LDHS Weekly Newsletter
January 21- January 27
Principal's Message
Happy Sunday Falcons-
It looks like we'll have another round of widely varying temperatures and weather this week. Please remember to dress for whatever season it is each day- but also for the many indoor/outdoor activities everyone is involved in. As a reminder, the front main doors of the building (up by the flagpole) will be open if our outdoor temperatures drop below 40 degrees. Students who arrive before 8am need to enter on that side of campus and remain in the cafeteria. We want everyone warm and safe.
I'd like to thank our families, students, staff, and community for the support we received for our LCEF Grant recipients last week and for the Falcon Insider group tour on campus on Tuesday. We appreciate the opportunity to share the great things happening for students and staff at LDHS.
Attendance: During this time of year, we typically see an increase in student illness and absences for a variety of reasons. Please remember that daily, consistent attendance at school is not only required by law, but is crucial for student success. In addition, at the HS level, students must be in each class 90% of the time class is in session in order to gain credit on their transcript- even if they have passed the course. There have been several inquiries through our Possip survey regarding attendance information, so here are some ways to stay informed.
Link to District attendance info: https://www.ldisd.net/Page/7872
Link to campus attendance info: https://www.ldisd.net/Domain/1574
As you review these links, one of the most common misconceptions is that a parent note will "excuse" an absence. The State of Texas has very specific criteria/documentation requirements for what constitutes an "excused" vs "unexcused" absence. We know that this can be complicated to sort through, so please give us a call if you have specific questions regarding your child's attendance entries in Skyward.
Fun fact: Most students attend 5 classes per day and will have a minimum of 25 potential attendance transactions during the week; this is upwards of 32,000 entries campus-wide per week! We do everything we can to keep up with the multitude of data; parent completion and submission of doctor's notes in a timely manner is crucial to our success. We thank all of our parents who are completing the online forms and getting documentation turned in. Let's do everything we can to make sure students are attending school all day every day.
We've had so many fun adventures this week, and more coming up but we'd like to call your attention to something really special: 11th grader, Kelsey Plaisier has made it to the top six finalists for the Take Care of Texas Video Contest! We need your votes to launch her into 1st place. Details are below in the newsletter, as well as a link to see her awesome video. We are very proud of Kelsey and her accomplishments!
A quick link to vote: https://takecareoftexas.org/2024-video-contest
We're looking forward to another great week ahead, and we hope to see you soon-
Ms. Avelino
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LCEF Prize Patrol!!!
LAST CALL AND SAVE THE DATE!!!
LAST CALL to purchase your yearbook! Sales will end on Friday, January 26 to guarantee a canopy of the yearbook. Books cost $85. After the 26th, books will be available on a first come, first serve basis when they come in, in May. DO NOT miss your chance to own this year’s book!
SAVE THE DATE! The 13 Year Senior photo will be taken on January 31, 2024 at 10:30 in the Main Gym. All 13-year seniors received information in their email on Thursday.
Falcons In Action
Falcon Insider Visit
Our Falcon Insiders visited Lake Dallas High School on Tuesday to get an in-depth look at all things LDHS!
On top of hearing from Principal Avelino about the amazing things going on each day at LDHS, Insiders were given a deep look at Career and Technical Education offerings and Athletics, as well as a tour of the campus! They even heard from a group of students about their experiences at LDHS.
Simply Amazing
Art 1 Honors students finished their Prisma floral collage projects. They have shown such amazing growth in their technical skills. So proud of them all! Here are a few.
Pumping Iron Baby!
Lake Dallas Powerlifting competed this past week at LD Bell High. Great representation of our Falcon Family!
Great Night of Student Praise
LD Football held their banquet this past week. It was a wonderful event full of laughs, smiles, and recognition.
You Just Got Served
Congratulations to Sadie Dodge as she secured the Nimitz JV Invitational Consolation Championship!!
2024 Take Care of Texas Video Contest-PLEASE VOTE!!!
One of our Audio Visual and Animation students, Kelsey Plaiser, 11th Grader, recently submitted a video into the 2024 Take Care of Texas video contest. Kelsey has been named a Top 6 Finalist and the next phase of the contest requires a public vote that ends on January 24th. Please take a moment of your time to vote for her video at the link below.