Weekly Update

• Monday, October 9: Virtual Instruction Day - see below for more information
• Class meetings to review Homecoming Info during A Lunch
• Tuesday, Oct 10: Juniors
• Weds, Oct 11: Sophomores
• Thursday, Oct 12: Freshmen
• Monday, Oct 16 - Friday, Oct 20: HOMECOMING WEEK 2023
• Friday, October 20: Two-hour early dismissal & Homecoming Pep Rally
• Saturday, October 21: Homecoming Dance at LHS
• Friday, October 27: Two-hour early dismissal - End of MP1

Your learning experience for tomorrow's virtual day may look slightly different based on the course, however, there are some commonalities shared among all LHS teachers/courses. Please review the following:

1. You will be required to login to Schoology and complete an assignment or activity for each class.

2. Teachers (unless they are absent) will be available via Google Meet for specific office hours (See the schedule below). Although, students should pre-schedule virtual office hour meetings with their teachers.

3. Teachers will communicate their plan for office hours with classes and individual students. The work that is assigned will be something that can be completed independent of the teacher. Not all teachers will require every student to login for office hours. Many teachers may make logging in for office hours optional. That will be up to the individual teacher. Make sure you check with your teacher and/or the daily agenda on your Schoology page.
   
   

To prevent confusion, we have designated teacher office hours based on subject. See below:

• 8:00 - 8:40 — Health/PE; Fine Arts; Study Skills, Freshman Seminar
• 8:40 - 9:20 — Science
• 9:20 - 10:00— ELA (English)
• 10:00 - 10:40—Math
• 10:40 - 11:20—Social Studies
• 11:20 - 12:00— World Languages and CTE
• 12:00 - 12:45 —All LHS teachers open office hours for schedule conflicts

Please contact your teacher if you have specific questions related to their course.

All 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will have the opportunity to take the school day digital PSAT on Wednesday, October 25th. The PSAT builds on skills and knowledge to help students succeed in college, junior college, or technical schools. The test measures reading, writing, and math skills, and links to personalized SAT practice through Khan Academy. Additionally, students can opt in to qualify for scholarship opportunities. There is no make-up date for the PSAT.

On Wednesday, October 11th, students in grades 9-11 will participate in a Digital Readiness Check during 3rd period to make sure their devices are prepared to take the PSAT. Students will report to their testing locations and complete the readiness check. Seniors will report to the auditorium. In preparation for the Digital Readiness Check and PSAT testing day, students should:

• Review their testing locations. Students with accommodations should look for an email from Ms. Bridges about their testing locations.

• Make sure they have a school-issued laptop and charger on those days. Students cannot test on a personal device.

• Charge their laptop the evening before.

• Review the PSAT Student Guides

• PSAT 8/9

• PSAT/NMSQT (for 10th and 11th graders)

On Saturday, October 7, Leonardtown High School's Marching Band hosted and performed at Battle at Breton: Battle of the Marching Bands.

Parents who are dropping students off at school in the morning should use the parking lot lane closest to the building. Please do not park in in a space and wait to drop your student off. Unfortunately, parking is very limited for both students and staff. Utilizing extra parking spaces for this purpose can create an issue where there is nowhere for staff or student drivers to park. Additionally, please do not drive down the middle parking lot lane in order to drop a student at school. We appreciate your help!

Students, please make sure your laptop is charged each day. Bring your charger to school in case your battery runs out.

Need to purchase a laptop charger?

You can do one of two things:

1. Go the the Media Center in your School. They can assess you a fine so that you can pay using My School Bucks.
2. Go directly to the DELL store. You can purchase directly from their website and have it shipped to your home.

Ensure one of these links are being used:

www.dell.com/mpp/smcps (click Shop Recommended Solutions to get to the discounted power cords)

www.dell.com/mpp/smcps-chargers (leads directly to the purchasing portal)

More helpful links for technology can be found at the bottom of the newsletter!

Need help finding out where to go for lunch? Click the button above to see open classrooms and club offerings for each day of the week.

