Gary Lighthouse Charter School- Primary Campus

Effective July 1, 2024, all Indiana schools will be required to participate in current legislation regarding the restriction of cell phones in our schools. This bill was signed by Indiana’s Governor, Eric Holcomb March 12th, 2024. The purpose of the restriction is to decrease distractions while increasing classroom engagement helping us to fulfill our promise of delivering a high quality education. Beginning the first day of school, Monday, August 12th, we will be fully enforcing the Governor’s order to strengthen our existing cell phone policy so that during the day, our campuses are phone-free and academically focused. Please see the full policy here: https://5il.co/2qrem

Don't forget about our enrollment event at our Primary Campus today. We will have an ice cream social. This event will give parents the opportunity to complete their SY 24-25 Registration, SY 24-25 Bus Registration, and have some ice cream. Please join us between 1pm-4pm today!

NWILCS Bus Registrations for the 24-25 school year have been sent out this morning to all families via Bright Arrow to the email that we have on file for your scholar. If you have not received the bus registration information for the upcoming school year and need to register your scholar for the bus, please call or stop into your campus' office between 8am-12pm, Monday through Friday throughout the summer. Remember, bussing is on a first come, first served basis and you must register EACH of your scholars EACH year for bus services. Phone numbers for the campus offices are as follows: Gary Primary (K-3): 219-884-2407 Gary Upper (4-8): 219-880-1762 Gary CPC (9-12): 219-977-9583 EC (K-8): 219-378-7450

Join us for a free ice cream social at our Primary Campus.

NWILCS is happy to announce a few June 2024 re-registration and enrollment events. Each building has an enrollment event planned for June: June 18, Primary Ice Cream Social, 1-4pm June 25, EC Summer Kick-Off , 10am-2pm June 25, CPC Summer Splash, 1-4pm June 27, Upper Enrollment and Registration Event, 10am-12pm & 2-4pm If you have any questions, please contact your campus's office any day, Monday-Friday.

We are very excited to announce several registration events in June at our different buildings: Primary: June 18, Ice Cream Social, 1-4pm in the Cafeteria & Lawn; Upper: June 27, Re-registration and new enrollment event, 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm in the MPR; CPC: June 25, Summer Splash, 1pm-4pm in the CPC Parking Lot & Cafeteria; EC: June 25, Summer Kick-Off, 10am-2pm in the EC Parking Lot and School Foyer. If you would like additional information about these events, please contact your campus's main office. We will also be sharing additional information as it becomes available!

Good afternoon, Gary Lighthouse Primary Campus families! Mark your calendars for next Wednesday May 29th as we will have the Mobile Food Market here at the school. Just bring your ID with you and that's it! Let your family, friends, and neighbors know too! I will be out there helping with registration and new student applications as well. Can't wait to see you all! ----- ¡Buenas tardes familias de Primaria! Marquen sus calendarios para el próximo miércoles 29 de mayo ya que tendremos el Mercado Móvil de Alimentos aquí en la escuela. ¡Solo trae tu identificación y listo! ¡Hágaselo saber a tus familiares, amigos y vecinos también! También estaré ayudando con la inscripción y las solicitudes de nuevos estudiantes. ¡No puedo esperar a verlos a todos!

With this school year coming to a close, please be sure to check in with your school office and/or family coordinator to ensure you have filled out your registration for next school year in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you have any trouble or question, please email registrar@nwilcs.org.

HAPPY STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK —— to our extraordinary team! Each day, you turn classrooms, offices, and even those brief hallway moments into opportunities for learning, support, and growth. Thanks for your endless energy and dedication that’s stronger than a student’s plea for extra credit. Here’s to all of you—the teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff—who inspire not just the leaders of tomorrow, but shape them today. 🌟

Greetings Northwest Indiana Families, Please take a moment to re-register your scholar(s) to secure your seat for SY2425. Potential families, please apply today to receive a seat at one of our campuses! Our dedicated staff, dynamic leaders, and great programming are waiting for you!!!

Greetings Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Families, We are currently enrolling and re-enrolling. Please take a moment to apply or re-register your scholar. If you need assistance, please contact your campuses front office staff. We look forward to all of our new scholars and returning families in school year 2024-2025!

