Lake Forest Seniors Earn Illinois Scholars Finalists Designation

Lake Forest High School's Class of 2016 registration process for the 2012-13 school year has begun with informational sessions for parents of eighth graders. These sessions are taking place through December. More information can be found at www.lfhs.org. Class of 2016 parents and students are invited to Curriculum Orientation Night from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 25 at Lake Forest High School, 1285 N. McKinley Road.

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Winter Break is Dec. 19 to Jan. 2, 2012. School resumes Jan.3.

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College-bound students are encouraged to investigate scholarships and financial aid. LFHS students wishing to pursue scholarship opportunities can view a list of all current scholarship offerings through the Naviance system, which contains the most current list of offerings, or in Scholarship Scoop, a publication which is updated frequently and available at www.lfhs.org. This information, along with some scholarship applications, is available in the College and Career Resource Center at LFHS East Campus. In addition to the Scholarship Scoop publication, the applications for the Local Scholarships, which are for LFHS students only, will be available toward the end of January 2012.

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Lake Forest High School will participate for the second year in a scholarship program for LFHS juniors, who would like to attend a four-year college. The College Bound Opportunities (CBO) program is a scholarship program for students who need financial assistance and could use the help of a mentor to guide them through the college application process and through their four years of college. High school juniors are selected for this program through an application and interview process. Applications are due Jan. 6, 2012. The general criteria for this program are: A household income of not more than $60,000 for a family of four, barring any extraordinary circumstances, a minimum grade point average of 3.8, a critical need for a mentor to help guide the student through the college process and through the student’s four years of college. For more information about becoming a volunteer mentor in this program or to pick up an application, contact Kathy O’Hara at (847) 582-7774 or kohara@lfschools.net.

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LFHS Forest Trails Yearbook would like your Tweets -
 are you connected? This year, LFHS Forest Trails yearbook staff has chosen “Connected” as the theme for the 2011-2012 yearbook. They will showcase all the different ways that LFHS students connect: socially, academically, globally, and digitally. 

In addition, they will be taking the book one step further by incorporating links to videos, images, news articles, and more. They want to stay connected to the parents and hear their perspective on school programs, sporting events, concerts, musicals, and community events. Share comments and/or photos by posting to Twitter using the hashtag #lfhsconnected.

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The following students in the Class of 2012 have been designated Illinois Scholars Finalists. Their performance on a standardized test (ACT or SAT I) and a converted “class rank” qualified the student, with the Illinois State Scholar Program competition, to be awarded a certificate of achievement from the State of Illinois through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The students are: Bijan Abar, Alexander Acker, Kelsey Adams, James Ankenman, William Arnson, Alexander Athenson, Samuel Frankl Audley, Collin Barnwell, Michele Becker, Laura Beshilas, Cole Bevis, Melanie Blackmon, Michael Blank, Clifton Brune, Bryan Bunning, Sarah Burkhardt, Ryan Burns, Olivia Campbell, Sarah Carollo, Christopher Charhut, Amy Choi, Anthony Clewlow, Charles Cook, Katherine Corigliano, Howard Dabbous, Grant Dethlefsen, Conor Donahue, Lia Donovan, Mary Dooley, Peter Dorman, Paige Douglass, Reanna Durbin, John Durot, Alex Ehrens, Lucas Ehrhard, Christopher Fitzgerald, Devin Freed, Julia Frost, Ryan Ganshirt, Hannah Geldermann, Hannah Gersten, Kendall Gibson, Will Gregg Iv, Katherine Hall, John Harmon, Erin Hart, Annika Heilman, Corbon Heizer, Courtney Hite, Mika Hlavin, Meredith Huszagh, Kyle Ismail, Alexandria Jakaitis, Jacqueline Jakubowski, Emily Johnson, Spencer Johnson, Alyse Kalish, Mitchell Kapoor, Connor Kenehan, Ryan Kennedy, Anna Kronauer, Joanna Krueger, Sarah Lafasto, Sally Lape, Matthew Lawrence, Mackenzie Mardjetko, Margaret Massar, Katherine Meier, Chad Miller, Jennie Moderwell, Danielle Moews, Samuel Moran, Daniel Mosbarger, Lester Moy, Kelly Murphy, Ann Marie Nedeau, Emily Neuberger, Emma Nowicki, Emily Nowlin, William Oakley, Katherine O'Connor, William Owens, Rachel Penn, Brett Pepowski, Edward Pereira, Catherine Perino, Anne Peterson, Krista Peterson, Jonathan Pilarski, Meghan Polich, Jennifer Poth, Thomas Remissong, Sarah Repko, Margaret Rogers, Katherine Rowe, Samantha Schaller, Riley Scholer, Katherine Schott, Anna Schwartz, Rebecca Scribner, Colin Seikel, Katherine Sentell, Brenna Shannon, Philip Sheridan, Michael Shipp, Abigail Silber, Abigail Sirus, Jonathon Sirus, Katherine Skinner, Monique Sosnowski, Matthew Spehlmann, Benjamin Srodon, Mary Statza, Rachel Stoehr, Cole Sunderland, Samuel Tauke, Clayton Teufel, Ryan Tupper, Austin Tuttle, Piper Ventling, Allison Vogrich, Amanda Volk, Maximilian Von Ohlen, Matthew Wagener, Kirstyn Walker, Martha Walker, Megan Walusiak, Alex Wang, Lilly Wang, Benjamin Warren, Alexander Wesolowski, Veronica Whitnell, Alexander Whittington-Basc, William Willis, Melanie Wood, Andrew Wu, Lauren Yarkony, Amanda Zhou, Elizabeth Zoller, and Jordyn Zoul.

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Lake Forest High School varsity and junior varsity dance teams are Division Champs. The varsity team, led by coaches Nikki Lazaretto and Candice Davenport, and the junior varsity dance team, led by coach Samantha Gavigan, attended the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Dance Championships in Milwaukee, Wis., and captured first place in the Poms Division. In the Jazz Division, the varsity placed third and junior varsity took second. Junior varsity dancer Natalie Reinkemeyer won the turning competition. Next stop: the Chicagoland Dance Competition at UIC on Jan. 21, 2012.