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Liberty Common High School Monday Notes
Volume 20, Issue 17 - December 19 , 2016
Liberty Common High School 2745 Minnesota Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-672-5500 | Fax 970-672-5499 | Email [email protected] AttendanceLine: (Please call by 8:30 AM) 970-672-5500 Option 2
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 7:15 AM - 3:45 PM
Barney Ford Week at LCHS.
Thisweek at LCHS is Barney Ford Week. BarneyFord wasborn into slavery in Virginia in 1822. He escaped working onariver boat and when he died in 1902, he was a well-known,wealthy and successfulentrepreneur in Colorado. Despite beingborn into slavery, and sufferingboth assassination attempts andbankruptcy, Ford persevered with grit andfortitude to become amillionaire in the real estate business.
Newsworthy Notices
“Liberty admin, parents, alumni, andstudents were onhand at CSU to cheer forAlauna Sutton.”
“LCHS ’13 grad AlaunaSutton received herdiploma from CSU last Saturday. Moreevent pics areposted at the LCHSFacebook page – CLICK HERE.”
“LCHS ‘13/CSU ’16grad Alauna Suttonposes with friend Gabriella Fontani afterSaturday’s CSUCommencementCeremony.”
Pizza Benefit Sale. Thursday, December 22nd, theAmbassadorsClub will be selling Domino's pizza andaccepting donations to benefit theKeaten (James '15 andKatie '14) family. As a school community, wewould like torally around them to provide support by donating all profitsfromthe sale of the pizza.
ChristmasVacation. LCHS’sannualChristmas/year-end-vacation break beginsFriday, December 23rd at 3:15PM and runsthrough Monday, January 9th, 2016at7:45AM. We hope everyone enjoys somerestful downtime, a blessed holidayseason,and a prosperous New Year. See you againin January.
Caravaggio’s“Nativity with St. Francis andSt. Lawrence” 1609.
V’alHanissim. The “Celebration ofLight”commemorates the people of Israel’s victory overthe Seleucids in the 2ndcentury BC. CLICKHEREto learn more about the historical event and what ismeant by thetraditional Chanukah phrase “deliveringthe strong into the hands of the weak,the many intothe hands of a few.” May the Jewish members ofthe Libertyfamily enjoy a blessed celebration.
T-ShirtDay. This Friday, December 23rd, 2016 is Liberty T-Shirt Day. AllLCHS students ingrades 7 – 12 may wear Liberty-issued t-shirts and tops, andthose depicting any college oruniversity.
Questbridge Finalist. Congratulations to senior KaetlinHenderson on beingselected as Questbridge ScholarshipFinalist. The QuestBridge National College Match is acollege andscholarship application process that helpsoutstanding high-school seniors gainadmission and fullfour-year scholarships to the nation's mostselectivecolleges. Finalists have the opportunityto proceedin the competition to be matched with a QuestBridge collegepartner. https://www.questbridge.org/
Boettcher Semifinalist. Congratulations to senior Mary-Claire Spurgin on beingselected as one of 300 BoettcherScholarship Semifinalist. Semifinalists compete for one of42 full-ridescholarships to any four-year institution in
Colorado. Approximately 100 Colorado high schoolseniorfinalists will be selected to interview for the merit-basedscholarship. http://boettcherfoundation.org/
BiannualCleanout of the Ransom Corner. Students, please check the Ransom Corner inThe Forum(207C) for any missing items before you leave for break. Anything found byMr.Kem’s elves after school on Friday (12/23/16) will be quickly transportedto the northpole for re-gifting.
Holiday Concert. Last Tuesday's Holiday Concert was a great success. Congrats on a jobwell done.
Last Friday’s junior-high winter dance was a blast. Kids had great fun staying warm by
Last Friday’s junior-high winter dance was a blast. Kids had great fun staying warm bydancing up a storm.
FinalsSchedule. The final-exam schedule isdesigned to allow students more time atschool for studying, and getting extrahelp. It is also intended to reduce the potential numberof final examsstudents will have to take during the course of any one day. Theactualschedule can be seen above or by CLICKINGHERE. Wednesday and Thursday willbe normal block lunches. Please note there is no 9th hour on Friday; school ends at2:45PM.
Pablo Picasso’sWeeping Woman. Picasso was a Spanish master whohad an epic influence oncontemporaryart.
WakeUp To Weird. Get this on yourcalendars: The next Liberty Lecture isThursday, January12th, 2017 2016 6:30– 8:00PM. America’s best high-schoolartinstructors Megan Salazar and RexSeiple walk their audiencethrough thehistory and elements of contemporaryart. Liberty Lecturesare designed forstudents, parents, grandparents, alumniand all friends of Liberty(bothcampuses). It is important for studentsto see adults and familiesgathering anddevoting their leisure to educationallectures on topics ofcultural interest. Please plan to attend.
