LHS Principal's Update 11/22/24

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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.

 

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.

 

In Person FAFSA Assistance

Hello Class of 2025!

 As you may be aware, the Federal Government has been working to update the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Any student who is applying to a 2 year or a 4 year college/ university must fill out the FAFSA, and many may also have to fill out the College Scholarship Service Profile (CSS profile) which is required by some private institutions. School Counselors & College Financial Aid Counselors along with support from College Affordable will be available to help students and parents fill out the FAFSA  & the CSS Profile. Join us to fill out the entire forms, or stop by with individual questions. 

What: FAFSA & CSS Profile Completion Assistance

Who: Seniors who are planning on attending a 2/4 year college or university & their parents/guardians

When: Thursday December 12th 4:30- 7:30

Where: in person at the LHS Media Center

What to Bring (for both student & parent/guardian):

·  student Chromebooks, with username and password to log-in

·  social security number

·  completed 2023 tax returns

·  2023 w2 or year-end pay stub

·  2023 Business Taxes

·  untaxed income records

·  bank statement(s)

·  alien registration card (if not a U.S. citizen)

·  list of colleges/universities that the student is applying to

**Important: To prepare for this help session please take a few minutes before December to create student and parent accounts on studentaid.gov. It takes a few days for your studentaid.gov accounts to become active and it will save you time once the FAFSA opens if this is already completed.

 

Also, continue to utilize the resources offered through our partner program, College Affordable

https://collegeaffordable.org/leominsterhs/

Questions? Contact your child's school counselor

 

Winter Sports Registration

The winter athletic registration deadline is November 29!!! The first practice for all teams is Monday December 2, 2024. Athletes cannot participate unless they are registered electronically. The link is below. STUDENTS NEED THE FOLLOWING TO PARTICIPATE IN TRYOUTS:

1.        Register online using the link below. THIS IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE!

2.       Upload a copy of your latest physical. Physicals are good for 13 months.  If you DO NOT have an up to date physical, you CANNOT tryout. Once you are registered our athletic trainer, Amanda Randall, will check our system and clear you to play. If you are having trouble uploading a physical during the registration process, please email Amanda a copy of your physical at amanda.randall@leominsterps.org.

3.       Once you are registered you will receive an email in regard to all practice times that will begin on December 2, 2024.

Registration Link https://students.arbitersports.com/leominster-high-school-athletics/winter-2024-25-athletics-registration-6

WINTER ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

Boys Basketball High School

Girls Basketball High School

Ski Alpine Boys CO-OP with Lunenburg High School

Ski Alpine Girls CO-OP with Lunenburg High School

Boys Ice Hockey High School

Girls Ice Hockey High School

Girls Indoor Track High School

Boys Indoor Track High School

Wrestling High School

Cheer Winter High School

 

Giving Tuesday

North Star Family Services is collecting money on Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, to help raise money for local homeless shelters. Their goal is for every student to bring in just one dollar for north central Massachusetts homeless shelters. Students can bring their dollar to the main office or to me at lunch. 

 

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. 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.

 

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.

leomSchool Schedule next week: Shop Week A

Monday: Day 1 (10:45 Dismissal)

Tuesday:   Day 2 (10:45 Dismissal)

Wednesday: No School

Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

 

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