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AthleticsAthletic/Activity Parent ForumThere will be an athletic forum for any interestedparents on Tuesday, February 3, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in theAthletic/Activity office. Such forums are geared to clarifyphilosophies and procedures of the athletic and activityprograms. Ms. O’Neil, Athletic/Activity Director, conductsthese forums in an effort to increase communication with thecommunity. The agenda is open, and all parents are welcome.Athletics During April VacationThe Dual County League provides student-athletes andtheir families some flexibility over the April vacation, fromFriday, April 16 through Tuesday, April 20. There are nocontests scheduled from the Friday before the vacationthrough the Tuesday of the vacation. Practices during thistime period are optional. Games may be scheduled, startingon Wednesday of the vacation. Please note that studentathleteswho are most prepared for competition, however,may receive more playing time. Ninth grade teams do nothave any required obligations over the April vacation. If aninth grader makes a junior varsity or varsity team, however,there may be responsibilities during this time period. If youhave further questions, please call Nancy O’Neil, 978-443-9961, ext. 247.Spring Sports begin on Monday, March 15. Studentsinterested in trying out for a spring team must register in theathletic office, beginning on March 1. At this time, proof of aphysical (dated 5/15/03 or after) and a $135 user fee must beprovided. Spring sports offered at L-S include: Boys'Varsity, JV, and 9th Grade Lacrosse; Girls' Varsity, JV, and9th Grade Lacrosse; Boys' Varsity and JV Volleyball; VarsitySailing (coed); Boys' Varsity, JV, and 9th Grade Baseball;Girls' Varsity, JV, and 9th Grade Softball; Boys' and Girls'Varsity and JV Spring Track; Boys' Varsity and JV Tennis;and Girls' Varsity and JV Tennis.Continuing Challenges.....With the ongoing new building project, spring teamswill continue to face a number of logistical challenges. Thefollowing athletic facilities have been removed from the highschool due to construction: all tennis courts, the softball field,all lacrosse fields, and all baseball diamonds. In turn, thefollowing adjustments have been made:Varsity Softball will play at Feeley FieldJV/9th Grade Softball will play at Featherland FieldTennis teams will use Feeley and FeatherlandBaseball will use Haskell and FeeleyGirls' Lacrosse teams will play at HaskellBoys' Varsity Lacrosse will play at the MaynardStadium field on the corner of Rts. 117 and 27Boys' JV & 9th Lacrosse will play at the MaynardGreen Meadow School field (off of rte 117)Track discus and javelin events will be held on theleeching field behind the school. Other events will,hopefully, be held at the track.Also, practice times for some teams will have tooccur later in the day. In turn, parents will play an importantPage 6role in providing transportation support to some of the off-sitepractices and events. This past fall, the parents did a phenomenaljob assisting student-athletes with transportation - HUGETHANKS FOR THAT! As well, the athletic program has threevans thanks to the generosity of the Booster Club. These vanswill be used to address off-site transportation needs. We areexploring other options and will do our very best to providequality programs for the athletes. Please feel free to call NancyO’Neil , 978-443-9961, ext. 247 if you have any questions.Foreign LanguagesNational Language Contest Tests:Foreign Language students at L-S will be taking NationalLanguage Contest tests in March. Spanish will be on March4, French on March 10 and Latin during the second weekof March. German students have already taken the NationalGerman test in December. In order to participate, students hadto have preregistered in December. Results will be announcedin a future issue.French Club:French Club is planning a trip to the Museum of FineArts to see the ticketed show, Gauguin in Tahiti. The showoriginated in Paris and is the most highly attended ticked showin the history of the Grand Palais. Boston is its only US venue.A trip to the MFA for this show would also be a good familyouting. The dates for the show are February 29 - June 20.During the month of December, French Club memberssold holiday and note cards made by Haitian orphans to benefittheir feeding programs. For the 16th year, members sold cardsin the L-S cafeteria during lunches and at three Sudburychurches. Special thanks to Gerald McElroy, Liz Fell, LilyKarian and Madeline Welch who organized the church sales.We raised a total for $2,839. The club thanks all those whosupported the sale.Language Clubs:French, German and Spanish Clubs are planning a MardiGras evening at L-S with traditional Mardi Gras foods, festivedancing (Cajun two step, Salsa, and Alpine knee-slappingdance), mask contest and much merriment. Students shouldattend club meetings in February for more information.German Club:The German Club is now working together with the L-SRecycling Club to provide some eye-catching bilingual(German and English) publicity. It is hoped that the brightyellow posters displayed around school will raise awarenessabout recycling cans, bottles and paper at L-S.Preparations are underway for the next L-S/HerdeckeExchange. Students from Herdecke will arrive in Boston onMarch 31 and will attend classes at L-S from April 1-16.Anyone interested in becoming involved in the Exchange cancontact Mrs. Campbell, ext. 322.Language Students:Are you interested in furthering international understandingand learning more about other cultures. Consider being astudent ambassador and living with a family in another countrythis summer. The Student Exchange Committee offers a$1000.00 stipend to assist the student selected to be this year'sambassdor. Applications are available in the LanguageDepartment Office and are due by March 1.LSPO News