Letter from the Superintendent

As we approach the end of this school year, it is really a time of reflection for me professionally and personally. Professionally, this has been a pretty normal school year. Once again Lake Hamilton High School received word that it had been recognized as one of "America's Top High Schools" making the list in the Washington Post Newspaper as being placed in the top 5% of the nation's high schools based on their scholastic criteria. The National Center for Educational Achievement, a department of ACT Incorporated, recognized Lake Hamilton Elementary School and Lake Hamilton Middle Schools as Higher Performing Schools for 2011.

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Congratulations to Billy Chesshir

Congratulations to Billy Chesshir, Lake Hamilton Middle School Counselor, for being selected as the Arkansas Multi-level Counselor of the year. Mr. Chesshir represented the southwest counselor’s association and was chosen as the state winner over five other counseling region candidates. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Arkansas School Counselors Conference being held in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mr. Chesshir’s portfolio will be sent to the National Counselors Association to compete against the winners from the other forty-nine states.

In an interview with Mr. Chesshir he states, “We have an open door policy in our school counseling office. We strive to promote and foster positive relationships among our students, parents, administrators and faculty as well as our community resources in our school district. We work very hard at creating a positive learning environment that promotes success for every student. Our over-all goal in our comprehensive counseling program is to provide the necessary educational training and coping skills necessary to help them become successful contributing members of society.”

The Lake Hamilton administrators-faculty, staff, and students congratulate Mr. Chesshir, better known to all of us as Mr. C the voice of Lake Hamilton Middle School.

Wolf Walk for Wellness was a Success

The Wolf Walk for Wellness took place Saturday, April 21 at the Wolf Stadium from 8-11 a.m. In attendance were 149 walkers and the LH food pantry, located at the Parent Center, received over 100 boxes of cereal to be given to families in need. Nutritional information, fun nutritional treats, pencils, note pads, pencil bags, and water were given to the walkers. All six schools had attendance at the walk with Primary having the most in attendance! We appreciate all that came out and walked for their health and wellness. Look forward to another Wolf Walk in the Fall of 2012!

National Football Foundation Honors LH Students

These players were honored as scholar athletes at the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Banquet on April 7th. The prestigious event was held in North Little Rock. Selection was based on football and academic achievement. The average grade point of the group is 3.91. No other school had more than two players inducted. Left to right: Dre Bennett, Austin Essner, Andy Nguyen, Coach Clay, Corey Green, Trent Curry, & Tyler Lindsey.

Steve Anderson receives 2012 Administrator of the Year Award from the AASC

Each year Student councils from across Arkansas nominate administrators for the Arkansas Association of Student Councils “Administrator of the Year” award. Mr. Steve Anderson, Superintendent of Lake Hamilton School District, is the 2012 recipient of this award. Congratulations to Mr. Anderson on this honor!

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Lake Hamilton Girls are 2011 6A State Champs

The LH Boys earned the state runner-up title. Check out the results and photos for the LH Cross Country team.

Elementary & Middle School Both Recognized as 2011 NCEA Higher Performing Schools

The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA), a department of ACT, Inc., recognized Lake Hamilton Elementary School and Middle School as 2011 NCEA Higher Performing Schools. Lake Hamilton Middle School received Higher Performing (HP) recognition in the following areas: Higher performing in Math based on the number of students that have advanced scores in Math on the statewide Benchmark exams.

The Higher Performing Schools (formerly known as Just for the Kids Schools) are identified by two measures: consistent improvement in student achievement from previous years (growth) and/or absolute student achievement using the schools advanced performance results on the spring 2011 Arkansas ABE (Augmented Benchmark Examinations). NCEA's higher performing methodology controls for school and student demographics to allow for an apples-to-apples comparison of school achievement and to demonstrate that with the commitment of educators, all schools can have success no matter the zip code. NCEA provided award certificates to each Higher Performing School and the district.

Lake Hamilton High School Once Again Named One of the Nation’s Best High Schools

LHHS was again added to the list, compiled by the Washington Post, of the nation’s best high schools. Formerly known as Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools, the list of America’s best high schools is now known as The High School Challenge and published as a part of the Washington Post. Lake Hamilton High School is one of only thirty Arkansas high schools to make the list. The primary focus of The High School Challenge is to measure if a school is adequately preparing their students for college. The formula is simple: Divide the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or other college-level tests a school gave in 2010 by the number of graduating seniors. While not a measure of the overall quality of the school, the rating can reveal the level of a high school’s commitment to preparing average students for college. For more information, visit the Washington Post’s website:

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/.../lake-hamilton-pearcy-ar/