LHS Weekly Update
November 26 - December 1
Good Evening, Leonardtown Raiders!
Wednesday, November 28
- Boys Basketball scrimmage v/s Patuxent, Away, JV @ 4:30pm, V @ 6:00pm
Saturday, December 1
- SAT, F Section @7:00am
- V Girls Basketball Scrimmage v/s Frederick Douglass, home @ 6:30pm
- The Importance of Being Earnest, (Fall Play) Auditorium @ 7:00pm
College and Career Center
The following Colleges will be visiting this week in the Career Center during lunch:
APEX Quarter Recovery Marking Period 1
- APEX Quarter Recovery will start Monday, November 26th, 2018. Students must be eligible with a 45-59% in their failing course.
- Students will participate in APEX Quarter Recovery during their lunch period (either A or B lunch, daily until they are done or the time has ended).
- Participation during the school day is mandatory, and if a student misses two sessions, the student may be removed from the program.
- Students MUST return the completed application to Mrs. Abell in Guidance no later than Tuesday, November, 20th.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Marino at cmmarino@smcps.org, Mr. Readyhough at ecreadyhough@smcps.org, or Mrs. Schrader at gmschrader@smcps.org.
- Students will attend APEX QR during A or B Lunch from Monday, November 26th - Friday, December 21, 2018.
From the Nurse's Office
Juniors
- Leonardtown High School will be administering the SAT to all 11th grade students this spring during the normal school day.
- The SAT will take place on Wednesday, March 27th during periods 1-5 at Leonardtown High School.
- There is no cost to students for this amazing opportunity and all 11th grade students are encouraged to participate.
- Please click here to review the SAT presentation to learn more about the free resources that students can use to prepare for this very important test.
- If you have questions about this specific SAT testing opportunity, please contact Mr. Graham Coombs - Assistant Principal.
From the Counselor's Office...
Want SAT Prep? Step 1: Go to satpractice.org, create an account on Khan Academy or sign into your existing account. Step 2: Link your accounts when prompted (Khan Academy and College Board). Step 3: Log in to your College Board account, and hit "Send" to get a personalized practice plan - and start practicing.
College & Scholarships. We know this is a busy and stressful time of year for seniors who are applying for college or post secondary schooling. Please come visit your counselor or Mrs. Hazelgrove in the Career Center for questions regarding college applications, available scholarships or the FASFA.
SENIORS taking courses at College of Southern Maryland (CSM), your counselors need a copy of your spring registrations. After you register for your spring courses with Latasha Baker, please drop off a copy of the courses you will be taking to your counselor. We also need a copy of your transcript from the fall semester, once this semester comes to a close.
Throughout the year, Guidance will send announcements and updates via Remind. To join Remind for a specific grade level, text the following bolded message to 81010:
Class of 2019 (current Seniors)- @lhs2019g
Class of 2020 (current Juniors)- @lhs2020g
Class of 2021 (current Sophomores)- @lhs2021g
Class of 2022 (current Freshman- @lhs2022g
Coat Drive- Donated to The Closet in Lexington Park
From the Key Club
9th Grade Service Learning Project
The 9th grade US history classes will be collecting the following items this year as part of our student service learning project:
- Travel Size Deodorant
- Travel Size Toothpaste
- Travel Size Toothbrush
- Gloves (one size fits all knit)
- Socks (adult and kids in unopened packages)
- Travel Size Shampoo
- Travel Size Conditioner
- Travel Size Kleenex
- Travel Size Hand Sanitizer
- Hand or Foot Warmers
Students can bring donations to Ms. Walker, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Cropper.
Donations will be distributed to local organizations such as the St. Mary's WARM program.