Happy Winter Break

The Lane Tech administration would like to wish all of our families, staff, and community members a wonderful winter break! Please stay safe and enjoy time with family and friends!  We look forward to seeing everyone back in school in 2017! Happy new year!

Basketball News

Tonight is Space Jam Night for the Girl's Basketball game vs. Lincoln Park @5PM.  Please join us in Gym I!

Tomorrow is the Ugly Sweater contest for the Boys Basketball game vs. Taft @5PM in Gym I.   See the attached flier!

Debate Team Competition

The Lane Tech Debate Team traveled to Iowa this past weekend to compete in the Dowling Paradigm National Conference Varsity Debate Tournament, winning their first qualifying bid to debate nationals - otherwise known as the Tournament of Champions - this season!!

Congratulations to:
-Double-Octofinalists: Emayli Holmes and Emily McFadyen
-Octofinalists: Hayward Blake and Lindsay McFadyen
-Semifinalists: Lily Craelius and Abdu Hytrek, who achieved their first bid as championship-qualifying debaters who will compete for one more bid to go on to represent Lane Tech at the T.O.C. - the nation’s very best policy debate tournament - in May!!

Congratulations to all of our Lane Tech Debaters and Coaches Andy Fine, Ali Sears, and Nick Locke!!

Academic Decathlon

Lane Tech’s Academic Decathlon team won the 4th Annual Ranger invite at Mather High School this past December 3rd.  Lane brought two teams and won both first and second place with point totals of 12,760 and 12,040 compared to our closest competitor, Von Steuben, who finished with 9,850 points.  Other teams participating included Mather, Infinity/Little Village, and Hyde Park Academy.

Four subjects were tested, including Economics, Science, Mathematics, and Music.  Lane students won 28 out of 36 individual medals awarded (Gold, Silver or Bronze), including all available medals in Science, 7/9 medals in Economics, 7/9 medals in Math, and 5/9 medals in Music. In addition, Lane’s teams won 1st and 2nd place in the interactive superquiz competition in every division.  

A full Lane Tech Medal count follows:

Honors Division

Amy Argentar (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Reijhui Pagala (3 golds)

Brianna Galvin (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Matt Jarosewicz (1 bronze)

Scholastic Division

Sydney Somchith (1 bronze)

Sergej Kulikov (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

Celso Fuentes (2 gold, 2 silver)

Ricky Ortiz (1 bronze)

Varsity Division

Jack Narowski (3 gold, 1 silver)

Christian Betsayda (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Tim Bargo (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Congratulations to all the decathletes who participated and Coach David Campos.  Go Lane Go!  

Vote for Lane for Friday Night Lites

Chicago Sports Net (CSN) hosts a show called "Friday Night Lites" and they are conducting a vote/poll beginning at noon today to decide which game to attend to collect footage from and air on their show.  Please help Lane win by voting for our boys basketball game vs. Uplift this Friday.  Uplift is the defending conference champ and they have at least three major division 1 players.  Let's show our Lane pride!

Vote by clicking on this Friday Night Lites Vote.

Name Error

There was an error in the spelling of one of our athletes from yesterday's college intent letter signing.  Lauren Greif will be playing softball for Averno College.

Life Source Gives Scholarship Money to Lane

Congratulations to Lane's Key Club who received a check for student scholarships from Life Source. Key Club runs our annual blood drive twice a year.  Thank you to sponsors, Emily Paras and Susan Sebestyen, and all of the officers and members who coordinate this important event!

Athletic Signings

Congratulations to the following students who signed intent to play for college:

Maggie Scholle - Track - University of San Diego
Brett Wicklund - Baseball - Heartland Community College
Lauren Greif - Softball - Alverno College
Brooke Silvestri - Softball - Wisconsin Lutheran College
Riley Mendoza - Softball - St. Ambrose University
Brianna Breason - Water Polo - McKendree University

Happy Thanksgiving

The Lane Tech administration would like to wish all of our Lane Tech families a happy Thanksgiving!  We thank you for allowing us to work with your children every day and we are so thankful for each and every one of them!  Please enjoy the holiday and time with loved ones!

