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It has been a great start to the school year. Thank you for your support of our students, our staff, and our campus! We recently passed out laptops as part of the MISD 1:1 technology rollout. Be sure to visit MySchoolBucks in order to pay the $25 insurance fee or access the form to sign to opt out of the insurance. Remember, opting out of the insurance may make you liable for damages to your child’s laptop. Encourage your child to get involved! We have a number of clubs and programs that students can participate in. Talking about getting involved. If you haven't already, I would encourage you to get involved with the LCHS PTO. There are a number of ways to work with and support our PTO from home and/or work. Visit Lake Creek HS PTO website at www.lakecreekpto.org to join and/or shop for spirit wear. Thank you for your continued support of our students, our staff, and our district!

Mr. Tim Williams, Principal

Ms. Jennifer Newton, Assistant Principal, Class of 2027 (9th Grade)

Mr. Joshua Gossett, Associate Principal, Class of 2026 (10th Grade)

Ms. Tanya Brogger, Assistant Principal, Class of 2025 (11th Grade)

Ms. Kelly Lout, Assistant Principal, Class of 2024 (12th Grade)

Most common dress code violations:

• No hats, hoodies, caps, head coverings may be worn in the building.
• Skirts/shorts/holes in jeans must be closer to the knee than the hip. The length of shorts applies to male students as well as females.
• No cropped tops are allowed. Students' midriff should never be visible.
• Pajamas and house shoes/slippers are also prohibited.
  
• Students may not wear clothing or have visible tattoos that displays vulgar, lewd, or obscene writing or images and may not wear emblems that advertise or depict tobacco, alcohol, drugs, or weapons.
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Social Media: Please continue to monitor your student's social media and online behavior. Studies have shown that teens spend up to 8.5 hours per day on a digital device.

Consider visiting Common Sense Media for helpful reviews on movies, books, games, podcasts, apps and much more.

Halo Detectors: To help LCHS combat the vaping epidemic, MISD has installed vape detector devices in locations throughout our campus to help us ensure our campus remains tobacco and drug-free. Administration will be investigating the alerts and consequences will be assigned to students who are found to be in possession of any prohibited devices or substances.

Montgomery ISD students outperform state on every 2023 STAAR assessment

Montgomery ISD students performed above the state average in every tested area of the STAAR test in 2023. Results also indicate year-over-year academic gains against 2022 scores.

You can view your student’s results on the spring 2023 STAAR assessments here: https://www.texasassessment.gov/index.html

You can read more about MISD’s performance as a district, as well as changes to the TEA accountability ratings, here: https://misd.blog/2023/08/25/montgomery-isd-outperforms-state-on-every-2023-staar-assessment/

Parking is available and is now open to Sophomores who have a valid license (not a permit). Sign up on MSB and send a copy of license and insurance to portland.muston@misd.org. Contact Ms. Lout or Mrs. Muston in B1117 with questions.

Drivers - Always drive with caution to ensure everyone's safety. Remember parking is a privilege, not a right!

MISD Transportation Department has transitioned to a new routing system which includes a program called Traversa RIDE 360. We’re confident you will find this system to be helpful and informative in planning and tracking your child’s transportation.

The Traversa RIDE 360 website and cell phone app allows parents to access their child’s school bus number, drop off and pick up locations and times, confidentially. Traversa Ride 360 also provides the Transportation Department with the ability to alert parents about weather delays, school cancellations and if the school bus is running late.

We strongly encourage parents to download the app and review the website guidebooks below to learn how to begin using this new software.

To access the Traversa Ride 360 mobile application:

1. Download the “Traversa Ride 360” app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
2. When prompted enter the school district “Montgomery ISD”.
3. You will need to “Register” to use the app by entering an email address and creating a password along with your name.
4. You will receive a confirmation email at the email address you entered. Confirm your registration through that email and you are now ready to use the Traversa Ride 360 app.
5. Log in to Traversa Ride 360 and link your student by using the + student icon in the upper right-hand part of the screen. You will need 2 unique identifiers:

1. Student ID# (no leading zeros) and

2. That student’s birthdate (no leading zeros and include the slashes ex. 3/25/2006)

1. Repeat step 5 for additional students.
2. Once you have linked your student in the app, you can click on that student to see their transportation information.
3. Regularly check for updates as transportation information can change as more students are registered and added to our bus routes.

