Lake Holcombe School District

There will be no Free Community Yoga on Monday, November 27th due to school closure.

A message from the LH Athletic Department: MS Boys BB Game is Cancelled for Monday 11/27/23

Lake Holcombe School will be closed on Monday, November 27th due to a water main break as a tow truck penetrated the exterior of the building early Sunday morning. The Chippewa County Sherriff's Department is investigating the incident. No one was at the school at the time of the incident. School staff are working on clean up and getting the building functions up and running for a return on Tuesday, November 28th. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

🦃Thanksgiving break - November 20th - 24th. School resumes on Monday, November 27th. Have a safe and happy holiday. 💜🤍

Plans and Possibilities: Yesterday, a group of LH students toured Northwood Technical College and UW Eau Claire-Barron County in Rice Lake. Student represented Lake Holcombe well and had great questions during the day. Students not only learned about post-secondary opportunities here, but other campuses as well. They also played some friendly games of ping-pong during our lunch hour. Keep up the great work!

📢 Reminder: There is an early release this Friday, 11/17/23, at 12:30pm for staff professional development in the afternoon. Students will be released at 12:30pm. 💜🤍

Congratulations to the Lake Holcombe musicians who participated in the Lakeland Music Conference Honors Band and Choir today!

Free community yoga will be offered on Tuesday at 6:00pm instead of Monday this week. Contact Shaylae Szotkowski at szotsha@lakeholcombe.k12.wi.us with questions. Hope to see you there!

📢 There is an early release this Friday, 11/17/23, at 12:30pm for staff professional development in the afternoon. Students will be released at 12:30pm. 💜🤍

10th grade students participated in the annual career day at Northwood Technical College in Rice Lake this past Thursday. They asked great questions and chose the sessions they wanted to attend. Students were exposed to hands on experiences in cosmetology, EMS, agriculture, architecture and accounting, among many other career topics. They came back excited about what they learned! 💜🤍

Are you in the 6th-12th grade and ready to join in on all of the fun?! Come check out the Lake Holcombe Archery Team! There will be a brief get together with your coaches during homeroom on Tuesday, November 14th. 🗓️ Also there will be a get to know us and the sport during a mandatory parent meeting on November 14 at 6PM! It will be held in the commons. Come ask any questions you may have and learn about this very unique sport. There are a lot of really exciting and new opportunities coming! We hope that you will join us as we enter into our 2nd year! If you have any questions, please reach out to Ashley Carothers or Todd Senoraske.

Please join us today for our annual Veteran's Day Program at 10 am.

Notice of regular board meeting on 11/13/23 at 6pm in the elementary IMC. Click for agenda: https://5il.co/28pby

Veterans and community members are cordially invited to attend our Veteran's Day program on 11/10/23 at 10 am in the high school gym.

Huge shoutout to Mike Prasher from the DPI who came to talk with Seniors and their families about financial aid options for college. The FAFSA looks all different this next year, so there was a lot to learn! And congratulations goes out to Mike as he retires in two weeks! It was a successful night learning about funding options for after high school!

Veterans and community members are cordially invited to attend our Veteran's Day program on 11/10/23 at 10 am in the high school gym.

Seniors and parents/guardians of seniors! Don't forget! This week, Wednesday night (November 8th) at 6pm, is your financial aid meeting. Scholarships and financial aid are the main topic of dicussion. Please attend if you plan to apply for financial assistance after high school.

For the month of November, we are excited to highlight another new staff member to our team, Talia Giarrusso. Talia is the school counseling office intern this semester; she has worked in both the daycare and after school setting in the past and is currently a senior at UWEC. Talia is from Marshfield originally and comes to us from Menomonie now. We asked Talia to answer a few questions about herself below. What three traits define you? - Empathetic, friendly, honest What is your personal philosophy? - Be kind to yourself What’s one thing you couldn’t live without? - My siblings What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome in your life thus far? - Paying for college What is the one thing you cannot resist? - Brownies What is your greatest fear? - Snakes Where is your favorite place to be? - On the lake What is your favorite thing to do? - Travel Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why? - Maine. It was so pretty! I drove along the coast, and it was really cool seeing the way the houses were built compared to here. The food was amazing! I ate a lot of lobster. What does true leadership mean to you? - Someone that takes initiative when it gets tough, cares for others, and takes responsibility when in the wrong. Which one would you want most – flying cars, robot housekeepers, or moon cities? - Flying cars 100% What has been the most important innovation you have witnessed in your lifetime? - The internet What would you do (for a career) if you weren’t doing this? - Ultrasound tech or flight attendant If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be? - Voice actor How do you define success? - Someone truly happy with their life What is the best book you have ever read? - “Verity” by Colleen Hoover Tell us something that might surprise us about you. - I love snowboarding

Free Community Yoga will be offered tonight in the high school choir room! Contact Shaylae Szotkowski at szotsha@lakeholcombe.k12.wi.us with questions.

👩‍⚕️ We are entering that time of year where there are a lot of microorganisms that like to create havoc! Please click the following links for information on Fall illnesses to be aware of and ways to prevent illness 🤒 and the spread of illnesses. 💜🤍 https://5il.co/28azz https://5il.co/28b19