The Lane Tech Math Team competed this past weekend and maintatined the number one position in the city for Division B!
Algebra I: Si Yuan Ye and Daniel King came in third overall in the city and second at our contest. Yongkang Hu came in third at our contest.
Geometry: Leonidas Georgopoulos came in third at our contest.
Algebra II: Tanner Patton and Ari Greenberg came in first place in the city and at our contest. Natalie Simon placed second in the city and at our contest.
Overall the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II teams all placed first at our contest and the Precalculus team placed 2nd at our contest.
Congratulations to all of our mathletes! Thank you to Coaches Mead and Boland and our support teachers that have consistently helped students: McAdam, Minor, and Meng. This wouldn’t be possible without the support of these teachers and the entire Math Department for developing such fantastic mathletes.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
From the Principal's Desk
Dear Students, Parents and Staff -
Our school and district goal is to ensure that our students receive a quality education, in a safe and comfortable school, with dedicated, inspiring, and caring teachers. Our school strives towards reaching those goals every day – and even in the face of significant challenges, we’ve made great progress towards them. Lane Tech proves itself time and time again to be the “School of Champions” in academics and extracurricular activities. Our school has the largest Advanced Placement program in the district, state, and nation; the largest and most innovative computer science program; the most robust and award-winning fine arts program; and over 100 unique elective courses from Astrochemistry to Adaptive Music. In addition, our students may participate in over 33 different sports teams and over 100 clubs, which include competitive teams such as robotics, debate, and academic decathlon. As a result of these amazing academic and extracurricular opportunities, our students leave Lane prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
I am writing you today, because this progress is now in jeopardy.
Our school district, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), is facing a $480 million dollar budget shortfall that will have consequences on our staff, class size, and curricular and extracurricular offerings beginning next year or potentially next semester, if no action is taken. Unfortunately, no specific information has been given to schools about the funding loss we could expect to see. Rumors suggest the funding loss could be around 20% of current budgets. For Lane, this means a loss of approximately 45 staff members including teachers, counselors, administrators, security, and other support staff. Without these vital staff members we would not be able to run all of our current courses nor offer all of our extracurricular opportunities. Simply stated, without an adequate budget, we would not be able to sustain our constant growth and support of student success at Lane Tech.
We need your help - this problem cannot be solved without you.
Our elected leaders in Springfield are the ones who will decide whether or not funding will come through. For years, Springfield has cut education funding - asking you as a taxpayer to do more and giving your children less. Now they must decide if they will provide CPS with needed relief in the form of $200 million in pension costs and increased education funding across the state -- or whether they will continue to treat Chicago’s students unfairly.
As parents and educators, we cannot fully focus on the needs of our students with continued financial instability that upends our schools. It is time we let Governor Rauner and our elected representatives know that this era of one-off budget tricks is over, and that we need them to treat Chicago students fairly, by funding Chicago schools and teacher pensions as they do for the rest of the state.
Your voice – as a taxpayer, a voter, and a parent – is so critical for our leaders to hear.
Please take a minute to visit cps.edu/takeaction, where you will find resources to help you speak up for our community.
I am confident we can solve this if we work together to let Springfield know that shared values around education means shared responsibility – and it is high time they step up.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Anderson
Principal
Our school and district goal is to ensure that our students receive a quality education, in a safe and comfortable school, with dedicated, inspiring, and caring teachers. Our school strives towards reaching those goals every day – and even in the face of significant challenges, we’ve made great progress towards them. Lane Tech proves itself time and time again to be the “School of Champions” in academics and extracurricular activities. Our school has the largest Advanced Placement program in the district, state, and nation; the largest and most innovative computer science program; the most robust and award-winning fine arts program; and over 100 unique elective courses from Astrochemistry to Adaptive Music. In addition, our students may participate in over 33 different sports teams and over 100 clubs, which include competitive teams such as robotics, debate, and academic decathlon. As a result of these amazing academic and extracurricular opportunities, our students leave Lane prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
I am writing you today, because this progress is now in jeopardy.
