Longleaf School of the Arts
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Opening Week Rave Reviews
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to each and every member of our Longleaf School of the Arts Community for a wonderful first week! Together, we were able to successfully begin the 2023-2024 school year!
Each week, you will receive a Sunday email, text message, and phone message regarding important information related to school operations and events. Please make sure you review each week to remain in touch and up to date!
Longleaf Teams Up with #WinAtSocial
Longleaf School of the Arts is proud to partner with WinAtSocial for our social-emotional curriculum!
Looking for more insight on all things social media and technology? Check out the Parent Toolkit!
As part of your partnership with The Social Institute, you receive exclusive access to our Parent Toolkit, which includes a full library of content created specifically for families.
Our Playbooks contain expert explanations of the most popular apps and platforms and offer tips on how students can use them positively. TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Among Us, Fortnite... the list goes on and on!
Our Family Huddles reinforce important topics through casual conversation. These topics align with #WinAtSocial Lessons to extend discussion beyond the classroom and encourage students to engage with their families.
If you have not set up a Parent Toolkit Account, use your school code below and activate your free account today.
PARENT TOOLKIT SCHOOL CODE: 173d08E39CE128
SGA wants YOUR Ideas!
LSA Students, please share your thoughts and ideas for the 2023-2024 school year with SGA using this link: https://forms.gle/SC9UwLT4gizGdMDy5
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS OF LSA THEATRE STUDENTS!
We are hosting a mandatory Theatre Parent social/ information meeting on Tuesday, August 29, at 6:00 pm in the LSA Gallery. Food will be served! This is a mandatory meeting for all parents/ guardians of students who are in theatre classes or who intend to participate in any theatre productions this year.
Please note: this meeting is for parents and guardians only (not students). Please complete the attached Google Form so we can add your email to our master contact list and so we can have a headcount for the meeting for purposes of ordering food. Please only submit one Google Form response per household.
The meeting is mandatory, but if you cannot attend due to a previously scheduled conflict, please still complete the form so we have your email to add to the Master Theatre Parent contact list.
RESPONSES ARE DUE BY 8:00 AM MONDAY, AUGUST 28. We need a final headcount by this time so we can place our food order.
THANK YOU! We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Theatre News!
We have a lot of exciting things already happening in our Theatre Department! Please check out this first edition of the LRE Call Board (Theatre Department newsletter) for more information.
CRUISING IN CARPOOL
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for making adjustments and super suggestions regarding carpool this week! We will continue to make minor adjustments, so please make sure you are always attentive to and follow the directives that are being given by LSA Staff members.
Carpool Updates:
We have 70 additional students who have joined our school this year! Our number of students increased from 380 to 450! As a result, we had to make changes to carpool.
1. NO vehicle should make a LEFT turn from S. Wilmington Street to enter the school's pick-up lanes. Please drive past the school to get in line or use Hammond Road to turn onto Chapanoke Road.
2. Make a RIGHT turn as you exit the school parking lot. Do NOT turn left as you exit; it will slow down the traffic of the cars trying to leave the parking lot. If you need to return to Hammond Road, make a left turn onto S. Wilmington Business (the street behind Bojangles). Continue straight to Tryon Road after stopping at the stop sign next to Captain Stanley's Restaurant. Make a left on Tryon Road and continue on to Hammond Road.
3. Single-Student Pick-up vehicles should not line up at the school to pick up your student until 3:40PM. However, if needed, Multi-Student Carpoolers, please drive past the cars waiting for single-student pick-up on Chapanoke Road and enter your carpool lanes.
4. There are three new lanes at the Single-Student pick up location (a total of 5 lanes). Again, please make sure you are paying attention to the directions of LSA Staff members to know which lane to drive into for student pick-up.
Remember to sign up below for Multi-Student Carpool if you have more than one student you pick up from Longleaf! The first window tag and decal are FREE!
Thank you for your continued patience! We welcome assistance with carpool!
Carpool Window Tags and Decals - READY FOR PICK-UP
In order to pick up your window tag and decal, please make sure you complete the following Google Form: Multi-Student Carpool Form
The tags and decals are available in the front office. Please see our Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Bonnie Benjamin.
LSA Dress Code
Clothing must fit and be suitable for all classroom activities, including courses where unique hazards or specialized attire or safety gear is required.
1. Tops must have straps and cover the entire chest, back, torso, and stomach.
2. At no time may any part of a student’s buttocks be exposed.
3. Clothing must cover all undergarments. No underwear or undergarments may be visible at any time.
All students should be able to have a full range of motion while sitting in various positions, reaching up, bending, leaning, or standing without exposing underwear/undergarments or private areas. Please check attire in ALL of the previously mentioned positions if you are uncertain about whether or not the attire will meet school dress code.
Our School Social Worker is available for families needing assistance.
Previous Newsletter Information
2023-2024 Student Fees
Student Fees should be paid at https://student-fees23-24.cheddarup.com. Please see the website for forms and more information.
**Only Juniors and Seniors are permitted to go off campus for lunch and have a student parking permit.
Important Flyers, Forms, and Information
My Hot Lunchbox - ONLY
We will no longer accept DoorDash, Grubhub, or Uber Eats orders.
Interested in carpooling to LSA with other families?
What to Know
1. LSA does not create carpools; we curate information on families interested in carpooling and then share that information with those families.
2. Parents reach out to other parents on their own to plan carpool times, locations, and carpool members.
3. You may need to be creative in how you define “carpool!”
Since LSA is not a neighborhood school, you might not find someone that lives in your neighborhood. We suggest finding people in your general area and perhaps agreeing to carpool from a central meeting point. This has worked really well in the past. People often meet at local shopping centers, a coffee shop, or other public places. Some families have carpooled to a bus stop and had the kids take the bus downtown from there. We also have families that pay older students to carpool their kids.
Complete this Google Form to share your interest with others at LSA:
Contact information and a map of carpooling families will be shared with survey respondents throughout late summer and early fall.
For questions, contact Brianna Johnston:
Brianna Johnston
LSA Parent Volunteer for Carpool
A Note on Attendance
School attendance will always be of significant priority here at Longleaf School of the Arts. Not only is school attendance mandated by law, but we pride ourselves on being able to help our students prepare for college and the outside world through our 16-day force failure policy, which states that "in order for a student to receive credit for a class at Longleaf School of the Arts, the student must not be marked absent for more than sixteen (16) days per year." Please be aware that the school will send home letters for all documented absences, whether excused or otherwise noted. While we understand that circumstances beyond our control occur, we ask that you provide documentation to support any absences your student may have throughout the school year. All absences can be reported on the school website through the following link: REPORT AN ABSENCE. If you have any questions about attendance or the forced failure policy, please contact Mrs. Victoria Jones, LSA's school social worker.