April 1, 2024 Greeting’s NWILCS Families, Today, we are experiencing sewage issues at our Primary Campus. While everyone is able to use the restroom, the toilets are backing up in the main building. We have been working with a plumbing company as well as the Gary Sanitation Department who cannot provide us with a timeline of completion before the end of day. At this time, we have made the very difficult decision to make tomorrow an E-learning day at the Primary Campus. We understand the inconvenience this may cause but want to make sure all scholars and staff are operating in sanitary conditions. All scholars must be online via Google Meets at 8:30am to start their instruction. An instructional packet will be sent home for your scholar to complete. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher or school leader via email. Please stay connected to all our outlets including the website, www.NWILCS.org, and social media platforms for the most up to date information. In partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools 1 de abril de 2024 Saludos a las familias de NWILCS, Hoy, estamos experimentando problemas de aguas residuales en nuestro campus de primaria. Todos pueden usar el baño, pero los baños están atascados en el edificio principal. Hemos estado trabajando con una empresa de plomería y con el Departamento de Saneamiento de Gary, que no pueden proporcionarnos un cronograma de finalización antes del final del día. En este momento, hemos tomado la muy difícil decisión de que mañana sea un dia de E-learning en el Campus de Primaria. Entendemos lo inconveniente que esto causara, pero queremos asegurarnos de que todos los estudiantes y el personal estén operando en condiciones sanitarias. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meet a las 8:30 a. m. para comenzar su instrucción. Se enviará a casa un paquete de instrucción para que su estudiante lo complete. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia del día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante o con el líder escolar por correo electrónico. Manténgase conectado con todos nuestros medios, incluido el sitio web www.NWILCS.org, y las plataformas de redes sociales para obtener la información más actualizada. En asociación, Escuelas autónomas del Northwest Indiana LIghthouse

Good Evening Primary Families Just sending a friendly that our monthly Parent Advisory Board meeting will take place on tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, starting promptly at 4:30pm. hope to see you there

January 25, 2024 Hello NWILCS Families, We have an exciting new opportunity for you to participate in between now and Friday, January 26, 2024. We will be holding 2 raffles for NWILCS Swag baskets including a gift certificate for NWILCS uniforms at This Is It or Twin City Uniforms. How can you get a ticket(s) for these raffles? It is easy, bring in a family member, family friend, neighbor who is NOT currently a Lighthouse family to sit down and talk with your family coordinator about enrolling their child(ren) at Lighthouse. For each separate family you bring in to talk with us about enrolling, you will receive ONE ticket to enter the raffle. The raffle will be held on Tuesday, January 30. The winners will be notified by the end of the school day on the 30th. If you do not know how to get ahold of the Family Coordinators to set up these meetings, here is their information: Gary Primary Campus (K-3): Tinika Hubbard, tinika.hubbard@nwilcs.org or 219-884-2407, choice #2 Gary Upper Campus (4-8): Casey Cornelius, casey.cornelius@nwilcs.org or 219-880-1762, choice #7 Gary College Prep Campus (9-12): Rosa Agredano, rosalina.agredano@nwilcs.org or 219-977-9583, choice #3 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (K-8): Syrita Lopez, syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or 219-378-7450, choice #2 We look forward to seeing you and meeting your new families to discuss becoming part of the NWILCS Family! In Partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Yes! The time has come that our scholars will be taking a well anticipated trip on tomorrow, Friday, January 26, 2024. All Scholars must wear their Lighthouse shirt . All Chaperones and scholars must be at the school by 8:15am as the bus will leave promptly on time and we cannot wait for anyone. Remember we can only continue to be great by working together.

Hello NWILCS Families, We have an exciting new opportunity for you to participate in between now and Friday, January 26, 2024. We will be holding 2 raffles for NWILCS Swag baskets including a gift certificate for NWILCS uniforms at This Is It or Twin City Uniforms. How can you get a ticket(s) for these raffles? It is easy, bring in a family member, family friend, neighbor who is NOT currently a Lighthouse family to sit down and talk with your family coordinator about enrolling their child(ren) at Lighthouse. For each separate family you bring in to talk with us about enrolling, you will receive ONE ticket to enter the raffle. The raffle will be held on Tuesday, January 30. The winners will be notified by the end of the school day on the 30th. If you do not know how to get ahold of the Family Coordinators to set up these meetings, here is their information: Gary Primary Campus (K-3): Tinika Hubbard, tinika.hubbard@nwilcs.org or 219-884-2407, choice #2 Gary Upper Campus (4-8): Casey Cornelius, casey.cornelius@nwilcs.org or 219-880-1762, choice #7 Gary College Prep Campus (9-12): Rosa Agredano, rosalina.agredano@nwilcs.org or 219-977-9583, choice #3 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (K-8): Syrita Lopez, syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or 219-378-7450, choice #2 We look forward to seeing you and meeting your new families to discuss becoming part of the NWILCS Family! In Partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Primary Campus will host it's monthly Parent Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 starting at 4:30pm.