#LaneAccepts

The Lane Tech community is invited to write positive messages on post-its for our #LaneAccepts campaign beginning tomorrow Friday, 11/18 during lunch periods and continuing through lunch periods on Monday, 11/21 in room 113.  All materials will be provided.  Post-its will be placed throughout areas on the first floor.  Students and staff may grab one when they need encouragement or take one to pay forward to someone who needs it! Let's spread positive messages of support to our Lane family!

Report Card Pick Up Thursday, November 10, 2016 and Veteran's Day

This is a reminder that Report Card Pick Up is this Thursday, November 10, 2016.  Parents may pick up report cards from the student lunchroom from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will be available in alphabetical order.

Teachers will be available for parent conferences from 12-6 p.m.

Parents may enter through Door M off the Lane Tech parking lot.

There will be no classes for students on this day.

This is also a reminder that schools are closed on Friday, November 11, 2016 in honor of Veteran's Day.

Advisory Bell Schedule 11/2/16

This is a reminder that Lane Tech is on an advisory bell schedule for Wednesday, 11/2/16.  All 9th graders should report to the auditorium for a presentation and all 8th graders should report to the student lunchroom for a special panel discussion.  All other grade levels should report to their normal advisory classrooms.

Fall Play - Romeo and Juliet

Come and see Lane Tech’s Steampunk take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet! It’s the greatest love story ever told, in the most beautiful language ever written, presented by the most talented young actors in the city.

Wherefore art thou not going?!

Where: Lane Tech Auditorium - Enter through door “M”

When: Wednesday, November 2nd at 3:45 pm

Thursday, November 3rd at 3:45 pm

Friday, November 4th at 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 5th at 7:00 pm

Tickets: $6.00 - Purchase outside the auditorium before the show.

Little Shop of Horror Musical Auditions

Please see below for information on auditioning for Lane's musical Little Shop of Horrors!

Help Support Our Diverse Learner's Sensory Room

See what our Lane Tech Seniors Stand For

See what our Lane Tech seniors stand for on Twitter at @LaneTechStands  We are so proud of who they are!

PSAT Special Bell Schedule 10/19/16

Lane Tech will be conducting PSAT testing on Wednesday, 10/19/16 for grades 8-11.  We will be on a special bell schedule for that day.  All 7th graders will be on a field trip during testing and seniors will have an important meeting during testing in the auditorium.  Grades 9-12 may have off-campus lunch privileges this day (the student lunchroom will still be open to these grade levels).  LTAC students must remain in the student lunchroom during the lunch period. Please see the bell schedule below:

Testing/Advisory	8:00 – 11:30 a.m.	210 minutes
Lunch	11:30 - 12:25 p.m.	55 minutes
1	12:30 – 12:59 p.m.	29 minutes
2	1:04 – 1:33 p.m.	29 minutes
3	1:38 – 2:07 p.m.	29 minutes
7	2:12 – 2:41 p.m.	29 minutes
8	2:46 – 3:15 p.m.	29 minutes

Lane Welcomes New Assistant Principal

Please welcome our new assistant principal, David Bell.  David comes to us from Taft High School, where he has been serving as an assistant principal since 2014.  His primary roles included leading MTSS, restorative practices implementation, safety and security, and working with teacher teams on improving curriculum and instruction. Prior to that, he taught a variety of subjects for ten years, including Social Studies, English, and Drama. 

For the remainder of the school year, David will support the math department, MTSS, and various other duties.

Please join Lane's administration in welcoming David to our Lane Tech family! 

Boys Varsity Soccer City Champs

A big CONGRATULATIONS to the Lane Tech Boys Varsity soccer team and Coach Andrew Ricks on their city championships win over Taft yesterday! Goals were by Junior Brandon Rivera (unassisted) and senior Seth Hultgren (assisted by senior Kamil Piotrowski.  The Goalie in Penalties was junior Fabian Venegas who saved one.  Penalties were made by senior Charlie Bauer, junior Marcin Kieta, junior Brandon Rivera, and the game winner by senior José "JT" Terrazas.  So proud of you!

