
Happy New Year! We hope everyone is excited for the 2nd half of the school year! Just a reminder, tomorrow, Tuesday 3rd will be a Teacher Institute Day with NO student attendance. Students will return on Wednesday, January 4th. We are looking forward to the rest of the school year.

Pre-K students and their parents had a great time building gingerbread houses, and singing Christmas songs during our Holiday STEM Day! What a wonderful way to wrap up our first semester! Happy holidays from these sweet little ones! ❤️🎄




Sixth graders in Mrs. Wood's Computer Science Exploration class worked collaboratively to test hypotheses and persevered to open locked boxes.

LES held an ugly sweater contest today. Here are a few of the contestants.
We will welcome our students back on Wednesday, January 4. Wishing you peace and joy!


Some of our LHS/LJHS staff spreading some holiday cheer!


Athletic Updates Today and This Weekend and Thursday Night Recap
Today
JH Boys Basketball plays in the Consolation Championship Game of the Clinton County Tournament vs Breese at 5:00 at Breese Mater Dei
HS Varsity Boys Basketball at home vs Marissa(1 GAME ONLY) at 6:00-FFA Tractor drawing will be at halftime, likely around 6:30
Saturday
HS Boys and Girls Bowling bowl at the Show Me Challenge at Concord Bowl at 9:00, bus 7:15
HS Girls Basketball is home vs Litchfield at 11:00, varsity game only
HS Boys Basketball is at Staunton at 2:30, varsity game only, bus 12:45
Monday Dec 19
HS Girls Basketball is home vs New Athens at 6:00, varsity game only
Tuesday
HS Boys Basketball is at New Athens 6:00 bus time 4:30

Mrs. Noud’s class posing with their elves today.


Athletic Updates and Wednesday Recap
Tonight
JH girls basketball is home vs St Libory at 6:00
HS girls basketball is away at Marissa at 6:00, Bus time is 4:40
JH Boys basketball is at Clinton County Conference vs Okawville at Breese Mater Dei high school auxillary gym at 6:00, bus time is 5:10
Wednesday Night Recap
HS Boys and Girls Varsity Bowling defeated Sparta at home
HS Girls basketball lost at home to Sparta
JH Boys basketball lost in the Clinton Country Conference to Bartelso

Miss Zylka just finished up eight weeks of student teaching in Mrs. Clemens’ 3rd grade. She joined us from McKendree University, where she graduated with her joint special education and elementary teacher degrees.




We have a great group of mentors who share their expertise and help our new teachers excel in the classroom.



Athletic Update and Tuesday Night Recap
Tuesday Night
JH Boys defeated Germantown in the opening round of the Clinton County Tournament by 1 point
JH Girls basketball JV girls defeated St. Theresa 12-10
JH Girls basketball Varsity lost to St. Theresa 29-19
Tonight
HS Boys and Girls Bowling are at home vs Sparta 3:00
HS Girls Basketball is at home vs Sparta 6:00
JH Boys Basketball is at Breese Mater Dei vs Bartelso at 7:15, Bus time 5:45

We are still accepting donations for this sweet family until this Friday the 16th. Donations can be dropped off at the high school office or brought to the high school boys basketball game this Friday! We would love to help them have a great Christmas!!


Athletic Events and Weekend Updates
Weekend Recap
HS Girls Bowling Team placed 11th out of 44 teams at the Strikefest Tournament in Joliet and Neela Missey placed 9th as an individual out of 249 bowlers. Great Job ladies!
Monday Night
JH girls basketball lost both games at Wesclin
Tuesday(Today)
JH Boys basketball plays at Germantown at 6:30(bus 5:30) in the 1st rd of the JH Conference tournament
JH girls basketball plays at home vs St. Theresa at 6:00-8th grade game will be played first and then we will play a modified 5th/6th grade game after, probably (2) 10 min running clock halves

Parents,
If you are interested in representing your student's classroom in the LES PTO as the "Room Parent" please reach out to me and your child's teacher via email. (Our Art, Music, PE teachers, & Librarian also need parent reps.) If you have questions about what this volunteerism entails you can reach out to the PTO President, Mrs. Casperson. The next PTO meeting is on Monday, 01/09/23 at 6:15 PM. Thank you.

Congratulations to the LHS Girl's Bowling Team as they competed in Strike Fest in Joliet this past weekend. This is an invite only tournament and they only choose the best of the best. Our Lady Hounds placed 11th out of 44 teams AND Neela Missey placed 9th overall as individual out of 249 bowlers! We are so proud of you ladies! We are small but we are MIGHTY!!


Athletic Updates for Friday Dec 9th and Saturday Dec 10th
Friday
Reminder tonight's HS boys basketball game at Dupo is POSTPONED till Thursday Jan 5th at 6:00
JH Boys Basketball plays at home vs Valmeyer at 6:00
Saturday
HS Girls Bowling bowls at the Strikefest Tournament in Joiliet
HS Boys and Girls basketball home game vs Ramsey is POSTPONED to Jan 27th at 6:00 due to sickness

Here's the holiday schedule for LCUSD #9:


HS Boys Basketball practice is cancelled this evening
Also reminder that tomorrow night's hs boys basketball game at Dupo has been postponed and moved to Thursday Jan 5th at 6:00 in Dupo, bus time is 4:45

Athletic Events Update
Wednesday Night Recap
JH girls lost to St Rose last night in the Clinton County Conference Tournament
Today
HS Bowling is home today vs Steeleville at 3:00
Friday
HS Boys basketball away game at Dupo is POSTPONED to Thursday Jan 5th at 6:00 Bus time is 4:45
JH Boys basketball play at home vs Valmeyer at 6:00

Dental Safari is coming to LCUSD #9 on Wednesday, January 11. Forms will be coming home with your child or access everything via the QR code.
