LVHS Pirate Bulletin
Flagship Friday Updates V.3.E.14
Food For Families a Success Story
WOW! La Vega High School filled up a bus full of donations for Food For Families this year, with over 2,500 pounds of food being donated! Yes you read that right!!! Our campus did an amazing job!!!
Thanks to our JROTC, Student Council, and HOSA for coming out and working today!
Thank you to the parents, students, faculty and staff that donated this year
Pirates for the Win!!!
Pirate Scholars Return to Action Again This Week in Biology Classes
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j1itoQykOsvmXFbRt4-X2EWqEb8aKhrt/view?usp=sharing
Pirate of the Month Award Goes to...
LVHS Theatre Presents.... Wylie and the Hairy Man
Congrats to our Pirate Newcomer Teacher of the Month Mr. Navas... You have been a Rockstar!!
Giving a BIG Thank You to Waco PD Police Chief Victorian
Gear UP Cohort 2024 Scholars Back on the Road
#flagshipinthemaking
Donors Choose for the Win!!!
Ms. Rebekkah Navas has a project with A Christmas Carol.
Please go on to the site to support or put in a project of your own!!!
#flagship
Proposed Whatcha Reading Wednesday
Please read the message below from Mrs. Grigsby.
I would like to propose an idea. I have been collecting books that are being donated to "La Vega Reads". I would like to promote the giving of books with an opportunity to read them. Since 4th period is a much longer period, I was wondering if we can allow all teachers the opportunity to carve 10-15 minutes every Wednesday for students to read. ("Whatcha Reading Wednesday") The purpose is to provide time where students can enjoy reading. Students who read for fun are often stronger in the classroom in all subjects since they are building skills that most subjects rely on - skills like inferring, evaluating and retelling.
It might be good to promote it as a break from school..... SHOW time. "Silent Hiatus On Wednesdays". 10-15 minutes to set down your phone. Pick up a book, or a sketch pad or a sudoku and take a few minutes to de-stress, relax, unplug. Everyone can participate since the worst case scenario is they lay their head down for a few minutes. The important part is giving them a chance to unplug and reboot. (That is how we fix everything else! Unplug it and then plug it back in)
We can add an incentive piece - earn Pirate Points by telling a teacher or administrator about a book you read for fun, display your artwork on the wires in the 300 hall or complete a level 2 or 3 sudoku in one SHOW time.
We can draw names at the end of each month for prizes (chips? snacks?). If we just call it Pirate Points, we can also give them out for rewarding kids for random acts of doing good. (no referrals, improved attendance, helping someone, whatever...
I'd like to roll my cart of "La Vega Reads" books to the entrance of the cafeteria on the first Tuesday of the month during each lunch period. I don't want to commit to more than once a month because it eats into my MCL time. I am hoping that if my book supply dwindles, it will encourage more supporters to donate. It is also an opportunity to promote the books available in the library. I am also open to students running the cart.
Support our Life Skills Class Fundraiser
Angel Tree
Staff,
Can you please fill out any referrals for Angel Tree (Bellmead PD) for kids in need for Christmas:
https://forms.gle/zHq3vpxJeu11EK32A
The Police Department each year request names of children from the school counselors who the deem would greatly appreciate the gifts. We anonymously place angel ornaments on a Christmas tree in the department lobby. All wanting to participate and make donations are invited to select an angel and bring donated toys and other gifts. The officers will then deliver the gifts to the children (ages 16 or younger)
Savana Afinowicz
Crime Victims Liaison
Bellmead Police Department
701 Maxfield St.
Bellmead, TX 76705
Phone:(254)799-0251
Fax: (254)412-7559
The resource below is available to your student or your family if you have issues. Please use this resource or share with anyone who may benefit from the resource.
ICU and Saturday School
Keep up the good work!!!
ICU is offered Monday-Thursday from 4:15-5:15 in the library. Saturday School is each week from 9am-12pm excluding Holiday weekends.
Vaccine Clinics Every Tuesday...Spread the word!!! Please remind students that they will receive a $25 Gift Card for vaccinating!!
#flagshipstatus
Vision : To become a flagship high school in Central Texas.
Mission: The mission of LVHS is to become a flagship high school in this area by providing educational excellence for all students in an academically challenging, positive, and safe atmosphere.
Please use the google sheet below to record all of our successes for this upcoming year.
#bettertogether
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hux7woPexx5_-ZCryvZS_inOeT8BL13tn6La54wpCeA/edit?usp=sharing
Shout Outs!
Ms. Hyde, Ms. Watson, Commander Gompper, Chief Terry, Ms. Ammons/HOSA for helping to make our Food For Families campaign a SUCCESS!!!
To everyone for continuing to make our efforts a team effort to have all classes/areas covered.
Enjoy your Break!!! It is well deserved!!!
Upcoming Events
11/23 Girls Basketball vs. Killeen @ LVHS Gym
11/23 Boys Basketball vs. Killeen @ Killeen
11/26 Round Three Football Playoffs vs. Melissa in McKinney @ 7:00pm
11/30 AVID Mtg @ 7:30 AM
11/30 Boys Basketball vs. Waxahachie Life @ LVHS Gym
11/30 Girls Basketball vs. Georgetown @ Georgetown
12/2-4Boys Basketball Tournament- Midlothian Heritage
12/2-4 Girls Basketball Tournament-Glen Rose
12/2 City of Bellmead Christmas Parade
12/4 SAT Test @ LVHS
12/4 Regional Band Auditions
12/7 EOC English I Test-Retesters
12/7 Girls Basketball vs. Bishop Lynch @ LVHS
12/7 Boys Basketball vs. Copperas Cove @ LVHS
12/8 P-TECH Advisory Meeting
12/8 EOC Algebra Test-Retesters
12/9 EOC English II Test-Retesters
12/9-11 Boys Basketball Tournament- Jarrell
12/9 Girls Basketball Tournament-Hamilton
12/10 EOC Biology/US History Test-Retesters
12/10 Girls Basketball vs. Troy @ Troy
12/11 Girls Basketball Tournament-Hamilton
12/11 ACT @ LVHS
12/13 Band Christmas Concert
12/13-12/17 Semester Exams
12/14 Boys Basketball vs. Midlothian Heritage @ LVHS
12/14 Girls Basketball vs. Marlin @ Marlin
12/15 Faculty Meeting
12/17 Girls Basketball vs. Liberty Christian @ LVHS
12/17 Boys Basketball vs. Kennedale @ Kennedale
12/17 Grades Due before you leave
12/20-12/31 Holiday
12/20 Boys Basketball vs. Salado @ LVHS
12/27-12/30 Girls Basketball MT Rice Tournament
12/28-12/30 Boys Basketball Cameron Yoe Tournament
1/3-1/4 Staff Development Days
La Vega High School
Email: sandra.gibson@lavegaisd.org
Website: http://lvhs.lavegaisd.org
Location: 555 North Loop 340, Waco, TX, USA
Phone: 254-299-6820
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lavegahighschool
Twitter: @LVHSPirates