From Principal Doll This week we recognize Colleen Avila, Gunnar Eklund, Erika Katsumoto, Kelly Stouffer and Jane Quackenbush who have been named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corportation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by Principal Doll to these scholastically talented seniors. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2019 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2019 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). "The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."
Lancer Media News Congratulations Alexandra Dembeck! She earned journalism's top honor, a Best of SNO (Student Newspapers Online) recognition for her story about the Community Show Cake Auction. https://bestofsno.com/29407/news/1000-for-a-cake-how-sweets-bring-a-community-together/
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Attention Seniors We are currently collecting THEN & NOW Pictures of Lancers for the 2019 yearbook. Please send in pictures of Lancer's with other Lancer's from their younger years. Feel free to re-create the NOW shot, or we can do that! Deadline is Thursday, November 15. Email to lanceryearbook@aol.com.
Senior Quotes Linganores' Senior Quote Form and Superlative Voting Form were distributed at the Senior Meeting earlier this month. The Quote form is due Thursday, November 1 and the Senior Superlative form is due Friday, November 16. Please turn forms into the front office or give them to Mrs. Bozzonetti in room A206. Extras forms are available in the front office or outside room A206.
Underclass Photo Re-takes and Make-up Our photographer will be at LHS on Wednesday, October 24 in room D101 for Underclass Re-take and Make-up Photo's. **RETAKE NOTIFICATION: If you were dissatisfied with your original picture, you MUST return your original portrait package to the photographer in order to receive a new package.
Mock Trial Do you like to argue? Do you like to act? Be an attorney or witness for the LHS mock trial team! We will hold an informational meeting for the upcoming season on Thursday, October 25 from 2:30-3:15 in room A213. All new and returning students should attend. See Mrs. Peterson or Mrs. Hendi for more information.
LHS Drama Club Fundraisers Join your us for an afternoon of Ice Skating Fun at Skate Frederick on Sunday, October 21 between 2-5PM. Tickets are $8 and includes your skate rental. (That's a $2.50 Discount off of the regular price!) Then between 4-7 PM join us for a bite to eat at Roy Rogers, Riverside and 25% of what you spend will go to support the LHS Drama Club. For more information, go to: LHS Drama Club Fundraiser Flier.
Winter Sports Registration Winter sports begin Thursday, November 15. All physicals must be dated April 1 or after and must be completed prior to Thursday, November 15. Online registration must be completed prior to Thursday, November 15. We look forward to a great winter sports season in FCPS.
Please review the directions at the link below before beginning the registration process: https://fcps.ezcommunicator.net/edu/Frederick/Upload/0/6909.pdf
Once each athletic team is chosen and the roster is finalized, parents will receive an email to let them know when they may go online and pay the participation fee. The fee is $90 plus a $4 administration fee, totaling $94. The $4 administrative fee applies to both online and cash/check athletic participation fee payments.
Note to parents: You will not be able to pay online until your son or daughter is selected for the team and the roster has been finalized. Payments may be made via School Cash Online http://www.fcps.org/athletics/athletic-fees
This past Friday, October 12th, Senior, Ryan McFadden, shot a 76 at Westminster National Golf Club finishing 5th in the Boys division and qualified for the State Tournament for the 3rd time in 4 years. This top 5 finish rounded out his tournament year, where he finished 2nd in the County Championship shooting 70, and second in the CMC Conference championship shooting 68.
This past Friday, October 12th, Junior Payton Smith shot 79 at Westminster National Golf Club finishing 2nd in the girls division and qualified for the State Tournament for the 2nd time in 3 years. Her 2nd place finish rounded out her tournament year, where she finished 3rd in the County tournament shooting 81 and 3rd at the CMC Conference Championship.
The Linganore Golf Team finished third overall in the Districts Tournament shooting a combined score of 335.
Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program The application period for the 2019 high school-level Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) is now through Oct. 31.
This program provide an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory during the summer. SEAP is open to high school students (16 years and older). It pays $3,300 for new students and $3,800 for returning students for the eight-week summer internship. More information and details about eligibility can be found at http://seap.asee.org/. These are excellent opportunities.
Yearbook News Yearbook is now on Twitter! Please follow us @yearbook_lancer for announcements and updates.
Yearbook 2019 Yearbooks can be ordered now online through Herff Jones at www.yearbookordercenter.com, school no. 4625. Order forms will also be mailed home in October. December 31, 2018 is the last day to pre-order a yearbook. There will be a limited supply available at the end of the school year to buy for an increased price. Don't miss out on the memories, order yours today! Seniors Don't forget to choose your yearbook pose by Wednesday, October 31.
