Congratulations to senior Max Watson on earning honorable mention for their February Photo of the Month competition entry to MIJA (Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association), the state student journalism organization.
Yearbook staff members submit entries each month and then we select the best from those for our one entry in the state monthly competition. Below is the link to the page where the photo is located on the MIJA site (scroll to the bottom and click into the honorable mentions.)
https://mipajournalism.com/4875/contests/february-photo-of-the-month-winners-announced-4/
Lawson HS Select Choir traveled to Staley HS this morning to perform in the MSHSAA Choir State Large Ensemble Festival. They performed two prepared pieces for a panel of three judges earning an "Exemplary I" and two "Outstanding II" ratings. Following their performance on stage, they went into the Sight Reading room and earned an "Exemplary I" rating for their performance in there. The scores were combined to award them with an overall "Exemplary I" rating. This is the first Choir from Lawson to achieve this honor since 2017! Congratulations to these outstanding musicians!
Reminder that we have our Quarter Recess coming up - No School Friday, March 17th and Monday, March 20th!
Join us in supporting the LHS Robotics Team as they prepare for competition! They will be doing a demonstration and explanation of this year's robot this Friday evening at 6pm in the SPAC. We will reveal our progress so far on the robot and give info on the competition and game strategy.
Also attached is the itinerary for the competition next week. It is being held at Olathe South High School. They would love to see our support!
Reminder: Lakeview Property Bids are due next Friday, March 10, by 2pm
Click Link to access the complete Request For Bid: https://5il.co/1pf0a
As we approach the end of the third quarter and push into the final stretch of the 2022-23 school year, we want to reiterate that our student's success is directly related to their presence in the learning process. Showing up matters, and together we can finish "Fourth Quarter Strong!"
The Lawson Jazz Band finished up their successful season with a First Place finish at the Truman State University Jazz Festival. Additionally, Haley Lewis (sophomore), Anna Tucker (senior), and Hunter Thompson (sophomore) were awarded individual Outstanding Musicianship Awards. Congratulations to all of these students on their great work!
We look forward to hosting the Lawson Chamber of Commerce: Board Candidate Meet & Greet this Thursday, March 2, at 6:30pm in the Lawson Middle School Commons. As a part of the event, the District will be sharing information about the recently approved 2023-2028 Strategic Plan. We hope you can join us to learn more about our plan and meet the 2023 Board of Education Candidates. #WeAreLawson
During the months of December and January, 5th Grade music students in Mrs. Covey's class worked with a partner to compose an original duet to play on their recorders. After rehearsing their music with their partner, they then performed their compositions for their classmates. Students learned about the process of composing and the many challenges that come with writing music and then performing it for an audience. They also discovered that even the greats, like Beethoven, made mistakes when writing their compositions.
On Monday, February 13, seventeen singers in grades 6-11 traveled to Missouri Western in St. Joe, where they rehearsed all afternoon with students from schools in the Northwest region. The MS students were under the direction of Jazz Rucker, a very dynamic music educator from the Kansas City area. The HS students were under the direction of Dr. Chris Marple, the Visiting Professor of Choral Music Education at MWSU. Both groups put on great performances after just a few hours of rehearsal.
Please help us celebrate National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Our crew of excellent drivers, monitors, and managers keeps the wheels on the buses rolling. In a single school year, our drivers will log over 130,000 regular route miles each year, picking up and returning over 750 student riders safely home each day. They will also log around 25,000 miles and 1700 hours to ensure our students have safe transportation to and from 100s of athletic and activity trips. To say our bus drivers are SUPER CARDINALS is a fact, and we thank them for all they do daily. #WeAreLawson.
Please help us welcome Mr. Kevin Keeton! He has been selected to serve as the Middle School Assistant Principal/Activities Director for the 2023-24 school year. See his full story: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gn20cnhlQoXy7Q5pMIgXWk2CseV_PagQ/view?usp=share_link
Southwest is ready to welcome new Kindergarteners and their families TOMORROW from 5-6pm in the SW Cafeteria! In addition, our kindergarten teachers will be there to schedule screenings, our PTO will have information available, and Durham Bus Services will be there to answer questions!
Notice is hereby given that The Lawson R-XIV Board of Education, by affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board, voted to authorize the sale of the following listed properties through a sealed bid process during their Closed Session Meeting on February 15, 2023.
Lakeview Lot – 18
Lakeview Lot – 19
Lakeview Lot – 20
Lakeview Lot – 21
Lakeview Lot – 22
Lakeview Lot – 23
The surplus real properties are located on Shephard Road, east of the District Maintenance Building and High School Softball Field. The individual lots currently have survey stakes to see the lot lines.
Click Link to access the complete Request For Bid: https://5il.co/1pf0a
Mrs. Green, Southwest Librarian/Reading Teacher, Announces Retirement. See her full story: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o_LdzZjKOLaEKK-Kt-I8L1bKLSgYVo55/view?usp=share_link
February Board Spotlights: Our February student "Board Spotlight" was on several students. To begin, the Board spotlighted Lawson Middle School students Kaydence Hyatt and Caitlyn Cline for their state-qualifying FCCLA State Star Event presentation, “Road Safety.” Next up was Lawson Middle School students Josie Holman, Mariah Jones, and Ella Ripley for their FCCLA state-qualifying “Stand up and Speak Out” project. Our final student spotlight of the evening was on Lawson High School students Kadance James and Allison Hochwender for their state qualify FCCLA Star Event, “Every Penny is Hope” project. We also celebrated Lawson HS/MS Media Specialist Mrs. Katie Berger for her selection as an MFA Oil Foundation Grant recipient. Mrs. Berger plans to utilize the funds from the grant to add new books to our district library collection. The Board of Education congratulates our February spotlight recipients for their accomplishments and for representing the Lawson community with class.
Just a reminder - we have a four day weekend! No School this Friday for a scheduled Teacher Collaboration Day and No School Monday, Feb. 20th in observance of Presidents Day!
Mrs. Nutter's 5th graders spent a few days analyzing player data from both Super Bowl teams. They compared strength, weight, speed, agility, catch radius, and throw velocity between opposing players. They made their predictions and then designed a Super Bowl hat for the team they believe has the best players based on player stats.
There will be No School today, Thursday, Feb. 9, due to weather and road conditions. Stay Safe.
Please join us for a blood drive at Lawson High School on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the LHS SPAC. Community members please check in via the office first, then head to the SPAC.
Visit the link below to schedule an appointment:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=LawsonHS&cid=siebel&med=email&source=bdc_email&utm_source=siebel&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bdc_email
