Preparing our Scouts

Dear Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Knollwood Community: literacy expectations, and build explicit SAT critical reading and writing skills into all classes.

We are well into the second semester and we have so much to celebrate. In addition to our academic programming and extensive course offerings that continue to prepare our students well beyond our time with them, our Scouts are also leading the way in their passion areas like athletics, the arts, and a multitude of other extracurricular activities. Talent Show is a wrap; the Spring Musical in rehearsal; and plans for Prom 2023 are underway. With spring right around the corner, it is great to be a Scout!

For an even more detailed review of our overall improvement efforts and a clearer understanding of the IL State Report Card, please watch my presentation in the December Board Meeting on our District’s website.

We know that both colleges and our ever-evolving and fast-paced world also value individual experiences, perspectives, and unique learning opportunitieswhich is where LFHS continues to excel. Our course catalog allows each student to select classes that range from rigorous core academics to courses that provide in-demand and career-oriented learning in industries such as Computer Science, New Media, and Entrepreneurship. We also continue to offer a myriad of arts, music, and wellness courses. It remains our goal to provide all Scouts with the opportunity to master key academic, personal, and success skills.

Scout Experience and LFHS 101

During these interactive events, incoming freshmen and their families learned about the LFHS student experience from current students, teachers, and administrators. They toured the school, met with athletic and club representatives, and explored the curriculum, academic expectations, electives, and the resources available to students.

Student-Athletes Make College Commitments

Congratulations to the 17 LFHS students who recently committed to playing a sport at the collegiate level. Schools include Colgate University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Cornell University, Northwestern University, and Clemson University. Go Scouts!

STEM Clubs Spotlight Student Passions

Students in the Robotics, Women in STEM, and Science Olympiad clubs stay challenged by entering robotics events, exploring student-led topics, and preparing and competing in building competitions. These fast-growing clubs are gaining momentum thanks to the spirit of student leadership and mentorship of staff advisors.

Even while celebrating, continuous improvement and reflection is important. Though Lake Forest High School continues to be ranked in the 99th percentile of schools in Illinois, we also recognize an opportunity to do even better with the release of the 2022 Illinois State Report Card. We take this data, and the opportunity it provides us, very seriously. We have implemented targeted support efforts around college readiness and test taking, and our team of educators are explicitly addressing the key reading, writing, and mathematical skills assessed on the SAT. We continue to evolve summer school options to include key college readiness indicators, partner with feeder schools to better align

As a final note, I’m grateful to live, work, and raise my family in this great community - full of history, tradition, high expectations and, above all else, care and compassion. At LFHS, we have always been and will always remain steadfastly committed to walking alongside our students as they explore their passions and discover their purpose.

Your proud principal,

Dr. Erin Lenart

Holiday Concerts Hit a High Note

The LFHS Music department holiday concerts and Applause Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser in December featured a band, orchestra, and choir concert as well as the performance of students in the Cantorei Choir, Symphonic Winds, Symphonia Orchestra, Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, Chamber Strings and the Brass Quintet.