
Weekly Update
October 31-Nov 1
Monday, October 31
6:30PM
Varsity Field Hockey vs Annapolis - HOME
Click here to buy tickets. No cash or passes accepted at the gate. DO NOT REDEEM TICKET. We will do that at the gate. Must have phone. NO paper printouts or receipts.
Tuesday, November 1
5:30PM
Click here to buy tickets. No cash or passes accepted at the gate. DO NOT REDEEM TICKET. We will do that at the gate. Must have phone. NO paper printouts or receipts.
November 5 & 6
Marching Band- National Championship Competition at J. Birney Crum Stadium.
AP Exam Order Deadline---11/1/22
Please remember that you must go to gofan.co to buy tickets for playoff games. No cash will be accepted at the gate.
Impact Aid Survey Forms - Due 11/14
St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ parents are asked to complete the Federal Impact Aid Survey every school year. The school system receives federal grant funds to operate and maintain the schools for federally connected students. To receive these federal funds, the United States Department of Education (USDE) requires the school system to survey each student. The Federal Impact Aid Survey window will be open until Monday, November 14, 2022. It is important to complete the survey through the student’s Home Access Center Account.
Steps to complete the form:
- Sign in to the Home Access Center (HAC) and find the Impact Aid Form
- Once logged in, directions to access the online form can be found HERE.
- A video with instructions is available HERE.
- The form can now be accessed in Spanish by clicking on the Globe in the top right-hand corner once the form has been started.
- The deadline for the online submission of Impact Aid Program Survey forms is November 14, 2022.
Recognizing the hardworking Cafeteria Staff!
SMCPS is looking to get nominations to recognize our awesome cafeteria workers from school-based staff, students, and parents. Each month, a name will be drawn from the nominations to grant a one member of the cafeteria staff the Golden Spatula Award.
Hawaiian Shirt Day!
Math Tutoring
Yearbook Information
Order A Yearbook!
If you are interested in purchasing a 2022-2023 yearbook, please visit the Jostens site. This is the second tier of our pricing, so order your yearbook now! This offer will be available until November 8. Yearbooks will be distributed in the spring.
Pictures Needed!
We are in need of pictures for some of our spreads! Click here for specifics regarding what pictures we still need. The list has been updated! Please upload pictures directly to our Yearbook website using ReplayIt. Please do not submit screenshots of pictures or pictures with filters. Please make sure all students featured in the pictures are identified with first and last name and grade level. Please make sure that the pictures are from this summer and this school year!
Senior Portraits
Class of 2023, it is time for senior portraits!
Legacy Studios will be here on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 in the auditorium. Seniors MUST sign up for an appointment by clicking HERE. Information about the different portrait sessions available can be found on the Legacy site. Please note that Legacy does provide the tux, drape, and cap and gown for portraits. Seniors, if you wish to be included in the senior section of the yearbook, you must take a picture in a tux or drape with a blue background and no props. Portraits that do not meet this requirement will not be included in the senior section of the yearbook.
Grad Ads
Senior parents interested in creating a grad ad for the yearbook can do so through the Tribute Ads website. The deadline for creating an ad is December 15, 2022. Please visit the Tribute Ads site to create an ad honoring your senior.
2021-2022 Yearbooks
The 2022 yearbooks are here! Students may pick up their yearbooks during lunch in 2E08. If you are a 2022 graduate of LHS, you or someone you designate may pick up your book during regular hours (8:00-2:45) to retrieve your book. Please email Mrs. Page before you plan on picking up your book to ensure that it is in the office waiting for you.
Student Writing Contests
Check out these opportunities to have your voice heard and your writing talent recognized!
Bennington College Young Writers Awards - Submission Deadline: November 1, 2022 - Students can submit a work of poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. The rules and entry form can be found here: https://www.bennington.edu/events/young-writers-awards
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest - Submission Deadline: January 12, 2023 - Students can submit an essay describing and analyzing an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1917. Learn more about contest requirements and information here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest/getting-started
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Counseling Corner
If you need a letter of recommendation from your school counselor, please use this link, Student Recommendation Request, make a copy of this google document and then share it with your counselor once you have completed it. Please include a resume as well to your counselor. Counselors are not included in your teacher recommendations for common applications, our letters are considered “Counselor Evaluations.”
Make sure to know your counselor!
- Hensel: A-C - jahensel@smcps.org
- Wolcott: D-Go & GIS - rrwolcott@smcps.org
- Neitz: Gr-L - lkneitz@smcps.org
- Guidry: M-R - lcguidry@smcps.org
- Marino: S-Z - cmmarino@smcps.org
- Sawyer: Freshmen Academy - wnsawyer@smcps.org
Need an appointment? Please e-mail Guidance Secretary, Ms. Williams (jkwilliams@smcps.org).
Career Center Updates
This week's events:
Monday
American Pool Company will be visiting over lunch.
Tuesday
York College of Pennsylvania @ 1:15 PM
Wednesday
Bridgewater College @ 8:55 AM
University of Mary Washington @ 10:30 AM
Alvernia University @ 1:15 PM
Thursday
Washington College @ 8:55 AM
Sign up here for November college visits.
New Scholarships Added to Naviance
B. Davis Scholarship
Central Scholarship
24th Annual Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
Scholarships for Navy Families-Aviation, Submarine-Surface-Chief Petty Officers
Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation
To view all scholarships, log in to Naviance through Clever. Click Colleges>>Scholarship Search.
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
The Application is now open. Make sure to use the 2023-2024 Form and tax information from 2021. FAFSA Link
One-Lunch Updates
What to do during lunch?!
Click here for one-lunch club offerings.
Not sure where to go? Need a planning template to help utilize your time? CLICK HERE
Student Meal Charges
Fast Food Policy
Bus Passes:
Bus passes should only be requested when students have a change in physical address or when there is an emergency situation and a student needs to ride a different bus or get off at a different stop. Bus passes will not be granted for students simply wanting to go visit with a friend.
Need to obtain a bus pass?
Parents can write a note or send an email to Ms. Revis at btrevis@smcps.org in order to request a bus pass. All relevant information must be included in the written request.
Bus Information includes: Student name, address, parent phone number, existing bus stop to be used, bus #, date, medical concerns, destination address, destination phone # and reason for the pass
Learn how to create a MySchoolBucks account: click here.
MySchoolBucks & the Media Center
New for 2022, families have the option to pay for lost or damaged resources in My School Bucks. A resource can include: library books, laptops, chargers, textbooks, consumables, etc.
When a media specialist marks anything as lost or damaged in Destiny, that fee AUTOMATICALLY shows up as a "real time fee" in My School Bucks.
Please refer to this information on My School Bucks and your school library.
Student Parking Update
Leonardtown High School
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/lhs/
Location: 23995 Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown, MD 20650, USA
Phone: 301-475-0200
Twitter: @LHS_SMCPS