LHS Updates and news

2024 Lunenburg High School Graduation Day

Tomorrow is the big day, Lunenburg High School will hold its graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 AM. Congratulations to our class of 2024.

Student Council

Student Council News-

The Student Council Officer Elections for the 2024-25 school year have taken place. Congratulations to our new Executive board. Caroline Ayles- President, Iliana Thomas- Vice President, Lauren Anderson- Treasurer, Heather Lombardo- Corresponding Secretary, Maddie Wilson- Recording Secretary. Student Advisory Chair- Tatum Furman

2024 Spring MCAS Dates

Please click on the link below to view the calendar for the LMHS Spring 2024 MCAS testing dates.

LMHS 2024 MCAS SCHEDULE

Spain Trip - April 18-26, 2025

Families are reminded that enrollment in the LHS Spain Trip in April of 2025 is open through the end of June, 2024. Info on current pricing breakdown, full itinerary, and individual fundraising options can be found at the following link: SPAIN TRIP 2025

Please contact Lynn Radford at lradford@lunenburgschools.net with questions.

LMHS LIBRARY DIGITAL RESOURCES

The library offers many digital resources such as research databases, ebooks, audiobooks, citation creation and digital notecard/research organization tools. Links to these can be found on the library website: https://sites.google.com/lunenburgschools.net/lmhs-library-media-center. The databases are grouped by subject areas to make navigating the many resources easier. Databases work automatically within the school building, but passwords are needed for home access. The database passwords are accessible from any database page on the library website - look for the blue banner at the top of each database page. As long as a student is logged into their school Google account, clicking that link will open the list of usernames and passwords for all of the databases offered through the library.

Mrs. Vallee is available in the library and by email at pvallee@lunenburgschools.net for any student needing help finding a book, researching a topic, using the databases, or creating citations.

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS

Reminder to all students - overdue notices are sent to your school email every Tuesday morning. If you need to keep the book longer for a project, just reply to the email that you’d like to have it renewed. We do not charge overdue fines, but books do need to be returned as part of senior obligations and if leaving the district/applying to Monty Tech. Don't forget you can log into your Destiny accounts any time to see which books you have checked out and when they are due.

1. Click the Library Media Center link on the LHS or LMS website

2. Choose Destiny Discover from the side navigation

3. Click login in the upper right corner. Your user name is the beginning of your Google account (2027MaryB) and your password is the same as your Google account (such as meb127999).

Check your lockers, cars, houses and classrooms for those books. Please get those overdue books in ASAP so that others can enjoy them too!!!

You can return books to the library or place them on the Return Cart outside the front office. See Mrs. Vallee in the library or email her at pvallee@lunenburgschools.net if you have any questions or need help renewing books. Thank you!!

Lunenburg Public Schools Facebook Account

Lunenburg Public Schools has a new Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090471393282. Consider following to stay updated on school news, community events and more!

From the LHS Counseling Office:

Congratulations to those seniors who received awards and special recognition during our May 14th Senior Department Award Ceremony!

Seniors - Class of 2024 Future Plans Worksheet - Please complete the Class of 2024 Future Plans Worksheet. Completion of the Future Plans Worksheet is a requirement to receive your cap & gown. All Worksheets must be given to or emailed to Mrs. Foster (pfoster@lunenburgschools.net) by no later than Wednesday, May 22nd. Copies of the Worksheet are located in the Counseling office.

Seniors - Close Out Meeting with Your Counselor - After Exams or during Senior Week (Wednesday, May 22nd - Friday, May 31) all seniors should stop by the Counseling office to meet with their counselor. When they meet with their counselor, they will receive their Cumulative Folder.

SATs - Any student interested in taking the SATs should visit the College Board website at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration for test dates, registration deadlines, and to register. June test and registration deadlines are as follows:

May 16, 2024 Registration Deadline For June 1, 2024 Test Date

For any student who has already taken the SATs, SAT scores need to be obtained through the College Board.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) - FAFSA Updates:

There is still time for high school seniors to fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For information and FAFSA-related events, go to https://www.mefa.org/fafsa and www.mass.gov/financialaid.

On April 26, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it is providing grants to more than 100 Massachusetts public schools serving Gateway Cities to help high school seniors complete the FAFSA. These grants, totaling more than $550,000, follow an announcement that the state’s priority deadline to apply for Massachusetts financial aid via MASSGrant has been extended from May 1 to July 1, 2024. The grants announced last week are intended to support schools amid unique nationwide challenges with this year’s updated FAFSA. As of April 2024, 168,489 current or prospective college students in Massachusetts have completed the FAFSA, a decrease from 232,560 in April 2023.

At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Education is posting the latest information related to the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid at FAFSA Fast News, a new blog on the Federal Student Aid web site.

Summer Term Pre-College Programs - Lots of colleges offer summer high school programs (Pre-college Programs) either online or in person at various grade levels (starting with rising 8th graders). You can earn college credit, discover a new subject area, perform cutting-edge research in University labs, or immerse yourself in hands-on learning. Summer is a great time to push yourself academically. Please ask your student to check their Guidance Google Classroom as summer opportunities at UMass Amherst, Syracuse University, Dean College, Marist, Boston University, Cornell University, and Champlain College have been posted. Please note, the summer term pre-college programs posted in Guidance Google Classroom are not exhaustive.

Juniors - Students should be researching different post-secondary pathways that interest them. All students are on Naviance and can use that platform to get started. Students are also encouraged to use Naviance to start building a resume.

Scholarship Opportunities - The link to the School Counseling Office Scholarship page is https://sites.google.com/a/lunenburgschools.net/lhscounseling/scholarships. Please note, there are scholarship opportunities for Grades 9 through 12. This page will be updated as new information is received or obtained. Students should continuously check their Guidance Google Classroom for scholarship opportunities and applications. Please note, the scholarship opportunities posted on the LHS website and in Guidance Google Classroom are not exhaustive. Please consider signing up for Going Merry (https://www.goingmerry.com/) or similar.

Guidance Google Classroom - ALL Grades should continuously check Guidance Google Classroom for summer programs, job opportunities, scholarship opportunities, testing dates and registrations (SATs, AP exams, ASVAB, etc.), career exploration events, and more.

Counselor assignments -

• Jeff Dionne - Student last name starting with A-G

• Gail Okerman - Student last name starting with H-M

• Jon Ciullo - Student last name starting with N-Z

Athletics:

Today

MIAA 1st Rd

Softball vs Bourne 4pm

Monday

MIAA 1st Rd

Girls Laceosse @ Manchester Essex 630pm

Middles School Softball @ Luther Burbank 330pm

Tuesday

Middle School Softball @ Florence Sawyer 330pm