Lane's Got Talent

Thanks to everyone who participated in Lane's Got Talent yesterday!  All the acts were spectacular!

Congratulations to Elyssa Ronda for winning the singer/songwriter category and to The Machines for winning the bands category.

Boys Basketball - Project Purple

Next Tuesday, January 15th, the boys basketball team will be playing Lincoln Park at 5:00 pm.  This will be the first annual "Project Purple" night.  Project Purple is an organization that was started by Chris Herren, a former NBA player that battled substance abuse for over 10 years.

Students and staff--Please wear purple on Tuesday to raise awareness to end drug abuse.

CPS 2013-2014 Calendar

Tomorrow is the last day to provide input for the CPS 2013-2014 Calendar.

Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey about the calendar. Go to the survey by clicking this link: http://svy.mk/Rs1D8R
Español: http://svy.mk/TXquzs
Polish: http://svy.mk/TeAvH2

NOTE: You must input your child’s student ID number in order to complete the survey. Your child’s student ID number can be found on all CPS progress reports and student report cards or by visiting the Manage Students page in the CPS Parent Portal.

Horticulture Students Get A"head" in Science

Mr. Keating's Horticulture students came back to a nice surprise this week.  Earlier in the semester, each student planted a seed of lettuce in rock wool.  The seeds were later transplanted to a soil-less medium.  After months of cultivating, each student came back to the greenhouse, ready to harvest the first head of leaf lettuce.  Pretty cool!

Congratulations to Gwen Stovall, winner of the 2012 Walgreens Expressions Challenge for Chicago Multimedia!

Gwen Stovall, sophomore in Studio Drawing and Painting with Ms. Kristina Simanis-Laimins and Art II with Ms. Amy Diamond, won first place for her video "Alice in High-School-Land" in the Walgreens Expressions Challenge for Chicago Multimedia.  In addition to winning $2000 for herself, she was also awarded $500 for Lane Tech and $500 for the classroom.

The awards ceremony will be held on January 18th.

Other Lane entries include the video "You" by Rialin Jose, who is also a sophomore in Ms. Simanis-Laimins & Ms. Diamond's classes.

For more Art department happenings, check out lanetech.org/art.

Welcome Back!

And now... your 2013 updates:

-Tutoring will resume on Monday, January 7.  There will be no Saturday tutoring on 1/5

-Today (1/3) and tomorrow (1/4) are student attendance days.  Students who do not attend class are marked as absent and are responsible for making up any assignments missed.  Parents, please visit the Parent Portal if you'd like to check your child's attendance records.

-Lane Tech is excited to host our annual ACT Prep classes for juniors and sophomores.  We have two before and after-school sessions that will take place.  Students are encouraged to sign up and pay for the classes before January 18, 2013.  Please visit www.lanetech.org/act for more details regarding dates, times, payment, and information about how to take the classes for free.

-Tickets for Lane's Got Talent are on sale outside of the lunchroom.  Tickets can be purchased for $5 until January 10, the night of the show.

Congratulations to Brittani Nevils, Winner of the NCWIT Aspirations award!

Brittani Nevils, senior in AP Computer Science, was recently awarded the Illinois State 2012 National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing.  Brittani is one of only twenty young women in the entire state receiving this award.  According to NCWIT, the award "honors young women at the high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests.  Awardees are selected for their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education."

Brittani was nominated by Lane Tech Computer Science Teacher, Daniel Law, and will be recognized for her accomplishments at the UIC Forum in April.