LVHS Newsletter
Excellence In All We Do.
February 23, 2020
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Financial Aid
9th graders win
Real Life Apps
Tennis Champs
Conferring with Juniors
Eat your heart out
Lago Ball Champs
Beast Mode
Send-Off
Champs Again
More golf success
Texas PTA Hosts Panel Discussion On Teen Vaping Crisis
With the U.S. vaping crisis now at a dangerous new high among teens, Texas PTA recognizes the urgency to address this critical situation well before the start of the 87th Legislative Session next year. Students as young as middle school are becoming sick because of this popular yet lethal trend, and much of this crisis is playing out every day in schools across the State.
For more information, please visit https://www.txpta.org/straight-talk.
Boys' Basketball Play-Off Game Information
Your Lago Hoops Boys' Basketball team will be competing in the Bi-District Championship game MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH at LLANO HIGH SCHOOL at 7PM.
Tickets: $5 adults, $3 students
Doors open at 6:30
Game time 7:00PM
@ Llano High School
vs Comfort High School
See you in the gym!
Local Scholarship Help and Deadlines!
Also...LVHS Local Scholarship and LV Women's Club Applications are available. Please stop by the counseling office, both of these are due on 3/13 by 4pm!
FFA WEEK is Feb 24th - 28th!
Monday Feb 24th - Overalls Day
Tuesday Feb 25th - Cowboy/Cowgirl Day
Wednesday Feb 26th - Hunting Day
Thursday Feb. 27th - Down on the Farm Day (dress as your favorite farm animal)
Friday Feb. 28th - National Blue and Gold Day
Final call for yearbook orders
Please go to www.yearbookordercenter.com for more information.
We are down to our final 60 yearbooks. If you have not ordered one yet, make sure you don't miss out on this chance to own a piece of LVHS history.
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 for their hard work and dedication to the Viking Band program!
Powerlifting Results
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the Lago Vista Invitational on Thursday.
It was a huge success because of all our volunteers, teachers, administrators, students, and parents.
Here are the results from the meet:
Boy’s -
Ethan Harris - 1st
Peyton Wey - 4th
Logan Itara - 5th
Brennen Fuhrman - 5th
Girl’s - 2nd Place Overall
Cheyenne LeBlanc - 1st
Jesse Pessin - 1st
Olivia Thorman - 1st
Skylar Stefka - 2nd
Dasha Gildon - 2nd
Monica Lopez-Ulloa - 3rd
Ava Girard - 5th
Hannah Wright - 5th
Congrats to these hard-working and strong student-athletes!
Last Call for junior Class meetings
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.
These meetings allow you to discuss your students' plans for their senior year and beyond high school with a high school counselor.
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