Bronco Family Newsletter

Bronco Nation,

What a week it has been! Our campus has been buzzing with excitement and achievement. A huge congratulations to all of our students and teams on their recent successes and performances! Let's give a round of applause for our victorious Wrestling Team, our innovative Robotics team, our fabulous Cheer squad, our spirited Silver Spurs, our Girls Basketball team, our talented Choir students, our captivating Theater troupe, our melodious Orchestra, and our dedicated Swim Team! We are so proud of each and every one of you.

It's amazing how many wonderful things happen at Lake each week. While we celebrate these larger accomplishments, it's also important to appreciate the smaller joys that brighten our days. I encourage you to take a few minutes this week to reflect with your student on the positive aspects of their lives, no matter how small they may seem. Cultivating this sense of gratitude and reflection builds resiliency and helps us appreciate the good in our lives.

On a separate note, a heartfelt thank you to all of you who generously donated games to our campus! We were thrilled to begin distributing them to our teachers and students during Team Time. The students are already enjoying the increased interaction and fun – games are such a wonderful way to connect and build relationships.

I'm looking forward to another fantastic week at Lake. Thank you, as always, for sharing your students with us. It's a privilege to be a part of their journey.

C. Steele Hantgin

Principal LBHS

Beginning January 8th, BISD will begin implementing a new personal electronic device policy.

Please become familiar with these new policies.

• February 14th: Valentine's Day
• February 15th: Project Celebration Sadie Hawkins Dance
  
• February 17th & 18th: No School
  

• April 12th: Prom
• May 22nd: Graduation
  

The Lake Belton Yearbook Staff wants to make sure they catch as many portrait mistakes as possible, and they need your help!

Step 1: Please review the class portraits below.

Step 2: Click on the following button to report any mistakes you see in the portrait sections.

Want to enhance your writing skills? Join our author workshops to learn from published authors how to transform everyday experiences into captivating stories, grab readers' attention, build suspense to keep them hooked, and express your unique voice by tapping into your passions. All students are welcome!

SAT Prep classes coming soon.

Get registered today.

It is hard to believe that we are halfway done with the year!

Lake Belton High School Counselors have been meeting with students individually to make sure that we have them in the correct classes for next year and to discuss their future academic planning.

Students should have brought (or will be bringing) home a draft of your student’s course selections. Please review the courses that your student selected and let us know if you would like us to make any changes.

Student choices impact course availability and staffing. Once schedules are finalized, course corrections will only be made for errors in the student’s schedule.

Below is a link for any course changes that you would like to make to your students' schedule for next year. Please refrain from emailing the counselors' changes, as we will be using this form to keep track of changes and do not want to miss an email. We appreciate your patience as we work on completing student conferences and prepare the schedules for next year.

We are pleased to share that all of the LBHS orchestra members who participated in the UIL Solo & Ensemble contest over the weekend received Superior ratings! This is the highest rating possible. Three of these students qualified to compete at the state level in May.

The state qualifiers are

• Benjamin Asuncion-Crabb (12)
• Emily Jeong (11) and
• Rachel Kim (12)

Please join us in congratulating these students! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Two of our robotics teams have made it to STATE!

Teams 76502A and 76502B will be representing Lake Belton in the 5A UIL State Championship in Houston!

Send us some pictures or milestones to share! We'll give your bronco a huge shout out on the big screen inside the school, or on the scrolling marquee in front.

This is a friendly reminder that with colder temps outside, please plan to bundle up, or bring a jacket to school. Carrying a blanket is a violation of our school’s dress code. Our building is equipped with temperature controls to ensure a comfortable learning environment for everyone. If you are experiencing any discomfort with the temperature, please don’t hesitate to report it so that we can address the issue.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping our school environment focused and productive.

If you still need to pick up your yearbook or want to purchase a yearbook from the 2023-2024 school year, please reach out to hannah.bryant@bisd.net. You can also pick up or purchase yearbooks from room E102.

The 2024-2025 yearbooks are ready for purchase! Buy your yearbooks and purchase senior ads from this LINK. Yearbooks are $60 until November 11, 2024. The price jumps up to $65 on December 1, 2024. After yearbook sales close on May 7, 2025, yearbooks can be purchased in person for $70 while supplies last.

Important Yearbook Dates:

• Final Day to Purchase Senior Ads - January 31, 2025 (Contact Hannah Bryant at hannah.bryant@bisd.net for more information)
• Final Day to Design Purchased Senior Ads - February 15, 2025
• Final Day to Purchase a Yearbook - May 7, 2025

Spring semester has officially kicked off and prom is right around the corner!

Here are some things to know before the dance.

When you drop off a lunch for your student you will need to turn it into the front office with your student’s name AND lunch block (A,B,C,D). The lunches will be sorted according to the lunch block and released to the students once that block begins.

The ONLY accepted food delivery is from persons on the specific student's contact list. Door Dash, Uber Eats, or similar services are not accepted.

** Dates & Times are subject to change.**

• April 12th: Prom

• May 20th: Elementary Walk

• May 22nd: Graduation

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an online form by the U.S. Department of Education to help colleges and career schools determine what federal money they can give you to help pay for school. The application must be completed every school year. The types of financial aid that you could receive from the FAFSA include grants like the Pell Grant, scholarships, work-study funds and student loans.

If you need help, please bring your computer and join us for one of the attached sessions hosted by Central Texas Community College. Please make sure and create an FSA ID for your student AND yourself prior to the meeting. For additional assistance you can visit StudentAid.gov or contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243.

The FAFSA is a graduation requirement. If you do not wish to complete the FAFSA, you will have to fill out an opt out form (attached below) and return it to your counselor. Once you have completed the FAFSA, please send a screenshot to your counselor.

If you have not already order your cap and gown, please do so ASAP.

If you missed the Senior Meeting or want to revisit the discussion, all essential information is covered in these slides

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