LVHS Newsletter
Excellence In All We Do.
October 27, 2019
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The week in pictures...
No Early Release for Teachers
just a drill
Beautiful Music
TSTC Visit
Learning by doing
More practice with adulting
El Sol
REgionals Bound
Report cards were mailed home on Friday. Be sure to be on the lookout for this important document!
Senior Picture Info
PhotoTexas will be on campus on November 4 and 5 to take pictures of our graduation class of 2020!
Red Ribbon Week is this Week!
Fall College Mini-Fair
Save the date!
Fall 2019 College & Military Fair
Thursday, November 6
2:30-3:30
LVHS Auxiliary Gym
We will be welcoming the following institutions to our campus on November 6: TAMU, Hardin-Simmons, Abilene Christian University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston - Victoria, ACC, Air Force, and Army National Guard. More are expect to join us!
Parents are welcome to attend!
Annual Veteran's Day Ceremony Information
Our annual Veteran's Day ceremony will be held in the Lago Vista High School gym on Monday, November 11, starting at 2:00. All area veterans, their families, and the entire community are invited to attend.
Keep Lago Vista Beautiful Litter Challenge
At the October 3rd Lago Vista City Council Meeting, Mayor Tidwell presented 7-year old Ryder Gruell with a certificate of recognition for initiating the “Lago Litter Challenge” litter reduction program. Ryder recently moved here with his family from Ventura, California, and now attends 2nd grade at the Lago Vista Elementary School. An active participant in beach cleanups in his home town, Ryder noticed the amount of litter on our roadsides, and decided to do something about it!
Ryder’s mom Holly says “…we as a family began thinking we could do something about the litter in Lago Vista. We would take a HEB bag on our daily walk, to the parks, everywhere, and fill it. After being contacted by KLVB, we agreed to kick-off the Lago Litter Challenge to all youth and their families in Lago Vista… to inspire others to do the same.”
LAGO VISTA YOUTH AND FAMILIES – ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE! GRAB A BAG, GET OUTDOORS, AND PICK UP LITTER! Then post a selfie with your bag full of litter on KLVB’S Facebook at #lagolitterchallenge. The parks, byways, streets, and citizens of Lago Vista will thank you!
Ryder’s Lago Litter Challenge is a part of KLVB’s Adopt-a-Street Program. Those who volunteer for this program monitor a block, street or other public area for litter accumulation and pick up litter as often as they deem necessary. We currently have 145 individuals and groups monitoring 121 areas. In the near future we will have a link on the FB page that will allow you to sign up. In the meantime, contact KLVB’s Frank Coletta at coletta_j@msn.com for more information or to sign up for your street. Together we can keep Lago Vista Beautiful!
oldies, but goodies:
Needed: Senior baby pictures
pep rallies and theme days for this fall:
Attendance Matters
Our schoolwide attendance goal for this year is 97%. Our state funding is based on the percentage of students at school at 10:15 am every day. Higher attendance rate = more money for resources for your student.
For students who exceed our 96% goal, we are planning some more exciting rewards this year, such as a movie in the PAC, Kona Ice, and exam exemptions!
For students who miss school, here is some very important attendance information:
- 3 or more unexcused absences in a 4 week period - warning letter sent home and phone call from the principal.
- 7 or more unexcused absences in a 6-month period - warning letter sent home and Behavior Intervention Plan meeting called with the parents, student, and assistant principal.
- 10 or more unexcused absences in a 6 month period - truancy charges are filed. Parent, student and school administrator will be summoned to appear in truancy court.
Our campus goal is to reach 97% attendance each day.
Dress Code Review
1. Clothing should be of the appropriate size.
a. Clothing must not be baggy or saggy, worn low on the body, nor drag on the ground.
b. Clothing must not be overly form fitting or tight.
2. Pictures, emblems or writings on student attire, jewelry, and/or tattoos must be appropriate for the school environment. No messages and/or graphics that are vulgar, offensive, obscene, libelous, or that denigrate others on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
a. No messages and/or graphics that include depictions of or references to profanity,
prohibited substances (e.g., alcohol, drugs, tobacco, etc.), obscenity, sexual
connotations, gangs, inappropriate language, inappropriate pictures, inappropriate
gestures, death, and/or depictions of violent images.
3. See-through/sheer material is ONLY permitted when worn over an article of clothing that is dress code compliant.
4. Students will be expected to be in compliance with the dress code while standing or sitting.
5. Proper undergarments should be worn, but undergarments must not be visible. Garters and garter belts are considered undergarments.
6. No pajamas, sleepwear, or house slippers of any kind, except for designated days such as theme or character days approved by the campus administration.
7. Mustaches, beards, and sideburns must be well groomed. Grooming is at the discretion of the principal.
Bottoms (Dresses, Skirts, Shorts, and Pants)
8. All bottoms must fit around the waist and be properly fastened.
9. Dresses, skirts, shorts, and other non-uniform clothing must be of sufficient length to allow for performing normal school functions without immodest exposure. Any garment, regardless of what it is called, must cover all skin above the middle of the thigh.
10. Spandex shorts, tights, and leggings are allowed ONLY with an outer garment that meets the middle of the thigh requirement.
11. No rips or holes that are excessive or placed above the middle of the thigh.
Shirts and Blouses
12. Shirts must be buttoned properly.
13. Sleeveless shirts and modest tank tops that provide appropriate coverage are permitted.
a. No tank tops or dresses with “spaghetti straps” (thin shoulder straps over otherwise
bare shoulders).
b. Sleeveless tops must fit appropriately under the arm. No “muscle shirts”.
14. No strapless, spaghetti-strap, backless, halter, one-shoulder, or off-the-shoulder tops.
15. No clothing that reveals bare midriffs and/or bare backs. Midriffs must be fully covered at all times (even when arms are raised).
16. No low cut necklines (which reveal cleavage or the chest area).
Accessories
17. No hats, caps, and/or hoods may be worn inside during the academic school day, except for designated days such as theme or character days approved by the campus administration.
18. No bandanas, rags, gloves, kerchiefs, or gang-related decorative articles.
19. No hanging wallet chains, chain belts, handcuffs, sharp/heavy rings, or other metal spiked or metal-studded studded accessories.
20. No visible body piercings, with the exception of earrings.
21. No sunglasses may be worn in school buildings without specific recommendation from a doctor.
22. No shoes that mark the floor or “wheelies”.
23. No trench coats.
StayAlert System Reminder
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info
To whom should i talk to about...
Immunizations, illnesses, medications: Our nurse Kathryn_Azevedo@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extention 5506
Registration, Transcripts: Our registrar, Tyra_Becker@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5503
Student Emotional Support, College Readiness, Student Schedules: Our counselor, Meghin_Huerta@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5504
Career and Tech Readiness: Our CTE Counselor, Elanna_Hylander@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5510
Student Discipline, Ideas for School Improvement: Our assistant principal, Stu_Taylor@lagovista.txed.net or principal, Heather_Stoner@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5500
Lago Vista High School
Email: heather_stoner@lagovista.txed.net
Website: http://www.lagovistaisd.net/page/lhs.Home
Location: 5185 Lohman Ford Road, Lago Vista, TX, USA
Phone: 512-267-8300 5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lagovistavikings/
Twitter: @lvhsvikings