Dear Panther families,

Last Thursday, the LCMS Cheer Team and Dr. Laudani represented the Panthers in the OHS Homecoming Parade.

Congrats to all of our new Beta Club members, inducted last Thursday! We are so proud!

LCMS visited the Kia Center on Friday night to see the Orlando Magic dominate the Miami Heat. Thanks to Mrs. Ziolkowski for organizing the event and getting these three awesome panthers on the court with the players!

Congratulations to our Boys JV & Varsity Volleyball Teams who are the District Champions! Not only did both teams win the championship, but they won every match, all season long, never dropping a single set! Way to go Boys!! Shout out also to the Girls Varsity Team for a great effort all season. 

Last Saturday our RoboPanthers1 and RoboPanthers2 joined teams from 17 schools across Central and West Florida for an exciting FIRST LEGO League Scrimmage featuring robot competition, robot design, innovation projects, and Outstanding Core Values. Both teams excelled, impressing judges with their presentation skills, creativity, and teamwork. We are proud of their hard work and enthusiasm and cannot wait to see them shine as they move on to Qualifiers. 

Earlier this week, we recognized 367 students who earned All A's on their 1st quarter report card! Way to go, Panthers - we are so proud of you!!

Tuesday, our Concert, Symphonic, and Jazz bands held their Fall Band Concert at Hagerty High School. What a wonderful performance by our talented students, led by Mrs. Kuperman. Videos in the comments. Go Panthers!

A few weeks ago we were able to celebrate our amazing instructional coaches!! Thank you Ms Brinker-Martin and Ms Edwards!!! 

Pictures from this week are HERE. 

Enjoy this week's Paws52 Broadcast HERE. 

Have a great week!

Dr. Laudani

Thank you to those of you who have reached out with questions regarding the changes being made during B Lunch. I want to assure you that we have been actively addressing inappropriate behaviors as they occur through staff supervision, redirection, and appropriate consequences. We have staff circulating throughout the cafeteria each day and have continued to reinforce our PAWS expectations. Unfortunately, despite these efforts, we continue to experience significant disruptions that impact students' ability to enjoy lunch in a safe, orderly environment. As a result, we are implementing a reset and adding more structure to our lunch procedures.

Today, students entered the cafeteria, found a seat, and waited for their table to be dismissed to the lunch line. The process was successful: all students were served, had plenty of time to eat, and the cafeteria environment was noticeably calmer and more organized. Beginning Monday, students will be seated with their fourth-period classes to help reduce congestion, improve supervision, and reinforce positive cafeteria behaviors. Our goal is not to punish students, but to create a lunch environment where all students can eat, socialize appropriately, and return to class ready to learn. 

Once students become familiar with and consistently follow the new procedures, we plan to introduce positive incentives and recognition for those who demonstrate our PAWS expectations. We are currently working through the logistics, but ideas include recognizing our best-behaved classes or tables and providing rewards such as outdoor lunch opportunities on Fridays or special treats. We want to ensure that students who are making positive choices are acknowledged and celebrated. Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we work together to make B Lunch a positive experience for everyone.

SCPS Student Art Show the 1st week of November at the Altamonte Mall. We have art from our 2D and 3D Art classes entered into the show.

Altamonte Mall

November 1-8, 2026

451 E Altamonte Dr Ste 2165, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

Congratulations to these students who will have art in the show:

Gabriel Gutierrez Pereira

Marisa Atkinson

Lucas Parente

Cecelia Lin

Jezel Rezkalla

Maya Gross

Hailey Williams

Emma Bartek

Coralie Has

Vivianne Wolfe-Pineda

Marina West

Emily Berelsman

Holly McDevitt

Sharida Ali

Gabriel Renteria

Elijah Soto-Berrios

Jayde Murray

Maggie Rettew

Karina Hoppmann

Katherine Storie

Denise Hernandez

Lucas Grigoletti-Domitt

Chloe Sarmiento Zamora

Mary Kathryn Smith

Mackenzie Lindain

Heidi Gerhard

Sophia Le Nguyen

Orpha Reyes

Isabella Murphy

Leila Rodd

Kaden Wlotzko

Ana Munoz Marin

Xavier D'Souza

Brianna Florio

Isabella Prochazka

Kylie Green

Abby Brookshire

Gabriel Renteria

Linda Lipman

Anna Siegle

Xiyuan Zhou

Sienna Paone

Is your 8th grader interested in attending Crooms High School? Sign them up for the field trip to Crooms.

