Registration for the 2023-24 school year opens for rising 10th -12th graders on Friday, March 3rd, at 3:45 PM. A virtual information night will be held for parents on Thursday, March 2nd, at 6:00 PM. Information will be shared with students during Study Hall this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Winters will offer appointments to students March 6th - 17th to plan and ask questions about course selection. Course requests will close in Powerschool on Monday, March 20th, at 8:30 AM.

Parent Virtual Information Night: Registration and AP Information

Thursday, March 2nd, at 6:00 PM
https://zoom.us/j/96031724352?pwd=KzIwblpVajFiNVlLMFR0aFJacEJFZz09

Meeting ID: 960 3172 4352
Passcode: 334795

Who: All NYC trip participants
When: Monday, March 6th, 6:30 PM
Where: Virtual

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 998 6773 2852
Passcode: 375128
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Please contact Mr. Rose at rose@longleafschool.com if you are unable to attend.

Key Club would like to accept donations of empty food cans from families for our community service event on March 7th!

On that day, we plan on making bee houses for the many solitary bee species in North America. In order to do so, we will need as many cans as available.

Please send in food cans that have been thoroughly rinsed out with no food residue remaining in the can.

We thank you in advance for your assistance with making our project a success!

Longleaf School of the Arts

Key Club Members

We are excited to announce the Junior and Senior trips to Costa Rica for the class of 2024 & 2025. We will be holding an informational session on March 2nd in the LSA gallery at 7:00 PM. In attendance will be the teacher chaperones, Senora Morice (Spanish), Mr. Carson (Biology), and Mr. Anderson (English).

The trip will be offered through the travel company Explorica. Here is a tentative itinerary for the trip: www.explorica.com/Morice-4813. It is our goal to bring the entire LSA class of 2024. During the meeting, we will discuss safety and security, pricing and payment options, financial scholarship opportunities, and any other questions you may have.

If you are unable to make it in person to the information session, please reach out and we can send you a Zoom link, or we can answer your questions individually via email or phone. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sra. Morice

Spanish Teacher

Students in the 11th grade will take the ACT on March 7th. Students will be notified 2 days prior to the test with their testing locations. Students can arrive anytime from 7:45 AM - 8:25 AM. Testing will begin promptly at 8:30 AM. The standard testing administration takes approximately 2 hours 55 minutes. Students with approved extended time will take approximately 5 hours.

Please feel free to reach out to Dr. Morris at morris@longleafschool.com if you have any questions about the ACT day.

TEST PREP!
KAPLAN: Practice for SAT, PSAT, and ACT! HERE
THE PRINCETON REVIEW: HERE

ACT website: Practice for the Pre-ACT & ACT HERE

All 11th grade students will participate in ACT testing on March 7th at Longleaf. Our 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students will participate in our spring Community Service Day. Please use the following forms to assist with planning and preparing for the service learning opportunity!

It's never too late to give! The Cheddar Up link will remain live until the end of the year!

https://2022-2023-annual-fund-fundraiser.cheddarup.com

This year, we were able to meet approximately 65% of our goal, including the Amazon purchases! Thank you for being a part of our journey towards EXCELLENCE!

Kind regards,

Johneka Williams
Head Of School
Longleaf School of the Arts

Our application window to receive new students for the 2023-2024 school year is open! The window will close on Friday, March 3, 2023. Please inform any family that you believe would make a great fit for Longleaf School of the Arts.

All current 9th through 11th grade students do not need to reapply; they are automatically offered a seat. Each school year our waitlist has grown tremendously. If you are presently aware of any reason your 9th, 10th, or 11th grade student will not be returning next school year, please inform us by completing the following survey: https://forms.gle/BXumtphaKES8g4iF8. We would like to be prepared to transfer out records in a timely fashion as well as offer any additional seats that will be available to new families.

2/27 - Board of Directors Meeting @ 5:30 PM

2/28 - Black History Month Celebration from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

3/7 - 11th Graders take ACT

3/7 - Community Service Day

3/10 - 3/13 - No School

3/5 - 3/11 - School Social Worker Week

3/23 - End of 3rd Quarter

3/24 - Teacher Workday (No School)

Longleaf School of the Arts is looking for qualified people to team up with our faculty to substitute teach our students. Applicants should have a high school diploma or higher and be interested in teaching high school students. The daily rate is $100.00 per full day. Substitutes may be scheduled in advance or contacted the morning of the assignment.

Please complete the Longleaf School of the Arts background check for our records at https://www.criminalbios.com/

You will need to click on the first "Start Your Background Check" yellow tab. Once there, you will be asked to create an account. https://www.criminalbios.com/dashboard/register

Please use the following Employer Code: Longleaf

You also need to complete the substitute application using the following link: https://forms.gle/KMxfDFLot476T8597

This year, the testing will be individual PCR tests, not pooled testing. This is great for identifying who is positive without requiring retesting for each indivdual in a positive pool.

Testing started in October on Thursdays. Please sign up for testing using the link below.

https://schools.coquihealth.com/registration/09765ccd-8bc4-3e47-78ad-91d76f020e15

We would like to thank everyone who is a part of our school community, the News and Observer, and the great city of Raleigh, NC, for this magnificent honor of being named the BEST Charter School and BEST High School! Through all of our ups and downs, we stand together as a strong school community that will continue to thrive and work together to deliver an unmatched educational experience for our students! Special thank yous go to our Board of Directors, Teachers, Staff, and Outstanding LSA Families! Students this is all for YOU! Congratulations LSA Community! Your are truly the absolute BEST!