Lightning Round: Lakeside Lightning Round 9/20

NJHS Officers 2021-22

Lakeside Lighting,

Grow through what you go through

Parents and Guardians - We need your help. Your children are being inundated with messages on Social Media to destroy bathrooms, be disrespectful to staff and undermine everything we are trying to do to create a positive learning environment. If you would like more information on this, please click this link.

We know that you do not want your kids engaging in this behavior and neither do we. As we know, adolescents are easily influenced by their peers and Social Media. We, as the school and families, need to work together. Things will change and we need your support.

The administrative team will be visiting the 7th and 8th grade classrooms on Monday to discuss behavioral expectations and how things need to change in order for us to have a successful learning environment. As always, we know that its not everyone and really only a select group of kids, but all of the students need to hear from the administration on the importance of change.

Parents or guardians, if you have a solution or want to help, Dr. Cook is all ears! He will be available at 5:30 PM prior to Back to School Night during the Title One presentation. In addition, you can always call 856-293-2450 or email him at spike.cook@millville,org.

Arrival and Dismissal

Dr. Cook has assembled a comprehensive team comprised of parents, staff, administration and the Millville Police Department to re-haul the entire Arrival and Dismissal procedures. We are still working out the details and will be presenting a plan and a video to help everyone understand the new process. We know that things have to change and we are willing to take chances to make it work. Stay tuned for more details.

Reminders

Back to School Night 2021 is on Tuesday September 21 at 6:00 PM
School pictures are on Thursday and Friday during Health and PE classes.

Meet the New Staff - This is a series where we will be featuring our new staff each week

Mrs. Papamihalakis- 8th Grade Language Arts

Mrs. P is an 8th grade Language Arts teacher here at Lakeside Middle School. She has been teaching English/Language Arts for the past seven years and loves sharing the excitement of reading and writing with her students!

She has two adorable babies, a two year old and a one year old, and they are the reason you will usually catch her with a cup of coffee in her hand. When she’s not chasing her crazy toddlers around, she loves taking her mini schnauzer, Olive, for long walks around the neighborhood and binge-watching a new show. Her recent favorite- The 100!

Mr. Taylor, Health and Physical Education Teacher

Mr. Taylor is a new Health and PE teacher here at Lakeside. An alumnus of Millville and Rowan University, Mr. Taylor is ready to return to Lakeside in the role of an educator.

He is very excited to help students live healthy, active lives in school and at home!

When Mr. Taylor isn’t teaching, he is spending time with his family, friends, and his dog Cooper. Mr. Taylor loves sports, camping, hiking, and building furniture.

He is also a huge fan of the Eagles. (Go Birds!)

Welcome Baby Pereria

Daily Announcements

DO YOU LIKE BASKETBALL?

The Millville Elks Lodge on Broad Street is having their annual ELKS NATIONAL HOOP SHOOT / FREE THROW PROGRAM on Saturday, October 9th from 9 AM - NOON

This is a FREE event and is open to kids in age groups 8-9; 10-11 and 12 – 13.

Students can advance through local levels and then move on to District, State, Regional & National Competitions. One boy and one girl from each division can win a NATIONAL title at the National Finals and have their name inscribed in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Winners from the October 9th Hoop Shoot will move on to the district competition.

For more information, See your Phys. Ed. teacher!

Join a club!

"See You At The Pole” will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd.

All students and staff are invited to pray for our school, teachers, families and nation at the flag pole in the front of the building at 8am promptly. Masks must be worn. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Guess what!? Club 21, formerly known as 21st Century, is back and in person at Lakeside! If you want to be in an after-school club that offers fun activities, homework help, and field trips, then Club 21 is for you. Registration packets are located at the front desk and B-130. Packets are due by September 21st and should be returned to the main office as soon as possible because space is VERY limited.

Pre-Order your 2021-2022 Lakeside Yearbook

If you order between now and October 9th you will pay only $20. (Prices will go up after 10/9.)

How do I pay? Bring cash to Ms. Belmonte in Y100 (Only during homeroom) or Log-in to YearbookOrderCenter.com and enter 13222 as the code. Follow the prompts after that.

Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15

Roberto Clemente was not only the first Hispanic baseball player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he was also an activist and community leader. As an athlete that many children looked up to, he believed he could use his career to make a difference in many people’s lives.

Pictures around the school