November 16, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Bring a bag lunch or purchase a lunch at Crooms

Limit - 30 students 

Release and consent form due to Ms. Forrester by Friday, November 2

The price will go up as the year goes on. Order one for your child today!

In an effort to help shape the culture of our school, LCMS administration and leadership teams have decided to revisit the school mission and vision statement.

Our mission statement focuses on our overall objectives as a school, and how we aim to reach those objectives, while our vision statement is a goal, and a reflection of what we want to become as a school in the coming years. 

These statements will represent us, what we believe in, and what we want to achieve as a school, so we are asking that all those who hold stake in our success (students, staff, and families) respond to the short survey below.

Our current Mission Statement is: We are a collaborative environment embracing diversity and supporting the local community, focused on developing students to be productive lifelong learners able to compete on a global scale through self-directed learning, critical thinking, creative expression, and inquiry based study.  We do not have a vision statement.

Please provide your input HERE by Friday, November 13.

The SCPS Student Support Services Annual Transition Fair is a free event for families of all students with disabilities that have an IEP, 504 Plan, or other support needs, who want information on a path to support their child as they transition through school and beyond. The resources provided by community agencies at the fair help families and students plan their future as they transition to adult life, educational, and/or work environments.

Grab Your Passport and Explore What’s Next! We’re officially ONE MONTH AWAY from the 2026 SCPS Transition Fair!

📅 Saturday, November 14th, 2026

⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

📍 Lake Brantley High School: 991 Sand Lake Rd, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

Join us as local agencies and community partners help students and families navigate the road to independence, post-secondary opportunities, employment resources, and adult services.

The journey to life after high school starts here!

Ready to explore? Register today!

SCPS Annual Transition Fair Registration link: ➡️🔗 https://bit.ly/2026-SCPS-TRANSITION-FAIR

It's time to start planning for Red Ribbon Week! This year, RRW is Monday, October 26-October 30.

Beta Club is sponsoring a food drive for the LCMS Food Pantry next week. Items should be placed in the labeled boxes in the Growl Grill, the Lorenzo Library, or the Main Office. Thank you for your support!

Plan your fastest costume—or just your favorite past Rising running gear—and return for the 2026 5k/10k on Halloween morning.

Visit LCMS PTSA website to join today!

Several of our clubs are up and running. Check out the flyers below.

Parents MUST sign a Google permission slip for each club their child plans to attend.

Visit the Students page of the LCMS website for a list of clubs & their Google permission forms:

Visit the list to see all the new clubs!

To contact PTSA, visit: About Us

For more information about LCMS PTSA, visit: www.lcmsptsa.com

To sign up for LCMS PTSA, visit: https://lcmsptsa.givebacks.com/shop?category=17470

To register to be a Dividend, visit: https://dvd.scps.k12.fl.us/

PTSA Facebook:  LCMS PTSA

PTSA Facebook Group: Lawton Chiles Middle School Families Oviedo, FL

PTSA Instagram: chilesptsa

Have an issue? Don't know who to contact? Follow this flowchart.

All staff emails can be found on the Staff page of the LCMS Website: https://www.lcms.scps.k12.fl.us/staff

Administrator content areas can be found on the Our School page of the LCMS Website: https://www.lcms.scps.k12.fl.us/187285_2

The Conference Request Form can be found on the Parents page of the LCMS Website and at the bottom of this newsletter:

We do not accept any food deliveries (Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) for students.

We do not accept any drop offs of any kind - PE Uniforms, lunch, homework, instrument, etc. If a student forgot their lunch, they will still be fed by Red Apple Dining.

We do not allow students to bring and share cupcakes or other treats. Please save the birthday celebrations for after school.

Support our sponsors!

These banners are hung on the PE field fence in the car line as well as on 419.

If you would like to become a sponsor, please contact: https://share.hsforms.com/1JG4T_qJIQq2TMHgRyay3dQ4amsl