Lebanon CUSD #9

LCUSD #9 is hiring for : Full-time evening custodian 3 Elementary School Aide positions If you are interested in any of these positions, please send resume' to Patrick Keeney at pkeeney@lcusd9.org or mail to LCUSD#9 200 West Schuetz Street, Lebanon, IL 62254 Please feel free to give us a call if you have any questions at 618-537-4611.

Junior High and High School students and staff will have Holiday Dress-up Days the last week before break. The dress days are listed below! Let's see your Holiday Cheer! Monday – December 13 - Colors of the Holiday Season – 6th Grade: Green, 7th Grade Red, 8th Grade Green, 9th Grade Red, 10th Grade Green, 11th Grade Red, 12th Grade Red and Green, Staff Red and Green Tuesday – December 14 – Dress as a Holiday Character (movie character or Santa, Mrs. Claus, Elves or Reindeer) Wednesday – December 15 – Ugly Sweater or Outfit Day Thursday – December 16 – Winter Wonderland – Wear WHITE!! Friday – December 17 – Polar Express Day – Wear Your Holiday (SCHOOL APPROPRIATE) Pajamas to School (Hot Cocoa at lunch)

Our teachers are decking the halls Greyhound style for our students to enjoy.

Need some greyhound gear? Check this out: https://lgja2021.wswebstore.com/store My personal favorite is the 1/4 zip pullover!

Tonight's high school bowling match is canceled. There will be practice, bus time is 3:00 Tonight's high school boys basketball practice is canceled. Saturday's high school boys basketball game at Wesclin is postponed. Come out a watch the hs girls basketball team tonight at home vs Steeleville at 6:00 or come out and watch the jh girls basketball team take on Aviston at 6:00 in the elementary gym

LES December Newsletter! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2oKWnyajE1Au9ZIXGGFd-Y0-5_NsPxQMJ7Qw3q4sdE/edit?usp=sharing

Reminder! Junior High Bowlers! Season starts soon! No experience needed! Parent/bowler meeting TONIGHT Dec 1st 6:30 Elementary Building (If you are not able to attend please email: gstark@lcusd9.org and I will contact you with information) Preseason bowling practice/tryouts 6, 7, and 14 Dec Any student currently involved in a junior high sport is not required to attend preseason tryouts or practice until their current season is finished - However, I would like you to let me know you are planning on bowling. We are in need of 5th and 8th grade boys and any and all girls! Please note that the girl’s volleyball and bowling seasons overlap - there are no conflicts with the boy’s sports. Season and regular practices begin in January!

Our fourth graders traveled virtually to Washington, D.C. this afternoon to video conference with members of the Smithsonian Art Institute. The students explored histories and cultures of American Indians.

On December 15, 16, and 17, Lebanon High School and Lebanon Junior High will be on a shortened schedule due to final exams. Students will have the opportunity to pick up a bag lunch each of these 3 days as they leave the building. In order to get an accurate count for students who will be picking up lunches as they leave school, please fill out the following form. Please fill the form out for each student who will be picking up a lunch. Thank you for your assistance. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1RNgCTFfFCJXedB0YnyXrvkkpEYmTuKIcPPI-BOCJkYxImA/viewform

Here is a picture of the picture packets for tomorrow's winter sports pictures if your athlete did not bring one home. JH boys basketball, Jh girls basketball, jh cheerleading, hs boys basketball, hs boys bowling, hs girls bowling, hs girls basketball will all be taken tomorrow after 12:00 in the hs gym

Reminder that we will have pictures taken by Voegele Photography on Tuesday November 30th for our winter sports teams. We will call them out by teams after 12:00 for: jh boys basketball, jh girls basketball, jh cheerleading, hs boys bowling, hs girls bowling, hs girls basketball and hs boys basketball. We will have pictures taken for hs cheerleading later during the season when their new uniforms come in. Please remind your athletes to bring their "white" uniforms for basketball players and everyone else brings the only uniform they have.

Congratulations to our HS Girls Bowling Team for winning the Triad Tournament this past Saturday. Emily Nordmann finished in 2nd place for high series and 2nd place for high game as an individual. Way to go Greyhounds!

Good luck to our Girls Bowling Team at the Triad Tournament today at Hi-Top Lanes in Highland

LHS/LJHS First Semester Final Exam Schedule: Dec 15 1st hour: 8:15-9:35 2nd hour: 9:40-11:00 3rd hour: 11:05-12:25 Dec 16 4th hour: 8:15-9:35 5th hour: 9:40-11:00 Makeup Exams: 11:05-12:25 Dec 17 6th hour: 8:15-9:35 7th hour: 9:40-11:00 Makeup Exams: 11:05-12:25 Jr High Students will dismiss with HS students at 12:25 on the 15th, and at 11:00 the next two days. We will give bag lunches to any students who want them as they leave for the day.

The 4th grade students along with their teachers Mrs. Cornell. Mr. Stark, and Mrs. Munton walked to the Mermaid House and Visitor’s Center to learn about Lebanon history and about Charles Dickens’ visit to the inn.

While reading the book, "Balloons Over Broadway", our 5th graders learned about the history of the Macy's Day Parade and created their own parade floats. They shared their amazing STEM creations by parading through our elementary classrooms today.

Mark your calendar! Graduation Dates have been set! LHS Graduation will be on May 21st at 1:00 LJHS Graduation will be on May 23rd at 5:00

Need some fan gear for your junior greyhound? We have you covered! Great to wear to sporting events including our upcoming junior greyhound basketball league! https://lgja2021.wswebstore.com/store Still need to register for basketball? Click the link below! https://forms.gle/WsNx8ACSejRFVqa17

Our high school boys basketball team will open their season tonight at the Mulberry Grove Tournament against Mulberry Grove at 8:15. Remember if you want to catch a majority of the high school boys and girls games this season but can't make the game, sign up for the NFHS network and catch the games. $10.99 a month. Go to www.nfhsnetwork.com and sign up. Contact me at ccruthis@lcusd9.org if you have any problems signing up. Remember you will also be able to see our home jh boys and girls basketball games as well as jh volleyball later this winter and you can watch ANY team in the country that has their games live streamed.

Congratulations to our HS girls basketball team! After not having a team for 2 years, we had 7 girls choose to go out and create a team again. Then they went out and won their 1st game of the season this past Friday 42-33 over O'Fallon First Baptist. They travel to Gillespie on Tuesday night.