Important News

A Special Visitor: Ji-li Jiang

Author Visits LEMS Ji-li Jiang came to Lake Elkhorn to visit the 6th graders after they read her book, Red Scarf Girl . She flew all the way from California to see the 6th grade students. She shared her experiences from her life in Shanghai during the cultural revolution in China. She also shared what she has done with her…

Sign up for Parent Conferences

Sign up for Parent Conferences opens Wed. Nov. 11th Conference dates and time: November 23rd : 12:30-4:15 PM, 5:30-08:00 PM November 24th : 12:30- 6:00 PM November 25th : Some teachers may be available- please check for their availability on Canvas. Sign-Up Begins on Wednesday, Nov. 11 @ 9:00 a.m. HCPSS will be using Synergy Conference Management to schedule parent–teacher…

Encouraging Good Behavior

Eagle PRIDE! Here at Lake Elkhorn Middle School we are focusing on exhibiting the characteristics of PRIDE which stands for Perserverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability and Excellence. Students are rewarded with Eagle Buck,s which they can use at our school store and to gain entrance into our bi-quarterly incentives. If students meet the requirements of a 2.0 Grade Point Average or…

Enrichment Seminars

Lake Elkhorn Middle School has many engaging seminars to offer. The seminars are offered by Mr.Bond who runs the GT programing in our school building. There are many fun seminars in place such as Mystery club, Actors guild, TV production, and School news just to name a few. Mystery club is all about strategic and quick thinking to solve crimes…

Ladies First

This program is all about empowering girls into becoming classy, successful ladies. They meet every Wednesday from 2:45 to 4:00. 6th grade girls meet in the Geography teacher’s, Mrs. Palazzo’s room, 7th grade girls in Art teacher’s, Mrs.Blankenburg’s room,and 8th grade girls meet in the Tech Education teacher’s room, Mrs.Brenard’s. Here are things they talk about: Knowing the difference between…

6th Grade North Bay Outdoor Ed

Where: North Bay Adventure Camp, North East, MD Departure: Wed., Nov. 4 at 7:30 am from Lake Elkhorn MS. Students must arrive at 7:00 am and report to the cafeteria. Return: Friday, Nov. 6 at 12 pm. Students’ luggage will need to be picked up upon return. Cost: $150 (due date passed) Description: As a part of the HCPSS outdoor…

Actors Guild

This year at Lake Elkhorn Middle School we are continuing the seminar called “Actors Guild”. Actors Guild consists of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that meet on Thursdays every week. This seminar is a great way to let students participate in a variety of plays with their peers. Everytime that we meet we play different games to improve our students…

Meet Mrs. Palazzo

This article is provided by the School News Enrichment Seminar An Interview with Mrs. Palazzo By Temi October 22, 2015 I interviewed 6th grade geography teacher, Mrs. Palazzo, see how our interview went! SN: Tell me a bit about yourself. Mrs. Palazzo: I was born in Rhode Island. But I just moved here last August. I got married this May…

Green Team

This is provided by School News Enrichment Seminar Green Team This year at Lake Elkhorn Middle School we trying to become more “green”. Continuing what was started last year The Green Team Enrichment Seminar is meeting on every Wednesday. We are doing a Recycle Rally for Pepsico. We collect all of the recycling bins from all over the school. We…

Meet Mr. Yerashunas

This article is provided by the School News Enrichment Seminar An Interview with Mr. Yerashunas By: Temi October 2015 I interviewed 6 th grade math teacher, Mr. Yerashunas. It is his first year teaching. SN: How is teaching going so far? Mr. Y: It’s going pretty well. Well, it’s a different experience for me. I have a lot to grade…