• We will be having full school days on April 10th and 28th
• Leader In Me Parent Training April 27th from 1:00 - 3:00
• We need help with our Parent Patrol! Click here to sign up.

Please make sure your student has their ID and trust card every day and they are prominently displayed on lanyards worn around the neck. This is important for safety and security purposes.

This policy is outlined in our Parent/Student Handbook (pg. 84):

Learners at Leadership Prep School will be given Trust Cards at the beginning of 5th grade. These cards are a visible symbol of our school’s culture of self-leadership, trust, respect, and responsibility. We expect each learner to be trustworthy, respectful of themselves and others, and responsible for their actions, belongings, and learning. Learners may forfeit their Trust Cards to staff members if they violate the school’s rules. Learners who do not have their trust card lose privileges in the building and in classrooms such as working in project workrooms or bringing a snack into class. In addition, student ID’s must be worn and visible at all times.

Failure to have a Student ID or trust card (unless the trust card was taken due to violation of school rules) is a dress code violation and will result in disciplinary action.

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Our district follows "The Leader in Me" program that includes teaching the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. If you would like to learn more about what we are teaching your children, please use the form below to sign up for our parent training on April 27th from 1:00 - 3:00.

This training is free and will be held in the upstairs auditorium of the elementary building.

Please be sure to sign in at the front office with your photo ID. You will not be permitted on campus without a visitor badge. We will spend our time learning about the foundation of the 7 Habits as well as the principles included in each of them. Feel free to reach out to Paula Ross at pross@lpsfrisco.com if you have any questions.

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See the presentation on what courses to register for on the school's academic advising website

We are offering new courses for high school:

• American Sign Language
• Computer Science Principles (history of CS)
• Social and Community Service
• Emerging Technologies (esports)

The Career Readiness and Internship Program is a five-year initiative that allows students to explore their career interests while applying leadership skills and knowledge to real world situations.

Students will complete yearly requirements that help set them up for future success no matter what post-secondary life opportunities they pursue – mock interviews, job shadowing, internships, and practicums. Our program exceeds the expectations of area schools allowing your student to have opportunities that others may not have until after high school.

FOR 10th GRADERS

You must complete 12 shadowing hours in the field of your choice before May 1 of this year. Read more on the link below.

http://www.collin.edu/foundation/students/index.html

Deadline to apply is 11:59pm Friday, March 31, 2023.

Minimum requirements:

1) 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA or equivalent at other institution

2) Agree to take 6 or more credit hours each semester

3) Have a current/valid Collin College student account with no registration or cashier holds

4) Classified on student account as degree or certificate seeking student

5) Have a valid/current North Texas mailing address on your student account

6) If high school student, must be a senior. taking at least two dual credit classes each semester.

Recently, we partnered up with Going Merry, a free resource, to help you apply for scholarship by "bundling" them and sending one application to all. Every month, we have been emailing you a list of scholarship with upcoming deadlines. You can also find all available scholarships online at https://www.lpsfrisco.com/Page/106

• Have a cool job?
• We are always looking for guest speakers! Particularly the course of our 8th-grade careers looks to offer these for the students a few times every nine weeks. If you're interested in this please reach out to jbarrientez@lpsfrisco.com , or eaguilar@lpsfrisco.com

Cyberstart is a free game that does not require coding knowledge!

Students aged 13 and older are welcome to join the nationally recognized cybersecurity team at LPS. You have until April 4 to be eligible for scholarship.*

https://register.cyberstartamerica.org/student/?referral=8407

To join the LPS team-

1. Sign in to your CyberStart account
2. Click the "Groups" tab

3. Enter Join code: colors-dealing-records

Students have full access to all the bases and the Field Manual in CyberStart until April 4, 2023.

Valuable knowledge, enjoyable learning and elevated career prospects await...

1. Introduce students of all abilities to cybersecurity with a fun, easy-to-use platform that requires no experience

2. Develop skills in a vast range of cybersecurity topics with a gamified experience that makes learning complex topics easy and enjoyable

3. Uncover hidden talents, compete to win scholarships, and become well certified and employable in their dream careers.

*Scholarship opportunities are only open to the students in grades 9 -12 aged 13 or older that meet all requirements.

The Texas School Safety Center's Youth Preparedness Camp is the most engaging, fun, and effective experience in empowering youth to not only educate and inform their peers and community members about the importance of being prepared, but to serve as a key leader during an emergency!

Camp Dates and Location

Sunday, July 9 – Thursday, July 13
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

How to Apply

School and community-based youth groups who want to attend camp MUST be in grades 9-12 and submit an application and video that showcases how coming to camp will create a culture of preparedness in their school and/or community. To learn more about Youth Preparedness Camp and application instructions, click here.

The deadline to apply and submit the video is April 19, 2023 by 12 p.m. CT. Applicants will be notified of their status by April 26, 2023 with next steps for registering, if selected.

