LVHS Newsletter
Excellence In All We Do.
February 17, 2020
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Strong Willed
Top of the Class
Class action
Women's Club
Student-Athletes
Congrats, Coach G
Golf Champs
Carnegie Hall
Basketball Play-Off Details
Tuesday, February 18
Lago Vista vs. Randolph
@ Johnson City High School
6:00 pm
Tickets: $5 Adults, $3 Children
Lago Vista will be the visitors.
Band Success
Jonah Kelley (Marimba Solo) - Superior Rating - Advancing to State Solo and Ensemble Contest
Karina Nieto-Pena (Clarinet Solo) - Superior Rating - Advancing to State Solo and Ensemble Contest
Marina Mirabal (Flute Solo) - Superior Rating
Hayden Hebert (Clarinet Solo) - Superior Rating
Caleb Sutton (Alto Sax Solo) - Superior Rating
Joe Joslin (Tuba Solo) - Superior Rating
Adeline Womack (Flute Solo) - Excellent Rating
Nathan Ming (Clarinet Solo) - Excellent Rating
Brandon Staller (Alto Sax Solo) - Excellent Rating
Ben Vogel (Trumpet Solo) - Excellent Rating
Nina King (French Horn Solo) - Good Rating
Sheldon Lasch (Trombone Solo) - Excellent Rating
Monica Lopez (Baritone Solo) - Excellent Rating
Jonah Kelley (Snare Solo) - Excellent Rating
Kayla Rickels (Snare Solo) - Excellent Rating
Saxophone Ensemble - Excellent Rating
Caleb Sutton
Brandon Staller
Nathan Ming
Jack Vardaman
Congratulations to these students and their hard work and dedication to the Viking Band program.
These kids are doing some heavy lifting...
Congratulations to our Boys & Girls powerlifting teams! This last week, they traveled to Brady and competed well. The Girls came home with a 3rd Place finish out of 14 teams. The Boys finished 7th out of 14 teams.
Here are the individual results for each weight division:
Girls:
Olivia Thorman - 2nd
Skylar Stefka - 2nd
Jessica Pessin - 3rd
Dasha Gildon - 2nd
Monica Lopez-Ulloa - 5th
Cheyenne LeBlanc - 1st
Ava Girard - 4th
Boys:
Peyton Way - 2nd
Ethan Harris - 2nd
Congratulations and good luck to both teams at our home meet on February 20th!
Junior Class Meetings - Sign Up Now!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BA9A82EAAF94-junior
Here is the link to the sign up for Junior Class meetings to happen before class meetings and course selections. All Junior parents should sign up.
In response to feedback last year, we have offered both afternoon and evening options. Largely parents prefer before school early to start day. We also extended the time from 15 minutes (last year with Slaughter) to 20 minute appointments.
Want some help paying for college?
Become a Friend of the LVISD Education Foundation
Parents, we need your help! Are you adept at social marketing? Is managing money part of your repertoire? Do you enjoy planning parties? The Education Foundation is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising, fund management, and event planning. Our meetings are at 6 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Viking Hall board room. Please join us or get in touch – email us at LVISDEFTX@gmail.com.
The Lago Vista ISD Education Foundation helps support the school district through teacher grants, PSAT costs and much more. Please consider becoming a Friend of the Foundation.
For more information, use the QR code below:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds;
- Cover coughs and sneezes with a disposable tissue or your arm/sleeve; and
- Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
As a reminder, it is Lago Vista ISD policy that students with a fever of 100 degrees or greater must stay out of school and not participate in after-school activities until they are fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of fever-reducing medication. Furthermore, students with diarrhea or vomiting must also stay home until they are symptom-free without symptom-suppressing medications for at least 24 hours.
Taking these steps will help minimize the exposure of illnesses like the flu and the possibility of spreading them to students and staff who are not sick. Thank you for helping us create the safest and healthiest learning environments for the students and staff of Lago Vista ISD!
oldies, but goodies:
Senior parents - don't miss out on important dates and deadlines for your graduate:
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.
- 7 or more unexcused absences in a 6-month period - warning letter sent home and Behavior Intervention Plan meeting called with the parents, student, and assistant 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.
Dress Code Review
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 bandanas, 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.
StayAlert System Reminder
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info
To whom should i talk to about...
Immunizations, illnesses, medications: Our nurse Kathryn_Azevedo@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extention 5506
Registration, Transcripts: Our registrar, Tyra_Becker@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5503
Student Emotional Support, College Readiness, Student Schedules: Our counselor, Meghin_Huerta@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5504
Career and Tech Readiness: Our CTE Counselor, Elanna_Hylander@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5510
Student Discipline, Ideas for School Improvement: Our assistant principal, Stu_Taylor@lagovista.txed.net or principal, Heather_Stoner@lagovista.txed.net, 512-267-8300, extension 5500
Lago Vista High School
Email: heather_stoner@lagovista.txed.net
Website: http://www.lagovistaisd.net/page/lhs.Home
Location: 5185 Lohman Ford Road, Lago Vista, TX, USA
Phone: 512-267-8300 5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lagovistavikings/
Twitter: @lvhsvikings