I would like to talk about the Mighty Leopard Spirit that exists in our school. We always hear that charity begins at home. The students and staff at LEMS are beyond generous when it comes to the charitable spirit. During the past school year, LEMS students and staff raised $5300 for Pennies for Patients, a childhood cancer charity, over $3000 for families at Christmas, over $1300 for the Chris Mitchell Fund for a student with a heart transplant, and over $7000 for Relay for Life . That is over $16000 in charitable contributions back to our community. That is a personal demonstration of our school motto: ” Understanding Hearts and Positive Attitudes make a Great School.” A big thank you to all of our staff who head up these efforts (Beverly Anderson, Debbie Buffington, Tracy Elmore, the Sixth Grade Teams, Lynn Weeks, and everyone I have forgotten). That is giving back!
