Panther News
Welcome Back to School
Vol 5
January 2017
Excellence Has No Finish Line!
Leland High School is pleased to announce that JOEL BLOCKER, from
the graduating class of 2017, has been recognized as an Illinois State
Scholar.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency
committed to helping make college accessible and affordable for Illinois
families, confers this prestigious recognition annually to top Illinois
high school students.
This year, approximately 19,300 exceptional honorees join the other top
state students honored for their academic achievements since the
designation was first introduced in 1958. Illinois State Scholars
represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors from 765 high schools across
the state. Illinois State Scholars possess strong academic potential and are chosen based on a
combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth semester class rank.
CONGRATULATIONS JOEL!!
A Job Well Done!
A Panther Shout-out to LHS Senior Samantha Dierdorff, selected
as IVVC's Outstanding Winter Student in the Computer
Programming and Gaming program. Congrats, Sam! We are proud
of you!
Noteworthy Mentions:
Also noteworthy from IVVC, 5 Leland
students had perfect attendance 1st
semester: Marcus Aviles, Michael Cissna,
Samantha Dierdorff, Jake Faltz, and Haley
Michael. Nice job to all! Keep it up~
Congratulations to Jon McIntosh​ for his Silver medal at the Special
Olympics Individual Basketball Skills competition on Saturday! Way to go, Jon!!
~Welcome Back to School~
Make It A Good One
January 6, 2017, Leland High School Students ended the day with an 8th hour pep assembly.
Mr. Bickel has been busy trying to get the students excited and ready to tackle 2nd semester.
The high school incentive program was updated and new cards were handed out. There are 4
levels of incentive cards issued based upon GPA, discipline referrals, and attendance.
Students receiving cards for Fall Semester 2016 are:
Gold - 3.30+ GPA, No discipline referrals, 3 or less excused absences
Olivia Hallowell, Courtney Cameron, Julia Niles, Avery Plote, Sophia Winckler, Ryan Aldrich, Joey
Aviles, Joel Blocker, Dylan Perkins
Silver - 2.75+GPA, 1 or less discipline referrals, 5 or less excused absences
Carisma Schoen, Jarred Fries, Alex Lockwood, Isa Lockwood, Romi Stralka, Logan Wesson, Jasmin
Diaz, Jessi Faltz, Jarret Pfortmiller, Ben Sachse, Drew Stralka, Logan Stralka, Marcus Aviles, Kaitlyn
Fries, Willow House, Lynsey Nelson, Jadelynn Rozsypal, Porter Wesson, Cameron Davy, Sam
Dierdorff, Brian Morar
Bronze - 2.50+GPA, 2 or less discipline referrals, No unexcused absences
Jade Tonozzi, Marie Fischer, Jacob Hruby, Kaylee Whittaker, Michael Cissna, Nathan Kail, Jordan
Sinetos
Green - raise GPA .5 points, 4 or less discipline referrals
Becky Hayden, Evan Aviles, Jeanna Schlesinger
Following the Incentive Cards, classes were urged to participate in 4 Minute to Win It games
for bragging rights: Snake to Skin Relay, Toilet Paper Throw Down, Post-It Note Challenge,
and Stocking Tug of War. Congratulations to the Junior Class for winning the most points at
The Games!! Mr. Bickel ended the day with an all high school dance off competition.
Although the number of participants was down, those that did dance, had a lot of fun and did
a great job! Huge Shout Out to Senior Jordan Sinetos for a unanimous win by the judges!
What a fun way to start off Spring Semester at Leland High!
Welcome Back to 2nd Semester!
Incentive Trip to Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center ~ Why weren’t you
there? We had a blast!
51 Middle School and High School students were rewarded with an incentive trip to Luigi's Pizza &
Fun Center today. High school students that earned Gold Cards for either Fall or Spring semester
were able to attend. These students had a 3.30 GPA or higher, 0 discipline referrals, and less than 3
excused absences. Middle school students needed to have 176 out of 200 of their points remaining
from the first half of the school year.
Panther Pride~We can’t wait until the next trip!
Will you be there?
High School Course Selection
Night for 2017-2018
PARENT NIGHT/COURSE SELECTION: All 8​th​ graders through juniors should plan on
attending with a parent/guardian. We will discuss 2017-2018 course selection and planning
for the students’ futures. THURSDAY, Feb 16, 5:45 p.m. SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS, 6:30
p.m. FRESHMEN, 7:30 p.m. 8​th​ Grade. Students will select their 2017-2018 courses. Meetings
will take place in the Media Center.
Coming Soon: Panther Parent
Night
Mark Your Calendars - Coming Soon:
WHAT:
Panther Parent Night
WHEN:
Thurs. Feb 23, 6:30pm
WHERE:
School Media Center
WHO:
K-12 parents and interested Community Members
WHY:
you should come:
​*Information and Knowledge are so important to building a successful Community Unit District!
*It’s your opportunity to be heard
*Random Door Prizes will be handed out
*High School Student Council will provide babysitting service
Library News
Thanks to those who came to support the library’s
bingo night! It was a huge success!
