March 28th, which was a PD for teachers and certain staff and a student non-attendance day, will now become a student attendance day to make up for the January 6th snow day.
June 11th, which was the first day of students' summer break, will become a student attendance day and the last day of the quarter.
Please see the CPS Snow Day letter for more detailed information.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Student Portal & Parent Portal Access
Gradebook access through the Student and Parent portals have been restored. If you are still having issues accessing the portal, please contact Bill Miceli at wmiceli@cps.edu.
Weekend Wins
Congratulations to the Lane Tech Math Team and coaches Melanie Pierce, Ryan McAdam, and Matt Kardon for winning their division at the third regional Chicago Citywide Math League (CCML) competition this past Saturday. The team was led with a first place finish by the Pre-calculus team and individual first place wins (tied) by Seniors Timmy Li, Ivan Gutierrez, and Phong Bui. Lane swept the rest of the individual Pre-calculus awards with Chandra Patel in 2nd and Magda Bujnowska in 3rd. The Algebra 2 team was led to a first place finish by junior Edgard Irineo, who won 2nd place individually. The Geometry and Algebra 1 teams came in 2nd place,with Sophomore Guochuan Zhang placing 2nd individually at this competition as well. The team has advanced to 2nd in our division citywide right now, and the students are working hard to get to 1st! We are very proud of you!
Congratulations to Lane Tech’s Academic Decathlon team and their coach Paul Stepek who won the annual Lane Tech scrimmage on Saturday. 12 teams participated and Lane outscored its nearest competitors, Lincoln Park and Northside College Prep by over 5,000 points. Lane Decathletes won 29 of the 63 medals awarded which included 8 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals. Lane also took the top overall individual scores in all three divisions with Fiona McKeon, Mohammad Khan and Khoa Tran winning gold medals. Jesse Katamay took the silver in his division and Fatima Abusaman took the bronze medal in her division. Nice job!
Congratulations to coach Chris Marzec and the Lane Tech Hockey Team who improved to 11-1-1 in league play this weekend with a 4-0 win over Kankakee this weekend. Zach Pierucci and Breydon Marpe lead the offense with 2 points apiece. Ethan Masunaga also had a point. The team will play Fenwick this Wednesday. Way to go!
Congratulations to Lane Tech’s Academic Decathlon team and their coach Paul Stepek who won the annual Lane Tech scrimmage on Saturday. 12 teams participated and Lane outscored its nearest competitors, Lincoln Park and Northside College Prep by over 5,000 points. Lane Decathletes won 29 of the 63 medals awarded which included 8 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals. Lane also took the top overall individual scores in all three divisions with Fiona McKeon, Mohammad Khan and Khoa Tran winning gold medals. Jesse Katamay took the silver in his division and Fatima Abusaman took the bronze medal in her division. Nice job!
Congratulations to coach Chris Marzec and the Lane Tech Hockey Team who improved to 11-1-1 in league play this weekend with a 4-0 win over Kankakee this weekend. Zach Pierucci and Breydon Marpe lead the offense with 2 points apiece. Ethan Masunaga also had a point. The team will play Fenwick this Wednesday. Way to go!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Congratulations to Xochitl Castel and Lisette Velazquez!
Xochitl Castel and Lisette Velazquez were just announced as winners of the Taliesin West Architecture Award! The two students will be traveling to Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture in Arizona, to see examples of the Modernist, Contemporary, and Traditional architecture of Pheonix, Scottsdale, and Tucson.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Advanced Placement End of the Year Exam Sign Up
Do you want to take the end of the year AP exam, but are not currently in the class?
Sign up for the May 2014 AP End of the Year Exam by clicking the AP EXAM SIGN-UP link and completing the form by March 1, 2014. You must be signed into your CPS email account to have access to the AP Exam Sign Up form.
NOTICE:
The end of the year AP exam IS NOT an entrance exam to be able to take the class. Only students who are unable to fit the AP class into their schedule should sign up for the end of the year AP exam. Students who take the end of the year AP exam should be very knowledgeable and/or fluent in the subject exam that will be taken. (It is highly recommended that students taking the exam (but not in an AP class) utilize AP resources to study and prepare for the exam.) Students who take the end of the year AP exam, but are not currently in the AP class, will not be able to take the AP class the following year.
