Weekly Update

Using the link below, review the SMCPS Acceptable Usage Policy and the SMCPS Online Platform Permission information for the 2022 - 2023 school year. THIS FORM must be completed for each student in SMCPS no later than October 1, 2023. Students must complete this form to get access to Google Apps for Education and for Schoology.

When you arrive at LHS on Wednesday morning and get off the bus, please write down or take a picture of your bus number and the bus slot number in front of the bus. This will assist you with finding your bus when you leave at 2:45.

How do I know what bus I ride? When will the bus pick me up? Those questions can be answered by using this link.

Do you ever wonder how close your bus is, or if you missed the bus? Now you don't have to wonder. You can utilize the "here comes the bus" app to view the real time location of your child's bus. (Click link below.)

• Here Comes the bus
• Bus Routes
• Bus Stop change-request form
• Transportation Forms

Bus passes should only be requested when students have a change in physical address or when there is an emergency situation and a student needs to ride a different bus or get off at a different stop. Bus passes will not be granted for students simply wanting to go visit with a friend.

Need to obtain a bus pass?

Visit this site to submit a request electronically, or parents can write a note or send an email to Ms. Revis at btrevis@smcps.org. All relevant information must be included in the written request.

Bus Information includes: Student name, address, parent phone number, existing bus stop to be used, bus #, date, medical concerns, destination address, destination phone # and reason for the pass.

If you have not used your computer over the summer, please fully charge and log into your laptop. Make sure you have done the following prior to the first day of school:

• Charge & log in to your laptop (If you forgot your password, please use this link to reset it.)
• Log in to your SMCPS Gmail account
• Run any Windows Updates not installed over the summer
• Check other accounts (Clever, Schoology, etc) as soon as schedules go live on the 18th. If you feel you need to troubleshoot anything on your laptop, you can start here.

Students are responsible for the care and upkeep of all of their SMCPS assigned resources: print and technology. This document outlines all of the policies and procedures in addition to pricing for lost or damaged devices.

CLICK HERE for more information on resource & technology accountability.

Additional questions about obtaining a laptop can be directed to Ms. Morris at smmorris@smcps.org

Technology related questions? Need tech help? Click the button below for more information.

In recent weeks, phishing attempts have been targeted at SMCPS student accounts using methods outside of SMCPS managed services.

Phishing is a method where malicious individuals attempt to trick you into providing them with information about you and your online account information. These methods can take many forms, so staying vigilant for anything that seems out of the ordinary when online is important.

Additionally, please note that SMCPS IT support will never contact you on Discord, Steam, or any other application that is not managed by SMCPS and will never ask you for your account password. If you are contacted on any outside application stating to be SMCPS IT, please DO NOT respond, block/report the individual and inform your site administration so that it can be escalated. Contact your building-level tech or the Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) at your first leisure for more information.

School Year Meal Benefit forms for SY 2023-2024 are now available online!

Easily fill out your new meal benefit form by visiting https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application on the www.smcps.org website.

Families and students should also be advised that there are a lot of additional benefits by submitting a meal application form. These perks include waivers on college applications, dual-enrollment courses with the College of Southern Maryland, and discounted fees to participate in St. Mary’s County Parks and Rec programs.

Families can request more information by contacting SMCPS' Food and Nutrition Services Office at 301.475.4256, Option 5, or via email at foodservice@smcps.org.

Need additional help with the form? Utilize one of the following resources: Quick Start Guide to Meal Benefit Forms or Detailed Instructions on Filling Out Meal Benefit Forms.

Should students need to request a change in your schedule, you need to go into the guidance office and fill out a course change form. We cannot accommodate requests for specific teachers.

Students who want to drop an AP course, now need approval from their grade level administrator in addition to completing the course change request form.

Transcripts will not be available for us to send to colleges until mid/late September.

If you need a letter of recommendation from your school counselor, please make sure to let them know as early as possible and make sure to submit the Letter of Recommendation Request form (which is available in Guidance).

For this upcoming school year we are re-shifting the alphabet split by counselor. Please carefully review the changes below so you know who your counselor is this year.

Make sure to know your counselor!

• Hensel: A-Da - jahensel@smcps.org
• Wolcott: De-Ha & GIS - rrwolcott@smcps.org
• Neitz: He-Mc - lkneitz@smcps.org
• Guidry: Me-Se- lcguidry@smcps.org
• Sawyer: Sh-Z -- wnsawyer@smcps.org

Attention SENIORS taking classes at CSM (College of Southern Maryland) to fulfill your Math and/or English requirements, please make sure you send a copy of receipt of courses you have registered for to your counselor. Counselors will keep you enrolled in a math and/or english class at LHS until this is received.

ATTENTION Seniors: the Common Application is now open!

Common Application

The Common Application, which is accepted by more than 900 schools, helps streamline an essential part of the admissions process for students. Through the platform, first-time applicants can apply to multiple colleges at once. Students will only have to fill out details that most schools require, including name, address and extracurricular activities, one time. Click here for the Common Application Link

If you are applying to colleges via Common App, please do not request any documents from your teachers/counselors via Common App. All document requests must go through Naviance.

New for 2022, families have the option to pay for lost or damaged resources in My School Bucks. A resource can include: library books, laptops, chargers, textbooks, consumables, etc.

When a media specialist marks anything as lost or damaged in Destiny, that fee AUTOMATICALLY shows up as a "real time fee" in My School Bucks.

Please refer to this information on My School Bucks and your school library.

NEED RAIDER GEAR?

Spirit items are available on MySchoolBucks. Please make sure that your student is added into your profile and click on the School Store link. You will want to Browse all Items.

Items can be purchased and then picked up in the School Bank or during Open House. Items will also be available for purchase, in person, during open house.

Check out www.MySchoolBucks.com Go to "My School Store" and hit "Browse".

Learn how to create a MySchoolBucks account: click here.

We are Raider Strong!

Website: https://schools.smcps.org/lhs/
Location: 23995 Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown, MD 20650, USA
Phone: 301-475-0200
Twitter: @LHS_SMCPS