The Legend The Legend is published monthly by Lake Placid High School, 202 Green Dragon Drive, Lake Placid, FL 33852 Desk of Mrs. Stivender April 2015 Editor: Alexis Merlo By Katie LeBlanc and Delani Coleman Dates to Remember! FSA Reading Test There is a new standardized test that un- derclassmen will be taking this year to replace FCAT. Teachers have been prepar- ing students for this test for weeks; the new format is very different from any standardized test that has been taken here at Lake Placid High before. While students are taking the Florida Standard Assess- ment, teachers will contin- ue teaching the students who are still in their class and the ones testing will make up the lesson when their testing is over, just as it has been done in the past. Testing will be during the weeks of April 13 and April 20. Prom Lake Placid High’s Under the Sea prom will be on May 9n at the Flori- da Aquarium in Tampa. Students will meet at the high school at 4:15 to load onto the buses and depart for the Florida Aquarium. Students will be searched before load- ing the buses and go through the aquarium se- curity before entering prom. Deputy Garza will also be going along with the students for security measures. Mrs. Stivender is expecting prom to go very well due to the nu- merous successes in past destination proms. Mrs. Stivender suggests that when students are decid- ing on clothing to wear to prom, they take into con- sideration that they will be on a bus for quite some time while traveling to and from prom; it is also suggested that students bring extra clothing that they change into on the way back. Students will be taking bus to and from the aquarium. Second Semester Grades As the 2014-15 school year comes to an end, students will be de- ciding on classes for next year. Mrs. Stivender asks that students chose their classes wisely. She tells The Legend that colleges are looking for the num- ber of academic classes and their grades. Colleges do not like to see that a student took a lot of in- ternships and co-op clas- ses. It is very important for students to get as Caps of Love Update! By Kayla Harris SGA’s Caps of Love drive has been a huge success The collection goal has been surpassed SGA received an award for its work with Caps of Love All year long, Lake Placid High School students have been collecting bottle caps and other plastic lids for charity. Caps of Love, the organization that collects the lids, recycles donated plastic and uses refunds from the recycling to purchase new wheelchairs for disabled children in the United States. Thanks to SGA and all the stu- dents who took part in the col- lection drive, Caps of Love has been able to add tens of thou- sands of lids to its numbers. How many caps have been col- lected, exactly? According to SGA president Sophia Hernan- dez, SGA “stopped counting once we hit 126,144,” but the actual count is most likely closer to 130,000 caps. This far ex- ceeds SGA’s goal of 125,000, and they are excited about these results. “I feel so honored that the student body has responded the way they have,” So- phia says. “I never in my wild- est dreams imagined that they would show out so much and donate so, so many caps...We never thought this could be pos- sible.” Not only has SGA’s work with Caps of Love raised money for children in need of wheelchairs, but it has earned SGA well deserved recognition as well. At a recent student gov- ernment convention, Lake Plac- id High’s SGA won third place for its successful bottle cap drive. “We entered a project book for [Caps of Love], and we won an award for it,” Sophie explains. The trophy that they earned now sits in a display case in the SGA room, making known success of the project. Though the possibility of another Caps of Love drive next year is still being deter- mined by the incoming SGA officers, the accomplishments of this year’s drive can- not be mistaken. SGA’s original goal at the beginning of the school year was to col- lect 50,000 bottle caps, a goal that has since been more than doubled. Such success would not have been possible without the full support of Lake Placid High. “We’re very proud of everybody who has helped make this happen,” Sophia says. She would also like to issue “a big ‘thank you’ to all the teachers who have come up with creative ways to motivate
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The Legend The Legend is published monthly by Lake Placid High School, 202 Green Dragon Drive, Lake Placid, FL 33852
Desk of Mrs. Stivender
April 2015
Editor: Alexis Merlo
By Katie LeBlanc and Delani Coleman
Dates to
Remember!
FSA Reading Test
There is a new
standardized test that un-
derclassmen will be taking
this year to replace FCAT.
Teachers have been prepar-
ing students for this test for
weeks; the new format is
very different from any
standardized test that has
been taken here at Lake
Placid High before. While
students are taking the
Florida Standard Assess-
ment, teachers will contin-
ue teaching the students
who are still in their class
and the ones testing will
make up the lesson when
their testing is over, just as
it has been done in the past.
Testing will be during the
weeks of April 13 and
April 20.
Prom
Lake Placid High’s
Under the Sea prom will
be on May 9n at the Flori-
da Aquarium in Tampa.
Students will meet at the
high school at 4:15 to
load onto the buses and
depart for the Florida
Aquarium. Students will
be searched before load-
ing the buses and go
through the aquarium se-
curity before entering
prom. Deputy Garza will
also be going along with
the students for security
measures. Mrs. Stivender
is expecting prom to go
very well due to the nu-
merous successes in past
destination proms. Mrs.
Stivender suggests that
when students are decid-
ing on clothing to wear to
prom, they take into con-
sideration that they will
be on a bus for quite some
time while traveling to
and from prom; it is also
suggested that students
bring extra clothing that
they change into on the
way back. Students will
be taking bus to and from
the aquarium.
Second Semester Grades
As the 2014-15
school year comes to an
end, students will be de-
ciding on classes for next
year. Mrs. Stivender asks
that students chose their
classes wisely. She tells
The Legend that colleges
are looking for the num-
ber of academic classes
and their grades. Colleges
do not like to see that a
student took a lot of in-
ternships and co-op clas-
ses. It is very important
for students to get as
Caps of Love Update! By Kayla Harris
SGA’s Caps of Love drive
has been a huge success
The collection goal has
been surpassed
SGA received an award for
its work with Caps of Love
All year long, Lake
Placid High School students
have been collecting bottle caps
and other plastic lids for charity.
Caps of Love, the organization
that collects the lids, recycles
donated plastic and uses refunds
from the recycling to purchase
new wheelchairs for disabled
children in the United States.
Thanks to SGA and all the stu-
dents who took part in the col-
lection drive, Caps of Love has
been able to add tens of thou-
sands of lids to its numbers.
How many caps have been col-
lected, exactly? According to
SGA president Sophia Hernan-
dez, SGA “stopped counting
once we hit 126,144,” but the
actual count is most likely closer
to 130,000 caps. This far ex-
ceeds SGA’s goal of 125,000,
and they are excited about these
results. “I feel so honored that
the student body has responded
the way they have,” So-
phia says. “I never in my wild-
est dreams imagined that they
would show out so much and
donate so, so many caps...We
never thought this could be pos-
sible.”
Not only has SGA’s
work with Caps of Love raised
money for children in need of
wheelchairs, but it has earned
SGA well deserved recognition
as well. At a recent student gov-
ernment convention, Lake Plac-
id High’s SGA won third place
for its successful bottle cap
drive. “We entered a project
book for [Caps of Love], and
we won an award for it,” Sophie
explains. The trophy that they
earned now sits in a display
case in the SGA room, making
known success of the project.
Though the possibility
of another Caps of Love drive
next year is still being deter-
mined by the incoming SGA
officers, the accomplishments
of this
year’s
drive can-
not be
mistaken.
SGA’s
original
goal at the
beginning
of the school year was to col-
lect 50,000 bottle caps, a goal
that has since been more than
doubled. Such success would
not have been possible without
the full support of Lake Placid
High. “We’re very proud of
everybody who has helped
make this happen,” Sophia
says. She would also like to
issue “a big ‘thank you’ to all
the teachers who have come up
with creative ways to motivate
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