LHS Principal's Update 10/25/24
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Bus Change!!!!
Some of the buses have been arriving at LHS very late, which makes it hard for students to get breakfast and get to class on time and they start the day stressed out!
To give students the time they need, we are going to have buses 6, 7, 15, 16, 17 pick up your student 5 minutes earlier starting on Monday, October 28th. So if your student was being picked up at 6:50, they will now get picked up at 6:45.
All other buses and afternoon bus times would stay the same. This is for LHS and CTEi students only, not middle schools or LCE.
Blue Devil Athletic Spotlight
Our next Spotlight is on Kelvin Botchway, Boys Soccer. Go Blue!
Updating Health Information
We need all parents/guardians to update student emergency information in ASPEN. Log into your ASPEN account (the same one you use to see your student's grades) to update your students emergency information and health information, even if you think nothing is going to change.
After logging in please click on the Initiate button for the Returning Student Registration. When you do this a list of student/students will show up. Please go through this process for each of your students. If you need guidance please see this guide.
If you have already done this since August of this year, disregard.
Transportation
This year we are continuing the use of the First View bus app. This user-friendly tool allows families to monitor school bus routes in real time. The link to instructions can be found on our website and Facebook page. The district code is T7G3. If you have questions or issues with buses, please email transportation@leominsterps.org.
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. See the attached flyer!
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 4
Tuesday: Day 5
Wednesday: Day 6
Thursday: Day 7
Friday: Day 1
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 151 days (not school days, calendar days!) The Math MCAS is in 207 days, and the Biology MCAS is in 222 days.
Reminders:
Calling for student absences
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/. You can also track where you students’ bus is by registering at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7hWcUIJLOUj-1ebHPuzdOCIW5gehffT/view
The District Code is T7G3
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!
FAFSA/CCS Information
Attention College Bound seniors!
If you haven't heard, the 2025-2026 FAFSA will not officially open until December 1st this year. Make sure you create your studentaid.gov usernames between now and November so you're ready to go once it opens.
Don't forget the CSS Profile is required by MANY local colleges and is currently OPEN and ready to complete. Are you curious if a college on your list requires this form? Check here!
Have questions about completing the CSS Profile? Feel free to reach out to College Affordable via email at financialaid@collegeaffordable.org or call/text (781) 343 - 1941.
Elks Scholarships
Hello senior parents! The Most Valuable Student scholarship, awarded through the Elks, is now taking applications. Applications can be found and completed online by November 12, 2024. Here is how you access the application:
Go to: www.elks.org
select "Our Programs"
select "Scholarships"
select "Most Valuable Student
Joshua Romano
Principal