Lions of the Month
What is lions of the month?
Lions of the Month is a celebration of student and faculty life, and the amazing things that we are all doing outside of classes! Lions of the week are exceptional members of the Lakeside community who have demonstrated leadership, character, or have embodied the core values of Lakeside’s community expectations. Feel free to nominate someone you feel has done this in the Google Form below!
LIONS OF THE WEEK 2021-2022
Cassia W. ‘23 - For taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all students and demonstrating leadership and generosity.
Vivian A. ‘24 - For their wonderful performance of The Nutcracker with the International Ballet Theater.
Carly Pansulla - For creating such an inclusive atmosphere at the library and putting on initiatives such as treats in mailboxes and welcome gifts for new staff members.
Eric Li'. ‘22 - For submitting a research project outside of school for the Regeneron Science Talent Search '22., titled Computational Identification and Characterization of Genetic Biomarkers With High Expression and Immune Infiltration in Breast Cancer. Eric recently earned the title of Regeneron Scholar and his work is moving onto the next round of the competition.
Poppy H. ‘23 - For going beyond the call of duty to help a pair of advisories during bench duty when not assigned. Poppy’s actions excellently model the small deeds that embody our core values and community expectations.
The Maintenance Team - For working so hard to keep our campus clean and beautiful every day. We so rarely see them working, but they impact our lives every day. Huge thanks to Dan, Rob, Mike, Clayton, Charlie, CJ, Henry, Armando, Soloman, David, and Garrett!
lions of the Week 2020-2021
Katherine S. ‘23 - For creating an AMAZING app for Clubs Fair that makes it so easy to sign up and stay updated with Lakeside Clubs! Thank you Katherine for your ingenuity and dedication.
Mr. Foran - For getting up super early to film beach process videos to help students understand clay strategies and concepts! Thank you for your amazing leadership!
Mr. Jewett - For working to create a SUPERB zoom setup! He has built a whole classroom in his house with white boards and multiple camera setups so that his students can see labs clearly. Thank you for helping students thrive during online learning!
lions of the Week 2019-2020
Mr. Johanson - for helping Lakeside make the transition to online learning by popping into classes to give EXTENSIVE help wherever needed! He made himself present to help the Lakeside Community wherever he was needed! Thank you Mr. Johanson for helping Lakeside during a notably changing time!
Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Lee, Counselors- For seamlessly integrating into the lakeside community as long-term substitutes for the councilors while on maternity leave and making a positive impact on the whole community!
Ariella N. ‘20- For writing and illustrating her book What’s in this Cookie. Detailing how to cope with tree nut allergy, a very, very important issue in today’s modern world. Amazing job Ariella!
Katherine S. ‘23- For making it to her regional choir conference and competition! Great job on this accomplishment Katherine!
Vidisha G. ‘20- For stepping in with very short notice and helping to take pictures at the TedXLakeside event! Thank you Vidisha!
Cameron L. ‘20- Helping to clean up the mess that remained after clubs fair even though he did not need to! Thank you for stepping up Cameron!
Alice G. ‘21, Kate G. ‘23, Julia R. ‘20, and Ella P. ‘20- For creating posters that cultivated a deeper sense of inclusivity at a Lakeside sporting event, making our school proud! Thank you for representing Lakeside!
David C. ‘22 - For entering in a NYT photography competition and winning for his submission and caption of his photo! Here is a link to his article to see his amazing achievement - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/learning/a-portrait-of-gen-z-winners-of-our-second-annual-student-photo-contest.html. Congrats David!
Daniel L. ‘21 - For entering in a coding and engineering competition from NYU called CSAW-RED, and coming in third in this highly competitive program! Amazing job Daniel!
Sophia D, ‘20- For writing a powerful play, Estrella, which details the harsh reality of family separation and love in the days of ICE. Her play was selected through the Young Play-writes program run through ACT theater out of three-hundred as one of the best eight plays! It will be performed in the spring.