LibertyParents-Night-OutFundraiser. Liberty CommonSchool is excited tosupport one ofour own parents, Jessica Crow, asshe stars in BrightIdeas, anOpenStage performance. OpenStage is offering anexcitingParents Night Out Fundraiserat an exclusive preview at the LincolnCenter onThursday, January 5th at
7:30. OpenStage will donate $5toLiberty for every ticket purchased bypeople mentioning LibertyCommon. Bright Ideas is a comedyabout a couple that will stop atnothing to gettheir kid into the rightpreschool. Bright Ideas ticketscanbe purchased by stopping by orcalling the Lincoln Center BoxOffice 970-221-6730 12-6Tues-Sun. Tickets are only available toexclusive partners, so usethepassword PreschoolMania andmention Liberty Common to be sure$5 is donated onyour behalf. Alltickets are $25, show has adultcontent. CLICK HEREfor moreinformation on Bright Ideas
School Illnesses. There is a lot ofillness passed around this time of year. Whenconsidering whetherto keep your child home from school, please refer to this policy ourschoolutilizes (found on the school website), based on recommendations fromTheChildren's Hospital Colorado: CLICK HERE to view.
Mark your Calendar Important Dates
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS & INTERMISSIONSDec 26-Jan 6 Christmas, Chanukah, New Years Break Jan 16 Reverend Martin Luther King DayFeb 17 Professional-Development DayFeb 20 President's DayMarch 13-17 Spring BreakApril 14 Good Friday
UPCOMING EVENTS Dec 21-23 Final Exam Schedule (CLICK HERE for details)Dec 23 Teacher-Talent Show, 1PMDec 23 2nd Quarter Ends, T-shirt Day, Early Dismissal at 2:45, No 9th Hour
Jan 9 Public-Information Night, 6:30PM, LCHSJan 10 Legion of XIII Induction, 6:00PMJan 16 Reverend Martin Luther King Day, No SchoolJan 18 LCHS Spelling Bee, 3:30PM Jan 23 Public-Information Night, 6:30PM, LCSJan 27 8th-Grade Science Fair, T-shirt day
2017-2018 BOD Approved School Holidays and Intermissions:First Day of School|Aug. 28Labor Day|Sept. 4Parent/Teacher Conferences|Oct. 27Thanksgiving Break| Nov. 22-24Winter Break|Dec. 25-Jan. 5Martin Luther King Day|Jan. 15Professional Development Day|Feb. 16
Presidents' Day|Feb. 19 Spring Break|Mar. 12-16Good Friday|March 30Last Day of School-1/2 day|May 25
Quarterly Update From Katrina Brossia,Business Manager
During its 2010 session, the ColoradoGeneralAssembly enacted the "Public School FinancialTransparency Act"as part of House Bill 10-1036. Section22-44-304 of the Colorado RevisedStatutes states"Commencing July 1, 2010, and on a continuing basisthereafter,each local education provider shallpost [financial]information on-line, in a downloadableformat, for free publicaccess." The Act defines "LocalEducation Providers" to includeboth school districts andcharter schools.
Click here to view Liberty Common School 1stQuarterFY16-17 Financials
From Mr. Lovely, LCHS Assistant Principal
Teacher-Talent Show. LCHS instructors will hamit up at thisyear's annual LCHS Teacher-Talent Show held this Friday,December 23rd from 1:05-2:45PM. The event is produced byDomus Justitiae under thedirection of House Captain JonasCox and Sophomore Representative Gillian Clouser. Theschool day will conclude immediately following the talent show at2:45PM. There will be no 9th hour offerings that afternoon.
From Sandy Stoltzfus, Academic Dean
PSAT ResultsSession Rescheduled. All juniorswill have a mandatory meeting on Mon.
Jan 9 during 9th hour,2:45-3:15PM, in the Great Hall to review their PSAT results. Parentsare welcome to attend.
2nd-Semester Schedule Changes. Schedule-change requests must be submitted by FriJan 13.
Please review the LCHS Schedule-Change Policy below and follow theguidelines forrequesting a schedule change. Requests that do notfall within the parameters of the policywill be considered, but may bedenied. Second semester classes, especially electives, wereoffered basedon student demand; therefore, students are expected to remain enrolled intheclasses they requested.
LCHS Schedule-Change Policy: Students may make schedule changes for the following reasons:* Teacher recommendation* Failing a required course* Senior graduationrequirement not scheduled* Course prerequisite not met
Requests for section changes (e.g., moving a study hall from 1st period to 8thperiod) will beconsidered. However, course sections will not beoverloaded to accommodate suchrequests.
The deadline for schedule changes for all LCHS students is five school-daysafter thesemester begins.