Raffle Winners​- Tom Dean won the Harry
Potter illustrated Chamber of Secrets. Rachel Dean won
the yard of bubble gum. Izzy Podnar won the huge
caterpillar.
The Harry Potter Plaza will be held March 4th! Check with
Mrs. Hamer to see if she needs any helpers!!
Astrology? Ask Dr. Pajkos
Hints for the
crossword!
Across
3. The sign in one single woman covering herself
5. This sign is a crab
6. Sting the search with a scorpion
8. This sign would swim through the water as a
fish!
10. The representation of this sign is two identical
women holding hands
11. Full goat represents this sign
12. The sign is a vase pouring our water
Down
1. The sign that has a lion face roars as a hint
2. Balance the crossword with a balance
4. Bull!
7. Half goat half fish
9. Half man half horse archer
Earlville-Leland Girls Basketball
The varsity girls basketball team is having a very good season this year!
Get Involved! Check out our schedule and come cheer the girls onto
Victory!
Congratulations to the Leland 7th Grade Jr. High
Basketball Team! Way to go girls!
Congrats to the Leland 7th grade Jr High girls team on earning a 3rd place finish at the Paw Paw 7th grade
tournament. They defeated Depue in the 3rd place game. Way to go girls and coach Barnes!
Congratulations to the Leland-Earlville Basketball program.
Leland-Earlville was awarded the Sportsmanship award at the Marseilles Holiday Tournament.
We were honored for doing things the RIGHT WAY. The players, fans and coaching staff represented themselves,
their school and the Leland-Earlville communities, which was fitting of this honor.
As Head Coach I can't express how honored, humbled, and proud I am to be leading a program which earned this
award!! We are doing things the RIGHT WAY and will continue to make our school, family and community proud!
Coach McGill
Come out and support your Boys Panther Basketball
Team!
January Birthdays
Lynsey Nelson- January 18​th
Jonah Thieme- January 4​th
Cody Pferschy- January 29​th
Matthew Patsch- January 12​th
Elena Shaw- January 13​th
Allyson Schultz- January 16​th
Zachary Platt- January 20​th
Aimee Kleveno- January 21​th
Travis Aguirre- January 29​th
Joshua Thieme- January 30​th
Mickinzie Hernandez- January 31​th
What the bot?
Scrounge.
Scrounge is a bit like Bumblebee- he's small, relatively weak, and over eager to prove himself to
the autobots. He has a special arm that allows him to hack computers and steal information.
Unfortunately, he's a pathological liar, because of this the autobots question his loyalty
(especially Cliffjumper) to their cause. If only they knew the horrors he has been through, on a
spy mission to Darkmount, he was captured by Staxus and was almost deactivated, but he
escaped, and made off with Megatrons plans to build the titan Trypticon. he , unlike most of the
other autobots stayed on earth instead of heading to earth.
1. He has a special arm that can steal info from computers.
2. He transforms into a wheel. Not even kidding.
3. His only true friends are Blaster, the technobots; Scattershot, Afterburner, Lightspeed,
Nosecone, Strafe, and Cybaxx. He can combine with them to form Computron.
4. His thumb is also a microphone.
Nates Paleo Profile
Koolasuchus: Cool Crocodile or Kool Aid Crocodile
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Koolasuchus was not a crocodilian but instead a gigantic species of salamander.
Lesley Kool, the paleontologist who found was drinking Kool Aid at the time of discovery.
Weighing half a ton, it would have rarely came out on dry land.
It came on the scene in the Aptian era and died out in the early Cretaceous.
It preyed on fish, small dinosaurs, birds, and even its own kind.
Its competition with crocodiles was the cause for its extinction.
It's only descendents are hellbender salamanders.
OH YEAH!!!
Movie Review
W/Dalton!
Even if you aren’t a fan of the series, you have to
give Ubisoft some respect and props for making a
popular and famous game franchise. Now with
their movie adaptation of their famous games, this
will most likely tease at the new game as will as
some familiar faces from the Renaissance, such as
Ezio Auditore da Firenze, as Ezio makes his way to
Spain to free Assassin’s who were captured under
the guise of the Spanish Inquisition. It is possible
that Ezio will make an appearance, if not in
character, in verbal or actional reference. There’s
also speculation about something called
“flashback Assassin’s” Which could hint at older
Assassin’s making an appearance such as Altaïr
Ibn-La’Ahad, the assassin from the Crusades and
Ezio, previously mentioned. There is nothing
confirmed yet, a site that reviewed the movie
states, and I quote, “While moviegoers have grown
so used to the concept of shared universes that
​literally existing in the same
continuity​ as the games might seem like a
no-brainer, it’s worth mentioning that this was not
the impression that we got during the set visit. The
movie seems more inspired by concepts in the
games that directly tied to them, though the fact
that Ubisoft (who co-financed the movie through
film production branch Ubisoft Motion Pictures)
were heavily involved in the creative process is a
strong indicator that there will be plenty of Easter
eggs and references to watch out for.” For more
information Visit
http://screenrant.com/assassins-creed-movie-ezio
-altair/
The “MATH” Funnies
Car of The Month
1996
Corvette
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