Welcome Back!

Hello!

Scott Rolando here! Welcome back from the Spring Break! We hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable break and are looking forward to all of the end of the school year activities that are upcoming here at Lakeland. I know that I am! For a few updates, I want to start with something that has become near and dear to my heart here at Lakeland. Some of my Leadership students have gone out of their way to start a Relay for Life team for our Leadership and they are looking for YOUR help to make our mission of raising as much money as we can for the American Cancer Society. I would like to encourage you to visit the following site:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=38434&team_id=1146247

and click on the link to "Donate to our Team". Help us make more birthdays for those in need of cancer treatments all across our area. We are also raising money in the name of one of our current Leadership students who has beaten cancer and we want him to stay that way! Thank you for your help, support, and your donations!

Another exciting event that is coming up this week is that on Wednesday during seminar some LHS Students will have a chance to hear a nationally know leadership speaker and motivational speaker. Mr. Ted Weise will be coming to Lakeland to discuss leadership and how our students can become better leaders overall and in their lifes. This program is brought to LHS by Lakeland Leadership, Lakeland Athletics, and with the help of some leadership funding from the Michigan High School Athletic Association. The LHS National Honor Society, The National Technical Honor Society, Class Officers, Lakeland Leadership class, and many athletes from across the building will have the chance to hear this dynamic speaker on Wednesday. We are looking forward to have Mr. Wiese come and talk Leadership to our students!

Besides that there are 9 weeks of school left overall before the big summer vacation. We know that everyone is looking forward to a nice summer vacation this year, as is the staff, but we encourage you to encourage your students to stay focused on the situation at hand and finish the year off on a good foot. This time after Spring Break is the real puch toward the end of the school year, and staying focused will help your student achieve to the best of their ability.

We hope that things are good with you and we hope to see you at a Lakeland event sometime in the near future! GO EAGLES!

Scott Rolando
Lakeland High School Student Activities Director

Lakeland Spring Activities

Hello All!

Scott Rolando here from Lakeland Student Activities! This warm weather has brought us to the spring in a hurry and Lakeland Student Activities is keeping up with two great events this week. The first is on Tuesday March 27th and is the 2012 Lakeland Prom Fashion Show! We have 20 Senior "models" from the Class of 2012 who are modeling dresses and tux's from David's Bridal and The Men's Warehouse in Novi. David's Bridal is located across from 12 Oaks Mall in the West Oaks Shopping Center. The Men's Warehouse is located in 12 Oaks Mall by Load and Taylor. The show is also sponsored by Flowers of the Lakes in White Lake, providing all of your flower needs, including prom flowers! Go see Orv and tell him Lakeland sent you! The show is also sponsored by Lakeland Leadership, and the Class of 2012! Come on out for a great night of dancing, there are 3 dance numbers by our models, music, fun and prizes at the 2012 Prom Fashion Show. Our Grand Prize is two (2) FREE prom tickets to the 2012 Prom.

Also on Wednesday March 28th we are happy to host Eagleball 2012, Lakeland's first ever dodgeball tournament in the fieldhouse from 5-9pm. Admission is $3 per person to watch some great dodgeball action! The concession stand will be open for food and beverages and you can watch our NCAA style bracketed double elimination dodgeball tournament! Come on out for some dodgeball fun!

Also as a side note, the Prom is coming up upon us fast! Tickets for Prom 2012 will go on sale after Spring Break online and in school. Tickets are $65 per person. More information to follow. For all the latest and greatest info on Lakeland, visit our website at www.lakelandhs.com. GO EAGLES!

I hope that everyone has a happy, healthy, and safe Spring Break next week!

Scott Rolando
Lakeland HS Student Activities Director

The Wonderful World of Student Activities!

Hello Lakeland!

Scott Rolando here! I hope that things in your world are just as good as they are in what I like to call the Wonderful World of Student Activities here at Lakeland. I want to start out with a big Winterfest thank you to all the parents who donated snacks, water, etc and who worked the Winterfest dance this year. Without your help, our event would not have been the success that it was. I was really happy to see a crowd of about 600 or so come to the event, and they all helped make their school a better place by participating in Lakeland Student Activities.

Some upcoming event for LHS Student Activities include two big events next week! First on March 27th at 7pm in the LHS CPA Lakeland will be putting on their annual Lakeland Prom Fashion Show. Admission is $2/person and this event is sponsored by Lakeland Leadership, the Lakeland Class of 2012, David's Bridal of Novi, and The Men's Warehouse and Tux in 12 Oaks Mall. Come on out and see some of the latest and greatest fashions for the 2012 prom season at the Lakeland Prom Fashion Show!

