The Lancer Lines…Nov. 14, 2014

The Lancer Lines…Nov. 14, 2014 Laguna Middle School

John Calandro, Principal

11050 Los Osos Valley Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805-596-4055

Principal’s Update: What did I miss? I was at a conference for a few days last week and when I got back, there was some catching up to do. I go through the paperwork on my desk, meet with Mr. Schalde, speak with counselors, teachers and students, and spend a few extra hours trying to make up what I missed. Since the advent of the smartphone, however, I find I’m not as behind on what is going on at school as I would have been if I had been completely out of touch. Thanks to email, text, and the internet, I can keep up on much of the work of running the school even when I’m not there. When our students are gone, they often seem to not know what to do in order to catch up. They face the same struggles as I do when they are gone: Paperwork piles up, important conversations are missed or delayed, and they have much to do when they return. Fortunately for our students, it is easier than ever to stay on top of student work when they are gone. Just about every teacher at our site has a homework link available through the school website, and many teachers have their own web pages where they will post handouts, study guides and even lessons they have recorded and posted for student reference. If your student misses school and you have internet access, please encourage your student to check our website daily. It will help your student stay current on his or her studies and will reduce the amount of work that needs to be completed upon return. Students will often tell us they were unable to get information from school while they were out and then go on to show us their social media feed from when they were out. Please remind your students that if they are posting to social media (instagram, facebook, snapchat…) while they are away from school, they could be using that access to the internet and the bandwidth to figure out what they have been missing so they don’t end up too far behind! This is not to say that students will get everything they need from our website when they are gone. The classroom instruction is important, as are labs and activities that happen within the school day. There will be concepts and explanations your student will need to hear from the teachers, so upon return to school, time must be set up with the teacher to get the pertinent information missed during the absence. As a general rule, for an excused absence due to illness or doctor’s appointment, students receive one extra day for each day missed. For most students this is ample time to make up work, particularly if they have checked online for updates to homework and classwork. If your student is absent and well enough to go online, please remind them to check our website for the homework and other information they missed while at school. With all of our technological resources, students can spend less time asking “What did I miss?” and more time staying caught up. Anything they have done before they return to school makes that transition back much easier and keeps students moving forward.

Wall of Fame: Each week teachers nominate students who are exemplifying scholarship and citizenship and their names are added to the “Wall of Fame” for the week. The Wall of Fame is located in the hallway of the D wing next to the weekly announcements. Congratulations to this week’s Wall of Fame Students. We appreciate your hard work and great attitude: Iran Ordaz, Jesus Flores, Nyah Larkin, Amberly Clark, Owen Richardson, Sage Torres, Jade Hamachi, Emma Van Doren, Evan Holly, Elly Barnes, Christine Chiang, Alex Rankin, Bella Davis, Ellie Treichler, and Brayan Flores

