LVHS Welcome Back Newsletter
Excellence In All We Do.
August 18, 2017
Welcome Back!
The first day of school is Tuesday, August 22. It will be an A-Day. Students report to the cafeteria to pick up a copy of their schedule and wait for school to start.
Schedule changes.
When is lunch?
Lunch is based off of your 3rd and 7th period classes.
On "A" days if your 3rd period class is on the first floor (room #'s starting with A1) then you have first lunch at 11:15. If your 3rd period class is on the second floor (room #'s starting with A2) then you have second lunch at 12:50.
On "B" days if your 7th period class is on the first floor (room #'s starting with A1) then you have first lunch at 11:15. If your 7th period class is on the second floor (room #'s starting with A2) then you have second lunch at 12:50.
AP Corner
2. If your child is parking on campus they need a parking pass. Yes, parking passes will be sold during lunch the first week of school.
3. Dress code enforced starting first day.
4. Upper classmen be a good example for the freshman.
5. No I can not change your schedule. Don't ask me.
Mentors Needed!
LVISD will be holding a student mentor training on Friday, September 15, at 1:30 in the LVHS MAC. If you are interested in being a positive influence and source of support for a student in need of these services, please make plans to attend.
Contact Scottie_Johnsons@lagovista.txed.net for more information.
Congrats to our girls' Cross Country Team...they placed first in the Vista Ridge meet today!
Parking Permits:
Parking permits will be on sale during both lunches the first day of school for $25.
Warning, tickets, and towing will be issued for vehicles without permits beginning the second week of school.
School Hours.
Requirement for all returning students:
1. Go to the LVISD website (www.lagovistaisd.net) click on Parents & Students, on the drop down menu, click on txConnect. If you have never set up a txConnect account before, you can click on the new txConnect user.
2. Click on “Edit Student Settings” for your student(s), then click on “Register email”. You should receive an email giving you a code for your student(s). Input the code exactly as it appears and then SUBMIT. Go back to the Summary page.
3. You will now see a button under your student’s name that will allow you to go in and view/edit your registration information. Once you click on the view/edit button, you will see “Registration”, click and then you will see three red-lined boxes. Each box must be selected and updated. There will be a few forms that are required to be printed out, signed and delivered to your student’s school office to complete your registration.
4. Go in to update/change addresses, phone numbers, etc. – VERY IMPORTANT! When you have finished you will see at the bottom of the page to “Save/Cancel or Accept/No Changes.
5. If you do not live in the LVISD district, please download the transfer paperwork for your child and after filling out deliver to your student’s campus. The transfer paperwork must be renewed every year.
6. If you have any trouble, please call your child’s school office. We will have computers at each campus for parents to come in and update/print out forms also.
Thank you for helping us save paper and keep updated on important information for your student(s).
Notes from the Nurse:
*Epipens, inhalers and diabetic related meds are the only medications allowed to be carried by the student while on campus*
Questions?- Contact Nurse Chiappone at 512-267-8300 ext. 5506
Class of 2018 - Attention Parents & Seniors:
High school football parents:
9am HS cafeteria.
This Saturday, August 19!
Free donuts and coffee!
Booster Club and Team Moms will be there for signups and information.
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.
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.
Thanks for your support!
Dress Code - A few CHANGES.
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 bandannas, 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.