Lake Hamilton Junior High

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR Gov. Asa Hutchinson has recently announced Lake Hamilton Junior High computer science teacher, Ashley Kincannon, as the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿. In addition to receiving a $2,500 award when named a finalist, Kincannon received an additional $12,500 award from the Arkansas Department of Education’s Office of Computer Science. Congratulations! #LHWolfNation

FIRST DIVISION RATINGS Congratulations to the Lake Hamilton 7 - 12th grade band students and directors for earning 1st division ratings during their recent assessment. Due to the pandemic, groups were given a window of time to record their music and submit it to a panel of state adjudicators for evaluation. Combined with the first division ratings from the marching season, this marks the 23rd consecutive year Lake Hamilton has earned an ASBOA Sweepstakes Award. #LHWolfNation

VIRTUAL LEARNING APPLICATION The Lake Hamilton School District will offer a virtual learning option for students with a verified medical need and proven virtual academic success for the 2021-22 school year. K - 6th-grade virtual students will be served through the Dawson Education Cooperative Consortium. 7 - 12th-grade virtual students will be served through Virtual Arkansas. The criteria for eligibility in the virtual program is as follows: Documented Medical Need (this must be uploaded when filling out this application) Past Successful Performance in Virtual School or Onsite Learning 4th Quarter Report Card Norm-Referenced Tests (iStation/NWEA/Aspire/etc.) Students that were virtual at some point during the 20-21 school year and were forced to return onsite are not eligible for 21-22 virtual learning Student Attendance (students with poor attendance without a documented medical need are not eligible for 21-22 virtual learning) Evaluation of student eligibility will be performed by building-level administrators, counselors, and teachers. Incoming kindergarten students will be evaluated solely on medical needs. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 21, 2021. Applicants will be notified of their application status on or before July 1, 2021. In order for a student to be eligible for virtual learning at Lake Hamilton, the student must have a documented medical need for remaining off-campus. A copy of the physician/doctor's letter confirming student medical needs must be uploaded when filling out the application at the following link: http://lhsd.info/Virtual-Learning-Application-21-22 #LHWolfNation

LHJH | HIGH RELIABILITY SCHOOLS ​Lake Hamilton Junior High School is pleased to announce the achievement of Level 1 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools™. Level 1 certification means Lake Hamilton Junior High School has created a “Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows. Without such a culture, student achievement will be compromised. Day-to-day school operations are addressed and evaluated in Level 1. The high reliability school (HRS) program was created by Marzano Resources to help transform schools into organizations that take proactive steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy, along with leading and lagging indicators, educators learn to assess, monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of their schools. This framework, based on 50 years of educational research, defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become an HRS—where all students learn the content and skills they need for success in college, careers, and beyond. “As you move through the levels, it represents a complete transformation in how schools are run,” says CEO Robert J. Marzano. Schools must collect data and validate their performance to climb each level of the hierarchy. Certification is determined by Marzano Resources analysts in cooperation with school data teams. Using the HRS framework and indicators, schools can drive sustained, positive, and significant impacts on student achievement by synthesizing multiple complex initiatives into one harmonious system. About Marzano Resources Built on the foundation of Dr. Robert J. Marzano’s 50 years of education research, Marzano Resources supports teachers and administrators through customizable on-site professional development, educator events, virtual coaching, books, videos and online courses. Our associates and authors are thought leaders in the field of education and deliver research-backed guidance for all major areas of schooling, including curriculum development, instruction, assessment, student engagement and personalized competency-based education. #LHWolfNation

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Calling all future Lake Hamilton Wolves! Kindergarten registration is now open! Register online today! Check out the link for more information, including registration: http://lhsd.info/K-Registration-21-22 #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS | MAY 2 - 8, 2021 Check out what's happening in #LHWolfNation this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755998

LHJH | COLOR GUARD ANNOUNCED Congratulations to the students selected for the Lake Hamilton Junior High 8th grade color guard! Aughenbough, Shelby Bradbury, Breahna Burgett, Blakely Cousins, Abigail Daivs, Tessa Doyle, Molly Gamerdinger, Abigail Garcia, Bailey Gold, Chloe Jackson, Adeline Jackson, Emma Kincannon, Alayna LaFluer, Marlee McAfee, Emma Morgan, Genevieve Musil, Nicole Newcomer, Nevaeh Pumphrey, Emma Rash, Presli Ritenour, Peyton Tabor, Grace Tackett, Hannah Trussell, Rowan (Katherine) Vincent, Emily Walls, Addison #LHWolfNation

STUDENT HIGHLIGHT Congratulations to Thor Seay and Emalee Patton for showing exemplary behavior! Their teachers selected them for demonstrating outstanding character that stood out in the classroom and the hallways. #MakeItCount #LHWolfNation #LHJH