Honor Roll and Scholar Roll Students Congratulations to our 459 Honor Roll and Scholar Roll Students. Honor Roll Students have earned a GPA of 3.03.5 and Scholar Roll Students have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher. We are proud of the following Honor Roll Students: Ader, Rianna Ku'u'alameaonalani, Albarran, Caroline K, Anderson, Nichole, Andrade, Zachary Silva, Apodaca, Lily Montique, Armstrong, Gregory Peter, Atwell Duryea, Adian MacShane, Birdsong, Orlando Charles, Blazquez, Azul Gia, Bowen, Derick N, Brady, Christopher Daniel, Bravo, Luis Osvaldo, Brooks, Johnnie E, Burns, Christina F, Buschur, Rita Alicia, Campa, Colton J, Carlson, Shaan Samir, Cervantes, Alan, Chao Cervantes, Angela M, Chavoya, Denice, Clements, Nathan Cyrus, Crow, Carly R, Cruz, Yajaira, DeBrum, Emma E, Delgado Martinon, Martin, Denny, Erin Kate, DeRose, Abenie Kaitlyn Lenee, Descamps, Declan Joseph, Diederich, Stephen N., Dodd, Wyatt Dean, DuBois, Garner Edward, Edwards, Luke James, Erbstoesser, John A., Estrada, Vanessa Hope, Evans, Jacob K, Evans, Ty Cody, Fendall, Taylor Drew, Flores Meza, Ricardo, Flores, Brayan Aquiles, Foley, Alyssa R, Freeman, Katherine Nicole, Gantenbein, Ethan Elliot, Garibay, Dafne A, Gibson, Grace Katherine, Graciano Sotelo, Leslie, Grondin, Katerina Helen, Gutierrez, Xiomara, Hamari, Rylan F, Hatfield, Noah R, Heinrich,, Kenneth Neil, Hensinger, Nathan M, Hernandez, Anahi, Hernandez, Christopher Alberto, Hernandez, Frida Yoali, Holman, Ariana M, Iofis, Gilana Adelle, Jenkins, Cormac William, Jiminez, Sevryn G, Johnson, Andrew Mitchell, Johnson, Lauren Taylor, Jones, Coco Jillian, Kardel, Jorgen August, Kasper, Rachel Ann, Kimball, Jaden Christopher, LaCroix, Jacques R, Leonard, Scott, Lopez, Valeria A, Loreto Castillo, Francisco, MacGregor, Jenna Michelle, Mack, Joseph George, Madonna, Giovanna Alessio, Mancuso, Melina I, Marks, Trevor K, Mason, Benjamin S, Maxwell, Zachary Lawrence, McGilvray, Shelby Reese, McMahon, Jack Brendan, Mendoza, Emma Felicidad, Mensah, Elvis Nii Addy, Metzger, Will, Mohr, Dillon B, Mondragon, Christian Samuel, Morales, Gabriela Alejandra, Morales, Jessica, Moreno Malubay Jr, Julio C, Mudge, Christine Ruby, Nicolds, Liam Gallagher, Nielsen Thomas, Kylie M, Nitzel, Zoey Marie, Nolte, Gavin Nicholas, Ocana, Mackenzie, Ogunyoku, Tiyana A, Olson, Cassidy A, Ortega, Joshua, Parkinson, Laurel Eliana, Parzych, Ben K, Patil, Ojaswi Ajay, Perez, Chelsy, Ponce-Rodriguez, Ezrah Sal, Price, Evan M, Ramirez, Yazmin Yvette, Ratty, Jordan Claire, Rawlins, Kaden L, Rebuck, Gavin R, Redfern, Elizabeth C, Reichmuth, Patrick Joseph, Resendiz, Sheyla Shamila, Reynolds, Adrian I, Rios Ramos, Annet Nicole, Rodriguez, Alexa Yamile, Rodriguez, Lisa Jeanette, Rolph, Sarah Lor, Rosenberg, Ben Barry, Santana, Oliver, Schwab, James R, Shannon, Brayden Maxwell, Smith, Christopher W, Solano, Nancy Guadalupe, Sullivan, John Bryan, Taboa, Kylie R, Tailor, Nirali Shaileshkumar, Thompson, Sophie Elise, Todd, Logan L, Torres, Sage S, Tran, John Ie, Troy, Jordan Christopher, Voss, Julia KL, Walker, Kaila Skye, Ward, Elizabeth A, Williams, Quinn Evan, Wong, Wen-Ting Lu And to our Scholar Roll Students: Abdul Cader, Hana Y, Abroms, Molly Claire, Adams, Cole Robert, Adema, John David, Albarran, Diego Emanuel, Alltucker, Hannah Nicole, Alonzo, Danielle Michelle, Altom, Lily McKay, Amerson, Ella Ocean, Anderson, Nicole MarjorieAnn, Andreatta, Isabella Marie, Andree, Scott, Andris, Brooke C, Anselmo, Sydney Alexandria, Arcia Morales, Marcos A, Arellano, Wyatt J, Arnold, Bryan Matthew, Arnold, Sara May, Attala, Ella Grace, Barry, Kellan Matthew, Baxley, Sander Jerome, Beckius, Maxwell JP, Benson, Cooper Allen, Bettencourt, Luc M, Block, Alyssa Marie, Bloom, Aaron Robert, Boettcher, Sophie H, Boller, Stella L, Bristol, Kaylee Marie, Brito, Justin Adrian, Browning, Jake Robertson, Bunn, Kasden Zaeus, Burns, Taylor Joseph, Butterfield, Jacob Nathan, Caffee, Julianna Rose, Callahan, Noah Atticus, Callarman, Aidan R, Calsada, Allyssa May, Calvario, Jessica, Cannon, Sage Alyssa, Cao, Andrea Hirzel, Carinio, Malia J, Carlson, Chloe Aldine, Cassady, Maxwell Luis, Cassady, Nadia Belle, Rose, Chechopoulos, Maria Mae, Chiang, Christine Shannon, Chu, Hanh Minh, Cindrich, Grant Mitchell, Clark, Amberly, Clark, Cassidy Mariah, Cohen, Jordyn Avery, Compton, Joshua Bryce, Corona, Emilio Mathew, Corpuz, Carr, Amelia M, Craft, Kayla G, Crooks, Will Bennett, Cruz, Kerbin Obiano, Cueto, Christian James Kaml, Cusick, Sophia C, da Silva, Antonio Julius, da Silva, Michael, Dai, Lulu Gu, Danner, Ashley R, DeLeon, Crystal Alexa, Delgado, Alejandra, DeVor, Isabelle Arden, Dolezal, Branden A, Dong, Olivia Anne, Dooley, Clare Elizabeth, Dreier, Kaysha Marie, Egbert, Lindsey M, Elder, Kess Dameon, Elliott, Laura, Emerson, Owen David, Engdahl, Wyatt David Nathaniel, Eppright, Molly McKenzie, Erbstoesser, Mark, Erickson, Lauren Claire, Ernstrom, Benjamin Richard, Estes, Jacqueline L., Etter, Mallory, Feingold, Lillian Q, Fetyko, Spencer E, Fitzsimmons, Jeremy Robert, Fletcher, Madeline E, Foster, Molly Ruth, Fowler, Hannah Rose, Fragasso, Megan E, Frederickson, Sarah Kathryn, Freyaldenhoven, Kavi Stephen, Frost, Bailey Grace, Frost, Sophie Alexandra,