It is a program for parents to be involved and be leader and help us monitor the hallways. It's an easy job, you are actively present, slightly intimidating, yet friendly and you get to wear a cool vest and have a Walkie Talkie.

The Pride Patrol is a welcome presence in the hallways, stairwells and lunchroom. Parents can greet students, build rapport, check for hall passes and monitor safety. The time commitment is minimal. Time slots are in 30-minute increments. Sign up for one or several!

We currently have Pride Patrol on Mondays and Fridays.

Steps to get started:

1. If you haven't already done so for this year, you will need to complete the yearly background check (this information is kept confidential) before serving (you don't hear back unless there is an issue)

Show up for your time slot(s) at the Secondary Front Office. You will need to check in with your ID. There will be a special place to get your Pride Patrol vest and Walkie Talkie.

1. Review this list of things to look for and do while on patrol

The cold weather is upon us! Please be advised that students may not wear hoodies, hats or sweatpants inside the building. They may wear them on the way to school, but hoodies must be hung up or put away during the day.

For the complete dress code, please see the student handbook here or on the website: https://www.lpsfrisco.com/Page/112

Who is Saturday School for?

Students who have been identified as needing ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION (AI) and have been contacted by LPS prior to today.

• This means any student who needs hours toward their 30 Hours of tutoring for any STAAR subject they failed can come to Saturday AI School from 8:30 to 12:30.
• Remember, 30 hours of tutoring is needed for each STAAR subject a student fails.
• For students who failed more than one STAAR subject, Saturday School might be necessary for your student to complete their required number of tutoring hours for each subject.
• Students making up hours for TRUANCY have been contacted by LPS prior to today and may be able to attend Saturday School.

AI Saturday School is also a great resource for students who are struggling in a subject and need extra help prior to testing.

Students should be dropped off at the main front entrance of the school and check in with Ms. Ray at the front desk once they enter the building before reporting to their tutoring classroom. If you have any questions regarding AI Saturday School, please contact Loralea Ray at lray@lpsfrisco.com. Please be sure to reference your student’s name, grade, and subjects needed for tutoring in the email.

Aman Mahalley won 1st place and will move on to the Regional Bee on March 11!

Charlie Salcedo and Aman Mahalley, both in 7th grade, represented LPS.

Dominique de Waal achieved the prestigious Congressional Award for her contribution to the community and undertaking the values of initiative, service, and achievement. The Congressional Award is designed to provide opportunities for young people to unleash their potential by achieving personal goals focused on volunteerism, character development, and fitness. It is non-partisan, voluntary, and non-competitive. Dominique’ certificate was signed by both leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

In addition, the annual Lone Star Youth Orchestra (LSYO) Concerto Competition was held this past week on 2/8/23. The LSYO was established in 1999 to provide young and advanced level instrumentalists in the Metroplex area the opportunity to supplement and enhance their music education. Dominique achieved 3rd place in the competition for her solo when she played Mozart' third movement for bassoon.

GFACT, GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies

The GFACT certification validates a practitioner's knowledge of essential foundational cybersecurity concepts. GFACT-certified professionals are familiar with practical skills in computers, technology, and security fundamentals that are needed to kickstart a career in cybersecurity.

Who is GFACT for?

• Anyone new to cybersecurity
• Career changers
• Online self-driven learners seeking new skills
• College & university students
• Business professionals without a deep cybersecurity background
• New hires in IT/cybersecurity
• Participants in re-skilling programs

Our students received scholarships to take the exam through their championship status in Cyberstart America! The students are Ashwarya Kamisetty and Jade Steinberg!

Our Business Professionals of America competed in 4 categories this year:

• Faith Sabourin, 12th grade- Regional Contestant in Legal Terminology,
• Ronaldo Villatoro, 9th grade - Regional Contestant in Medical Terminology,
• Ramya Potula, 12th grade - Regional Contestant in Prepared Speech, and

Brooklyn Conner received 3rd place in the Region for her entry in the Desktop Publishing, design, event! She was also named a national alternate!

We need 24% of our students to log in and start using the app to reach full usage!

To access the volunteer app, sign in here: https://app.helperhelper.com/

We have events listed every Friday evening with Generations Hope from 5:30-8:30. More information is on the Helper Helper website/app!

The student volunteers in our program will assist the teacher and classroom helper in many invaluable ways. They can lead a fun group activity, assist with homework, play card games or board games with students, or give instructions for a craft project. Student volunteers will supervise physical play time and make sure students are following rules and maintaining a culture of "treating others how we would like to be treated". Any problems or issues will be reported to the Teacher or Helper, and are not to be dealt with by the Student Volunteer. Community service hours can be earned for volunteer time for your school or club (NHS, Lighthouse, scouts), and will look great on college applications. Visit: https://www.sesafter.com/volunteer-agreement to learn more.

See links below for helpful calendars and handbook information.

Parent Student Handbook

Printable Calendar

Parent Portal for Grades