Important News

On May 18th LEMS will have it's annual Enrichment Fair. As we did last year, we will be having may different performances for people to watch and help them learn about the many amazing things going on here at Lake Elkhorn. The Ernichment Fair will be featuring the Actors Giuld performing their Shakespeare Festival play, the Debate Team will be…

This year Lake Elkhorn began to compete in the Science Olympiad. In their first year they were able to qualify to be eligible to participate in the Maryland State competition. The LEMS Science Olympiad Team participated in the Maryland Regional tournament at the University of Maryland in College Park. LEMS, was one of three middle schools in Howard County to…

The 6th grade students are helping out two animal shelters for their Student Service Learning project this year. We are collecting donations for the Howard County Animal Control and Shelter, and K-9 Lifesavers. Please see the list of items, if you would like to donate anything. Students can bring the items and leave them with their first period teacher.

HCPSS middle and high school parents are invited to provide feedback on their use of the Naviance online college and career readiness system. All responses are voluntary and the information collected will be shared with HCPSS school counselors. The survey is open until March 20th.

Greetings, Lake Elkhorn families: March already? Hard to believe it, but it’s time for parent-teacher conferences, which will be held on March 9 & 10. Please sign up through HCPSS Connect – further information is included in this newsletter. We held two very entertaining and inspiring activities here recently to celebrate Black History Month. Last week, Ladies First sponsored our…

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G/T Advisory Seeks Nominations for Educator Recognition Due Feb. 24 The annual Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee Educator Recognition Program celebrates educators whose commitment to the needs of advanced-level learners and whose contributions to the Howard County G/T Education Program are exemplary. Submit nominations by February 24. Email positive comments about experiences with the GT program to hcpssgtac@gmail.com Attend educator…

Recycling Contest ‪ Congratulations to the 7 th Graders!! The recycling contest ran from January 30th - February 10 th and on February 10 th. ‬The LEMS Green Team collected plastic bottles and aluminum cans. We are pleased to participate in the PepsiCo Recycling Program and we have a goal of collecting 11,000 bottles this year. As of last week…

Honor Roll – 2 nd Quarter Congratulations!! Principal’s Award Gabrielle L. Allen Abigail O. Asare Alesha Aslam Aziz K. Chapman Julia L. Correll Kamran R. Damavandi Tatyana M. De La Garza Crystal Huang Wayne T. Low Dulcie Pham Lindsay A. Pulvirenti Maxwell K. Stein Camryn M. Tan Rodrigo S. Thompson Natalia K. Tidwell Ryan J.Werner Marina L. Blackman Margaret T…

Maryland Leadership Workshops The Women's Giving Circle of Howard County and Maryland Leadership Workshops have partnered together since 2006 to provide a week-long residential leadership workshop for rising 8th and 9th grade (present 7th and 8th grade) girls in Howard County. This leadership experience is designed especially to help young women in Howard County (currently in grades 7 or 8)…