CIEE Summer Study Abroad Programs & Scholarship Informational Meeting

The CIEE Summer Study Abroad Programs & Scholarship Informational Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 13th after school in room 113.

**The application to participate in the program is due December 1.
*** Lane Tech has been allocated $20,000 in summer study abroad scholarships for students.
**** Students may estimate their GPA on the application.

Link to CIEE Home Page: https://www.ciee.org/
 Link to CIEE Application: https://www.ciee.org/application/myaccount/sign-up/

Please don't hesitate to contact either Mr. Rogers TRogers@ciee.org at CIEE or Mr. Silverstein dssilverstein@cps.edu at Lane Tech with any questions.

Additionally, The World Language Department is excited to announce the newly established student club, Navigatio. The goal of Navigatio is to promote student participation in study abroad programs and offer additional support with the application process. Navigatio meets the first Tuesday of every month in room 428.

Happy Homecoming Spirit Week!

Pajama Monday

Twin Tuesday

Sports Wednesday

Classy Thursday

Spirit Friday

Yearbook Quick Start Pricing Extension

Didn't order a yearbook?  The Quick Start pricing of $55 is available until the end of September.  Beginning October 1st, pricing will go up to $60.  Once the yearbooks arrive in May, they will be priced at $65.

Order them here:
LT Arrowhead
http://jostensyearbooks.com?REF=A01694000

LTAC Artifacts ($45 now, $50 in October, and $55 in May)
http://jostensyearbooks.com?REF=A01117017

Western Avenue Construction Update

The Western Avenue at Belmont Avenue & Clybourn Avenue:
On Saturday, August 27th the current traffic configuration across the Chicago River bridge will change.  Traffic will be shifted from the east side of the bridge onto the new pavement on the west side of the bridge.

Demolition of the east side of the existing Chicago River bridge deck will start on Monday, August 29th and is expected to extend through Sunday, September 11th.  This work will take place daily between 7 AM and 9 PM through Sunday, September 11th.  During this time period the contractor will also be performing clean-up work overnight.

Click here for more detailed info: http://goo.gl/7hvO35

Principal Introduction

Hello Lane Tech Families,

As we move into the 2017 school year, I am especially excited to become a member of the Lane Tech community. I am coming from William Howard Taft IB World School where I was the Assistant Principal over Curriculum and Instruction. I started my teaching career at Whitney M. Young Magnet high school where I taught for 18 years. The value of education is personal to me. As a first generation college graduate I have experienced the transformative power of good teaching. The need to have high functioning and effective public schools is of utmost importance to the vitality of Chicago.  This is my reason for having spent the last 22 years in CPS.  I eagerly anticipate collaborating with the teachers, staff,  parents, alumni, and community, in order to understand and continue to build on the exceptional history that Is Lane Tech.

This is a big year of transition from ACT to SAT, and we as a school will be focusing on aligning our instruction to support students in this shift. Furthermore, we are welcoming the class of 2020 and the LTAC class of 2022 into the Lane Tech school of champions!  It is our hope that you become highly active members of this great school. We will also see our Class of 2017 join other alumni in following their passions and representing us in universities, the military, careers, arts, our community, and communities throughout our country. It is my hope that they bring the pride of their school, the excellent education they have received, and the close friendships that they have made so they can impact and help our country and community as so many past alumni have and continue to do.

I hope to see students, parents and alumni at our home opening football game on Friday,  August 26 at Lane Stadium, please say hello.

Go Lane Go!!!!

Sincerely,
Brian Tennison

Quick Start Forms

Thank you for your patience while we worked through our technical difficulties.  We are happy to announce that the Quick Start forms (http://goo.gl/dzcohO) are now available!

All Lane families should complete this process.  Parents/Guardians, please set aside 45 minutes to complete the forms with your child.  Because our servers were down, we were not able to copy the all the information that was entered during Part 1.

