Lafayette County School District

LES is proud to celebrate the following kids for Student of the Month for February. The character word for February was compassion and the following students showed true compassion; Prince, Logan, Corbin, Ava Margaret, Wilder, Kaidee, Millie, and Amelia. Not pictured Cameron.

Commodore Athletes & Parents Make sure to bookmark this page and check frequently for tryouts & other information happening in April/May. https://lafco.live/?p=992 In-school free physicals will be on April 19th so save the date.

The LHS Quiz Bowl Varsity and JV teams competed at the NAQT State Championships this weekend in Fulton, MS. They had victories over Southaven, Itawamba, and TCPS, and were declared the JV STATE CHAMPIONS. The JV team consisted of Kara Coleman, Bella Dassance, Gray Fisher, Acyn Harrell, Izzy Kuhn, and Christopher Fernandez Interiano. The Varsity team consisted of Cameron Bolen, Cole Garvin, Andrew Phillips, and Aleks Stupal. They had victories over Itawamba and Starkville and placed 4th in the state. Cameron Bolen, Gray Fisher, and Izzy Kuhn picked up individual honors. Izzy finished 6th in JV in most points scored, Cameron finished 2nd overall in most points scored and 1st overall in most tossups answered, and Gray finished 2nd in JV and 5th overall in most points scored, 4th overall in most tossups answered, and 5th overall in most powers answered. Congratulations to the team on a very successful first season here at LHS!

Congratulations to the Lafayette Girls Powerlifting team on securing 3rd place in the 5A State Championship meet! Tamia Tyson is a state champion in her weight category. Other Commodorers with honors: Leah Cleavenger-3rd, Ally Avent-4th, Allie Carper-4th, Layla Milliner-2nd, Makayla Wooten-4th, Farrah Harwell- 3rd, Ella Ruth Smith- 4th, Pinky Oliver -3rd.

Congratulations to Davion Bell for placing 3rd in his weight category at the State Championship meet.

It’s STEM Day! Today, the sixth-grade QUEST students used Dash and Cue Robots to code movement, sound, and expressions.

Excellence everywhere! Congratulations to the 2024 Skills USA Auto Technician State Champion Kaden Fassinger! Kaden is an 11th-grade student at Lafayette High School.

Thomas selected as the MS Historical Society Teacher of the Year The Teacher of the Year Award was presented to Caitlin Thomas of Lafayette Middle School. The Mississippi Historical Society, founded in 1858, encourages outstanding work in interpreting, teaching, and preserving Mississippi history. The Mississippi Historical Society held its annual meeting Feb. 22-23 in Oxford to honor its 2024 award winners, including the Best Mississippi History Book, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Teacher of the Year, and awards of merit.

Our Commodore Media Group remains Anchored to Excellence. Earlier today on the Ole Miss campus, the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association held its annual broadcast and newspaper convention and competition. We are proud of our students and their hard work as the provide our school and community with outstanding award-winning news and broadcasts. This competition is among member schools 1A-7A all competiting to be finalists and overall winners for the state.

Due to incoming inclement weather, ALL Lafayette County Schools will dismiss at 12:00 noon today. Car riders dismissal starts at 11:45 and buses at 12:00 pm.

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Lafayette County Schools! It's everything Lafayette County Schools, in your pocket. Download for Android https://aptg.co/-9X7J2 Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/VCTJt7

We launched a new website and app! Lafayette County School District is thrilled to announce the new app for Lafayette County School District! It's everything Lafayette County Schools, in your pocket!

Returning student registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens April 8th! Watch your mail for your registration code next week!

In the club's first year, the LHS Quiz Bowl Team attended the Mississippi State Spring Invitational in Starkville, MS, this weekend, where they had a very successful day. They placed 2nd in their division with victories over Itawamba, Madison Central, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Starkville, West Lauderdale, and West Union. They qualified for the playoff bracket, where they had a nail-biting loss to MSMS in their final round. They finished with an overall 6-4 record on the day and placed 4th overall out of 14 teams. The team consisted of Cameron Bolen, Cole Garvin, Andrew Phillips, Aleksander Stupal, Kara Coleman, Isabella Dassance, Gray Fisher, Christopher Fernandez-Interiano, and Marlee Garvin. They will compete at State Championships in Fulton in two weeks.

It's time to purchase the Pink Out Softball game t-shirt for the annual Lafayette/Oxford Softball game. All proceeds will go towards this year's honoree. Fill out your order form at the link below (now with a quicker payment through Venmo). https://forms.gle/3jhegMF9ZTjaBrn1A

Come out and support Lafayette Theatre as they perform their Spring Musical: "Mamma Mia!" The dates are April 19th and 20th at 7 pm in the Lafayette Middle School Auditorium! Tickets are being sold presale for $10! Tickets at the door are $15, so get them early! Tickets can be purchased from any Theatre member.

Hooray for the Fighting Okra and the Owls! College Day Spotlight universities this month were DSU and The W.

LHS Volleyball camp coming up in April!

Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. Visit www.gocommodores.org for more details

Congratulations to Cameron Bolen on obtaining the outstanding honor of being selected as a National Merit Finalist! Mr. Bolen will have the opportunity to continue the competitive scholarship process.