Lumpkin County High

Culinary Classes donated 200 cookies to the Dahlonega Women's Club for the annual Christmas market. Students baked and boxed all of the cookies. This will definitely keep these students on Santa's "nice list"!

We are so excited to begin a new program in the LCHS Media Center in January 2024! When we return we will collaborate with Ms. Sosebee's and Mr. Maloney's students and "Adopt-a-Plant" in the MC. Students will choose a plant, "adopt" it, care for it throughout the semester, and take it home in May. To make this happen, Ms. Bell and I have been propagating various plants this semester. Now with ample roots, we are ready to pot some plants! If you have any discarded pots you would like to donate to this program, we will be happy to take them. We prefer 4, 6, or 8 inch pots. We will put your name on the pot, a student's name with the plant, and watch them grow! Drop pots off at the MC!

The Christmas Spirit was high this week with holiday door decorations! Ms. Endicott took the individual classroom decoration win with her "The Best is Yeti to Come". The ELA Hall had all their teachers participate in a whimsical Whooville rendition and won the hall theme. Way to go LCHS teachers! You make our spirits bright!

Congratulations to these talented students for being nominated and selected to apply for the 2024 Governor's Honors Program (GHP)! Breana Donahue- Communicative Arts Jack Fox- Engineering- Design Bricen Popko- Biology/Environmental Science Amelie Webb- Mathematics Sophia Welch- Visual Arts Jonathan Wright- Jazz- Electric/Acoustic Bass Walker Andreasen- Social Studies Max Charriez- Social Studies Kadyn Dillon- Biology/Environmental Science Kayleigh Dyer- Biology/Environmental Science Dillan Endicott- Communicative Arts Jonathan Gooby- Mathematics Destiny Nichols- Communicative Arts

Mr. Haight's Computer Science Principles class assembled a computer from scratch!

Attention Cohort 2024- a message from your guidance counselor! Want to work on Scholarship Applications over the break? 1. The local EMC Scholarships are DUE in JANUARY! The following applications are ONLINE. - Due January 15th: * Amicalola EMC: www.amicalolaemc.com - Due January 30th: * Jackson EMC: https://www.jacksonemc.com * Sawnee EMC: https://www.sawnee.com 2. The Local Scholarship Application is NOT online... it is ready to be picked up in the counseling office. This is due March 15th. Questions? Stop by any time and ask your counselor! We are more than happy to help! Make sure to read ALL of the instructions on the packet.

Key Club hosted their annual coat drive during the month of November. Today, they were able to donate thirty coats to Operation Christmas at Community Helping Place!

Congrats to our Mystery of the Mask competition winners!

If your family is looking for some extra festivity, I would love to invite you all to the LCHS Holiday Chorus Concert tonight in the auditorium at 6:30 pm. It promises to be a wonderful evening of music! Our students would love to see you there!

Congrats to our Gallery of Reclaimed Art Winners!

Breana Donahue, a junior at LCHS, created a ceramic pomegranate ornament to be hung on the Georgia Department of Education’s Christmas tree.

We had a very successful visit from the Commanding General and Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Cadet Command. Major General Antonio Munera and Command Sergeant Major Roy Young oversee all Army JROTCs and ROTCs throughout the world. While visiting, they received a tour of our incredible JROTC facility and received a briefing about our Battalion by our Cadet Battalion Staff.

The Band of Gold is spreading holiday cheer! Can't help but enjoy their practices preparing for the Tuesday, Dec 5th 6:30 PM Holiday Band Concert in the LCHS Auditorium. Make it an event to start your season!

Cheerleaders are ready to move to the LC Beat! Join them tomorrow night at home as they play Wesleyan.

Payte Rucker and Colin Davis show off their Christmas Book Tree!

The Beginning Musical Theater class is presenting Willy Wonka the Musical this weekend! This delightful one hour version of the classic tale features all of the songs and characters you know and love from the Gene Wilder movie. They will be performing Friday at 7:00PM and Saturday at 1:00PM. The students and I would be delighted if you would come out and support them! Please help them have a great first experience by packing the house with enthusiastic audiences

LCHS AP Environmental Science classes visit the Athens Composting and Recycling centers

LCHS would like to congratulate the 2024 STAR student. This student is selected based on their Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. The student with the highest SAT score of the senior class is recognized as the STAR student. Will McKinney, has earned this year's honor. Will reflected for a very short time to choose the teacher which had made the most impact on his educational experience. He immediately named his mathematics teacher, Mr. Don Brock, as his STAR Teacher. Shine On, Will!

Students got to participate in a Book Tasting in the LCHS Media Center! As students skimmed through their books, they got to sample a food that was a part of the book. What a great way to bring the books to life!

Mr. Haight's class is using m&m minis to study regression in Statistical Reasoning! Fun!