LHS Principal's Update 9/13/24
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Early Release Day September 18
Wednesday September 18th is an early release day for staff training. Students will be dismissed at 10:45.
Open House September 24
The LHS and CTEi Open House will be on Tuesday September 24 from 5:30 to 7:30. Families will start with a short presentation in the auditorium and then can walk their student’s schedules and get information from various organizations.
Breakfast for the Bands
Mark your calendars today for the 27th Annual “Breakfast for the Bands” which will be held on Sunday November 24, 2024, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am, at Leominster High School, 122 Granite St, Leominster, MA. During the breakfast, the Bands of Fitchburg and Leominster High School, will take turns playing throughout the morning.
School Council:
LHS is looking for family members to serve on the LHS School Council.
School Councils are made up of staff, students, and parents and meet regularly (once a month or so) to advise the principal, particularly on the school budget, program of studies, and handbook. Send me an email if you would like to serve on the LHS School Council
Substitute Teachers
LHS has need of a few people with a lot of patience and savviness to help us out as substitute teachers. Please email me if you are interested.
School Schedule next week: Shop Week B
Monday: Day 3
Tuesday: Day 4
Wednesday: Day 5
Thursday: Day 6
Friday: Day 7
Next Week’s Athletic Schedule
https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=12673
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 193 days (not school days, calendar days!) The Math MCAS is in 249 days, and the Biology MCAS is in 264 days.
Reminders:
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.
School Attendance:
It is essential for you to get your student to school as much as possible. I am compelled by law to work to get your student to school as often as possible. Absences are excused by a doctor or dentist’s note, court appearance, college visit, driving license appointment. Vacations are not excused absences.
When a student gets five unexcused absences we will require a meeting with parents to make a plan to get them to school more often. Remember that students will need to make up time from unexcused absences at our Saturday Academy.
Buses:
School bus routes are on the district website at https://www.leominsterps.org/. I would plan to be out there a few minutes early just in case.
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.
Please have the note state the time you need the student to leave, not the time of the appointment!
SAT and PSAT
The SAT will be offered at LHS. They are available at other high schools as well in the fall.
SAT: October 5
SAT: November 2
Registration via collegeboard.org
PSAT: October 12, 2024. Digital test. Students must have the bluebook app on their chromebook. $30 cash/check made out to LPS
Registration will occur the week of 9/23. Deadline to register. 10/3. Limited spots, sign up early. contact anne.dio@leominsterps.org with questions.
Joshua Romano
Principal
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