Quick Start 2016-2017

Quick Start Part 1 (http://goo.gl/dzcohO) is now available! Only parents/guardians of current students need to complete this process. Transfer and incoming students have already completed this process with the online enrollment forms.

Mr Chipman awarded the Junior Division Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award for Illinois

Mr. Andrew Chipman, Social Science teacher at Lane, was awarded the Junior Division Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award for Illinois as a teacher who has shown, "outstanding creativity, commitment, and inspiration...in developing student interest in history education."  Mr. Chipman is eligible to win the national award which will be announced on June 16, 2016.   Congratulations Mr. Chipman, and good luck at Nationals!  We are so proud of you!!

Robotics Team Tryouts

The Lane Tech FTC Robotics Teams are hosting open tryouts after school on June 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Please fill out this form to get on the mailing list and to receive more information. The FTC competition starts first thing in September and goes until December. We have three teams that will be competing including our all-girls team that was recently featured in the Robot Revolution exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. Please email Mr. Durham at badurham@cps.edu if you have any questions.

The 7 Rules of Engagement for Parenting Teens

Wednesday, May 26
6-8pm

RSVP Here: http://goo.gl/forms/7hFtlLZkmUOSpyiF3

The 2016 Arrowhead Yearbooks have arrived!

Distribution in Room 137 during LUNCH PERIODS ONLY is as follows:

Tuesday, 17 May-- Seniors
Wednesday, 18 May-- Juniors
Thursday & Friday, 19 & 20 May-- ALL students

Jostens printed more than we ordered, so there is still hope if you missed out on early ordering! Books are now $65 and can be purchased with money order or cash from Ms. Jennings during lunch periods in room 137.

Seniors, after or before you pick up your yearbook you can come get your prom tickets and favors.

20% for 20%

Please read an important letter from Ms. Anderson regarding how the budget deficit could affect Lane: http://goo.gl/4pUq0R

The Lane Tech Play Festival!

(plays written, directed, and performed by Lane students)



Thursday, May 19  3:45 pm
Friday, May 20  7:00 pm
$6
Tickets are sold before each show in front of the Auditorium.
Enter through parking lot door "M."

Q3 Honor Roll & Perfect Attendance

Congratulations to all the students who made the Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance lists!

Principal's Honor Roll: http://goo.gl/K9RPiu
Regular Honor Roll: http://goo.gl/OY5Bi6
Perfect Attendance: http://goo.gl/MCcTK7

Go Lane!

Music
Congratulations to the members of The Lane Tech Symphonic Band who scored an overall SUPERIOR Rating and one High Honors Superior Rating from from one of the 3 judges at last Saturday's City-Wide Band and Orchestra Contest. Congratulations to all our students who work hard all year bringing us great music.

Congratulations to the members of the Lane Tech Concert (Intermediate Band) Band who entered the City-Wide Band and Orchestra for the very first time ever and scored a rating of a Division II Excellent at this Saturdays Contest. We are very proud of all of you. Great Job!

Math
Congratulations to our outstanding Math Team on their win at the City Championship on April 2nd.  The team won 1st overall in their division, as well as the following awards:

Individual Awards for City Championship:
Algebra 1:
1st - Izabela Bilska
3rd - Eric Cheung
4th - Daniel King
5th - Si  Yuan Ye
7th - Henry Beuving

Geometry:
4th - Arkadiusz Balata

Team Awards:
1st Place in Algebra 1
2nd Place in Geometry
2nd Place in Algebra 2

McCarthy-Murzin Awards for Overall Points (Whole Season)
1st in Algebra 1 - Daniel King
2nd in Albegra 2 - Tanner Patton


Thanks for all a fantastic season and congratulations to all of the winners!  Congratulations to our math team coaches, Ms. Boland and Ms. Mead, on a wonderful year!

Lane All Stars

Creative School Certification
Congratulations to our Art and Music teachers for receiving the highest "Excelling" rating for the CPS Creative Schools certification!


