. If a book is not ordered  and  paid in full by Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 students can purchase a book at the end of the school year. Limited quantities will be ordered, first come first serve at that time.

Do NOT submit your senior picture to my email,  dkennedy@madison.k12.wi.us

If you have any questions, please email me:  dkennedy@madison.k12.wi.us
Save the Dates!
Homecoming Week 2019
Homecoming week begins October 7th!

Click here for more information!
Save the Date - Graduation
Graduation will be at the Kohl Center June 12th at 7:30 pm.
Volunteer Opportunity with Achievement Connections!
Call for Volunteer Algebra Tutors!  AmeriCorps Achievement Connections is new at La Follette High School and seeking dedicated and caring individuals to commit to two hours a week to tutor students in Algebra 1. This could be an opportunity for you to make a difference in the lives of students and give back to the community.
  • Lead one-on-one tutoring sessions
  • Share your Algebra skills
  • Make a difference in the lives of students and give back to the community
  • Training provided

*La Follette Juniors and Seniors are encouraged to join for community service hours.

For more information about how to become a tutor, please contact:

Joy Pfeiffer
Achievement Connections Tutor Coordinator -   La Follette High School
Phone:  (608) 204-3562
Tutoring Center:  Rm. G10
Complete your FAFSA with FREE support!
MSCR Updates
MSCR Homework Club is open after school Monday-Thursday in the LMC: PCT Mondays from 2:28-4:15 pm and Tuesday-Thursday from 3:37-5:15 pm. Help is available from LHS teachers and MSCR tutors for any student who needs help with schoolwork. Snack is provided. 

MSCR Lancer Saturday Academy is another option for students to get extra help. Saturday Academy is held in the LMC from 9am-noon on Saturday mornings 3 or 4 weekends each quarter. Help is available for any La Follette students and snack is provided. Lancer Saturday will be open on the following dates this quarter: October 5, October 19, November 2. 

MSCR Volleyball season has begun! This program is open to all La Follette students who are not playing on the WIAA boys or girls volleyball teams. This a recreational level league with no cuts. Practices are Wednesdays from 3:45-5:00 pm until October 19. Here is the match schedule for October:

Saturday 10/5 at Memorial HS Field House
Bus departs La Follette at approx. 8:00 am 9:00 am vs. East 3; 10:00 am vs. East 2 

Saturday 10/12 at West HS Court 2050
Bus departs La Follette at approx. 8:00 am 9:00 am vs. Memorial; 11:00 am vs. East 1 

The following MSCR after school clubs are meeting weekly: 

Critical MASS - Monday 2:30-3:50 pm (PCT Mondays only) in room A24

Kendo Club - Monday 2:30-3:50 pm (PCT Mondays only) in the field house

Read It & See It - Tuesday 3:45-5:15 pm in room B14

Writer’s Splash - Wednesday 3:45-5:15 pm in room B14

International Friends Club - Thursday 3:45-5:00 pm in room B14

For more information regarding and MSCR after-school programs please contact:

Dane Gottschall, MSCR Specialist at La Follette High School
School Office: (608) 204-3625
drgottschall@madison.k12.wi.us
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