The Student Spotlight segment of each Board meeting celebrates a student or a group of students who are living out the Portrait of an LPS Graduate, which highlights the life skills each LPS graduate should have. Tomorrow’s workers will succeed by constantly adapting to the changing world around them, and today’s students must begin by learning and developing life skills - where every student should be well-adjusted, thriving, and balanced.

Additionally, students will develop skills in:

• Communication
• Global/Cultural Awareness
• Character & Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving and Adaptability
• Creativity and Risk Taking
• Resiliency and Collaboration
• Self Advocacy
• All surrounding Rigorous and Relevant Academic Skills

LPS strives to implement opportunities to grow these skills at every level of education and recognize students of all ages. At their regularly scheduled meeting on January 9, 2025, the Board recognized students from Heritage High School during the Student Spotlight.

Abby Nichols is a senior and a two-sport athlete during the fall, participating in both flag football and gymnastics at an elite level. The teams for both sports made it to State. Last year, Abby exhibited RISK-TAKING and SELF-ADVOCACY by reaching out to administration in order for girls flag football to come to Heritage once CHSAA approved it at the state level. She led the charge on getting her female peers to come out for the sport even though some had never played before. Along with athletics, Abby is a WELL-ADJUSTED and THRIVING student in the classroom. Her CHARACTER speaks for itself, and her laughter and smile are infectious.

Sarah Woolum has gone above and beyond to push herself while positively contributing to the Heritage school community. She focuses on continuing improvement in her ACADEMIC SKILLS by taking multiple AP classes and balancing those with the gymnastics season; however, she doesn’t stop there. At the beginning of the semester, Sarah exhibited RISK-TAKING and SELF-ADVOCACY by reaching out to administration about how she might be able to work with Heritage’s center-based program, which is a passion she hopes to turn into a career. In talking through the process and learning about credits she could earn as a student assistant in the program, she asked, “Well, can I just keep doing it even if I’m not earning credit?” which is a huge testament to her CHARACTER. Her GLOBAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS, as exhibited by her desire to look beyond herself and support all students in feeling a sense of belonging at Heritage is admirable, as is her ability to be WELL-ADJUSTED, THRIVING, and BALANCED while challenging herself and staying true to her values. 

We are extremely proud of both of these Heritage Eagles!