Finals Week Study Sessions and Stress Relief Opportunities

9th and 10th graders:

Are you feeling the stress of upcoming finals? If so, join us for our De-Stress with Art workshop on Monday, January 23rd, in the Cafeteria from 3:15pm until 4pm. Expressive arts therapy can be used to relieve stress or tension, to improve one's emotional state or well-being, as a creative outlet, or as a mode of self-discovery. Attend this interactive session to de-stress before finals week! See attached flier.

Freshmen Finals Week Study Sessions:

Attention all 9th graders: Your very first round of final exams is upon you! Please come to the Freshman Finals After School Study Sessions the week before Final Exams and alleviate some of that stress!  

 

Teachers and counselors will be available to answer questions and help students in a variety of courses from 3:15pm-4:15pm in the Cafeteria on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (January 24th, 25th, and 26th). Tables for independent or group study will also be available. Snacks will be provided! 

Important Upcoming Dates

This is a reminder that Monday, January 16 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and schools will be closed.

Lane's Course Electives Fair, sponsored by Student Council, is being held Tuesday, 1/17, Wednesday, 1/18, and Thursday, 1/19 after school in the student lunchroom from 3:20 - 4:30 p.m..  Students may come learn more information about Lane's elective offerings.

Final Exams are Monday, 1/30 - Wednesday, 2/1.  Please click here for the schedule.  Thursday, 2/2, is a regular attendance day for students.  Friday, 2/,3 is a school improvement day and a non-attendance day for students.

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.