Lakewood Middle School

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear LMS families,

It is hard to believe that the school year is already over! Thank you for sharing your children with us this year. We had a very successful school year. We had a new student pizza party before Open House, hosted by Student Council and NJHS. In November, we celebrated World Kindness Day. Student Council collected over 200 toys to donate for the holidays. Student Council also had a Pop Tab Challenge and collected over 50 pounds of pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House and they visited the Ronald McDonald house to see what the pop tabs do for kids. NJHS inducted 15 new members and gave back to our community by having a food drive for a local pantry, raising $180 for the Licking County Humane Society, and most recently, they created candy bags to donate to Salvation Army and the homeless. Our middle school drama program put on two excellent shows—Seussical JR and Annie JR. 8^th grader Grayson Debevoise placed 3^rd in the middle school state wrestling meet! Ben Ruhl, Logan Spurrier, and Garett Dougherty all qualified for the National and International History Bee Competitions. Our students are leaders in and out of the classroom, on and off the field!

We are excited to roll “Lancer PRIDE Partners” for the upcoming school year. This new initiative falls under our Anti-Bullying plan and is a chance for parents to get involved during the school day in a positive way. Please read more here.

Our PFO (Parent Faculty Organization) had a really successful year and is looking for new officers for next year. This year they raised over $5000 and were able to send all of our students on a field trip either to Dawes Arboretum or bowling. Please all see the enclosed letter regarding this.

I wish each student and each family a safe and happy summer! Also, to our 8^th graders transitioning to Lakewood High School, best wishes to you all! Keep working hard to accomplish your goals!

Sincerely,

Jessica Corum

Principal

Lakewood Middle School