Our school district, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), is facing a $480 million dollar budget shortfall that will have consequences on our staff, class size, and curricular and extracurricular offerings beginning next year or potentially next semester, if no action is taken. Unfortunately, no specific information has been given to schools about the funding loss we could expect to see. Rumors suggest the funding loss could be around 20% of current budgets. For Lane, this means a loss of approximately 45 staff members including teachers, counselors, administrators, security, and other support staff. Without these vital staff members we would not be able to run all of our current courses nor offer all of our extracurricular opportunities. Simply stated, without an adequate budget, we would not be able to sustain our constant growth and support of student success at Lane Tech.
We need your help - this problem cannot be solved without you.
Our elected leaders in Springfield are the ones who will decide whether or not funding will come through. For years, Springfield has cut education funding - asking you as a taxpayer to do more and giving your children less. Now they must decide if they will provide CPS with needed relief in the form of $200 million in pension costs and increased education funding across the state -- or whether they will continue to treat Chicago’s students unfairly.
As parents and educators, we cannot fully focus on the needs of our students with continued financial instability that upends our schools. It is time we let Governor Rauner and our elected representatives know that this era of one-off budget tricks is over, and that we need them to treat Chicago students fairly, by funding Chicago schools and teacher pensions as they do for the rest of the state.
Your voice – as a taxpayer, a voter, and a parent – is so critical for our leaders to hear.
Please take a minute to visit cps.edu/takeaction, where you will find resources to help you speak up for our community.
I am confident we can solve this if we work together to let Springfield know that shared values around education means shared responsibility – and it is high time they step up.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Anderson
Principal
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
LSC Agenda 11/12
Lane Tech, Room 113
Thursday, November 12, 2015
6:00p.m.
Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the July 20, 2015 Special Meeting
b. Approve Minutes of the October 8, 2015 Regular Meeting
c. Approve Minutes of the October 29, 2015 Special Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Student Report
c. PPLC Report
d. Budget Report
e. FOL Report
f. Construction/Parking Lot
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. LSC Vacancy
i. Each Candidate will have 2 minutes to address the Council
ii. Approve Closed Session to Discuss Candidate Qualifications
iii. Approve Return to Open Session
iv. Vote to Appoint New LSC Community Representative
b. Committees
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Fundraisers
ii. Line Transfers
iii. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
b. CIWP
c. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment
Thursday, November 12, 2015
6:00p.m.
Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the July 20, 2015 Special Meeting
b. Approve Minutes of the October 8, 2015 Regular Meeting
c. Approve Minutes of the October 29, 2015 Special Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Student Report
c. PPLC Report
d. Budget Report
e. FOL Report
f. Construction/Parking Lot
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. LSC Vacancy
i. Each Candidate will have 2 minutes to address the Council
ii. Approve Closed Session to Discuss Candidate Qualifications
iii. Approve Return to Open Session
iv. Vote to Appoint New LSC Community Representative
b. Committees
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Fundraisers
ii. Line Transfers
iii. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
b. CIWP
c. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment
Monday, November 9, 2015
Room 118 is getting a facelift!
Lane Tech & Home Depot are working together and could use your help on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Room 118 is getting a facelift - floor to ceiling. Put on your painting clothes and join us between 7am and noon.
Click here to sign up (https://goo.gl/l9U81Y)
Click here to sign up (https://goo.gl/l9U81Y)
Friday, November 6, 2015
Congratulations, Maggie!
Maggie Scholle ('17) is competing at the IHSA Cross Country State Finals tomorrow! Best of luck to Maggie and all her coaches!
Monday, November 2, 2015
Fall Play
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Wednesday, November 4th @ 3:45
Thursday, November 5th @ 3:45Wednesday, November 4th @ 3:45
Tickets are $6.00
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Visit from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Chancellor Bernie Patterson from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Lane Tech Alumnists Christopher Brundridge ('08), and Jonathan Rodriguez ('04) visit Lane Tech and meet with our students and staff about post secondary opportunities.
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