Scholar Roll Students: (Continued!) Frost, Sydney Marie, Fry, Makenzie Kristine, Gabriel, Simone O, Gabriele, Jazlyn Victoria-Rose, Galambos, Emma Alexandra, Galanos, Laura Xianling,, Garnsey, Elisa C, Garritano, Isabella Grace, Gibbs, Samantha Clare, Gin, Malia Xiao, Godfrey, Samantha Beatrice, Gonzalez, Peyton Rose, Goodman, Alexander Louis, Goodwin, Hayden Faith, Grant, Elena Marie, Grennan, Nathaniel Patrick, Guevara, Miranda L, Guy, William Alan, Gwinn, Kaya Haley, Hamachai, Jade A, Hamilton, Quinn Margaret, Hammons, Sophia A, Hariharan Yasodha, Bhavshya Shri, Harris, Kyra Denae, Hasley, Liliana Grace, Hastings lll, William Lawrence, Hatcher, Justin Michael, Headrick, Claire June Elizabeth, Heidler, Kiran Patrick, Holifield, Maya Rose Sereseres, Holly, Evan Rolf, Holmes, Joella M, Hoover, Kara Ryan, Hopper, Larry Eugene, Houghton, Ruby Lynn, Howard, Lainey, Howe, Abigail Freeman, Huang, Andy Ho Wai, Huber, Janea, Humes, Isabella G, Jackson, Caleb River, Jacobs, Brooke Abby, Jenkins, Evan Scott, Jess, Kevin Anthony, Johl, Jordan Rene, Johnson, Madison Rae, Johnson, Pateley K, Jones, Haley Vanessa, Kabaker, Jacob Russel, Kammer, Weston George, Kaney, Carly Megan, Kaney, Emily Grace, Kapriellian, Isabella Nouritsa Vincent, Kasselman, Jadon Daniel, Keshtgar, Ariana Leigh, Kessler, Thomas J, Kiaha, Kawailani Leina H, Killian, Victoria R, Kim, Micah Minsu, King, Ariana E, Kinsey, Jennifer Leigh, Klickstein, Grace Lennon, Knight, Livia Anna, Knudsen, Dexter Michio, Koch, Martin, Kohler, Mia Caprice, Kramer, Sarah Elizabeth, Krauk, Timothy J, Krill, John Daniel, Kromhout, Karlyn Victoria, LaFaille, Lauren Jane, Larkin, Nyah Marie, Lauritzen, Nicole R, Lauritzen, Sterling Smith, Lee, Brooks Thomas, Lemieux, Eric Chiang, Limon, Kailey J, Lincoln, Charles David, Liu, Celina Yue, Livingston, Ella, Lloyd Moffett, Basil William Webb, Lopeman, Taylor E, Lopez Cambray, Josue Eliel, Lucchesi, Rakhi G, Lucero, Jason Breguerg, Lund, Paige Laughlin, Maas, Jonathan Lee, Macfarlane, Jenna Isabella, Machamer, Riley Elizabeth, Maddalena, Dylan Andrew, Mahoney, Katelin Lee, Manning, Emily Elizabeth, Manning, Jack Evan, Marchbanks, Hannah Marie, Marden, Isabella Rose, Marino, Nicolas P., Marks, Sabrina June, Martin, Jack Roland, Martin, Jack T, Massman, Molly Christine, May, Andrew Jacob, McCann, Noel Young-Eun, McConnell, Benjamin Scott, McGuire, Nicole Lynn, McNiff, Audra K, Medlock, Chloe, Medlock, Jack W, Merk, Milo Keith, Meyer, Anika Eloise, Meyer, Edward Parker, Meyer, Tristyn Matthew, Meyers, Kang-San Douglas, Miklik, Riley A., Miles, Zoey Seferina, Mills, Lucy Evans, Moersdorf, Anneke Marie, Monteiro, Ashley Bell, Montoya, Danielle Rayleen, Morey, Tatiana