Lunch Tutoring: World Language & CTE

Freshmen Academy will meet during A-Lunch

Edgenuity Quarter Recovery Meeting:
Students with the Last Name A-C during A lunch - 2D25

5:00 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball vs LaPlata - AWAY

JV Boys Basketball vs LaPlata - HOME

6:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Basketball vs LaPlata - HOME

Lunch Tutoring: Science

Edgenuity Quarter Recovery Meeting:
Students with the Last Name D-Go during A lunch - 2D25

Lunch Tutoring: Math

Edgenuity Quarter Recovery Meeting:
Students with the Last Name Gr-L during A lunch - 2D25

5:00 p.m.

JV Girls Basketball vs Westlake - HOME

JV Boys Basketball vs Westlake - AWAY

6:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball vs Westlake - HOME

Varsity Boys Basketball vs Westlake - AWAY

Lunch Tutoring: Social Studies

Edgenuity Quarter Recovery Meeting:
Students with the Last Name M-R during A lunch - 2D25

Lunch Tutoring: English

Edgenuity Quarter Recovery Meeting:
Students with the Last Name S-Z during A lunch - 2D25

Reminder: Tech Center Applications close today!

4:00 p.m.

Varsity Wrestling SMAC Tournament - AWAY

10:00 a.m.

Varsity Wrestling SMAC Tournament - AWAY

3:00 p.m.

Varsity Boys and Girls Swimming Regional Championship Meet - AWAY (SMCM Pool)

Black History Month Trivia

In the TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, where did Will spend most of his days? If you answered "the playground", then Black History Month Trivia might be for you! Join us as we celebrate all things Black History and put your knowledge to the test with trivia night. Play as family or a group and enjoy a night of fun!

Where? Leonardtown Library

When? Wednesday, February 15

Time? 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Register for Black History Month Trivia

Intended for teens and adults

Recognizing Our Past

Join the Library in welcoming author, historian, and researcher, Daryl T. Hinmon, in discussing his works and his efforts to celebrate lesser-known figures in Black History. Hinmon will discuss the remarkable achievements of formerly enslaved African American ancestors and their descendants. Discover and be inspired by their intimately documented histories full of grit, determination and tenacity to succeed despite any obstacles.

Where? Lexington Park Library

When? Tuesday, February 21

Time? 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Register for Recognizing Our Past

CLICK HERE FOR MORE EVENTS & OFFERINGS AT THE ST. MARY'S COUNTY LIBRARIES

Samuel Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the "King of Soul" for his distinctive vocals, notable contributions to the genre and significance in popular music.

Cooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and later relocated to Chicago with his family at a young age, where he began singing as a child and joined the Soul Stirrers as lead singer in the 1950s. Going solo in 1957, Cooke released a string of hit songs, including "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Wonderful World", "Chain Gang", "Twistin' the Night Away", "Bring It On Home to Me", and "Good Times". During his eight-year career, Cooke released 29 singles that charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Pop Singles chart, as well as 20 singles in the Top Ten of Billboard's Black Singles chart.

Please click the link below to enjoy the classic tune. Enjoy!

Students who failed one or more courses for the second marking period may be eligible for credit recovery through Edgenuity. If Edgenuity quarter recovery is completed, the failing grade(s) will improve to a 59.5% (D) for the second marking period. To enroll in Edgenuity, please click on the following link and complete the form: Edgenuity Marking Period Recovery. You will need your grade information in order to complete the form. If you are unsure if you failed a course, be sure to check HAC (Home Access Center) to view your report card (available on 2/7/23), Schoology, or ask your teacher. Not all courses are available for recovery through Edgenuity.

Students must complete this form by Friday, February 17. Students who sign up for Edgenuity must also attend a mandatory orientation session during lunch in room 2D25, even if they have worked on Edgenuity before. The orientation sessions will occur on the following dates:

• Students with the Last Name A-C: Monday, 2/13, A lunch

• D-Go: Tuesday, 2/14, A lunch

• Gr-L: Wednesday, 2/15, A lunch

• M-R: Thursday, 2/16, A lunch

• S-Z: Friday, 2/17, A lunch

Spring sports tryouts begin on March 1, 2023. If you have questions about a specific sport, please reach out to the coaches. Contact information can be found here on the LHS Athletics website.