Click here for the one-lunch information presentation that was present to all 9th graders last week. You can find club information and much for!

Use this document to plan where you will go for A and B lunch each day!

Homecoming 2023 Dance

A Night Out on the Town

October 21 at LHS

7PM-10PM

General Information

• Homecoming tickets are on sale now through October 18, 2023 on GoFan.co

• Tickets must be purchased via GoFan.co - NO cash will be accepted.

• Tickets are 20.00 each.

• All LHS students must buy their OWN ticket. Your access code is your student ID.

• Tickets will be purchased on a first come first serve basis.

• There are 1300 tickets available and approximately 2100 students - you should purchase your tickets early to ensure that you can attend the dance
  
  

Guest Tickets

• LHS students buying Guest Tickets should wait until the Dance Guest Form paperwork [on the left] is completed to buy their ticket

• The LHS student will get a promo code for their guest with a completed guest form.

• LHS students must turn in a completed guest form to the LHS financial assistant, Ms. Mushrush, to receive a promo code.

• LHS students should not buy a Guest Ticket for another LHS student. In other words, all Guest Tickets should be non-LHS students.

Class shirts must be ordered ASAP, by 10/11.

The link to order: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHAD2XN2Q00TOS_ZZ60HA014RVXILD

Check out Ms. Watson's Chemistry class!! As an introduction to Radioactive Isotopes, they pretended they were living in the "Atomic Age" and have to learn about the dangers of radiation and nuclear war. (while truly learning about what radioactive isotopes are and how they are used). Say hello to the 1950s!

Hello Raiders! The LHS library media center at our school has a ton of resources, including a bunch of periodicals and magazines like the ones here! There’s something for all kinds of interests, from motorcycles to celebrities, and from science to the economy. If you’re interested, you can check them out of the library, just like any other book, for up to three weeks!

If you want to go to the library during lunch, remember to scan the QR code to sign up! Or use this link here to sign up each day. You can also visit the media center if a teacher gives you a pass to come get a book/resource.

The Student Leadership Counsel is working to target issues in the school to create a better learning environment for the student body. We want to hear from you to know what you think should be improved about the school, so we can take your thoughts and concerns into consideration. Click here to take the survey.

There will be a Cap & Gown and Graduation announcements presentation during 1st period on Monday, October 16. Please make plans to attend.

Homecoming and Pep Rally information will also be shared.

• You can also place your order directly online at jostens.com.
  

• DESIGN AND ORDER YOUR CLASS RING HERE

• Your Ring will be delivered at school in December.
  

• Information packets are available in the main office.

• Feel free to contact Jostens with any questions during this process: Phone: 1-800-567-8367 or Email: lindsey.glamp@jostens.com

Order a Yearbook

If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please visit the Jostens site. We are in the second tier of our pricing, so order before December 15 before the price goes up again!

Fall Team & Marching Band Pictures

Fall athletes and marching band members who were photographed have the chance to purchase team and/or individual pictures. Please visit the Legacy website and use code 4572E24.

Pictures Needed!

We are in need of pictures for some of our spreads! Click here for specifics regarding what pictures we still need. 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!

Senior Portraits

Legacy Studios will be here on the dates below for senior portraits in the auditorium.

October 27

Seniors MUST sign up for an appointment by clicking HERE. Information about different portrait sessions available can be found on the Legacy site. Please note that Legacy does provide the tux, drape, and cap and gown for portraits. Seniors, if you wish to be included in the senior section of the yearbook, you must have your picture taken by Legacy in a tux or drape with a blue background and no props. Portraits that do not meet this requirement will not be included in the senior section of the yearbook.

If you have any questions regarding portraits or sittings, please contact Legacy at 716-512-6336 or customercare@legacystudios.com or yearbook adviser Heather Page at hmpage@smcps.org.

2022-2023 Yearbooks

The 2023 yearbooks are here! Students may pick up their yearbooks in the main office during regular school hours (8:00-2:45).