Marie, Murphy, Davan Marie, Naficy, Jena Sophi, Naran, Caden Yatin, Nash, Angelina Mathea, Naso, Sophia Elizabeth, Nelson, Alexis Sara Leinaalahokuikekai, New Schmidt, Addie Dora, Nickerson, Grace X, Nitzel, Maya Kathryn, Nunes, Amber Rain, Nunes, Lillian Monarch, O Brien, Rachel Irene, O Sullivan, Clare Lucia,Oates, Joshua Alexander, O'Connor, Riley Grace, Oden, Joshua Aaron, Ogden, Samuel Mackenzie Oldenburg, Isabella Bleu Margaret, O'Neil, Erin Patricia, Ortiz, Olivia Lucia, Overland, Anne Olivia, Overland, Jack E, Paape, Qili Spencer, Packard, Grace Laurel, Pardeilhan, Julian Henri, Parks, Kayla Nicole, Parzych, Andrew Timothy, Pascual, Erik Julian, Patel, Dhru Michael, Patel, Suraj K, Pflegl, Mackenzie Kaye, Phelan, Neely F, Phillips, Abbie Michelle, Piurque, Zhayle Alyssa H, Pool, Camryn Noel, Prater, Thomas R, Rabbon, Jessica J, Ragsdale, Thea I, Ramirez, Cristian Noe, Ramirez, Lauren Elizabeth, Rankin, Alexandra Jane, Ratty, Skylar Rose, Reading, Alexander Joseph Byron, Reich, Axel Hawkins, Righetti, Dalen Joseph, Rivas, Sofia Falene, Rizzo, Alessandra Annie, Roberts, Luke Anthony, Robertson, Olivia Kathryn, Rojas, Andrea, Roldan, Kai Aaron, Rolph, Kayley Sienna, Romero, Marin Marie, Rosecrans, Rio Maize, Sabo, Ryan Christopher, Sada, Catrina Helen, Sagredo, Adrian Ruiz, Salomon Gaspar, Ashley, Samson, Art Harry Olais, Sawyer, Owen C, Schwartz Bolef, Nadia, Scriven, Christopher J, Scurria, Matthew Michael, Seaborne, Henry John, Shanbrom, Daniel G, Sharp, Brian Walker, Shetler, Matthew W., Shinglot, Prachi, Silacci, Carson Michael, Silver, Leila H, Simard, Samantha Zoey, Sirois, Amanda Rose, Smelser, Annalise Janelle, Smiley Rooney, Shay Amaya, Smith, Adrienne C, Smith, Michael Robert, Soto, Cameron Antonio, Southern, Alexander James, Speirs, Duncan Keith, Stackhouse, Kaya Jaclyn, Steinmaus, Alexi Ana, Stephens, Matthias Valentine, Stevens, Meredith Frances, Stewart Heckler, Halli Alexa, Stewart, Gwyneth Hazel, Strampe, Nicole Sue, Struble, Caelan Richard, Sturdivant, Addason Konnor, Sturgeon, Samuel E, Surfleet, Joel William, Svetich, Lilian Auyong, Thacker, Grant AndrewDaugherty, Thacker, Jacob Glenn Daugherty, Torres, Jacob Bernabe, Treichler, Ellie Lauren, Treur, Dane Christopher, Truong, Shayla, Valero, Valeria, Van Doren, Emma Grace, Vendegna, Leanna Ivy, Vomaske, Thomas Kenneth, Vormbaum, Jacob Paul, Waldorf, Max Lonsway, Walker, Ryan, Watkins, William Henry, Weisenberger, Wesley N, Wells, Rainey Fairfax, Wetzel, Annelise Renee, White, Connor P, Wilson, Jason Robert, Wilson, Joseph Thomas, Wong, Isabella Ming, Wong, Trevyn Andrew, Woods, Sofia Donna Maria, Young, Taylor Cosart, ZagRodny, Kathryn Sophia, Zundel, Jazlyn N