IMPORTANT: All athletes must register online using Family ID, each season and year. Students must have a completed Physical Form (physical forms are good for 1 calendar year). Additional athletic forms can be found on the SMCPS Athletics website.

Along with the important Family ID documents please make note that athletes must be registered students at Leonardtown High school and have a minimum of 2.0 GPA or higher to be eligible to participate in athletics and additional conditioning opportunities.

Spring sports pictures will take place on March 10, 2023. Times TBD.

Congratulations to the following students who committed to a college or university on National Signing Day. We are so proud of you and can't wait to see all that you will accomplish.

• Gabrielle Bonds - Swimming - Washington College
• Gannon Brooks - Wrestling - McDaniel College
• Katie McHugh - Softball - Catholic University of America
• Matthew Berry - Football - Stevenson University
• Rachel Rothstein - Lacrosse - Widener University
• Tyreek Wood - Football - Morgan State University

The next order for Varsity Letter Jackets is planned for March 10, 2023. Jackets are $195. Students will pay for their jackets at the school bank and complete their order forms in Mr. Henderson's office. The price of the jacket includes:

1. The varsity "L" sewn on the jacket

2. Leather sleeves

3. Right Chest Embroidery 3 lines (name, sport(s), weight class, etc..)

4. Shipping and handling

Orders should arrive 6-8 weeks after the order is placed.

SMPCS is hiring for 2 openings for a 3hr Food Service Worker in the kitchen at LHS.

Click here for more information and to apply!

LHS has been selected by the MD Department of transportation to receive a free interactive teen driver safety program called ThinkFast Interactive.

All associated costs for this (1) hour assembly are sponsored/ paid for by Maryland Department of Transportation. This program is a comprehensive and interactive ed-session on everything that relates to teen drivers in our state. The valuable awareness content consists of Maryland's rules, regulations, penalties, GDL, along with a heavy dose of distracted driving messaging. Up to 600 students are able to simultaneously engage with our program throughout the entire (1) hour assembly via their multi-digit wireless program controllers.

The optional assembly will take place on February 22nd at 9am in the LHS Auditorium. All LHS student drivers are invited and encouraged to attend. The length of this program is one hour.

Please visit ThinkFast Interactive for information about the program.

We would like to invite parents to Returning Raider Parent Night February 28, 2023 regarding our registration process, Naviance and AP courses.

We will open up the evening at 6:30 in the Auditorium for a brief overview of the evening, and then offer each of the following sessions at three times, so parents can attend multiple sessions of interest.

Our sessions will include:

• Naviance for 9th and 10th graders: what Naviance is, how we are using it with our students, the graduation requirements associated with Naviance, and how you can further explore careers and colleges with your student from home.
• Naviance for 11th graders: using the Naviance functions for college exploration and college applications, and dual enrollment opportunities.
• Registration at LHS: courses available, how students are recommended for courses, graduation requirements, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center opportunities, and the application process and timeline.
• AP Teacher Panel: AP teachers from various subject disciplines will share expectations, level of content rigor, and skills presumed when taking AP Courses.

If you have questions you’d like to submit in advance of the event, please fill out this questionnaire.

SMCPS will administer the In-School SAT, free of charge, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 to all Juniors.

To prepare for your exam, all students are encouraged to create a College Board account. If they have not already done so, you can do so here, then link your account to Khan Academy for additional practice.

Once you have logged in to your account, you can view your October 2022 PSAT scores and link them to Khan Academy (Link Below) for SAT Prep.

Why should juniors take the SAT?

• SAT scores may be required for admissions.

• Strong scores may help your admissions chances.

• Studies show students who take SAT a second time score higher than students who take test only once.

• May be required for scholarships, transfers and special programs.

• Scholarships may require scores.
  

Resources

• https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/practice-preparation
• https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-school-day-student-guide.pdf
• You can also prepare via the SAT Prep course through Edgenuity.

Please contact Ms. Kiehlmeier (klkiehlmeier@smcps.org) with any questions.

Senior Superlative Pictures

Seniors who were nominated for senior superlatives will have their pictures taken in the morning on Tuesday, January 24. The schedule will be shared with those students who were nominated.

Order A Yearbook!

If you are interested in purchasing a 2022-2023 yearbook, please visit the Jostens site. This offer will be available until February 24. After that, sales will close. Yearbooks will be distributed in the spring.

Pictures Needed!

