The Mane Place For Lion News

Wow! Our Lions were ROARING this past week. From Band Competition, Track, and a successful Multi-Cultural Night our students stood out. Thank you for showing up to events and supporting your child and others with your presence.

I would like to say, THANK YOU for the emails, kind notes, gifts, coffee! and all the treats on Principal's Day. I feel honored to lead a school community such as LPS. Again, Thank You from the bottom of my heart. You can choose anywhere to send your children to school, I am thankful you have chosen our school.

With a Grateful Heart,

Mrs. Bowden

Secondary Principal

Please join us on May 17th & 18th at 7:30pm. Also, May 19th at 3:00pm in the LPS Gym.

$5.00 admission.

Please join the Class of 2028 for their Rite of Passage Ceremony.

The LPS Middle/High School Band went to the Heartland Music Festival (America’s largest music festival) and won a Superior Ranking (Average of all scores = within the range of a “1”). Along with that, they won a Sweepstakes Trophy (all judges scored a “1”), which is proudly being displayed at the front desk! The band also won the Distinguished Performance trophy,

We had three exceptional solo award medals given to the following students: Joseph Dinh, Flute, Liam Weaver, Timpani, and Elijah Ocampo, Trumpet. The “Best” section award was given to the clarinet section with the following students each receiving a medal of honor: Chloe Waller, Imani Irabor, Aurielious Arberry, Kavish Bhatt, Yaswanth Grandhi, Makayla Liberto, and Ivy Park.

Thank you for making our 2nd Annual Multicultural Night a Success!

Please do not forget to include our wonderful Paraprofessionals, SPED staff and Elective teachers.

The following Lions have qualified for the Track & Field Qualifiers for State. Please congratulate them.

Good Luck at STATE Lions!

Parents/Students,

Here is the schedule for AP Testing.

• Monday, 5/6 - AP Chemistry 12-4pm
• Wednesday, 5/8 - AP English Literature & Composition 8am-12pm
• Wednesday, 5/8 - AP Computer Science A 12-4pm
• Tuesday, 5/14 - AP English Language & Composition 8am-12pm
• Wednesday, 5/15 - AP World History: Modern 8am-12pm
• Wednesday, 5/22 - AP US History 8am-12pm

• May 5th Submission Deadline: Spring semester deadline for submission of commitments is Sunday May 5, 2024. Please note that this is to ensure that there is enough time for approval before sending reports to teachers. Commitments submitted after May 5th are allowed, but are not guaranteed to be fully validated in time to count for this semester. As always, service commitments have a 2 week submission deadline.

• Reminders
• In almost all cases, parents do not act as coordinators. Please list a coordinator that is affiliated with the non-profit organization and has an email address with that organization.
• As pictures are sometimes needed as proof of service, please consider taking a picture of your student serving in case it is needed later on.
• Please find donation opportunities under the “Ongoing Opportunities” tab of our Helper Helper platform. Students are allowed to submit hours for LPS-coordinated donation drives and fulfill up to half of their service hours with these approved donation drives. Details are in the listings on the Helper Helper platform.
• Looking for the 2023-2024 guidelines? They can be found on pages 87-90 in the Parent-Student Handbook. Questions? Please email helperhelper@lpsfrisco.net

If you are needing a VOE for your student's driving tests, this needs to be done by the last week of school. The VOE request is turned off over the summer while we are on summer break. The form is valid for the entire summer if received the last week of school.

On May 4th the National Soccer Hall of Fame is inducting the first ever ParaOlympian, Josh McKinney. On May 5th he along with other coaches in the Dallas area, are running a FREE soccer clinic at Toyota Soccer Park. Children do not need to have participated in the sport before to attend. We are looking to provide a fun opportunity for children to engage in activities and experience soccer. We would love if you would share the information with your parents. All participants are partnered with a “buddy” who will stay with them throughout the clinic. This is an incredible opportunity for children to have fun and participate in adaptive physical activity.

Information:

TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) Play Day is for children with intellectual, emotional, or physical disabilities and provides people with diverse abilities an opportunity to play soccer in a structured environment that is safe, fun, supportive, and inclusive. North Texas Youth Soccer and US Youth Soccer are hosting a free morning of TOPSoccer activities and games in Frisco, TX. This Play Day coincides with the induction of Josh McKinney to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Josh was the captain of the US Para National Team and competed in three Paralympics. He will be joining coaches and volunteers to support this event. All participants will be paired with a buddy for the entire event.

When: Sunday, May 5th

Where: Toyota Soccer Complex – Dr. Pink Stadium Field

Player Checkin: 9:45am

Activities: 10-11:30am; free tshirts and bags

Volunteers/Buddies needed: 9:00am-12pm

Ages: 6-18 years old

Cost: Free

Players and volunteers (aged 14 and above) must register in advance to secure a spot.

· Player Registration

· Buddy/Volunteer Registration

NTX TOPS Play Day Flyer

Lastly, thank you to FC Dallas for donating the use of the field and the Dallas Sidekicks for providing t-shirts and coaches.

Link to the information:

https://www.usyouthsoccer.org/event/ntx-topsoccer-play-day/

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