The following night, March 28th, is the first of what we hope to be an annual event, Eagleball! The Eagleball dodgeball tournament is new to Lakeland and we are looking forward to a great night of fun! Admission is $3 for folks to come on out and see some great dodgeball action. We are also still taking team registrations through this Friday March 23rd. See myself or Mr. Fray for more information!

On May 22nd, we will be hosting our 2012 Mock Car Crash (MCC). The MCC is a powerful event geared towards our seniors and juniors to help them realize the dangers of drinking and drinking and driving. Some seniors and juniors will be playing the actual roles of dead students, and a drunk driver. This event is very moving and very powerful for all who participate and for all who watch the event. Lakeland Leadership really hopes that this event makes a major impact and makes a difference in the lives of our students.

Well I hope to see you an upcoming Lakeland event!

Scott Rolando
Lakeland High School Student Activities Director

Lakeland High School Updates...

Now that marking period 4 has come to an end, it is time for Spring Conferences. Please stop by the school Thursday 3/15/12 from 3:30 - 6:30 and check in with your student's teachers.

It's that time a year again... Tornado Drills come to LHS! The increase in temperature signifies the change of seasons and for many of us it is a welcomed relief from the winter months. Unfortunately, this time of year also presents the possibility of severe weather. With this in mond, LHS has two scheduled tornado drills in the next month. The first drill will take place on Thursday 3/15 during the students 3rd hour class. The second drill is scheduled as part of the Oakland County test on 4/18 at 1:00pm. All students will take cover in a secure interior room or hallway during these drills. It is important to us that our students and staff are prepared for the possibility of severe weather in our area.

The Arts: Footloose

I hope everyone will come the weekend of March 16, 17 & 18 to see the Lakeland Drama and Lakeland Player presentation of "Footloose." Our students have worked for the last several months learning their lines, songs and dances. It is important to get the same types of crowds we get at athletic events at our other events as well. All of our students deserve the support of their community for activities.

Personally speaking, I am fortunate enough to have a small role in this Musical (although thankfully for everyone I am not singing). I am willing to be heckled and ridiculed as long as it gets people to come out and see the performance.

Tickets will be on sale both online and in the cafeteria next week. Come out and tell our cast to "break a leg."

Lakeland Success!

Hello All!

Scott Rolando here with an update on here for everyone. This time of year has been successful for Lakeland over the past few years and this year is no difference. Last Saturday night our Lakeland Varsity Hockey Team pulled off the biggest upset of the year so far for the team, defeating Waterford Mott in the MHSAA Regional Hockey Finals to win the team's first Regional Title since 1981. Junior Kyle Jakubowski shot one past the Mott goalie Tyler Vaughn on a great pass from Senior Bobby Schumacher to score the game winner in overtime. The hockey team now advances to the MHSAA State Quarterfinal game tomorrow night, 3/6/2012, when they will take on Brother Rice High School. The puck drops at 6:30pm at Novi Ice Arena in Novi, MI. Tickets are $5 and no passes are accepted. Come on out for a great time and cheer on our Eagles!

Tonight, 3/5/2012, our Lakeland Boys Basketball team takes on our cross town rival Milford in the first round of the MHSAA Boys Basketball District Tournament, held here at Lakeland. Tickets are $5 and no passes are accepted. We would love to see a big crowd to come on out and help support our Eagles tonight!

In the world of Student Activities, Lakeland Leadership is busy working on the 2012 Prom Fashion Show for the Class of 2012 here at Lakeland. The show will be on Tuesday MArch 27th at 7pm in the Lakeland CPA.

Thank you and I hope to see you at a Lakeland Event sometime in the near future!

Scott Rolando
Lakeland Student Activities Director

Our Students Safety- Spice/K2

We know that there is an increasing use of the "legal" drug of Spice or K2 as it does not come up in drug testing kits (although we have a company we use that can now test for this drug). Spice/K2 is extremely dangerous maybe even more dangerous than Marijuana. I am giving you a website to go to so you can read a story out of Wyoming that shows the dangers of this drug. Please read this and have a discussion with your student about the dangers of Spice/K2.

http://news.yahoo.com/outbreak-kidney-failure-wyoming-linked-spice-024307988.html