We are in need of pictures for some of our spreads! Click here for specifics regarding what pictures we still need. The list has been updated! Please upload pictures directly to our Yearbook website using ReplayIt. Please do not submit screenshots of pictures or pictures with filters. Please make sure all students featured in the pictures are identified with first and last name and grade level. Please make sure that the pictures are from this summer and this school year!

Counselors went into 9th grade English classes to complete some activities in Naviance this week. Check out the presentation here. We look forward to meeting with you all again during registration March.

If you need a letter of recommendation from your school counselor, please use this link, Student Recommendation Request, make a copy of this google document and then share it with your counselor once you have completed it. Please include a resume as well to your counselor. Counselors are not included in your teacher recommendations for common applications, our letters are considered “Counselor Evaluations.”

ATTENTION SENIORS! Any senior who is in need of a mid-year transcript sent to a college, must make the request in Naviance. Mid-year information will not be sent until grades are finalized and a GPA calculation update is completed. Our goal is to have this updated so we can begin sending information on or about February 10th.

Make sure to know your counselor!

• Hensel: A-C - jahensel@smcps.org
• Wolcott: D-Go & GIS - rrwolcott@smcps.org
• Neitz: Gr-L - lkneitz@smcps.org
• Guidry: M-R - lcguidry@smcps.org
• Marino: S-Z - cmmarino@smcps.org
• Sawyer: Freshmen Academy - wnsawyer@smcps.org

Need an appointment? Please e-mail Guidance Secretary, Ms. Williams (jkwilliams@smcps.org).

Reminder of Test Change Fee

If you want to cancel or add an AP test to your order, there is a $40 late fee. Please contact Ms. Bridges, the AP Testing Coordinator, (kjbridges@smcps.org) if you have questions about or need to make changes to your test order.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday: Marine corps recruiters will be visiting over lunch outside of the cafeteria.

New Scholarships Added to Naviance

2023 Delegate Todd Morgan Scholarship

2023 National Capital Environmental Scholarship

Esperanza Education Fund Scholarship

Leonardtown Rotary-Cynthia Sheffler Early Childhood Education Memorial Scholarship

To view all scholarships, login to Naviance via Clever. Click Colleges>> Scholarship Search.

BECA Scholarship Deadline is Feb. 17th

St. Mary's County Health Department (SMCHD) - Internship Program

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is now accepting applications for the summer Student Academy in Public Health (SAPH) internship program, which will run from July 17 – August 18, 2023.

The SAPH provides an opportunity for rising, current, and recently graduated high school seniors to have hands-on experience in the field of public health. SAPH student interns will learn about key public health topics, shadow health department services, participate in field experiences, and help promote community health through outreach and education events.

Interested students and parents are invited to attend a virtual information session about the SAPH on February 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. To attend this session, please register here. Please contact the SMCHD Office of Human Resources via email to smchd.hr@maryland.gov or by phone at (301) 475-4330 if you have any questions.

Interested students can learn more about the program and how to apply at smchd.org/jobs. The deadline to submit application materials is Friday, April 14, 2023.

ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)

LHS will be hosting a spring ASVAB test on March 15th at 8 AM in the cafeteria. Grades 10-12 are welcome to sign up to take the ASVAB. Register Here

The Student Leadership Council is working towards making LHS a better learning environment. We would like all of LHS' input and ask that you list any ideas to improve certain aspects of our school. These ideas could be tangible or more abstract depending on what you feel needs enhancement. We may ask a few of you to come to one of our meetings and discuss these concerns. Please contact Mr. Copsey or Harsha Manivannan with any questions. Please complete this form to contribute your idea(s).

Want to use the gym during lunch? Daily completion of the form above is a requirement for entry. Submissions are accepted from 8 to 11 am. You have to use your SMCPS login to access the form. After your initial submission, save the link for quick and easy access. Only fifty students are permitted to sign up for a lunch block (either A or B). Students are expected to enter the gym through the side door adjacent to the girls locker room and be in the gym before the 10 minute bell. Students unlawfully tardy will be redirected to the cafeteria. Students are expected to remain in the gym, no food or drink is allowed and you must have tennis shoes to be on the gym surface.

Bus Passes:

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?

Parents can write a note or send an email to Ms. Revis at btrevis@smcps.org in order to request a bus pass. 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

Learn how to create a MySchoolBucks account: click here.

MySchoolBucks & the Media Center

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.

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