Monday, January 6, 2014
CPS will be closed on Tuesday
Lane Tech, along with all other Chicago Public Schools, will be closed on Tuesday, January 7. School is scheduled to resume on Wednesday, January 8. Stay warm!
January Principal Newsletter
Dear Parents, Students, Staff, and Community
As we complete our first half of the school year and welcome in the New Year, I would like to make an annual request to make sure you and your student have signed up for our instant messaging feature to improve communication. The instant messaging feature is particularly important for providing important updates and pertinent information in "real time" to communicate between the home and school. This type of communication will be of particular importance in the event we have an on-campus emergency or important message regarding the operations/safety of our facility, campus, or community.
Recently, we conducted our first lockdown drill of the school year. We will hold subsequent drills during the second-half of the school year. In the event we conduct a lockdown drill, we will send an instant text message to parents and students stating it is only a drill. If we ever have a situation occur that requires a true lockdown of the campus, we need to have a direct method of clearly communicating with parents, students, and staff. Our initial and primary method of communicating will be through our instant text messaging feature, which we are requesting all parents and students register for if you have not already done so. Text messages will be sent to students and parents through the new district communication system. The sender's number will be 23177, 63079, or 53291. The following text message was sent on January 4: Lane Tech will be open for classes on Jan 6 & 7 to ensure that students have a warm, safe place to go. Students unable to attend will be given excused absences. If you did not receive the message, please update your student's parent/guardian contact info by calling 773-534-5651.
We have thousands of parents and students who already registered for the text messaging feature. Unfortunately, student participation has been low and some students have recently opted out. In the event a lockdown occurs during a lunch period, students who are out of the building will need to be notified and the text messaging feature is our most effective way to contact all students. We need all students and parents to consider signing up for the text messaging feature to enhance communication. Please take a moment to discuss this necessity with your child and sign up if you have not already done so.
Safety at Lane Tech is our primary concern. While we hope we never have a true lockdown scenario occur on campus, we would like to ensure we can clearly communicate with all parents, students, and staff in the event we need to inform you of such an event or any drills. My faculty, staff and leadership teams do appreciate your support!
Boys Basketball
The team is currently 2-2 in the Red North and we went 2-2 at the renowned Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. Admir Suljic is our leading scorer at 15 ppg and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Lane Tech Thanksgiving Tournament. Juniors Noah Khan, Vance Rockford and Simon Negash have all had 20 point performances as we have a well balanced scoring attack.
The team is improving and excited to begin the second half of our season. We are home on Monday, January 6th vs. Foreman, Saturday, January 11th vs. Addison Trail (Alumni Night), Monday, January 13th vs. Taft, Wednesday, January 22nd vs. Von Steuben, Saturday, February 15th vs. Jones (Senior Night) and Wednesday, February 26th vs. Loyola.
Girls Basketball
The team is 4 and 10 on the season, but they are a young team with two freshmen on the varsity team. The team finished 9th in the Riverside Brookfield basketball tournament with victories over St. Francis DeSalle and Addison trail. Amy Jensen was named to the all tournament team.
The team has upcoming game at Walter Payton and Northside. The girls play with a lot of heart and never give up.
Boys swimming
Boys are 3-1 in dual meets. The boys are lead by a young talanted group of sophomores mark Gullickson, max Boettcher, Justin Trieu, and Ben Martinez. All four have had personal best times this season.
Cheerleading
The team competed in the Sandburg HS cheer competition and finished in second place. That is a tremendous achievement considering the amount of teams in the competition and cheer talent at the competition. They will compete in the Buffalo Grove cheer competition on Saturday the 11th.
Wrestling
The Lane Tech wrestling team has a dual meet record of 10-5 on the season. At the 26 team Lincoln Holiday Tournament, Lane finished in 5th place. Senior Danny Carlson is leading the team with an undefeated 23-0 record. He was the champion of the Rus Erb tournament and the Lincoln Holiday tournament.
Dance Team
The dance team is in their first competition at the Sears Centre on January 4th.
Boys and Girls Bowling
The boys are competing at a high level in league competition. The boys look to advance in the city and state tournament.
The girls are in first place in league competition and won the Mather bowling tournament. The girls also came in second place in the prestigious Morgan Park tournament. The team is lead by senior Jenna DiCaro and looks to win city and qualify for state.
