Principal's Update 3/8/24

No School March 13

There is no school on Wednesday March 13th for teacher professional development.

 

Course Selection

Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 will begin the process of selecting classes for next year. On Tuesday we will hold a meeting with those grades to explain how to select classes and describe some of the options that we have. I will send out a frequently asked questions document next week to help answer some of your questions, provide you with the full course catalog, and let you know how to help your students with picking the classes that will help them reach their college or career goals.

 

SATs

If your student is signed up to take the SAT this Saturday March 9 at LHS make sure they arrive at the flagpole entrance at 7:30. There is no entry after 8:00 am! Room assignments will be posted in cafeteria.

 

Students must bring their ID, admission ticket, and charged laptop . They also need to make sure the bluebook app works ahead of time and follow directions from collegeboard.org.  Once the exam set up is complete they will receive an admission ticket with information!

 

All of this information is in an email from the college board sent when they registered so have them check their email!

 

Yearbook Sales

Here is the link and school ID number for ordering your Senior yearbook.

Deadline is April 1st, 2024

http://buytheyearbook.com

School ID: 319672-2401

 

MCAS COUNTDOWN

The six days your student takes the MCAS are the six most important days of a student’s entire K-12 experience. Passing the MCAS is a requirement to get a diploma in Massachusetts. Students take the ELA MCAS in March of Grade 10, the Math MCAS in May of Grade 10, and the Biology MCAS in June of the year they take Biology, usually Grade 9.

MCAS is coming up fast. The ELA MCAS is in 18 days (not school days, calendar days!) The Math MCAS is in 74 days, and the Biology MCAS is in 88 days.

School Schedule next week: Shop Week B

Monday: Day 5

Tuesday:   Day 6

Wednesday: No School

Thursday: Day 7
Friday: Day 1

 

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

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