Students Attending Prom Must Travel by Bus

Lake Forest High School students and their dates are required to travel by bus to and from prom. Through the efforts of Project Safe Prom, LFHS is able to lease the 18-20 buses required to transport more than 800 Prom attendees at an estimated expense of $23,400. Each year, the Junior Class is responsible for raising the funds. To date, the Junior Class has raised $15,000. More help is needed to reach this year's goal. LFHS parents are encouraged to donate to this important effort. To be recognized as a donor in the Prom invitation, donations need to be received by Feb. 29. Forms and information can be found at www.lfhs.org.

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LFHS Open Doors Career Exploration Program will be offering a speaker series "Lunch & Learn: Conversations for Careers" beginning Feb. 23  with Phil Rosenthal, columnist for the Chicago Tribune and the Feb. 29 speaker: Megan Gleason (LFHS 2006) who works for Coyote Logistics, a rising force in the third-party logistics industry. These sessions are open to freshmen through seniors. Students must sign up in advance to attend as lunch will be provided and there is a maximum of 20 per session. Contact Kohara@lfschools.net for more information. The program continues through April. For more information and a schedule of speakers, visit www.lfhs.org.

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LFHS Freshmen (Class of 2015) will meet with their counselors Feb. 27 to March 1 to register for next year’s classes. Students do not need to make an appointment, as they will meet during their English period.

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The deadline to register for Lake Forest High School Advanced Placement Exams is 3:30 p.m. March 1 
in room 109 at LFHS East Campus. The registration form and exam calendar can be found at www.lfhs.org.

 Call Melanie Walsh with any questions at (847) 582-7761.

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The LFHS Talent Show 2012: “The Final Countdown” performances include a Dress Rehearsal performance at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 29. The tickets for that show will be $5 and only available at the door. Show performances on March 1-3 will be at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for those performances are being sold online at www.lfhs.org. All performances will be in the Raymond Moore Auditorium at LFHS East Campus, 1285 N. McKinley Road.

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March 2 is an Institute Day and students do not have classes (no school) unless a snow day is used before this date, in which case, it will be a day of student attendance.

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 LFHS Music Honors Competition and 2012 All State Musicians. More than 60 LFHS students auditioned on vocal and instrumental solos in the first round of the LFHS Music Department Honors Competition from which 23 finalists were selected. These finalists performed in a public recital during which judges selected the winners. First place in each division receives a $100 award and second place wins $75. The overall winner receives an additional $50. The following students were awarded for their winning performances: Overall Winner - Allison Milligan, flute; Piano & Guitar Division - Karsten Neumeister, guitar, first place; String Division - Amanda Zhou, cello, first place; Callie Garner, violin, second place; Junior Voice Division - Kayla Higbee, first place; Madison Peper, second place; Senior Voice Division - Emily Neuberger, first place; Mari Uchida, second; Wind Division - Allison Milligan, flute, first place; Billy Gregg, bass clarinet, second place. The finalists for Piano & Guitar Division were - Karsten Neumeister, Anna Noronha, Eric Swisher; String Division - Amy Choi, Callie Garner, Elyce Milligan, Amanda Zhou; Wind Division - Ben Asma, Billy Gregg, Kelsey McAfee, Allison Milligan; Junior Voice Division - Claire Franksen, Kayla Higbee, Meg Martin, Daniella Martino, Madison Peper; Senior Voice Division - Mac Myles, Emily Neuberger, Amanda Rule, Mari Uchida,Martha Walker, Erica Werner, and Katherine Wetterman.

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The LFHS Music Department congratulates three outstanding students for being selected to the 2012 Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) All-State groups. Billy Gregg, Honors Band (bass clarinet); Mari Uchida, All-State Choir, and Erica Werner, Honors Choir, traveled to Peoria in January to rehearse with top music students from across the state of Illinois, culminating in a final performance at the Peoria Civic Center.