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| Yearbook order forms available |
| Order forms for the 2012 Yearbook are available for download here. |
| Parents can update information, receive report through email |
Beginning this school year, parents of Licking R-VIII School District students have an additional way to keep informed about their child's information. Lumen SIS has the ability to email certain types of information to parents, including progress reports, report cards and attendance letters. Teachers can also communicate important information to parents directly from their Instructor Suite. Parents can now log on to their Lumen SIS Portal and update their information whenever necessary. This includes changes of address, updated phone numbers and adding email accounts. Allowing parents to keep these changes updated will hopefully minimize the problems associated with having incorrect contact information. To access the information: From the portal (http://lumen.licking.12.mo.us), scroll down to the Student Registration Information Update section. Click the "More" button to show all the information in that section. By clicking on a parent/guardian's name, the fields will be editable and any necessary changes can be made. Please note that all changes must be accepted by the school secretary to be finalized. If you encounter any problems with receiving emails, please contact the Technology Office at (573) 674-2711 or email helpdesk@licking.k12.mo.us for assistance. |
| Special Event Nights for Basketball |
| January 20 - Town & Country JH/HS Pack the Gym Night January 24 - Landmark Bank JH/HS Pack the Gym Night February 3 - Boys Senior Night & The Store Night (drawings) February 14 - Friend Lumber JH/HS Pack the Gym Night February 23 - Girls Senior Night & Sonic Night (drawings) |
| Senior Random Bailey wins Licking High School's ESU Shakespeare Competition |
| Drama students have been busy this quarter getting ready for the 2012 English-speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. This is the first year our school has chosen to compete. The Competition is designed to develop students' critical thinking, close reading and public speaking skills through reading, analysis and performance of Shakespeare. The students were required to prepare a monologue from Shakespeare for public presentation. Students memorized a monologue and had to understand how to bring their chosen 20 lines of Shakespeare's dialogue to life in their own way. They learned to express Shakespeare's words with understanding, clarity and feeling. Four student's chose to practice and learn a Shakespeare monologue--and perform it in front of three judges! Our winner, Random Bailey chose a monologue from "Macbeth." Other students brave enough to memorize and perform Shakespeare were: Samantha Wallace, Cheyenne Shanks and Michelle Potts. All our competitors will accompany Random to Kansas City in the end of February, where she will be performing her monologue along with a sonnet for the district judges. |
| Denbow Scores 2000 Point, Becomes Second All-Time Leading Scorer for LHS By Skyler Huff Derrickson Intern skyler@thelickingnews.com |
| Senior basketball player Ben Denbow scored his 2,000-career point on Jan. 6, 2012 during the Wildcat's game against the Stoutland Tigers. Due to that achievement, in which he brought the Wildcat's record to 12-2, he has become Licking High School's 2nd All-Time Leading Scorer, as well as the 2nd All-Conference Leading Scorer. The current record-holder is Dale Stanley, who scored 2, 294 points during the 1965-1966 season. Denbow still has a chance to beat that record, however, with eight regular season games, the Mountain View-Liberty Tournament and Districts left to go for the year and an average of 26 points per game. Denbow was also named Athlete of the Week in last week's edition of the Springfield News-Leader. |
| Driesel makes All-Tournament Team at Academic Tournament By Skyler Huff Derrickson Intern skyler@thelickingnews.com |
| Jill Driesel, a senior at Licking High School, made the All-Tournament Team at the Frisco League Academic Tournament on Sat., Jan. 14. The All-Tournament Team is made up of the top eight individuals who obtained the highest scores during the first three games of the Frisco League tournament. Driesel received the honor of making the team after scoring 130 points, the equivalent of answering thirteen questions. After making the team, Driesel stated, "I was honestly surprised. I did not realize that I had answered the required amount of questions. However, I am glad that by doing so I could make my teammates and my coach, Karen Brown, proud." Licking hosted the Frisco League tournament this year, with five teams competing. Richland, the current reigning state champions, took first place. Iberia placed second, with Dixon following closely at third. |