Charger News

· Sep 12 Underclassmen Portraits

· Sep 13 Charles County Fair Day – Schools Closed for Students

· Sep 17 Open House – 6:00 pm –7:30 pm

· Sep 25 Two-Hour Early Dismissal for Students

· Sep 27 Homecoming Game

· Sep 28 Homecoming Dance

I want to take this opportunity to thank our entire Lackey community for a smooth opening to the school year. It is amazing to think that we have completed week two of the new school year. The energy is amazing. Let’s keep the momentum going as we settle into the school year. Let’s stay focused on the goal – success for all students.

Parents, please closely monitor your child’s grades and attendance through your ParentVue account. Question your child and follow up with their teachers if you are routinely seeing your child come home without a laptop, a notebook, assignments, books, etc. Learning does not end at the school door. Please ensure that your child arrives at school on time. First period begins at 7:25. If you are dropping your child off after 7:20 your child is guaranteed to be late. They are missing instruction and will not be permitted to make up any work missed during that time.

Come join us tonight for the kickoff to our Charger football season! Tonight, we play Chopticon High School at 7:00 pm in Charger Stadium. Come support our Lackey Chargers! We encourage families to attend our athletic events together. Students love to see their families at events. For your child’s safety and to respect the time of school staff, please ensure that you arrive promptly to pick up your child at the end of the game. Football games are generally over at 9 pm. Additional information can be found in this newsletter regarding ticket sales and restrictions for game attendance.

Badge on! Phone Off! Ready to Learn!

• Badges are required to be worn and visible at all times. Identification badges are integral to the SAFETY of our building. Beginning next week, scanners are replacing keypads in the meal lines. Students will be required to scan their badge. Badges are also required to receive PBIS Charger credits and to spend credits in the school store. Badges are required to enter the building when arriving late and for sign-in. Students may not purchase event tickets (i.e. homecoming) without their school ID. Identification badges are a routine part of our lives in 2024. Parents, please help us to enforce this requirement.
• Charles County Public Schools require all student phones/devices to be powered completely off (not on vibrate or silent mode) and must remain in a non-visible, secure location. The complete rule can be found on pages 29-30 of the CCPS Parent Handbook/Calendar Calendar20242025.pdf (finalsite.net). If you need to reach your child, please call the main office at 301-753-1753. Parents, we need your help to enforce the cell phone policy. Cell phones are a major distraction to learning and are often at the heart of student conflict. Please help us to keep our students focused and safe.

Effective Thursday, September 12, all student drivers must have a 2024-2025 Henry E. Lackey parking permit. The cost is $25 for the year. You must submit copies of your driver's license, proof of insurance, and registration with the application. Student parking applications can be picked up in the main office or from Ms. Nissen. See Ms. Nissen if you have any questions.

School picture day is Thursday, September 12th. Pictures will be taken during your students' English class. If you would like to purchase pictures, we will be sending an order form home on Monday, or you can visit mylifetouch.com and use your Student ID or Picture Day ID EVT9MMGN4. Or scan the QR code!

We are excited to say that our 2024 Yearbooks have arrived and are going to be distributed on Monday September 9th during your student's 8th period class. If your student leaves early, we will make arrangements to see them during an earlier period.

Our 2025 Charger Yearbook is available for purchase. The back-to-school price is 85$ until September 20th and includes free icons! Purchase your book by September 20th for the best price of the year!

https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A03359000

Any student who would like to take the PSAT will need to sign up and pay the test fee this year. Students will need to see the Testing Coordinator, Ms. Dickey in the media center, office 1. The cost of the test is $18. We can only accept cash, if students have the exact amount. Checks and money orders are also acceptable. The deadline to register and pay for the PSAT is Thursday, September 12th. We will not be able to take any late orders.

Henry E. Lackey's Open House will be held on Tuesday September 17th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Parents are encouraged to come out and meet their children's teachers and gain pertinent information about the school year.

A few reminders as we start our competitive season:

ADMISSION POLICIES

• In the SMAC CONFERENCE, all ticket sales must be purchased online through GOFAN and the cost is $6. At LACKEY HIGH SCHOOL, you can purchase tickets in advance or at the gate with a credit card only, NO CASH.

• Purses, Bags, Backpacks, and Outside Food/Drinks are not permitted as you enter an event.
• We do not allow profanity, smoking, vaping, or animals on our campus during an event.
• Anyone leaving the event without authorization MUST pay to re-enter.

CONCESSIONS

• We accept both CASH & CARD at our concession stand. If you are using a card or any other form of electronic payment, we require a minimum purchase of $5.
• When the Funnel Cake Factory is open, you can only purchase funnel cakes and fried oreos at that window using cash. However, you can place an order at the other concession stand for a funnel cake or fried oreos using your card and they will give you a ticket for the window at the funnel cake factory.

INFORMATION AND UPDATES

1. On our Twitter Account (@LackeySports)

2. On our Facebook Account (Lackey Athletics)

3. On our Website (www.lackeyathletics.com) If you hover over the tab, "MORE," it will give you a dropdown menu that will give you anything and everything that you need to know about Athletics at our school. There is a tab that is specific to 2024 FALL SPORTS.

Baked goods will be available for sale during the varsity football games on September 6, 20 and October 11. Come out and cheer on the Chargers and help support the sophomore class! Thank you!

Our next date for Senior Portraits is October 7, 8, and 9. All appointments will be during the school day. A link to register will be sent to seniors and graduating juniors via Synergy mail when registration begins. Please contact Mr. Kevin Gibson at kgibson@ccboe.com with questions.

