Jump out of January
CANCELLATIONS
January at Lake Central tends to be a bit of a slow month. Students and teachers are usually still adjusting to having classes after having two weeks off. This January, students and teachers were on the receiving end of having nearly three weeks off instead. As temperatures dropped below zero and it became dangerous to go outside, school was cancelled for Jan. 6 and Jan. 7.
January at Lake Central tends to be a bit of a slow month. Students and teachers are usually still adjusting to having classes after having two weeks off. This January, students and teachers were on the receiving end of having nearly three weeks off instead. As temperatures dropped below zero and it became dangerous to go outside, school was cancelled for Jan. 6 and Jan. 7.
FORMAL
On Jan. 28 over 800 LC students accumulated at the Halls of St. George at 6pm for Winter Formal. The theme of the night was based off of the song “Float On” by Modest Mouse. “Float On” was the very last song that the DJ played as the dance floor was clearing out and the night was coming to a close.
“[My favorite part of formal] was probably just the end, because it was just our group and we were just laughing and not sweating to death [in a huge group of people] and the music was finally good,” Rachel Jensen (12) said.
Despite a few technical difficulties and power outages, students were able to dance as much (or as little) as they please for four hours. Among the many things the DJ brought to spruce up the dance were glow sticks, socks, bubbles and huge beach balls. On the ceiling hung two cases that held balloons that were to be released during the dance. Shortly after Nathan Zajac (12) and Veronica Davis (12) were crowned Formal King and Queen, the balloons connected to the ceiling fell on students as they danced along to “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift.
Fall into February
CANCELLATIONS
February got off to a rough start, much like January. The area was hit with a “snowpocalypse” and after receiving over 12 inches of snow, school was called off for Monday Feb. 2. Students ended up getting a long weekend off, and got the luxury of enjoying some time out in the snow.
CLUBS
On February 11, The Book Club, hosted by English teacher Kate Clark and school librarian Elena Arens, will hold their fourth meeting. The club meets about once a month, and the members of the club receive new books courtesy of Arens. This month they will be discussing Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer. The members meet and discuss the book they just read and then sit together and decide on a new book to read.
Applications for scholarships from Dollars for Scholars are due for seniors on Feb. 15. Any senior at LC is allowed to apply for the scholarships, however the students who are members of the Dollars for Scholars club get first pick for the scholarships. After them comes anyone who isn’t in the club, but has still applied for a scholarship.
In addition, Dollars for Scholars members can volunteer at LC where they will be having their annual science fair on Sat. Feb. 7 from 8-3.
The Interact club will be selling carnations this year for Valentine’s Day. The carnations will be delivered to students on the Friday before Valentine's Day. They cost $2 and students are able to attach a message to them when they are delivered.
TEACHER SHOUT OUT
Lori Brumm is the secretary to Principal Robin Tobias, and she is the overall office manager at Lake Central. Brumm is in charge of making new ID cards, planning graduation, making daily announcements, creating work permits and managing payroll.
“My major job is graduation. Graduation is my baby [but] of course I do payroll and other various jobs here. I do a little bit of everything,” Brumm said.
Brumm has been working at Lake Central for 25 years, helping out principals and anyone who needs information.
“I wanted to be a source that people could get their information from cheerfully, politely and informatively, and if I didn’t know it I could direct them to someone who did. I always [imagine] myself as the other person that’s calling and that’s very important to me,” Brumm said.
STUDENT SHOUT OUT
Emily Birlson (12) had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with her church. While she was there, she and 25 others worked on rebuilding a community all while helping out at a local orphanage.
“We stayed at an orphanage and we volunteered there and played with the kids. [We] helped build different buildings around the orphanage. Then we went out into the community and we helped build a house there because it was all rundown. It was [a] super poor [area]. It was like nothing else. It wasn’t anything I expected I knew I was [going to] see poverty, but I guess I didn’t realize how bad it really is until [I was] actually there,” Birlson said.
While on the trip, Birlson met a little boy at the orphanage that she was able to form a special friendship with.
“All the [kids there] really want is to be loved and hold your hand. I fell in love with this little boy, and he would hold my hand wherever we went. He was only like seven. Leaving him was really hard because I got onto a bus, and we said goodbye. Then I heard my name being called and he’s out there with his hand reaching for me to touch it,” Birlson said.
Later this year, Birlson will return to the Dominican Republic to restore her friendship with the children and help out even more with the community.