Lunenburg County Public Schools

Governor Northam Announces ‘Virginia is for Learners’ Education Initiative-- New website and resources offer updates on efforts to build 21st-century education system in the Commonwealth. Check out the following link for all the details. https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2019/april/headline-840329-en.html

Parents - It won't be long now before SOL Testing begins! There is a link to the SOL Calendar on the Parent Resources Page of our website. Most of the testing is during the month of May, but 5th & 6th Grade Reading are on April 30th! Be sure that your child gets enough rest the night before and a good breakfast the morning of their tests! http://lunenburgva.apptegy.us/o/lunenburg-county-school-district/page/parent-resources--339

Today is the last day of school before Spring Break! Spring Break is April 15-19. Classes resume on Monday, April 22. Enjoy and be safe!

At last night's School Board Meeting three students were recognized for their artwork that was selected for the VSBA Regional Spring Network Forums Art Contest. These students were D. Mosher from Kenbridge Elementary (pictured here with Mr. Berkley and Mrs. Coffee), T. Simpson from Lunenburg Middle (artwork pictured here), and K. Snead from Central High School (artwork pictured here). K. Snead won third place overall in the contest! Congratulations to these hardworking art students!

Presenting your LCPS March Madness Attendance Challenge Champions!

Our LCPS March Madness Attendance Challenge Champions are Mr. Bailey & Mr. Ellis's First Period Classes at LMS! Congratulations! The classes enjoyed donuts, bacon, and juice this morning. Keep up the good work! #LCPSAttendanceChallenge

CHS DECA & FBLA Clubs visited the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Friday, April 5.

Congratulations to our classes that won the Perfect Attendance Car Race! We have Krista Hall's Class at VES, Victoria Parrott's Class at KES, and Brenda Wade's Class at LMS. The entire class was awarded a t-shirt. Teachers were given a gift certificate donated by Shear Designs and a set of Sharpie art markers donated by Kenbridge Office & School Supply! Great job with attendance guys! Keep up the good work. And thank you to our community partners for making a donation to the cause! #LCPSAttendanceChallenge

KES 4th Graders are off to Jamestown!

LCPS March Madness Attendance Challenge Championship Round The voting prediction for the final four: VES V.S. KES Moody/Hershberger/Pinchefsky (52%) v.s. Nowlin/Wilkins/Bentley (48%) LMS V.S. CHS M.Ellis/Bailey (40%) v.s. Davis/Cundiff/R.McGrath (60%) After four weeks non-stop we have made it to the final showdown. In the final four KES (97%) classes pulled out a win over VES (95%). Mrs. Bentley's class at KES maintained perfect attendance all week last week. In the matchup between CHS and LMS, LMS (96%) classes were able to pull out a win over CHS (90%). In this week's matchup between LMS and KES, we will have a winner for our 2019 March Madness-inspired attendance contest. Great job to all our classes for participation in this challenge! Don't forget to place your votes: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjVJl7YmaKRU5srrt-cCd5iFO-xc6HuGVofjcED0juQ0peKw/viewform

Updates for CHS Softball & Baseball first week of April! 1. Varsity Baseball and JV Softball will travel to William Campbell on WEDNESDAY, 4/3 for 5:00 PM games. 2. Varsity Softball and JV Baseball will host William Campbell on THURSDAY, 4/4 at 6:00 PM 3. JV Softball will host Park View on THURSDAY, 4/4 as scheduled but the start time will be moved up to 4:00 PM.

LMS Annual Spring Semi-formal Dance is STILL ON for TONIGHT, Friday, March 29 from 6-8 p.m.

Attention Seniors! You will be taking your Cap & Gown pictures on this coming, MONDAY----APRIL 1ST! Strawbridge will be taking individual shots of the 2019 senior class! This will begin around 11:30 am. Students can bring their own cap and gown to wear or Strawbridge does have caps and gowns that can be worn for the individual pictures. Strawbridge can also provide shirts and ties for the guys who need them. Students that will use the Strawbridge caps and gowns just need to wear a t-shirt. A Group Picture will take place at a later date. NOT on Monday.

Central High School and Lunenburg Middle School will be closing at 11:00 a.m. today, Friday, March 29th due to a water issue. The Annual Spring Semi-Formal dance at LMS will go on as planned from 6-8 p.m.

More March Madness News! Here are the voting predictions for last week's attendance challenge of who voters thought would win: VES T.Hall/N.Jeter (50%) v.s. Moody/Hershberger/Pinchefsky (50%) KES Nowlin/Wilkins/Bentley (42.3%) v.s. Ragsdale/Atkins/Moore (57.7%) LMS M.Ellis/Bailey (56%) v.s M.Justice/Malone (44%) CHS Davis/Cundiff/R.McGrath (51.9%) v.s. Bayne/Hood/Phillips/Scott (48.1%) The results and winners of who will be competing in the final four and representing their school are: VES T.Hall/N.Jeter (90%) v.s. Moody/Hershberger/Pinchefsky (96%) KES Nowlin/Wilkins/Bentley (97%) v.s. Ragsdale/Atkins/Moore (94%) LMS M.Ellis/Bailey (89%) v.s M.Justice/Malone (84%) CHS Davis/Cundiff/R.McGrath (95%) v.s. Bayne/Hood/Phillips/Scott (91%) Which classrooms will move on in the final four round? Place your predictions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjVJl7YmaKRU5srrt-cCd5iFO-xc6HuGVofjcED0juQ0peKw/viewform VES V.S. KES Moody/Hershberger/Pinchefsky v.s. Nowlin/Wilkins/Bentley LMS V.S. CHS M.Ellis/Bailey v.s. Davis/Cundiff/R.McGrath #LCPSAttendanceChallenge

We're down to the Final Four for our March Madness Attendance Challenge! The teams have been competing the last four weeks and four teams have made it to the final four round representing their schools in the Final Four face off. Representing from VES is Mrs. Moody (K), Mrs. Hershberger (5th grade), and Mrs. Pinchesky (4th grade); from KES, are Mrs. Nowlin (K), Mrs. Wilkins (3rd Grade), and Mrs. Bentley (5th Grade). The 1st period classroom teams representing LMS are Mr. Bailey and Mr. Ellis, and at CHS the 1st-period classroom teams are Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Cundiff, and Mr. McGrath. VES and KES will face off in the Finale Four attendance round while LMS and CHS will face off. Your teams are all pictured here! #LCPSAttendanceChallenge

The VES PTO Meeting was last night, Thursday, March 21. Our fourth graders enjoyed showing their parents about circuits, Google classroom, and their recorder skills. Thank you to everyone that came out!

CHS MGA students participate in the opening ceremonies last night, Thursday, March 21.

MGA will be streaming live. CHS has students in both the House and the Senate at MGA. Click on the links here to check it out. House (both Commonwealth and Old Dominion): https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/chamber/chamberstream.php Senate (both Commonwealth and Old Dominion): http://virginia-senate.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

The Lunenburg County Historical Society is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018-2019 essay contest among 8th grade students who attend Lunenburg Middle School or who live in Lunenburg County and are either home-schooled or attend a private school outside of the county. This year’s winners are First Place: K. Moore Second Place: J. Foltz Third Place: P. Mojica-Manuel Honorable Mention: N. Webster Each winner received a certificate and a monetary prize. Photo: (Left to right) First Place: K. Moore; Third Place: P. Mojica-Manuel; Honorable Mention: N. Webster; Mrs. Brenda Wade, coordinator of the contest for the historical society. Not pictured: Second Place winner J. Foltz.