The next step in the LOLHS scheduling process is to confirm your course requests.  Next week, you will receive a copy of the courses you requested during the online registration process.  If there is a discrepancy, missing course or you are requesting an elective or academic change, please indicate it on the course request page and return it to the School Counselor Office by Friday, April 21st.  Upon receipt of the updated information, we will adjust the course requests.

There are also a few resources to consider as you assess the courses you requested during the Online Registration Process. Rather than having an AP/ ECE night, we have compiled a
video library of the AP/ECE teachers (link) discussing their classes.  Additionally, below are two documents which highlight the summer work and weekly commitment for Advanced Placement and UConn Early College Experience courses.  This information can be found at region18.org under the Counseling/Guidance page, within the Scheduling Classes 2023-2024 tab, click on AP/ECE options. Under the Election options, you will also find videos explaining various elective options as well. Hopefully, this resource will reinforce your course request. 
Please contact the School Counseling Department, if you have any questions about these course requests. ​

Xavier/Mercy High Schools are sponsoring a College Fair on Wednesday, April 5th from 6:00pm-7:30 pm at Xavier High School, 181 Randolph Road, Middletown.  A College Fair is a wonderful opportunity to speak with College Admission Representatives about a particular major, to inquire about admissions standards for their school or to express interest by filling out an information card.  

On Friday LOLHS enjoyed an hour of fun at the end of the day as te students  participated in a long awaited Pep Rally. Over the past few months, the Senior Class Officers worked with administration to plan a pep rally that didn't divide the school but rather unified it. Each homeroom was assigned a team color. Each team included all 4 classes. Representatives from each homeroom signed up to compete in the various competitions. which included an obstacle course, Knock Out, Hungry Humans, Simon Says and a 3 legged race. More students got involved, students and teachers dressed in their color and we had a lot of fun! Congratulations to the Senior Class Officers and the Student Leaders for collaborating and making it happen!

On Thursday evening the junior class brought back Lip Sync. Traditionally this had been a Student Leader event. It has not been around for a while and... they decided to drum up the interest. The dedicated officers made it happen. With rehearsal on Tuesday evening, Thursday proved to be lots of fun! Kudos to the junior class officers and leaders for making it happen. Job well done!

We are proud to announce that Konrad Kissling, one of our exchange students from Germany, won the Otto Wels Award in Germany and was presented his award via Zoom at noon this past Wednesday.
Otto Wels, (15 September 1873 – 16 September 1939) was a German politician who served as a member of parliament from 1912 to 1933 and served as the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1919 until his death in 1939. His 1933 speech in the Reichstag in opposition to Hitler and against the Enabling Act marked the end of the Weimar Republic prior to the Act passing into law.
Each year, The Social Democratic Party awards this price  This award goes to young people who creatively work with the question: "how do you ensure democracy and keep it strong and resistant?" This year participants were able to choose between two tasks: the first one was to make a creative project visualizing democracy or to write a speech on how Otto Wels would present a speech and present this today. 
Konrad chose to write a speech. After observing, thinking, watching the news, reading about the historical pieces he has learned,  a few days before the deadline, he wrote and subnmitted his winning speech. A few days ago he learned that he was selected as one of the winners and got invited to this event.
At this event President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas (like speaker of the house), Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag Rolf Mützenich and many more high ranking politicians of the SPD were present. Konrad was introduced by Emily Vontz, youngest member of the Bundestag. While Konrad placed third, his  was the only speech awarded this year. He earned a 900 Euro prize for his efforts

​Jennifer Coffey and Chris Fraulo from Webster Bank spoke to the Personal Finance classes about what a student needs to know about banking. They covered opening an account, different types of bank accounts, fees and how to avoid them, online banking, credit scores, and fraud.

By Dr. Hedwall
​Carol Adams, Owner of Ashlawn Farm Coffee, spoke to the Business Department's Entrepreneurship and Science Department's Environmental Science classes about what it takes to start a business while doing something you love as well as using environmentally friendly products. She told the students how her business came about accidentally by her wanting just a cup of coffee with nothing available in her house.  From that initial idea for wanting a good cup of coffee, she started thinking about making one from beginning to end herself.  This took her into researching coffee beans, finding out where they were located, looking into how to buy them, and finding out about the equipment needed. Once her research was done and she figured she could do it herself, she and her family took their own funds and invested them into their own coffee business. In an effort to see if the general public would like it, Ms. Adams sold it at the Ashlawn Farm's Stand which, because of the coffee's popularity, led to her opening her own brick and mortar business.  Ms. Adams also explained the process her business went through from starting up to how she had to figure out financing, locations, and product.  Her business took her outside the US to find the exact coffee beans she wanted and to finding coffee bean businesses she could support, including those run by women. Getting the word out started with word of mouth after trying the business out at the Farm Stand; that lead to her opening a store and having a website, which allows people to buy her product online. Ms. Adams mentioned that her goals included providing others with a quality product as well as supporting the environment and women-owned coffee bean businesses. She also answered questions, such as explaining the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, what she enjoyed about her work, branching out to including pastries at her store, hiring employees, and what the hours were like.  Students later commented that she was very informative and a wonderful speaker and that they appreciated her coming to class as a local brick and mortar entrepreneur with environmental awareness and concern. 

By Sr. Vazquez
Students have been studying and using the subjunctive imperfect tense in various academic scenarios.  In order to make the practice and usage more memorable, we tried to use it in more authentic contexts outside of the school setting (work interviews).
Students had to choose a company, write the name of the owner and create a few questions using si conditional clauses. Students used the interpersonal speaking protocol to interact in a formal setting using “usted.” The candidate came into the classroom and chose a company.  In the conversation, there were greetings and questions about previous experiences. There were also three important questions such as If you were the new CEO, what would you change? Finally, the conversation ended with a farewell.
After the interview, the candidate had to leave the classroom and wait for companies to decide if they would hire that person or not and support their opinions using the past tense with information from the interview. Every student had the opportunity to have both roles.

Eli Goldberg, Quinn Sprankle and Chase Calderon below after receiving their certificates and checks for coming in 2nd place overall in the US Crystal Growing Competition.