Thank you,
Christopher A. Dignam, Ed.D.
Principal
Lane Tech Instant Messaging
As we complete our first half of the school year and welcome in the New Year, I would like to make an annual request to make sure you and your student have signed up for our instant messaging feature to improve communication. The instant messaging feature is particularly important for providing important updates and pertinent information in "real time" to communicate between the home and school. This type of communication will be of particular importance in the event we have an on-campus emergency or important message regarding the operations/safety of our facility, campus, or community.
Recently, we conducted our first lockdown drill of the school year. We will hold subsequent drills during the second-half of the school year. In the event we conduct a lockdown drill, we will send an instant text message to parents and students stating it is only a drill. If we ever have a situation occur that requires a true lockdown of the campus, we need to have a direct method of clearly communicating with parents, students, and staff. Our initial and primary method of communicating will be through our instant text messaging feature, which we are requesting all parents and students register for if you have not already done so. Text messages will be sent to students and parents through the new district communication system. The sender's number will be 23177, 63079, or 53291. The following text message was sent on January 4: Lane Tech will be open for classes on Jan 6 & 7 to ensure that students have a warm, safe place to go. Students unable to attend will be given excused absences. If you did not receive the message, please update your student's parent/guardian contact info by calling 773-534-5651.
We have thousands of parents and students who already registered for the text messaging feature. Unfortunately, student participation has been low and some students have recently opted out. In the event a lockdown occurs during a lunch period, students who are out of the building will need to be notified and the text messaging feature is our most effective way to contact all students. We need all students and parents to consider signing up for the text messaging feature to enhance communication. Please take a moment to discuss this necessity with your child and sign up if you have not already done so.
Safety at Lane Tech is our primary concern. While we hope we never have a true lockdown scenario occur on campus, we would like to ensure we can clearly communicate with all parents, students, and staff in the event we need to inform you of such an event or any drills. My faculty, staff and leadership teams do appreciate your support!
Athletics
Boys Basketball
The team is currently 2-2 in the Red North and we went 2-2 at the renowned Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. Admir Suljic is our leading scorer at 15 ppg and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Lane Tech Thanksgiving Tournament. Juniors Noah Khan, Vance Rockford and Simon Negash have all had 20 point performances as we have a well balanced scoring attack.
The team is improving and excited to begin the second half of our season. We are home on Monday, January 6th vs. Foreman, Saturday, January 11th vs. Addison Trail (Alumni Night), Monday, January 13th vs. Taft, Wednesday, January 22nd vs. Von Steuben, Saturday, February 15th vs. Jones (Senior Night) and Wednesday, February 26th vs. Loyola.
Girls Basketball
The team is 4 and 10 on the season, but they are a young team with two freshmen on the varsity team. The team finished 9th in the Riverside Brookfield basketball tournament with victories over St. Francis DeSalle and Addison trail. Amy Jensen was named to the all tournament team.
The team has upcoming game at Walter Payton and Northside. The girls play with a lot of heart and never give up.
Boys swimming
Boys are 3-1 in dual meets. The boys are lead by a young talanted group of sophomores mark Gullickson, max Boettcher, Justin Trieu, and Ben Martinez. All four have had personal best times this season.
Cheerleading
The team competed in the Sandburg HS cheer competition and finished in second place. That is a tremendous achievement considering the amount of teams in the competition and cheer talent at the competition. They will compete in the Buffalo Grove cheer competition on Saturday the 11th.
Wrestling
The Lane Tech wrestling team has a dual meet record of 10-5 on the season. At the 26 team Lincoln Holiday Tournament, Lane finished in 5th place. Senior Danny Carlson is leading the team with an undefeated 23-0 record. He was the champion of the Rus Erb tournament and the Lincoln Holiday tournament.
Dance Team
The dance team is in their first competition at the Sears Centre on January 4th.
Boys and Girls Bowling
The boys are competing at a high level in league competition. The boys look to advance in the city and state tournament.
The girls are in first place in league competition and won the Mather bowling tournament. The girls also came in second place in the prestigious Morgan Park tournament. The team is lead by senior Jenna DiCaro and looks to win city and qualify for state.
Thank you,
Christopher A. Dignam, Ed.D.
Principal
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