Please know that bus routes are always subject to change based on the number of students enrolled in each school and transportation zone. We ask that you remain patient with us as we work hard to make sure that every student is assigned to a stop and route as quickly as possible.

Preventing unauthorized access to campuses is a critical first step toward keeping our schools safe. As a school community, every one of us must be all in to ensure we are doing everything in our power to keep unauthorized individuals from entering a school building via side or back entrances.

#StopTheProp: An important component in these efforts is as simple as ensuring that every door that provides access to a school is closed and locked. Under no circumstances should a student or staff member prop open a door and leave it unattended, or allow someone to enter that should instead be entering through the main entrance. This year we are asking everyone in our district to join us in an effort to #StopTheProp by ensuring every door is closed and locked at all times. We must all remain serious and vigilant about keeping doors shut, at all times.

“Stop the Prop” stickers will be placed on each exit door of each MISD campus, reminding students and staff that entry without a key is to be done at the front entrance of each school.

Student ID Badges: Identification badges will be issued to our students this fall. The badges will be similar to those worn to identify our teachers and staff members. We are close to passing out Student IDs or Smart-tags. This ID will be part of our student dress code each day, worn around the neck. When lost, students will have to pay a small fee to have replaced. These IDs will allow students to ride their proper bus to and from school. Their ID will also allow them to unlock and lock charging stations at the school for their laptop.

IMPORTANT: Parents must fill out an application for free and reduced meals. Click here to apply for Free & Reduced Lunch.

If you have any questions please contact MISD Child Nutrition at 936-276-2600 or visit the MISD Child Nutrition website.

You can access student lunch accounts through MySchoolBucks.

Montgomery ISD has gone digital with Progress Reports and Report Cards. What does this mean for your family? In an effort to increase organizational efficiency and offer a more convenient approach to access progress reports and report cards, you will no longer receive paper copies of these reports at the end of the grading period.

Progress reports are a snapshot that is viewable by all families in the grading module in family access. Your access granted by the district and your ability to view the progress report is your acceptance of this Progress Report to comply with MISD board policy. You will receive communication from your student’s campus administration team when progress reports are finalized on how to view these Progress Report grades.

Report cards will be accessible at the end of the grading period in the Student Portfolio. When accessing these reports, you will be prompted to provide your electronic signature before viewing. This electronic signature aligns with the MISD board policy that requires all parents to provide a signature when receiving their students report card. You will receive communication from your student’s campus administration team when report cards are finalized on how to view the official report card.

We want to ensure that you have complete access to these reports in your Family Access Portal.

Please make sure that you can see all of your students, access student profile information, attendance, and grading. Technology Services has built a Parent Skyward Information page to provide resources for navigating the Family Access Portal. If you are having trouble logging into Skyward or are missing information/students, please use the bit.ly/MISDfamilyaccess to provide us with detailed information on the issue(s) you are experiencing so we may assist.

Additionally, as a parent you can send yourself notifications for grading thresholds similarly to Ascender. Please follow the instructions on how to setup Grading and Attendance Notifications.

Counselor breakdown:

Last Names:

A - Ek Mrs. Jordan

El - Ll Mr. Rees

Lo - Ro Mrs. Bartholomew

Ru - Z Mrs. O'Dell

Sophomores & Juniors: Lone Star Leadership High School Application

What is Leadership High School?

Leadership High School (LHS) is a leadership development and diversity awareness program solely for outstanding public high school leaders in the Lone Star College Service Area. The program is offered at no cost to the participant.

The community-based program, sponsored by Lone Star College, offers high school sophomores and juniors the opportunity to become better informed of the critical issues affecting the community where they live and work. The program also provides a unique opportunity to help prepare area youth for responsible citizenship while they develop crucial leadership skills.

College Applications are open for the class of 2024. If you are applying to Texas schools, here is a thorough ApplyTexas guide to assist you with the process. While most schools' deadlines are December 1st, we advise you to submit applications by the end of October. You do not need transcripts or test scores to submit, you can send those later.

Please follow @lifebeyondmisd for updated information

Website: https://lakecreekhs.misd.org/
Location: 20639 FM 2854 Rd, Montgomery, TX 77316, USA
Phone: 936-276-4000
Facebook: facebook.com/LakeCreekHS
Twitter: @LakeCreekHS