The Creative Schools Certification places schools into categories that describe the level to which they meet the goals and priorities outlined in the CPS Arts Education Plan based on school-reported arts data.  Three major data collection areas are targeted: Staffing & Instruction, Partnerships, Community & Culture, and Budget and Planning. This certification provides opportunities for additional resources, supports and funding to help schools address gaps in arts learning, build more robust arts programs, and accomplish the goal of every CPS child in every CPS school having access to a high-quality arts education.


Robotics
Congratulations to Lane's Robotics Team, X-Machina, for their stellar performance at the Midwest Regional Competition this weekend at the UIC Pavilion. X-Machina held onto 1st place throughout the first quarter of the competition and ended up on the fourth seed alliance going into the playoff rounds. After a tough fight they ultimately got knocked out in a rubber match during the quarter-finals. In the end they beat out corporate teams from Caterpillar, Motorola and WMS. In addition, X-Machina shattered records by having the 3rd highest scoring qualifying match played this season by any alliance in the world!

Congratulations to our amazing drive team: Carson Chang, Dylan Haugh-Ewald, Andrea Vega and team captain Abu Qader. Also worth noting was our highly talented pit crew made up of Nicholas Udell, Maria De La Torre, Cynthia Martinez, Stefan Borjan and Laura Mock.  Congratulations to our teacher sponsors and the Best Friend Club, Ben Durham, Dan Law, Jeff Solin, Lindsey Smit, and Jenny Hinz-Roscoe!


2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Award National Medalists
​Congratulations to the following students who were announced as the 2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Award National Medalists​, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Their work was selected by professional as the most accomplished in the nation. This year, 320,000 works of art and writing were submitted, but less than 1% were recognized at the national level.

Claudia Isbell- Silver Medal in Art
Mason Maj: ​Gold Medal in Art
Billie Murray: Gold Medal in Art
Ava Rockafield: Silver Medal in Writing
Kimberly Tapia: Gold Medal in Art
Alexsandra Villarreal: Gold Medal in Art
Martyna Zurek: silver Medal in Art


Debate
This past weekend the Lane Tech Debate Team competed in the 2016 City Championship against 31 other Chicago Public schools.

Congratulations to...
Octofinalists: Casteel Lisac, Michael McMahon, Jeff Taraszkiewicz, and Ben Mulick
Quarterfinalists: Simon Jilson and Jordon Egger
Semifinalists: Ousaf Moqeet, Emayli Holmes, Cale Zepernick, and Jake Nolan

Finally, a huge congratulations to Joel Veizi and Abdu Hytrek who were the overall Chicago Debate League Varsity City Champions!

Out of 1,500 debaters, top 20 speaker awards went to: Jordon Egger, Emayli Holmes, Simon Jilson, Maeve Gilbert, Lindsay McFadyen, Abdu Hytrek, and the overall first place varsity tournament speaker award went to Joel Veizi.

Special Honors Include:
Chicago Debate League Regional Conference Circuit Debater of the Year Nominee: Lily Craelius
Most Valuable Debater - Lane Tech: Jared Croitoru
Regional Circuit Conference Golden Gavel Coach of the Year: Andy Fine

The Betty Willhoitte Award Recognizing the Largest Debate Participation of the Season: Lane Tech

Congratulations to all of our Lane Tech Debaters and our Varsity Debate City Champions and to our Coach of the Year, Andy Fine and assistant coach, Ali Sears!


Chinese Scholarship Winners
Maya Hernandez, Jessie Hwang and Ben Laughlin received full scholarships to study abroad in China through the 2016 Chicago Public Schools Chinese Summer Language, Culture and Technology Initiative (CSLCTI) in Hangzhou, China from June 26 – July 24, 2016.  Only 24 students were selected for this wonderful opportunity.

Congrats to our students and their teachers Ms. Chang and Ms. Huang!

BuildOn Art Auction - April 9

Senior Debts

Senior debts are due April 15, 2016. All debts must be paid in order to participate in prom and graduation. Debts can be paid with cash/money order.

Lane Tech Play Festival

Students interested in auditioning for The Lane Play Festival should attend an audition meeting on Wednesday, March 30 or Thursday, March 31 at 3:30 pm in room 148.