Junior-High Students. 7th and 8th gradestudents can pick up a Schedule-Change-Request Form from Mrs. Rieb inthe Aristotle Room or access the form on the website. Schedule-Change-Request Forms should besubmitted to Mrs. Rieb with a parent signature.
High-SchoolStudents. 9-12th grade students requesting a schedule change shouldmakean appointment with Mrs. Stoltzfus. Sign up for appointments on thecalendar outside ofher office. All appointments should be scheduledduring study halls, lunch, 9th hour, orbefore/after school. All schedule changes will require parentalconsent.
CLICK HERE for the complete list of upcoming college visits.
AST Tip Of The Week
Winter Break Tip. You did it! You have made itto finals week. Keep up the hard word for thenext few days. Our only tip for the break is that you get some, of what Iassume is muchneeded, rest and enjoy the time off. We wish you a happy holiday.
For more tips, check out theAST Website: https://sites.google.com/a/libertycommon.org/ast-liberty101/
From Dan Knab, Athletic DirectorSports Page
Congratulations to LCHS 9th-gradestudent, Lauren Gamlin. Shecompeted in the Punt Pass & Kickcompetition and earned third placeduring the halftime of the Bronco game. It was likely some of the best action onthe field yesterday.
Last week, 9News covered LibertyCommon's home game againstHighland High School. Click on the linkfor the highlights that were broadcast onSunday morning at 7:40am. 9newsLiberty Common vs Highland (women). 9news Liberty Common vs Highland(men). The Coloradoan also coveredthe game. Coloradoan Liberty Commonvs Highland.
This Week In Jr.-High Sports:
7th and 8th grade basketballNo games this week.
This Week In High-School Sports:
Women's BasketballTuesday, 12/20, 4pm, vs Mountain View High School.
Men's BasketballNo games this week.
Admission for home LCHS games:$5 Adult$4 Senior/ studentFree: Children 5yr and under, and veteransFree: LCHS Students
Concessions available at each home game.
Click HERE for most up-to-date jr.-high and high-school basketball schedules.
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Classical Manners for the Modern Youth
From the 1934 high-school textbook"Good Manners" used in "HouseholdScience" class of that day:
“Rule No.205. Cheerfulness. Do your bestandtry to improve. All work hasunpleasantfeatures. The boy or girl who isalwayslooking for a 'snap,' never gets aheadvery fast. Be happy, and like your work; acheerfulattitude does much to make you likeyour work, and to make your employer
likeyou.”
Alumni Update From Keegan Calhoon 16',Attending Front Range Community College
Ahhhhh…thefeeling of not having to go to school. Feels good right? Oh, what’s that youstillhave school? Well, that’s just one of the perks of being a collegestudent on break.
Overall,going to college was probably one of the better experiences in my life. Goingtocollege or not going to college – it is a big decision in many people’slives. Even trying tochoose the right college is tough. But, what many peopledon’t think about is that there is noright answer.
Aftergoing to school for twelve years and always looking for the correct ‘answer,”to me thatwas very difficult to not know if there was an answer – math,science, and classes lookingfor the right answer. It’s strange now there is nocheck box, no study guides, no Sparknotes,and certainly no one with all theanswers.
Thoughwe may or may not be students in schools anymore, there is this bigger schooloutthere – the school of life. Like the song from Bowling For Soupsays, ‘high school neverends.’ Like what Wesley says in The Princess Bride,‘Life is pain, highness. Anyone whotells you differently is sellingsomething.’ I have found a few ways to relieve the little pain thatI dohave.
First,a good group of friends is always necessary. I have to thank my friends fromevery partof my life for helping me get to where I am today. In fact, I wantto thank everyone I have meteven if we were not friends or just acquaintances.
Thesecond thing I have found is to start early, and that it is never too late tostart. Whetheryou have 100 years left to live or a 100 days, there is alwaystime for something new. Whenit comes down to it we are all people and we areall trying to make our way through life.
Thatsegues into my final idea: Respect. We all want it, but for some reason it isvery hard toget it. Every day you never know who you will meet or what youwill do, so take care to giveeveryone respect. Personally, I trynot to judge someone before I have had the chance tomeet them. Mosttimes I fail, but all I can do is go out and try again. This is where myglorioustrain of semi-wisdom stops.
Seriously,I do not know if any of this will help anyone, or if I am just giving dudadvise. Anyways I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your year. HappyHanukkah, Boxing Day,KWanzaa, Omisoka, Yule, Saturnalia, and Christmas.
Keegan Calhoon
News Worth Repeating
LibertyLegacies Books For Sale. TheLiberty
Legacies book was written and published byLCHS students and is for sale. The stories of thestudents’ grandparents, and familymembers areincredible. Thebook is on sale for $20. ContactMrs. Deitrick, visit https://liberty-legacies.cheddarup.com, or the office topurchase a copy.
