Lake Tahoe Unified School District - School Board Press Releases

	Date	Description
	December 1, 2011	BIG BOLD MUSICAL ‘42nd STREET’ TO TAKE STAGE AT LAKE TAHOE’S NEWEST STAGE South Tahoe High School Students Perform Dazzling Play at Viking Theatre this December. Viking Road is soon to become the way to 42nd Street with the first student performance to take the stage at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School‟s Tahoe Arts and Design Academy. Read More.....
	October 2011	South Tahoe High School is featured on the cover of the October Issue of the CASH Register - The newsletter of the Coalition for Adequate School Housing. In the article "Less Standardization and More Flexibility", the writer states "For a district with no new construction eligibility dollars, what did their leadership, gumption and creativity get them? Plenty! READ MORE......
	October 17, 2011	Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation announces the first Lake Tahoe Digital Photo Institute - June 29, 2012 - July 1, 2012. View Lake Tahoe Digital Photo Insitute flyer.
	October 13, 2011	Bubba Romagnolo returns from the Big Apple to help choreograph 42nd Street at South Tahoe High School.
	August 2011	Lake Tahoe Unified School District has so much to offer students and families. Check out our ADVERTISEMENT in the Tahoe Daily Tribune's Back-to-School Issue on August 23, 2011.
	June 29, 2011	Heavenly and STAR Challenge Tahoe to A Donation Match As Excitement builds for Friday Night Lights Lake Tahoe Unified School District is excited to announce the latest donors to the South Tahoe High School Viking Stadium Renovation Project. With Phase I already underway, Heavenly Mountain Resort and the South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts (STAR) (formerly the Lake Tahoe Gaming Alliance) today have announced they intend to match community donations for the Friday Night Lights drive up to $20,000. Heavenly and STAR each intend to contribute $10,000 to the stadium construction and are challenging other community members to get their donations in by Monday August 15 to contribute to the donation match. UPDATE: 8/15/11 - the $20,000 Match has been made!!
	June 21, 2011	SOUTH LAKE TAHOE SCHOOL QUALIFIES AS A FINALIST IN GOVERNOR’S FITNESS CHALLENGE COMPETITION *Tahoe Valley Elementary be considered for prizes up to $100,000* *Los Angeles, Calif*. – Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of theGovernor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, announced today that Tahoe Valley Elementary is one of 12 school finalists in the Gold Country Regionand 116 schools state-wide that have been named finalists in the 2011 Governor’s Challenge Competition. The Governor’s Challenge Competition is a contest that promotes increased physical activity and better nutrition among California’s children. Read the Press Release................
	May 24, 2011	The Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, is a nationwide high-school art competition sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The contest is open to all high-school students within the Fourth Congressional District which includes includes El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Lasson, Modoc, and portions of Butte and Sacramento counties. The 2011 winner is Alana Mosca of South Tahoe High School. Her winning piece is titled “Barefoot Beauty”, a digitally enhanced photograph of footprints in the sand with waves slowly crashing on shore. Alana’s artwork will be professionally reframed and shipped to Washington DC where it will hang in the Cannon Tunnel along with other national winners. Two roundtrip airline tickets will be awarded to Alana. 2nd Place Winner: Gisela Renteria – So Tahoe High - Photograph entry titled “Folklorica”. 3rd Place Winner: Christopher James Garrett – So Lake Tahoe - Photograph entry titled “Falls” . Honorable Mention was given to: Petr Colwell, Nick Knowles and Casey Willitts, all of South Tahoe High. BOARD PRESENTATION 5-24-11 (.wmv file)
	April 19, 2011	Schools Selected by California Business for Education Excellence for Prestigious Honor Roll The Lake Tahoe Unified School District announced today that the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School has been selected by California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) as one of 1,221 public schools in California to receive the title of 2010 Honor Roll school.
	August 27, 2010	South Tahoe High School welcomes the community to new facilities. A transformation has taken place at STHS and the community was "wowed" on August 26th when hundreds of people swarmed the campus during an open house and ribbon cutting celebration.
	June 22, 2010	Tahoe Valley Elementary School is one of 22 Finalists in the old Country Region and one of 127 in the state 2010 Governor's Challenge Competion for the second year in a row with 100% of students participating. The school is now under consideration for prizes including 11 fitness centers worth up to $100,000. Award winners will be announced in September.
	March 24, 2010	3/24/10 - "South Tahoe High School Transformed" by Elaine Goodman of the Tahoe Business Monitor. $4.4 million sports medicine academy to join green technology, digital arts facilities.
	January 12, 2010	THREE-YEAR, MILLION DOLLAR SCIENCE GRANT AWARDED TO LAKE TAHOE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LTUSD receives coveted grant from the California State Department of Education, and partners with Lake Tahoe Community College, so teachers can improve science teaching.
	January 6, 2010	Schools Selected by California Business for Education Excellence for Prestigious Honor Roll The Lake Tahoe Unified School District announced today that the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School has been selected by California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) as one of 1,304 public schools in California to receive the title of 2009 Honor Roll school.
	September 15, 2009	Lake Tahoe Unified School District Makes Huge Gains on California’s Academic Performance Index (API). STAR light, STAR bright, SLT students are out of sight!!!!
