The Principal's Office
Cody Plake, Leonard High School Principal
Howdy,
It was awesome watching our students enter our halls again for the first time in 2020. They were rowdy, proud, and loud. I could feel the energy in the air and I know they were all happy to be back here at LHS. Our teachers were eager as well to begin instruction and continue educating our kiddos.
If you were not able to make our Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament, you missed a good one. Our girls finished 2nd in the tournament and the boys finished 9th. Both teams played very good competition and made strides to improve themselves for District play.
I hope you all have a great 2020.
#FALLFORWARD
#GOTIGERS
Cody M. Plake
Coming Down the Pipe...
* Softball and Baseball Season start at the end of the month.
Thank you CapTex Bank
Robotics
The Jr. Team competed in 2 contests with Terrell and Greenville. At both contests, the team advanced to the tournament but were eliminated in the first round.
The Sr. team competed in 3 contests with Terrell, Burkner, and Greenville. At Terrell, the team advanced to the final 4 and Buckner the team was the 8th seed /32 entering the tournament but was eliminated in the first round.
Awesome job Tigers!!!
Leonard girls Power Lifting Team placed 1st at the Sulphur Springs Power lifting meet with 23 schools at the meet.
Yese Stricklin 1st
Madison Vaughn 4th
Elena Garza 5th
Kelbi Dykes 4th
Nakita Harris 4th
Ashleigh Butler 1st
Jacie Doyle 2nd
Kayle Chapman 3rd
Avery crossland 1st
Congratulations to Abby Wilson for being selected as 3A All State Honorable Mention in Volleyball. We are very excited for you and for what you will do next year at LHS.
School Board Appreciation Month
Thank you LISD School Board for everything you have done for our TIGERS.
We appreciate you!
Staff Birthdays:
Mrs. Toohey - 1/28
Scholarship Opportunity for Seniors
Seniors please click the link below to apply for the scholarship.
https://www.forddrivingdreams.com/
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Littrell.
H-E-B Scholarship for UIL Participants
For the second consecutive year, H-E-B will award 15 high school seniors who participated in UIL competitions with a $2,000 scholarship in recognition of their community service and involvement in their communities. Please have any applicants who meet the criteria below submit their application to SportsInAction.com by no later than Feb. 14, 2020:
- Minimum 3.3 GPA
- Number of Community Service Hours completed in the last 12 months
- Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted
- A Letter of Recommendation
- A Short Essay (500 words or less) on the topic: “What does Community mean to you?”
There will be 15 total winners – 5 each in music, academics and athletics – and each will be awarded $2,000 from H-E-B. An announcement of the winners will be March 14, 2020.
More information on the scholarship can be found here: http://www.sportsinaction.com/scholarship/
LISD has a teacher workday scheduled on Jan. 20. Students we will see you back on campus on Jan. 21.
Congratulations Mrs. McGill for being selected as our GOAT for January! You were one of the first people I met at LHS and have always made me feel welcomed. Thank you for the job you do in the classroom and for our Cheerleaders. You are AWESOME!
Dress Code (Found in 2019-2020 Student Handbook)
Dress and Grooming
(All Grade Levels)
The district’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize safety hazards. Students and parents may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the following:
Pants, Shorts, and Dresses
· Whether it is a pair of long pants, short pants, or a dress, it should fit around the waist square and the top of the clothing should extend no lower than one inch below the navel.
· All clothing must be hemmed.
· None should have cuts or holes above fingertip length and skin should not be seen.
· Shorts and dresses must fall within fingertip length.
· Athletic shorts are acceptable if they meet fingertip length rule. Running/Track style shorts are not permitted.
· Long pants must not visibly display any type of chain or metal loop.
· Loose fitting pants will not be accepted as an excuse for violating the dress code.
· Pajama pants, or any type of pant that resembles pajama pants are not allowed.
*Leggings, yoga pants, tights or any other fitted knit pants may only be worn with appropriate outer garments. The outer garments should follow the fingertip length rule when wearing these types of pants.