Around School:  Thank you to Mrs. Carlin’s home-ec students for hosting a lovely tea!

 Congratulations to Lancer Boys Basketball for their win on Wednesday!  Mrs. Sainsbury’s 6th period English class held their first Publishing Party of the year.

 Our annual Canned Food Drive continues through Friday! We are accepting donations of nonperishable food items for the Food Bank of San Luis Obispo.

Girls Basketball: There will be a skills assessment/clinic for those girls that would like to tryout. The clinic will continue Monday-Thursday Nov.-17-20 from 3:15-4:30. P.T.A. News P.T.A. Meeting Monday, November 17th at 6:00 pm in the Staff Lounge Laguna Families, We need your help! We need you to sign up or renew your eScrip membership. It’s free and Laguna receives funds from this program.Thanks to our merchant partners and our families (who are making every purchase count), the eScrip program brought in over $4,000 to the Laguna PTA in the last 12 months.You must renew your registered grocery and credit cards to ensure that these free contributions continue! It’s quick and easy: Visit http://www.escrip.comand click on “Sign up! It’s Free!” Laguna’s eScrip Group ID is 5417173. Here’s a video to learn about the program: http://www.screencast.com/t/w2fwVIQSu6 Thank you for taking the time to show your commitment to Laguna Middle School PTA and our community! Please contact me if you have any questions. Julie Marks Laguna PTA President School Beautification: Thank you to Lisa Guy and the PTA for sprucing up our flower pots at the welcome to the school. The front looks lovely!

New Skateboard racks! Our new racks are in and functioning beautifully. Please remind your students to ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET when riding to or from school…or anywhere for that matter. It is the law! Help a Family in Need: Off the Hook Seafood is hosting a fundraiser for the Brito Family who suffered tragic losses in a car accident a few weekends ago. If you dine at Off the Hook on Sunday, Nov. 16th, proceeds raised will go to the family to help cover expenses related to the loss. The restaurant is located at 833 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, CA 93442.

