Secretary of State Jesse White Teaches the Rules of the Road

On Wednesday, February 27, Lane Tech was visited by Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White.  White met several Driver's Ed students and taught them about the rules of the road and upcoming Illinois policies.  The students also learned about the Graduated Driver License program and the dangers of texting while driving.  Thanks to Ms. Sioux Onken, the Driver's Education program, and of course, our Mr. Jesse White for providing our students with this great opportunity!

LTAC Fundraiser - Meatheads 2/27

Enjoy some good eats at Meatheads on Wednesday.  Mention "LTAC" and 10% of your purchase will benefit the Lane Tech Academic Center

Friday Night News

The wait is over!  The FRC 4645 team reveals their frisbee-throwing robot!

Parents - Students were given a letter regarding the whooping cough.  Visit lanetech.org (under announcements) for a copy of a letter and additional information.

Juniors - If you haven't filled out your course requests for the 2013-2014 school year, the final registration window will be open on Monday from 7am-4pm.

Course Registration for Juniors

In order to ensure accuracy, we are postponing registration for the second and third group of Juniors.  The new schedule is as follows:

Thursday, February 21, Juniors with a GPA of 3.25 or higher will register for courses from 7am to 4pm.

Monday, February 25, all remaining Juniors will register for courses from 7am to 4pm.

Please remember to fill all required fields when completing your course request.  This includes all alternate and secondary alternate fields.  You will be directed to a confirmation screen and will receive an email with your selections once you've successfully submitted your request.

Lane Tech on CBS Chicago Morning Show

Did you miss our Lane Tech percussionists featured on CBS?

Check out the students and Mr. Flygt here!
Video 1
Video 2
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Video 4

Senior Parent FAFSA Workshop

When: Tuesday, February 19
Time: 5-7:30pm
Where: Hewitt College & Career Center, Rm. 135
What: A FAFSA expert from Ladder Up will be on hand to answer any questions parents may have about FAFSA.  Please bring in your 1040 Tax Return and the Ladder Up representative will help you complete and submit a FAFSA application for your child.  All FAFSA Applications should be submitted by March 1, 2013.

Course Registration Information

The schedule for course registration has been posted on the Lane Tech parent page and on the Course Registration Login page.  It was also sent to students via Google@CPS email.

Students and parents, please plan your schedules in advance using the Curriculum page and Digital Course Catalog.  Screenshots of the course request form are currently posted on the Course Registration Login page.   A list of closed courses and courses with limited availability will also be posted to assist students in the selection process.

Attention All Seniors and Clubs!

Interested in being part of the Top of the Totem Pole web series?  Show us why you're the best of the best at Lane Tech!

Applications are open for next month's Senior of the Month (http://lanetech.org/features/senior-app.php) and Featured Club (http://lanetech.org/features/club-app.php)

FRC Robot Reveal

Please join Lane's FRC (robotics) team: 4645: XMachina for their Robot Reveal Event on Monday, February 18th from 4:30pm-6:00pm in the Lane Tech Auditorium. 

In their inaugural year of this robotics competition, the FRC students and teacher sponsors (Mr. Durham, Ms. Smit, and Mr. Law) have been working long hours every night to design, develop, and build their competition ready robot. The students and sponsors would love to see Lane teachers, students, parents, and community members at the event! 

Want more information?
• Check out the FRC team website at http://doyoueventorque.com
• Check out the FRC team's strategy and design video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQknHmxxLzM

Lane Tech named one of 105 Illinois Spotlight Schools

Each year, the Illinois Honor Roll recognizes the accomplishments of exemplary public schools.  Lane Tech was one of the 105 schools earning the Illinois Spotlight.  Illinois Spotlight Schools include "high-poverty schools where high academic performance is closing the 'achievement gap.'"

Congratulations to all the students who made the Honor Roll!

Click here to view the students who achieved A’s in all subjects

Click here to view the students who achieved A’s or B's in all subjects

Course Registration for Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors

All course registration information will be communicated via CPS email.  Visit http://google.cps.edu for access.

If you do not know your username or password, contact your division teacher ASAP.

In the meantime, visit the "Curriculum" page on www.lanetech.org (under the "Academics" drop-down menu).  This will give you an idea of the courses you should take next year.  Near the bottom of the page is the Course Catalog.  This includes a description of the courses offered at Lane.  While you can view this file now, an updated version will be posted on February 13.

National Honor Society Informational Meeting

There will be an informational meeting for anyone who is interested in applying for National Honor Society on Thursday, February 14 at 7:15 am in the auditorium.

Need a good laugh?

Come see the musical comedy, Once Upon a Mattress!

Congratulations to the Math Team!

Congratulations to the following students who participated in this past weekend's math competition!

Freshmen:
Guochuan Zhang - 3rd place
2nd place as a team

Sophomores: 
Magda Dziadkowiec - 2nd place
Ricardo Chaidez - 3rd place
2nd place as a team

Juniors: 
Phong Bui - 1st place
Chandra Patel - 1st place
Timmy Li - 3rd place
1st place as a team

Seniors:
Zhen Wu - 3rd place
3rd place as a team

Wed, Feb 6 Bell Schedule

6:45 - 7:30
Breakfast will be available in the student lunchroom.

8:00 – 12:06 Testing for Juniors 

1 - 8:00-8:46 (46 min)
2 - 8:50- 9:36 (46 min)
3 - 9:40 – 10:26 (46 min)
7 - 10:30 -  11:16 (46 min)
8 - 11:20 – 12:06 (46 min)
4 - 12:10 - 12:56 (46 min)
5 - 1:00 - 1:46 (46 min)
6 - 1:50 - 2: 36 (46 min)
Adv - 2:40-3:15 (35 min)

AcaDec Team Headed to State!

Congratulations to Mr. Paul Stepek and Lane's Academic Decathlon team for finishing 2nd in this weekend's City Championships.  Senior, Daniel Gandy won the overall gold medal in the Scholastic Division.  Congratulations to Jess Katamay, Ryan Arce, Danilo Najera, Ashur Yousef, Daniel Gandy, Khoa Tran, and Richard Torkelson on your outstanding performances!

Best of luck at the state tournament!

Advanced Placement Fair

Dates
Monday, Feb 4 (Juniors Only)
Tuesday, Feb 5 (Sophomores Only)
Wednesday, Feb 6 (Freshmen & 8th Grade Only)

Time
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Location
Student Cafeteria

Attend the fair to meet the AP teachers and learn about the AP courses. Information will also be provided about how and when to sign-up for each course.

Fab Feb Updates

To all students:  Congratulations on completing the first semester of the 2012-2013 school year!  Seniors--you're halfway there.  Stay strong and fight that nasty bug known as senioritis.

And now, your fabulous February web updates:
-Dr. Dignam's principal's page
-Top of the Totem Pole monthly features
-Club: Filipino Club
-Senior: Brittani Nevils
-Lane Spirit Award: Matthew McCoy & Miguel Ortega
-Department: Social Science
-Event: Musical - Once Upon a Mattress
-Program: Chinese Language & Culture
-Teacher Feature: Ms. Allison Canfield
-Top of the Tribe athletic features

-Athletes: Jake Davis, Alexis Higgs, and Johnny McCarthy
-Team: Cheerleading

-Lane Tech Aquaponics Blog & Facebook page
-"Lane Logos" under About Us