Shirts and Blouses
• Sleeveless shirts and blouses are acceptable only if they do not fall below the neck line, if the shoulder strap is at least three inches wide, the arm holes are hemmed, and the arm holes fall no lower than the base of the arm pit.
• Shirts and blouses that are not tucked must be relatively squared and fall in an area between four and six inches from the navel. If the shirt violates the dress code below or above that point in either direction the student will be instructed to tuck the shirt or blouse.
• The neckline of the shirt or blouse must not fall below the base of the neck in both the front and back.
• All shirts and blouses must be hemmed and free of holes and cuts.
· Proper underclothes must be worn but should not be visible.
*Any shirt or blouse perceived as depicting a message of sex, drugs, violence, or vulgarity is not allowed. In addition, any shirt or blouse depicting a message of an inflammatory nature, whether it is social, political, or cultural will not be allowed. This includes both clothing and accessories.
Other accessories that are not allowed at school, include, but is not limited to:
· Electronic and mechanical devices. This includes, but is not limited to types of electronic games and musical devices.
· Toys and gadgets, chains.
· Sweatbands worn on the wrists, head, or other parts of the body.
· Any accessory with raised objects, such as the spikes on a wrist band or necklace.
Also, all objects worn as an accessory that could be viewed as a threat to the safety and well- being of the school.
· Face painting, unnatural hair dyeing, or unnatural makeup. Boys are not allowed to have fingernails painted.
· Items that require body piercing are limited to the ear, cannot dangle below the earlobe more than two inches, and more than three items in one ear will be considered extreme.
· No headwear is allowed to be worn in the building. This includes, but is not limited to caps, hats, bandanas, headbands, and hooded sweaters. For girls, this does not include accessories such as hair bands to aid in the management of hair.
· Tattoos are to remain covered at all times.
· Trench coats or coats that resemble a trench coat are not allowed to be worn in the school building during school hours.
*Any type of accessory, hair style, or clothing worn by students that is considered extreme or beyond the normal limits of acceptable dress, or that the principal or designee believes has the potential to disrupt the learning environment is strictly prohibited.
Shoes
Students must wear shoes while attending school.
· Gadget shoes and house shoes are not allowed.
· Cleats are not allowed in the building or on school vehicles.
Hair (Boys)
· Hair should not be over the eye brows, or past the bottom of the shirt collar.
· In addition, drastically uneven cuts such as, but is not limited to, spikes, mohawks, extreme separation of hair color, and unnatural hair dyes are prohibited.
Hair(Girls)
· Should not have extreme separation of hair colors.
· Should not have unnatural hair colors.
· Should not have uneven cuts of an extreme nature, such as, but is not limited to spikes, mohawks, twist ties, extreme separation of hair color, or unnatural hair dye.
Teachers are charged with the responsibility of enforcing student dress code in their classes as well as on campus. Administrators and other school personnel share the same responsibility. A student's conduct is related to his/her dress and, as a result, the school is directly concerned with the student's dress. The appropriateness of a student's dress for the school environment should dictate the choice of clothing and grooming practices. All students are expected to accept the responsibility to adhere to common practices of modesty, cleanliness, and neatness. Between regular school hours the dress code will be strictly enforced. There will be an added level of tolerance toward student dress at after-hour school activities. However, students at Leonard should never wear clothing or accessories of an obscene, lewd, violent, or vulgar nature while at school or at any school function. In addition, certain school activities require a certain standard of dress, and should a student choose to attend the activity, he/she will be expected to dress in a manner consistent with the occasion. If the principal determines that a student’s grooming or clothing violates the school’s dress code, the student will be given an opportunity to correct the problem at school. If not corrected, the student may be assigned to in-school suspension for the remainder of the day, until the problem is corrected, or until a parent or designee brings an acceptable change of clothing to the school. Repeated offenses may result in more serious disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. Campus administrators have discretion about dress code compliance.Shoutout to Chloe Long for being selected as our "Student of the Week"!
Sweetheart Dance
Students, if you plan on bringing someone that does not attend Leonard High School, the Outside Guest Form (Below) must be brought to the office before January 31.