January 17, 2024 Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s), This morning, we became aware that there was a weapon discharged in the boys bathroom of our Gary Lighthouse College Prep Campus. We are currently on a hard lockdown and police are assisting us in searching the building. We performed checks on lockers, bookbags and body checks on all of the scholars. During the search, we did uncover a weapon. The scholars were identified, the parents were contacted, and the proper authorities were made aware of the actions. It is standard practice that if incidents of this magnitude occur, the police department will support the school in these situations and will provide instructions for us to follow. No one from our school community was injured or harmed and we have no belief that any of our scholars are in danger. School safety is of the utmost importance, so we wanted to outline critical details from our safety plan at NWILCS - College Prep that are in action so you are aware: ● College Prep has additional staff members monitoring the inside and outside for safety throughout the school day. ● The extra doors to the building have alarms on them so we know when someone has entered or left the building due to the alarm sounding. ● No visitors are allowed inside the building without an appointment. Anyone needing to discuss matters with the Front Office will not be permitted past the vestibule. ● Interior doors to the school are secure, not allowing access to the building. ● All doors to the building open for arrival and dismissal have school personnel posted so unauthorized people cannot enter the building. We ask that moving forward; you also check your scholar's book bag before they leave for school, in conjunction with our bag checks. We also ask that you continue to speak with your scholar around appropriate social media usage. Please continue to reinforce with your scholars that they report to an adult if they hear or see something that could potentially cause harm to our school community. Our scholars usually do well with reporting things, but we appreciate the added support as we work together to keep everyone in our school community as safe as possible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Jessica Beasley Executive Director/Superintendent Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools (219) 501-1881 | nwilcs.org 17 de enero de 2024 Estimados padres/tutores: Esta mañana nos enteramos de que había un arma descargada en el baño de niños. Actualmente estamos bajo estricto bloqueo y la policía nos está ayudando a registrar el edificio. Realizamos controles en los casilleros, mochilas y controles corporales de todos los estudiantes. Durante la búsqueda, descubrimos un arma. Se identificó a los estudiantes, se contactó a los padres y se puso en conocimiento de las acciones a las autoridades correspondientes. Es una práctica estándar que si ocurren incidentes de esta magnitud, el departamento de policía apoyará a la escuela en estas situaciones y nos brindará instrucciones a seguir. Nadie de nuestra comunidad escolar resultó herido o lastimado y no creemos que ninguno de nuestros estudiantes esté en peligro. La seguridad escolar es de suma importancia, por lo que queríamos resumir los detalles críticos de nuestro plan de seguridad en NWILCS - College Prep que están en acción para que usted esté al tanto: ● College Prep cuenta con personal adicional que supervisa el interior y el exterior para garantizar la seguridad durante la jornada escolar. ● Las puertas adicionales del edificio tienen alarmas para que sepamos cuando alguien ha entrado o salido del edificio debido al sonido de la alarma. ● No se permiten visitas dentro del edificio sin cita previa. Cualquier persona que necesite discutir asuntos con la oficina principal no podrá pasar por el vestíbulo. ● Las puertas interiores de la escuela son seguras y no permiten el acceso al edificio. ● Todas las puertas del edificio abiertas para la llegada y salida tienen personal escolar colocado para que personas no autorizadas no puedan ingresar al edificio. Le pedimos que revise la mochila de su estudiante antes de que se vaya a la escuela, junto con nuestros controles de mochila. También le pedimos que continúe hablando con su estudiante sobre el uso apropiado de las redes sociales. Continúe reforzando con sus alumnos que informen a un adulto si escuchan o ven algo que podría causar daño a nuestra comunidad escolar. A nuestros estudiantes generalmente les va bien al informar cosas, pero apreciamos el apoyo adicional mientras trabajamos juntos para mantener a todos en nuestra comunidad escolar lo más seguros posible. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse. Gracias, Jessica Beasley Directora Ejecutivo/Superintendente Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools (219) 501-1881 | nwilcs.org

The following buses will not be running today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: CPC Bus 1/2, CPC Bus 7, Upper Bus 5, EC Bus 2, and EC Bus 3. If you are able to make arrangements to get your child to school, please do so. If you are unable to get your child to school today, the child will be excused, just notify your campus' school office. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Good Morning Primary Families As you click on the attached link below: This is just a friendly reminder that our Primary campus do have available seats for K-2nd grade. This is for our 23/24 school year and not 2024-2025 school year. Please call our office at 219-884-2407, option 2 with any further questions. Hope to see all new families tomorrow.