Friday, October 9th is Oregon's statewide inservice day for schools. This means there is no school for students on Friday. Have a great 3-day weekend, and we'll see you back on Monday.
BASEBALL FOR TODAY
Wednesday, Oct. 7th: All players will check in at the field at 1:45pm. Games on both fields will begin at 3:00pm. We will have some players who have been practicing on Optimist participate in the scrimmage on Lions, in order to field complete teams on both fields. Players will be given placements tonight and can communicate to family members who may want to come watch.
ANY FAMILY MEMBERS PLANNING TO WATCH PLEASE NOTE: Anyone coming to watch the scrimmages must maintain social distancing. Masks will not be required of fans, but all fans must remain 6 feet of distance between non-family members.
Financial Aid Night at La Grande High School will be a "Virtual" meeting only. Please contact Teresa Dowdy at teresa.dowdy@lagrandesd.org for the link. This is a very informational meeting for all students and parents planning on going to college.
SPORTS PHYSICALS OFFERED AT LHS STUDENT BASED HEALTH CENTER
SBHC staff will be offering sports physicals from 9:00 am until noon on Friday 10/9. Call 541-962-8809 to schedule an appointment. We are not able to see walk-in patients at this time.
Season 1- Fall Sports - Starts next week, October 12th
Volleyball: (Practice starts Oct. 12th 4:30 -6: 00 pm
Ending times may be adjusted as the week goes)
Girls Soccer: (M-Th from 3:45-5:45pm beginning October 12th. Mondays and Wednesdays at LMS field and Tuesdays and Thursdays at Island City School field.)
Boys Soccer: (Boys Soccer Practices will be Tuesdays and Thursdays @ LMS from 4pm to 6pm. starting October 13th. Student-athletes should have ALL Paperwork should be turned in to Coach Rangel to be able to practice. That includes: a Physical, Emergency Card, Parent Permission form)
Cross Country: Beginning Oct. 13, Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 4 pm by the track. (Coach Alma Crow)
Football: Beginning Monday, Oct. 12th. Practice will be Monday - Thursday, 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm. No practice on Fridays. Students should meet on the football practice field.
LHS Social Media now on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38mmmGA22-zgc5KDcTLuTw/videos?view_as=subscriber
BOYS SOCCER NEWS FOR THIS WEEK:
The High School Boys Soccer team will start practices every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6pm at the La Grande Middle School soccer field starting Tuesday, October 12th. Student-athletes should have all paperwork completed. Physicals, Emergency Cards, and Parent Permission forms must be completed before attending practices. Every student-athlete will be temperature checked and will be sent home if their temperature is above 100.4 degrees fahrenheit. We ask student-athletes to stay home if they are feeling ill for whatever reason, even if it's the common flu. We ask the following for student-athletes when practices begin:
BEFORE PRACTICE:
1. Show up 15 minutes BEFORE practice to check in for your temperature check
2. Be dressed BEFORE practice
3. Bring your OWN WATER BOTTLE/JUG (no sharing)
CHECK IN BEFORE PRACTICE:
1. Walk towards the shed (maintain 6ft and wear your mask please)
2. TEMPERATURE CHECK (will be done each practice)
3. Set your gear/bag 10 ft apart along the fence
4. STAY in your spot until coaches give you directions of what to do
DURING PRACTICE:
1. NO handshakes
2. NO usage of hands
3. NO headers
4. NO sharing water bottles
5. NO group celebrations
Contact Coach Rangel at sid.rangel@lagrandesd.org for further questions or information.
BASEBALL NEWS FOR 10/5-10/9:
Monday: No Practice - Parks will be closed for 24 hours due to chemical spraying.
Tuesday: Practice times will be as normal. Check-In 4:30pm and Practice from 4:45-6:30pm.
Wednesday: Baker Games have been cancelled. We will have two intrasquad scrimmages happening. One on Lions and one on Optimist. Optimist scrimmage will include live pitching and officials. It will either be two 5 inning games, or one 9 inning game. Lions scrimmage will be a "machine pitched" scrimmage. Start times are yet to be determined, but will likely be around 2:30 pm. I will let players know their report time at the beginning of the week.
Have a great weekend, everyone! Enjoy some time with family and we will look forward to seeing everyone next week!
Conditioning for Fall sports starts October 12th.
Check it out.
Get involved at LHS.
Representatives from Eastern Oregon University will give a presentation on financial aid. Counselors will be talking about the FAFSA/ORSAA, scholarships, and ASPIRE. Please make sure to mark your calendars for this informational presentation.
LHS Baseball will have an inter squad scrimmage on Wednesday, October 7th at Optimist Field. Scrimmage will start at 3:00 pm. Social distancing is required.
LHS Varsity Softball will travel to Union High School on Monday, 10/5. Game time will be 4:00 pm.
On Wednesday, 10/7, LHS Varsity Softball will host Union HS in La Grande. Game time will be at 4:00 pm
Social distancing rules will apply. All participants and spectators must wear a mask at all times while at the field.
GO TIGERS!!!!
Attention LHS students. Are you interested in participating on the Girls Golf Team? If so, there will be a short meeting this coming Monday. We will be discussing fall and spring practice schedules and various other items.
What: Girls Golf Player Meeting
When: Monday, October 5th. 4:00 pm
Where: La Grande Country Club
Who: All interested LHS students
If you are interested but unable to attend or have any questions please contact Bill Waldrop at bill.waldrop@lagrandesd.org. We hope to see you then!
Softball games that were scheduled for today have been cancelled.
LHS Softball will host Baker City HS tomorrow, September 29th for a double header game. First game starts at 1 pm, second game should begin at 3 pm. Social distancing rules will apply at the field. We would like to give preference to family members of the team to sit in the grandstands. There is room out beyond the outfield fence for lawn chairs.
2020 Summer Activities Photos for Yearbook
Please use this form to submit photos from summer 2020 activities/student life to be used in the summer portion of the yearbook. You can upload as many photos as you would like.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSrBFVobhky38Ee6ts9Dmq-8pAr9hYSsddkDhpJJ30r2vaDA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628
Please view the following PDF for guidance on upcoming SAT/ACT testing:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/929793/ACT_SAT_Guidelines_2020_-_2021.pdf
On Friday, September 18th, students in a La Grande High School online class experienced a disruption. For more information please follow the link. https://5il.co/l945
All High School practices are cancelled today due to poor air quality.