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Here is another opportunity! This one is for adults only. Check out the post below for educational opportunities available to students!
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Is anyone starting to think about summer yet? With the recent burst of cold, it is hard not to! I want to let you know of an opportunity available to students this summer! Kings Island sponsors "Education Days" May through October. There are programs to accommodate many different interests. Here is a summary of what is being offered! Engineering Days May 13th & 20th Marketing Day May 26th Leadership Day May 18th Festival of Music May 13th, 20th, 26th Scare School October 8th &14th Performance in the Park (group performance opportunities for bands, choirs, dance teams, etc.) There is something for everyone! Use the link below to get more information! https://www.visitkingsisland.com/student-youth-programs/youth-programs
Lexington High School Scheduling for the 2016-2017 School Year                                                                                                              Students, Parents and Teachers,             As we begin the scheduling process for next school year, please keep in mind that every high school student will have an individual scheduling appointment with his/her counselor during the fourth grading period so that we can address all your questions.  We want to ensure that all students are scheduled correctly; selecting courses that are recommended by their teachers and building a course load that is appropriately challenging...
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Winter break is right around the corner! This is always a busy, crazy, drama-filled, exciting, and FUN week at the Junior High! The sense of peace and calm that some associate with the holiday season is NOT apparent here at Lexington Junior High! And we would not have it any other way:) This Friday will be crazy as always. Here is the schedule!   7:40 - 1st period Tardy bell  8:00 - Fire & Ice Performance. The Fruitcake song is a Lexington tradition! 8:30 - Students report to 2nd period  *There will be more surprises throughout the day* 2:05-2:20 - Toy Time winner presentation. (The dreaded Whip & NaeNae! ) 2:21 - Winter Break begins! I hope everyone has a wonderful break and a happy holiday! Hopefully, we can all find a few minutes to relax at some point too!  
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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS! Toys for Tots Student Council will be sponsoring a Toy Drive. This event will run from December 7-11 th . This will be a BOYS V. GIRLS competition! There will be a prize and it is guaranteed to be entertaining!  CACY Food Drive   CACY is in the middle of their annual food drive. We are collecting non-perishable items to donate to Grace Episcopal Church’s food pantry. This is a time of year to give and be grateful. Please help us help others by sending in your non-perishable items. Students are entered in a raffle for an individual prize and the classroom with the most items will also get a prize! The last day is MONDAY, November 23 rd ! (There was an earlier post about this if you would like more details).    Girl Talk Girl Talk is the newest club at the Junior High! High School students volunteer their time to mentor our junior high girls. We meet as a group every Thursday after school. There is a snack, activity, ...
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Digital Footprint & College Admissions As a school community there has been a significant amount of time and emphasis encouraging students to be smart about your digital footprint - the information that you are posting and sharing through various social media outlets.  As a component of that we have often mentioned that the internet and social media can impact your college admissions or scholarship offerings.  Below are a few articles that speak to this: Do colleges look at prospective students’ social media? Colleges shift to using ‘big data’ – including social media– in admissions decisions How Social Media can Ruin Your Application College admissions: Social Media Tune Up Colleges are spying on applicants by quietly tracking them across the internet      (Please note that this article is not specific to social media, but rather how colleges are looking at your level of interest in their school based upon internet rela...