LHS Principal's Update 11/15/24
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Drivers Ed Parent Class
The next driver education parent class is on November 18th from 6-8 in the school cafeteria. No registration is required. Parents should show up for 5:45 to sign in the attendance sheet. Please use the side doors at the flagpole entrance.
This is for parents only, students do not have to attend.
Parent-Teacher Conferences and Early Release Days
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Monday November 25th from 4:00 to 8:00 and Tuesday November 26th from noon to 4:00. You should receive an email from your student’s teachers to sign up.
Remember, those are also early dismissal days, with students dismissed at 10:45 on both days.
LHS Musical
The LHS Theater Company will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for the LHS Musical, with shows Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd at 7 PM and a matinee Saturday at 2.
Canned Food Drive
Hello Leominster High School Community,
We are pleased to announce our canned food drive in which students are able to donate non-perishable food items to those in need. You can do this through the labeled bins in certain classrooms, the main office, and the media center. Please donate any non-perishable food items you may have in surplus and please do not feel obligated to donate any if you cannot afford to. This drive is also part of a series of yearly competitions between LHS and Fitchburg High, a competition we have lost almost every year in the past decade. Help us beat Fitchburg and raise the most items in the history of this competition! Any donations, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated, not only by us here at the LHS Student Council, but by the people receiving the food themselves. Thank you for your attention and consideration.
Sincerely,
The LHS Student Council
No School November 27-29
There will be no school on Wednesday November 27 through Friday November 29 for the Thanksgiving Day Recess
Tutoring
LHS will begin drop-in tutoring next week. Tutoring will run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays right after school in Room C221. Students can stop by for help with their classes or just a place to get homework done.
Ski Club
Greetings LHS Students and Families from the Ski and Snowboard Club, It's that time of year to get ready for ski and snowboard season and start thinking about SNOW.
LHS ski and snowboard club will begin skiing weekly on January 6th, 2024 (only 59 days). We have a google classroom for all communications, the code is evwgpmu. There you'll find a calendar of our dates along with other information.
The ski and snowboard club will provide transportation. The transportation is a first come first serve basis. You need to let me know by November 26th. This will allow me to arrange all transportation and communicate the plan before Winter Recess because when we return, we head to the mountain! So exciting!
Please direct any and all questions to david.larson@leominsterps.org and I look forward to getting on the slopes!
Program Name: LEOMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL
Program Day: MON
Coordinator: DAVID LARSON
Parents can start ordering program services October 2, 2024 and ordering will close December 13, 2024.
Bussing is a first come first serve
Parents Step ONE: Sign up with Coordinator for transportation. david.larson@leominsterschools.org
Parents Step TWO: Go to wachusett.com/schoolgroups
Parents Step THREE: Enter this code: LEHSC to access your program's form.
If a student already has a Season Pass, there will be a check box during ordering to select that they already purchased a pass.
Important Dates
11/26 Last Day to sign up with david.larson@leominsterschools.org for bussing.
12/2 - Pass prices increase
12/13 - Last day to order passes
1/6 - First day of Leominster program 3:00-8:00 pickup @ LHS
1/20, 2/17-2/21 - No programs, holiday/school vacation
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 A
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
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/. 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!
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