News & Announcements
Lots of exhibitors and lots of hands-on fun! Join Lakota LEADS for a full evening of fun at this year's Pi Day happening March 14 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. at PLAINS JR SCHOOL. There will be many STEAM based hands-on activities that will entertain your K-8 students!
Gifted Resource Fair will be held on Saturday, March 8th from 9am - 12:30pm at the Hamilton County Educational Services Center, at 11083 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45231
Lakota Gifted Services provides second opportunity testing to meet the cognitive score requirement.
Come see our VanGorden students and staff as they show you their amazing talents! A show that shouldn't be missed.
VanGorden will have Spring Individual and Classroom Group Photos on March 17th. Please go to Lifetouch.com, Choose VanGorden and Enter the Picture ID to place your orders!
Join us for our next Community Night out on Tuesday, February 25th from 5:00pm-9:00pm at Torchy's Tacos located at 7673 Blake Street in the Liberty Center. Come have dinner and 15% will be given back to VanGorden.
The application for Early Entrance to Kindergarten and first grade for the 2025-26 school year opens 2/1/25.
Jenn Bishop will signing her books during a student assembly on March 13, 2025. You can purchase a book(s) by sending in the form sent home with students or online at vangordenpta.square.site.
Order your 2024-2025 yearbook today!
Creativity was in full display in Andrea Menchhofer’s art class as VanGorden Elementary fourth graders put finishing touches on their self-portrait projects. There was a special twist though.
Live webinar is Tuesday September 4th, 2024 from 7pm-8pm plus time for questions over Zoom.
Attend and Learn: - How to make the best choice between the SAT and ACT - When your child should ideally take the first(and last) test - create a personalized timeline - How much preparation is typically needed for best scores.
DI Program Information and Q&A Meetings:
Monday, August 26th at 6pm in the cafeteria at Independence Elementary
Wednesday, Sept 4th at 7pm in the cafeteria at Union Elementary
Submit your artwork! You could be chosen as Artist of the Month!
In addition to the supplies provided by your school, students in grades K-8 are asked to provide a few additional items before the first day of school. Use TeacherLists, a free new resource, to easily find your list and even shop online for the best prices on all your back-to-school supplies, if desired. High school students will continue to receive supply lists from their teachers when school starts.
Beginning Monday, June 10, ParentSquare is replacing Lakota's current notification system for sending email, phone and text alerts to all Lakota families and staff. The new, more unified school-to-home communication tool was piloted by eight Lakota schools during the last month of the 2023-2024 school year.
For parents and staff, no action will be required to continue receiving communications, but log into your account via OneLogin to customize your communications experience and get the most out of ParentSquare.
Gifted Services is accepting applications for Early Entrance into Kindergarten and 1st grade for the 2024-25 school year until Friday, June 14. Any applications received after this date will not be considered before the start off the school year.
Congratulations to all our Lakota Destination Imagination teams that competed at the state tournament held at Lakota East High School this past Saturday!
Please see important message below from Interim Superintendent, Elizabeth Lolli, Ph.D.
This Friday, March 15th join Lakota LEADS and the Lakota community to celebrate Pi Day the best way we know how – with awesome hands-on STEAM activities!