Senior dues are $130. Dues include cap and gown, and other senior related items. Dues can be paid online at www.myschoolbucks.com or with cash (exact amount), check or money order (made out to Lackey High School).

If you would like to print copies on the printer in the media center, the cost for each print is .25.

It is the start of a brand-new year, and this always comes with excitement and renewed energy. We are very excited to welcome back our returning students and to meet our new ones and have been working very hard to ready the school for the year. As an unknown author once said, “knowledge is power, and school is where you start to gain your superpower.”

Start your teen off right this year: encourage proper sleep hygiene, provide a quiet place for them to work on their homework, and ask them open-ended questions about their day when they get home. Encourage their attendance to school and to their classes. Also encourage them to ask for help when they think they need some. They can ask you, their teachers, and student services staff.

I am part of student services. Many of you know me but for those who don’t, I just thought I would introduce myself and let you know what I can do to help you!

I am Beverly Hoy, the School Psychologist (yes, still, but I love it!). I have a doctorate in school psychology from the University of Maryland, and many years of experience (although I hope I am always still learning). I love to read and swim. I love to see your kids learn and grow. While I am responsible for the special education testing and therapy cases, I can do so much more. I can:

• Counsel students individually when needed
• Provide community resources to you
• Help with PBIS interventions and Student Support Services
• Provide group therapy
• Address confidential issues discretely if your child is going through a difficult time
• Consult with you about home school relationships

There are probably more, but my point is, if you need me to see a student or help you keep H. E. Lackey safe and positive, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email, call me at the school, or make an appointment with me in person or virtually.

Have a great year!

Mr. Hall

School Counselor - Last names A - D

Email: ehall@ccboe.com

Please click to schedule an appointment

Mr. Caputi

School Counselor Office Chair - Last names E - K

Email: mcaputi@ccboe.com

Please click to schedule an appointment

Ms. Plenty

School Counselor - Last names L - R

Email: gplenty@ccboe.com

Please click to schedule an appointment

Ms. Naughton

School Counselor - Last Names S - Z

anaughton@ccboe.com

Please click to schedule an appointment

College and Career Advisor Ms. Long glong@ccboe.com

Secretary - Ms. Metcalfe smetcalfe@ccboe.com

Data Technician - Ms. Thompson - kthompson@ccboe.com

School Psychologist - Dr. Hoy bhoy@ccboe.com

To schedule an appointment: School Psychologist (office365.com)

Pupil Personnel Worker – Ms. Williams bwilliams@ccboe.com

• Free Breakfast is available for all students each school day from 7:10-7:25 a.m. Students may grab breakfast in the morning and take it to their first period class. Breakfast, including breakfast brought from home must be consumed within the first 10 minutes of first period. No food is to be consumed during classes at any other time. Parents if your child is late to school, he/she may not bring outside food into the building. Food must be consumed before entering the building when late to school. Students should refrain from bringing fast food for friends. Friends are unaware of dietary restrictions, allergies and parental restrictions.
  

• Per CCPS policy, parents and students may not have food delivered to school during the school day. Food delivery services such as Door Dash and Uber Eats will be turned away. Students who open doors to receive food will be disciplined. The rule exists to help us maintain the safety of our campus.

• MyPaymentsPlus is available to monitor your student's lunch account balance and spending.

CODE 13: Other emergency or set of circumstances which, in the judgement of the Superintendent or designee, constitutes a good and sufficient cause for absence from school for up to five school days per school year, including an educational trip or unique life experience. A vacation is not considered an educational trip or a unique life experience. Make-up work will be allowed for approved absences and must be returned to the school three days from the date of return.

An educational trip is one in which either the student is actively receiving instruction through a structured program directly tied to the curriculum, or the student is actively visiting another school, program or college in preparation for potential future enrollment. Siblings may also be excused.

A unique life experience may include an educational field trip, athletic competitions not sponsored by the school, unique family circumstances (i.e., deployed parent visit) and/or career or alternative work experience.

A "vacation" is not an educational trip or unique life experience.

To request an extended absence due to an educational trip or unique life experience, parents can submit a Parent Request Excused Absence (Code 13*) application to the school attendance secretary, Ms. Mullins no later than two (2) weeks prior to the student's first date of absence.

Code13RequestforAbsenceApproval

• Early Dismissal: If a birth parent or legal guardian (appointed by the courts) is sending someone to pick up his/her child early from school for any reason, he/she must send a written note/email indicating who will be picking up the student and giving consent. Upon receiving the note from the birth parent or legal guardian, the school will then verify its authenticity and check ID of the adult who signs the student out of the building.
• Emergency Contact: Listing an emergency contact does not allow the individual to pick up a student at any given time in a non-emergency situation without prior written authorization from the birth parent/legal guardian (per the Charles County Public Schools Handbook: Emergency Card (2024-2025) Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools, pg. 2).
• Deliveries for students are prohibited. Per the county's parent handbook, students are not allowed to receive outside food deliveries. Deliveries from Grub Hub, Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. Food deliveries of any kind will be turned away by our main office staff. Deliveries of balloons, cakes, flowers, etc. for students will be stored in the main office until dismissal.
• DROPPING OFF LUNCHES
• Parents may drop off forgotten lunches in the main office.
• Parents may drop off lunch for their child only.
• Parents may drop off food or drink during LUNCH PERIOD ONLY
• Free Breakfast is available for all students each school day from 7:10-7:25 a.m. MyPaymentsPlus is available to monitor your student's lunch account balance and spending.
  
• CCPS 24-hour information line is available301-934-7410 or 301-392-6656, or website at www.ccboe.com for school closing information.

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