Happy Holidays from the Lebanon Athletic Department, we hope everyone has a good break and hope you have safe travels.
JH Volleyball will have their parent meeting on Monday January 8th at 6:30 in the HS Commons. All girls in 5th-8th grade are allowed to try out. Reminder that athletes will need a current physical, all athletic forms filled out on power school (the forms say 5-12 athletic paperwork) and a $40 sports fee in order to tryout.
JH Volleyball will have 2 open gyms before practices start, and the open gym dates are Tuesday Jan 9th and Thursday Jan 11th from 3:15-5:00 in the elementary gym. The first practice will be Monday January 15th from 10:00 AM-12:00PM in the grade school gym(there isn't school on this day which is MLK day). Please reach out to Coach Doug Becker if you have any questions at dbecker@lcusd9.org
Thank you Dr. Wood and Mrs. Emrick for talking about the Blue Ribbon award today to our junior high students.
Junior High House Challenge Today! Happy Holidays!
We would like to say Happy Retirement to this lady, Penni Liebig! District #9 will miss you but we wish you all of the greatest things as you start your new phase of life! Thank you for your 17 years of service! Always a Greyhound, always in our heart and always remember that BOWLING is fun!
We are having SNOW much fun at LES learning this week! Tomorrow is wear your ugly holiday sweater or shirt OR be comfy in your school appropriate holiday pajamas! One more day until break Greyhounds!
ATTENTION: 1st-4th graders!! Sign-up for Cheer Intramurals!!! They will take place after school in the HS Commons until 4:15 on these dates: Tuesday, Jan. 16, Thursday, Jan. 18, Tuesday, Jan. 23, and Thursday, Jan. 25. The participants will cheer at half-time of the HS boys basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 27. Game time is 6:00 (be there at 5:45). The cost for Cheer Intramurals is $25.00. To sign-up go to our website: lcusd9.org, click on the tab marked Cheer Intramurals and fill out the form --OR-- go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CvcDTfTHg4QyU0cLJHAlOi1HFfmnXXDy2GtgliGN5CM/edit You can pay on myschoolbucks or send an envelope to school marked "Cheer Intramurals" with cash or check (paid to LES). The deadline to SIGN-UP and PAY is Thursday, January 11. Please make sure you SIGN-UP and PAY if you do not do both of these things, your child will not be allowed to participate. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Reinneck at: lreinneck@lcusd9.org or call 618-531-8014. Thanks for being a part of our Intramural Sports Program! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Attention 3rd-4th grade boys!!! Have you ever wanted to practice like a Greyhound? Here is your opportunity! Join the HS and Jr High basketball teams December 28 from 6-8 PM in the HS gym. Reach out to Coach Seely with questions.
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month who demonstrate integrity!
Junior High Girls Basketball 8th grade night is tonight at home vs Shiloh. The JV game will start at 6:00. We will recognize our 8th graders after the JV game, which should be approximately 6:45 so we ask that 8th grade parents arrive by 6:30. This year's 8th graders are Heidi Nordmann, Addison Allen, Addison Durbin, Jaidin Bennett, Khelsi Frazier and Finley Toth.
These Greyhounds made the nice list at LES today! Tomorrow is “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"- Be a part of Santa’s Workshop by dressing like Santa, Mrs. Claus, an elf, a toy, a reindeer, etc.
We will recognize our 4th grade boys basketball team at halftime of the hs boys basketball game tonight. Also hs bowling will be selling their 1/2 a cow fundraising tickets. The winners will be drawn at the end of halftime tonight
Our 4th graders visited the historic Mermaid House Inn, built in 1830. Did you know Charles Dickens stayed here during his visit to the Looking Glass Prairie in 1842? The classes also stopped for a tour of the Lebanon Visitors' Center.
Congratulations to some of our bowlers who competed over in Missouri today at the Show Me Challenge
Neela Missey placed 5th in the girls silver division
Chloe Gandy placed 7th in the girls silver division
Jacob Suydam placed 7th in the boys silver division
Good job Greyhounds!
Congratulations to the HS Boys basketball team as they defeated Maryville Christian today on a last second shot by freshmen Kyle Noud at the buzzer! The team is now 4-7 on the year. The video of the final shot is attached.
Next week is our final week of school before our holiday break. This schedule will impact the Jr/Sr high school. Sack lunches will be provided on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Lebanon Elementary School will run the normal schedule. We hope you all have a great holiday season! We look forward to seeing our students on Monday, January 8, 2024!
We would like to congratulate senior Brooke Goetter and her family on her signing a scholarship to play collegiate softball at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield Illinois. We had her signing in our gymnasium this past Sunday with her family, former coaches and friends. Good luck next school year as a Lincoln Land Logger!
December 18-22, 2023 will be our week of holiday fun and dress up days at Lebanon Elementary. Please join in the fun!
Federal Student Aid (FSA) on Wednesday announced that the 2024-25 FAFSA will go live by December 31, 2023, meeting the statutory requirement that the form must be available by January 1.
Next week the high school and junior students and staff will dress up to celebrate the holidays and winter break. The days are listed in this picture.
Happy Holidays Greyhounds!