LHS Sporting and Academic Events - LIVEstreaming In conjunction with our new Millionaires Club, sponsored by NYMEO and the Digital Communications Class, and in parrtnership with the National Federation of High School Sports. Students will be live streaming sporting and academic events for Linganore High School. You can watch via computer by going to www.nfhsnetwork.com Search Linganore High School. Production will air during our football game tonight.
CTC Open House: The Career and Technology Center (CTC) will host its annual Open House on Thursday, October 25 from 6 to 8 pm. This is an excellent opportunity for Freshmen and Sophomore students and their parents to learn about the 23 programs of study at CTC. Students who plan to apply to a CTC program for next year, must first shadow at CTC which involves going to CTC for part of school day including the FCPS transportation to and from Linganore to CTC. See Ms. Failor in Student Services for a permission form to shadow. CTC is located at 7922 Opossumtown Pike in Frederick, adjacent to the FCC campus.
FAFSA Finish Events: Seniors and parents of seniors, The Community Foundation of Frederick County hosts several FAFSA Finish Events. There are hands-on FAFSA Finish workshops to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You are welcome to attend any session that fits with your schedule. Register to attend this free hands-on workshop today: www.frederickcountygives.org/FAFSAFinish
Financial aid experts will be on hand to help you step by step through this free online application process. With multiple time slots available and a chance to win up to a $2,000 scholarship, these workshops focus on providing each applicant with personalized one-on-one assistance and an opportunity to access to the largest source of federal funding for higher education. Completion of a survey is required to be entered into scholarship drawing.
ASVAB at Linganore: The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be administered at Linganore High School the morning of November 8th. Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students who are interested in the military or who want to assess their vocational interests and aptitude are encouraged to take the ASVAB. Sign-up with Ms. Failor in Student Services by Friday, November 2.
Seniors: If you plan to apply to 4-year colleges this year, remember that you must submit the Transcript Release and Request Form (The Orange Form) 30 days in advance of your earliest deadline. Also remember to complete your Senior Profile Survey in Naviance so that counselors and teachers can write letters of recommendations.
Juniors and Seniors: If your interested in meeting with college representatives that come to Linganore, please log into Naviance to sign-up. To sign-up click on the visiting college on the main Naviance page or under the Collegs tab. Upcoming visits are: October 22 Messiah College, October 23 Bridgewater College, October 29 St. Mary's College of Maryland, October 30 Mount St. Mary's University, November 9 West Virginia University and November 12 Frederick Community College.
Seniors Applying to 4-year colleges: You should complete taking or re-taking the SAT exam by the end of 2018. The last opportunity for SAT in 2018 is December 1. Deadline to register is Friday, November 2. To register, go to: http://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register
Elks Scholarships: The B.P. O. Elks offers two scholarships. Most Valuable Student (MVS) Scholarship is up to $12,500 per year for outstanding students with community service and leadership involvement. Deadline is November 15, 2019. Legacy Scholarship is for students who have parent or grandparent who is a member of an Elks Lodge. Deadline is February 1, 2019. For more information, go to: https://www.elks.org/scholars/
SAT Preparation: Frederick Community College offers SAT Review classes for both Verbal and Math Skills. Fees for each class is $149. Classes fill quickly due to the low student to teacher ratio. For more information, go to: https://frederick.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay&int_category_id=7&int_sub_category_id=34&int_catalog_id=
Seniors Interested in going to Towson to become a teacher of secondary mathematics or science: The Kahlert Foundations sponsors a $1000 scholarship, renewable for 4 years, for students enrolled in Towson UTeach program. For more information about Towson UTeach, go to: www.towson.edu/uteach. Deadline for the scholarship is December 1, 2018. The application can be found at: https://www.towson.edu/fcsm/departments/uteach/documents/f19_kahler_freshmen.pdf
Loyola University of Maryland will host an open for juniors and seniors on Saturday, November 10 from 10 am to 3 pm. Register by November 3 at www.loyola.edu/fall-open-house
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Girls: The Frederick Women’s Civic Club will host their 58th Annual Mardi Gras on February 23, 2019. If you are interested in being a Mardi Gras Princess at this event, please stop by Student Services for information and an application. Cost to participate is $150.
Lockers: Any students wanting a locker assignment should complete the green form in Student Services. Find your first and second choice of locker, record the locker number (example C3548). You will know if the locker is available if it has a zip tie or backwards lock on it. The zip tie or lock will be removed the day after the form is turned into Student Services. Students must provide their own lock.