St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS) is encouraging all parent(s)/guardian(s) to please take the time to access and complete the online Impact Aid form located in the Home Access Center (HAC). Directions to access the online form can be found HERE. A video with instructions is available HERE. The form can now be accessed in Spanish by clicking on the Globe in the top right-hand corner once the form has been started.

Our schools are heavily impacted by federally connected students. Federally connected students are those students whose parent(s)/guardian(s) work on federal property in Maryland, live on federal property in Maryland, and/or are active-duty military personnel. Because of this impact, we receive federal grant funds to operate and maintain our schools and enrich school programs. To receive these funds, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) requires us to survey each student to determine eligibility. The information must be based on the survey date, September 30, 2023.

All information that is collected is confidential and used solely for Impact Aid purposes. The Impact Aid grant application provides only demographic information on the numbers and locations of federally connected students attending our schools.

Impact Aid surveys will be digitally collected for this school year. Families who cannot complete the digital survey can either contact their child’s school for a paper copy.

Families will be asked to voluntarily provide various pieces of information. For instance, information such as workplace employment will be requested. Specifically, the following two employment addresses will be requested:

1. the address for the employer; and

2. the address of the Federal Property where their physical work address is located.
   
   

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) that are on active duty in the Reserves or National Guard, will need to either upload a copy of their active-duty orders or provide their supervisor’s contact information. (* all information on the service member’s orders can be blackened out, except for name, rank, branch of service, and Title Number “USC Title 10” or “USC Title 32”).

Your cooperation in completing the survey no later than Monday, November 14, 2023, is greatly appreciated. The more surveys that are submitted, the greater amount of funds will be available to our students in St. Mary’s County Public Schools.

• If you have any questions about 9th/10th grade forms, please contact Ms. Stofferahn (mastofferahn@smcps.org).
• If you have any questions about 11th/12th grade forms, please contact Mr. Myers via email (bdmyers@smcps.org).

Congratulations on your decision and good luck in your pursuit. To best serve you we are holding a PFA day at Leonardtown High School on Friday, October 20th. Warm-up and check-in will begin at 1pm in the Main Gym. This will be the only opportunity for assessment this fall. Candidates are asked to bring with them a hard copy of the scoring sheet and their candidate ID#. Upon completion it is asked that all candidates leave LHS and not congregate in parking lot or common areas. If you have any questions contact Mr. Raley waraley@smcps.org

Academy and ROTC PFA sign up

Counselors are working on sending transcripts and letters of recommendation in Naviance. Please be patient as this is a busy time of year for college requests.

Counselors pushed into senior classes on 10/4/23 please make sure to check with your senior for their senior letter which will contain graduation requirements. Please click here to see the presentation to review what we went over.

If you would like a parent teacher conference with one teacher please contact the teacher directly through email to arrange. If you require all teachers for a conference please contact your students counselor. Please note that 10/9/23 is a virtual day reserved for parent teacher conferences, if needed.

If you need a letter of recommendation from your school counselor, make sure to submit the Letter of Recommendation Request form (which is available in Guidance) and please allow 10 business days.

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: 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 Scholarship Added to Naviance:

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, Oct. 10th

Bowie State University @ 10:30 AM

Wednesday, Oct. 11th

College of Southern Maryland @ 8:55 AM

Christopher Newport University @ 1:15 PM

Thursday, Oct. 12th

ASVAB test, 8 AM in the Cafeteria Register Here

Friday, Oct. 13th

American Pool Company will be visiting over lunch.

Coast Guard Recruiter Presentation

The Coast Guard will be giving a presentation on Oct. 18th at 9:30 AM in the Career Center. Register Here

If your student took an MCAP assessment in Spring 2023 (ELA 10, Algebra or Geometry, or LS-MISA), they will be receiving their score reports within the next week or so. If you have questions on how to interpret the scores, please utilize the resources below.

• ELA and Math Score Interpretation Guide for Parents
• Spanish version
• Science Score Interpretation Guide for Parents
• Spanish version

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.

• 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.

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