LSC Special Meeting tonight CANCELLED

The Lane Tech LSC Special Meeting scheduled for Thursday 3/17/16 at 6:00pm has been CANCELLED. The matter for discussion has been postponed.

Weekend Wins

Band Solo Contest
38 students received a SUPERIOR rating
43 students received an EXCELLENT rating
Rebecca Enamarado received a High Honors Superior, receiving a perfect score!

Congrats to all our talented band students and directors, Brad O'Brien and Reed Flygt!

Academic Decathlon
Lane competed Saturday in the state championships and took 2nd.  Congratulations to the students and coach Paul Stepek!

Of the 90 subject area medals awarded (10 events x 3 medals x 3 academic divisions) Lane won and shared in 27.  In addition, Crystal Pham won the overall silver medal in the Varsity Division.  Our team finished second in the SuperQuiz competition behind Whitney Young (32 to 28)

Varsity division
Crystal Pham (’17):  2 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze (2nd place overall in Varsity Division)
Jack Narowski (’17): 1 silver, 1 bronze

Scholastic division
Jerry Zhu (’16):  1 gold, 3 silver
Sergej Kulikov (’17):  2 gold, 2 bronze
Sydney Somchith (’17):  1 silver, 2 bronze

Honors
Rejhui Pagala (’17):  2 silver, 2 bronze, speech showcase presenter
Amy Argentar (’17):  1 gold
Celso (Trey) Fuentes (’17):  1 gold

CPS Solo & Ensemble Contest 2016 (104 Medals Received)
Dennis Aguilar
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Christon Allam
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Daniel Coonley
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Daniel Costas
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Mark Gullickson
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Joshua Hansen
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-Excellent Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Marc Hill
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Nathan Ho
Solo-Superior Medal
Male Quartet-Superior Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Rashid Jackson
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-Excellent Medal
Joel Jose
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Michael Lavin
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-Excellent Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Michael Lesko
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Male Quartet-Superior Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Kendall Reed
Male Ensemble-High Superior Medal
Solo-Superior-High Honors Superior Medal
John Stark
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Nicholas Taraszkiewicz
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Male Quartet-Superior Medal
Christ Tran
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Male Quartet-Superior Medal
Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Rene Valenzuela
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
David Won
Male Ensemble-High Honors Superior Medal
Female Vocal Solo & Ensemble Awards
Troy Allen
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Jean Ansley Ang
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Kayla Arjona
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Sarah Joan Baloyo
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Amanda Bernett
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Anna Borelli
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Kathleen Bridge
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Ashley Carrera
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Diamond Dadej
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Nicole Dadoly
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Olivia Fergusbrummer
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-ExcellentMedal
Cathlyn Ferolin
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Rachel Fuller
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Imani Fleming
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Lorena Grajeda
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Kiely Green
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Cadence Haase
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Julianna Hasselberger
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Vanessa Jacinto
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Jenny Joseph
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Jenna Little
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Andrianna Melidones
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Taylor Mitchell
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Ilana Neusner
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Excellent Medal
Marissa Olavarria
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Citlalli Ortiz
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Kamila Postolowicz
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Duet-Superior Medal
Mia Purnell
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Savannah Rivera-Agapay
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Michelle Robles
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Alyssa Salas
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Excellent Medal
Marla Salazar
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Briana Sanchez
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Nastasia Scales
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Duet-Superior Medal
Caitlyn Schenatzki
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Ifeoluwa Sholeye
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Excellent Medal
Eva Stees
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Duet-Superior Medal
Alyssa Stein
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Michael Strzalka-Steil
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-High Honors Superior Medal
Ilda Susterac
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Czaerra Ucol
Chamber Mixed Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Carlisle Wagner Sherer
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Emily Welch
Female Ensemble-Superior Medal
Solo-Superior Medal
Duet-Superior Medal

Debate

The Lane Tech Debate Team competed in the 2016 IDCA JV/Novice State Debate Tournament at Niles North High School against Northside Prep, Whitney Young, Walter Payton, University of Chicago Lab School, Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, New Trier, Niles North, and many others.

