Principal's Update 1/5/24
Attendance
The term is coming to an end soon and students who have unexcused absences should get doctor’s notes turned in or make up time in Saturday school. Doctor, dentists, court, college visit, and license appointment notes can be submitted in the main office.
If your student needs to make up time or has questions about their attendance they should contact these folks:
All CTEi students: James Kelly at james.kelly@leominsterps.org
LHS Grade 9: Samantha Comeau at samantha.comeau@leominsterps.org
LHS Grade 10: Barry Hudson at barry.hudson@leominsterps.org
LHS Grade 11: Leah Burns at leah.burns@leominsterps.org
LHS Grad 12: David Bachant at david.bachant@leominsterps.org
Early College
Please join College Affordable for the next webinar installment of the 2023-2024 academic year: Understanding Your Awards and Appealing Your Offers
DATE: Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Colleges present their financial aid offers in various ways that can be difficult to interpret. We will explain it all so you know the true cost of the colleges where your student has been accepted…..and how to try to get more out of them.
To register for the webinar, please complete the Family Registration Form located here: https://collegeaffordable.org/leominsterhs/
To check to see if you've already registered, please review your previous emails. The registration came directly from Zoom. Everyone who registers will receive the webinar recording.
Have questions? Email College Affordable at financialaid@collegeaffordable.org
Seal of Biliteracy
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education offers an amazing program called the Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal is an additional endorsement on a student’s transcript and diploma that signals they have achieved proficiency in two languages. Students have to have earned a qualifying score on the Grade 10 ELA MCAS and on a test of foreign language proficiency to earn this. This is a great opportunity for students whose first language was not English as well as students who have excelled in learning a foreign language at LHS. A list of languages we offer is at https://avantassessment.com/languages, but if the language you speak is not on that list let me know ASAP and we can find other assessments for you.
LHS will be offering the foreign language proficiency tests the week of February 26th. If your student is interested have them fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/PojTmyRDzNaf9Ggh6
They must have earned a score of 472 or higher on the ELA MCAS to take the test. Students can check with guidance to see if they met the ELA score.
The deadline to sign up for this round of the test is January 19th, 2024.
See the attached letters for more information.
Articles of Interest
Article on Special Ed Students preparing for higher education
School Schedule next week: Shop Week B
Monday Day 7
Tuesday: Day 1
Wednesday: Day 2
Thursday: Day 3
Friday: Day 4
Next Week’s Athletic Schedule
https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=12673
Reminders:
After School Tutoring Center
LHS offers drop-in afterschool tutoring from 2:15 to 4:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Students can also be assigned to attend sessions if parents feel they need to catch up or get extra help. Spanish and/or Portuguese interpreters are available on particular days.
Scholarships
Google Classroom is now open with scholarships uploaded! Join the google classroom for scholarships. Check back often as new scholarships will be posted as they become available.
Copy the link below and paste it into your browser:
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjMxODM0Mzg4ODYz?cjc=2grufkm
When prompted use Class code: 2grufkm
Calling in a student absent
If your student is going to be absent please call the school at 978-534-7715. The absence line is option 1.
If you get an auto-call that your student is marked as absent and you think they are at school, don’t panic. Sometimes they accidentally get marked absent (especially with a sub) and sometimes they do cut class. Call the school and we will confirm they are not here.
Student Dismissals
If you need to dismiss your student you can send them to school with a note to bring to the office when they get to school. Your student will receive a pass to be dismissed and can just check out at the office when it is time for them to go. You won’t need to come into the school and it’s much faster than coming in to dismiss your student.
Joshua Romano
Principal
School Instagram at lhsbluedevilnation