	April 27, 2009	Swine Flu Information
	April 8, 2009	School Board Member, Angela Swanson, Resigns
	April 7, 2009	El Dorado County School Districts Bid For Federal Stimulus Funds To Employ Local Youth
	January 12, 2009	LTUSD receives coveted grant from the California State Department of Education, and partners with Lake Tahoe Community College, so teachers can improve science teaching.
	January 29, 2008	Lake Tahoe residents feel strongly about continuing to improve South Lake Tahoe's local schools to provide the excellent schools and classrooms necessary to maintain student enrollment and retain excellent teachers. (PDF)
	August 13, 2007	Lake Tahoe Unified School District is pleased to announce that a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony has been scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. to celebrate the official opening of the new Community Youth Sports Complex located at South Tahoe Middle School. The project was made possible through joint efforts with the City of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, and generous donations from community members, local businesses, and service clubs. (PDF)
	April 1, 2007 English Español:	KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION DO YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO WILL BE 5 YEARS OLD ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 2, 2007? KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR LAKE TAHOE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BEING HELD APRIL 30th through May 4th, 2007 AT ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
	April 1, 2007 English Español:	MATRÍCULA PARA EL JARDÍN DE NIÑOS TIENE UN NIÑO QUE CUMPLIRÁ 5 EL 2 DE DICIEMBRE DEL 2007 Ó ANTES? LA MATRICULACIÓN PARA EL JARDÍN DE NIÑOS EN EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LAKE TAHOE SE ESTA LLEVANDO A CABO Del 30 de abril al 4 de mayo, 2007 EN TODAS LAS PRIMARIAS
	February 28 , 2007	Lake Tahoe Unified School District announced today that Park Cattle Company, a diversified real estate company with holdings in the Carson Valley and Stateline, Nevada, including Edgewood Golf Course, Edgewood Water Company and the Park Ranch, has committed $100,000 towards the construction of a Community Youth Sports Complex.. (PDF)
	February 26, 2007	Partnering with the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, the City of South Lake Tahoe, and numerous community supporters, El Dorado County has been awarded a $100,000 grant to help in the District’s efforts to construct a Community Youth Sports Complex, complete with a new track and field at South Tahoe Middle School . (PDF)
	September 7, 2006	The Board of Education of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District cordially invites the community to attend an Open House at the new Independent Learning Academy, 1100 Lyons Avenue, South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. (PDF)
	August 31, 2006	The El Dorado County Office of Education announces Adult Education classes to be offered in South Lake Tahoe. The location of these classes will be announced by Sept. 13th. Classes will begin the week of September 18th and will end the week of December 11th. Classes will not be held on November 10th, 23rd and 24th. (PDF)
	August 14, 2006	Lake Tahoe Unified School District today announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Each school and/or the central office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party . (PDF)
	July 14, 2006	Children entering kindergarten in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in September need to be registered at their local school. Parents are to register their children at their designated elementary school. Boundaries are available for viewing at www.ltusd.org or a map can be picked up at the Education Center (1021 Al Tahoe Boulevard). (PDF)
	July 11, 2006	The Board of Education of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District has approved the recommendation to offer employment to Mrs. Ivone Larson as the Principal of South Tahoe High School, effective August 1, 2006 at an annual salary of $95,697. (PDF)
	June 21, 2006	The Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board of Education shall hold a Public Hearing to discuss the rationale for not accepting the invitation to participate in the HIGH PRIORITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM (HPSGP). (PDF)
	June 21, 2006	Lake Tahoe Unified School District Hires CFO - For the 2005/2006 school year, the District has functioned without a CFO, utilizing the services of Teresa Ryland, CPA. The District advertised the position and was fortunate to find Debra Yates as a candidate for Chief Financial Officer. (PDF)
	June 7, 2006	Lake Tahoe Unified School District has received notification from its insurance provider, AETNA, that there may be an increase of 29.7%, or approximately $1 million, on October 1st when the medical insurance plan is renewed for 2006/07. (PDF)
	May 6, 2006	The INDEPENDENT LEARNING ACADEMY will open its doors in September at the Al Tahoe Learning Center, 1100 Lyons Avenue, South Lake Tahoe. The academy will welcome students from Kindergarten to 12th Grade who wish to enjoy an enriching educational environment that is more flexible than the traditional school setting. The INDEPENDENT LEARNING ACADEMY’s vision is to provide a program that is flexible enough to meet the needs of a variety of independent learners from college prep high school students to elementary and middle school home schooled students, and other independent learners. (PDF)
	March 31, 2006	Registration for students entering kindergarten for the 2006/2007 school year will be held at all public elementary schools in April. REGISTRATION IS SET FOR APRIL 12TH AND 13TH AND MAY 17TH. If you will have a child entering the District in September, please call your school for an appointment NOW. (PDF)
	March 30, 2006	South Tahoe Educators Association (STEA) and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District entered their first day of negotiations on March 29, 2006. After four-and-ahalf hours of discussions, both sides are pleased to announce that they have come to a mutual agreement on behalf of students, staff, District, and the community to institute a Full-Day Kindergarten Program for the 2006/2007 school year. (PDF)
	March 15, 2006	The Lake Tahoe Unified School District announced today that it has been designated a Blue Ribbon school district by Expansion Management magazine in its 14th annual Education Quotient™ issue. (PDF)