Balikbayan Project

As many of you may know, areas of the Philippines were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.  Nationally, 3,976 were confirmed dead, 1,598 are missing, 18,175 are injured, and close to 1.9 million are now homeless.  Lane Tech's Filipino Club and Tri-M Music Honors Society are working together to help provide relief with the first Balikbayan Project.  Filipinos overseas often send Balikbayan boxes to family members back home with everyday items that are not available in the Philippines.

Beginning Wednesday, we are asking classroom teachers to collect canned goods, batteries, and sealed medical supplies (first aid kits, gauze, cotton).  On Tuesday, Filipino Club and Tri-M students will collect the items and will box them up so that they can be sent to the Philippines.  Additionally, on Thursday, November 21, Tri-M will be hosting a benefit concert and will be collecting canned goods and monetary donations.

If you have any questions or would like to lend a helping hand, please contact Monico Yadao (mpyadao@cps.edu) or stop by Room 234.

Senior Parent Financial Aid Night

When: Tue 12/10, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Cafeteria (English) / CCC - Room 135 (Spanish)
Description: The Lane Counseling Department has invited the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to conduct two Financial Aid Seminars (English and Spanish) to assist families in financing their student's college dreams. ISAC will discuss the FAFSA, how to apply, updates, proper documents needed, etc. You will have the opportunity to ask questions following the presentation. (Workshop is intended for Senior parents).

Q1 Honor Roll

Congratulations to all the students who made the Q1 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

2014-2015 School Year Calendar

Parents, please take this brief, one question electronic survey to provide input for the 2014-2015 School Year Calendar.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cps-calendar

Lane Advances to #11 while LTAC Debuts at #5

Congrats to all the students, parents, teachers, and staff for making this possible!

http://voices.suntimes.com/news/2013-illinois-test-scores-top-50-schools/

Attendance Incentive Program

Starting this quarter (Q2), Lane Tech will be launching an Attendance Incentive Program!  Lane Tech understands the importance of students coming to school every day.  Each month, students will have an important reason to come to school and each parent will have a reason to send their students to school.

Did you know?
Being in school every day raises your student’s chances for scoring well on tests, and securing college admission and scholarship opportunities.  Helping your child make regular attendance at school a habit now, can carry over when they seek employment.

Incentive Program Details
There will be a raffle for 3-5 students each quarter for a chance to win a few of our awards for Perfect Attendance and Most Improved Attendance.  Check below for the rewards we are offering for your efforts to make it to school every day!
· Pizza Party for the TOP 10 Students a quarter for Perfect Attendance
· Special Parking Lot Permit for your 1 year of Perfect Attendance (1 Upcoming Senior )
· $10 Lane Tech Store Coupon (practically a free t-shirt!)
· Food Gift Certificates for Restaurants around Lane
· 2 Free Prom Tickets (raffle at the end of the year)
· 1 Free Graduation Ticker per month
· End of the Year Award Assembly Certificate

Go Lane, Go! ... and go to school every day!

AcaDec Team Wins School of Social Justice Competition

Congratulations to Paul Stepek and the Academic Decathlon team who won the School of Social Justice Competition on Saturday!  Lane outscored its nearest competitor, Northside College Prep by nearly 2,000 points and won 10 individual medals in Economics, 9 medals in Social Studies, 5 medals in Art, 4 medals in Math and 3 medals in Science.  Lane also swept the top three overall scores in the Varsity Division with Fiona McKeon, Jeremy Kuper and Cassidy Mullins winning the gold, silver and bronze respectively.   Lane took the top two spots in the other divisions with Mohammed Khan and Juan Domingo taking the gold and silver in the Scholastic division and Khoa Tran and Fatima Abusaman taking the gold and silver in the Honors division.  Great job to all!