Weekly Update
November 16-20
Virtual learning to resume for all learners.
- All students will return to virtual learning through Dec. 4th.
- All after school athletics and in-person extracurricular activities are suspended through December 4th.
Monday, November 16
1st & 2nd Periods --Synchronous/Online
- Check Schoology and login to Google Meetings - follow directions of 1st & 2nd period teacher
- Check Schoology - follow directions of 3rd, 4th & 5th period teachers
6th Period (12:07 pm - 1:07 pm) - LUNCH
7th & 8th Periods -Synchronous/Online
- Check Schoology and login to Google Meetings - follow directions of 7th & 8th period teachers
Tuesday, November 17
1st & 2nd Periods - Asynchronous
- Check Schoology - follow directions of 1st & 2nd period teacher
- Check Schoology and login to Google Meetings- follow directions of 3rd, 4th & 5th period teachers
6th Period (12:07 pm - 1:07 pm) - LUNCH
7th & 8th Periods - Asynchronous
- Check Schoology - follow directions of 7th & 8th period teachers
Wednesday, November 18
- Check Schoology and login to Google Meetings - follow directions of 1st & 2nd period teacher
- Check Schoology - follow directions of 3rd, 4th & 5th period teachers
6th Period (12:07 pm - 1:07 pm) - LUNCH
7th & 8th Periods -Synchronous/Online
- Check Schoology and login to Google Meetings - follow directions of 7th & 8th period teachers
Thursday, November 19
1st & 2nd Periods - Asynchronous
- Check Schoology - follow directions of 1st & 2nd period teacher
- Check Schoology and login to Google Meetings- follow directions of 3rd, 4th & 5th period teachers
6th Period (12:07 pm - 1:07 pm) - LUNCH
7th & 8th Periods - Asynchronous
- Check Schoology - follow directions of 7th & 8th period teachers
Friday, November 20
ALL STUDENTS work ASYNCHRONOUSLY. Students can get individualized help from specific teachers by contacting them and making an appointment.
Laptops
If you are struggling with getting you headphones to work, use this link.
If using our own device follow the directions for WIFI login:
Students are encouraged to use the device issued to them from SMCPS; however, students are able to use their own personal device.
Information Technology Services (ITS) will support student personal devices to connect to the BYOD network using the following links:
SMCPS Updates
- We have the capability to send messages and updates to parents via text. You can opt in, and you have the option of declining or stop notifications at any time. If you are new to our school or have new number and you would like to receive school messages, text the word “YES” to 67587 from your wireless device. For more information, click on this flyer. There is also an FAQ with additional information.
College and Career Center
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is now open. Here is the link to apply: FAFSA
Events for the week:
Friday
- Frostburg State University @ 10AM
- Texas A&M University-College Station @ 11AM
Dual Enrollment Parent Information Night (CSM)
Please RSVP by visiting: www.csmd.edu/DualEnrollment
November 18th @ 6PM
Have you checked out our College and Career Center Website?
Counselor's Corner
Have Anxiety? Join our virtual session on Anxiety and tips to manage it!
Wednesday, November 18th @ 10:00AM or Friday, November 20th @ 11:00AM
Struggling with a class? Follow these steps, and let us support you!
- Set up an appointment to meet with the teacher one-on-one
- Attend multiple intervention/tutoring opportunities with the classroom teacher (this can be accomplished by requesting one-on-one Google Meets with the teacher during asynchronous sessions so you can get assistance with any content/tasks that you are struggling with).
- Discuss your concerns with your school counselor
- Requests a parent / teacher conference to include parent, student, teacher, and counselor.
Need to meet with your counselor? Just complete our Virtual Counseling Form and we will schedule an appointment to see you.
STUDENTS with an AIDE period in their schedule should check their schedule HAC, to see which office or teacher they should report to, when they come back into the building.
Stressed out about college and the application process? Complete the Virtual Counselor Appointment and let us assist you.
REPORTS CARDS for marking period 1 will be available for students and parents to view in HAC (Home Access Center), on Thursday, November 12th. If you were not successful in passing a course, please consider recovering your grade to a D in Edgenuity. Recovery FORM
Literacy Corner
Upcoming Writing Contests
Scholastic Art & Writing Contests: This annual contest offers thousands of dollars in scholarships in writing categories such as poetry, humor, and journalism. There are entry fees for entering. Check out https://www.artandwriting.org/awards/how-to-enter/categories for more information, including deadlines.
River of Words Youth Art and Poetry Contest Inspired by the Natural World: Visit https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/center-for-environmental-literacy/river-of-words to find out more about this contest, which encourages children “to translate their observations into creative expression’. Entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2020.
SAT
The SAT will be administered on site at SMCPS on December 5th. This particular administration of the SAT will not include the essay portion. Students need to go to the College Board site and register for the SAT as they have always done. Juniors and seniors may register but only seniors will be given a voucher for the exam cost. More information will be coming forth on how to enter the voucher when registering online for the exam. November 5 is the registration deadline for the December 5th SAT administration. Please be sure to share this information with your current seniors.
ALL SENIORS: Take this survey to let us know if you plan to take the SAT on December 5th.
IMPORTANT SENIOR UPDATE!
- "Senior Order Week" will run from October 19th-October 26th.
- Lindsey Glamp, our LHS Jostens representative, will host a Senior Parent Meeting on October 22nd at 6pm via ZOOM. She will do a brief presentation about graduation items and caps and gowns and will answer questions. (Link to join the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/97089600001?pwd=cURRUlV3N1VEemFPNU5VY3FMcExPZz09)
- In the meantime, be sure to watch the short videos embedded in this link: Class of 2021 Graduation Ordering information.
Other helpful ordering links:
Nurses Update
Mary Jane Walsh MSN, CRNP, NCSN
Yearbook
School Portraits
All School portraits will be postponed at this time. Picture day will be reschedule once in-person learning resumes.
Order A Yearbook
If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please visit the Jostens site.
Grad Ads
Senior parents interested in creating a grad ad for the yearbook can do so through the Tribute Ads website. The deadline for the ads is December 14,2021. Please visit the Tribute Ads site to create an ad honoring your senior.
Pictures Needed
We are in need of pictures for some of our spreads! See below for specifics regarding what pictures we still need. Please upload pictures directly to our Yearbook website using ReplayIt or send pictures to Mrs. Page.
Please do not submit screenshots of pictures, selfies, or pictures with filters. Please make sure all students featured in the pictures are identified with first and last name and grade level.
Best Friends: Does your best friend go to Leonardtown? Send a picture of you and your best friend(s) for our Best Friends spread.
Outside Activities: Do you participate in an activity outside of school? We’d love to see pictures of you participating in sports, dance, racing, or whatever it is you do outside of the walls of Leonardtown High School.
Summer: Did you do something fun over the summer? Send a picture of you (and maybe even some other Leonardtown students) of something you did or a place you visited over the summer.
Life During Quarantine: Do you have a virtual work space that you have made your own? Share a picture of you in your virtual work space for our quarantine spread. What has kept you busy during quarantine? Have you picked up a new hobby or have a favorite mask? Send us a picture of what your life has been like during quarantine.
Outdoor Activities: Do you love St. Mary’s County and participate in activities that represent our county? If you are a hunter, fisherman, farmer, or firefighter, we’d like to include you in the yearbook. Please make sure no weapons are visible in the pictures.