| LRHS sports for the week
of February 1 to February 6.
Tuesday- 2/2 Boys’ and Girls’ basketball @ Omak. JV
Boys’ 6:00 PM; V Girls’ 6:00 PM; JV Girls’ 7:30
PM; VBoys’ 7:30 PM Bus Leaves 4:00 PM.
Friday-2/5 Boys’ and Girls’ basketball w/ Cashmere.
JV Boys’ 6:00 PM; Varsity Girls’ 6:00 PM; JV Girls’
7:30 PM; Varsity Boys’ 7:30 PM
Wrestling Districts @ Chelan 6:00 PM. Bus leaves @ 12:00. Dismiss
11:45 AM. Saturday-2/6 Wrestling Districts
@ Chelan 10:00 AM.
1/30/10
Dear Lake Roosevelt Students, Parents, Staff, and Community Members,
Hopefully, parents, guardians, and students have been able to access
the grade reports for Semester I. Sometimes, understandably, we
want to look the other way when it comes to our evaluations whether
it is at school or at work. But once we get beyond “avoidance”
there is a lot to learn from evaluations. When a person learns how
to reach the top of their game, they benefit from the support, encouragement,
and interest of their families and peers. Another aspect of staying
at the top of one’s game is the influence of a student’s
peer group. High School students are very sensitive to the acceptance
and approval of their peers.
This is in direct response to what psychologist Abraham Maslow
called “the need for belonging” that is a basic human
need found in most human cultures past and present. When students
find their place of belonging among high achievers, they work hard
to meet the norms of their group. Similarly, if students think they
belong to the group that tends to ignore their academic work and
focus almost completely on listening to their music, looking and
sounding like their chosen peers do, they may consider low achievement
as part of belonging and acceptance. Hopefully, by the time students
are seniors, they realize the value of paying attention to their
classes, earning at least passing grades, and being on track for
graduation. It is important for students to realize that friends
may come and go, but their high school transcripts are a record
that will stay with them long after senior year is completed. LR
staff often receive requests for transcripts of students who graduated
many years ago. When they are applying for a new job or want to
go to a training program, community college, or university the transcript
is invaluable. It is safe to say, a student’s most permanent
friend at high school is the transcript they create semester by
semester. It is especially important when applying for scholarships
and other forms of financial assistance at colleges and universities.
On 1/28/10 the Grand Coulee PTA held our monthly meeting in the
Library of Center Elementary. One of the main agenda items was brainstorming
ideas for a Springtime Community PTA activity. Our PTA Chairperson,
Dr. Andy Castrodale, noted that we had over 270 people participate
in the December gingerbread house building project. Many sincere
thanks to all those who helped make this event such a good time.
We would like to have another community activity this Spring that
will be fun for everyone. If you have suggestions, you can contact
the PTA by sending an e-mail to: couleepta@yahoo.com
It was recently announced by the Washington Secondary School Athletic
Administrators Association that our Athletic Director, teacher,
and boys’ basketball coach, Brad Wilson, was selected as the
Athletic Director of the Year for District 6. Those of us who are
fortunate enough to work with Brad know how greatly deserving he
is of this award. All Best Wishes and Congratulations to Coach Wilson!!
You bring high honor to LRHS!
As we begin February, our students who have chosen to participate
will be out in the community participating in our Pathways Job Shadowing
Program. Students will have the opportunity to be at work with a
mentor who will share a typical day at work with them. This “real
world” encounter can go a long way toward helping students
realize just what it might be like to work in a hospital, restaurant,
auto repair shop, furniture store, beauty salon, convalescent center,
or child care center. Many thanks to Cathy Krohn who organizes these
vocational/career activities for our students. And many special
THANK YOUS to all those who serve as mentors for the day. You are
making an important contribution to the education of our students
and may have a major influence on their future careers.
It all goes back to that important realization: It takes a whole
village to educate a child. We really are very fortunate to have
a community that is able and willing to make that education happen
for our students.
Sincerely,
Sue Hayes, Counselor
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