Mr. Gyselbrecht Returns!! On Monday, our wonderful and talented Mr. Gyselbrecht returns to us to take over Mrs. Mooney’s math class for the first part of her maternity leave. For those of you who have not yet met him, he has taught math here at LAMS for years and is one of our most beloved teachers. Mrs. Mooney’s class will be in outstanding hands while she is gone. You can reach Mr. Gyselbrecht at [email protected] if you have questions or you just want to welcome him back to school!

The Cyber Lancers …Is the name of our new Robotics club/team that meets every Thursday (as an offshoot of our Maker’s Space club). It’s open to anyone interested in learning about and building robots. Engineering, programming, team building and fun are all covered. Thank you to Jim and Amy Heintz for leading the charge with our robotics group. If parents have questions about the robotics club or would like to donate time, energy, or money to promote robotics, please contact Amy Heintz at [email protected]

Homework Help Needed! Our EL homework Club could use some extra adult help in the afternoons. If you’d like to be available to help students with their homework by giving help and encouragement, we would love to have you! Contact Mr. Calandro at [email protected] if you would like to help. The homework club takes place after school from 3-4 each day. Any days you can help would be appreciated!

Library-Technology News: The library is beaming with the inspiring Mrs. Delmartinis’ 8th graders who are all eager to search the stacks and the databases for quality information for their argumentative essays. Included in the research process are reminders of the consequences of plagiarism and the importance of “giving credit where credit is due,” the “how to’s” of deciphering the credibility of resources on the Internet, the value in developing consistent organizational skills, and research strategies to assist students with applying better thinking to everyday life. The enthusiasm is out of this world!

News From the Land Of 8th Grade Science! Nobel Prize is Coming! All 8th grade science students will be participating in the Nobel Prize project. It entails extensive research on any scientific subject and an 8-10 min. oral presentation which includes a demonstration done live in class! For specifics, check the information handout that each student recieved in class. Students have already sponged for topics in the library and on Monday 10/20 will be turning in 3 topic choices and the names of their partners, if they choose to work with others. (Maximum group size is 3.) Students will have their final topics by their library research day this week. The final presentations will be made Dec. 9-19. The top ten presentations will be invited back for an encore performance in front of a panel of esteemed judges on Thursday, January 15. They will pick this year's Nobel Prize winning presentation!! Thanks for your support with this memorable assignment! Mr. Cossey, Mrs. Hoffman, & Mrs. Jones Holiday store- Donations Needed! It’s time, once again, to start prepping for the upcoming Children's Holiday Store, on Saturday, December 6th. For those of you new to the concept, the Holiday Store is a community service we provide for children to purchase fun, inexpensive, gifts for their family members. Our students help the young ones shop and wrap the gifts right there. Parents are not allowed in (No peeking!) unless they are volunteering to help. We are now accepting donations of new or gently used items (no clothing) for all family members. We will happily take in gift wrap, tissue paper, tape, ribbon, bows, and shoe box size boxes too.

For more information and/or you would like to be a part of the Children's Holiday Store staff on Saturday, Dec. 6th, contact Kristine Carlin, [email protected]

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IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE Canned Food Drive All Week Long Monday, Nov. 17

PTA Meeting 6pm Staff Lounge Girls Basketball Clinic 3:15-4:00

Tuesday, Nov. 8

Catering Club 3-4:00pm Math Lab G-11 3-4pm Girls Basketball Clinic 3:15-4:00 Boy’s basketball vs. Mesa (Home 3:30 and 4:45) School Board Meeting: Del Mar Elementary 6-9pm

Wednesday, Nov. 19

Girls Basketball Clinic 3:15-4:00 Talent Show Rehearsals MPR 3:00-4:30 Boy’s basketball at Los Osos 3:30 and 4:45

Thursday, Nov. 20

Talent Show Rehearsals MPR 3:00-4:30 Boys Basketball Tournament- Atascadero Girls Basketball Clinic 3:15-4:00 Student Council Meeting Math Lab Room G-13 3-4pm Photography Club 3-4pm Rm G16 Maker’s Space 3-4pm Room A1

Friday, Nov. 21

Talent Show Assembly 9:45-12:45 MPR Boys Basketball Tournament- Atascadero Cookie Friday