Congratulations to novice octofinalists: Jordon Egger, Emayli Holmes, Simon Jillson, and Ousaf Moqueet!

Top speaker awards went to Simon Jillson in seventh place - in novice, and to Abdu Hytrek in second place - in jv.  

At the Mayer Brown Urban Debate League City Qualifier, Jared Croitoru and Maeve Gilbert placed third overall, with Jared Croitoru earning a ninth place speaker award.

Finally, a huge congratulations to Abdu Hytrek and Lily Craelius who were the overall IDCA JV State Debate Champions!

Each student will receive a scholarship (ranging from $250.00 to $1,000.00) from his or her choice of the following summer debate camps: University of California - Berkeley, Emory, Dartmouth, the University of Michigan, or Michigan State University.

Congratulations to all of our debaters and coach Andy Fine and assistant coach Ali Sears!

Orchestra
On Saturday March 12, our orchestra students competed at our solo contest and had fantastic results:
    *23 students earned Superior Ratings
    *23 students earned Excellent Ratings
    *3 students earned Honors Superior - Rebecca Vazquez, Reuben Park, and Lucas Kaiser. Reuben and Lucas also earned perfect scores on their performances!

Congratulations to all of our orchestra students and their teacher Devon Morales for their hard work!

March LSC Meeting

Lane Tech, Room 113
Thursday, March 10, 2016
6:00p.m.

Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the February 11, 2016 Regular Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Advocacy Committee Report
c. Budget Report
d. Communications Committee Report
e. Curriculum Report
i. English
ii. History
f. Facilities/Construction/Parking Lot Report
g. FOL Report
h. PPLC Report
i. Student Report
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. Testing (AP/ACT, SAT, PARCC, etc.)
b. Principal Evaluation
c. CIWP
d. Western Avenue Construction
e. Athletic Trainer
f. LSC Committees
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
ii. Line Item Transfers
iii. Fundraisers
b. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment

Math Team Results

This weekend, the Lane Tech Math Team performed very well, maintaining its number one position for Division B in the city!  Our algebra team was led by Daniel King, who had the top score city-wide for the B/C test.  Eric Cheung, Izabela Bilska, and Si Yuan Ye also placed at the contest.  Our Geometry Team was led by Bart Diaz, who also had the top score city-wide for the B/C test.  In second place for Geometry was Arkadiusz Balata.  Our Algebra II team was led by Urooj Amir, who had the second place score city wide and Tanner Patton, who came in third.

Academic Decathlon City Championships

Congratulations to the Lane Tech AcaDec team who finished 2nd at City this past weekend!  The team will advance to the State Competition at Northeastern Illinois University.

Varsity division
Crystal Pham (’17):  3 silver, 2 bronze, 1 honorable mention (2nd place overall in the Varsity Division)
Jack Narowski  (’17):  1 gold, 1 silver

Scholastic division
Jerry Zhu (’16):  2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze (3rd place overall in the Scholastic Division)
Sergej Kulikov (’17):  1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
Sydney Somchith (’17):  2 silver, 2 bronze, 3 honorable mentions

Honors
Rejhui Pagala (’17):  3 silver, 4 bronze  (overall 3rd place in the Honors Division and high team scorer)
Amy Argentar (’17):  2 bronze, 1 honorable mention
Matthew Jarosiewicz (’18):  1 bronze, 1 honorable mention

Q2 Honor Roll & Perfect Attendance

Congratulations to all the students who made the Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance lists!

Principal's Honor Roll: http://goo.gl/PHLBD7
Regular Honor Roll: http://goo.gl/IwvVBF
Perfect Attendance: http://goo.gl/QeXcFk

Friends of Lane: Navigating the College Application Process

Please park in the DeVry campus lot located southwest of Lane Tech.  The parking lot entrance is off Rockwell.

Join the Friends of Lane and Staff for the All-Star Guest Bartending Event at Commonwealth