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!
