More Hires

I am pleased to announce two more hires to the LHS family. Pam Peske and Maggie Townsend will be joining us as Administrative Assisant and Library Media Specialist respectivley.

Mrs. Peske has a degree in both English and Special Education and has spent the past 19 years working at BHS in the main office as the accounts secretary. Mrs. Townsend comes to us from South Central High School where she spent the past year teaching English. Prior to coming to South Central Mrs. Townsend spend time in Divide County and Minto as both an English teacher and a Library Media Specialist. She also served as the districts Athletic Director.

I'm extremelyt excited having both Mrs. Peske and Mrs. Townsend on board! Please welcome them to Saber Country!

Phone Number

I remember moving out of my parents house and the excitement of getting my first phone number. The number was more than just a way to reach me, but represented another chapter in my life. Today's students have the same excitement and pride when they receive their first cell phone.

As we continue to build LHS, I'm happy to announce that we have a phone number! This may seem like a small step or a formality, but it is yet another reminder about the reality of what is LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.

Right now I'm the only person in the offices at LHS so you may get directed to voice mail if you try calling. Please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can. We are hoping to have an Administrative Assistant in place shortly who will help in answering your calls.

To reach LHS please call 701-323-4851

New Hire

I'm pleased to announce that Lars Jacobsen, a high school science teacher from Rapid City Central High School in Rapid City SD, will be joining the LHS family as a Physical Science instructor. Lars has an extensive background in teaching all areas of science at the Secondary level and is well versed in Problem Based Learning and brain based learning research. Lars will also be assisting with the Saber football team.

Welcome

It is with great excitement that I launch the first Legacy High School Sabers blog. The blog will be updated on a regular basis as it will be one of the main sources of information on the happenings at LHS.

Since the last newsletter there has been great growth in the development of Saber country - LHS. We have hired more staffing as Nadine Butts, a counselor/interventionist from Wachter Middle School, will be joining the LHS staff starting this summer. Nadine brings a great deal of experience and knowledge when it comes to working with high schools students, while also having excellent ties to community resources. Last week we also added two more coaches to the Saber coaching staff. Jason Horner and Nick Walker will be heading up the boys and girls basketball programs respectively. Jason won a state title for Mandan High School and Nick has been a part of several state championship teams at Century High School as either a head coach or an assistant. I couldn't be more excited about these hires.

We are continuing to work with local vendors on getting Saber apparel on the shelves and hopefully attire will be arriving soon. I want to thank Simle/Legacy Athletic Director Paul Jundt for all the help he has given to this project. I will keep you posted when apparel becomes available.

Kim Hertz (FACS) and Kristine Montegomery (Social Studies) have been announced as our Co-Student Council Advisers. They are currently working on forming LHS Student Counci .  Students can start to become involved in Saber student council this spring and summer.

This past week; Band Director Mark Herold, Choral Director Mike Seil and I met with parents of the band program. We discussed when/where band will take place and what parents and students can expect of a high school music program. The meeting was very well attended. Many questions and concerns were able to be addressed.

The daily schedule continues to be a work in progress.  Thanks to the help of Mike Gilbertson and Dale Hoerauf progress is being made. I feel positive about where we are at this point in the school year with the schedule.  Conflicts that arise within the schedule will be resolved as soon as they arrive.

This past January a parent meeting was held at the Career Academy. At that time many parents signed up for parent boosters for athletics, fine arts, or parent advisory committee. Those names have been forwarded to the respectful coaches and fine arts directors. A list-serve is being created for the PAC (parent advisory committee).  If you signed up for the list-serve you will be receiving an email out soon about setting up some meetings dates. Please watch for those contacts in your email.