Special shout out to Kustom Innovations and Doug Kittstein for donating the time, knowledge, and manpower to install our new baseball and softball scoreboards. We can't wait to put them to use this spring. It's a great day to be a greyhound!
Congrats to our Chapter 8 WINNERS! Humphrey made some classroom visits today!
Please remember, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023.
It's going to be an exciting day in PE with Ms. Arbeiter tomorrow. Thank you to our janitorial staff for helping air up the "hamster" wheel and Mrs. Wood for purchasing it through a grant.
Congrats to our Chapter 7 winners! Here's a link to all the chapters read by our LES staff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJJr8O0nAT75s83-39En9e16FiNEQ6hOc
Chapter 6 winners! Here's a link to all the chapters read by our LES staff:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJJr8O0nAT75s83-39En9e16FiNEQ6hOc
We held our annual Spelling Bee this morning at LES. Congratulations to the winner James Kruse and our runner up Lilyana Wiley, both third graders! Thank you to Mrs. Clemens for chairing the Spelling Bee Committee and all the other staff members who volunteered to help.
Congrats to our chapter 5 trivia winners.
We will have our parent/player/coach meeting for Junior High Volleyball this Thursday Jan 12th at 6:30 in the high school commons/cafeteria. We ask anyone who will have their daughter trying out for volleyball to attend. Parents can pick up schedules and pay the $40 sports fee that evening also if they have not already done it so.
Reminder that tryouts will start Tuesday January 17th 3:30-5:30 in the grade school gym and athletes must have a current physical and their athletic paperwork filled out online in power school to tryout.
If you have any questions please contact Head Coach Lyndsey Derber at lderber@lcusd9.org
Attention all 1st-4th grade students! Sign ups are open now for our Mini Cheer Intramurals! This will be held in the High School Commons. Pick will be at 4:15 behind the High School at the Commons Entrance (come to the doors, please). The dates are as follows: Tuesday, Jan. 31, Thursday, Feb. 2, Tuesday, Feb. 7, and Thursday, Feb. 9 (these are all after school until 4:15). On Friday, Feb. 10, the participants will perform at half-time of the HS Boys Basketball game. The participants can cheer with the high school cheer squad from the bleachers as well. Game time is 6:00. Payment will need to be made by Tuesday, Jan. 24. You can pay on on myschoolbucks OR send in a $15 check or $15 cash in an envelope marked Mini Cheer Intramurals with your child's name. Find the form on our website: lcusd9.org or go to the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1A4Cm1y8Gxs0foT3A1SpOHSkzld88wps2eim2KkqAOJs/edit. If you have any questions call Lori at 618-537-4423, ext. 230 or email: lreinneck@lcusd9.org
Tuesday Jan 10th Athletic Events and Monday Night Recap
Today
HS Boys and Girls Bowling plays Freeburg at Bel Air Bowl at 3:00
HS Boys Basketball is home, varsity only at 6:00 vs Mt. Olive
Monday Night Recap
HS girls bowling, varsity and jv defeated Breese Central
HS boys bowling, varsity and jv lost to Breese Central
HS Girls Basketball lost at Mt Olive 50-32
JH Girls Basketball defeated Highland St Paul on a last second shot 20-19
JH Boys Basketball defeated Highland St Paul 46-17
JH Boys Basketball, JH Girls Basketball and JH Cheerleading also celebrated their 8th grade night.
Athletic Events tonight
JH Girls Basketball (8th grade recognition night at 5:55) game at 6:00 vs Highland St Paul
JH Boys Basketball(8th grade recognition night at 7:00 approximately) game at 7:15 approximately, vs Highland St Paul
JH Cheerleaders 8th grade recognition night at 7:00 approximately
HS Girls Basketball Varsity only at Mt Olive 6:00 Bus 4:45
HS Boys and Girls Bowling at Breese Central (V&H Bowl) at 3:30 bus 2:45
The answer to the weekend trivia question was the principal, Mr. Morales. Congrats to the winners Read chapter 5 tonight. Here's the link to the recordings: https://youtube.com/playlist...
Just a reminder that this week is the Jr. high dress up week. Dance tickets go on sale during lunch. Please see the attached flyers. Reach out to Mr. Seely or Mrs. Seely with questions.
Today is the last day to order Cancer Night t-shirts. Orders should be ready in about three weeks.
https://stores.inksoft.com/greyhounds_box_out_cancer/shop/home
Friday Jan 6th and Saturday Jan 7th Athletic Events and Thursday night recap
Tonight
JH Boys Basketball is at Freeburg Tournament vs New Athens at 4:30, bus is 3:30
HS Boys Basketball is home vs Valmeyer, varsity game only at 6:00
Saturday Jan 7th
HS Bowling is in the O'Fallon Challenge at 8 AM at St Clair Bowl
HS Girls Basketball at Maryville Christian IS CANCELLED
Thursday Night Recap
HS girls lost at Valmeyer 65-34
HS Boys lost at Dupo 39-38
JH Boys lost to Okawille 47-42 at the Freeburg Tournament
HS boys varsity bowling lost to Roxana, JV boys won
HS girls varsity bowling defeated Roxana and JV girls won
The answer to the Chapter 2 trivia question was Aldo, the school janitor. We had over 90 entries! Keep up the good work Greyhounds. Read chapter 3 tonight and chapter 4 Saturday for the next trivia question on Monday. Here's the link to the recordings: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJJr8O0nAT75s83-39En9e16FiNEQ6hOc
Have a HAMSTER-IFIC weekend!
Junior High volleyball tryouts will start on Tuesday Jan 17th 3:30-5:30 in the grade school gym
5th grade thru 8th grade girls are eligible to tryout. In order to try out they must have a current athletic physical, all athletic paperwork filled out on power school(instructions attached to email/facebook post) and $40 sports fee paid by Monday Jan 16th. Fee can be paid online on the myschoolbucks app.
Games will start Jan 30th, we currently plan on have a 5th/6th team(C team), 6th/7th team(B team) and 7th/8th team(A team), but this will depend on our numbers. Matches normally start at 4:00 however there are a couple of exceptions
Please contact Head Coach Lyndsey Derber if you have any questions at lderber@lcusd9.org
Athletic Events today Jan 5th and Wednesday night recap
Today
JH Bowling practice at St Clair Bowl, bus time 3:05 back at 5:30
HS Boys and Girls Bowling at Airport Bowl 3:00, bus time 2:00
HS Girls basketball at Valmeyer 6:00, bus time 4:30
HS Boys basketball varsity and jv at Dupo 6:00, bus time 4:45
JH boys basketball in Freeburg tourn vs Okawville at 6:45 bus time 5:15_Game is at Freeburg Elementary
Wednesday Night
HS Boys and Girls bowling teams defeated Sparta
JH Girls JV and Varsity lost at Carlyle