Little Elm High School
Weekly Newsletter - October 29, 2017
Chart Your Course (Nov. 1) Preview: Selecting an Endorsement
Pick your Path, Start Your Future
Graduation requirements for Texas high school students changed beginning with the Class of 2018 and thereafter. The adjustment in graduation plans was the result of a law passed by the Texas Legislature called House Bill 5, which was designed to give students more options to customize their high school learning experiences and ultimately help them transition more easily from high school to college or the workforce. The current graduation plan called The Foundation Plan includes required courses but it also provides students opportunities to personalize their educational experience by providing five endorsements that allow them to explore areas of interest before they reach college or pursue workforce training. Similar to picking a major in college, every LEHS ninth grade student will select an area of study called an endorsement. Students can choose from five endorsement options that focus on specific career pathways – 1) Arts and Humanities, 2) Business and Industry, 3) Public Services, 4) Science and Math or STEM, and 5) Multidisciplinary Studies. Endorsement categories are designed to graduate college and career ready students by providing a link between student interests, learning, and real world applications.
So how do you decide on the Endorsement that best matches your interests? Some students already know the area of study they are most interested in and others may need some help identifying their strengths and interests. One tool that LEISD students may use to help them choose a pathway is Naviance. Naviance connects learning and life by helping students discover their individual strengths and learning styles while exploring college and career options based on their results. Students can access their Naviance account here. Students log in using the same username and password they use to log into their district computer. Additional resources can be found on the College and Career Readiness section of our district website which can be accessed here. The LEHS Counselors will be available at Chart Your Course and throughout the course selection period to help students choose an Endorsement pathway that will personalize their high school learning experience. In the words of James Van Praagh, “We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else’s idea of life.”
Renee Pentecost
LEHS Principal
Need a Delicious Quick Dinner Option for CYC?
Volleyball Regular Season Ended With A Pink Out
And Now for the Post-Season
Are You Planning On Taking A Dual Credit Class in Spring 2018?
Students enrolled this fall will be given registration forms for the Spring semester in their classes. They will need to be turned in to Mr. Schmidt in the Re-Z office (1142) by Friday November 3rd.
Students planning on enrolling for 2nd semester who are not presently enrolled in an NCTC course need to see Mr. Schmidt in the Re-Z office ASAP to pick up registration materials.
Friday Night's Game Highlights
Thanks to LEHS Journalism for game pictures!
Student Spotlight: Austin Eder
Senior News-
Yearbook Senior Ad Information -
Dear Senior Families,
Senior yearbook ads may be purchased now through December 8.
1/8 page = $40
1/4 page = $80
1/2 page = $150
Full page = $250
You may purchase online at www.jostens.com or by sending cash/check to room 1229. Online purchases may be paid by credit or debit card, and payment plans are available for online orders only. Regardless of the method you use to order the ad, content (pictures/text) must be emailed to swhite@littleelmisd.net no later than Dec. 13. There is no required number of pictures for each ad size. We will send you a proof once your ad has been designed, and we will contact you for feedback if we are unable to fit all pictures or text in your ad. The number of ads sold will determine how many ad pages will be in the book, so only ad orders placed by the deadline may be included. Please email me at the above address with specific questions.
Thank you,
Sherri White
Yearbook Adviser
Early Bird 30 Have Their College Admission and Lunch Too!
Halloween Fest 4.0 was a Success!
Area B Marching Band Competition
Free Holiday Concert at LEHS
Report Harmful, Harassing, and Bullying Behavior
LEISD has an on-line tool called "Anonymous Alerts" that students, parents, and teachers can use to report harmful, harassing, and bullying type behaviors. Anonymous Alerts bullying reporting mobile app helps combat bullying and other negative activity in schools by empowering students to speak up. Social and peer pressures are some of the hardest obstacles for students to overcome. Anonymous Alerts encourages students, parents and staff to quickly, easily, and anonymously report bullying, cyber-bullying, gang-related issues, and other sensitive topics through private messages to school officials by building. All reports remain completely anonymous even during a two-way email conversation, although submitters have the option to reveal their identity if they prefer to have a person-to-person discussion.
To send a report from the Web/Internet go to: www.anonymousalerts.com/littleelmisd/
To send a report from your phone:
- Download the Anonymous Alerts® app for free from the Apple Store, Google Play store, and the Chrome store
- Start the App, enter login: leisd and password: leisd
- Send important reports to school officials
- Add a screen shot or photo about the incident
Election Day: November 7, 2017 | Early Voting: October 23 – November 3, 2017
Visit www.littleelmisdbond.net for more information or print the attached QuickFacts document below.
Scholarship Opportunities
An App Matches Students with College Scholarships They Can Use
Whether through essays or multimedia, you've used your voices to share visions for a better world. So here's your chance to put them to action! Submit a proposal for how you'll better your community. Because this will be a much more rigorous process with multiple rounds, we're also raising the bar for tuition awards: from five $1,000 tuition awards to five $10,000 tuition awards! We will also fund the top project up to $5,000.
The PROCESS:We will be breaking the process into 3 rounds, using the principles of design thinking:
- Read the Rules and Terms & Conditions (below)
- Design and submit your ROUND 1 proposal:
- First 3 stages of design thinking Launch cycle
- Students submit overall proposal based on the Ford Institute community building principles
- We select applications based on their completion, seriousness, and viability, offering feedback for those approved to move on to round 2.
- Deadline: February 11, 2018, 11:59 MST
- Design and submit your ROUND 2 artifact:
- Next 3 phases of design thinking launch cycle (all but the final launch)
- Students submit an artifact representing their progress and learning
- We give additional feedback
- Deadline: March 18, 2018, 11:59 MST
- Design and submit your ROUND 3 reflection:
- LAUNCH phase of design thinking launch cycle.
- Students submit a final reflection that shares how their project is doing one of the following: 1) increasing connections, 2)building capacity, or 3) taking community-led action. They also share their ideas for acquiring further funding, in addition to the $5,000 from HGU if selected as the top finalist.
- Include a video of yourself working on your project
- Deadline: April 15, 2018 at 11:59 MST.
- We select 5 winners to receive $10,000 tuition scholarships to their colleges, with the top one receiving $5,000 funding to launch their project into the design thinking cycle once more during the summer of 2018 to maximize impact.
CLICK HERE for more details and FAQs on each round.
Student Champion* Application
The ACT College and Career Readiness Student Champion is tenacious and persistent, no matter the challenge, and is prepared for life after high school with a goal in mind and a plan in place.
- A student who has overcome challenges and can articulate education and career actions
- Students must have a composite ACT score of a 22 on a single test date or a 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale
- Preference will be given to underrepresented or first-generation college students.
Students will fill out their own applications.
*Applicants must be members of the graduating class of 2018 who have taken the ACT.
The application deadline is December 31, 2017.
Little Elm High School
Chris Reza - Associate Principal (creza@littleelmisd.net)
Alen Palislamovic - White House Principal A - D (apalislamovic@littleelmisd.net)
Ruben Molinar - Grey House Principal E - K (rmolinar@littleelmisd.net)
Kyle Heller - Blue House Principal L - Ra (kheller@littleelmisd.net)
Terilyn Thomas-Monday - Gold House Principal Re - Z (tthomas-monday@littleelmisd.net)
Website: http://www.littleelmisd.net/Domain/9
Location: 1900 Walker Lane, Little Elm, TX, United States
Phone: (972) 947-9443
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