Two More Short-Term Hosts Needed. February’s“sister-school” visit from GyeSeongschool of Seoul, Korea is coming upquickly. Eight students and one instructor will bejoining us for threeweeks. Two girls still need short-term host families between Feb 6andFeb 22, 2017. Everyone who has done this in the past has thoroughlyenjoyed thestudents. Please CLICKHERE to see GyeSeong students learning English at their school. Ifyouthink you might consider volunteering to open your home and help get visitingstudent toand from LCHS, please CLICK HERE toemail project coordinator Andrea Heyman, or feelfreeto call her directly at (970) 218-6038.
Lost And Found. Please take a few minutes tovisit ourLost And Found. As you can see, fromthis photo, it is bursting at the seamswith items.Items not claimed by January 11th are beingdonated to charity.
Liberty Summer Theater Camp.Join us forLiberty's first-annualSummer Theater Camp.
Pleasevisit http://bit.ly/LibertyTheatreCamp formore information.
Plagiarism and Cheating Admonishment. As the semester draws to a close, it isimportant forstudents to reflect on the benefits of an honest and honorable approach totheiracademic endeavors. There havebeen moments in the past at this time of year whenstudents have made moralcompromises stemming from a lack of preparedness orunhealthy ambitions whichhave resulted in academic and disciplinary consequences. Wewant to take a moment to remind studentsto be extra vigilant with regard to exercisingacademic integrity, and toencourage parents to consider addressing these issues at homebefore studentsfind themselves in the midst of temptation at school. Also, below is a briefdescription of theschool’s definition of plagiarism as well as the school policy on howsuchsituations are handled. Best wishes toall students as they strive to complete theircoursework in an exemplary and noblefashion.
Plagiarism, as defined by the English department, means presenting the work (ideas, words,phrasings, graphs, tables, images, etc.) of someone else as if it were your own. Anythoughts or language not your own and not common knowledge needs to have beenproperly cited (according to MLA format). A student must give credit to the originality ofothers and acknowledge an indebtedness whenever:
1. Directly quoting another person’s actual words, whether oral or written;2. Using another person’s ideas, opinions, or theories;3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or
written;4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; or5. Offering materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or
collections without acknowledgement. [i]
Cheating, copying, and plagiarism (presenting someone else’s words or ideas as thoughthey were your own) are serious offenses that violate the mutual trust that is essential to theeducational process. They will not be tolerated, excused, or overlooked. Students caughtcheating, copying, or plagiarizing will automatically fail the assignment and be referred to theadministration for disciplinary action.________________________________________[i] Definition and parameters of plagiarism derived from the Indiana University website.
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Simplygoto http://smile.amazon.com and enter “CoreKnowledge Charter SchoolFoundation.” CKC School Foundation isthe technical name for our non-profitorganization. You will notfind us by searching for 'Liberty.’
The AmazonSmileFoundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of youreligibleAmazonSmile purchases back to Liberty.
Observe Traffic Laws AroundLCHS. No U-Turns. No jaywalking. (Drivers,don’t promotejaywalking by picking up or dropping off passengers from thecurbside opposite the LCHSproperty). Yield to pedestrians. These andother traffic laws are too-frequently ignored latelyduring pickup anddrop-offs. For the safety of our students, please adhere to localtrafficlaws and to our pickup and drop-off guidance. Please CLICK HERE to view it.
CLICK HERE to order your copy of the 2017-2018 yearbook.
Upcoming TripsCosta Rica 2017.
Mrs. Deitrick will be leading a trip to CostaRica Spring Break 2017. Email Mrs.Deitrick for more information.
Italy, Greece Summer 2017.
See all the best sites in Italy and Greece andlearn directly on ancient lands with Mr.Kem. The tour ends with a multi-day cruiseof the Greek islands. Enrollment has started.Enroll here. View or download theitinerary here. E-mail Mr. Kem if interested.
Dominican Republic 2017.
Mrs. Deitrick will be leading a trip to theDominican Republic next summer, 2017.
Ireland& England, Summer2018. Mr.Tullius is organizinga high-schooltrip to the Emerald Isle and England in June2018. The itineraryfocuses on Dublin andLondon, with a few stops in between. Earlyregistration allows for a discount and ahighly agreeable interest-free paymentplan.Please email formore information.
Board of DirectorsPaulette Hansen: 282-8455Patrick Albright: 232-8257 Joel Goeltl: 593-8556 Jeff Webb: 545-9636 Denise Benz: 420-4184 Kelly Notarfrancesco: 295-4643Aislinn Kottwitz: 217-5925
Upcoming Board Meeting- December 15, LCS 6:00PM
You may contact all members on our Board of Directors at [email protected].
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