NOW HIRING 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿: Appropriate Arkansas Educators License required. Experience preferred. For more information contact Jason Selig at jason.selig@lhwolves.net or call 501-767-2731. Apply online at https://lhsd.info/employment. #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS | APRIL 26 - MAY 1, 2021 Check out what's happening in #LHWolfNation this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755994

COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC The Lake Hamilton School District will host a free, voluntary, COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the lobby of Wolf Arena on Wednesday, April 28 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The vaccination clinic has been coordinated through the Garland County COVID-19 Task Force. 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: The vaccine clinic is available to all Lake Hamilton students 16 years and older, as well as Lake Hamilton family members. A parent/guardian must be present for all student vaccinations. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Please fill out the consent form (https://lhsd.info/Vaccine-Consent-Form), bring a photo ID, and an insurance card (if applicable). There is 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 for the vaccine. There is 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 to attend the vaccine clinic. #LHWolfNation

ENVIRONMENTAL KINDNESS DAY As a part of Earth Day and the Garland County Kindness Challenge, Lake Hamilton students and staff are encouraged to pick up litter/trash found around the school and community on Thursday, April 22. Share your environmental kindness day photos with us (http://lhsd.info/LHSD-Photo-Upload) for a chance to be featured on our social media pages! #LHWolfNation

DYNAMIC DUOS The Dynamic Duos group at the Lake Hamilton Jr. High School took a field trip on April 15th to learn more about National Park College and to stop by Mid-America Science Museum. #MakeItCount #LHWolfNation

WOLF WEEK NEWS | APRIL 19 - 24, 2021 Check out what's happening in #LHWolfNation this week: https://mailchi.mp/lhwolves/wolf-week-news-1755990

REMINDER | WELL CHILD VISIT All children who receive Arkansas Medicaid services must see their doctor for a well child visit each year. Families needing to establish a primary care physician can visit (https://afmc.org/individuals/arkansans-on-medicaid/connectcare/ ) or call the Lake Hamilton School District Special Services office (501-767-8444) for assistance. For those wanting to visit the Wolf Health Clinic for their well child visit that are not current Healthstar patients must receive a referral from their doctor for that service. #LHWolfNation

CLASS SCHEDULES FOR 2021-22 All 𝟵 - 𝟭0𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 will be registering for their 2021-22 classes on April 20 and 21 after state testing. 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 will register for their 2021-22 classes on April 20. Students will meet with their advisory teachers and begin the registration process through naviance.com > course plans. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 in the class selection process at home with their student(s). Each student can login at home for the parent to view class selections, make changes, and finalize the schedule. All courses will be uploaded to request in eSchool on April 28, 2021. No changes will be made after the deadline. If a student does not have courses selected in Naviance by April 28, the counselors will make selections for them. #LHWolfNation

REMINDER | STUDENT DIGITAL DAY Friday, April 16 is a student digital day. Students will not attend school onsite this day. Instead, they will complete virtual assignments from home. Attendance will be counted based on the completion of assignments. Teachers will be onsite during Student Digital Day and will communicate specific participation expectations with students. #LHWolfNation

NOW HIRING 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿: Duties include but are not limited to: Account for all building activity accounts, Assist with building employee leave and FMLA, Manage hourly employees time records for the building, Accounts payable for the building, Building fixed assets and supplies, Assist principal with school budget Salary Range: $13.75 - $18.75 260 day contract Experience with Arkansas school finance or other related field is preferred. For more information contact Jason Selig at jason.selig@lhwolves.net or call 501-767-2731. Apply online at https://lhsd.info/employment. #LHWolfNation

CYBER OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL Lake Hamilton High School and Lake Hamilton Junior High have been recently awarded as having Cyber Opportunity School status by CyberStart America. The Gold Award was awarded to Karma Turner and Ashley Kincannon for referring more than 40 students each for the CyberStart America program. All students in Turner’s and Kincannon’s computer sciences classes were encouraged to solve at least twelve cyber challenges. Many students met and exceeded this challenge. Six students completed enough challenges to qualify for the National Cyber Scholarship competition held on April 5-7, 2021. The students who qualified were Kendall House, Madison Louton, Bethany Pack, Franklin Rivera, Devon Wardwell, and Evan Welch. CyberStart America is a 9-12th grade program designed to inspire the next generation of students to become cybersecurity experts and help grow America's cyber capable workforce by exploring their interests in cyber studies, learning core cybersecurity skills, and building confidence in problem solving. Found out more here: https://www.cyberstartamerica.org/ #LHWolfNation

NOW HIRING 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿: Appropriate license is required. Experience is preferred. For more information contact Jason Selig at jason.selig@lhwolves.net or call 501-767-2731. Apply online at https://lhsd.info/employment. #LHWolfNation