Lebanon CUSD #9

Baseball camp today will be in the high school gym due to excessive heat warning Players need to bring tennis shoes for the gym High School Soccer open field scheduled for this evening is CANCELED due to excessive heat warning We will give daily updates for camps and open gyms /fields for this week. Next week’s forecast is also concerning. We will make a decision regarding postponing/canceling or adjusting times or places about next week by this Friday so parents can plan accordingly. Stay safe and drink plenty of water!

Due to high temps and heat warnings this week, we have made the following changes for softball and baseball camps this week Softball will move to 8am-10am Monday thru Thursday Baseball will remain at the same time for Tuesday but will move into the high school gym so players need to make sure they have tennis shoes for inside Reminder to bring plenty of water/Gatorade, coaches will closely be monitoring our athletes during camp for any signs of heat related issues. Let’s have a great week, Go Greyhounds!

Attention girls wanting to play high school softball, Coach Cummings and Coach Edison will be having workouts on the field starting June 20th. They will have workouts on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:30 pm and Thursday mornings from 10am-12pm. Everyone is invited to come even if they have never played or sat out a year or two. Again the first Monday will be June 20th that this will start.

Lebanon Listens sponsored community dinner! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bDo6exjwkcuVSISUtn3CiKJrtqWhVzPA/view?usp=sharing

Reminder that JH boys basketball will have an open gym tomorrow (Thursday June 9th)from 8:30am-10:00am in the high school gym for any boy entering 5th grade through 8th grade next year.

Sing 2 will be shown at Horner Park on Friday night at roughly 8:30pm. We plan to have movie screen just north of blue concession stand, bathrooms are near by. The event will be rescheduled for wind or rain.

For anyone interested in high school soccer next year, come out to the high school soccer field on Tuesday June 14th and Thursday June 16th for workouts from 5:00-6:30. We will likely go week to week on dates and times depending on player availability. If you cannot attend, please reach out to Coach Keepper to let him know your interested in playing this fall. He can be reached at 618-806-5124

Correction on the start of open gyms for hs volleyball They will start next week, not this week from 8-9:30am I apologize for putting it out that is started this week, it actually starts next week

Mrs Thole and Miss Bass were happy to see some our students today.

Attention high school boys wanting to play basketball this coming year. Coach Vaughn will have workouts this week from 6pm-8pm Monday thru Thursday in the hs gym. Players are encouraged to come as often as possible but coach understands if it is not possible to be there every night, but he asks that you communicate with him at mrvaughn30@gmail.com Let’s Go Greyhounds!

For those interested in playing high school volleyball this fall, Marsha Shirley will be offering team workouts starting June 7th from 8:00 AM-9:30 AM in the HS gym. She is organizing workouts until we are able to hire a head coach for next season. Workouts will be every Tuesday and Thursday of June( June 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30) from 8:00 AM-9:30 AM in the HS Gym.

Mr. Foster shouting from the rooftop about our great students. The elementary held two assemblies this morning to award our Year End Awards. We would like to recognize the following students for "Straight A's all Four Quarters". They are: Mrs. Barnouski's 1st Grade class: Wade Arnold, Aiden Brockhahn, Josephine Casperson, Sofiah Clark-Flowers, Kayden Mueller Mrs. Davis' 1st Grade class: Barrett Baker, Adalynn Henderson, David Ruth, Steven Shirley Ms. Hawk's 1st Grace class: Emma Callison, Owen Cotts, Esabella Floyd, McKenize King, Donna Slater, Cassidy Straw Mrs. Essenpreis' 2nd Grade class: Jasiah Austin, Michael Donovan, Caroline Nelson, Maren Pier Mrs. Hurley's 2nd Grade class: Addyson Becker, Masen Davis, Isabella Granda, Korie Schwaegel Mrs. Noud's 2nd Grade class: James Kruse, Viola McElroy, Lynnora Toth Mrs. Clemens 3rd Grade class: Bishop Baker, Charlotte Ruth Mrs. Otten's 3rd Grade class: Alexander Slater, Cheyenne Thurston, Hayden Venhaus Mrs. Cornell's 4th Grade class: Marley Pier, Warren Stone-Arenas Mr. Stark's 4th Grade class: Jaxson Schrock, Zoey Tillman Mrs. Hamm's 5th Grade class: Freyja Hills, Gracelynn Redmond, Danika Toth Mrs. Wiggs' 5th Grade class: Halle Lamm, Easton Wilson Congratulations to all.

Jr. High students had a blast at their field day recently. Seventh grade won the first annual class wars spirit stick…WAY TO GO!!!

Summer Credit Recovery Information for 6th-12th graders: LCUSD 9 is offering online credit recovery coursework over the summer for high school students who need to catch up credits, and also for junior high students who need to successfully complete classes to be promoted to the next grade level, or if you have an LHS student would like to pursue additional coursework to add to their transcript. The start date for summer credit recovery classes will be June 13th. You must have information for enrollment on this form filled out by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 7th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd0PEZXaOfEYyo5bjhDvxkOw0JHFgwgq5J2hJrA0jW-N9Neg/viewform

Reminder that tomorrow is the deadline to sign up for our various summer athletic camps. If you can’t pay by tomorrow, you can still sign your kids up. We just need to have payment the day camp starts. We have about 60 kids so far, our goal was 75-100, common get your kids off the couch and out from in front of the tv and video games. Even if they have never played, this is a great way to try something new for a few days! This is how we build future Greyhounds!

Reminders for next week: -05/30: No school- Memorial Day -05/31: LES Fun Day (please bring your water bottle) -06/01: Last day of school- 11:15 dismissal

Hey Teens! Come out and experience five days of various Skilled Trades. This in-depth program will give high school aged participants the opportunity to see and participate in hands-on activities with area apprentice schools. The program will run from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm August 1st-August 5th. Students will meet at Southern Illinois Builders Association and then take busses to the various location. For more information and to register go to: https://scoutingevent.com/312-59531 (registration opens June 1st)

Summer sports camp sign up reminder: All sports camp sign up forms or online submissions need to be in by June 1st next week. I have attached a picture of the flyer so you can see dates and costs. You can send the sign up form in to the grade school or high school offices. You can also go to www.lcusd9.org and click on the summer camp sign up form and pay online if you wish. Reminder a separate form needs to be turned in for each child and multiple sports camps can be checked on that child's form. Please contact Chad Cruthis, Lebanon Athletic Director or Lori Reinneck Athletic Director Assistant at 618-537-4423 ext 230 or at ccruthis@lcusd9.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Attention: Any boys who just graduated 8th grade through current juniors that are interested in playing high school boys basketball next year, please meet with Coach Vaughn this Saturday(May 28th) at 10:00 AM in the high school gym, he will have a workout and be setting up future workouts for the summer. If you cannot attend, please email Coach Vaughn at mrvaughn30@gmail.com so that we have a contact list to get information out to players.

Mrs. Cornell’s fourth graders solved a series of puzzles that they had to analyze. They won the game about text features with one minute to spare. Mrs. Wood wrote a grant for the Breakout EDU kits.